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Ben ocranis 31 round up chuckbuck at 2:04pm 10.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3642 Hey folks - less than a month in and I am still head over heels in love with my 2008 beneteau oceani
Grab rail plugs MickP at 12:52pm 10.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1140 Hello, I am varnishing the grab rails on the top of the cabin roof of my Hunter 33C 1983 for the fir
Solar Panels - Flexible Panels vs. Hard Bimini & Rigid Panel (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:20pm 10.03.13 Catalina 310 22/11912 So now that I have put the non-solar powering item to bed (at least for me), I plan to go with runni
Take a Bath Pat at 11:41am 10.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1117 Has anyone any experience replacing the 30 gal. water tank in the 272? Mine is leaking and I've dec
Voyager 26 mainsail Pat at 11:06am 10.03.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1208 Does anyone know the correct mainsail dimensions for a Voyager 26? Thanks, Pat
Deck light-standard on O'Day 31? jcb2 at 10:41am 10.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1015 I have switch on my O'Day 31 panel for a deck light. However the steaming/running light has no combi
replacement cap for waste pumpout dtd@98221 at 8:31am 10.03.13 Catalina 30 3/1238 1987 c 30: so far unable to locate a replacement cap that fits for my (probably original) deck mount
Headed South Roger Long at 7:42am 10.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/7131 Posted about three miles off the coast of New Jersey at about 1045 at N39 41.75: Eric, who ma
clanking of transom hung rudder on P27-2 svbagatelle at 6:27am 10.03.13 Pearson 0/1656 there is enough play in the gudgeons (and the arm for the wheel steering) on my 1989 P27-2 that it m
12v circuit destruction!!!!!!!! UPDATE OCT 2013 duality at 5:46am 10.03.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2232 no word yet from boat us!!!!! equipment was taken out and sent to raymarine for evaluation. report c
Edson pedestal bolts- replacement PDA1 at 5:16am 10.03.13 Catalina 30 4/2253 We have a '94 Catalina 30 MkIII. On our boat the Edson pedestal steering bolts which secure the comp
Funny- don't read unless you're bored PDA1 at 5:07am 10.03.13 Catalina 30 5/1784 The Chesapeake Bay demanded a sacrifice for allowing us to cruise its waters. In our case it was th
Hey 310 owners,.. where is your hull id # inside located (3) kevman1421 at 7:44pm 10.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1029 Any 310 owners out there? Anyone know where your inside h.i.d. is located., trying to figure out wha
anyone move/install a navpod on a lewmar pedestal guard jbinbi at 7:05pm 10.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2671 I purchased a 1 year old boat, and the navpod holding the chartplotter is up to high for me to see o
repairing wooden spreaders with mast steps (3) dan8152 at 6:41pm 10.02.13 Catalina 30 9/3044 Ok been going over the new boat fixing this and that. I trusted the PO about the spreaders being goo
winter sail size and general question about inventory Jared1048 at 6:03pm 10.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1393 hello all! I currently have an old bagged out jib that I'm going to get replaced with another 100%
Lewmar #7 & #8 Winches daleyellin at 5:21pm 10.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1665 Can anyone tell me the specific difference between the #7 and #8 Lewmar winches. The specs I've bee
propane tanks John R at 5:02pm 10.02.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3231 I have an old propane tank with the old style gauge. Today, I was told by a guy at a marina where th
Changing the Oil Filter on a Yanmar 2GM20F (3) Ralph Johnstone at 3:26pm 10.02.13 Engines and Propulsion 34/15819 I've done it for years. Lately, it's gotten so bad that neighboring boats leave for the day when I
Just bought 36 Lancer Dave Fran at 2:43pm 10.02.13 Lancer 2/2228 We are very excited purchasing an 1980 36 Lancer in really great shape. Can someone tell us specifi

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Making curtains dLj at 9:13am 06.09.23 I just finished putting up curtains in my boat. They are made so that they can be retracted from the
Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? AndyL at 9:05am 06.09.23 Agreed, not fatal but it is annoying to hear it banging up and down in light winds. I guess I was
3D printing fun jviss at 9:04am 06.09.23 So let me understand, did you, or did you not, get a 3D printer for your son? It reminds me of whe
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 8:39am 06.09.23 Wow that's solid. If you have a 25 and the keel winch is just inside the companion way how do you mo
Making curtains rgranger at 8:21am 06.09.23 Now let's hope that Fish and Wildlife agent doesn't catch me stealing some from the beach..... ;) T
Newbie rgranger at 8:18am 06.09.23 and when you pull out of your slip forgetting to unplug the shore power there are more than enough
Making curtains (1) Ward H at 8:12am 06.09.23 My boat had some Recmar curtain tracks in place when I got it. I purchased what I needed from Defe
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! ...3TacksontheWater at 8:09am 06.09.23 Hi, that's odd, I have a 1987 and it doesn't look like that. here is a pic. Part of my problem is
Making curtains (2) sailcapt340 at 7:16am 06.09.23 Our 340 has curtains as well. They do provide privacy and a sense of warmth up on the cooler days.
3D printing fun dLj at 7:01am 06.09.23 Replicator As replicator of old parts no longer available, I have always felt could be a decent bu
3D printing fun LloydB at 6:52am 06.09.23 Replicator
SS Rod popping sound jviss at 6:47am 06.09.23 Like Terry, when hard on the wind the lee stays release their tension. (Like a bass string not a hi
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion Nate at 6:38am 06.09.23 I'm contemplating switching from the Magnum to the Multiplus 12/3000 as well and I'm currently evalu
Non Skid; Black Spots jviss at 6:02am 06.09.23 Bar Keepers Friend was needed Bar Keepers Friend is quite acidic. FSR would probably work, too, m
Hatch For Daysailer2 Fozzybond at 5:46am 06.09.23 Hi Sunbird, Thanks so much for the response! That first picture is exactly what I was thinking.
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate (3) THECUSCUS at 5:17am 06.09.23 There is plywood core basically everywhere there is the non-skid surface (usually the baby blue area
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04am 06.09.23 @dlochner the info for both hunter 27 and hunter 27-2 relate to the hunter 27-2 1989-1994. I got
Making curtains thinwater at 4:39am 06.09.23 Or he may have thrown out the curtains because the make the inside of the boat feel smaller. I think
Help Identifying model apell at 3:42am 06.09.23 The transom cut-out was original, from the factory. Forward ports (windows) also original (at least
Making curtains Dave Groshong at 2:56am 06.09.23 I like these, you can get custom sizes. They can be easily taken down to wash, or when you don't

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