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How to fix dinette table? (1) Bedouin at 6:20am 09.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1535 Hello! My recently acquired H306 has a lovely dinette table in the cabin - I'm sure you're familiar
Hitch Extenders upslims at 5:54am 09.03.13 Catalina 22 20/4200 Anyone use a hitch extender? Depending on the tide I have to put a bit if my chevy colorado in the
23.5 main sail mising part where does it go ? (3) sailboat738 at 4:24am 09.03.13 Smaller Boats 4/1492 hi guys , i forgot what this does and where it goes any help please ?
Poly instead of epoxy for sealing? (1) Solstice at 4:17am 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1080 I recently built a couple of access covers and need to seal the edges. In the past I've used unthick
frig/freezer lid latches Don Lucas at 3:30am 09.03.13 Big Boats 3/1489 I'm tired of the plastic latches on my boat breaking so offen, has anyone replaced them with somethi
Catalina 27 Bulkheads trkarl at 2:43am 09.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1880 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 in poor shape. It has had all of the interior pulled out of it by the PO.
Lloyds point, long island sound NYSail at 12:44am 09.03.13 Destinations 2/3617 Looking for some local knowledge. Been to Lloyd's Point when I was younger and am heading there with
If you have Seahawk paint show your bottom Andy1237 at 8:07pm 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1358 We had Baltoplate in fresh water for 8 years and it has done wonderful. If we were going back to fr
Charging the Boat Pat at 7:19pm 09.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/922 I've solved my GFCI issue and have also installed two new batteries. The boat has a Statpower 10 am
Docking in a slip (4) Richie50 at 6:48pm 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 132/25688 I will be moving off a mooring and into a slip. I need advice on how to dock, as I have never done t
22cat verses 24 hunter 19jib39 at 6:44pm 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2207 i have 22ft cat am 75 years old any comments if a hunter would be easier to sail over my 22 ft catal
C30 mast step drain and access port dan8152 at 6:33pm 09.02.13 Catalina 30 8/2967 I have been trying to figure out how the mast drains. Mine dose not have any drains in the step too.
Wood for the swim platform Go For It at 6:01pm 09.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1778 Folks I have a 1994 Oceanis Ben 40. I am thinking about replacing the wood on the swim platform. I
pro and con of hunter 24 over 22 catalina 19jib39 at 5:32pm 09.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2575 any ideas i have 22 cat. am 75 years old was wondering if 24 ft. hunter would be easier to sail
Using sails while under motor JOHNEVERARD at 5:06pm 09.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5179 Is there ever any benefit to keeping the sails up while under motor with no wind?
Engine Stop Cable Errol A Sonnier at 4:23pm 09.02.13 Big Boats 31/13650 My engine kill cable finally froze up. I have attempted to replace without any luck yet i.e. to lon
Battery Safe Mode? 25yearslater at 4:17pm 09.02.13 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3366 Here is a strange situation that perhaps I might find an answer to. In March of this year I purchas
ONAN generator vibration capta at 3:17pm 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2188 My Onan 8 kw mkdk with the Kuboda 3 cylinder engine has developed a vibration. This vibration is so
Leaking galley mixer tap (1) philg71 at 3:08pm 09.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2210 The mixer tap on my 343 has a small but annoying leak. It seems to be coming from the join between t
What's the idea behind this design? (1) kpgraci at 3:08pm 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1753 68227.vB

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RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 (1) SiriusCanada at 1:48pm 05.25.23 Checked out the end of the boom and found the previous owner had installed a quick clip to attach to
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Crazy Dave Condon at 1:44pm 05.25.23 Wait till he responds to my questions as he reported water in the boat
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 1:30pm 05.25.23 Anchor light, steaming light and bow light are most definitely not interchangeable terms. What is
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 1:29pm 05.25.23 He said "I unplugged it and found it goo rhad run out of one plug hole and it smelled burnt." The
Mast Gate Woes All U Get at 1:22pm 05.25.23 Picture please.
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 1:22pm 05.25.23 First you want to seal it with a hose : Then you don't want to seal it with a hose : What IS
Hurricane Season 2023 All U Get at 1:18pm 05.25.23 Let me check the Farmers Almanac.
Circuit panel wiring question. kappykaplan at 1:06pm 05.25.23 Bow light is a little more ambiguous than the term anchor light (BTW nothing is labeled "anchor lig
Mast Gate Woes Timm R Oday25 at 12:36pm 05.25.23 I had the same issue . I solved it simply by using a small piece of aluminum door trim . Easy to cut
Plans for hurricane season 2023? LydieBP at 11:51am 05.25.23 You are welcome. Where are you planning to spend the season? Barrier Islands off Tampa Bay
Seacock Mystery Ward H at 11:44am 05.25.23 Just another thought. The PO chose to leave the seacocks open and seal them from the outside rather
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. LloydB at 11:40am 05.25.23 "Easier said than done. Some new fixtures say they are certified, but replacement bulbs seem to be a
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 11:39am 05.25.23 Bow light is a little more obscure, but frequently mention, "boat at anchor" and " visible 360 degr
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 11:36am 05.25.23 "Anchor Light"! hmmm ... that could be what is under the label! Oh, I just read your last post w
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 11:26am 05.25.23 running lights: red/green and aft white bow light: indeed steaming light, halfway up the mast for
Seacock Mystery capta at 10:40am 05.25.23 You are a pretty lucky guy. Those are REAL seacocks, not those silly ball valve things. First thing
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:18am 05.25.23
Beneteau 43 Headliner BigEasy at 10:11am 05.25.23 I have to get to the travellar mounting bolts and wanted to know what I am getting into prior to di
Plans for hurricane season 2023? shemandr at 10:10am 05.25.23 One idea I had several years ago for my slip in Cutchogue NY was placement of a helical mooring some
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? ggrizzard at 10:07am 05.25.23 Hunter changed the table in 1980. The one in the pic uses a pole.

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