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2002 Beneteau 361 Mast Step Replacement (1) onlinelee at 11:38pm 04.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1743 121604 Hi, This is my first post and wish to thank members in advance for any answers received. I a
first overnighter of the season on the new boat (4) RussC at 9:59pm 04.08.16 Trailer Sailors 16/2325 The 3-4 times we've trailer sailed so far in 2016 it seemed the wind was always just right during se
Ok! Greetings all... we, wife and I are looking for our next boat JJShockley at 7:03pm 04.08.16 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1576 Help with what to look for over the obvious on 1979 O'day 23... any known problem areas... we are g
conflicting information about solar install? centerline at 6:39pm 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 55/5284 I have read 2 different ways for sizing the wire for the run from the panels to the controller and t
S2 7.9 Sail #185 - i am lQQking for YOU (1) AZExpedition at 6:05pm 04.08.16 S2 6/135 Hi I am looking at buying an abandonded S2 7.9 in Dallas area. She is missing some pricy hardware
Catalina 36 Mk I Mast support (?) drdanj at 5:34pm 04.08.16 Big Boats 2/1666 I look at boat listings to get ideas for things I might want to do on my 1983 Catalina 36. I've gott
The joys of boating Jalepeno at 3:55pm 04.08.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1012 Started up my 37 year old YSM12 at the dock last night. Started on the second compression stroke as
Looking for hatch photo, ~1990's 30, 33.5, 35.5, 37.5, or 40.5 (1) Phil Herring at 3:12pm 04.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/787 We're trying to help a guy with a 1989 Hunter 30. It sounds like a prior owner replaced the hatch h
Canadian boat insurance. Karyon at 2:18pm 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1133 Need to get my 23.5 hunter insured with a trailer, what is the ball park one should pay? The boat w
Patching pvc dinghy Ken13559 at 1:36pm 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1101 I'm putting additional patch material over and existing at the corner of transom bottom and tube joi
Replacing the Water Pump in a 1956 Evinrude 7.5hp Greengas at 1:19pm 04.08.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/3777 Well, the title of the post says it all, except, I am a real novice in working on engines. I am hop
GPS/computer interface capta at 12:14pm 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1424 I would like to install a GPS at the chart table to give me course, speed, etc which can be easily c
INMAR Boats as a Dingy Capt Strapfoots at 12:12pm 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 19/10793 I am looking at an INMAR as a tender for my sailboat anyone have any experience with them. Here is
RRRRRRRR Halyard Guystapo at 10:36am 04.08.16 Musings With Maine Sail 19/3295 I recently bought a 1986 Catalina 30 that is in decent shape. One of the things needing replacing wa
House Batteries jim.odom at 10:29am 04.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2347 How many house batteries should I have for my 373, and can I just wire them in parallel?
Laz hatch compatibility GDTRFB at 10:22am 04.08.16 Catalina 22 1/632 As I was sailing yesterday in the beautiful 82 degree weather here in Seattle (yes, it was actually
Whale Encounter in SoCal Rick D at 8:07am 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 9/877 http://www.easyreadernews.com/75026/blue-whale-strikes-boat-palos-verdes-peninsula
Running Wiring in a 260 tgrass462 at 7:45am 04.08.16 Smaller Boats 19/2315 We installed a new VHF radio in our Hunter 260. We are now attempting to run wiring from the radio
News feed (1) Meriachee at 7:38am 04.08.16 Sails Call Lounge 24/2745 This was in the morning's news feed. Say it isn't so!
Toilet lubricant Ken Cross at 7:36am 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1218 This question may be for Peggy??? I have a Raritan toilet (new to me) but my question is about lubri

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Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:45pm 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 12:45pm 03.02.24 I went down this road a couple of years ago. The hoses on the Yanmar are metric, not SAE. That means
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 12:42pm 03.02.24 I assume you have frameless ports. Plexiglass, generically Acrylic, is a better choice than Lexan,
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to kee
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Sounds like you'll miss them, and vice-versa. Hope for you that the watch would have been more usef
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:39pm 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 11:48am 03.02.24 If you read the 1/2B article you will see I still advise an ACR. That combiner is just a version of
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:31am 03.02.24 Looking at big boats, I once imagined owning a 50ft Maple Leaf that was for sale near my home. Noth
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 11:00am 03.02.24 Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I have their
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 10:55am 03.02.24 For my education, why would you keep the combiner instead of going to a 1-2-both switch wired as yo
Midship spring line cleat on 315 sailme88 at 10:40am 03.02.24 What SJN said !
Midship spring line cleat on 315 andrewbredow at 10:32am 03.02.24 Bought a pair of these last year, fit perfect on my 310: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3Y2N
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (2) twodzusfittings at 10:26am 03.02.24 Took advantage of a nice day. Applied the Seadek to the cabin top and then installed the Companion w
Battery combiner, is this best? JamesG161 at 10:08am 03.02.24 Xantrex Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I h
Midship spring line cleat on 315 SJN at 9:39am 03.02.24 Easy. No added holes. Get cleats that fit onto the genoa track.
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 9:37am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Drop Keel LesCayere at 9:30am 03.02.24 Gloucester yachts Gloucester 22 ManualsManualsLibhttps://www.manualslib.com Got it Thank You
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 9:19am 03.02.24 1. I am hoping to move up to somewhere between a 28 and 34 ft boat by the end of this year or spri
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? danooxnard at 9:04am 03.02.24
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. MitchM at 8:56am 03.02.24

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