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? About excessive play in rudder #1sleddog at 1:29pm 02.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/951 Hi all, I just looked at a very nice Beneteau Oceanis 430. Overall the boat is in fair shape ( nothi
12v power loss Jwhy at 12:55pm 02.24.19 Big Boats 22/2940 Today I disconnected each of the connectors on the terminals of my four six volt batteries. I clean
Are you ready to trust your battery to take you up in the Air? jssailem at 11:34am 02.24.19 Sails Call Lounge 75/6690 We have a lot of battery discussions. Most are about reliability or lack there of. Now here is the
How to repair the mast foot? Kia at 11:27am 02.24.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1551 The plate at the foot of the mast is loose. How do I tighten that up? OR What fix is there for th
04-14 H41 owners dakno at 10:47am 02.24.19 Big Boats 22/1732 This is something I have brought up before. I have a 08 H41DS. This 300 hr lightly used 2 owner nev
Radar mount on isomat mast - adapter really needed? Chris & Lenore at 6:54am 02.24.19 Ask All Sailors 6/971 Both the Scanstrut and Seadog mast radar mounts recommend an adapter (costing half as much as the mo
Mice in Boat Cape Daysailor at 8:57pm 02.23.19 Ask All Sailors 44/3656 Hello. My 1976 Helsen 22 is being stored on a trailer with a cover on it. I am not sure if this is a
New Chartplotters and Features rpwillia at 6:41pm 02.23.19 Ask All Sailors 39/5449 Saw in some articles (Cruising World and MSN) about some of the new chartplotter features. I see tha
New Toy LeslieTroyer at 2:27pm 02.23.19 Sails Call Lounge 2/519
New Toy (2) LeslieTroyer at 2:26pm 02.23.19 Sails Call Lounge 46/3467
Should I restore refrigerator water cooling aaronaxvig at 1:25pm 02.23.19 Big Boats 9/1282 The Hunter 376 that we have owned for a few months now has its water cooling system disconnected. T
H376 composting toilet install (7) aaronaxvig at 10:36am 02.23.19 Big Boats 2/924 One of our first projects as new owners was to replace the tired marine head (and accompanying syste
Bug Netting on pop top Dug22 at 10:23am 02.23.19 Catalina 22 13/2293 I was wondering if anyone has used bug netting over the pop top and down the compaionway? I do not h
Storage on top of H34 fuel tank? danm1 at 9:24am 02.23.19 Big Boats 11/845 Does anyone store stuff directly on top of the fuel tank in the Hunter 34 starboard locker? PO built
West 310 compact inflatable repair RichB at 5:37am 02.23.19 Ask All Sailors 8/507 This has a single fiberglass floor with transom and tubes that were supposed to fold essentially fla
A few random questions jngotasail at 4:42am 02.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/930 I have a new to me 2007 Hunter 33. I have a few random questions that will be irrelevant to the mode
Forecastle wiring - Hunter Legend 35.5 '91 ArmyNavy at 3:59pm 02.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/833 I am new owner of a 1991 Hunter Legend 35.5. I am replacing bad Port/Starboard Navigation Lights mo
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 3:33pm 02.22.19 Sails Call Lounge 1157/111735 https://media.iyba.pro/images/2716931_75812df9_1.jpg john alden - 1970 - 58' - boothbay challenger
The new (?) Zero Keel on the Kracken 50 TomY at 12:12pm 02.22.19 Ask All Sailors 13/4046 The lastest Classic Boat download talks about the new Zero keel on the Kracken 50. A cruising keel t
Lazerette latches dehler25 at 11:42am 02.22.19 Big Boats 2/770 Anybody have a source for the lazerette flush mount latches used on the 450 and possibly the 456, mi

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Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 7:47am 06.17.24 There are before and after photos of my teak in this thread July 22, 2023 post
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:47am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) jssailem at 7:35am 06.17.24 Geoff It can be difficult to find a person with the exact same set up you desire that has used the s
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:33am 06.17.24 My better advice would be to learn from our mistake and look around the marina at comparable boats 2
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 7:32am 06.17.24 I returned it to the dealer and he promptly replaced it with a new one which didn't instill a hell
keel bolt torque jdrutten at 7:24am 06.17.24 I tightened mine about a year and a half ago according to whatever docs were available, including Ra
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 7:23am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many tim
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:23am 06.17.24 I just got a Merit 22, I was wondering what size motor you have on it. Your question is timely.
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 6:27am 06.17.24 We launched our Merit 22 for the first time today (after 2 years of work). The boat was last sailed
keel bolt torque Davidasailor26 at 6:23am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the s
keel bolt torque colin59 at 6:11am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the se
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal jdrutten at 6:07am 06.17.24
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels (2) jdrutten at 5:57am 06.17.24 I snapped a shot of the wiring coming out of the aft starboard arch support tube in case it helps.
Engine Overheating ice breaker at 5:50am 06.17.24 Everyone has given great advice. I would only add that back flushing the heat exchanger might help
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 06.17.24 Robert An old trick is to pressurize the cabin and then looking where air is coming out. To do th
Catalina 27 teak before and after Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 06.17.24 You go. I worked over my handrails a couple of years ago. Will be revarnishing them this spring. Ep
Adding winches rgranger at 5:42am 06.17.24 I've added a deck organizer and a traveler to an H26. I can post pics of the process if you think
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? kappykaplan at 5:15am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat Crazy Dave Condon. links don't work.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat
Hunter 306 window replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:05am 06.17.24 This is considered to be the bible of fixed port and hatchlight installation. This is the procedure

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