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doorhandle Jaap van der Velden at 5:14am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/864 because of a failure of the portside-toilet-doorhandle I tried to remove handle to inspect interior
doorhandle Jaap van der Velden at 5:09am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/837 because of a failure of the portside-toilet-doorhandle I tried to remove handle to inspect interior
1993 23.5 U-bolt Chainplates (4) polaris211 at 3:39am 05.22.13 Smaller Boats 1/833 Hey all - I've attached some pictures of the 'chainplates' on my darlin' Willadine. It appe
Fire! Roger Long at 3:18am 05.22.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2132 Boat fire on the Newport waterfront at 0545. I think it was a stink pot. I don't usually call them t
Mainsail Battens autocad at 2:18am 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/796 Looking to replace the 3 partial battens in my 75 O'day 25's mainsail. The mainsail appears original
To furl or not to furl lbd at 11:30pm 05.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1153 2004 Hunter 33 with Selden furling main. New main required. Currently un battened. Looked at battene
AutoHelm ST3000 failure kevinmccowan at 11:16pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1558 my ST3000 comes on just fine, but as soon as I push the auto button to engage it, it shuts down comp
Running with the wind Sixgun77 at 11:12pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1651 I have one friend who tells me that running with the wind is the best way to go when possible, and a
H380 Propane Locker Brian147 at 10:01pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 0/793 I am worried about losing a propane lid overboard. One of the lockers has a propane tank and the ot
Dutchman Sail Brian147 at 9:52pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1021 My Dutchman mainsail is very difficult to put the cover on. The problem is the sail flakes normally
New to the forum and sailing otg23 at 9:44pm 05.21.13 Day Sailers 2/819 My Grandpa has offered to GIVE me his 1970 something O'day 23 and trailer. It has been parked in hi
In a 26x, whats a good speed to go... Tony E at 9:04pm 05.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5017 Hi, I just got my 1998 26x and I put it in the water for the first time last weekend. Me and my son
H34 accessing the Mast Wiring Question PGIJon at 7:32pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 2/829 I am in the middles of rewiring all the wiring in the mast. I am having a problem getting the remai
Bimini Top for H33 sailguy40 at 7:27pm 05.21.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2685 I am looking to get a bimini top for my 1979 Hunter 33. I am basically wanting to get the dimensions
Mast Stepping on a C250 c22sailor at 7:08pm 05.21.13 Smaller Boats 0/1996 I just bought a 1996 Catalina 250 fin keel model. I did quite a bit of research before picking up th
Anchor storage Gary1946 at 6:38pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/949 Hi, I have a 81 hunter 33 and was wondering where to store the anchor, I have a delta 22 and fortr
First ride of the season, Good and Bad.. DAVA390 at 5:58pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 5/999 So, this afternoon, temps in low 80`s, off work a little early. Called the Admiral, "Let`s go out"!
Callling all 222 Owners Odie & Tweety at 5:53pm 05.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1507 Bought a 1984 Anniversary Edition O Day 222 last summer. After a lot of TLC, got her looking pretty
Is it in yet? FourPoints at 5:48pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/667 YES!!! I made it in the water today. A full month behind my normal schedule, but happy to have compl
Replacing P42 water & holding tanks rlamb at 5:37pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 5/874 My wife and I are looking closely at a couple 42 Passage boats we really like (1990 or 1991). A cou

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Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) shemandr at 6:10pm 04.28.23 I tip my hat to them...
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Project_Mayhem at 6:10pm 04.28.23 The only places I have not explored is under the cabin sole and under the side decks. Both require a
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? dlochner at 6:02pm 04.28.23 Do you think these need to be up on these little blocks? I could move them back a foot or two, but
Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) dLj at 6:00pm 04.28.23 Sailing the Northwest passage and working on her PhD? Again I ask: What was I doing at that age?
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Project_Mayhem at 5:57pm 04.28.23 I believe I had enough water in there. With the first one, I could hear it powering on but it was v
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? dLj at 5:53pm 04.28.23 I'm still discovering things on my boat. There are a lot of nooks and crannies... What I'm working o
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location MFD at 5:51pm 04.28.23 BTW - a recent thread to a manual for the 41DS that shows the tack line going through the port side
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 5:42pm 04.28.23
Hunter 295 1996 model Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32pm 04.28.23 It is alot easier to know what you have when making recommendations
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? fred1diver at 5:01pm 04.28.23 Yes I am, same side as you lol Waiting on warmer weather to oversized the holes and fill the holes w
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? fred1diver at 4:58pm 04.28.23 Getting to know mine very intimately, as I do all my own work on her, still a few hole to inspect, t
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 4:56pm 04.28.23 Very similar, but your are a little further back, and a little further inboard. I notice you're mis
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? (1) fred1diver at 4:51pm 04.28.23 215109This is my setup
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 shank at 4:48pm 04.28.23 How cool is that? I'm going to measure the distance between the two pulleys tomorrow and buy a turnb
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 4:43pm 04.28.23 I always know exactly where I went wrong. All I need is a working time machine.
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 4:15pm 04.28.23 On @Ken13559 's turnbuckle : t cut. When I did mine, I cut it as shown but then heated and flatten
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 4:14pm 04.28.23 Chocks need to be sized to the mooring line. If they are too small the line won't fit in the chock.
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 4:08pm 04.28.23 Yes Chocks are a great tool to help keep your lines in one place and reduce chafe of your lines. Th
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 4:06pm 04.28.23 That was a long day!! pretty standard item... https://www.google.com/search?q=bow+chocks&client=fi
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump sailmandan at 3:56pm 04.28.23 That makes sense I found a Henderson pump on the boat I think that was the pump but there seems to b

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