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Release Outhaul Tension When Not Sailing? rardiH36 at 8:10pm 05.13.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/5386 After much-too-much time on my garage floor, I finally completed the cut-down and transformation of
Yacht Insurance renewal up 20%!! Rich Stidger at 5:50pm 05.13.15 Ask All Sailors 38/3691 Yikes! I wish my income had gone up 20% to match. Has anyone else seen this kind of increase since
DIY galley alternatives Monheganlover at 5:37pm 05.13.15 Catalina 22 22/9185 I have a '77 C-22. I am not finding much use for the sliding galley, at least not enough to compens
New rudder clarsen at 4:11pm 05.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/637 Need a new rudder on our 381. Any recommendations?
Bottom Paint Deleted member 117556 at 1:58pm 05.13.15 Catalina 310 6/1457 Hey All, Having the first bottom job done since I own my 310 and am using Petit Ultima SR 60 as is t
Vision-32 mainsail gate Bill23009 at 1:53pm 05.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1438 I have lost the mainsale gate on my Isomat mast of my 1990 Vision-32. I have been trying to find a r
Solar Power Installed (4) Regular Guy at 1:43pm 05.13.15 Smaller Boats 1/722 To support my board batteries when off shore power I installed one of those flexible solar Photo-Fle
Forward hatch sandpiper10471 at 1:36pm 05.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1179 Any 37C owners have ready access to the interior (liner) dimensions of the forward hatch over the V-
O'Day 15 help 02809bristol at 12:05pm 05.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/6026 Hello, Our family just adopted a O'Day 15. Needs a little work but should be sailing soon. Are t
Keel bolt leaks on a Hunter 23 Colorado Mountain Sailor at 10:35am 05.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/969 Has anyone fixed a keel bolt leak on a 1986 Hunter 23?
Custom woodwork (2) surfer100p at 10:16am 05.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1110 This my custom mohogany wood work. I'm getting into furniture and custom woodwork. Does anyone know
Destination San Diego Bay Kings Gambit at 7:14am 05.13.15 Destinations 15/4093 Going to do something new over Memorial Day Weekend; an overnight transit from Ventura Harbor to San
"New" kicker... braol at 6:36am 05.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/696 Well, my adventures into diesel repair (1979 Yanmar SB8) continue. Traced my lack of starting to no
Beneteau 36cc or 361 anchor wash down tomfoolery at 4:34am 05.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1340 I would like to run a wash down hose to the anchor locker. Do any 36 cc or 361 owners know if or how
Need help identifying Daysailer year RenntechE60AMG at 11:57pm 05.12.15 Day Sailers 9/6828 I just recently purchased an O'Day Daysailer 17 for $350 including trailer, 3 sets of sails, mast, k
Waterpump is leaking clausjepsen at 11:46pm 05.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/772 My volvo md 2030 is leaking tiny drops from the back side of the waterpump after I changed the impel
centerboard line Diana24061 at 11:28pm 05.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/664 I need help on the best line to use for raising and lower the centerboard on my Hunter 23.5. I unde
companionway lock (2) Jack at 10:17pm 05.12.15 Ask All Sailors 20/6126 Hi all... Has anyone else snapped off their key in the lock of the companionway hatch board? I
Lowering the table in the cabin clausjepsen at 10:01pm 05.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1008 I have a Oceanis 361 and it looks as if the table in form and hight will fit with the starboard sofa
Starting Yanmar Diesel Harry1110 at 8:48pm 05.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/5231 Trying to start the Yanmar Diesel on my Hunter 30 after being in dry storage for two years. Any sugg

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Beneteau 323 holding tank - is it full?? CapitalistSailor at 9:13pm 12.09.23 I have a similar problem and installation with the holding tank on my Beneteau 311. I have found tha
Width of wing on wing keel Art12050 at 6:56pm 12.09.23 The OP is looking for the widest dimension of the wing at the aft of the bulb. We have the same issu
Beneteau Spare Parts e_costin at 6:26pm 12.09.23 No connection to U.S., except for maybe sailing west next year. I'm in German, boat in the Netherlan
Rudder Dimensions on 1982 HUNTER 22 (3) SeaTR at 5:04pm 12.09.23 RPOLLITT01 My boat, a 1981 H22, did not come with a rudder when I bought it in 2008. It was a salva
Missing aft cabin door on 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl Astrochip at 4:58pm 12.09.23 Hi all I picked up a 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl that is in really good shape. I have done a complete ser
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 (2) Tom J at 4:28pm 12.09.23 Not sure if this will help you, but you could fabricate something like the davits I installed on my
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 3:58pm 12.09.23
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 3:26pm 12.09.23 The funniest thing about that sign is, there was a very real litigious complaint that caused that s
Width of wing on wing keel Sailor Sue at 3:01pm 12.09.23 I recently purchased a 1987 Hunter Legend 35 with wing keel. The boat is in the water and not acce
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 2:46pm 12.09.23 Do you think the internal regulator is enough to dial beck the amperage? No, most likely not. Why
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:38pm 12.09.23 The funniest thing about that sign is, there was a very real litigious complaint that caused that si
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Stu Jackson at 2:34pm 12.09.23 The longer fetches which align with the prevailing winds result in much larger seiches. That's the
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 1:59pm 12.09.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App dlochner at 1:54pm 12.09.23 Lake Michigan is large, however it long and relatively narrow at about 100 miles, Erie and Ontario a
Hollow Transom Surprise (1) Not Too Shabby at 1:37pm 12.09.23 If the swim ladder was attached without or with an inadequate backing plate there may be some disto
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 1:26pm 12.09.23 Yeah, I've never noticed their effects on current, as I've only noticed the effect when docked. We
Tidal Currents Trip planner App dlochner at 1:23pm 12.09.23 Seiches usually occur with a frontal passage. Strong winds push water across the lake causing the la
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 1:11pm 12.09.23 Yeah, I've never noticed their effects on current, as I've only noticed the effect when docked. We
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 12:37pm 12.09.23 Well, there are the seiches, and they can be quite radical at times, depending on where you are and
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 12:16pm 12.09.23 If the battery company says 14.4 is fine, then go with it. If you are concerned about alternator tem

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