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Bottom paint review Zephyr-Jeffer at 4:31pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 2/361 Interlux ACT bottom paint, for freshwater sailing NY Fingerlake. Did you find it easy to get a smoo
Looking for a Former Hunter Employee PilotPat24 at 3:44pm 02.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3355 Hello Guys, Does anyone know anyone that used to work for Hunter? I own a 1989 Alura 30 where I ne
Prop lpbosch at 2:44pm 02.28.17 Catalina 30 2/650 I am looking for a used good condition prop for my Catalina 30. I am looking for 13x10 three blade
Tung Oil? bshock at 1:34pm 02.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4960 Hi folks, when I bought my B361 five years ago the PO had done a fine job of varnishing the wood se
Air Heater on Hunter 38 (1) Sergey Vetrov at 1:10pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1335 Hello fellow Sailors! Just wondering is anybody has installed Air Heater on Hunter 38. I am planning
Portal replacement (1) Oliver at 12:17pm 02.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/495 How do I measure these Windows for replacement order? same both sides, they open and must have that
1989 Hunter 28.5 Forward Hatch Cover (3) thetone at 11:38am 02.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/821 My forward hatch cover came off during a storm last season and was lost overboard. Does anyone know
via the Octopus Islands to Desolation Sound? Kings Gambit at 8:39am 02.28.17 Destinations 65/7955 Curious as to what you PNWers think of this route for a visit to the Desolation Sound area in August
And so it begins... The V222 Restoration (10) Todd Atchison at 8:13am 02.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 67/8783 Nothing in life is free. We as sailboat owners know this to be a fact. A free boat, many times will
Lift A H260 Water Ballast with a boat forklift? jeffluken at 6:56am 02.28.17 Smaller Boats 6/810 Has anyone had experience lifting a H260 or other water ballast sailboat with a boat forklift to sto
Lazy Jacks ..or not? Lee Hadjiosif at 6:53am 02.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1231 Hi, I am in the market for a new "used" boat. My previous two boats had an in-mast roller furling ma
Irwin Citation 35.5 Any owners out there? tex at 6:08am 02.28.17 Irwin 0/995 Looking for Irwin 35.5 owners who can advise based on knowledge of this boat.
Boat type (2) All U Get at 5:19am 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 7/632 Hi all, What type of boat is this? All U Get
Stanchion base (1) Philip_Oceanis 361 at 11:22pm 02.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1080 I have managed to remove one of the stanchion bases of my Beneteau 361 as I need to fix the fibergla
1990 26S centerboard control line tube/volcano pics? texlan at 8:52pm 02.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1528 Hi guys. I just put my '90 26S in a slip at the local lake Pleasant, and am now faced with dealing
Weep hole cloydmilton at 8:16pm 02.27.17 Catalina 310 5/2679 I was advised to check weep holes in the mast tabernacle as a possible source of rain water leaking
replacing the water pump - gully water pipe Beneteau Oceanis 400 Fabian Vaca at 7:51pm 02.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1710 Hi, I just find out there's a small water leak on the pipe that goes from the freshwater pump to th
Morgan 45 Diesel Power glenncarib at 7:22pm 02.27.17 Morgan 2/2015 I am looking for a boat to live aboard in the south and cruise the Caribbean. The Morgan 45 seems l
28 O'Day ports (1) wing15601 at 5:58pm 02.27.17 Bigger Boats 12/2286 133613 My 1982 O'Day 28 has small opening ports instead of the larger fixed windows. Can anyone tell
To Epoxy or Not to Epoxy?? GMAC Greg McKenzie at 4:04pm 02.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1373 We purchased a 2000 Benny 381 late last season and plan to have her bottom spruced up this spring.

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Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 6:51am 05.23.24
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 5:59am 05.23.24 Thank you for all the input/feedback. I will be installing the second through hull (although drilli
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (1) sailliny at 5:18am 05.23.24 I have a C310 and I use the Snapit winch holder also have their radio holder.
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 5:18am 05.23.24 If installing multiple pumps, you will need multiple through hulls or a check valve for each pump.
Mooring and bilge pump Project_Mayhem at 5:16am 05.23.24 You are correct. There is a manual pump currently. I am planning to change out the current throug
How to make my deck look good? Project_Mayhem at 5:10am 05.23.24 A GOOD detail will take a at least 10 hours. For our older boat we use melamine (magic eraser) spong
Rigging dlochner at 4:45am 05.23.24 I recall the plates as Tangs. And you would be correct. :):beer:
Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 4:38am 05.23.24 I recall the plates as Tangs.
Electric Head conversion dlochner at 4:26am 05.23.24 The Sea Era listed at one of the CDN suppliers is marine size bowl at $ 1,285.00 plus shipping. We
Rigging dlochner at 4:23am 05.23.24 Could also be toggles or plates used to raise the forestay for a furling drum.
Rigging shemandr at 4:12am 05.23.24 Try Rigging Only.
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Mark Maulden at 10:44pm 05.22.24 In fact, the USCG tested them and found the SOS flashing pattern MORE likely to attract attention.
Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 9:27pm 05.22.24 Yes, near coast. Of course it depends on the urgency and nature of the help you need. Grounding or
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? higgs at 7:32pm 05.22.24 I would use West Epoxy and fair. At my club we use a body shop guy to touch it up. His work has la
Rigging rgranger at 7:25pm 05.22.24
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 7:25pm 05.22.24 There are commercial products that can be sprayed which are both environmentally sound and non-toxi
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Dalliance at 7:08pm 05.22.24 I believe the Orion Electronic Flare uses two D Cell batteries. I'm considering buying a rechargeab
How to make my deck look good? dlochner at 5:38pm 05.22.24 I agree, but you have to be very careful with the pressure and spread of the discharge and the dist
Universal M18 burning wires ? Richard19068 at 5:33pm 05.22.24 In case you haven't seen this, check it out. https://pbase.com/mainecruising/universal_wiring_harne
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 5:28pm 05.22.24 I was thinking of making some dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings to attach to eithe

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