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Mast stepping Clay at 5:17am 04.19.06 Bigger Boats 3/1143 Hello, I'm new to sailing, please forgive my ignorance. I'm going to be stepping my mast some time t
dodgers Jack VanZandt at 5:26am 04.19.06 Newport 2/2173 I am wanting to build a simple, solid dodger for a Newport 27, 1974. Does anyone have any plans or i
New 'Old' Beneteau Logo Tsehum Pete at 7:43am 04.19.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3659 Checked the Beneteau US site recently at:http://www.beneteauusa.com/index.phpSeems they have now
Hello all! New Guy here sail4life at 9:09am 04.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/855 Well, i just wanted to say hello to everyone on the forum. I just purchased a 1975 Mac Venture. So f
How to connect 1" vent hose to holding tank? Owen McCall at 10:06am 04.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1320 What is the most elegant way to attach a 1" vent hose to a holding tank in a straight-in run (no elb
24.5 center board tension Hugh MacRae at 9:58am 04.19.06 Seidelmann 3/2073 I am refurbishing a 24.5 and noticed that there is considerable tension on the center board pendant
H27 Rudder Replacement wrenninger3 at 11:35am 04.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1076 I want to replace a leaking rudder on my wheel steering 1980 H27. It is on a lift so no problem tha
Spark Plugs David ONeill at 12:39pm 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 1/926 My Tohatsu 3.5 had an NGK sparkplug in it and I removed it to get another one. Sure enough a certai
Kewaunee, WI - Lake Michigan T J Furstenau at 12:21pm 04.19.06 Destinations 2/1823 Have any of you Lake Michigan sailors had the opportunity to make port in Kewaunee, WI. It's at the
Mast Rake Bill at 1:18pm 04.19.06 Other Sailboats 2/1021 According to the log, our recently acquired 1984 Irwin 34 has had all standing gear replaced several
Modifying a center cockpit for offshore (1) Paul at 8:03am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1235 I would welcome advice on modifying a center cockpit for off-shore sailing. The attached photo shows
Dock Lines Bill P. at 1:33pm 04.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/1098 I leave my WBb260 in the water all year and we get some good rolling action and wind (hurricances no
Planing on sailing Southern Calif. Coastline Marty at 1:53pm 04.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1576 Hi ThereMy wife and I are planing on taking our Mac 26d to California this summer and sailing the c
Florida Bridge Heights Question sailaway78 at 10:58am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 8/5491 Planning a trip across the gulf mid May. Plan A is to head straight across, Plan B is to hug the co
Hull construction under toe rail and teak RobG at 10:44am 04.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1008 companionway slides.While getting her ready for launch today I noticed a couple of sections of the
Bottom Stripping/Painting Questions frmreilly at 10:34am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1005 Believe it or not, after like ten days under a sander I have actually sanded my bottom with 60 grit
stanshions Doug at 4:33pm 04.19.06 Big Boats 3/1058 I need 2 Stanshion's for my 1985-37C,Hunter can't help,anyone know of a source,thank's,doug.
X' chain = X' 3 strand? Jim at 7:26pm 04.17.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1427 Anyone care to weigh in on whether or not 50' of chain equates to more than 50' of 3 strand when com
"T" for the waste exhaust? tony z at 9:53pm 04.17.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1326 I use a diverter valve to go either in the holding tank or to the thru-hull. The holding tank ca
Katama Bay Larry at 9:56pm 04.17.06 Destinations 1/1904 Can anyone provide this forum with updated information on the anchoring restrictions that were impos

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Windlass "Rode Management Module" does what exactly? Captain Larry-DH at 8:10pm 06.22.21
tachometer not accurate Alfa at 8:09pm 06.22.21 Get Free App for iPhone to use as a optical RPM meter to compare your Tach readings. Accurate, just
What's in your toolkit? Terry Cox at 8:09pm 06.22.21 Does anyone have an elegant hack to skip the inverter when charging power tool batteries and not co
Boat leaning to port Roland5048 at 8:03pm 06.22.21 Of all the boats I have sailed, just about all of them, including mine, have a list to port or starb
Stern light MikeyJ at 7:03pm 06.22.21 Happens on a lot of boats. Many skippers have bitten the bullet and installed another light where i
UPS must hate sailors (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:01pm 06.22.21 And maybe Defender will package it properly this time. The top of the can was not properly protecte
What parts should I replace while my Hunter 240 is on slings for center board maintenance? Doug J at 6:55pm 06.22.21 I'd order and replace all the small parts you listed that are likely to wear. Maybe order roller, p
H260 Model Year Differences? Doug J at 6:46pm 06.22.21 Oh wow! I can't say I've ever seen one like that. But you got wheel steering :dancing:
tachometer not accurate (1) Hayden Watson at 6:33pm 06.22.21 Not even close...... Ok Maine, I can except that I am "not even close" as a possibility because it
315 PHRF rating cb32863 at 6:28pm 06.22.21 You can look it up here, Boat Class Lookup - US Sailing
Boat leaning to port 31seahorse at 6:22pm 06.22.21 Investigate the possibilities mentioned in the previous posts first. Then think about (1) items sto
Replacement for bose 321 ramoore at 6:03pm 06.22.21 The Bose 321 on my boat only partially worked when I bought it. I thought about totally replacing i
Boat leaning to port dlochner at 5:56pm 06.22.21 A full 20 gal fuel tank weighs 160 lbs. if you can counter the list by standing to starboard, you h
Boat leaning to port Don S/V ILLusion at 5:52pm 06.22.21 A full 20 gal fuel tank weighs 160 lbs. if you can counter the list by standing to starboard, you ha
Selden B & R rig Cap shrouds Gary Ryan at 5:51pm 06.22.21 Thanks guys!
Stern light Stu Jackson at 5:49pm 06.22.21 Happens on a lot of boats. Many skippers have bitten the bullet and installed another light where i
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Stu Jackson at 5:41pm 06.22.21 @Fredct Also read manual pages 17 & 20. As I suggested earlier, turn the inverter off and back on
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 5:38pm 06.22.21 @Stu Jackson I had read that same paragraph(!) when I encountered the fault the first time. My capta
Boat leaning to port dlochner at 5:37pm 06.22.21 Many boat list to one side or the other. Sometimes it is a weight distribution issue, sometimes it i
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Stu Jackson at 5:33pm 06.22.21 The inverter/charger (from now on inverter) can be turned off at the monitor panel. If there is ano

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