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First 235 Hull Thickness cb32863 at 8:29am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/622 Does anyone know what the thickness of the hull is in the area where the transducers are mounted? A
Re-purposing used halyards IH82BL8 at 8:27am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3846 I just replaced my halyards and want to used to old ones to replace my jib sheets which are in prett
Beneteau 45 Code 0 vs Spinnaker SteveInMD at 4:25am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/11379 I'm trying to decide if I should order a spinnaker along with the code 0 for my Beneteau 45 or if th
Replacing 2 blade with 3 blade prop Broadman at 6:57pm 11.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/821 I'm a newbie to boat ownership and haven't sailed for years. A year ago I purchased a 1993 36' Hunte
High Thrust Prop Mikem at 4:40pm 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 49/6004 Our 1981 Catalina 25 (swing keel standard rig) is powered by a 1991 9.9 two stroke Mariner with a th
New style chainplates vs old SailShannon at 4:31pm 11.19.15 Catalina 22 3/1804 Replacing the bulkheads are first on the list once I get the new Shannon home. I was looking at the
Buying sailboat grtlakes at 3:11pm 11.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2075 Hey guys. My question is about buying a used sailboat. So I have no sailing experience, but really w
95, H26 wood panels rather than carpet. Astrozombie at 12:17pm 11.19.15 Smaller Boats 6/1060 I want to put wood panels on my H26 where the carpet runs along the inner walls in the galley and in
2011 Hunter 50 AC Purchase SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:26am 11.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/804 Hi All, I am planning to purchase a 2011 Hunter 50 AC in St. Pete that was never titled. It does no
Closing sink through hull ChrisNY at 10:00am 11.19.15 Sirius 21/22 7/2889 Hey everybody, I am now the owner of a brand new used Sirius 21 (1978). I keep in the water and wi
On the ball in Boot Key Florida (Marathon) Paul and Judy at 9:04am 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1278 We plan to spend 3 months on the ball in Boot Key and 3 months on the ball in Key West. Then head b
Check your batteries! Might not be the alternator! Nymph at 8:26am 11.19.15 Big Boats 7/2334 2014 Marlow-Hunter 40 with Yanmar 4JH5E (54 HP ' SailDrive SD50) and ElectroMaax 140a Alternator My
Marlow-Hunter 31 named on of Sail's best boats of 2016 Phil Herring at 8:13am 11.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1341 http://shoutout.wix.com/so/f8fe1e3f-3cfd-4a60-8e6b-829fa1c0d083#/main
Bigger boat Meriachee at 6:50am 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1546 There's always the question of a larger boat in our world, and here's a quick timelapse (another top
Hand Rail Refurb CRichardsDSX at 4:54am 11.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1072 After doing the necessary repairs to be able to use the boat for the better part of a year - it's ti
Font change Phil Herring at 9:03pm 11.18.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/475 You may have noticed :) the font changed Wednesday night. Serif fonts are easier to read and this i
M-H 31; 7.8 Knots... Really? Rick D at 8:59pm 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2454 Not to be snarky, well, maybe. Anyhow, I was thumbing through Sail magazine (I know...) and there wa
Reversing the keel winch? RussC at 8:02pm 11.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2675 It seems like such a logical modification to flip the keel winch so the handle is accessed in the co
Engine box insulation marchem at 3:12pm 11.18.15 Catalina 310 10/3020 2000 C310. The insulation in the engine box was apparently falling off and removed by the PO. I'm
Cleaning a prop Rodd at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/13717 This year I will not be removing my prop. There is a bunch of white scale on the prop, and I was wo

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Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:58pm 09.07.23 Hurricane Hunters in storm now.
Used sail? morbidfollower at 5:53pm 09.07.23 I have a 105% that I believe was off a J22 or something like that. I would look for some other si
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes (7) Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 09.07.23 I'm afraid all of the above bad news is quite true. But fear not, going into the heat exchanger is
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Fred at 5:52pm 09.07.23 A very illuminating and interesting discussion on co.com for those of you who might be in the marke
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Dalliance at 5:28pm 09.07.23 This seems to be a recurring topic. My response to related question last spring seems relevant. In
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks Terry Cox at 5:17pm 09.07.23 Unaware of any specs. Our 1991 has different types of seacocks. The cockpit drains appear larger tha
School's back in session cruise! Terry Cox at 5:07pm 09.07.23 Can yours do this? No doubt.
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) chriscampbell at 4:34pm 09.07.23 Love this forum. Thanks for all of your replies so far! I made a couple changes to the diagram to h
School's back in session cruise! (1) Hayden Watson at 4:31pm 09.07.23 Ditto here. Can yours do this? She made Star of Papillon for my birthday 12-years ago. :biggrin:
Invest 95L shemandr at 4:23pm 09.07.23
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes Tally Ho at 4:21pm 09.07.23
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kappykaplan at 4:21pm 09.07.23 but what about those missing vanes -Is it something I have to worry about or will the system just 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. kappykaplan at 4:19pm 09.07.23 I've never had a steering wheel. Is it called a "steering wheel", haha? Helm . . .
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 4:16pm 09.07.23 Sorry to hear of your troubles. I've got 4 sails with LiteSkin on both sides and have not experienc
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 4:08pm 09.07.23 I guess I will learn, but for finer control do people hand move the outboard on a H260, even if they
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. Crazy Dave Condon at 3:59pm 09.07.23 The boat was designed to dump the water out for less weight to tow. Hunter had a design team super
New Electronics Networking Help (1) Tally Ho at 3:58pm 09.07.23 I have a bit of a hodgepodge of instruments on my boat. The only things I purchased directly are th
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location JamesG161 at 3:57pm 09.07.23 If you have an on board Generator, the Blower may be there. My blower is located there. Jim...
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question (2) rpwillia at 3:55pm 09.07.23 I would attach the rudder sensor as it cannot hurt and in certain seas should help with performance.
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag Ted at 3:50pm 09.07.23 Sorry to hear of your troubles. I've got 4 sails with LiteSkin on both sides and have not experience

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