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Creaky Floor boards Fred7825 at 7:01am 07.01.13 Big Boats 7/2151 The floor boards down below on my 426 DS are creaky. Anyone know how to minimize this? Gasket? Rubbe
painting aluminum Paul In Boston at 7:01am 07.01.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/886 So time has come to refinish the outer aluminum frames on the window of my C22. I have them all rem
Kudos for Starbrite lifetime warranty Tim R. at 6:44am 07.01.13 Ask All Sailors 1/893 I have the standard 3'-6' Extend-a-brush handle that no longer locks. I just called Starbrite and a
P303 Stuffing Box High Temperature jrezab at 6:16am 07.01.13 Pearson 5/2845 Are any P303 owners experiencing high temperature of their stuffing box when under power? I have a
H40.5 Windlass Brian R at 5:35am 07.01.13 Big Boats 3/1052 I have replaced the electric motor on our H40.5 anchorman windlass after it died. Got the replaceme
Alternator Mike Mc at 5:18am 07.01.13 Catalina 310 6/1690 Looks like i will have to replace the original Mando 50. Is it easily available or is there a generi
Best strategy shopping for a 260? Starshooter at 5:09am 07.01.13 Smaller Boats 5/1356 Hello all, I am seriously shopping for a 1999-2005 Hunter 260 near Florida. I continue to chec
List to port fatpanda at 4:32am 07.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1214 I have taken ownership of my 376 after two weeks on the slip having bottom redone, shaft re keyed an
Refridge fan keeps running tburn21 at 10:53pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1859 I have an Oceanis 36.1 and the refrigerator fan won't shut off. Its never run constantly before? E
Great Winter's Day Sail (2) esterhazyinoz at 10:13pm 06.30.13 Day Sailers 0/891 Perfect sailing weather yesterday, 73 degrees F and 8 knots of steady Northerly breeze. The best di
Attn Hunter 49 / 50 owners. Shore power potential problem artboas at 9:57pm 06.30.13 Big Boats 3/1186 This is a memo to owners of the following boats: Hunter 49, 50 CC, 50AC with isolation transformers
New rigging for mac 26d 90 medkid134 at 9:22pm 06.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/6860 hello all I was sailing my new to me Mac 26d 1990 and got demast due to the turn buckles
Racing an Oceanis 373 rbccapecod at 9:05pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4164 I am in my 2nd season trying to race my 2004 Beneteau 373 (39 HP) around the buoys at my Club on Cap
B311 Stern rail engine mount dcslider at 6:45pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1526 The stern rail on my 311 is curved all the way around, and it looks like the standard auxiliary engi
frames for sealed port lights on 85 Hunter Tony Angel at 6:29pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/904 In the mid 80s Hunter installed a mid-ship 24"x 8" sealed cabin port on many of their boats. These
P23 first sail Sat., new anchor Sunday... DAVA390 at 6:19pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 2/841 The crack in the hull is repaired, hatch cover installed in the quarterberth where the access hole w
Yanmar 2gm overheat alarm jmce1587 at 5:27pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/12029 My engine thermostat Alarm light/alarm buzzer sounded today shortly after departing slip. The engin
Battery connection for bilge pump Ross Gard at 5:26pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/920 My batteries for the bilge pump are just under floor, sitting on bottom of bilge. So if water comes
Water on board Tsprosty at 5:12pm 06.30.13 Smaller Boats 3/1156 I have had 86 hunter 23 for 5 years now, and in years past I would get a small amount of water in th
A Moment of Silence... Roger Long at 1:18pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1643 for Ted Hood. Many of the things we take for granted on sailboats today were his inventio

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Shipping a boat question xavpil at 6:38am 05.27.23 Try going in person and strike up a conversation with the broker. Also if you are buying a boat fro
Ship's Bell jviss at 6:38am 05.27.23 9 I got this one, very nice, at a nautical antiques store that shutting down its business, so $126
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker JamesG161 at 6:36am 05.27.23 There are 2 - 30amp breakers for shore power. 1) In the panel 2) Within 10 inches FEET from Power
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 6:36am 05.27.23 I like bells. I searched for a long time for a genuine bronze bell, chrome plated. They are incre
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker dlochner at 6:35am 05.27.23 Most likely it is a 30a circuit breaker, check your shore power connection to be certain. 30a requir
Sail drive raw water intakes Kings Gambit at 6:27am 05.27.23
Shipping a boat question dlochner at 6:15am 05.27.23
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? Walsh0575 at 6:04am 05.27.23 Hi all - OP here...the white residue was cold galvanizing high zinc spray. I sanded it off back to t
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 5:48am 05.27.23 Ask a local broker for a recommendation. Brokerages ship boats all the time. I started to do that
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 5:47am 05.27.23 There's a guy here in Martin County who moves sailboats. I'll post his info when I find him. It won
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:41am 05.27.23 No, but if you post photos of what you're working with, we may be able to help.
Weird Electrical Experience Crusty Ol Salt at 5:40am 05.27.23 Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe. I am amazed that you can still find polarize
Shipping a boat question shemandr at 5:36am 05.27.23 Sailers moving Sailers advertises in the sailing press. I'm not recommending them but I would start
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Summerof69 at 5:34am 05.27.23 Thanks Kappy. That's kind of what I figured. Any idea how to separate the breaker from the panel?
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 5:33am 05.27.23 Wait, what??? How could I never noticed this. Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:28am 05.27.23 Should be 30 amps.
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 5:24am 05.27.23 http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf This was posted by another forum member RichH,
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:20am 05.27.23 As honest as a man can be, I am looking for one that fits my H280. I have come to believe getting th
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 dmax at 5:19am 05.27.23 You've come to the right place: Rail mount custom bimini
Weird Electrical Experience Crusty Ol Salt at 5:16am 05.27.23 Remember the old days when it didn't matter which direction you plugged a two prong A.C. plug into

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