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lost!!! please help! futuresailor at 3:06pm 04.14.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2098 I've been sailing with friends and family for a while and now im wanting to buy a sailboat of my own
Auto Pilot For H376 tbleonard at 2:38pm 04.14.15 Big Boats 4/1112 I Am Looking To Add An Autopilot To My 1997 H376. My Other Electronics Is Raymarine. Any Suggestio
Cayenne pepper in bottom paint shebakescakes at 1:38pm 04.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/3241 Has anyone heard of using cayenne pepper as an additive before bottom painting their boat? I had som
Boom rigging sloanstavern at 12:59pm 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1509
O'day 26 overpowered easily with 150% genoa? BelladonnaII at 11:07am 04.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1803 This has been my first sailing season on my new to me boat. I have roller furling that currently has
need wiring diagram for 2005 Mac 26M fortunare at 10:34am 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1157 I recently bought a 2005 Mac 26M. Great boat but my motor works on one battery but none of the othe
Beneteau touch up paint Syversens at 9:45am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2571 Hey all, I'm starting to fix some of the old holes and cracks that's been made over the year, su
fixed port trim ring replacement John24475 at 9:25am 04.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/593 I have a 2003 Hunter 326 and am in need of finding a supplier for the plastic fixed port trim ring f
General opinion of Nesting dingy's? MrBill_FLL at 8:15am 04.14.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1141 Starting a new thread... I've though of building one of these stitch and glue boats. the nesting
Sound Proofing Panel Fire Rating PGIJon at 8:07am 04.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/895 Good Morning... I am looking at replacing my engine's soundproofing with a material that is fire
Mast Wires in Compression Post? TDudley at 7:57am 04.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1034 I saw a gentleman post pictures of his compression post from a Hunter 36 and it had a channel runnin
Fuel fitting on HDPE tank (1) Claude_Labrecque at 7:50am 04.14.15 Big Boats 6/1018 I need to remove the flexible hose on this fitting on top of my fuel tank. Unfortunately the tank w
mast head light mmsailor at 6:56am 04.14.15 Smaller Boats 7/1602 Last year I replaced the bulbs in my mast head light as well as the lenses . I just assumed (wrong )
23.5 motormount mmsailor at 6:52am 04.14.15 Smaller Boats 20/2935 The wood motor mount on my 23.5 needs some attention . It appears to be secured with two bolts . I w
average life of aluminum tanks richny at 5:03am 04.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2795 I'm looking at a 2003 Hunter 356. Am I close to replacement after 12 years since new of the water,
Anchor roller extension clarsen at 3:22am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2810 I need some sort of extension on my 381 to keep my Bruce anchor away from my bow. Any suggestions?
Larger Crank Case Pulley rajhnsn at 3:18am 04.14.15 Bigger Boats 3/926 I needed to replace my crankcase pulley on my M25 21 horse power Universal Diesel motor. When the t
Hunter 40.5 displacment/weight. Hunter legend collabsa at 3:17am 04.14.15 Big Boats 2/1012 Hi, Going to have my 40.5 launched soon, first time since I bought it and first time in 15 years fo
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity, Jig. Roger Long at 2:10am 04.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/1621 This old piggy in his little trawler yacht disguised as a sailboat is feeling pretty good. C ' D C
Steering quadrant access on H36 sailboss at 1:03am 04.14.15 Big Boats 6/2175 I'm in the process of buying a 2004 H36. The surveyor wanted to take pictures of the rudder head, s

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Lantern Advice Kings Gambit at 6:04am 10.25.23 Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 4:24am 10.25.23 Kerosene burns brighter than lamp oil but does give off the kerosene odor. The Aladdin mantle lant
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 10.25.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 2:31am 10.25.23 220965
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:49am 10.25.23 Just a note - lamp oil, or what is being called paraffin, is a purified kerosene, also a paraffin. K
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Stu Jackson at 9:32pm 10.24.23 Yes, it will - I had a Catalina 25, used a Johnson 1.2 hp, my "egg beater" air cooled engine to run
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? rgranger at 7:51pm 10.24.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 6:53pm 10.24.23 You actually answered many of your own questions as already pointed out, but I will give you my 2 c
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction rgranger at 6:48pm 10.24.23 You probably can on that one but the 1995 vintage is a way different model. It looks like the moto
Mast Trailer rgranger at 6:46pm 10.24.23 If you look to the left of each post, it shows the poster's avatar (mine is a picture of our boat).
House Battery Condition Terry Cox at 6:26pm 10.24.23 When I left on my cruise north into British Columbia the first part of July, the 12 year old dual 8D
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 5:57pm 10.24.23 Do you buy the lamps at home Depot or the fuel? We purchase fuel at Home Depot. You can purchase t
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:51pm 10.24.23 They also go through fuel much faster than wick based lamps - at least the gasoline ones do. I've n
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:43pm 10.24.23 No and no. We've had one for years. They look nice with a comfortable ambient light. If you want a
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:41pm 10.24.23 @dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... (much warmer) and your boat is smaller.
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:41pm 10.24.23 And the print - books and laptop.
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:40pm 10.24.23 How long do you want to read? And how small is the print? These lamps are more for use as general
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Tally Ho at 4:47pm 10.24.23 They are 26M's and 26X's, not 28 BTW. You are right! 26 footers.
House Battery Condition Tally Ho at 4:44pm 10.24.23 If I had a separate start battery, I would just continue to use the house back until it got to a poi
New Sails Tally Ho at 4:30pm 10.24.23

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