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Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space Grip Fast at 6:07pm 07.01.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2860 Folks, I am new to this forum and hoping to get some information. I am 7 hours from my boat and am
Summer in the Salish Sea Ken Cross at 5:23pm 07.01.20 Destinations 123/31360 This year with the border remaining closed, we plan to leave Everett around July 22nd and head south
Genoa cars for Beneteau 331 Mystic51 at 5:19pm 07.01.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/843 The Lewmar Genoa cars on my Beneteau 331 need to be replaced. I am having a hard time finding out wh
Replace floatation foam and bulkheads Mike from Beeton at 4:01pm 07.01.20 Sirius 21/22 1/1237 I have a 77 Sirius 21 and the bulkheads are rotted and the foam is damp/wet. Anyone replaced these b
Good for Standard Horizon Ken Cross at 3:35pm 07.01.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2216 Today I ordered a small part for my Standard Horizon RAM mic. I caught it with my foot and broke the
Replacement window gaskets for Venture 25 goetz305 at 3:14pm 07.01.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/910 Has anyone tried to replace the rubber gaskets holding the plexiglass windows in a Venture 25. I to
Cockpit dimensions Willie G at 1:54pm 07.01.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1166 I am slowly beginning to look at acquiring a different boat and given the times that we are in, I wa
Hunter 28 Windlass Altman Yacht Works at 1:49pm 07.01.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/14 We recently installed a windlass on a Hunter 28. As the sailing population is getting older many don
cyclical vibration under power ontherocks83 at 12:35pm 07.01.20 Engines and Propulsion 10/1340 I'm not sure if cyclical is the correct word, but here is what I am experiencing. Quick back story.
Bulbs needed for Head and Galley (1) miketcook at 11:39am 07.01.20 Catalina 30 5/1090 Anyone know where I can get bulbs for these lights? I called a couple of places, and they had bulbs
12 volt wiring question. (1) XE3 at 11:05am 07.01.20 Musings With Maine Sail 17/3109 My boat was built in 1980 and has an old Raritan Crown II 50 Amp charger. I finally sat down this we
Sailboat Transport - Looking for a Solution Jimbeaux at 10:56am 07.01.20 Ask All Sailors 22/1864 I currently have my boat on the hard in NY state. I have been trying DESPERATELY to get her back up
Inside vent for fresh water problem ontherocks83 at 10:47am 07.01.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 32/4323 I need some advice or recommendations for my fresh water system. The original air vent for the fresh
CNG Tank Refill in Los Angeles? DESPERATE AaronInRedondo at 10:22am 07.01.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2458 I've been reluctant to ask, since I see the forum is littered with posts regarding CNG. I'm in Redon
Happy Canada Day 2020 Hunter216 at 7:41am 07.01.20 Sails Call Lounge 8/1062 Wishing everyone has a pleasant July 1.
Removing keel crank handle (1) Tarkus at 7:52pm 06.30.20 Catalina 22 12/1911 I would like to remove the crank cover board and cut and finish a new one. The crank however needs t
O'day Bimini Installation Capri at 6:33pm 06.30.20 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1068 Hi there. I'm in the process of installing a Bimini on my 1981 O'day 22. I'd like your opinion on th
Universal M-18 and M-25 hose between fuel injectors (2) Richard19068 at 5:32pm 06.30.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/1624 On the universal M-18 there is a small hose between the fuel injectors. On the attached pdf it is
Are there any drop in placements for Raymarine E80 Bondar132 at 5:24pm 06.30.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2834 I have an E80 working just fine. I have ST60 instruments and they are fine as well. I am wondering i
Hunter 310 AC BTU Size KenK13623 at 5:23pm 06.30.20 Mid-Size Boats 7/1468 The original AC in our 310 has gone out and will be replacing the unit. Am wondering what BTU size

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Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 5:22pm 04.09.25 Are they from Hood? If so, that gives you a clue to the age, as Hood stopped making that a while ag
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? garymalmgren at 5:20pm 04.09.25 Is the line glued into the traveler of somehow hot molded? Maybe cut it off, drill out and reglue. E
Outhaul modifications kappykaplan at 5:03pm 04.09.25 Text the photos to yourself - that will reduce the resolution. Then save the images with a new file
Home made buss bars Bob S at 4:55pm 04.09.25 A question of pure curiosity: Can't find off the shelf buss bars that meet your needs? I guess I c
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 4:53pm 04.09.25
3GM30F Antifreze out of Injector Chamber Claude L.-Auger at 4:29pm 04.09.25 Having had to take care of a water lock, I concur with Kloudie. Plus I would do this to be entirely
Helm vibration Believe H46 at 4:20pm 04.09.25 Maybe propwash vibrating rudder at some harmonic sweet spot with loose rudder bearing now after what
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:19pm 04.09.25 Ha! Reading through that Zoom page, I now know what my sails are made from - they are Hood Vektron s
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:10pm 04.09.25 Actually, now that I've mentioned Zoom, you should consider contacting them. Very good designing a
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 4:07pm 04.09.25 Thanks all. I'll look more when I get back there in a couple weeks.
Home made buss bars dlochner at 3:58pm 04.09.25 The critical issue for bus bars is to make sure the cross section is large enough to carry the curre
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions Davidasailor26 at 3:36pm 04.09.25 or example, dacron 3Di vs. North crosscut dacron. Or dacron 3Di vs. Far East cheapest dacron. To b
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? Timm R Oday25 at 3:13pm 04.09.25 I ran into the exact same problem last summer . I work in a very large machine shop . After making q
1GM10 - thermostat (1) Benny17441 at 3:07pm 04.09.25 Here is an image of my thermostat heated up to fully extend "flange" (closing water flow from bypas
Home made buss bars colemj at 2:57pm 04.09.25 I can't answer for the OP - but it's been my experience that I've often found the off-the-shelf bus
Home made buss bars colemj at 2:55pm 04.09.25 I use this - works great: https://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Liquid-125mL-421A-125ml/dp/B081KRTZ4S
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 2:49pm 04.09.25 Actually, now that I've mentioned Zoom, you should consider contacting them. Very good designing an
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 2:47pm 04.09.25 That playing field has exploded... And that is likely literal if looking for used laminates... M
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 2:44pm 04.09.25 Welll, I did say this: That's why I looked it up... :) Thank you.... It would be correct to say "
Forestay question goharris at 2:40pm 04.09.25 Thanks all! I will keep looking and use this as a temp. I did call CatalinaDirect, and have been to

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