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Lake Champlain Canal rajhnsn at 5:00pm 04.03.17 Destinations 17/7232 Has anyone done the Lake Champlain Canal from NYC to Burlington? Where do you have to take your mas
Happy Monday! Blakely Rocks Benefit Race SVPardonMyFrench at 4:40pm 04.03.17 Big Boats 0/335 A cure for monday office blues... 40.5 goes racing against big boats... aavZQJzt9OM from Seattle..
2005 H 44 Interior Cushions FREE Marc14857 at 2:37pm 04.03.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/569 I have a complete set of interior cushions 2005 H 44 that are in very good condition and are free if
Singlehand Suggestions - Hunter 25 WiscoSailor at 2:31pm 04.03.17 Smaller Boats 26/4268 Hello, Anyone have experience rigging a Hunter 25 (or similar sized small boat) to be more friendly
New-to-me boat-buying exasperation! justsomeguy at 12:24pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 46/2470 I've identified a beautifully staged IP35, 1990/'93, but am dealing with a recalcitrant owner WRT a
Isolating starter battery jmkinsfbay at 11:56am 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 4/839 Having read a Maine Sail reply in the past (Beneteau starter batteries are not isolated from the hou
Barient ST23 Winch Roller Bearings (1) jssailem at 11:47am 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1538 Here is a questions for your winch wizards. I have a couple of pre-1983 winches. When I look a the e
Under Counter Water Filters ChinaCat373 at 10:46am 04.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/604 I would like to install under-counter water filters on my 2005 Beneteau 373. Alternatively, I would
Keel Bushing installed out of round (2) little breeze at 9:25am 04.03.17 Catalina 22 20/1804 Hello everyone I was hoping someone could answer a question for me. I Drilled out my keel pivot hole
Oceanis 41 - side windows braddexter at 9:23am 04.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/970 Hi My 4 year old Oceanis 41 is moored in the South of France. What a pity Beneteau seem to be unawar
Size really does mater - first sail of the season (1) RussC at 9:09am 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 4/402 We've been going crazy, like everyone else, waiting to get back on the water. The day finally came y
Relay needed capta at 8:47am 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 7/506 I've been searching online for a relay to add to my alternator charging circuit, but have been unabl
1985 Hunter 34' named Top Hat GDanko at 8:39am 04.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/498 My wife and I bought a new 34' and named her Ulanor. We then sold her in 1989 to an Air Force office
H340 Cockpit floor remove ger123 at 8:16am 04.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/519 Hello! Have anyone informations, pictures or a manual how to remove the cockpit-floor. I want to i
Sheet replacement - line type stackwalker at 7:20am 04.03.17 Smaller Boats 8/1259 I'm looking to replace a few pieces of running rigging on the boat. Particularly, my mainsheet is n
New Tool (3) RoyS at 7:15am 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/818 Ever wish you had touched up the paint on your engine the last time you worked on it? Rust spots eve
Leak stains in aft quarters with musty smell (2) SeaEnemy at 8:48pm 04.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/656 134888 Good day. Nice to be aboard. My wife and I are looking at buying a 2005 hunter 44ds. I've no
Outhaul line size/length for 2002 Hunter 356 Knotallthere at 6:47pm 04.02.17 Big Boats 9/2119 Hi, I'm looking at replacing my main halyard, mainsheet, jib halyard and outhaul. I have located the
Merc / Yamaha / Evinrude Canonshooternb at 6:06pm 04.02.17 Ask All Sailors 42/7055 So I finally made the decision and purchased a Zodiac Cadet 270 and now looking for a motor to push
35.5 Hunter Legend Furler Question shavdog at 5:17pm 04.02.17 Big Boats 7/1052 I bought a 1994 35.5 legend...The marina is going to take the mast down and get it ready for shipmen

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Rivets Used jssailem at 7:15pm 04.24.24 Tef-Gel or Lanocote are the two products most used to help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corros
Not perfect launch day... jssailem at 7:11pm 04.24.24 Well done. :beer:
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 6:56pm 04.24.24 Congratulations on getting it working right! Reading the ad for the prop, it reads as tho one can i
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 6:36pm 04.24.24 That's a Lewmar 1 RE fixed light, if leaking from frame you'll have to remove outer frames and clean
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:35pm 04.24.24 It will be real obvious when you drill them out. I'd lean towards stainless but maybe have both re
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:33pm 04.24.24 Had mine removed and replaced last year. The rigger used aluminum FWIW. Thank you
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:33pm 04.24.24 Thanks t Thanks Rich a rigger I know said to use stainless with Tel-Gel ordered the later ain't chea
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 5:16pm 04.24.24 Congratulations on getting it working right! Reading the ad for the prop, it reads as tho one can in
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 04.24.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I need to correct myself - My thruster battery is a Gr
New Batteries and Switch ant302 at 5:03pm 04.24.24 Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batte
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 dkinzer at 4:47pm 04.24.24 I watched a YT video where someone replaced their prop shaft (while the boat was in the water!) by r
70 FT of LIFE LINE twodzusfittings at 4:36pm 04.24.24 I'll take it if @dLj doesn't want it You got it. Check your Private messages.
New Batteries and Switch (1) JamesG161 at 4:22pm 04.24.24 Any suggestions to make the battery install easier I would greatly appreciate it. Do you have the
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate (1) Sunbird22358 at 4:17pm 04.24.24 It seems ODay liked to abuse their backstays. On the Mariner (the 1st ODay 19), there was a short
70 FT of LIFE LINE Project_Mayhem at 4:14pm 04.24.24 I'll take it if @dLj doesn't want it
Instead of PropSpeed twodzusfittings at 3:31pm 04.24.24 @Rich Stidger: Yes, lots of rain, and the area is surrounded by agricultural farm land. Lots of Corn
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 3:24pm 04.24.24 Maybe it was a really bad year where you moor? Was there a lot of rain and associated land runoff t
New Batteries and Switch Stu Jackson at 3:15pm 04.24.24 Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batter
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ Jim Legere at 3:13pm 04.24.24 Not my sticky thread; Mathurin started it. Glad you found it. Plugging "H37C" into the Search bar at
Metal lathe BAD ORCA at 3:12pm 04.24.24 Had a coworker's glove snag in a lathe while polishing an axle, hold his finger right off his hand.

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