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15 year old life raft certified 2015 NYSail at 11:08am 11.04.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1547 A Plastimo offshore 4 man life raft with canister is available for around $300. Last certified in 2
Replacing reefing line sheeves on a 1983 Beneteau First 38 JuanMarcos at 10:14am 11.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/4778 I have an 1983 First 38 and after a close inspection this past weekend, I realized that the reefing
What next Kermie? (1) jssailem at 8:10am 11.04.19 Sails Call Lounge 1/441 Sure the summer is coming to an end. Yes we know you have sold your sailboat. Sure is sucks that the
Odd behavior of Dometic AC/Heat unit Dr. D at 7:26am 11.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/998 My Oceanis 35.1 has two Dometic DTU12 AC, reverse cycle heat units, one in the main cabin and one in
How much antifreeze for wintering the engine? AwwShucks at 7:16am 11.04.19 Catalina 310 19/2619 I have the standard engine on the Cat 310 and was wondering how much antifreeze others use for winte
auto detailing - completely off topic Justin_NSA at 6:31am 11.04.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/787 I just clay-barred my second car. It's like magic!. First I did my wife's '17 crimson red Impala a f
V berth trim removal (1) Canonshooternb at 5:39pm 11.03.19 Big Boats 2/803 I am in the process of replacing my water lines to the fresh water tank in the V berth of my 1991Hun
A bad day on the water is still better than? Captain Larry-DH at 4:55pm 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1536 A friend forwarded this to me. Crazy wipeout Better than what?
Signet depth transponder? Lazy1 at 4:32pm 11.03.19 Catalina 22 8/2629 Hi, Question about old depth sounder and transponder. If you take a look at this youtube Video I too
Macerator pump - Beneteau 331 - stupid question Bluenose at 4:20pm 11.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2760 Hello all, I have never used this pump, as not required in Nova Scotia (yet). How do you turn it on?
Scammers on Craig's List rgranger at 3:26pm 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 2/556 Wow! Some are so obvious... So here are two ads.. for the same boat... way under priced at $17,000
Common leak in Aft Berth? ontherocks83 at 3:03pm 11.03.19 Catalina 30 5/1334 When it rains, there is a leak in the aft berth primarily over the inboard cushion. I remember my la
Just getting started. Shark bait at 2:36pm 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 8/831
Scupper hoses for O'Day 28 1984 Randall Schmidt at 2:27pm 11.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/460
Mast Discoloration (1) Jac123 at 2:25pm 11.03.19 Catalina 30 2/686 I have a stain around the base and pulleys on my mast. Anyone know the cause?
This and that 270 Ajp at 1:51pm 11.03.19 Smaller Boats 5/618 New to me 270, no mast light forward or rearward. 1. Removed corroded deck plug and directly attach
Still in business....?!?!? (5) rgranger at 1:15pm 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 67/4745 171607 BTW: The one from WM looks used. Zoom in and you will see a bunch of nicks on the nut. :
Solar panels with 6V batteries Rick Templeton at 11:29am 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/610 I have a question for someone with knowlege of solar. I am interested in adding a couple of solar pa
Game on Meriachee at 8:20am 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 3/702 Heres the official announcement. http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103305117686'ca
Roller Furler korchinskyp at 7:50am 11.03.19 Parts Search 2/659 Is there a drum that can be added to an existing forestay/foil to convert to a roller furler?

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Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 11:48am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:38am 06.13.24 Check my post #114 on this link for possible answer. Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 11:35am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:33am 06.13.24 The wife and have entertained many an anchorage with colorful language while trying to communicate
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 11:07am 06.13.24 Not True for Hunter sailboats. Start Battery is for many high Amp needs. Mine does Electric Winch
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners isaksp00 at 11:02am 06.13.24 I don't have that boat, but I've seen info on how the water ballasted boats were built. Wondering if
Group 24 starter battery JamesG161 at 10:58am 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 10:38am 06.13.24 I use my start battery to power the windlass and see no reason why not. One of the reasons not to
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 9:49am 06.13.24 You are going to love being able to raise or lower the anchor from the cockpit. You are going to th
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 9:14am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 06.13.24 What @rgranger is describing is putting a backing plate in the backside from the outside. Next add
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit jssailem at 8:02am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable a
B and G autopilot commissioning prskier17 at 7:54am 06.13.24 How has the SD10 been working for you? I'm considering the exact same setup to replace my Simrad TP
Cleaning Anchor dmax at 7:47am 06.13.24 Go with something like this, no installation necessary and can be used elsewhere: https://www.amazon
Cleaning Anchor Jim Legere at 7:07am 06.13.24 I had a pump installed in one of the lockers under the v-berth. It was tee-ed off the seacock supply
rigging tension jssailem at 6:21am 06.13.24 no info on rigging using a lo ose guage. The guage itself has the tension pounds indicator but am
rigging tension (1) kloudie1 at 6:17am 06.13.24 The B&R is a slightly different critter .. Some have backstays and the newer ones donn't.. Here is a
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 6:01am 06.13.24 The FCC website seems to have been written by geeks for geeks and we mere mortals struggle with find
216 Mast Step Question Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 06.13.24 Take a photo of the mast step and foot and post here. Thanks
rigging tension chp at 5:21am 06.13.24 My manual says 20% of breaking strength of the wire diameter. My sailmaker agrees that B&R rigs have

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