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Compatible Trailer Question. (1) TwistedVet at 2:51pm 07.29.14 Catalina 22 6/882 I have a 22 swing keel in a local marina and saw this trailer for sale. The ad said it was used for
Shower leak tbilyeu at 2:40pm 07.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2166 I have a 2014 Oceanis 45 and we are having a persistent leak in the forward shower. The water gets
Beneteau 36cc motor cruising speed carlager at 2:01pm 07.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4732 We have a 27HP Yanmar 3GM30f in our Beneteau 36cc When motoring on longer distances I run it at 2.8
Main Sail Furler Kper at 1:46pm 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2015 Has anyone here used or is currently using a main sail furler, possibly a CDI unit that can give the
Carbon Fouling Dave Pawloski at 1:21pm 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/692 I own a 1985 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2GM20 diesel. Due to family circumstances, I have only used th
Windex bird spike disappearing... caverun at 1:16pm 07.29.14 Smaller Boats 1/1071 Anybody else keep losing the bird spike from their windex 15? I lost the first one last year, and re
Suez Canal agprice22 at 12:38pm 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1453 Question: can small boats traverse the Suez Canal? I saw the documentary of the 14 year old Decker (
Leaking Shaft (5) Blackacre at 12:34pm 07.29.14 Big Boats 20/5962 I'm hoping to get some guidance on this issue. I noticed a leak around my propeller driveshaft today
Which gelcoat Fun on the water at 12:09pm 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/560 Help, no info available from Hunter or Spectrum on which year of gelcoat matches my white H38 which
Maryland Boaters BEWARE! KrustyKrab at 11:55am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 38/6558 Need to register your boat in Maryland when towing it thru the state on I-95 on your way to Florida?
Anchor Hanger or Mast Hanger??? CurtCarver1 at 11:04am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2238 Greetings - surely someone has seen these: I salvaged a bow rail from a daysailer type craft (Macgre
Head Y valve mystery Clydo at 10:55am 07.29.14 Catalina 310 21/3880 I am probably the one that started the comment "Its as plain as the nose on your face" but have que
ice chest option (2) walt at 10:46am 07.29.14 Trailer Sailors 61/9634 Since this is more of a trailer sailer problem, Ill put this here. Next year, if things go to pla
Post Sail Float Bowl Drain On 2 Cycle? Kper at 10:02am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/685 I have never drained the float bowl on a 2 cycle unless it was at the end of the season but, I had a
3M Fiberglass Cleaner & Wax (2) carboman at 9:43am 07.29.14 Smaller Boats 5/1026 This stuff took almost all of the rust stains out of my anchor locker/well. http://www.boaterslan
Davis Vantage Vue Weather Station on my mast? eugenesdream24 at 9:23am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1885 Hey everyone, I have a dumb question. I own an Irwin 28 which had no wind speed / direction instr
No data - ST30 Speed instument John T1594 at 8:43am 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1308 So I have these old Raymarine ST30 depth and speed instruments linked to an ST60 wind meter on my 20
1987 Oday 272 Bilge Exit hose (2) jdsevier at 8:41am 07.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1147 Howdy all. I was anchored for a night at Channel Islands and my exit hose for my bilge pump broke o
Looking for PHRF Rating - New Hunter 33 alleytm at 6:17am 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2376 Hi, Everyone. I'm the handicapper for a small yacht club in the Finger Lakes of NY. We have a mem
auto pilot hub on folding wheel replacement lookoutmcg at 6:16am 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3596 Our autopilot wheel "hub" fell apart our 3rd day out. Sounded like we got hit by hail, all the beari

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Saltwater hose to engine jssailem at 7:51pm 11.01.22 I understand the hose comes from the thru hull. You have the filter located on the thru hull. This m
What do you have at the top of your mast? Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.01.22 I suspect there's a village of spiders living at the top of my mast
Saltwater hose to engine TimFromLI at 7:40pm 11.01.22 What hose was there originally? Is that a new pump? Is it oriented correctly? Seems odd that the raw
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter jssailem at 7:27pm 11.01.22
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 7:09pm 11.01.22 I assume you made a conscious decision to leave the boat uncovered. Cats compared with mono hulls h
Keel sag Mechone at 6:13pm 11.01.22 If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures wher
What do you have at the top of your mast? SycloneDriver at 6:12pm 11.01.22 A non functional anchor light, doesn't seem to matter which boat. A non functional windex 75% of the
Saltwater hose to engine Terry Cox at 5:38pm 11.01.22 I will report back my success or folly here in probably a week .... I so appreciate all the advice
What do you have at the top of your mast? Justin_NSA at 5:22pm 11.01.22 Add in spider webs :banghead:
Fender covers- Yes or No? Justin_NSA at 5:21pm 11.01.22 The people of Wal-Mart. It's a thing. :yikes:
Cockpit enclosure panels sail sfbay at 5:13pm 11.01.22 Go on Craigslist and find a flexible marine canvas contractor who will add them. That is what I have
deck hardware: what is this called? JoeWhite at 5:05pm 11.01.22 Remove the pin from another guy wire and take to store and get one. You may be able to take the cabl
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? BigEasy at 4:57pm 11.01.22 no label on the extinguisher port on my '06 Beneteau 343.
Keel sag BigEasy at 4:54pm 11.01.22 If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures where
Fender covers- Yes or No? Hello Below at 4:29pm 11.01.22 It appears some of those folks were shopping for fender covers also.
Fender covers- Yes or No? (10) Ralph Johnstone at 4:26pm 11.01.22 Have you shopped at Walmart? .............................. or seen the people at Walmart :
Keel sag Mechone at 4:12pm 11.01.22 The only way to properly check matrix failure is to haul the boat. While in the slings have the oper
Fender covers- Yes or No? brazenarticle at 4:00pm 11.01.22 so I would need to find some really large sweat pants for a three-legged person. :biggrin: And with
deck hardware: what is this called? shemandr at 3:57pm 11.01.22 [QUOTE="kloudie1, post: 1765152, member: 74195". [Exactly.. Measure carefully.. Buy a spare or three
What do you have at the top of your mast? (2) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 11.01.22 I dont have a good top view, but here the top of my mast: - Windex - Windex light - Wind vane - Anch

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