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O'Day 35 cabin cushions Ron10215 at 5:28pm 06.18.13 Bigger Boats 1/830 Need a couple replacement buttons for the setee cushions. They are original in great shape and are N
Battery Box Scott B at 5:19pm 06.18.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/13670 When are battery boxes required vs. installing a tray and hold-down straps. I'm looking to install
H260 cockpit table Gypsea Kids at 4:29pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/814 Any H260 owners have the plans or photos of the previous models (H26) cockpit table? We'd like to i
lake tahoe pt 2 jimmac99 at 4:14pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/855 Have launched the boat on lake tahoe . However am experiencing rigging problems particularly with f
Solar? phxfan at 4:06pm 06.18.13 Catalina 22 14/2431 New to me old to you how many watts solar to keep my 1 deep cycle going...Only run mp3 player, it la
Mainsail Traveller julian h at 3:52pm 06.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1267 I have an Oday 27, my Mainsail Traveller has always been in front of the main cabin hatchway. Has an
bilge pump cockpit handle jmhenry at 3:09pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1344 I purchased an '88 Pearson 31 last year. It was missing the bilge pump handle for the cockpit. I've
Finished woodwork in the V birth... (7) woodster at 2:59pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1900 ok i have finished the battens in the v birth ..i used andaroba material makeing all the battens 1 7
Oday Ospray project (1) athollis at 2:54pm 06.18.13 Day Sailers 3/3916 I have purchased a 15'9" oday ospray sailboat (a shorter version of the daysailer) and could use som
Oceaniss 351-How to reattach fridge drain hose? jpeac2 at 2:35pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1104 All - Finally discovered a decent source of mold in our boat. The drain hose that runs to the bi
"Owner's Name" Change Concerto at 1:33pm 06.18.13 Catalina 310 3/1223 How does one go about getting the owner's name changed on the Membership List of Current Association
HAPS June 14-16, 2013 Kingston Rendezvous Mikem at 1:26pm 06.18.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2152 What a great weekend!!! The weather was perfect, the food superb, and the company fantastic. It se
1971 kells 22 taking on water gladys at 1:12pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/1859 my friend just bought a Kells and put it in the water got a leak how do we find it and fix 1971 Kel
Polar charts for Oceanis 390 rongroth at 1:00pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2006 Does anyone have Access I can't seem to find them posted on the web
Rappahannock River sailing skaterp14 at 12:50pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/954 The wife and me were sailing on the river a few days ago and she decided to do some recording here i
centre board javelin at 12:36pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/738 Just getting to know my Mac 26M. I get where the depth of the centre board should be when sailing o
Smaller, older TV Antenna replacement Mike D at 11:16am 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2430 I have and older TV antenna, I think it is a Shakespeare. brand. Our boat is a 1998 Hunter 376. The
I've Sprung a Leak SailAway1 at 10:39am 06.18.13 Catalina 22 12/2622 First, I keep my C22 (1980 vintage) on the trailer, mast up, and I launch every time I use it. First
Main Sail sticks Okiesaylor at 10:36am 06.18.13 Catalina 22 16/2799 I'm sure this has been asked before. When I or the Admiral hoists the main, it goes up nicely except
Davit replacement rope DMParmenter at 9:03am 06.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1878 I have to replace my dinghy davit rigging lines. It looks like they are some kind of custom rope wi

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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?
Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 9:33am 04.17.23 Scott T-Bird Thanks for your response. So the biggest consensus I see here is to Sail for a year an
Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 04.17.23 I think you left off at least a -0- in the Misc number.
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 9:28am 04.17.23 Gasoline would be a good substitute....cheaper than mineral spirits, but you would have to use it ou
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 04.17.23 Try all the usual electrical tests for sure. Then, in light of Mr. Kloudie's sage comment, eliminat
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 9:21am 04.17.23 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free one. :biggrin: Shhh.... I might buy this just to sa
Free Beneteau! rgranger at 9:18am 04.17.23 I'm sure there is more than $15 worth of parts on that boat.... you could skip shipping it if you f
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 9:15am 04.17.23
Free Beneteau! Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 04.17.23 Any idea if it had been underwater at any time ? If so, I think you'd pretty well be rewiring the e
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? PJL at 9:09am 04.17.23 Many years ago, on my Catalina 27, with hinged mast step, I used two 12-15ft poles as an A-frame. O
Free Beneteau! dlochner at 8:51am 04.17.23 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free one. :biggrin:
More efficient way to clean gears? Alan Gomes at 8:46am 04.17.23 Maybe a quicker way, I saw on YouTube to clean carburetor parts a guy put Velcro on the lid of a ja
Sourcing leks Project_Mayhem at 8:36am 04.17.23 Where are you finding water in the boat?
More efficient way to clean gears? Davidasailor26 at 8:36am 04.17.23
More efficient way to clean gears? Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 04.17.23 I have not tried this on parts but nothing works better to get grease off of hands than laundry dete

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