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fullt time cruisers, average monthly budgets? centerline at 6:45pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1579 based up on a couple that has a capable boat that is in good repair,... and that they were budget mi
e-mail wanted Spence at 6:11pm 10.28.13 Parts Search 3/2196 Does anyone have an e-mail contact for Rig-Rite company below? Fax is all I can find at the site.
Canvas coloring BobnCamie at 4:33pm 10.28.13 S2 12/1831 Greetings all. I am new here, having finally bought our "dream boat". Been waiting a long time. Firs
Cracking Lead Keel Old C&C Owner at 4:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1157 I am the owner of an old (1974) C'C 30 which I am interested in restoring. I have just begun the pro
Installing an Electric Windlass macalla at 3:37pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1135 Any tips for retro-fitting an electric windlass on an Oceanis 390? The original windlass was manual
Davitts for an Oceanis 390 macalla at 3:29pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2038 I'm thinking of installing davitts on our Oceanis 390, so that we can use a 3m RIB with the outboard
Battery wiring diagram (1) Sefuller at 2:17pm 10.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 13/6426 I believe I am finally ready to begin the actual wiring part of my project. I have a lot of the cab
P26 portlights bblument at 1:30pm 10.28.13 Pearson 0/1263 Howdy, all... My 1972 P26 has some pretty messed up portlight windows. Instead of repairing or res
Winch Strong Direction markwbird at 1:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4635 I read the other day that most winches have a strong direction. Didn't know this. My understanding
Storage cabinets under V Berth on C-28 Captain Kirk1517 at 11:37am 10.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1305 Purchased this boat new in 2002. The cabinets under the V berth are hinged at the bottom with a pia
charging system Hickdog at 11:14am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1483 Need some guidance on charging system for my 26.5 Hunter (1987). at the present time my battery char
Holding Tank Oder seathumper at 11:12am 10.28.13 Big Boats 7/2218 A couple of years ago I removed the corroded aluminum holding tank and replaced it with a new 3M(?)
First post and question Guts1236 at 8:26am 10.28.13 Catalina 30 8/1285 Hello and thank you for letting me partake in your forum. My username is an old nickname from my co
Leaky port , hatch , ck o rings steve201 at 8:11am 10.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/950 just felt the need to post this, I had three ports that leaked bad.after reading about 15 posts on s
additional fins on cavitation plate on outboard henry53 at 7:57am 10.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1057 I have a 50 hp outboard on my 26x it seems to have to work hard to get on plane. I think a fin attac
Picture and Size of Logo for Sail kesagape at 7:41am 10.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1418 I am looking for a good picture and the size in inches of the sail logo for my Hunter Cherubini 33 m
Needing Outboard Motor Advice Kenneth Frehm at 7:15am 10.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/952 Looks like after 30 yrs, my Honda 7.5 is headed for Davie's Locker (city dump not under the lake)...
DSC Safety Call - Appropriate to use? FourPoints at 6:51am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1410 I just got my new Icom M412 radio installed this weekend (purchased at the Annapolis boat show, grea
Mast stepped (tabernacle) on '77 C30 (1) AXEL at 6:06am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1531 Took the mast down over the weekend. Getting ready for haul out and winter layup.
New owner of a Hunter 20 flynhi4u at 6:04am 10.28.13 Smaller Boats 6/3772 Hello everyone. We are new owners of a nice 1984 Hunter 20 swing keel. We just bought our first boat

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Yamaha F6 on a MEGA 30 ? Boulard83 at 8:42am 08.26.22 Just a heads up, got myself a Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke. Was at a good price, barely used engine. Will
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? (1) jssailem at 8:18am 08.26.22 Looking out the next 10 days (30% probability at best as you move beyond 5 days), the only TS that i
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller jssailem at 8:06am 08.26.22 end boom sheeting, which is mine, had a lighter boom than the factory optional mid boom sheeting T
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 8:04am 08.26.22 Oh wow. What a bummer. How soon do you have to leave?
Lewmar 25 winches fred1diver at 7:22am 08.26.22 Ok, so I managed to find my old winch handles, and one of them fits the off winch
Convert Ice to Fridge (2) RoyS at 7:20am 08.26.22 Most original ice boxes are deep to accommodate ice on the bottom. When you convert you will discove
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:19am 08.26.22 Nice work... Before you put her back in the water, you might identify on the shaft inside the boat
Sail modifications fred1diver at 7:13am 08.26.22 Not really, he just wants me to do it because he knows my work
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? PlaneTom at 7:00am 08.26.22 I went through this when we bought our 310, there was no plug for the knotmeter transducer. I called
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed RoyS at 6:55am 08.26.22 We have had a few of these at our family lake house. There is usually a drain plug about mid way alo
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed andyshaw at 6:31am 08.26.22 Thanks for the help. Dave, your thinking is pretty much right down the lines of what I suspected, b
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Siamese at 6:31am 08.26.22 Definitely use MaineSail's advice for cold storage of batteries. The key to leaving them on the b
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? jssailem at 6:09am 08.26.22 When you did the install, did you keep the manual or have a reciept for the transducer or the thru h
Convert Ice to Fridge (1) Hayden Watson at 6:05am 08.26.22 Another option is to get one of the many portable refrigerators around. Engle and Dometic are the b
Hunter 466 - Floor layout jssailem at 6:05am 08.26.22 He lists his boat as being in Guadeloupe. Besides the heat and the mold, it is possible his boat w
Mast gate (sailgate) for 29.5 Hunter 1994 with ZSpar mast jssailem at 5:51am 08.26.22 @JHS Dave knows of what he speaks. The SBO shop is an extension of the SBO forum. The owner is a ret
Fuel gauge sender dLj at 5:46am 08.26.22 Just to throw some more out there. The best fuel gage with direct readout I've ever had on a boat w
1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 5:42am 08.26.22 It may come back to its normal shape, but even if not it can still be fixed. Fiberglass can always b
Convert Ice to Fridge JBP-PA at 5:42am 08.26.22 Another option is to get one of the many portable refrigerators around. Engle and Dometic are the bi
1986 Mac 25 JBP-PA at 5:28am 08.26.22 It may come back to its normal shape, but even if not it can still be fixed. Fiberglass can always b

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