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Is size of lettering for boat name critical? rnelson010 at 12:05pm 04.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2092 I understand that for a USCG registered boat that all letters in the name and hailing port should be
autopilot for hydraulic steering jmoir at 10:55am 04.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1682 I have recently purchased a new to me (2002) 40cc. the boat does not have an autopilot and I am inte
size of anchor sail for a 25? centerline at 10:35am 04.16.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3182 I want to build an anchor sail for my 25 ft boat, but I need some information on proper sizing....
'92 42'Passage Bimini Ideas Old Sailor 2 at 10:03am 04.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1176 My 42 Passage has a dodger but no bimini. I just returned from the caribbean sailing in some pretty
Excessive reinforcement? Brian S at 9:52am 04.16.13 Day Sailers 3/928 Having removed the swim ladder on my 192 to better polish the transom, I am now replacing 3 individu
Bottom paint stripping Mike Mc at 9:25am 04.16.13 Catalina 310 1/831 Has anybody heard of something called SpongeJet as an alternative to soda blasting for bottom paint
why wasn't my heave-to working (1) newsailor72 at 9:20am 04.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2252 went out last night, wind was about 8, 10 knots(guessing.) At one point, I tried to practice heave-
Tach for Mercury Outboard hardpatch at 8:18am 04.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1216 I am the second owner of a 2002 26x with a 60 hp mercury big foot. The engine has EFI and I think ca
What is the best way to control boom? (1) karmadog at 7:17am 04.16.13 Catalina 22 5/2722 I'm curious about Cat 22 owners opinions on the pros and cons on the best way to control the boom sw
New windows on the dodger- now use the canvas covers? iSailor at 6:58am 04.16.13 Catalina 310 3/1092 I had the plastic windows replaced on the 12 year old dodger and want to keep them nice and clear.
Don What part is this? (1) dive7mmwet at 6:26am 04.16.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/4247 Million dollar question what part is this? used on a sailboat? Just got our DG's Sail trim guide a
Propane Tank Cat 310 #1 in GA at 5:51am 04.16.13 Catalina 310 6/1856 Hey All, I am in need of a back-up LP gas tank for my new-to-me 1999 Catalina 310 (hull #1) and I wa
New Hunter owner Batman at 5:42am 04.16.13 Big Boats 2/997 I purchased a 1990 35.5 Hunter in Sept of 2012 and I am in the process of fixing her up at this time
Genset Sine or Square wave Ken13559 at 4:21am 04.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/803 I mentioned in another post of the success in using the Elemax SHX2000 genset to run my 12000BTU air
Finding waterline on hull weh5748 at 3:48am 04.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/811 Spent another day on my back in tight space preparing hull for bottom paint, grinding and gel coatin
New Purchase of 79 Cat pagehopper at 3:01am 04.16.13 Catalina 22 3/857 What kind of hull restorer products have you found to be effective, hopeing not to waste my money?
Leak Rob Spicer at 2:21am 04.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1647 We have an annoying leak that proving hard to track down When on the mooring the yacht is dry , no
Raymarine Mark Maulden at 10:49pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 2/985 I currently have an E7D/HD digital radar and an X-5 pilot. I know I've bashed Raymarine a few times
Sliders for a Hunter 28.5 (1985) robertcgscott@yahoo.com at 9:19pm 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/811 Hello everyone, I only just purchased a 28.5ft Hunter that was in storage and realized that I have
Cockpit seats guidera48 at 8:58pm 04.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/819 Has anyone installed gas lifts on the cockpit seats. I just missed loosing a finger this past weeken

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Replacement Parts dlochner at 9:21am 07.07.22 Plexiglass cover over the ignition console in the cockpit, hatch for the deck over the head, and lo
Mast Strut Bolt Tedd at 9:21am 07.07.22 Hi @travorgeron , There's no consensus among engineers on re-using nylocs, but there is agreement t
Mast Strut Bolt (1) travorgeron at 9:11am 07.07.22 Are you talking about the bolts on the baby struts? I'm not familiar with the details of the H240 i
Mast step help kbapark at 9:07am 07.07.22 Thanks for the recommendation Tater. Me and the wife were able to step the mast a couple days ago af
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:06am 07.07.22 Have you tried calling a Beneteau dealer? Yes, but no return call yet.
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:06am 07.07.22 Maybe. What kind of replacement parts? Plexiglass cover over the ignition console in the cockpit,
Doyle H25 Sail Battens Occasional Heeler at 9:00am 07.07.22 Circling back here. Got the battens measured on the orginal Doyle mainsail. From top to bottom, 3
Worth a shot-- pclarksurf at 8:58am 07.07.22 Where did you get the HDPE white one. I need a bushing to fit a 3/8 pintle. Cd is on back order for
Low oil indicator fading in and out (1) jonelli at 8:57am 07.07.22 This diagram should be pretty close to what you have but may not be exact (it has an ammeter). On m
Another solar panel install question Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 07.07.22 It all depends on wire sizes. If the wire gauge from the DC panel to the batteries is large enough t
Low oil indicator fading in and out jonelli at 8:37am 07.07.22 Nevermind, found the answer to my own question... here: M25XP Harness Wiring
Mast Strut Bolt Tedd at 8:31am 07.07.22 Are you talking about the bolts on the baby struts? I'm not familiar with the details of the H240 in
Low oil indicator fading in and out (1) dmax at 8:26am 07.07.22 This diagram should be pretty close to what you have but may not be exact (it has an ammeter). On mi
Low oil indicator fading in and out jonelli at 8:10am 07.07.22 Going off on a tangent here, I started looking at wiring diagrams, and literally the only thing I ca
Spinnaker Question colb218 at 8:02am 07.07.22 Thanks for the insight everyone! I will look into something to get the tack sorted, I like the ide
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 7:58am 07.07.22 Wanted to provide an update and solution to this for any future searches. First of all, thanks to ev
Mast Strut Bolt travorgeron at 7:54am 07.07.22 FWIW, that's what I did. Worked fine until the replacement came (bought two and keep spare on the
Mast Strut Bolt BobSail at 7:42am 07.07.22 FWIW, that's what I did. Worked fine until the replacement came (bought two and keep spare on the b
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Captain Larry-DH at 7:33am 07.07.22 Have you serviced it and see what the emissions are afterwards? Yes, carb recently cleaned after c
Traveler for B281 sail sfbay at 7:28am 07.07.22 Suggest contacing Garhauer and/or Harken as they likely will have supplied a replacement upgraded tr

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