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Replacing my Max Prop questions (5) Mike H. at 7:31pm 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2052 Has anyone replaced their Max Prop with a fixed prop? Our 1989 Beneteau First 35s5 has a Max Prop.
Battery issue. dnimigon at 7:02pm 01.13.20 Catalina 30 4/1000 I have a Blue Sea 7650 Add a battery that I installed last year. Works perfect on our Catalina 30 .
To cheer you all up (1) Noodat Lady at 4:56pm 01.13.20 Weather and Forecasting 17/1933 So you don't feel too bad about your weather, here is ours. A touch on the chilly side. Thankfully i
BECAUSE I'M TO LAZY TO FIND MY PREVIOUS POST (1) twodzusfittings at 1:53pm 01.13.20 Bigger Boats 11/1052 Last year( it wasn't that long ago) I installed an low profile automatic Rule bilge pump, as my boat
1980 Wilcox Headmate head Sailor George at 1:31pm 01.13.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1072
Rig-Talk and traditional LapStrake (3) rgranger at 1:08pm 01.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 11/1251 Hello all: For the past year or so, I've been doing some light research on the ancient Norse tradit
What do they call the wind? jssailem at 11:32am 01.13.20 Weather and Forecasting 35/2593 There is a song from the play/movie "Paint Your Wagon" - "They call the wind Mariah". a wind that bl
Interstate batteries CYQK at 10:56am 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 9/667 Are their golf cat batts good quality?
Code Zero Rigging recommendations JRT at 8:25am 01.13.20 Racing 8/3136 I have a new code zero coming end of Feb for my Cataline 310 and am looking at how I'll rig it. I a
Oregon 5th Graders launch boats into the Pacific (1) jssailem at 8:10am 01.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/465 The article title goes: Oregon 5th Graders Build A Boat To Sail Across The Pacific https://www.opb.
Hunter 50 Raymarine Stng question (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:57am 01.13.20 Big Boats 6/727 I am in the process of replacing my defective SPX30 autopilot with a new ACU400 autopilot. The old f
Mac Navigation: iPad vs laptop FastOlson at 7:30am 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 32/3788 I am presently moving from an old Mac Book Pro to a new .... Mac Book OR... perhaps an iPad with an
Atomic 4 electronic ignition franz7781 at 6:46am 01.13.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1243 Does it pay to install the Moyer ignition?
Heavy Wind Day MikeHoncho at 7:15pm 01.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/690 After finishing up my compression post project and dock tuning the rig I got out today with a friend
Halyard selection Chuck Cohen at 1:10pm 01.12.20 Mid-Size Boats 13/1654
Great Lakes Towing insurance Gary Ryan at 11:22am 01.12.20 Ask All Sailors 7/713 We recently purchased a used Hunter 386. We have insurance which has $1500 in emergency towing cove
Hello from a new Catalina 30 owner Mjg407 at 10:51am 01.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2875 Hello All, Michael here, the proud owner of a 1988 Catalina 30 which I just acquired. Was searching
Moved the Jib Track inside the Life Lines Jim5745 at 10:27am 01.12.20 Racing 6/1228 I have installed an additional 1 inch T Track (Port ' Starboard) for my Head Sails inside the life
Karver winch ? still dreaming at 9:16am 01.12.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1150 Hi everyone. Any of you have experience with"KARVER" winches ? How reliable they are and if they up
Help Identifying... (1) Jimbeaux at 8:00am 01.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/809 Was digging around my boat and found this cluster. Any idea what they may have been attached to?

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Diesel shut off pull Jim Legere at 3:05pm 10.17.23 Yeah, I thought it was a bit odd when I saw it. All my boats have had it by the engine control panel
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 2:45pm 10.17.23 interested to learn why folks think it needs to be closer. Maybe not needs but it would certainly
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 2:43pm 10.17.23 You've had yours much longer than I have mine. I purchased mine from the original owner in 2014. I'm
2013+ MH-40 Discussion BourbonSailor at 2:37pm 10.17.23 @tfox2069, thank you for that detailed response! I I looked at a MH 40 listing in person in Saint P
Harken Mk 1 furler repair kloudie1 at 2:34pm 10.17.23 Boat is a 1985 H-34.. The harken was on the boat when I bought it in 1991.. I do have some pins in
Diesel shut off pull Stu Jackson at 2:22pm 10.17.23 DISCLAIMER: contrarian response follows. Why does it need to be any closer? Really. When I pull i
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 2:02pm 10.17.23 Thanks so much again Claude. So the person on the bosun's chair (rigger?) pulled themselves over to
Diesel shut off pull kloudie1 at 2:00pm 10.17.23 I used to sail with a guy who had a 37 and I often wondered why that cut-off was so inconveniently l
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 1:53pm 10.17.23 Wow, lots of great advice. As far as crossing Lake Michigan, coastal Cruising on Lake Michigan is
Harken Mk 1 furler repair kloudie1 at 1:39pm 10.17.23 tmjb.. I think that the foil can be removed from the forestay once the turnbuckle inside the drum is
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar Mike H. at 1:18pm 10.17.23 I have been using my Furuno WiFi radar for about 3 years now. Using it on a IPad is about the only
is it advisable or feasable? shemandr at 1:03pm 10.17.23 I would worry about the stiffness of the deck.
Diesel shut off pull aikenfl at 1:01pm 10.17.23 My 87 Hunter Legend 37 has the pull switch immediately inside the companionways on the right. Reloc
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 12:59pm 10.17.23 Sounds very inconvenient if single handing! I think the easiest fix would be a solenoid with a sprin
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Rick at 12:56pm 10.17.23 Yep you can get them here. However, and not SailboatOwners fault, but they are not hi grade. Mine
Whisker Pole shemandr at 12:50pm 10.17.23 OP doesn't need longer than the foot length by very much. I'd think 12' would be adequate. If I
Whisker Pole Hayden Watson at 12:39pm 10.17.23 The basic rule of thumb for an adjustable whisker pole is from J to 1.5J. So for your boat that wou
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger BigEasy at 12:02pm 10.17.23 [QUOTE="pgandw, post: 1801793, member: 163560" I owned an ODay 25 on a trailer. When one became av
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 11:51am 10.17.23 I have been using my Furuno WiFi radar for about 3 years now. Using it on a IPad is about the only w
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 11:47am 10.17.23 Great topic! I will be watching this thread. I've been eyeing the Furuno wireless radar since it

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