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Beneteau 331 Microwave henryD at 6:23am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1278 Has anyone installed a M/W on a 331 that did not originally have one? If so, how do you remove the
ALWAYS use the safety chains! DAVA390 at 6:11am 08.09.14 Trailer Sailors 32/7203 Lesson learned the hard way. By my rough estimates, I have launched/retrieved my boats about 60-70
Beneteau 331 Steering System Blocks henryD at 5:50am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1918 Has anyone performed maintenance on the blocks on the cockpit floor (under the pedestal) that turn t
Thinking of buying a 2005 Hunter 33 Chet Knights at 4:17am 08.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4988 I currently own a1986 Hunter 34, but I've been looking at the 33. Would like to hear from owners rat
Slide out Galley Remake (12) the7Cs at 9:55pm 08.08.14 Trailer Sailors 4/2492 After living on my Merit 22 several times 2-3 days at a time, I thought it was time to make a galley
Headsail choice Joidevivre at 8:33pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4375 Catalina 27', standard masthead rig (not talk rig). Converting to roller furling, including new sail
How to run new halyards? njlarry at 7:52pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 11/8378 Is it easier to replace internal halyards with the mast up or down? How do you keep a new halyard fr
going faster olegedelman at 6:40pm 08.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2577 I wanted to find out, How can i get my Hunter H33 go faster under power? Would changing propeller he
Hi ! New member with gearbox drama balmoralbob at 6:14pm 08.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 10/3072 Hi all, am searching for answers to gearbox problem, we are currently restoring our 1962 44' timber
Replacement Companionway Hatch alaskowski at 5:15pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1120 I have a bit of a fixer upper Coronado 23 MKII which I have made a lot of progress on. However, the
Beneteau 343 Panel BigEasy at 4:25pm 08.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/893 Has anyone removed the wooden panel at the chart table that is mounted on the head forward bulkhead
Delivery Style Roger Long at 4:14pm 08.08.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/1885 72 nm. Zip: Long, Fisher, and Block Island sounds done with. Anchored inside the breakwater at Poi
About to join the family Macboy at 2:18pm 08.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/910 Dad and I just sold our beach cat in preparation for making the move to a 26S and lucky for us there
transporting on a flat bed trailor roncynthiaboomer at 1:11pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3999 Has anyone had their fiberglass sailboat on its trailor transported on a flat bed trailor with shri
Yanmar 3GM30F Panel and Harness Jacksonboat at 12:12pm 08.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/9165 Hi, I believe what I have as a panel from my Yanmar is called a "B type". Have noticed basically th
Hunter 50 CC Demani at 12:03pm 08.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1877 We are considering buying a new 50CC in about 1 to 2 years, we currently have a Columbia C-45 but wo
Mazatlan Perfect Excuse at 11:50am 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1056 Perfect Excuse will be in Mazatlan at the end of September. Any marina suggestions or comments?
Slide out galley Cincy020 at 11:44am 08.08.14 Catalina 22 5/1160 So my recently purchased Cat 22 came with the slide out galley. From what I read, everyone seems to
Wooden boats and finishes (PICS) (1) Picflight at 10:43am 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 1/934 Hello, I found this interior very appealing. http://i2.wp.com/totalboatshow.com/wordpress/wp-conte
New head needed cappra53 at 10:31am 08.08.14 Big Boats 3/1236 Has anyone installed a Raritan Elegance Model #220HR01202 head in their Catalina 36? It appears ther

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30T Wing Keel Width Justin_NSA at 4:32am 09.05.23 Were you able to go to your boat? Thanks Yep. Sorry I haven't been back on here. I measured 37.5
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 4:05am 09.05.23 It does look like a full moon from the moon. Rather than the earth. I posted the same image on an
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 3:46am 09.05.23 Shackles and snap shackles work. I prefer to use Soft Shackles made from Dyneema to secure blocks a
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) jssailem at 3:26am 09.05.23 You have a bit going on Chris in that diagram. First let me share a great link. https://marinehowto
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? kappykaplan at 3:17am 09.05.23 The last two digits (02) indicate the boat was built in 2002.
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks jssailem at 2:54am 09.05.23
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup jssailem at 2:38am 09.05.23 I have a bridle for anchoring. Two lengths of nylon three braided line attach to an anchor chain hoo
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? MAW at 2:32am 09.05.23
Vagabond 17ft. jssailem at 2:25am 09.05.23 My 15ft Montgomery would splash water upon the through the center board housing in rough seas. I ins
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa jssailem at 2:17am 09.05.23
Vagabond 17ft. Peter Schneider at 12:17am 09.05.23 Thank you for the info, I suspect it will be a bit of a challenge to find the leak, not enough to ke
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 9:58pm 09.04.23 Your picture shows me, time to replace with new. I will never use a repair link on our boat. I've t
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Terry Cox at 9:52pm 09.04.23 My boating buddy used a hot dipped galvanized chain hook like this for years: McMaster-Carr He had a
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 9:31pm 09.04.23 Earth is gray instead of blue? It does look like a full moon from the moon. Rather than the earth
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 9:06pm 09.04.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Hayden Watson at 9:02pm 09.04.23 Yes, not the raw water pump. Been there and done that. Getting the Kubota part is a clever idea, b
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup JoeWhite at 8:23pm 09.04.23 I do not have all chain, but I do not see anything wrong with your methode. The snubber provides cou
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? chuckwayne at 7:59pm 09.04.23 the VIN number would be definitive, but I believe some 456s were built in 2002. In 2002 the 356, Gle
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 09.04.23 The wind is blowing the wrong way for the flag :dancing: ?
Let's Talk About Power Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 09.04.23 Spoiler alert, running AC on battery power requires very large battery banks and very large chargin

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