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Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? snoopy_ at 9:51am 01.16.21 Catalina 30 18/2832 Hello, I had issues with my furler this year, which is a Hood 707SL. I spoke to Hood (Pompanette)
Cat 22 cabin cushions Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 9:10am 01.16.21 Catalina 22 13/3928 looking for all 10 cabin cushions for project rehab on a cat 22 1977
Instrument Pod over Companionway (1) Pete402 at 8:28am 01.16.21 Sabre Sailboats 3/2873 Got another Sabre question. The instrument pod (3 instruments) over the companion way on my 402 Spa
Shaft coupling attachment (1) RitSim at 7:49am 01.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1117 It's time to change the Volvo shaft seal before Spring launch. I have the new seal - just wondering
Winter Storm Malcom shemandr at 5:55am 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 21/1930 I was just watching TWC ( don't ask) and they're monitoring the storm in Boston. Their live shot is
Replacing cabin portlights with exterior plexiglass panels? michaelapk at 5:47am 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2726 I am in the process of refitting my '83 Ericson 30+ because of water damage to the cabin side-walls.
Mixing Electronics Manufactures kenvail at 4:35am 01.16.21 Big Boats 7/1297 My 2006 Hunter 38 came with Raymarine instruments. I am considering buying the new Garmin GPSMAP 743
Bike Rack (2) Voyager1 at 8:14pm 01.15.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1231 I am sure someone has done this before but thought I would share. Since I have not tested yet open t
Traveler blocks (1) All U Get at 5:49pm 01.15.21 Ask All Sailors 4/933 Hi all, I would like to find two blocks for my traveler with a becket. These are about 2.5 inches
Prada cup on TV RussC at 2:00pm 01.15.21 Ask All Sailors 69/5062 fyi: the Prada cup ( Americas cup) is being shown live on NBCSN evenings at 6:00 PM West coast time.
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting (1) Hayden Watson at 12:35pm 01.15.21 Ask All Sailors 21/4145 I have a C30 that has 6:1 mid-boom sheeting with 3-attachement points for the main sheet to the boom
Swing Keel Degs at 10:11am 01.15.21 Catalina 22 2/756 Doing a keel overhaul on my early Catalina and want to know what size the 4 nuts are that hold the
We knew it would eventually happen... jssailem at 9:54am 01.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/620 https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-names-first-female-commanding-officer-of-a-nuclear-powered-aircraft-ca
Hunter 27-3 sliding hatch slider strips replace CharlieSea at 8:27am 01.15.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1104 Has anyone had to replace the U shaped slider strips for the new Hunter 27-3. Was it necessary to r
Oday 27 sail for sale Chaos30 at 6:20am 01.15.21 Ask All Sailors 1/18 I am looking to sell my sails for my 27' Oday. Main sail by Ace Sail makers 2 reefs, 4 full battens,
Simarine Battery Monitors Scott B at 5:58am 01.15.21 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1533 Looks like a very interesting concept in having everything in one place and capability of monitoring
'77 fin keel Gene Neill at 5:42am 01.15.21 Catalina 22 1/565 I don't see many of these. The boat looks a little "tired", but at some point a real sailor owned he
Only in Florida dlochner at 5:24am 01.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 21/2624 So, what's surprising here? That Key West has a BYOB floating Tiki Bar? It was stolen? The thief was
Wet bilge and oil glops: troubleshooting tips? LukeAvanti at 9:21pm 01.14.21 Catalina 30 7/1312
Dinghy asalotto at 6:53pm 01.14.21 Ask All Sailors 7/4013 First cruising boat, a 32 foot. Sailing in Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, Buzzards Bay, Vine

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Bluetooth Radar DannyS at 9:09am 01.04.25 Yes David, you are correct about the Wifi., thanks for your response. I'll revise my question to bet
Bluetooth Radar Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 01.04.25 No experience with Raymarine but from what I can see in their manual (and what I'd generally expect)
Rotating Furling Drum (1) jssailem at 9:00am 01.04.25 I am clarifying the issue in my mind. Your concern is the drum furler at the bow. When you look at i
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 8:38am 01.04.25 Shouldn't the yard be the ones to correct this? Maybe for an owner who is not hands on or have DIY
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 8:36am 01.04.25 On the home page, top of page, c.ick on "owner resources". Then click on "general downloads " Then
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 FastOlson at 8:05am 01.04.25 Regarding the advice about using AC heaters, whether incandescent bulb or simple warm resistance typ
Auto charge relay with solar dlochner at 7:53am 01.04.25 @dlochner Would it be advisable to put in a lower amperage fuse to protect the relay? The relay is
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 Project_Mayhem at 7:47am 01.04.25 Go with the -100F antifreeze. Depending on how your boat is designed, you may have a hard time seein
Rotating Furling Drum Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 01.04.25 Shouldn't the yard be the ones to correct this?
Auto charge relay with solar Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 01.04.25 @colemj I get what you're saying. No matter how these components are wired up, this will be far from
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 LloydB at 7:25am 01.04.25 I think i would be tempted to take my buck Rogers laser thermometer down to the boat that is sitting
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? colemj at 6:02am 01.04.25 Thanks. I'm all about design efficiency in principle, but that represents just 0.1% of my alternato
Auto charge relay with solar colemj at 5:39am 01.04.25 It is correct that batteries will have different charge acceptance rates depending on different age
Auto charge relay with solar colemj at 5:31am 01.04.25 Despite their ratings being the same, the batteries will be slightly different so there's some bene
Dish Rack for 2004-2011 Hunter 33 sailcapt340 at 3:09am 01.04.25 What Dave showed is what I thought you were asking about as well. I made a similar design one for o
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole (1) garymalmgren at 8:48pm 01.03.25 Hi Jeff interesting one. First I cannot imagine a whisker pole being attaches to the babystay (inner
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole higgs at 8:02pm 01.03.25 Contact Beneteau
Rotating Furling Drum kloudie1 at 7:26pm 01.03.25 On the home page, top of page, c.ick on "owner resources". Then click on "general downloads " Then s
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole Davidasailor26 at 7:25pm 01.03.25 Hi all Trying to figure out how to attach a whisker pole on a Beneteau 381 with an in mast furling
Knot for Docking in BC Terry Cox at 7:16pm 01.03.25 Hi Tedd. Been docking to BC bull rails for years and have never had a problem. What I do is make a l

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