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Installing speakers on a Beneteau 361 cockpit Philip_Oceanis 361 at 10:47pm 05.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2208 I am planning to install cockpit speakers on my boat. I know that the "factory speakers" were used t
Frozen locknut on Stuffing box Canonshooternb at 8:36pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 39/5957 The locking nut on my bronze stuffing box is frozen. I have brushed away all of the green oxidizat
Which autopilot to install? Larry737 at 7:59pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2048 I am in the process of purchasing a Hunter 40.5 with Raymarine ST60 instruments but no autopilot. An
272 Salon Convertible Queen Berth (4) agprice22 at 7:19pm 05.29.16 Bigger Boats 5/762 my wife and I decided we wanted to sleep in the salon. We replaced the teak rails on the faces of th
Painting headliner (2) FlimFlamII at 6:14pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1005 Does anyone have a suggestion for the type of paint to use to cover/seal and old headliner? This is
irwin 37' centercockpit arelic1949 at 4:49pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 2/422 made in march 1980:does anyone know is it a Mark IV, or Mark V
Precision 21 Centerboard Problem Tom on P21 at 4:02pm 05.29.16 Precision 2/3851 Hi, Looking for guidance on repairing a centerboard failure on a Precision 21. The centerboard on
Mast winch? gjordan at 3:19pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 12/2527 Another question. What size halyard winch and base would be correct for mast mounting on a cat 22? I
Jib Hanks??? gjordan at 3:10pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 4/1015 What size jib hanks do we use on our Cat 22s? I want to order 4 or 5 to put on my drifter, since a f
Crossed over to the dark side (3) dgreen1991 at 2:17pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 30/2052 124023 124024
Hunter 29.5 Advice Henrique at 1:10pm 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2733 Hi, I'm planning to change my good and old Maxi 77 for something more "familiar friendly", and recen
Leather Wheel Cover EJWash at 12:19pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3803 Hi All, Wanting to install a leather wheel cover on my Catalina C-30 (28" helm). I'd like to hear
Flag �tiquette or rules on a US documented vessel NiceBeny at 11:17am 05.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/6201 I know the US flag needs to be flown in other countries correct? but what about in the US? and can o
Galley/Cabin Trim Advice Needed (1) hdhr289 at 9:47am 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/546 I am considering building a shelf that extends over the galley counter/sink area on my 2012 Hunter 3
Tuning my hunter 386 magicmist at 9:13am 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/344 I just got my 2004 Hunter 386 and her mast was derigged to transport her. Can anyone give me some gu
Keel J Bolts Hop at 8:49am 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 5/572 Does anyone know of J bolts pulling from a lead keel? My '86 Pearson 33 for the first time showed a
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (3) seadaddler at 7:09am 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/353 Have over 30 boats from PGSC at Pelican Bay Charlotte Harbor great weather for our pot luck and
Need CDI Furler help. Ed Schenck at 6:57am 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 5/592 My friend's new to her boat has a CDI Furler which I believe is an FF3. But it does not exactly loo
Need help with sourcing a sliding companionway hatch Hobopacket at 6:42am 05.29.16 Catalina 22 7/875 So my sliding hatch fell off doing 65mph down the freeway. Talk about a bad day on the way to the la
HQST FLEXIBLE SOLAR, VICTRON MPPT CONTROLLER, BALMAR MC-614 REGULATOR AND INEXEPENSIVE AMP CLAMP NICK1951 at 6:11am 05.29.16 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3747 HQST FLEXIBLE SOLAR, VICTRON MPPT CONTROLLER, BALMAR MC-614 REGULATOR AND INEXEPENSIVE AMP CLAMP He

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Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 09.07.23
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 2:33pm 09.07.23 The Macgregor 26x was often motored with water ballast out, and then 1 wavy day the boat flipped and
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 2:31pm 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER P
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:29pm 09.07.23 I wonder if for hurricanes would be worth it to pump water INSIDE the hull to make a less movable
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:26pm 09.07.23 There was someone on here (I forget who now) who was able to use an air mattress pump to push air in
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX labrmnus at 2:22pm 09.07.23 Thanks all, I am leaning 4 stroke, even though the rest of Mercury 4 strokes have up top a bubble lo
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 2:16pm 09.07.23 Thanks, good tips. Is there a benefit to EVER pumping out the water ballast while at the dock, like
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:07pm 09.07.23 Keep the centerboard down for sailing or motoring. I tried motoring once with it up. It was like dr
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range rgranger at 2:03pm 09.07.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (4) rgranger at 1:59pm 09.07.23 I see your battery peeking out ...s through some holes to clean that area up (Like I mocked up in t
Invest 95L BigEasy at 1:56pm 09.07.23 All of them are Heroes !!! :clap: Jim... Yes they are & their service has saved lots of lives
Invest 95L (1) Rick486 at 1:39pm 09.07.23 It appears the juju isn't improving too much....if we still had the big boat I'd be talking to the y
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX dlochner at 1:27pm 09.07.23 Take off the hood, is there an oil fill? Is there a round light near the choke on the front of the
In hull transducer dlochner at 1:24pm 09.07.23 In-hull transducers have dispelled the old tale that they need to be installed in a liquid medium.
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX Timm R Oday25 at 1:15pm 09.07.23 I'd say almost with 100 percent certainty that it is a four stroke
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 1:03pm 09.07.23
Used sail? LakeShark at 1:02pm 09.07.23 I currently have a 135 on a furler but I want to try the hank on variations to see how it goes. Im
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 12:57pm 09.07.23 It's hard to trace the origin of the damage. The initial damage could have occurred while the sail
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 09.07.23 In-hull transducers have dispelled the old tale that they need to be installed in a liquid medium.
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range Benny17441 at 12:47pm 09.07.23 They normally operate to midway in the Atlantic and out to the area of the Hawaiian Islands. In th

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