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Dog Catcher Ken_Smith343 at 5:55am 03.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1930 It's got a new puppy that's going to be around 15-20 lbs when full grown. We have a life jacket for
On the Bottom Rummur at 5:49am 03.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/996 I have a Beneteau 39 Oceanis that has been on the bottom in 3 feet of water for 14 days. The keel i
Plexiglass hatches Dan DeNeal at 5:07am 03.15.15 S2 15/5221 My 7.3 hatches are in need of replacement, the one on the fore deck is severely crazed and the curve
Exhaust Muffler Jtacqua at 8:40pm 03.14.15 Catalina 310 7/1538 Hello all, Starting the spring clean up and servicing for 2015. The service technician at the mari
Battery setup on a 23.5 SFKjeld at 8:28pm 03.14.15 Smaller Boats 7/1237 Got my first real look at my new to me 23.5. Batteries were my first concern. A marine battery for t
Spinaker for Catalina 22 ? polarbear at 6:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 5/1008 Wondering if Catalina 22 can use a spinaker. Tried to check search but found nothing for the 22.
14133 Clean up! (4) T_Cat at 5:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 56/5754 Ok I actually got to spend a couple of hours cleaning up my girl. First a light pressure wash to get
Truedesign through hulls and seacocks MWybo at 5:01pm 03.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2158 Hi. Does anyone have experience with the Truedesign through hulls and seacocks from New Zealand?.
Pox (2) FlimFlamII at 4:51pm 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6997 My boat has a serious issue with pox. It was pulled three years ago and the pox dealt with at that
PVC board used on the head walls on my Catalina 30 MKIII (12) pmirenda at 4:36pm 03.14.15 Catalina 30 21/7738 PVC used on the walls in the head on my Catalina 30 MKIII Due to some deck leaks I had to cover the
M 25 Decal for main sail raycraft99 at 4:19pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/987 Hi there, I have a 1985 and the main sail is faded to white, you can see the decals were there at
Removing bottom paint from boat (1) ris at 3:56pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1904 Testing different ways to remove bottom paint on 26x. Tried sanding, it is very dusty and really nee
Hunter 290 -Table modifications?? SteveH290 at 2:26pm 03.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/994 I have a Hunter 290. The main cabin table is very awkward and takes up a huge amount of space. We re
Pointing ability of H40 shoal draft v Deep draft (1) kenackerman at 2:16pm 03.14.15 Big Boats 16/2717 I've searched and read previous posts on this forum but haven't found any direct comparisons of poin
The End of the Cruise (4) Roger Long at 1:52pm 03.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 0/1937 The end of cruising sometimes sneaks up on you. Little by little, the sense of timeless freedom lea
back at it Redbeard33 at 12:41pm 03.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1474 After a long period of inactivty both on the forum and on the boat (don't make the mistake of thinki
Jammed roller furler, Jib in pieces Chiriqui at 10:35am 03.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/874 Well almost pieces. Beyond repair here at least in the Rep of Panama. A small roller on the line tha
Y valve Replacement procedure? 1 Salty Dog at 8:46am 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 4/3686 So I have to ask as I've never attempted this before and don't want to wind up with a huge mess "lit
Winter Cover Removal, Chicago helmfam at 8:45am 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1380 This is our first recommissioning after winter in the Chicago area (31st St Harbor). When do other
National Pi Day JohnnyMac at 8:38am 03.14.15 Sails Call Lounge 5/2438 For those of you who missed celebrating this morning you will have another chance tonight. 3/14/1

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Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 Wojtus at 5:00pm 11.19.23 I am thinking about upgrading the fixed prop on my 2001 westerbeke 331 to a Max-Prop feathering prop
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 4:22pm 11.19.23
Compass plexiglass got blind jssailem at 4:21pm 11.19.23 I had bad oxidation of the outside lenses on my 2008 Subaru Forester. The Lenses had a dull yellow t
Compass plexiglass got blind jssailem at 4:17pm 11.19.23 Is the damage on the outside or inside of the plexiglass cover.
Compass plexiglass got blind kappykaplan at 4:14pm 11.19.23 What brand is your compass?
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) (4) BitsPerSecond at 4:14pm 11.19.23 Fuel Tank Compartment (Circa 2020) Before reinstalling the shiny refurbished tank I needed to take
Compass plexiglass got blind Viktor Eysselein at 4:08pm 11.19.23 Thanks. Headline automotive restore did not work! Viktor
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) BitsPerSecond at 3:43pm 11.19.23 I have used the terms interchangeably too. And always used zincs even in fresh water. But now I
Compass plexiglass got blind ggrizzard at 3:42pm 11.19.23 Depending on the age and brand, the factory can replace the lens and refill the compass.
Rudder slack Tally Ho at 3:39pm 11.19.23 Thanks everyone. the surveyor said it could be a bushing. On another forum there is a thread about
Compass plexiglass got blind rgranger at 3:26pm 11.19.23
Removing old paint rgranger at 3:18pm 11.19.23 See post #13 of this thread https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/removing-old-antifouling-appl
Best place to sell a boat quickly? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:09pm 11.19.23 All good advice particularly posting photos of a clean boat in running order. I use to be a sailboa
Best place to sell a boat quickly? rgranger at 3:01pm 11.19.23 The best time to sell is April and May
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) (7) BitsPerSecond at 3:01pm 11.19.23 Let's see if I can dig up some photos of the last couple of years. Fuel Tank Clean-up (Circa 2019-2
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update (1) jssailem at 2:33pm 11.19.23 Russell, That is sure a pretty piece of Stainless Steel work on the bow. I hope you have adequately
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 jssailem at 2:15pm 11.19.23 trying to understand (before drilling holes) if there is a pre-defined/recommended path for the duc
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 2:10pm 11.19.23
Rained during non skid. dlochner at 2:07pm 11.19.23 Talk to Andy Miller at Boatworks Today. He is knowledgeable and an Alexseal dealer.
Possible Mod Question dlochner at 2:04pm 11.19.23 if the boat was what the manufacturer advertised. And when has that ever happened? What the numb

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