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Rain water leak in main cabin Shabby at 12:44am 05.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1189 I purchased a second hand Benetteau Oceanis 411 last week. Year - 2000 We stayed on the boat la
Martec folder destroyed by neighbor's electrical problem fstbttms at 10:36pm 05.24.13 Engines and Propulsion 22/5397 Story is there was a problem with the neighbor's inverter. Running gear on his boat and those to eit
setting up mainsail on 2012 e33 jbinbi at 9:07pm 05.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1082 Was wondering if any e33 owners can help me out. I have lots of sailing experience, but have not
Where is solenoid control box located on Hunter 40.5? FreebirdPirate at 9:07pm 05.24.13 Big Boats 9/2691 We just bought this boat and can't find the controls that send power to the windlass. Thanks!
new member with question glide at 8:52pm 05.24.13 Smaller Boats 7/1186 Hi all, I have A question that hopefully someone can help with. The Plexiglas sliding cover on the
She is ready to get WET again (4) alabamaranger at 8:42pm 05.24.13 Catalina 22 4/910 She is ready to get WET again - New Pictures added Before and after. New bottom paint, Keel Spacer
Recommendations for a good digital multimeter? kbbarton at 6:23pm 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3670 Hello, I am considering buying a digital multimeter for use on my boat. I'm not exactly electric
Boats of Spakenberg (1) Jep17 at 6:15pm 05.24.13 Sails Call Lounge 2/3928 They still make them the old way.
Stern Rails for Hunter 26 Keyboard49 at 5:19pm 05.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/890 I just purchased a 1994 Hunter 26 . Most of the boats I have seen have stern rails with seats. Mine
Sabre Yachts stopping production of their sailboats Tom G, P-21 at 4:48pm 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/3275 I saw this on another forum and thought I would post it here. Sabre yachts on their sailboat page sa
Ospho and treatment for flaking keel Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 4:06pm 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2410 Found a bunch of flaking growing steadily on the keel. I can see gray shiny good "metallic" surfa
Diesel problem? shemandr at 3:16pm 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2053 First, it's not my engine. But, I was helping a friend move his boat from the winter yard to his sl
where is ground wire ? Lalibert� Denis at 2:15pm 05.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1294 Hey everyone I'm new on this forum I bought last year a catalina 25 and I'm happy to find this catal
where is ground wire ? Lalibert� Denis at 2:09pm 05.24.13 Smaller Boats 2/1382 Hey everyone I'm new on this forum I bought last year a catalina 25 and I'm happy to find this catal
Lewmar 65 Electric Winches capta at 1:42pm 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/994 Has anyone here dismantled a Lewmar 65 Electric Winch? Did you find adequate instructions anywhere?
Mast wiring shanker at 12:37pm 05.24.13 Smaller Boats 24/4777 I checked my mast and steaming lights last night while my boat is still on the hard and ran into som
swing keel pin replacement ancbob at 11:56am 05.24.13 Catalina 22 3/1086 Purchased new housings and pin for the boat and hit a bit of a snag. the aft threads in the boat hul
help removing U bent keel lock bolt jmczzz at 11:55am 05.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 50/7603 lock bolt out-need advice/trunk repair ' locking keel Discovered my keel lock down is bent pretty b
New to sailing Spideywi at 11:52am 05.24.13 Irwin 6/2985 I have a 1974 Irwin 28 and have done my first sail in her. I noticed the propeller spins even when t
Speed and fuel range Algis at 11:49am 05.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/6051 I just purchased a 205 Hunter 27 with a yanmar 2GM-20F engine. I plan to motor the boat from St. Lou

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Life's Most Infuriating Moments Davidasailor26 at 10:39am 05.06.23
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.06.23 You can do it. I know you can. . . I think? I am so pi$$ed off with the idea of spending $100.00
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.06.23 :biggrin:always here to provide helpful information. I've got your name on speed dial in case I r
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Hello Below at 10:11am 05.06.23
Life's Most Infuriating Moments jssailem at 10:04am 05.06.23
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 05.06.23 Mostly this couple who have never come up on the dock until the other day Ducks must have a good
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 05.06.23 If you buy a new one, $100, the clips are included. Those are truly words to warm the cockles of
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 05.06.23 There were NO LEAKS observed! Absolutely baffling. Just can't see how it corrected itself and we
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour JoeWhite at 9:08am 05.06.23 Oil can also come out of the dip stick if not inserted back in.
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger sailcapt340 at 9:06am 05.06.23
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 8:43am 05.06.23 The other big challenge to going with LFP is preventing the alternator from cooking itself in its ow
Bottom Chip Repair Jacktar at 8:36am 05.06.23 True sail it til it breaks, repair and sail it again.
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location Sailor Arny at 8:30am 05.06.23 I am going to go without the furler this season, just pull it down into a deck bag, tired of all the
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer mermike at 8:28am 05.06.23 The secret to no boom is some FLA that is connected into the charging circuit to give the current s
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger Stu Jackson at 8:07am 05.06.23 sc, glad to be able to try to help. You didn't say your charger was a "Flyback" model but I figured
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick Webb at 8:06am 05.06.23 Another potential source is the oil filter seal. I once had an oil filter seal stick to the engine
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges (4) Cap'nCook at 7:57am 05.06.23 215392 With some assistance we can get the gap to close a bit more, but still short of being able t
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick486 at 7:20am 05.06.23 Great replies from the community. It is so appreciated, especially from those of us in the north,
Life's Most Infuriating Moments JamesG161 at 7:04am 05.06.23 If you buy a new one, $100, the clips are included. But I bought this, to strap down my Genset Muff
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 7:02am 05.06.23 Thanks Dave. I'm about to go out and raise once more so I can get pictures of the process and then w

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