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Beneteau touch up paint Syversens at 9:45am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2570 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 0/592 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 2/1033 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 9/2790 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 3/2809 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
New Lancer 25 owner here who needs rigging help. jk651 at 11:47pm 04.13.15 Lancer 4/2971 I bought a 1984 Lancer 25 on April 4th. The boat hasn't been in the water in 14 years (maybe more).
HIN Number Location? Fantasia MkI (1) Ron Inglis at 9:35pm 04.13.15 Fantasia 35 4/4148 Hi there... I'm the new owner of what I believe is Fantasia 35 hull #45. This is a Mk I version.
adventure CCrane2299 at 8:33pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 46/5724 Just finishing up my 51st birthday. Been puny feeling all year. Its been cold all winter. While I en
Decking Tommy T at 8:18pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1788 I am going to build new covers for the bilges. I am thinking about using exterior grade plywood. I
Fav ipad app for sailing Canonshooternb at 6:48pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2542 I just bought a new to me 28-2 Pearson and looking some electronics. For this summer I think i wil
Prepping iron keel Canonshooternb at 6:30pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2193 This past season has cause some water to penetrate the surface of the iron keel on my boat. The r

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Hunter 216 in light air chuckwayne at 7:53pm 10.23.23 rgrainger's suggestion to bear off a little to gain speed is a good one, as is adjusting mast rake.
Mast Trailer PaulK at 7:36pm 10.23.23 If you can leave the boat on poppets at the yard it would be simple to rig up some slings between th
Rough night Dave at 7:32pm 10.23.23 Earlier this evening @dLj shared a video of a rough night in his marina. The video itself was most c
Square top main on water ballast? SkookumZac at 6:41pm 10.23.23 I am fortunate to have an Evolution loft right here in Charleston. They did the measurements and des
Lantern Advice Rick D at 6:27pm 10.23.23 I have one in the main cabin of our Hunter 40.5. The best use over the years was offshore races when
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:19pm 10.23.23 I had to do this to transport my mast to a fabricator for repair after I launched once. My trailer
Mast Trailer (2) tom154ca at 6:17pm 10.23.23 Which boat and length of mast please. Do you have your sailboat on a trailer too? Type of keel
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger dmdiehl64 at 6:12pm 10.23.23 Hi John, Your sailing experience leads me to believe that you won't be satisfied coastal cruising L
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:11pm 10.23.23 What makes your mast unsafe to leave it with the boat. I ask as a trailer sailor I think my mast is
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:08pm 10.23.23 According to his profile, the OP has a C&C 30 Mk1. Taking the mast home might be a good idea if you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger dmdiehl64 at 6:01pm 10.23.23
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:00pm 10.23.23 I have transported a mast on top of my car supported by an extension ladder. It was only a few mil
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 5:56pm 10.23.23 Which boat and length of mast please. Do you have your sailboat on a trailer too? Type of keel
Racor filter size Tally Ho at 5:44pm 10.23.23
Square top main on water ballast? caverun at 5:43pm 10.23.23
Downeaster Fourm Dave at 5:35pm 10.23.23 Along those lines, another owner's forum here, for "Pace Ships" has a link to a web page, paceship.
Well, now Ive seen everything. Rltgold at 5:10pm 10.23.23 I was telling my brother in law about this and he found Jim's Little Boat video on you tube about hi
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Tally Ho at 5:06pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 4:36pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 4:31pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... strap first, if works, I'll n

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