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Deck light clausjepsen at 12:43am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1460 On the panel there is a switch for deck light on my Oceanis 361 from 2000, but there is no lamp in t
What's this ground wire and where should it go (1) Dannotti at 11:11pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1406 I found this large green ground wire laying on bottom of hull behind aft cabin bulkhead. It has a ey
Replacement Windex Diablito at 10:35pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 2/1204 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 376. She has been very nicely maintained but is beginning to need
Hunter 33 auto pilot upgrade Dannotti at 10:34pm 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 I am replacing my spx 5 and st6002 auto pilot with the Evo 100 and p70. I have the acu 100 installed
Beneteau 45 Saildrive Prop TFrere at 8:04pm 04.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1114 Have a friend who just bought a 45' Oceanis 2012 model. He is moving it and lost one of the blades
Aerospace 303 protectant on PVC dink Mark Maulden at 7:59pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1406 Cleaned up the dink several weeks ago and treated with it. Rolled it up until today when i took it
Homemade boom vang Sunriseflames at 6:47pm 04.15.15 Chrysler 1/5626 Anyone have any recommendation on making a homemade boom vang with some pulleys for my Buccaneer?
Poli Glow Canonshooternb at 6:23pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4758 I have read some of the articles from Maine Sail and Buff waxing but would also be intersted on hear
Adjusting the Mast Stays Rick in FL at 5:56pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 7/2206 Hi Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and my 4 port and starboard mast stays appear to be loose becaus
No Anchor light this season,electr. questions (2) DAVA390 at 5:28pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 30/5096 So, Ive had this P23 2 seasons now. Was proud of myself for fixing the lights and installing a new s
Shopping for New Sails entmejia at 4:52pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 17/2381 I received a small amount of unexpected hobby money, so I thought I would shop for new sails and pos
R & R Clipper Marine 21 keel lifting system hardware DreamCatcherCapt at 3:34pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 13/6164 Please help!! I am in need of knowledge related to restoration of my Clipper Marine 21 keel trunk a
Hunter 326 view Raeky1 at 3:06pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/811 Help!! I think I'm interested in purchasing a used Hunter 326. but have never seen one other than th
Hunter 460 for Offshore Use/Extended Cruising 29palmsailor at 2:27pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 27/11066 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January and are working toward an extended trip with probable offshor
Water in Hunter460 Chain Locker 29palmsailor at 2:20pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 5/1242 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January. It has holes just above the waterline on the bow outside of
Fan mount in v-berth ppm411 at 2:06pm 04.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1055 I'd like to mount a fan on the ceiling a few inches forward of the compression post. Any ideas on ho
Hatch Tent Bad Obsession at 1:37pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1966 I have found that having a hatch tent for a boat is really nice when you are out cruising. I have
Finishing Delrin CYQK at 1:01pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1951 Installed a new base for one of my foot blocks How do you get a smooth finish on it?
Towing/retrieving with all wheel drive (1) SamLust at 12:22pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 29/8399 I'm looking for personal experience using an all wheel drive vehicle to tow and retrieve a small sai
Simpson Lawrence Windlass letting go under gravity Jerry21707 at 9:04am 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1360 2007 Hunter 31 with a Sprint Atlantic Gipsy/Drum model 457. The unit works fine under power both up

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Precision 23 dock size Crazy Dave Condon at 1:36pm 10.13.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try JBP-PA at 1:34pm 10.13.23 It looks like the Erie chart has at least one additional more detailed chart available, do you have
Legal Question Crazy Dave Condon at 1:10pm 10.13.23 I found it interesting that a person new to the forum asked about boarding by the Coast Guard in nat
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 12:50pm 10.13.23 Yeah... I would want a little more detail than the 10 NMi scaled chart. Interesting that most of ou
Man the Boats... kloudie1 at 12:41pm 10.13.23 Wishing yall the best! We'll have a partial eclipse here in Louisiana and the weather is forecast t
Man the Boats... kappykaplan at 12:08pm 10.13.23 It is time for that last cruise. Is Hadley ready to take you?
Columbia keel question Crazy Dave Condon at 11:23am 10.13.23
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:09am 10.13.23 Don, I looked at some of those earlier but couldn't find one written in Taterese. Thanks. Capta, I
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 10.13.23 All right, all right, all right. So most of you are bragging that you're better than I am because y
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 10:49am 10.13.23 No. It works both ways either one can damage the other. Switching to silent mode only turns off the
Engineering Help Needed capta at 10:32am 10.13.23 The Polynesian pirogues usually use one "outrigger" made of regular old sticks. I don't think there
Engineering Help Needed Don S/V ILLusion at 10:27am 10.13.23
Water tank leak (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 10.13.23 Why do I remember that bit of trivia? I can't even remember what I'm supposed to get at the store w
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 9:57am 10.13.23 My friends on S/V Jibsea tell me there is a 1/2" bolt just beneath the companionway steps. I'll di
Man the Boats... Terry Cox at 9:47am 10.13.23 First Frost before Halloween? Nah!
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (2) JBP-PA at 9:46am 10.13.23 I have the same quilting problem frequently. Note that detailed charts are available, and I can for
Watches (1) Tater at 9:44am 10.13.23 I retired earlier this year and my wife come up with this. Solar, Bluetooth and it even tells the ti
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 9:38am 10.13.23 Maybe later than 1993 builds... Ours was built in 1991. I'll check the studs the next time to the
Wilcox Crittenden Replacement for Catalina 27 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:15am 10.13.23 The Raritan PH SuperFlush has a base that's designed to match the mounting bolt pattern of most othe
Water tank leak Allan12210 at 8:47am 10.13.23 [QUOTE="Ralph Johnstone, post: 1801449, member: 73635" This is how nozzles are added to all poly ta

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