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2 single blocks or 1 double block / best brand? Doghouse at 3:33am 01.16.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1318 My boom has 3 blocks on it, 2 are connected to one eye and the third to its own eye.I have been lo
Irwin 34 details Bob at 3:10am 01.16.06 Other Sailboats 2/771 Hello Irwin 34 owners! Are any of you guys or gals out there? I have a Hunter 285 which I'm going
Warning Buzzer for engine? Neil - 1978 33ft Hunter at 2:55am 01.16.06 Ask All Sailors 11/3490 Recent purchase, and had everything looked over by a rigger. Had to change the exhaust elbow. It's a
new owner of A23' Diana Brown at 2:46am 01.16.06 Other Sailboats 2/892 Hi, Just moved Up? to an Aquarius 23' from a Newport 17'. Haven't sailed her much because my Mate
Prop shaft size secretsailorsailing at 2:12am 01.16.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1685 All,I am away from my boat right now and so I can't easily measure it, but I was hoping that someon
connecting GPS to Unidon Oceanus VHF DSC dwayne13628 at 2:02am 01.16.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2573 Ladies and Gents, I bought a Unidon Oceanus VHF DSC radio, and I'd like to get some thoughts on what
Refinishing Winch Drums Rob19574 at 1:45am 01.16.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2719 Hi all - anyone here ever re-finish their winch drums? I was thinking about getting them sprayed wi
Broker/Marina experience in MD Tim R. at 1:09am 01.16.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1128 Does anyone have any experience with Les Becka of Sailing Associates in Georgetown, MD?Tim R.
Fumes on my Yammar 2M Jrpla at 12:14am 01.16.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1023 Hi, A week ago I change my motor oil and fuel filter. Engine starts and runs good but now when I
Ports Jim Bentley at 12:11am 01.16.06 Other Sailboats 2/832 Does anyone have any information on ports used on Ericson 35's built in 1976. My opening port in th
removing winches Bill C320, Papillon at 11:58pm 01.15.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2758 I want to upgrade my mainsail furling winch to self tailing. The nuts/bolts on my existing standard
pump location Chris3720 at 11:25pm 01.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/944 I don't remember if I asked this question before or not so here goes. I have an 83 Mac25 with no th
Holding Tank Location on Hunter 30 Taidog at 11:07pm 01.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2773 Hello All!I would first like to heartily recommend Peggie Hall's volume on boat odors. It is a mu
Electric Head Art Butler at 11:03pm 01.15.06 Big Boats 2/852 I am considering replacing my 14 year old heads with new ones...my wife tells me it is not the heads
Design blueprints for 74 irwin 42 ketch Sue at 8:50pm 01.15.06 Other Sailboats 4/2552 Hi all, I am looking for the blueprints or a plane-view layout of the 1974 42' ketch. If anyone
Chill out ex-admin at 2:35pm 01.15.06 Ask All Sailors 42/2883 No matter where you sail, there's a good chance it's colder now than it was in mid-summer. In some p
Shower drain rad2285 at 2:18pm 01.15.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/986 Heres an interesting one. How in the world do you change the drain hose from the shower drain to the
Need Beneteau Shipping dimensions BenB at 2:03pm 01.15.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1136 Hi Guys and Gals,I need a bit of help please!I am looking to purchase either a 461, a 473 or a 5
ST 4000 Plus - vears off course and does not recov Shaun at 12:43pm 01.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1144 I know that there are lots of complaints and problems with the raymarine autopilots... I have one
new photo-forum article Jeff Prideaux at 11:58am 01.15.06 Smaller Boats 6/1018 I've posted a new photo-article that shows some of my improvements to my H216.swim-ladder, trailer

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garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot (1) jssailem at 10:42am 05.30.21 so I will need STng / Devicenet drop cord. Correct? Correct Sensor Core. How is this connected? M
Hunter 41 DS large window resealing jssailem at 10:18am 05.30.21 @Nachismo for us Pacific NW sailors, Atlas Supply has Dow 795 in individual tubes. https://www.atla
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question (3) jssailem at 10:12am 05.30.21 This is my first round of maintenance on our 2008 Beneteau 40 we bought last summer. Ahhhh... reac
Looking for a 250 Catalina in Florida sail sfbay at 10:03am 05.30.21 Find them here, albeit you might have to buy a used or new trailer. Catalina 250 boats for sale in
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain W at 9:54am 05.30.21 What are your plans for rub rails/gunwale guards?
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain W at 9:53am 05.30.21 Thanks for carrying us along the journey!
Got a new sailing dinghy jssailem at 9:47am 05.30.21 Great accomplishment. Now for the Does it Float test.
Got a new sailing dinghy kappykaplan at 9:47am 05.30.21 Absolutely after!!! :beer:
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification jssailem at 9:46am 05.30.21 between 20 and 60 degrees Well mostly correct. The air temp below 32 can lead to things freezing.
Got a new sailing dinghy (3) Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 05.30.21 194703 194704 Now I just need to replace the lawn with water.
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Billy_Pilgrim at 9:31am 05.30.21 "What concerned me is it looks like the hose has been wrapped. Is that to stop it from freezing or t
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification jssailem at 9:21am 05.30.21 Well hi.. Billy from Sitka. Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have a great adventure ahead of y
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question sail sfbay at 9:07am 05.30.21 The first maintenance item on any new / used boat is fuel filter replacement and biocide treatment o
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification sail sfbay at 8:55am 05.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! I have an Raritan Electroscan on my
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question JoeWhite at 8:49am 05.30.21 Yes, there is a filter that should be replaced every other season or 250 hours. Take it apart and se
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) sail sfbay at 8:01am 05.30.21 And you cover your water hose with a vinyl cover, which keeps it clean and always looking attractive
Brightwork Kingjim91 at 7:58am 05.30.21 Here are some before and after photos of my cockpit table. Too many coats of semi-transparent Cet
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) jssailem at 7:44am 05.30.21 you can cover your power cord Looking at a dress up'd power cord looks to me like what they do to
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! Justin_NSA at 7:28am 05.30.21 I have to share this with my dockmate. He is the poster boy for meticulousness. I shall not be intim
H310 heeling Sailfanatic at 7:27am 05.30.21 Generally anything over 20 degrees or so is both slow and uncomfortable. Be sure your sail are flat

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