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Deleting a Posting Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 12.16.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1997 How does one go about deleting a posted article from the "Sailboat KnowledgeBase" ? Accidentally p
Colors Bleeding on Spinnaker Bad Obsession at 1:43pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/785 So my new Asymmetrical Spinnaker was used and cheap because a color bled into other colors on the sa
Beneteau Oceanis 31 gmerrill at 9:06am 12.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/6274 I'm new to the forum and I don't even own a Beneteau yet. I'm looking to move up to a beneteau 31 o
What's Up With Domestic Advertising? Rick D at 8:51am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2124 I happen to get a lot of sailing mags plus some weekly and monthly newspapers, mostly because they a
Bedding Fixed Port Hole NICK1951 at 8:49am 12.16.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1205 Maine, Thank you for the good information. I purchased butyl tape from you this morning. I plan t
8.0a Does anyone know what this was for? (3) jlillie at 8:47am 12.16.14 S2 15/2366 I've been curious about this structure located in the starboard aft corner under the settee since da
Transducer Question Earendil at 6:37am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1297 I'm a new sailor who just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23 -- sailing in t
Any Tartan 34C owners out there? sailnoproblem at 6:12am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/805 I bought and restored Hull #68 model year1970. (boat was built in 1969) Have several questions tha
Installing a television in the 30... Bob4203 at 5:35am 12.16.14 Catalina 30 5/2775 I have the u-shaped dinette arrangement that allows the port bulkhead to be void of the folding dini
House Battery replacement looking for suggestions drtsr1 at 7:52pm 12.15.14 Big Boats 12/2149 I currently have four golf cart batteries, need to replace. I would like to have longer lasting batt
Minney Update--Winches rbringle at 7:32pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1105 Minney's is for real. Thanks for the responses to my earlier post about Minney's Yacht Supply and t
Fresh Sailboat Listings thomas.dargan at 5:17pm 12.15.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2159 Would it be a good idea to open up the list menu for shoppers, by not requiring the boat Brand field
Wet core, would you buy? Ken Cross at 4:40pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 18/8092 I'm looking for a new (used) boat and found one we really like (1988 Hunter 30.) The problem is I fo
Motor Mount Bracket (1) bigpapaporsche at 4:33pm 12.15.14 Catalina 22 3/1081 I've noticed that our new to us 2006 Capri 22's Motor Mount drags in the water when in the down posi
Motor Mount Bracket (1) bigpapaporsche at 4:29pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 1/809 I've noticed that our new to us 2006 Capri 22's Motor Mount drags in the water when in the down posi
renaming a sailboat captain monk at 3:21pm 12.15.14 Seafarer 8/3430 dose anyone now about name change ceremoney?
Transducer Query Earendil at 3:19pm 12.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/729 Just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23. Considering adding a transducer fo
autopilot on a /Hunter 40? jumpphx at 2:14pm 12.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/699 Has anyone installed a wind vane auto pilot on a Hunter 40, if so what kind, how$$, and performance.
Alternator sizing marchem at 1:48pm 12.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/3872 Kind of a funny story: '82 Catalina 27 with a 5411 diesel. I was removing the alternator to get at
Main Halyard rstan2001 at 12:40pm 12.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/862 I have a Hunter Vision 32 Can someone give me the size and length of the main halyard ? Thanks in

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My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 7:37am 12.02.22 What I find alarming about that video, is the guy didn't understand his diesel engine. :facepalm:
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 7:06am 12.02.22 As long as I can get off the boat, and get out a mayday.. I don't see much difference in a fire or s
Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit (1) RoyS at 6:55am 12.02.22 You could purchase silicone sheets from Amazon and cut a gasket out of those. I have used that mater
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? DayDreamer41 at 6:12am 12.02.22 You can always add the gas shock, but you would need the little spacer that and guide that threads o
Binoculars (1) jssailem at 5:48am 12.02.22 I bought this one after some research. Very serviceable price $139 on Amazon. Brand. HOOWAY Object
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 5:41am 12.02.22 Overnight down to 70% on the house, which is a big loss for running anchor light, fridge, and freeze
Binoculars Parsons at 5:29am 12.02.22 When you say "no focus", do you wear glasses and if so, do you keep them on when you look through th
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Terry Cox at 4:57am 12.02.22 A typical actual nightmare for me involves sailing our 35,000 pound boat from deep water into a very
Catalina 22 Transducer Install David Matthews at 3:53am 12.02.22 Here is, imo, a good vid on a shoot through install bMp_cmbdhYw
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Rick486 at 2:34am 12.02.22 I have a 2005 H36 and during a recent repair discovered the Rodkicker from Selden had no gas strut
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak Mechone at 2:18am 12.02.22 Mechone, do you have delrin plugs available for others? I'd gladly buy them if so. "must seal the
Replace Lifelines (1) Joe at 2:06am 12.02.22 First, before I forget. You can easily cut the 3/16 SS wire with a jig saw and metal cutting blade.
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting Zencra at 1:33am 12.02.22 Quick question for any of you H49 owners who are fortunate enough to be on, or close to your boats.
Side Stay Tension Joe at 1:32am 12.02.22 I had not heard this before. Very interesting. Is the pressure on the rudder from the weather hel
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting jssailem at 8:30pm 12.01.22 What ever number, I would suggest adding a few extras. You never know when they might come in hand
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 7:25pm 12.01.22 I used WM a couple of years ago. They used a Machine swage. Cost for all SS lines in a size up from
Replace Lifelines dlochner at 7:02pm 12.01.22 The cost difference between DIY SS lifelines and those made by a rigger is very small. If you remove
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? shemandr at 6:51pm 12.01.22 Fire's bad! We had one on my Dad's cruiser/fishing boat. We were around 12 miles off shore. It wa
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover artboas at 6:48pm 12.01.22 we had same issue on our 2010 49. cut out and removed old plywood blocks and replaced with resin so
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 6:39pm 12.01.22 thanks Art I took that advice from you previously. the machine is actually quite a tight fit makin

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