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Wiring schema in English for 1989 35s5 RacY at 12:14am 02.10.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/444 Hello. There is one online in French. I mainly need to know the gauge wire and needs tips for rewi
Titanium/stainless/aluminium Drinky Crow at 5:11pm 02.09.20 Ask All Sailors 6/972 Attaching a titanium masthead unit/crane w/a stainless bolt to an aluminium extrusion. Up there. You
Red brass vs. Bronze CYQK at 1:57pm 02.09.20 Ask All Sailors 9/4544 My supplier has both types of fittings Someone asked me just what the difference is...anyone know??
What is this? (1) SPLETS at 1:07pm 02.09.20 Ask All Sailors 6/675 This black Item is attached to the out side of the hot water heater, what is it and the brand??? It
Water tank access (1) marchem at 10:37am 02.09.20 Catalina 310 8/1551 I'm working on installing a tank sensor system for the fresh and black water tanks, using a Level Gu
Switching to furler from hanked on 110 jib Richie50 at 7:17am 02.09.20 Catalina 22 12/1349 When I switch to a roller furler will I still be able to use the two lines I have on my current 110
1987 Hunter 23: Mast Light Deck Fittings (1) CoralRose at 11:10pm 02.08.20 Smaller Boats 8/1440 Hello, I need to replace my mast light deck fittings: 1) 2-prong male plug at base of mast is conne
B311 forward bulkhead cutout. tombravo at 5:51pm 02.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1353 I want to make the forward cabin entrance larger than the doorway Beneteau designed. I have removed
GPS'es shemandr at 5:29pm 02.08.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1113 I have been doing some RC work here in Florida recently. My Garmin GPS176c has evidently given up t
Fuel Valve Confusion (3) SailMaster at 12:05pm 02.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1159 Is anyone familiar with these valves? A less than stellar engine guy decided on his own to reroute m
2006 Hunter 25 need mast crutch or pictures .... (1) waveform at 10:51am 02.08.20 Smaller Boats 12/2768 My 2006 25 was missing the mast crutch (plus alot of other things...) I've found pictuers of the boa
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg fstbttms at 9:56am 02.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 23/4718 It didn't look like this three months ago: 88ax4YKe9H0
Installing an Inspection Plate on a Plastic Fuel Tank Nodak7 at 5:06am 02.08.20 Big Boats 26/8574 Has anyone installed an inspection plate in a plastic fuel tank? I would like to inspect and clean t
C&C Landfall V-Drive Leaks Gear Oil CrashTack at 4:55am 02.08.20 C&C 2/900 Hello again helpful sailors. The v-drive on my 1980 Landfall 38 leaks gear oil. I haven't pulled it
P42 Mystery Terry Cox at 8:01pm 02.07.20 Big Boats 8/1268 Belle-Vie had a few rain water leaks when we took possession in 2002. Located and fixed them over th
Electrolysis and Galvanic Action in Practice and Theory Will Gilmore at 7:46pm 02.07.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 82/10799 {This thread has lead to a larger treatment of this issue on a new thread based upon Everette Collie
Multifunction display upgrade ? robstart at 1:11pm 02.07.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1114 I wondering if is worth it to upgrade my 2009 Raymarine E80 Display (which still use CF Cards) to ne
Cable sizing and voltage drop mermike at 10:16am 02.07.20 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2699 I'm working through a redesign of my electrical system and would like confirmation of my understandi
Removing Mildew/Mold From Sails Project_Mayhem at 7:49am 02.07.20 Ask All Sailors 4/956 I tried searching the forum and saw a huge variety of answers from dish soap to bleach! My furler wa
49 Hull Leak (3) lhulcher at 6:59am 02.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1239 I am hoping that you can point me in the right direction to resolve a slow leak in the bottom of my

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Invest 95L (2) jssailem at 4:34pm 06.28.24 Wayne, If your reunion is in Texas around 5 July, you should be ok no matter which model you follow.
Leaking helm cover Don S/V ILLusion at 4:08pm 06.28.24
What are these screw things called thinwater at 3:50pm 06.28.24 Just three thoughts: 1. I've seen some very badly corroded aluminum rivets. The worst was used to a
Invest 95L kappykaplan at 3:23pm 06.28.24 Here we go for a fun filed July 4th week. Oh, boy, Dammit Jim! Tks for keeping us apprised. Ever
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 3:02pm 06.28.24 There you go. Even easier. I keep my boat on a mooring in Staten Island's Great Kills Harbor. Che
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 2:57pm 06.28.24 Absolutely not, the shear strength isn't there Do your engineering then. https://en.wikipedia.org
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 2:51pm 06.28.24 Now just happened .... Tropical Depression #2 Here we go for a fun filed July 4th week. Jim...
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 2:46pm 06.28.24 I realize that you did not ask this.... But, That is a very large boat for that type of reefing sys
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JoeWhite at 2:45pm 06.28.24 Yes. The aft end cap will have to be removed for single line reefing line. After removing the endcap
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 2:44pm 06.28.24 Our new Hunter 35.5 has the single line reefing. The first reef line was removed at some point, a
What are these screw things called dlochner at 2:42pm 06.28.24 Not completely True. Check here for best information. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/sa
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... FastOlson at 2:25pm 06.28.24 I realize that you did not ask this.... But, That is a very large boat for that type of reefing syst
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... rgranger at 1:46pm 06.28.24 If your boom is a Z-spar then the end cap is held in place with rivets. It is not hard to drill the
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 1:27pm 06.28.24 Good idea to use Lanacote on most two type metal mix. Use Titanium for the WIN !! Jim...
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 1:24pm 06.28.24 I've been watching this one for a while. It looks like it is going to mess up my family reunion wee
What are these screw things called Davidasailor26 at 1:23pm 06.28.24 Not completely True. Check here for best information. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/sa
Invest 95L WayneH at 12:45pm 06.28.24 I've been watching this one for a while. It looks like it is going to mess up my family reunion week
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance zinahewitt at 12:02pm 06.28.24 The manual you linked is for a Unit 3... I don't know your boat, but based on the picture, doesn't
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. rgranger at 11:09am 06.28.24 You have to have the luff recut to fit the furler. ... and you need to add the U-resistant fabric t
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 10:33am 06.28.24 For a highly loaded application in a saltwater environment, aluminum would be a poor choice. Not c

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