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On lighting - indirect and remote controlled? jpeac2 at 12:07pm 05.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/615 All - Looking to make some light upgrades to the Oceanis 351 we have. A couple things I am c
Bug Screen for Companionway mauisean at 11:21am 05.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1148 Ahoy, First time posting! Purchased a 42s7 last year. Wondering what works to keep the bugs from
Stay extension for use with a furler Michael Lynn at 10:43am 05.29.14 Smaller Boats 7/1739 Hello all, I have noticed in the CDI Furlers information sheet "Which CDI Furler Do I need" (found
looking for boq rail edsmith at 10:39am 05.29.14 Bigger Boats 4/945 I need a bow rail for my oday sailboat
macerator magic dehler25 at 10:25am 05.29.14 Big Boats 8/1527 The macerators obviously need to be switched on to supply power, but what else switches them on to r
Need A Place For The Winch Handles DaveJ at 9:29am 05.29.14 Catalina 310 13/3585 Entered my first official race yesterday and part way through realized that I do not have a convenie
driveshaft strut brent r at 8:19am 05.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/762 I have a 79 raider 33 by Cherubini and have managed to break the strut and possibly bent it in the p
new 222 oday owner redmackc at 7:48am 05.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1122 Does the 1984 222 boat have equal stability on heeling with the center board down or up?
A neat thing I saw Winkfish at 7:44am 05.29.14 Ask All Sailors 24/9358 Two weekends ago, I crewed for a friend of mine, just the two of us, on a Rhodes 19 in a regatta at
Watermaker experience rlamb at 6:59am 05.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1800 Am planning on installing a watermaker on my 466 before I take it to Mexico next year. I have analy
Hunter 140 cracks repairs wildrp at 6:40am 05.29.14 Day Sailers 1/2055 We purchased a 2000 Hunter 140. It is in great condition overall, but the deck and the cockpit has c
galley benchtop AndyR at 2:54am 05.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1131 Hi everyone long time since I posted guess that means we havnt had many problems (dismasting asid
Stanchion legs...again weedstomper at 11:34pm 05.28.14 Smaller Boats 3/861 I bought last year a '98 H 260. Soon I noticed the screws of one of the stanchions' legs were loose
Raymarine ST50 tridata depth and speed indicator Remivan at 9:59pm 05.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/827 Own a Beneteau Oceanis 281 (1995) equipped with the subject equipment. The previous owner put a pas
Poll on dock lines NiceBeny at 9:04pm 05.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/834 I look around my dock at how other people tie there boats, I have fore and aft lines with spring lin
Rigging question for 23-2 keatser at 7:45pm 05.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/632 Just raised the mast on my O'Day 23-2 and have a question about bow. At the chailnplate on bow there
We got a leaner! Cat22alexandria at 6:01pm 05.28.14 Catalina 22 4/946 Hello everyone. Perhaps someone can answer a question for me: On a scale of 1-10, 10 being very w
Larsen's in Waukegan... braol at 6:00pm 05.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1275 Anyone work with this company before? The reason I ask is I was wondering if they allow owners to w
Elbow riser (1) hummingbirdbassist at 5:46pm 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/707 I just picked up a high riser mixing elbow, after chiseling out rust and other things it leaves me w
Really Really Bad Hunter Smile :( (2) PGIJon at 5:13pm 05.28.14 Big Boats 49/8891 I found what appeared to be a real bad hunter smile. See Pictures they tell the rest of the two tho

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 10:19am 07.27.23 I tried to enhance the gasket. It sounds like your faceplate gasket. Is this right? NOT a good id
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 10:16am 07.27.23 @Windpilot , I saw you had some valuable insight regarding deck fittings and tapping the embedded al
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 10:13am 07.27.23 congratulations!
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 10:10am 07.27.23 The fact that the sailboats are cheaper to rent than a kayak does suggest something about the demand
Storm Damage kappykaplan at 9:59am 07.27.23 I think that it could be that what Kappy refers to as a sausage wrap I call a barber pole wrap. I t
Storm Damage Hayden Watson at 9:55am 07.27.23 I think that it could be that what kappy refers to as a sausage wrap I call a barber pole wrap. I t
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Timm R Oday25 at 9:51am 07.27.23 I've been following this with a sense of curiosity . $8.00 an hour to go in a small circle in an old
New to me C&C 25 MKI kappykaplan at 9:32am 07.27.23 A photo or two would help us help you. That said, the deck generally does not provide structural su
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 9:31am 07.27.23 I agree with @Hayden Watson If you have resealed the cover, the next place to look is the shaft sea
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 9:28am 07.27.23 Welcome to SBO, Anchored87. You have come to the right place. I think inspecting on the mooring i
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:23am 07.27.23 On the water leak, make sure that you eliminate the possibility of the leak coming out of the weep h
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Ward H at 8:33am 07.27.23 I used surgical tubing to center the tiller. Tension the tubing. Then balance the sails. I had my 1
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 jon hansen at 8:25am 07.27.23 the sails are toast. add $5,000.00 to your buy in price. just keeping it real! old IOR boats ne
Storm Damage kloudie1 at 8:21am 07.27.23 I have memories of the aftermath of Hurricane Fred in the late '70's. many boats up in the river ban
Lewmar autopilot drive/clutch tomoma2 at 8:17am 07.27.23 I was able to purchase a replacement drive/ clutch from Lewmar!!!! Part number 89300203. It looks qu
Storm Damage BigEasy at 8:12am 07.27.23 Definitely a problem during an unexpected squall line. This is why I "sausage wrap" my jib with tw
Hunter 49 Rudder Question smokey73 at 7:56am 07.27.23 I have a different Hunter (1994 40.5). I too pulled my rudder. I had a "disc" that appeared more l
Gunk to stop that leak! kloudie1 at 7:50am 07.27.23 Sometimes, rtv is the right answer .. If it is an intake side air leak like carburetor base, reed va
Hunter 49 Rudder Question Georgedoyle at 6:53am 07.27.23
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 6:27am 07.27.23 Mine was installed on the starboard side of the cockpit well and connects to an arm on the rudder st

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