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Dangers of Battery Outgassing? Ward H at 10:39am 02.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1425 My O'day 25 has one battery in the lazarett. I am planning on replacing the original DC breaker pane
272 LE Mast Gate Replacement (1) 272LE Sailor at 10:09am 02.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2799 Looking to find a replacement Mast Gate Cover for my 1988 272 LE. All that is on the mast is two riv
Lake Superior Ice Caves Stretch at 9:51am 02.18.14 Destinations 1/1694 What a sight to see, Apostle Islands ice caves. The photo's are outstanding. I have heard of the isl
jfitz JFitz at 8:43am 02.18.14 Big Boats 1/612 I have a bent strut and vibrations. I'm replacing a suspect folding prop and will check the shaft fo
Rudder bearing ben first 33.7 moondragon at 8:29am 02.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1510 I need to replace the bottom bearing on my 33.7. Does anyi one have the Beneteau data sheet that des
barrier coat or not? richk at 8:21am 02.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/929 Hi I need some recommendations about whether to barrier coat a new hull. It will be sailed in sal
Battery Watering Devices Fred Villiard at 8:20am 02.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2660 Hi Maine, When I get my hip straightened out about another six to eight weeks, I want to get my 4
Painting mrudman850 at 8:02am 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/964 I want to change the hull color of my Buccaneer 180. Do I remove all paint, prep and repaint the EN
Progress on my wheel... (5) gsfaulk at 7:37am 02.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/640 Well, I've made some progress on redoing my wheel. After a lot of sanding and wood filler and more
What should I charge? emergpa1 at 6:58am 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3274 I helped the captain of a 50ish foot sailboat DocK last night. Today he asked me if I would be inter
cabin sole HUNTER 28.5 hunter285 at 5:07am 02.18.14 Parts Search 0/2882 hello, just wondering if any of you have a cabin sole (floor) that you replaced out of your hunte
Hull Thickness Dijobi777 at 4:31am 02.18.14 Big Boats 1/998 I am considering installing a new chartplotter with in-hull transducer, however I can't seem to find
Electrical Wiring Dreams Apex at 4:03am 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1469 ...with so many questions on wiring, I pose this question: I know MaineSail has put together many
Life On A C-310 Long Story at 3:52am 02.18.14 Catalina 310 13/3026 I know some of you are planning to make the move, and not sure if any of you out there are currently
Need help identifying a Catalina burgee. (1) Toojennifer at 9:46pm 02.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/728 Hi. I have a burgee with DCYA on it. Picture attached. Does anyone know what this is associated w
Painting the deck... gsfaulk at 7:42pm 02.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1107 Just a couple of questions... 1) spider cracks in the non-skid (it appears to be a stick on pad) wil
Reconfiguring forepeak / eliminating V berth LawyerBob at 7:21pm 02.17.14 Ask All Sailors 18/7681 Pondering if anyone has reconfigured their forepeak and got rid of the v berth? What odd you do up
Navionics Lost Parent at 5:51pm 02.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1289 I just bought a new Samsung 10 tablet and would like to know if Navionics apps cover the Canadian Gu
New Hunter 37 Ken Honeycutt at 4:10pm 02.17.14 Big Boats 3/791 Has anyone seen the new H37? I looked at the new H40 at the Chicago Sailboat show and thought the in
2006 Beneteau 343 full power RPM Methane Mick at 3:46pm 02.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 32/6534 Engine- Yanmar 3YM30 At max throttle on no-load, the RPM is 3880; at max throttle in fwd gear, the R

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RigRite dlochner at 3:18pm 03.29.23 Rig Rite is a legitimate business and the experience you are having is not unique. Some of their stu
Lazy jacks dlochner at 3:15pm 03.29.23 Turning blocks. You do want to be able to adjust the lazy jacks, especially to pull them forward whe
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate smokey73 at 2:48pm 03.29.23 That is not a factory weld. It is not even an acceptable weld for a structural component. Replace
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Siamese at 2:04pm 03.29.23 I'm not at all excited about your situation. Your wife, despite all her other attributes, is a limi
Javelin woodwork Siamese at 1:41pm 03.29.23 Yeah. Either make it yourself, or get a local guy to do. It's not difficult. You could also consi
Heart stopping drone footage shemandr at 1:39pm 03.29.23 When the Volvo Fleet was in Newport they had a mockup available for the public to tour. It was like
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 1:22pm 03.29.23 I hate to beat this to death but the boom has to clear the backstay at the height of the boom both
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail shemandr at 1:18pm 03.29.23 I hate to beat this to death but the boom has to clear the backstay at the height of the boom both s
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights DSqr at 1:17pm 03.29.23 I also have leaking through the lights on my H376. We had it fixed by sealing the screw holes on th
Davits for a 1999 Hunter 380 (1) DSqr at 1:10pm 03.29.23 I got the davits for my H376 (virtually the same boat) from Kato Marine. I was amazed by their cust
Furling Main Dave Groshong at 1:05pm 03.29.23 I'm not sure about bend, but halyard tension is a major issue, peak up the halyard tension and upg
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks jssailem at 12:54pm 03.29.23 I have heard of boats with "built-in" tanks. Usually they are water. I would think fuel would be a b
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:50pm 03.29.23 It was an anomaly... The specialist suggested the units may have sat around for too long. They were
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 12:46pm 03.29.23 John, Sorry that you're having so many problems with the rebuild. It will all come together at s
Halman 27 jssailem at 12:20pm 03.29.23 OPINION> Coastal Cruiser. Sailboat data helps to identify metrics. These can be used to compare diff
Morgan 34 Centerboard Paul Koestner at 12:04pm 03.29.23 Thank you very much, John, for your detailed answers. I really appreciate it. The boatyard has offer
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:01pm 03.29.23 Thanks Tom... I thought the process/experience might be helpful for others who choose to address the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't arf145 at 11:58am 03.29.23 I've been following your account and certainly I'm sending all the positive energy I can your way! I
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail jssailem at 11:57am 03.29.23 Sailboat Data shows the foot of the MainSail as 7ft. E: 7.00 ft / 2.13 m The Luff as 20ft P: 20 ft /
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 11:55am 03.29.23 ... and ask them if they have a loose foot option.

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