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40.7 cockpit floor yachtsman at 4:22pm 11.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1365 Does anyone know of a company that supplies grated (removable) teak floor for the 40.7 first.?
Reefing Methods; Pros and Cons (3) McIntoshUSA at 11:30am 11.21.14 Ask All Sailors 44/12544 We bought our boat in April 2014 and I have never reefed it yet. I have read how to reef the mainsai
2007 H-36 Cushions (2) seadaddler at 11:20am 11.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/906 Hi has any one up graded the cushions on a 2007 H-36,either looking for good place to repair or rec
Great sailing video YVRguy at 9:06am 11.21.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1853 Just came across a great mini documentary video on the New York Times focusing on two guys on in a r
Adding a lifeline gate (1) thaeni at 8:13am 11.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/10459 I need to add a stanchion for the gate. My stanchion mounts directly to the toe rail (see attached)
Hunter 36 Dinghy Options Panamax at 6:09am 11.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 39/5573 As wondering if anyone had any advice on mounting a dinghy on a 2006 H36. Previous owners mounted t
Deck Storage christod at 8:28pm 11.20.14 S2 0/800 with no seat lockers or lazerettes, where do you store dock lines, fenders or life jackets?
How is a S2 for a live aboard jleblanc31 at 8:01pm 11.20.14 S2 2/1596 So I saw a 26 ' S2 in a boat yard went in and asked if it was for sale the guy said yes around 3000
4200 or butyl tape e714753 at 5:57pm 11.20.14 Catalina 22 5/3489 Can someone tell me if I can rebed my cabin windows frames to the boat fiberglass with Butyl tape or
Early Catalina 30 Cushions LaDonna14021 at 5:41pm 11.20.14 Parts Search 4/2522 Looking for interior cushions for a 1975 Catalina 30 with an L-shaped dinette. Old is fine, as long
Early Catalina 30 Cushion Dimensions LaDonna14021 at 5:39pm 11.20.14 Catalina 30 14/10033 We just bought a 1975 Catalina 30 that has no interior cushions. Catalina wants more than $5000 for
Sailing a Hunter 28? JerryA at 5:03pm 11.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1418 Anyone sailing an early 90's Hunter 28? Looking at one, but I haven't seen any on the water. So I do
ProMariner GS30 Gulf Stream Marine 7 x 50 RC Binoculars pupluv at 4:23pm 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2364 Anyone tried these Binoculars ? On sale at Hamilton Marine for $120, which is an amazing price for c
410 heat Don Lucas at 4:20pm 11.20.14 Big Boats 7/1339 Whose has diesel forced air heat on their 410? Where did you install the heater and run the air duct
1973 newport 21 patom at 4:07pm 11.20.14 Newport 0/2032 anyone know where i can get a owners manual 21 Newport 1973
Took off my ports today (1) Brian D at 3:31pm 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1598 What a task. I still believe the previous owner used 5200 to attach the ports. Took well over two ho
Battery Wiring very CONFUSING (3) SeisNudos at 3:30pm 11.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4872 I recently purchased a Ben First 38.5 - 1983 - The first owner purchased it and placed it with The M
Oscillating Multi Tool for Repair Work CloudDiver at 2:46pm 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 30/6989 For some of the small cuts I need to make in wood or fiberglass where a circular saw or recip saw wo
Volvo Ocean Race shemandr at 11:26am 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 48/5794 Is any one following this race? I've been checking in at the web site and finding it hard grasp h
Lock for steering wheel Oc 46 knutjh at 11:09am 11.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/927 Were can I find a lock for the steeringwheels for my oceanis 46 (2007) ?

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310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 12:14am 09.17.23
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 10:27pm 09.16.23 Interesting--thanks everyone for the input.
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 09.16.23 I want to thank you again for being willing to listen and trying to help. Let me tell you, it was
310 questions from a potential buyer leo310 at 9:48pm 09.16.23 Mine is a 2000 hull #44 with a 3GM30. I think that Catalina put in engines that they had on hand at
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 9:26pm 09.16.23 .in the meantime, I put a little pigtail of paracord on the backstay with a Klemheist knot. I put
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 9:11pm 09.16.23 @Terry Cox thanks for the insight. My main halyard works fine. I was able to easily fully drop the
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Terry Cox at 9:03pm 09.16.23 It is stuck and will not go up or down Different model boat, but that happened to me a few years a
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 8:53pm 09.16.23 First off I want to thank you again for being willing to listen and trying to help. I'm not the mos
Roll your own! (1) DArcy at 8:02pm 09.16.23 I like the pool noodle rollers, great idea. I made a sail tube out of PVC pipe to transport my daug
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (3) Hayden Watson at 7:14pm 09.16.23 It would likely be easier to keep my cool if I had not done such a good job with my insulation but n
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:06pm 09.16.23 Mis-spent some of my career designing cooling systems for industrial electronics. I think @Ralph Jo
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:51pm 09.16.23 It seems to me that I read somewhere that the bulk of the heat generated in the alternator was from
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 09.16.23 The biggest problem is the temperature inside your engine compartment. Technically speaking, I'd sa
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:29pm 09.16.23 What effect will lowering the operating temperature have on the engine performance and combustion?
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:26pm 09.16.23 There are liquid cooled alternators on eBay. Here's a 150A one for $265: Alternator Bo 12v 150 Am
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. garymalmgren at 5:56pm 09.16.23 Hi Smokey If it is a broken sheeve, is it possible to replace the sheeve with the mast up? The shor
Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 5:49pm 09.16.23 My seacock is bronze. No flow, with the seacock open (ie tank is empty and pumping "air") would be
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Tedd at 5:45pm 09.16.23 Mis-spent some of my career designing cooling systems for industrial electronics. I think @Ralph Joh
Macerator "stalling out" JamesG161 at 5:45pm 09.16.23 Do you think it would damage the motor if I ran the macerator for a few seconds with the thruhull s
Where are these blocks used (1) Dalliance at 5:23pm 09.16.23 Snatch blocks. Use them when I reef my 150 genoa, which is often. No adjustable genoa sheet track.

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