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Proper use of the wheel brake? clmooring at 7:56pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 8/769 I purchased a H356 in december 2018. I have had it out about a half dozen times so far this spring.
Has anyone installed Raymarine EV100 on 356 clmooring at 7:31pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 6/603 has anyone installed a Raymarine EV100 on a hunter 356? If so where did you place the components an
Question on fiberglass repair (2) Bay Tripper at 6:22pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1045 Hello, I am still relatively new here, and I have done a lot of searching online and on this fo
Hot water heating system bwasileski at 5:24pm 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/4158 Hi I have a Beneteau 423. Hoping to get some help. I replace the hot water tank last year and since
Electrial Question sailor420 at 2:57pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 12/922 We run our fridg and freezer 247. When we loose shore power from a storm or something our batteries
Portable Holding Tank Overboard Discharge dlochner at 1:55pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 19/3136 Quick backstory, as a Great Lakes (shark free and unsalted) sailor our boat does not have a macerato
Thoughts on dinghies? limbodog at 1:54pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 25/2903 Dinghy - from dingi the Hindi word for "small boat" I know I'm going to need one sooner or later, bu
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. (3) TomY at 1:20pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 6/813 Spirit of Tradition genre for racing and daysailing. 47'6" long with a 9'0" beam, she's designed to
3rd Reef on a 22 ? Rltgold at 12:22pm 05.28.19 Catalina 22 31/2929 Thinking of adding a 3rd reef to my 22. For my first reef I installed a Harken reefing system which
Yanmar 2GM20F Vibration dennismenace111 at 12:09pm 05.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 17/2133 I recently purchased a Watkins 29 that had sat unused for a few years. I bought the boat on the Wes
Shallow (shoal) vs deep draft (Oceanis 38) Michael54321 at 10:44am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2700 Hi Beneteau owners I have been in the market for a used Beneteau Oceanis 38 for some time, and rece
Hot water tank relief valve acepilot123 at 10:35am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/528 when I heat the hot water tank, three way, webasto, engine or 110 v all is well until I turn on the
Loss of Sailing Super Yacht Rick D at 9:40am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 45/2783 I'm sure many of you have seen this, but I didn't see any posts, so here's a link: https://www.saili
Yanmar 2GM20F - Filler Cap (neck) & Subtank (3) Hunter28Austin at 9:22am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1047
Strange refrigerator sounds Levin at 8:13am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 2/318 Hello all... So I'm having a strange problem that I can't seem to find an answer for even after sea
Powering bilge pumps Bill lee at 7:51am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 8/433
Macerator Woes odaydokay at 7:45am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1063 Over the years we have had a lot of discussion about these beasts. I have a Jabsco 18590-2092 (2007
Chartplotter Visibility Jessitt at 7:41am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1130 Hi all, I'm new to this forum and just purchased a 2013 Oceanis 45. It seems that the positioning o
Raymarine C70 Update Northstar1014 at 7:10am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/6026 Hello, I have the Raymarine C70 (original) on my new-to-me 343. The chart plotter and radar work, b
Mid ship cleat (4) Mechone at 7:02am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1739 Just another way of installing a cleat without drilling into boat. I machined up 2 aluminum pieces.

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How to determine Genoa size? jssailem at 6:08am 09.10.23 But I could be wrong. The folks at MIT describe it thus. http://sailing.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Fores
How to determine Genoa size? jssailem at 6:05am 09.10.23
Push Button Starter Testing dlochner at 6:05am 09.10.23 Is this a Yanmar? There's a known issue with the starter that has these symptoms. The problem is the
How to determine Genoa size? Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 09.10.23 I wasn't the best geometry student but isn't a jib basically a triangle? I don't think the hypotenu
How to determine Genoa size? shemandr at 4:31am 09.10.23 I wasn't the best geometry student but isn't a jib basically a triangle? I don't think the hypotenu
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 4:25am 09.10.23 I don't know? The black came off and this is what was under it. I have not done any sanding yet.
How to determine Genoa size? Davidasailor26 at 3:48am 09.10.23
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:21pm 09.09.23 That sort of goes along with the certitude that men do in fact usually die sooner than their wives.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Richard19068 at 9:33pm 09.09.23 219739
Winter Cover - Midwest plenny7 at 9:24pm 09.09.23 Two years ago, I bought a used, 2014 Catalina 315, which came with a cover from Shipshape. I was s
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 09.09.23 Citristrip on the rudder worked really well. What do we see on the rudder ?
How do I sail from one point to the other? rgranger at 8:41pm 09.09.23
calling all oday 20 owners. (1) Anomymous 163294 at 7:57pm 09.09.23 anyone? or is the cabin sole pretty much at its lowest point? (picture for reference)
Propane Tanks - 2007, 41DS Tally Ho at 7:34pm 09.09.23 Thanks Greg. I saw those. I'll have to verify the size for that one; as it is an inch taller. Wh
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 7:26pm 09.09.23 Posted the switch board which I yanked out. Plan on buying a more simplified master as I want minima
Adding second reef to main sail? shemandr at 6:53pm 09.09.23 Because of friction it is hard to tension the luff of the main with the halyard alone. I've posted
Spontaneous combustion shemandr at 6:22pm 09.09.23 A Joseph Conrad novel was based on a coal fire starting from seawater going into the hold. I don't r
Wheel removal from pedestal-Edson Richard19068 at 5:56pm 09.09.23 Went to the boat today and the puller was on the cockpit sole. I put a blanket down if it popped s
Wheel removal from pedestal-Edson Mark Maulden at 5:10pm 09.09.23 Went to the boat today and the puller was on the cockpit sole. I put a blanket down if it popped so
Invest 95L (1) Rick486 at 4:49pm 09.09.23 Latest Euro

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