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Wiring schema in English for 1989 35s5 RacY at 12:14am 02.10.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/482 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 6/1038 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 9/5150 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 6/738 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 8/1768 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 12/1405 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 8/1509 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 6/1475 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 14/1248 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 7/1264 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 12/2898 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 23/5198 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 26/9634 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 2/967 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 8/1389 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 82/14153 {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 11/1222 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 11/3048 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 4/1130 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 10/1359 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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Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 9:24am 10.13.24 So, that inspires a story. A number of sailers in our group took a gal out who is known to be fun
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife jssailem at 9:06am 10.13.24 Looking at the water yesterday the difference was very clear. Yesterday was a good sailing day. Seve
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife jssailem at 9:03am 10.13.24 Today is overcast. There was a strong wind 20 plus gusts as we drove into Maine. Learned at breakfas
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife kloudie1 at 9:00am 10.13.24 Love Portland , Maine.. Wife and I visited there back in 2010 and thoroughly enjoyed it. We were luc
Hurricane aftermath danm1 at 8:53am 10.13.24 [QUOTE="Don S/V ILLusion, post: 1828337, member: During this storm, I received probably 15 separate
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration BarryL at 8:31am 10.13.24 Hello, The answer is NO. You cannot control a Raymarine autopilot from a B&G plotter. To control t
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 8:20am 10.13.24 You're doing better than me, Ralphie!
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife dmax at 7:07am 10.13.24 Unfortunately, the weather's not cooperating today - clearing up on Tuesday.
Galley and propane help in an old catalina Hayden Watson at 6:39am 10.13.24 On my 1988 C30 tr/bs Mk2 I have a propane locker similar to this one and it is mounted under the hum
Hurricane aftermath Don S/V ILLusion at 6:37am 10.13.24 When they don't report and exaggerate, they are criticized for not giving advanced notification of
Galley and propane help in an old catalina (1) Hayden Watson at 6:04am 10.13.24 @lizardwizard Welcome aboard Lillian, ... If I needed that I'd buy a cooler type freezer and put it
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Tally Ho at 5:42am 10.13.24
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Schwarz633 at 5:41am 10.13.24 I believe the Raymarine components use SeaTalkNG cabling and are already connected to the N2K networ
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife BigEasy at 5:32am 10.13.24 Enjoy!
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Joe at 5:22am 10.13.24 I think you can get along with just a SimNet to n2k adapter cable. You might double check with sim
Galley and propane help in an old catalina Ward H at 5:02am 10.13.24 @lizardwizard Welcome aboard Lillian, On the C30, Mk II, which you have, I've seen the propane lock
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode sailme88 at 3:04am 10.13.24 Tell your "friend" that it's all like this : know...
Towing a 260 BobSail at 9:41pm 10.12.24 Crazy Dave Condon was involved with the development of the H260 and is the best source of all things
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 9:24pm 10.12.24 I try to avoid them and look for places that receive little traffic. I normally shoot for 20-25' of
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 7:42pm 10.12.24 To further clarify what I mean by PNW waters, to me that includes Puget Sound north to the Alaskan b

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