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Bow thrusters - how important are they, and at what length are they a must? Paula at 10:23am 02.09.17 Big Boats 68/13204 Looking at the larger hunters 36 to 43, some have bow thrusters and some don't. I see some instal
Battery Plan for Beneteau 43 DPW at 10:11am 02.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4067 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 1/476 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 13/1623 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 147/11538 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 18/3656 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 21/9361 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 0/419 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 13/15055 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 1/753 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 11/848 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 38/7515 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 1/461 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 8/806 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 10/882 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 4/1082 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 25/3212 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 16/1999 Q
Holding Tank issues EmeraldBay at 5:46am 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4054 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 30/4512 We are looking for info... We are looking to get a self furling jib and would like comments on Fur

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Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 12:06am 05.29.24 That's a Boomkicker All the cool kids have one. Though yours looks old enough to be a precursor or
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? adamv at 11:13pm 05.28.24 thanks - of course i'd like to minimise the level of project and of cost (and also long term mainten
3GM30F Service Issue Mark Maulden at 10:51pm 05.28.24 I don't really know the answer to this question - but it could well work. Ether does not provide lu
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (5) Coloradonosea at 9:44pm 05.28.24 Heres the old/moldy white silicone caulking that was all around the boat, covering the metal rail an
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? Stu Jackson at 8:56pm 05.28.24 Yes use the hole that's there to get a sharp tool inside it and twist. Otherwise, take the housing
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? Boiler at 8:35pm 05.28.24 The lofts already have the sail plans in their data base, it only takes them a couple of minutes to
Engine fire Boiler at 8:31pm 05.28.24 What is scary is that the fire suppression system does not appear to have done its job.
Merit 22 owners (1) jefstr at 8:26pm 05.28.24 Hello Merit owners A friend gave me his Merit 22 and I have been having fun working on it and hope t
Hunter 335 what is the largest mainsail of in mast furling FDL S2 at 7:33pm 05.28.24 I agree with Greg. But if I needed to go with a used sail for whatever reason, the maximum dimension
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator michel06440 at 7:15pm 05.28.24 sorry you need to understand rudder angle indicator thank you
Hunter 335 what is the largest mainsail of in mast furling Tally Ho at 7:03pm 05.28.24
Fabric search morbidfollower at 6:42pm 05.28.24 I was wrong on the spots being gold, I think they were originally white and have yellowed with age.
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jssailem at 6:09pm 05.28.24 You might try an easyout. It is at least worth a try. :plus: You already have a centered hole to u
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:05pm 05.28.24 2017, I removed the mast on my 1973 boat, a Cal35 Cruiser, for refurbishing. I had multiple chain pl
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? shemandr at 5:54pm 05.28.24 ...If you live long enough, you learn. But you have to keep living... to continue to learn.
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 5:08pm 05.28.24 Thanks for that. I am able to start the engine with ether. Would simply occasionally running the en
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? smokey73 at 5:00pm 05.28.24 You might try an easyout. It is at least worth a try.
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? SimonHGR at 4:42pm 05.28.24 Interesting, it's clear that the comments about maintenance and inspection are well founded. For my
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 4:13pm 05.28.24 The sail is original, but has been rarely used. Regardless of the leech stretch, I believe lengtheni
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 PaulK at 4:12pm 05.28.24 You leave the mast in and don't adjust the forestay? The sail may have stretched, as Kappy suggests

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