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Sail lofts in Portland Oregon Davefromoregon at 6:41pm 11.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2524 Need to have work done on my head sail. Does anyone have recommendations?
Faceplant patrickfarley at 6:19pm 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 35/5250 When I take people on my boat I tell them the same thing every time. The first thing I tell them is
Sold!! cb32863 at 5:50pm 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1119 Sold my 1977 O'Day 25 today. Good enough, moving on to something more sporty but still some comforts
I am.... OUT! cb32863 at 5:47pm 11.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3876 Sold my 1977 25 today... With the sailing I am doing now and what I want to do in the future, anothe
?? This Old Highway's Gettin' Longer ?? Kermit at 5:46pm 11.09.14 Trailer Sailors 28/4230 I'm finding it would be good to have an anchor roller on my H260. The anchor and chain are getting
Question about bottom cleaning alwaysbusy3 at 5:34pm 11.09.14 Smaller Boats 10/1505 I just bought a 2001 Hunter 270 with an outboard and was curious as to how I need to clean the botto
Boat Cover Question (1) Ward H at 5:18pm 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4342 I did a search on boat covers and found a few threads but they were in the Hunter Owners section. So
Need help on gear reduction ratio Rick486 at 10:35am 11.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1137 Hi all: I own a 2007 44DS with the HJ4HE 56 HP Yanmar. I need to know the gear ratio on the transmi
LED relacement bulbs djplatt at 7:52am 11.09.14 C&C 4/2367 I have a 1982 C'C 32 and would like to replace the lights with LED bulbs. I have replaced the compl
Trailers and Towing Barnacle_Bob at 7:24am 11.09.14 Catalina 22 28/6259
Atomic 4 replaced by Volvo MD6A diesel? eugenesdream24 at 7:16am 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 22/7745 I've had some trouble with my Atomic 4 and have compression issues, potentially something really bad
old varnish,use it or lose it? DAVA390 at 6:55am 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/908 In my shed I just found 3/4 can of Rustoleum marine spar varnish. Last time I varnished anything was
Mast base blocks/block attachment Gavmc at 6:25am 11.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2372 Folks looking for some help. I have a 1996 Oceanis 321 and am getting ready to re-fit and add some
backstay wire diameter Captpete12 at 6:14am 11.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1042 Anyone know the diameter of the backstay wire on a 2008 Oceanis? boat is on the hard for the winter
12 Volt Distribution Issue seacilia at 5:04am 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 3/986 First off my electrical knowledge is not very extensive but I do have a good principle understanding
Has anyone used PVC board for hand rails? kito at 4:25am 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 20/7373 I removed my cabin top teak hand rails from my H30 yesterday thinking I could save them. 35 years h
Swing Keel Pivot Pin Question (1) Seahorse24 at 8:34pm 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1975 I have attached a photo of the pivot pin. The swing keel was removed nine years ago and the pin was
Actual depth of 1990 C-36 CATBOAT WILLY at 8:15pm 11.08.14 Big Boats 7/1946 I am trying to find out the depth of a 1990 Catalina before taking it to survey and I wonder if anyo
Galley backsplash - the way I did it (1) chrisings at 5:03pm 11.08.14 Catalina 30 27/7336 Ahoy folks, So, I've seen photos of galley backsplashes but when I searched for the topic didn't c
Source for push on push off breakers rmwac at 4:36pm 11.08.14 Catalina 30 6/1110 Hi All: Does anyone have a source for the classic push on/push off breakers used on the older Catal

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What speed makes you fire up your motor? Captain Larry-DH at 9:48am 05.28.23 I use 6 knots as planning speed. Our flat water sailing speed is 0-10 knots depending in conditions,
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 9:34am 05.28.23 The way I understand how the center board works there is one ( the cable ) as you described that rai
Shipping a boat question (2) Sailm8 at 9:06am 05.28.23 Actually that was the total price after being gauged by the storage lot and the crane company.. Th
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size (1) JamesG161 at 9:01am 05.28.23 You may get your answers here... HunterOwners.com downloads or scale this drawing.
Memorial Day -- Redux kappykaplan at 9:00am 05.28.23 Tks for the research, Jim. :beer:
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 8:54am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggr
Rudder for Blue Crab 11 dinghy LloydB at 8:54am 05.28.23 I bought a new lifting rudder and tiller from the SBO store that supports this website and it was be
What speed makes you fire up your motor? WayneH at 8:35am 05.28.23 Short story: We were on Lake Texoma one summer and doing the bake and bob. I put on a life jacket an
What is at the top of my mast. dlochner at 8:31am 05.28.23 The cable in the mast needs to be replaced. The bare shield wire should not be exposed. If you deci
What is at the top of my mast. Jacktar at 8:18am 05.28.23 Yep cable goes to radio, that is a pl 259 connector for base of vhf antenna.
Weeping keel JamesG161 at 7:44am 05.28.23 I'm having trouble understanding what the possible reason would be Hydro Dynamics Designer neede
What speed makes you fire up your motor? LloydB at 7:41am 05.28.23 Motor due to time, wind or weather and to avoid congestion such as when coming to the ramp otherwise
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 7:38am 05.28.23 It could very well be amine blush - I had never heard of this before. I sure hope this is what I am
G-Flex Question - Curing Time dlochner at 7:34am 05.28.23 The slightly greasy feeling is, as @thinwater suggests, likely some amine blush. Try washing it off
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 7:31am 05.28.23 Thanks Dave! I spoke with somebody from my local West Marine who repaired boats for 15+ years - he
G-Flex Question - Curing Time thinwater at 7:29am 05.28.23 a. On any important job, mix a little in a small container (less than 1/2-ounce) before starting and
G-Flex Question - Curing Time dlochner at 7:24am 05.28.23 G-Flex is a flexible epoxy, hence the name. ;) I just used some in another application and found it
Mainsail up! Timm R Oday25 at 6:58am 05.28.23 I'm thinking this picture would be even better with some water under the boat !
Marine Toilet Question kappykaplan at 6:57am 05.28.23 while remembering that it's called MEMORIAL Day because all who served gave some, it's the day in w
Rudder for Blue Crab 11 dinghy dLj at 6:29am 05.28.23 How good are you at wood working? Wouldn't be too hard to build them. If you like that sort of work.

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