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Significant weatherhelm on a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/11454 I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
Dodger Windshield Cleaning (2) seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 14/7015 Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
Broken Throttle Cable SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 4/1138 I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13427 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2430 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
Should a keel trunk have any flex to it? (3) hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 50/7055 well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
Key West Vacation DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3386 I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa
Oday 272 Tabernacle Replacement Suggestions 87roadracer at 11:16am 11.17.13 Bigger Boats 11/4460 So my new "old" 272 Oday needs a new tabernacle and I would like to have the ability to step the mas
where can I leave my truck and trailer? nena at 9:20am 11.17.13 Destinations 3/3314 I will be trailering my Oday 26 to Biscane Bay in February. Hope to spend about 6 weeks sailing the
Rusty Keel C2L at 7:31am 11.17.13 Big Boats 12/2958 I have a 34 Hunter with steel keel that is rusting. I would like to 1) remove the rust and 2) refin
controls cherub78 at 7:24am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/623 Thanks David in Sandusky for the info,I will call them to see if ideally I can convert from my lower
how do you secure carpet? troutman at 7:09am 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/3312 I see many people like to have carpet inside and outside their sailboats. How is this secured? I w
Main reefing on '79 33 mystery117 at 3:13am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/935 When I bought this boat the main was missing and I had to set everything up myself. When I had to r
Bird Proof Wind Vane med2463 at 11:25pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 21/8875 Anyone know of a bird proof wind vane? We are done replacing the wind vane to our Garmin GWS 10 win
Improper CDI Furler Installation (4) CaptDon01 at 10:43pm 11.16.13 Catalina 22 13/2108 I purchased a used C-22 that came with a CDI furler. The previous owner didn't follow their installa
Insurance Rich (P303) at 8:51pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 41/7129 After 6 years of paying for boat insurance (no claims)... I just received a letter stating that they
Johnson Lever Doc_holiday at 5:04pm 11.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4503 Was at WM today and looked at the Johnson Levers. It said not for big loads. It didn't look robust
controls cherub78 at 3:34pm 11.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/793 Hi everyone, can anyone tell me the company that made the controls for my 78 cherubini 27ft.the cont
Decal remover mainsailman at 2:51pm 11.16.13 Smaller Boats 10/2455 OK, I got the boat stands set to arrive in a few days. Now I am looking to get a jump start on remov
Truly bored - or sniffing acetone (3) Jim Seamans at 1:33pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1591 On our H356, the captains bench/swim platform was open and collected water. Admiral states, I'm tire

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More efficient way to clean gears? capta at 11:14am 04.17.23 So far I haven't found anything better, cheaper, or more convenient than diesel. I have a variety of
Free Beneteau! tfox2069 at 11:06am 04.17.23 I didn't expect this to make financial sense but had to ask since it was virtually free Sorry if I
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 10:55am 04.17.23 As @dlochner stated... MEK and MEKP are not the same or the rest of us!:p
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 10:41am 04.17.23 I didn't expect this to make financial sense but had to ask since it was virtually free
1990 Beneteau 45f5 zippyno1 at 10:41am 04.17.23 Thanks for that. Great idea. Did think about contacting them directly. Will give it a try. Thanks
Free Beneteau! tfox2069 at 10:22am 04.17.23 So you estimate sinking $46,500 into a damaged boat with a potential market value of $52k that you h
More efficient way to clean gears? rgranger at 10:14am 04.17.23 I have not tried this on parts but nothing works better to get grease off of hands than laundry det
Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 10:13am 04.17.23 I was considering buying it, flying down or paying for a surveyor. If it doesn't pass, then telling
Free Beneteau! Hollyberry at 10:11am 04.17.23 [QUOTE="Scott T-Bird, post: 1781105, member: 79972" Whether or not the owner isn't bidding is an in
Short holding tank vent hose to Stern, or longer run to aft quarter? sydneybadger at 10:10am 04.17.23 Peggie, nice tip on checking what material SeaFlo uses. I hadn't considered the UV degradation, but
More efficient way to clean gears? (2) rgranger at 10:09am 04.17.23 Even Practical Sailer article agreed with me.:biggrin: ______ MEK is the activator for Fiberglas
Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 10:08am 04.17.23 If there's no water damage, I'm guessing it'd probably be ok? How far along is the bidding? Is th
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 10:07am 04.17.23 If the boat wasnt flooded and hull, keel, grid, & deck are in good condition, AND you have the tim
Newbie Fresh and Green Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 04.17.23 I've binge watched the first 12 episodes and in those episodes it looks like they have a aluminum h
Free Beneteau! BigEasy at 9:47am 04.17.23 If the boat wasnt flooded and hull, keel, grid, & deck are in good condition, AND you have the time
More efficient way to clean gears? Alan Gomes at 9:44am 04.17.23 Harken grease is know to oxidize, dry, and harden faster than Lewmar (I ran ASTM tests). Superlube
More efficient way to clean gears? Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 04.17.23 Gasoline would be a good substitute....cheaper than mineral spirits, but you would have to use it o
Free Beneteau! JBP-PA at 9:44am 04.17.23 You can get a non-wrecked 311 for about $50k.
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 9:37am 04.17.23 Where's your estimate for a diesel engine? If there's no water damage, I'm guessing it'd probably
Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 9:34am 04.17.23 Where's your estimate for a diesel engine?

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