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therealbrianf at 10:17am 06.12.17
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Hi all, Would appreciate your help with a question on furler setup. Recently purchased a Beneteau
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Does anyone happen to know the size of the rear stay turnbuckle for a 25 1976 i.e. wire diameter, t
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So I have heard a lot of guys talk about replacing their flotation in their DS1 and maybe even DS2.
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I have a 2004 Beneteau 323. the stdb. side of the cabin top has imprints in the deck surface where y
Marc14857 at 9:00am 06.12.17
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unlike others I have not had many problems with my FP 6000 generator until now. The unit starts and
CapnGL at 8:04am 06.12.17
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Went out yesterday in my 26D. 5-7 knot winds. got both sails up no problem. sailed for about 3 hour
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Has anyone replaced the fixed lights on cabin roof of Beneteau? If so where did you get the replace
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Repair   (1)
rgranger at 5:19pm 05.21.24
A quick Google turned up many options
Repair
rgranger at 5:17pm 05.21.24
Or maybe you just need an end cap???
Repair
rgranger at 5:16pm 05.21.24
I had a gap like that on my Hunter 26. Fortunately the gap was on the transom near the motor well an
Mooring and bilge pump
Tally Ho at 4:43pm 05.21.24
I think adding an automatic bilge pump is important. Especially on a boat you are et going to check
Repair
Tally Ho at 4:38pm 05.21.24
What does the other side look like? Greg
Outdated Flares of All Types.....
Tally Ho at 4:37pm 05.21.24
I am in the electronic flare camp too. With DSC, GPS, Distress capabilities in our VHF radios, I w
Outdated Flares of All Types.....
Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 05.21.24
Having seen the slag from handheld flares and the remarkably short time 12 gauge aerial flares are v
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JamesG161 at 3:30pm 05.21.24
Any suggestion on how to fix this? I really want to make it look nice. Thank you Look here for you
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JamesG161 at 3:25pm 05.21.24
More to come soon on the new ZONEs set up by NOAA et al... John and I are doing this , since so fa
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pclarksurf at 2:35pm 05.21.24
How you attach might be very boat specific depending: but excellent diagrams at harken (albeit gene
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Tally Ho at 2:22pm 05.21.24
I usually buy a No-Pest strip, cut a few pieces off to put in my propane lockers and lazzarette. Th
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FastOlson at 1:40pm 05.21.24
If you like the table but need to shed some weight you might want to construct a new one using foam
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Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 05.21.24
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Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked h
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Brian Choi at 11:42am 05.21.24
I assume the cockpit table below is what you had. I had/have the same on my Hunter 386 / 46. Some o
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BAD ORCA at 11:04am 05.21.24
Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mo
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Do you have pictures? The Tinted Plexiglas is repairable. JIm...
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Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mov

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