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BENETEAU - FONT TYPE - for name matching WhiteNow at 11:48am 02.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/16384 Does anyone know the Font Type /Style that Beneteau uses on the Oceanis. Wan to match my name font
Outboard Camscat25 at 11:27am 02.09.15 Smaller Boats 1/958 Hello, This post is for an attempt to gain info on what size of outboard motor should be used on a
32s5 Pointing Better Elton at 11:24am 02.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/4684 For the past 3 years in racing our 32s5 we just can't seem to point as high as the other boats, prob
Error message Ron20324 at 10:59am 02.09.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/3199 I am getting a message window, only from SBO. Windows 7. Any idea what this is about/how to rectify
Help identifying these electrical leads (2) IH82BL8 at 10:34am 02.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1099 These images are looking aft along the port side of a Yanmar 2GMF on a 1984 Hunter 31. I discovered
Reinforced PVC Hose... Bad Obsession at 10:08am 02.09.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1390 What is the difference between the Reinforced 1/2" reinforced PVC hose you buy at West Marine from t
Changing to 6 volt golf cart batteries gregorybross at 8:42am 02.09.15 Catalina 30 64/12044 I currently have 2- 12 volt 'deep cycle' group 27 batteries mounted in the factory provided battery
items left in boat for extended time donelanc at 8:03am 02.09.15 Bigger Boats 5/1455 Hi I have an 272 le and found another one on line that has been on the hard for 3 years 87) t*
Hunter 22 sailing characteristics archimedes at 7:50am 02.09.15 Smaller Boats 12/4842 Hello, I'm looking at buy a 1981 Hunter 22 swing keel. I haven't been able to find much info onl
Yanmar 3GM Motor Mounts RichStan at 7:45am 02.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1871 I have a Hunter Vision 32 1993. I need to replace my motor mounts. Does anyone know where to buy n
Prop Guards: do they work? sunman at 6:16am 02.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6313 What's the pro's and Con's of installing/running a prop guard do they hinder more then they help?
Davit Installation Savannah DP at 8:58pm 02.08.15 Big Boats 0/760 I'm looking for some installation pics of Davit installs to late model H36 please. I can't seem t
Forestay shackle with furling system on 26m Patbrogan at 7:43pm 02.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1174 We were thinking of replacing the forstay shackle on the furling jib to make it secure and easier to
Catalina 30 wiring to mast George Da Porge at 7:27pm 02.08.15 Catalina 30 3/1868 We bought our Catalina 30 last spring. I've been wondering what the routing is for the mast wiring.
Free 12 guage flares & launcher Ken Cross at 6:45pm 02.08.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1336 I have an extra 12 gauge launcher and flares that expire in November 2015. Send me a PM if you are
Overheated today Ken Cross at 6:22pm 02.08.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2362 First time out on our new to us Hunter 30 and overheated. We had no such problem during sea trials.
USCG Vessel Doc Fees rfrye1 at 5:42pm 02.08.15 Trailer Sailors 27/5498 Just got my Vessel Documentation renewal from USCG. A little surprised to see that they are now char
Propeller Richit at 4:31pm 02.08.15 Catalina 310 19/4085 Hi all, Does anyone have the stats on the standard 3 blade propeller used on the production 310 u
standing rigging for 8.5 bikelessman at 3:49pm 02.08.15 S2 6/2005 I was looking over the wire standing rigging on my recently purchased 8.5. I believe the rigging is
Bilge Pump (1) KZW at 2:43pm 02.08.15 Catalina 310 8/2454 The Sahara S500 bilge pump in my boat died last week. I cleaned it a month ago as the float had been

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Difficulty raising the main gfcng at 8:08pm 08.16.23 Thanks all. This forum is a great asset and I appreciate all responses. I've done most of the obviou
Galley foot pump leaking (1) DinghySailor at 7:53pm 08.16.23 But this the exact opposite of what the installation manual outlines ? Do I understand you to say
Need source for winch parts jviss at 7:49pm 08.16.23 UPDATE: I finally got together with my machinist friend and completed the machining on a bronze bus
Pressure Cooker jon hansen at 7:47pm 08.16.23 mom put one on aeolus 50 years ago. still there. i love serving hot meals underway. it makes it eas
Vesper XB8000- No GPS Signal dlochner at 7:36pm 08.16.23 the crappy Garmin support site mentions reading the data from other models to see if the gps is act
Difficulty raising the main Hayden Watson at 7:22pm 08.16.23 I have a 1988 C30 tall and I need to use the winch for the last 3-4 feet but the ST16 handles it ok.
Watches (2) MikeHoncho at 7:16pm 08.16.23 G-Shock Gulf Master d by a Garmin Descent Mk2i 218902 I have two Luninoxs and a Citzen Divemaster t
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? MikeHoncho at 6:58pm 08.16.23 your boats existing 575 watts is not going to be able to tell the difference in 11 watts either way.
pros and cons of adjusting valves... (1) rgranger at 6:57pm 08.16.23 218900
Threading needle between Barnes and Clark islands NE of Orcas, WA. MikeHoncho at 6:46pm 08.16.23
Difficulty raising the main Ward H at 6:46pm 08.16.23 The ideas to lubricate the track and replacing the halyard are good but first back to the basics. 1.
Bimini for Newport 28mk II Davidasailor26 at 6:22pm 08.16.23 Backstays in the way of a Bimini is pretty common. Often the Bimini is cut with small reinforced hol
New holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:03pm 08.16.23 The current blackwater plumbing is this: Toilet line to Y valve (a) Y valve lines to b) top of tan
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Sail22Capri22 at 5:51pm 08.16.23 I have a Capri 22 that is new to me this summer. I have raced it a bunch in our local beer can Thurs
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:48pm 08.16.23 218897 I take Lee Marvin's approach to politics NTymtAbaG08 I'd rather go sailing. -Will
Difficulty raising the main CurtisC at 5:36pm 08.16.23 Gary, First thought is replace the old oversized halyard with the correct size. An oversized halyar
Difficulty raising the main shemandr at 4:59pm 08.16.23 You need lube the track with some version of dry lube (PTFE). OK the mast is already up so ... you
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? shemandr at 4:25pm 08.16.23 That's what ratings are for. The Capri 22 is light with a fin keel (Well some are wings). In ligh
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 4:06pm 08.16.23
Cutter 37 Refit Jim Legere at 4:06pm 08.16.23 The best place to post something like this is under this link "Hunter 37-cutter Modifications and Up

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