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Buying Beneteau First 305 GregorLuv at 12:38pm 05.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4203 Hi Guys, So I came on these forums thinking I wanted a mcgregor and changed my mind so here I am ag
hunter336 fuse panel Jutta at 10:42am 05.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/785 Hello, having actually some problems with the power on the outlets and microwave, Both are not worki
Jammin Jr is alive (4) Jammin jr at 10:33am 05.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1221 The graphics guy just left!!! At long last, JAMMIN Jr lives. I almost cried when he finished. I hig
Ten Days Down the Oregon Coast with a Yamaha 30 Ameseys at 9:59am 05.28.16 Yamaha 0/2339 I like to take the boat somewhere a couple of weeks in the spring. This year, it was Portland to New
mast gate for an M25 RussC at 9:56am 05.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1723 I'm about to embark on fabricating a mast gate for my M25 and am wondering if I should just hammer c
Raw water intake strainer flow direction? (1) ChrisCall at 9:39am 05.28.16 Catalina 30 2/677 While replacing my thru hull and valve decided to replace raw water strainer too . When I look at my
Raw water intake strainer flow direction? (1) ChrisCall at 9:38am 05.28.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2724 While replacing my thru hull and valve decided to replace raw water strainer too . When I look at my
Raw water intake strainer flow direction? (1) ChrisCall at 9:35am 05.28.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/406 While replacing my thru hull and valve decided to replace raw water strainer too . When I look at my
Raw water intake flow direction? (1) ChrisCall at 9:31am 05.28.16 Ask All Sailors 2/538 123978
Take a moment to remember why we celebrate Memorial Day Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:54am 05.28.16 Ask All Sailors 12/849 It began as "Decoration Day"--a day when families of those who fell in the Civil War "decorated" the
Jealous of the boats already in.... (2) Maine Sail at 7:42am 05.28.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1225 This will be my latest launch in over 20 years. Yesterday I finally finished waxing the hull and the
H26 tiller-outboard connecting rod owner mod (4) jeffclown at 6:56am 05.28.16 Smaller Boats 8/2326 Connecting the tiller to the outboard has made piloting in and out of the slip a lot easier, and als
2016 C-22 North Gulf Coast Cruise (10) CaptDon01 at 6:37am 05.28.16 Catalina 22 7/1247 What a great 3 weeks it's been! We first attended the 19th annual C-22 North Gulf Coast Cruise a co
another newbie, hull #12502 rpludwig at 4:57am 05.28.16 Catalina 22 214/23320 Been lurking here for some time, (actually read 16 pgs of threads thus far), clearly a wealth of kno
H240 main battery fuse missing caverun at 4:49am 05.28.16 Smaller Boats 2/560 While doing some electrical work on my '98 H240 I noticed there is no main fuse on the battery- I ch
1999 380 freezer thermostat needed planoron at 4:20am 05.28.16 Parts Search 3/683 The thermostat in the freezer compartment has quit working. I think somebody just jammed the knob a
Emission label on Yanmar? (2) RichW9603 at 3:39am 05.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/3558 Hi all, I recently bought a 1989 Hunter 33.5. Got a great deal on it but one of the reasons for tha
Crack in mast of Beneteau First 40.7 Ian Lewis at 7:18pm 05.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1484 In have noticed small cracks (2 to 3 cm) on both the port and starboard side in the manufacturer's
O'day 22 Battens Capri at 6:47pm 05.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/883 Any oday 22 owners that could measure their Battens' width? I have a 30" and two 24" battens.
Balboa 20 restore- swing keel issue Bal20Greg at 6:16pm 05.27.16 Balboa 3/2928 Hi, I recently acquired a mid 80's Balboa 20' that had been stored away. I have encountered the swin

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Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:49pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:42pm 04.08.24 Where we used to keep our boat in New Jersey all sailboats pulled in bow first. When we moved to th
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 5:25pm 04.08.24 Think straw. I have a manual fuel pump. Where would be the best place to insert the hose?
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 04.08.24 Think straw.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 5:16pm 04.08.24 I guess it varies from location to location. Where I am you always take all your lines with you. W
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 5:02pm 04.08.24 Was the rebuilt pump correctly aligned / timed with the engine??? Excellent point! Yes, the timin
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 4:30pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 4:20pm 04.08.24 Correction on title "Catalina 310"
Bilge water smells like gas Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
"No Step" decals Crazy Dave Condon at 2:56pm 04.08.24 There were long discussions about the wants of customers and one of them was tinted slider companion
Free chafe guard twodzusfittings at 1:42pm 04.08.24 Fire Hose is built with three parts, an inner hose, an outer hose and a waterproof membrane hose in
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 1:42pm 04.08.24 @CbKl your welcome but most importantly you shared the information with others here on this forum.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 1:27pm 04.08.24 The point that often gets over looked in these discussions is no one is born with any kind of boati
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 12:54pm 04.08.24 it's a strange world . in my area I have seen boat captains who were professionals jump off the bo
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 12:42pm 04.08.24 It's already been said here but cannot be stressed enough. DO NOT jump from the boat to the dock u
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Roland5048 at 12:19pm 04.08.24 It's already been said here but cannot be stressed enough. DO NOT jump from the boat to the dock un
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 11:49am 04.08.24 I can't see any good from jumping off the boat without at least one line attaching the boat to the
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 11:47am 04.08.24 I have a Maxwell windlass and the clutch will work in both directions. Mine only works going down.
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? dlochner at 11:47am 04.08.24 My not a Hunter has a similar installation, the base and the stanchion are 2 pieces. I assume there
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dlochner at 11:43am 04.08.24 This would then give a "safety feature the system does not currently have, which is an over-load sa

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