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Waikiki, here we come! Scott T-Bird at 1:55pm 12.06.16 Ask All Sailors 50/2458 Sue had a great business plan idea for her public relations employer, and it won a contest prize ...
Oceanis Clipper 331 'Cabin Door' Gnutcracker III at 12:23pm 12.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/995 This may be a really stupid question...... but I've just bought a Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 331 (200
Hunter 376 Gabor15908 at 9:53am 12.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/287 This summer I will attempt to repaint the top side, non-slip surface of my 1998 Hunter 376. I heard
SpeedSeal Life users.. Survey requested (4) Rich Stidger at 8:22am 12.06.16 Ask All Sailors 45/6793 For those of you who are using a Speedseal Life raw water pump cover plate, I would like to exchange
Heating the forepeak patrickkidd at 6:04am 12.06.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1801 How do you keep your forepeak warm? I am living aboard in San Francisco Bay and have a 1500W convect
Going from 20 gauge wire to 14 gauge wiring Bad Obsession at 9:04pm 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4183 When I re-wired my mast I ran 14 gauge duplex wire to the top of the mast for the anchor light. My
"standard" or "performance" mainsail for Hunter 140? (2) ColumbiaRiverDoug at 7:09pm 12.05.16 Day Sailers 8/2446 I am new to this boat, can someone recognize the sail as a standard or performance model?, I'd be gl
Bought the last outboard I'll ever need today. (1) RussC at 4:15pm 12.05.16 Trailer Sailors 20/2938 Our old 1976 Johnson 6hp was still chugging along, but I've been a mechanic all my life and don't re
new owner - Sail options for Hunter 23.5? Dfed at 12:24pm 12.05.16 Smaller Boats 6/2157 I am looking at buying new sails for my recently acquired 1996 Hunter 23.5. We do lake sailing, ligh
Ideas for Bow Light Mounting on Hunter 23.5 (2) evan709 at 12:20pm 12.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/858 My 1993 Hunter 23.5 has a bow running light that's mounted just below the cradle for the mast when i
I think these are electrical, but I'm not sure... (4) evan709 at 12:15pm 12.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1216 I'm replacing the ancient electrical panel in my 1993 Hunter 23.5. When I pulled the old one out, I
Marinebeam does it again Jackdaw at 11:27am 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 71/9297 Like others I'm sure, I've installed Marinebeam's innovative white/red LED cabin bulbs that switch c
40.5 Rigging Sizes redunculous at 10:11am 12.05.16 Big Boats 4/649 Exactly what it says on the tin I have certainly got to the end of the road for my rigging, do any
water through keel bolt hole macgregor 25 stan1628 at 10:02am 12.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2915 hello everyone, I inherited a 1984 mac 25ft recently, supposedly still in excellent condition. I pe
is this keel servicable? (2) newsailor72 at 8:01am 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 11/994 130838 130839 looking at a 71 cat22, the keel has got quite a bit of rust, especially the trailing e
Older Rhodes 19 questions Bocatura at 7:33am 12.05.16 Other Sailboats 0/851 I have an early R19 keelboat that appears to have never had ribs or floorboards - would it have been
Cape Cod Bullseye Bocatura at 7:00am 12.05.16 Other Sailboats 1/1922 I am a proud owner of a 1958 Bullseye that is currently being totally refurbished ' Awlgripped. My q
41 Deck Salon Laz Patriotus at 6:35am 12.05.16 Big Boats 1/30 I have a brand new Lazarette and Port Stern Hatch covers. If anyone needs one of these for a very r
1960(?) Rhodes 19 keelboat floorboards...? Bocatura at 6:35am 12.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2881 I recently bought an R19 keelboat #63 with sail #67. It has No floortimbers (ribs), or floorboards a
Catalina 30 woes equalvision at 6:11am 12.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/3494 Hello sailors, I've had my first big rain since I bought an early 80s c30 and I have no shortage of

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Tally Ho at 10:47pm 10.15.23
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Tally Ho at 9:49pm 10.15.23
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 9:13pm 10.15.23 We have the older generation Freedom 20 from 2008. I couldn't see anything in the manual that menti
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 7:19pm 10.15.23 We have the older generation Freedom 20 from 2008. I couldn't see anything in the manual that mentio
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 7:15pm 10.15.23 Just found a Victron Quattro II inverter/charger that might work. $1600. Let me know if you have any
H49/50 battery replacement marcham at 7:12pm 10.15.23 The Freedom 20 can be custom programmed for lithium batteries. (I'm assuming Xantrex Freedom SW 20 ?
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 6:41pm 10.15.23
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 6:40pm 10.15.23 that i will have to inspect further to see what will be needed .... pretty sure you or ward suggest
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 6:26pm 10.15.23 that i will have to inspect further to see what will be needed .... pretty sure you or ward suggeste
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 (1) dlochner at 6:11pm 10.15.23 what damage are you referring to on deck.
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 5:57pm 10.15.23 what damage are you referring to on deck. my deck is solid . no soft spots anywhere... unless your t
Legal Question dlochner at 5:50pm 10.15.23 The original post was a trap. It was presented as a hypothetical question. To which many relevant an
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 5:35pm 10.15.23 ok for one thing this hull is not plastic .or vinyl , its fibreglass. and the nose piece im talking
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage dlochner at 5:14pm 10.15.23 Good info. Thanks This raises a question I've thinking about. I know batteries have a self disch
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Ward H at 5:11pm 10.15.23 Epoxy may not stick to the flexible PVC black rub rail. You received several suggestions. Try the on
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge JoeWhite at 5:06pm 10.15.23 If you have a diesel engine you should not turn off the ignition key while engine is running. To tur
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location (3) SoSound at 4:46pm 10.15.23 Here are examples of what the breaker and ELCI look like on a similar era Beneteau Oceanis. Owners
Invest 94L jssailem at 4:18pm 10.15.23 I get this emoji from him all the time... It may be a weather eye..
Invest 94L kappykaplan at 4:14pm 10.15.23 James will keep his left eye on any developments and report... We are never sure where his right ey
Invest 94L (1) jssailem at 4:13pm 10.15.23 Yes... There is still time for lots of weather.. James will keep his left eye on any developments an

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