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search for H22 (new) or 216 near Rhode Island MREARLMC at 9:20am 08.16.13 Smaller Boats 0/821 I'm in NY (south of Rochester) and the company wanting to make me a full mooring cover needs a boat
Corrosion Canoe at 9:17am 08.16.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1033 Let me ask a question about corrosion. I'm seeing corrosion on the motor mounts on my yanmar 3gm.
New NHSailing at 8:40am 08.16.13 Racing 8/17850 Hi folks. I'm new here. Have a CAL 25. We have our first race tomorrow and I'm looking for some pr
Proper tension on Cat 30 mast rigging pmirenda at 8:37am 08.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1222 Anyone know the proper tension specs for the mast rigging for a 30 Ft Catalina MKIII?
Dinette Table smoothsailing at 8:21am 08.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/812 Operating the Dinette Table Hi All, First, I would like to let you know that I am a new owner of
Hunter 306 - PHRF dennisp at 7:26am 08.16.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/2232 For what it's worth: I participate in local informal races with the Bluewater Bay Sailing Club here
Outfitting25ft. Oday Muffins at 7:01am 08.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/933 We are planning a trip to Mexico (trailering) this fall. I would like to create a kit for replacing
Tacking a lightning class boat michellepinto at 5:00am 08.16.13 Racing 1/5808 I have been sailing the Lightning class boat in regional and national competitions. While i love rac
Backstay on a J24 class boat michellepinto at 4:56am 08.16.13 Racing 1/2448 In India we use J24's for Match Racing in almost every event. Can anyone give me tips on using the b
mplement extra winches (2 pieces), water maker and GENERATO pkum at 4:26am 08.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1099
My issue with Yanmar design engineers. rfrye1 at 10:14pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2992 I honestly think Yanmar makes a great aux Diesel engine. The Yanmar in my '98 Hunter 376 has been fl
tiller pilots.... simrad, raymarine, other brands??? centerline at 9:49pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1705 I am going to purchase a tiller pilot for a 25ft boat but would like to hear from people that use th
Voltmeter Got The Shakes...... rpell46 at 8:18pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1148 ...Strange development today. While running my Universal 25xp today, as I normally do, I charge my
Stays/Shroud Tightness JaySauls at 7:14pm 08.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4197 Hey folks! I finally got my boat in the water - was really glad it stayed ABOVE water - and raised t
M25 oil consumption Jwhy at 7:13pm 08.15.13 Catalina 30 3/1340 Brought my boat up from SoCal, motoring most of the way. Had to add oil regularly, about a pint a d
Batteries Dead :( Gino at 6:26pm 08.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1389 I have a Beneteau First 32S5. All good until last night. I have 30 Amp shore power onto the boat. P
H260 trouble with wheel steering below two knots svripple at 6:23pm 08.15.13 Smaller Boats 9/2393 Hello everyone, I recently upgraded from a 1994 Hunter 26 tiller boat to a 2004 260 with wheel steer
First night out in this boat DAVA390 at 6:10pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1581 So,the Admiral has dinner with her mom every Wed. night. I decided to ask my younger son out sailing
Raymarine ST6002 Autopilot Captpete12 at 5:43pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1864 Has anyone bled the air out of the hydraulic ram drive on a Raymarine autopilot? I refilled the uni
Perkins M 50 running hot Go For It at 5:42pm 08.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/968 Folks I have a 1993 Perkins M 50 runs at 190 degrees at 2500 RPMs after about an hour. Seems like t

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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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