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What's the 1st thing you should do... (4) rgranger at 5:24pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2350 ... when you buy a 35+ year old sailboat? :troll: Remove the 10 layers of bottom paint to see w
Water supply pump dmwais305 at 5:16pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/792 We purchased a Hunter 50C/C with a/c and have concern that the water supply pump may not have enough
O'Day 25, helm support Isla-Mae at 5:13pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/958 I am in the final stages of rebuilding my '77 P'Day 25. There are cracks in the gel coat at the lowe
Where/How do you attach fender lines? Ward H at 4:54pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 25/7643 I ordered new fenders and I am learning to splice by using some extra Trophy Braid to make 6 foot fe
Life of bottom paint out of water mdsdurango at 4:52pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1331 Second post from new member searching for a great sailboat up to 30'. I'm looking at a boat that has
Cockpit and Courtesy lights always on PDReynolds at 4:50pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4337 This may be real easy to answer. I have just purchased my 2006 Beneteau 423 and I am still getting t
above the waterline hull paint kpgraci at 3:14pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1254 looking for hull paint, got the bottom paint and i see lots of 'topside' marine paint, is there a sp
Midship cleats simi1947 at 3:07pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/916 If anybody, like me on my 2009 Beneteau Oceanis 31, was thinking of fitting the Barton 32mm track cl
Painting Interior Nevermoor at 2:35pm 04.14.13 Lancer 7/4168 Greetings and salutations, fellow sailboat owners! After the past week on the boat for spring break
Jim Seamons is back Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1150 I recieved a call yesterday from Jim Seamons and they were mooring off for the evening at Hilton Hea
Lake Ponchartrain Sailors Idratherbesailing at 2:25pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1564 Has anyone been into Bayou Lacomb recently with a 5 foot or over keel? I used to take my 5'3" draft
Looking for a genoa. UPSGUY at 1:46pm 04.14.13 Catalina 22 1/778 Ok
Bowsprit hvbaker at 1:45pm 04.14.13 Catalina 30 0/1239 Has anyone put a Selden bowsprit on a Catalina 30 standard rig? If so, was any modification to the p
110 volt to 240volt Akapeterc at 1:32pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1669 I want to connect my new 2003 hunter 44ds to shore power in Australia and was wondering is there any
Gelcoat repair update (1) Hydro Therapy at 1:18pm 04.14.13 Day Sailers 10/2078 I recently made some repairs to my toe rails. I think one of the previous owners played bumper boat
Composting head Florida sail at 12:28pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 29/8651 Has anyone had any experience with the C- Head? It is less than 1/2 the price of the Air head and c
Battery Question Finally Free at 12:16pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 5/1685 We have a 1995, 42 Passage. I am pretty sure I am going to need to replace the batteries. It has t
New leak source '84 h27 (1) amcmahon at 12:06pm 04.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1739 For 10 years now, since purchasing Radiant Beam, I have been trying to eliminate water leaks, both s
Raymarine ST60 rudder indicator actuator installation Euphoria2011 at 11:13am 04.14.13 Bigger Boats 0/1061 I got my hands on a raymarine rudder indicator with the atcuator unit and was thinking about install
Wooden Rib Replacement StumpSail at 10:44am 04.14.13 Day Sailers 2/974 I have recently acquired a 1964 oday mariner centerboard model and i have noticed that many of the w

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Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 10:08am 04.17.23 If there's no water damage, I'm guessing it'd probably be ok? How far along is the bidding? Is th
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 10:07am 04.17.23 If the boat wasnt flooded and hull, keel, grid, & deck are in good condition, AND you have the tim
Newbie Fresh and Green Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 04.17.23 I've binge watched the first 12 episodes and in those episodes it looks like they have a aluminum h
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

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