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S2 11.0a owners - dodger-bimini-boom-mainsheet solutions Matt White at 6:04am 08.04.19 S2 5/1877 Hello all, I am potentially joining the group of 11.0a owners (in West Michigan). I have a question
Not so nice boom end fittings Dr. D at 1:24am 08.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/2980 The in mast furling on my boat is great except it takes real grinding on the winch to unfurl and fur
New owner Hunter 46 Devins at 7:39pm 08.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1420 We bought our first ever sailboat (Hunter 46) last month, and have a lot of work to do to get her re
Marlow Hunter is it for sale Mikem at 7:06pm 08.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3926 This seems like a never ending question but a thread appeared yesterday stating that the Alachua, Fl
Forum update coming VERY soon Phil Herring at 6:34pm 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1779 Thanks to invaluable help from @Davidasailor26, @jssailem, @Meriachee, @Justin_NSA, and @Brian D, we
Glow Plugs Jac123 at 5:57pm 08.03.19 Catalina 30 4/1494 My new to me 89 Catalina 30 with m25xp has been starting with no problem. I engage the glow plugs fo
New Cushions for the Cabin 2011 B40 Beneteau40sailor at 5:42pm 08.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1074 Need to recover the cushions. What is the best material to cover them? Chris
Questions regarding V24 vs. V224 BravoGolf at 5:35pm 08.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/622 I have a 1972 Venture 224. The mast appears to be bent more than it should and the keel appears to
49 port setter arm removal mdaitz at 4:14pm 08.03.19 Big Boats 0/320 newbie question. I am having salon cushions redone and need to remove the arm rests on part seteee t
Yamaha 6hp shift issues Full Circle 473 at 4:04pm 08.03.19 Engines and Propulsion 0/556 I have a 2010 Yamaha 6 hp F6LMHA. Motor runs great but is difficult to shift. Both forward and reve
Vent line maintenance RNC725 at 12:40pm 08.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/500 How often does everyone check their vent lines and /or make sure they're not clogged? I'm talking ho
Please help ID this freshwater tubing (2) Ilanortho at 11:36am 08.03.19 Big Boats 15/2001 Trying to install an under-sink Pentek slimline filter canister to the cold water tubing that exists
Hunter 18.5 side stays getting shoddy Revv up at 11:23am 08.03.19 Trailer Sailors 8/1166
type 5 pfd maintenance? (1) RussC at 9:52am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1136 I've had my type 5 pfds for a couple years now. having never "deployed" it, I decided to test it out
Hunter 146 Mystery Line (1) Hunter146Owner at 9:19am 08.03.19 Day Sailers 4/1275 I have an "extra" halyard that I am not sure what it is for: " or so below the top of the mast. My b
B361 cabin floor replacement John Dibb at 8:49am 08.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/720 I have a 2002 B361 which had some water in the cabin sometime before I bought it. There is some colo
Nigel Calder: Replace Your Generator by using your main engine Genesis V at 7:50am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 39/5972 Recently I attended a information session with Nigel Calder detailing replacing your generators with
Strange Head Issue (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:23am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1095 Good morning all, We started having a strange Head issue about two days ago and I'm a little baffle
Propane system re-design CYQK at 5:22am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1415 Replacing the propane system Would you use copper tube or rubber?
Fog your motors for storage! Skipper at 10:51pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2264 Local broker's story: All powerboats, but applies to us. A little Regal 24, Volvo inboard V8. Boat s

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Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? fstbttms at 9:22am 07.19.24 But in that case, why bother with painting it? Anybody who thinks that cleaning an unpainted boat
Stray current in the water fstbttms at 9:19am 07.19.24 It would be remiss safety wise to not warn poster and readers to NOT swim around that boat and that
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast Joe at 9:05am 07.19.24 :beer::cool:
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5 Sutric at 8:56am 07.19.24 Foss Foam was the original suppliers of rudders for Hunter. They still have the tooling and will mak
What wood to use for motor mount? FeelinMorgan22 at 8:55am 07.19.24 Plastic boards wasn't something I even considered. What do you guys think about this product? Seems
Any Dufour 36P owners out there? danstanford at 8:54am 07.19.24 Dufour has PHRF handicap of 76 which is pretty sporty for sure and fast than I expected. and in the
Fridge Drain Pump DaveJ at 8:13am 07.19.24 Thanks for the quick accurate answer!! Cheers
Fridge Drain Pump JoeWhite at 8:11am 07.19.24 Visit https://marineengineparts.com/jabsco-36200-0000-in-line-strainer 36403 O-ring is the part num
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 8:00am 07.19.24 G10 will cost a fortune. Plywood is glued together with well, glue and you'd have to find a UV resis
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast dLj at 8:00am 07.19.24 Brilliant! dj
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast JBP-PA at 7:59am 07.19.24 Brilliant!
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 07.19.24 I can understand this thinking. In my youth, racing in San Diego Bay and out of Mission Bay, workin
GOB Gone? Leeward Rail at 7:51am 07.19.24 To which I might add, quality content is not cheap. Good content and affordability are often at odd
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Team118 at 6:24am 07.19.24 I have a Ryobi shop vac I leave on the boat. I bring down a battery once in a while and pull the few
What wood to use for motor mount? LloydB at 6:16am 07.19.24 I used a recycled plastic 2x4 from a local lumberyard. I recall at the time being somewhat surprised
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Ward H at 5:23am 07.19.24 I can tell you know the area very well @Ward H lol! That's exactly what happened and at around 6pm
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Dave at 3:52am 07.19.24 @Davidasailor26's post seems a little out of place, let me add some context. Early this morning, @Y
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Davidasailor26 at 3:15am 07.19.24 Congratulations on a resourceful, albeit short term, fix. That was a clever way of addressing the im
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 3:11am 07.19.24 Interesting. Thanks for following up. Do you find you have more weather helm with the proper forest
I just don't get this Timm R Oday25 at 2:50am 07.19.24 Thank you for supplying a more complere understanding to wht most certainly was a cause.

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