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Beneteau 461 AC instalation John Zienda at 1:56pm 12.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2014 I am looking for any information about the AC installation on Ben 461. Specifically location of the
cockpit stowage bin lighting - suggestions? Justin_NSA at 12:58pm 12.07.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1185 I'm in the process of installing an electrical subpanel in my aft cockpit bin/battery compartment an
Replacing wood inside the Cabin (1) Ghillieman at 12:19pm 12.07.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1769 I am looking for help on how I should replace a piece of wood in my Venture 22. The board that is in
1985 Hunter 34 Purchase (2) Mike Kegley at 11:58am 12.07.16 Big Boats 11/2358 Greetings everyone! Great forum here and it has already been a huge help with research on known iss
This One Saved the Cruise, (maybe even the marriage) stuartsw at 11:27am 12.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/635 Hunter Association of Puget Sound (HAPS to you, www.hunterpugetsound.com) is sponsoring a thread of
Engine Spares for Coastal Cruising stuartsw at 11:19am 12.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/4021 Hunter Association of Puget Sound (HAPS to you) is sponsoring a thread on engine spares for cruising
Bilge Hatch latch? freeheelbillie at 10:16am 12.07.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1187 Anyone have any clever ideas for locking down your floor hatches? Short of screwing them down that i
Cat Harbor for Winter Anchoring (1) Kings Gambit at 8:46am 12.07.16 Destinations 18/5852 The best cruising destination near here for late December is, in my opinion, Cat Harbor at Santa Cat
H216 Spinnaker Kit - wanted.. have sail AZExpedition at 8:33am 12.07.16 Day Sailers 2/684 Anyone parting out a hunter 216 or have a spin kit for sale? I have a sail - just would like the re
More on Chasing Bubbles rgranger at 7:17am 12.07.16 Ask All Sailors 13/2695 I did not want to hijack the earlier thread on this video clip so I started a new one... I could no
Foreign Charts shemandr at 5:35am 12.07.16 Ask All Sailors 2/318 We spent some time on Aruba recently cutesy of Jet Blue. I became curious about the waters around t
Catalina Smile (1) Solace387 at 2:21am 12.07.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2243 I am under contract to buy a Catalina 387 build in 2007. Today when i put on the hard stand i found
Tides Marine Strong Track All U Get at 12:03am 12.07.16 Ask All Sailors 23/4843 Hi all, Talking with Skip from Flying Pigs about boat issues he brought to my attention the Tides
Upgrading primary winches C38newbie at 10:31pm 12.06.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/904 I bought an 81 C38 and it has the Lewmar 48 3 speed winches. They are in good condition but would li
Waikiki, here we come! Scott T-Bird at 1:55pm 12.06.16 Ask All Sailors 50/3029 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 2/1157 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 1/317 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 45/7846 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 14/2090 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 10/4741 When I re-wired my mast I ran 14 gauge duplex wire to the top of the mast for the anchor light. My

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New Design Fresh Water Tank Source Steve_Catalina at 3:31pm 05.02.24 Ronco-plastics.com still makes all water tanks for Catalina. They have over 400 designs. With basic
Weeping Holes at Mast Step lacoursmarc at 3:07pm 05.02.24 Hi folks, your replies are very helpful and so are the pictures. For some reason, I don't see a weep
want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 3:03pm 05.02.24 What size winch should I be looking at? yes I would do the reefing lines at the same time
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 1:31pm 05.02.24 Just closing this out for anyone who might see it later. I used the self adhesive SS tape from the
replacing Spartite with traditional shims Richard19068 at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Maybe check rig-rite for mast wedges? It might help if you know who made the mast.
Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Sdiring at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Got a much better price at a different shop.
want to raise main from cockpit JBP-PA at 11:35am 05.02.24 Reef plans? Having the halyard in the cockpit and the reef lines at the mast can be a pain.
Weeping Holes at Mast Step Terry Cox at 11:33am 05.02.24 Can anyone recognize this setup and give me some advice? Had a similar problem with our boat and w
want to raise main from cockpit (1) Tally Ho at 11:29am 05.02.24
Weight of an O' Day 27 Tally Ho at 11:17am 05.02.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 05.02.24
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 10:58am 05.02.24 My H280 has a single lever transmission / throttle, and I assume yours does too. You may be referri
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) Rich Stidger at 10:47am 05.02.24 You mast leak problem is very common. It looks like you have a Z-Spar mast similar to the one on my
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:46am 05.02.24 If you're still looking, These are great and take up very little space. : Amazon.com Thnx
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:42am 05.02.24 Ruby ,our American Staffordshire loves the water ..
want to raise main from cockpit twodzusfittings at 10:14am 05.02.24 All of the above bolted down equipment will need heavy duty backing plates. Drill your holes oversiz
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:31am 05.02.24 I just started following this thread as my cabin lights are LED and have been for quite some time n
Outboard depth in water. pclarksurf at 9:14am 05.02.24 @Gene Neill aka sir mix-a-lot ;) That Cat's got back !
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 matts997 at 9:05am 05.02.24 I had a H280 for 8 years (great boat!). Agree with everything mentioned here. My fuel line pull kn
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 8:57am 05.02.24 I was searching for a swim pad to hang out on at anchor and found this photo... If you're still l

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