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Ericson 25: fin keel or centerboard? idearat at 10:26pm 04.20.18 Ericson 1/1936 Any Ericson 25 fin keel owners out there?? I'm trying to determine whether a boat for sale in anoth
311 or similar model mast insides? Pulling wires... stevemitchell at 4:50pm 04.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3526 Does anyone have pictures / know what the inside of a 2000 311 mast looks like? I need to have a n
hunter 310 sliding door cover Dibid at 4:02pm 04.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/734 I want to remove the hatch on the top that contains the sliding door, the depth and speed displays a
lower stay attachments (4) Tim22 at 3:11pm 04.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/630 I recently removed the fittings that secure the lower stays to the deck of my Hunter 310. The fittin
Just lost, without my boat... rpell1@msn.com at 2:35pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 58/4446 Hi everyone, This past Tuesday, after finishing up all my chores, bottom painting, polishing, etc.
Re-Bed Stainless grab rail --- best practice ? RonRelyea at 2:05pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1049 I've got a grab rail that is 1" stainless tubing (horizontal). It is attached to the boat with scre
Good Old Boat Cover Bob J. at 2:03pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 1/338 Now I only seen a few pictures of this boat but when the magazine showed up in the mailbox today I s
Condensed for your inconvenience (1) Phil Herring at 11:27am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 30/5926 I don't know a boat owner who doesn't fight the good fight against condensation, the mother of mold,
Hatch for S2-Replacement Needed Lilybel1 at 10:07am 04.20.18 Parts Search 1/533 The top cabin hatch for my S2 6.9 sailboat is shattered. I desperately need a replacement. Do you
Be careful in the boatyard, check those chains and jack stands... nat55 at 9:19am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 19/6747 http://www.wavetrain.net/news-a-views/815-crushed-by-his-boat-brit-dies-in-bizarre-spring-commission
Antifouling Prop Paint Bob R. at 9:12am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 23/10175 Does anybody have experience with Velox Plus antifouling prop paint (from PYI) performance? How doe
Heart Attack - Sailing - AEDs CaptainSV-SecondStar at 8:18am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1060 Greetings all, How many of us (non-commercial) sailors have an Automatic External Defibrillator (AE
High Density Paint Roller - Urethane Plymouth Sailor at 8:17am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 0/230 Anyone have pros/cons on the aforementioned for rolling and tipping?
Firefly Batteries???? JimInPB at 6:52am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 13/4080 Has anybody tried Firefly brand "carbon foam grid" batteries? They make some pretty wild claims.
260 Rudder Shaft GBGraham at 1:50am 04.20.18 Smaller Boats 5/628 My rudder shaft has a 9/16's hole right through the shaft 7" above the lower bearing. I can see no m
Three cabin Beneteaus? Macboy at 10:44pm 04.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4595 Hello from the MacGregor side! ; ) My wife and I are researching a year's sabbatical sail and in ou
lacing up the cable bundle for the mast. pics. just sharing. (7) tipsyravensailing at 9:39pm 04.19.18 Ask All Sailors 27/2386 hey guys. Q'A is over for at least one part: https://scontent.fdet1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30741
should I take a Hunter 170? Scott C at 6:28pm 04.19.18 Day Sailers 49/8771 I've been offered a Hunter 170 - for free - by a reliable source, a good friend in his 70s no longe
Sailing along Martha's Vinyard southern shore MightyMike at 6:21pm 04.19.18 Destinations 2/961 Warming myself in the glow of Opan CPN on my tablet, I am thinking about potential trips if this cra
Tohatsu 5hp 4-stroke dies Mac Bentley at 6:07pm 04.19.18 Engines and Propulsion 21/7694 I have a Tohatsu 5hp 4-stroke, just a few years old. Having carb problems I think. I use real gas. I

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Boom is twisting, advice please? (1) LakeShark at 1:35pm 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny I would inspect the areas circled in red for broken rivets, casting, etc. based on the d
Boom is twisting, advice please? pdxjohnny at 1:13pm 08.29.24 I definitely agree something is amiss. According the both the linked documents, my boom is rigged as
lifeline DaveJ at 1:03pm 08.29.24 Also, there are left hand and right hand threads. As mentioned, take one to the store to compare. C
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 FastOlson at 12:55pm 08.29.24 Quite an unusual mystery! I would, as suggested, follow the big cable from the master switch. Also,
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 12:25pm 08.29.24 One of those cables will lead him to a battery. You couldn't ask for a better lead to the batteri
What kind of propane regulator to use? (2) Rich Stidger at 12:15pm 08.29.24 Comments/answers are in the quoted text- ak down test on just the boat tank, gauge, regulator, and
Catalina 16.5 mast support pgandw at 12:10pm 08.29.24 Make sure when you do travel that you lash the mast into the support(s). Twice in 2 years, I have h
Boom is twisting, advice please? JRacer at 11:59am 08.29.24 Found this in an old post on this forum. CAPRI 22 manual (8/2001 version) \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Wheel to tiller David in Sandusky at 11:46am 08.29.24 I think a tiller is better up to somewhere around 30 feet. So I agree with your concept. But our ti
Treadmill alternative for the boat. JBP-PA at 11:23am 08.29.24 mermike 'Exercise bands work great.' Maybe so but with all the electronics they drag around with th
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Tally Ho at 11:18am 08.29.24
lifeline Johnb at 10:10am 08.29.24 :plus: Boat is 30 years old Or 40 if you are living in 2024.
Boom is twisting, advice please? LakeShark at 10:08am 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny the Capri 22 is a bit of a different animal than a Catalina 22 I am afraid. You may try
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 LloydB at 9:47am 08.29.24 From your post I am wondering if the PO decided to abandoned a separate start battery so they could
lifeline jssailem at 8:46am 08.29.24 measuring them would be the only way to confirm. :plus: Boat is 30 years old. Take pelican hook to
lifeline Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 08.29.24
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? randydandy at 8:25am 08.29.24 I have found butyl tape, and Bed-it, in particular, to be easy to work with; and much less messy th
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 8:20am 08.29.24 I realized that I could construct the manometer that you describe. It's the right thing to do bec
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 8:20am 08.29.24 I have found butyl tape, and Bed-it, in particular, to be easy to work with; and much less messy tha
What kind of propane regulator to use? American_Mainsail at 8:13am 08.29.24 I managed to trace the OEM regulator to TPA Engineering Ltd to a company in the UK. Unfortunately,

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