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Netting around stantions; childproofing Christian7591 at 10:58pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1500 Our one year old daughter is beginning to get her 'sealegs' and while we have one eye on her at all
Web access for smart phone users.... Maine Sail at 12:49am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/857 Hi All,I wanted to pass on some information that might be usefull to folks who own a PDA/Smart pho
Brian and Steph--Keep those articles coming ! megaboat2003 at 1:31am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/850 Your articles are great! I've been following your adventures from the beginning. It's like reading a
Hunter 26 in 30 knot wind w/o water in ballast Rich L at 9:05pm 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/1634 I did a dumb thing that gave me a good lesson. As I was sliding my Hunter 26 off the trailer, I hear
Too Many boats (1) Art at 2:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/950 Hunter 146 and 140 need to reduce my # of boats.Hey guys It has been gerat sailing this summer in N
Need to reduce my # of boats (1) Art at 2:14am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/850 I have too many boats. Can anyone out there tell me a good place to sell? Any help would be appr
Noisy berth M Green at 2:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1833 It's nearly impossible to sleep in the aft berth of our 311 due to the loud slapping noise from wave
Leaks -- again Jerry10776 at 4:15am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 6/864 Just put the 23 on the water this spring and have found and fixed most of the leaks. However, I hav
Water/fuel in swim lockers on '90 h30 Larry Closs at 4:06am 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/805 Upon purchasing my H30 in March I noticed some water mixed with oil or fuel sitting in bottom of swi
looking for sail repair in so cal gary at 5:35am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/803 Looking for a place to repair my roller jib sail, in southern calif. thanks for your help
Former 170 sailor-- pic of h170 sidebyside newboat (1) Mike at 6:23am 07.23.06 Day Sailers 4/1182 Hi all,I've posted a picture in the 170 photos section of our former h170 next to our new boat- a
Wood I, wood I! (1) ex-admin at 7:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2811 Ever go below in a wooden boat? The difference between the interior of a wooden boat and that of a m
mast rigging jim gallagher at 7:47am 07.23.06 AMF 2/2942 Looking for any info on how to rig mast and boom run lines etc. model is appolo 16' 1981 i have man
Bridge vertical clearance over water jveatch at 7:55am 07.23.06 Big Boats 4/3823 How exactly is the vertical clearance of a brdige over water defined as it relates to tide levels gi
Replacing windows on '79 Venture 25 Iowa Sailor at 8:21am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1666 Does anyone know where I can purchase the rubber gaskets and spline? I have new plexiglass; however,
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 9:05am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1059 A couple of days ago I submited a problem I was having with my motor cooling water. The topic was vi
Keel Cracks Theheff at 9:17am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1739 I have just realized I have cracks on both the forward and aft sides of my keel. They are each abou
End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/990 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?
Compass light Tom Schaub at 10:43am 07.23.06 Big Boats 6/1096 I'm normally a day VFR sailor, so this may sound like a silly question: Is there a switch somewhere
Trouble engaging the starter motor Chris at 10:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1230 I have a 2000 MY Oceanis 321 with about 100 hours on the engine. Off and on, I have a problem when

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Sirius 21 keel allan5530 at 7:23am 06.03.21 I'm planning on checking my keels pivot bolt also in a couple days. Right now my boat is off the tr
What do you use for fire extingushers?? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:17am 06.03.21 In addition to a "Halotron" and a number of other Dry Chemical extinguishers, we keep an old Army wo
Shore water feed flightlead404 at 7:17am 06.03.21 Mine was doing the same, simply replaced with a hose washer from the depot. I also purchased a bras
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? flightlead404 at 7:15am 06.03.21 Ran the boat for essentially a week up to Brunswick at 2,300 to 2,400 making 5.8kts at .8 gph with n
Catalina 250 WB Kick Up Rudder sail sfbay at 7:14am 06.03.21 Understand Catalina 250's were offered with a spade or beaching rudder as discussed in this thread:
keel bolts ? - buying boat TimFromLI at 7:08am 06.03.21 If you're referring to the pdf I posted, then correct it does not say Beneteau on it. It was sent to
Bilge pump mounting ideas? Whatfiero1 at 6:54am 06.03.21 I glue all mine down with the ever so popular 3m5200 clean and dry surface with acetone a gob of gl
What do you use for fire extingushers?? (1) sail sfbay at 6:53am 06.03.21 According to the Sea-Fire manual, the fire suppression system will automatically shut down the engin
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot (1) jssailem at 6:52am 06.03.21 You may find more detailed answers in the Raymarine SeaTalk Manual.
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot jssailem at 6:49am 06.03.21 There is a parts cost to this stuff. I would look at going from the left end of the 5-way devise wi
End of Ownership (not a classified, just a pitty party for myself) njlarry at 6:36am 06.03.21 Ditto on the sunfish! "This too shall pass." You can continue to offer this forum the benefit of you
Sirius 21 keel jksirius at 6:33am 06.03.21 I've asked a number of people about this as my keel bumps and thuds when chop is on the beam. Appare
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 6:32am 06.03.21 Always let the diesel warm up thoroughly each time it is used. If it is only a ten minute run out
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:21am 06.03.21 I used a Seaflow pump as a replacement. Comes with a 4 year warranty, compare that to Jabsco. Have h
Universal M25-XP Overheat Issue njlarry at 6:14am 06.03.21 Hi Ward. You showed great presence of mind in your diagnostics while under fire! Cause is a mystery
How to use a D-shackle mooring Terry Cox at 6:13am 06.03.21 Boat hooks have my vote. I've tried other devices that are supposed to thread the mooring line throu
Another Electrical Question (speakers) dlochner at 6:06am 06.03.21 Give a lot of thought where you install your boat speakers. Inside the cabin it will likely be diff
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:06am 06.03.21
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 5:59am 06.03.21 In N2K, is there any difference in the cable between a backbone cable and a spur cable? My Garmin s
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 5:56am 06.03.21

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