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Battery Plan for Beneteau 43 DPW at 10:11am 02.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3824 Hi - First time owner, but sober for 6 moths;-) I have read everything I can find on battery chargin
Have 2 stripe kits Beneteau 331 for sale (2) highportsail at 10:09am 02.09.17 Big Boats 1/456 kits are green have beneteau name and various lengths of striping. Includes flag 75.00 for both plus
Xantrex truecharge2 Alternating Current Error Code RonRelyea at 8:10am 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1529 My Xantrex Truecharge 2 20 amp has been throwing an "AC Input out of range" error. Happened 3 week
A serious question. Scott T-Bird at 7:37am 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 147/10710 Is there a sailor alive who actually likes the song "Sailing" by Christopher Cross? I had one of my
Worth trying to repair? (1) gettinthere at 6:30am 02.09.17 Musings With Maine Sail 18/3559 This pic is the inside of the positive connection on my Statpower 1000w inverter. It was smoking whe
Asymmetrical Sheet Length/Type SVPardonMyFrench at 6:20pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 21/8881 Easy Wednesday night question... What's the recommended sheet length and type for an asymmetrical
H410 refrigerator box pictures? scottdube at 3:49pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 0/395 Does anyone have pictures of the interior of the frig/freezer boxes? I'm trying to get a plan from
Rigging costs? Scott T-Bird at 2:44pm 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 13/14033 Hello All, I'm interested to know if my rigger is quoting a price that is reasonable. I'm not doing
Shaft diameter freeheelbillie at 12:38pm 02.08.17 Catalina 30 1/730 I am drawling a blank...whats the prop shaft diameter on a 1992 Catalina 30, MKII Tall Rig with a Un
raising the boom on hunter legend37 riversloth at 11:54am 02.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/830 I haven't bought my boat yet, but already anticipating upgrades. So has anyone raised their boom fo
Folding and Feathering props freeheelbillie at 11:36am 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 38/7130 Its time for me to upgrade from the 3 bladed sea anchor I currently have and move to a folding or fe
Hot Plate Ring Stain shavdog at 11:03am 02.08.17 Big Boats 1/437 I bought a 1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 and there is a hot plate stain(ring) on the counter....first off,
BOLO Stolen 373 Beneteau (1) SameODay at 10:39am 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 8/784 BOAT HAS BEEN FOUND! Thank-you to all who helped uary 2 around 20:00. It has a white hull with green
Loose Foot vs. Fixed? H26 rgranger at 9:20am 02.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/837 Hello H26 and/or H260: I have decided to bite the bullet and get a new main sail. I got this H26
Rebedding deck handholds on an H36 (1) stuartsw at 8:50am 02.08.17 Big Boats 4/1025 I suspect that one or more of our port side deck handholds are the source of an interior leak we ar
Keel pivot little breeze at 8:11am 02.08.17 Catalina 22 25/3122 Hello again as you guys notice from my previous postings I have my keel out and now I m wondering if
J Andrew1988 at 7:48am 02.08.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1952 Q
Holding Tank issues EmeraldBay at 5:46am 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 17/3845 Goodmorning All, Any help or suggestions much appreciated. We are having an over flow issue on our f
Self furling jib Lynn McT at 8:38pm 02.07.17 Ask All Sailors 30/4311 We are looking for info... We are looking to get a self furling jib and would like comments on Fur
HUNTER 34 new rigging installation hunter healer at 5:27pm 02.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1628 HI Guys, I need your help here. I am stepping my mast on a Hunter 34 with 4 spreaders. I am installi

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Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 2:43pm 04.07.24 Thanks for the info, posted a few more photos in a reply. Looks to me like the mast is slightly pin
ghost striping / lettering residue dlochner at 2:33pm 04.07.24 Over time, gel coat oxides and becomes thinner due to weathering and polishing. The areas under the
Ruined mast or not a big deal? BarryL at 2:32pm 04.07.24 Hello, IMHO you can't tell anything about the mast when it is down. The mast relies on the stays an
ghost striping / lettering residue Skipper J at 1:41pm 04.07.24 Did you try Goo Gone?
ghost striping / lettering residue JoeWhite at 1:23pm 04.07.24 Yes, acetone, then wash with ample water to avoid damage to the gell coat. Bar keeper friend may hel
MORC lacoursmarc at 1:18pm 04.07.24 Thanks Will.Great profile pic!
Favorite roller for hard ablative? Drinky Crow at 12:52pm 04.07.24 Looks like a Simms R-890 is what's available up here. Says good 4 epoxys resins and adhesives
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 JamesG161 at 12:51pm 04.07.24 missing the nav table and some panels around it. look here H27 Jim...
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Project_Mayhem at 12:41pm 04.07.24 high speed road trip He said 10mph. That's like bicycle speed. In all honesty, this is essentially
ghost striping / lettering residue Project_Mayhem at 12:36pm 04.07.24 Have you tried acetone?
Ruined mast or not a big deal? cstan at 11:56am 04.07.24 I am not familiar with how the spreaders are attached on the 27 but I know how they are attached on
Ruined mast or not a big deal? shemandr at 11:37am 04.07.24 It looks like to me that IMG_1250 shows a dent right at the spreader base. Prolly no compression sl
Ruined mast or not a big deal? cstan at 11:36am 04.07.24 While hope springs eternal, bent masts do not spring back. A mast that has a curvature due to lack
Ruined mast or not a big deal? cstan at 11:35am 04.07.24 I am not familiar with how the spreaders are attached on the 27 but I know how they are attached on
Ruined mast or not a big deal? (2) cstan at 11:34am 04.07.24 @cstan please post additional photos so I can give you my thoughts on this mast issue. As a forme
ghost striping / lettering residue domer94 at 11:07am 04.07.24 problem is you can feel the areas are still raised ... i know what you mean about the fading / etc
ghost striping / lettering residue FastOlson at 11:00am 04.07.24 UV did not fade the areas under the vinyl over the years. Same problem for the original name and hai
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44am 04.07.24 @cstan please post additional photos so I can give you my thoughts on this mast issue. As a forme
MORC Will Gilmore at 9:33am 04.07.24 I have joined the Facebook group to learn more. Please share your findings. Good luck. -Will
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Alphadoofa at 9:22am 04.07.24 After your bulkhead is installed, I recommend you build the table like the original h27 has. Can't

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