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Like 'Em Hard or Soft? robfmcc at 4:55pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3646 Trying to decide on a dinghy, hard or soft bottom is a difficult choice. They both have their pluse
Whisker Pole, Mast Track, and Ring KZW at 2:25pm 02.06.15 Catalina 310 27/8658 I have a 150 Genoa on my C-310 and could use a whisker pole. However, I have no mast track, and no r
Blasted engine water thru hull strainer (1) arf145 at 2:12pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/3740 My Beneteau has oblong strainer-type thru-hulls for the engine water and the dripless shaft seal. Th
Going to look at an O'Day 222- any things to watch out for? mookman at 12:35pm 02.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5665 Hey everybody, this weekend I'll be going to look at a 1984 O'Day 222. Are there any known issues I
Replacing outhaul in Selden boom syeldell at 11:51am 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1926 The outhaul on my 450 Passage frayed and broke inside the boom. Does the outhaul line run straight t
Hot rod sailboat jleblanc31 at 7:01am 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 49/6374 So I have an opportunity to get a sailboat but it needs a motor. I was going to fit it with a Chevy
Navico/SIMRAD NAIS-400 ais as gps source on NMEA 2000 (3) TropicalSeattle at 9:38pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2439 I Have applied this software upgrade: http://www.simrad-yachting.com/en-US/Support/Downloads/NAIS-40
Lazy Jack systems Pichin at 9:02pm 02.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3848 Hi, where can I find a Lazy jack systems for may Hunter 260?? Thanks.
28' sailboat (1) Corondalay at 8:54pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1957 An anyone tell me what kind of boat this is or how hard it would be to produce a title that's been l
New 310 Owner Steve in Fl at 8:50pm 02.05.15 Catalina 310 17/1920 Hello everyone, I just purchased a 2001, 310 :D. This site has been very helpful in making that de
380 Hot Water Heater with "the drip" Jay Meyer at 6:50pm 02.05.15 Big Boats 5/1240 I have a 2001 380 with a leak in the hot water heater. So how does one replace the unit. It is loca
A "boats only" BuyNSail at 5:50pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 0/72 Greetings all, new to the forum. We own Torrid Marine, and wondered what everyone thinks of the i
Impeller parts are here, now what? (1) DAVA390 at 4:49pm 02.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1302 New parts here, now what??? Actually, I am semi competent mechanically, you yung un`s wouldn`t know
Battery Use Survey Observations Maine Sail at 12:19pm 02.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 24/5731 As of this morning I have over 1000 responses!! While waiting for a new refrigerator to be delivere
Wipe out all sewer smells for good. brettkarst at 11:21am 02.05.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/51 RVTANKDOCTOR along with TankTechsRx has perfected a system that GUARANTEES we solve holding tank pro
Anchor chain All U Get at 11:21am 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2208 Hi all, Just thinking of the anchor chain and how it has been on the boat for a few seasons. How
Ground Wire Gauge cb32863 at 11:15am 02.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1089 So the ground wire on my new to me 235 has gone missing. Anyone know what gauge to use? Its the wire
Leak above salon table - 40.5 redunculous at 10:57am 02.05.15 Big Boats 6/1157 Hi all, I have a leak from the light fitting just above my salon table - has anyone else had this p
New Boat Discounts? Schomer at 10:49am 02.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2990
New Reef Lines H34 (4) Blackacre at 10:21am 02.05.15 Big Boats 24/2368 I would like to replace my reef lines. Does anyone have advice on the best type of line to use and a

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Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 11:00am 12.13.22 I'm going to do a deep cleaning, inspection, hose replacement etc and attempt to elminate the smell
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise shemandr at 10:06am 12.13.22 I met the owner of JY at the New York Boat Show. He had just bought the business and I think he tol
Evergreen (1) rgranger at 9:53am 12.13.22 ...the last guy that did that got a big write-up ...
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Leeward Rail at 9:35am 12.13.22 In light of the fact that much of the UK is on strike this month, I am not surprised... Maybe the pl
Single handing shemandr at 9:25am 12.13.22 Yes! Or both. I'd say more or less evenly. Adjustable can be annoying because the tail hangs dow
Evergreen LloydB at 9:21am 12.13.22 Pedestirans... ??? Well yes just thought I'd throw that out as a data point since the last guy that
Where is the fuse? Calif. Ted at 9:20am 12.13.22 Most builders use a GFI outlet first on the circuit to provide GFI protection to all the outlets dow
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:09am 12.13.22 Do most of you sailors have adjustable topping lifts or are they fixed and are disconnected after th
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort thinwater at 9:04am 12.13.22 People don't cook in 17' boats while underway. They are not making passages. Not that you can't get
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England rgranger at 8:59am 12.13.22 A German tourist thought it would be nice to watch the French/English match with some fine French wi
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England rgranger at 8:56am 12.13.22 An Englishman, a Frenchman, a ravishing blonde and an old lady are sharing a compartment on a train
Leach Telltales on the Jib thinwater at 8:37am 12.13.22 Unusual discussion, at least to me.... :) That is why I started it! I don't pretend to know the a
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise jssailem at 8:27am 12.13.22 There were times Hunter came to me for advice regarding repairs. Did you remind Hunter if it was a
Leach Telltales on the Jib FastOlson at 7:47am 12.13.22 Unusual discussion, at least to me. The jib tell tails have always been vital to trimming when on th
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 12.13.22 I know the boat well as I sold and serviced the 170. It is a molded plastic boat. I told Hunter to
CDI FF2 (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 12.13.22 For what it is worth! Note at bottom what is said
CDI FF2 (2) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:20am 12.13.22 211633211640 The photos are from a 23.5 hunter and the foredeck is the same as The 240 with a singl
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Joe at 6:28am 12.13.22 The best way to insure this won't happen is to install proper "chainplates" that will attach the "sh
Leach Telltales on the Jib thinwater at 5:38am 12.13.22 Interesting. Do you find that they stall sooner than the leeward luff tales? Slightly after. The b
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 4:24am 12.13.22

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