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Need to buy sail(s) airshac at 8:45pm 04.14.13 Trailer Sailors 11/2965 I just bought a Mac 22 and need sails for it. Looking mostly for the main sail to get started, I'm
need some help identifying Nosidamt at 7:42pm 04.14.13 Balboa 1/1267 I just purchased a Balboa Sailboat. It measures 24' LOA. I am not able to find a hull plate on it
Hull make up Tom Joad at 6:21pm 04.14.13 Newport 3/2876 Can anyone tell me about the makeup of the hull of a 1974 newport 27? Specifically thickness, mat
Asymetrical Spinnaker halyard on 35.5 Barquito at 5:45pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 0/814 Has anyone run a new spinnaker halyard in a 35.5. We are now the proud new owners of a 1992 Hunter L
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 25/7645 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 4/1332 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 9/4339 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 4/1151 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 10/1565 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 29/8652 Has anyone had any experience with the C- Head? It is less than 1/2 the price of the Air head and c

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Free Beneteau! Don S/V ILLusion at 12:19pm 04.17.23 I didn't expect this to make financial sense but had to ask since it was virtually free Where in F
Perkins M30 Compression issue nsailscal334 at 12:19pm 04.17.23 Thank you for the suggestions! We'll look into all of them and keep plugging along (pun intended) u
Yanmar in '79 37c Hollyberry at 12:17pm 04.17.23 Is it really only a 2 cylinder engine on a 37 footer??
Newbie Fresh and Green (1) rgranger at 12:07pm 04.17.23 ....the basic physics doesn't change much from a Sunfish to a 40-footer. :plus: This was my first b
Interior/Birth Measurements? Timm R Oday25 at 12:02pm 04.17.23 Good afternoon . I'm going to go out on a limb and say you don't have the cushions either . p.m. me
More efficient way to clean gears? MikeHoncho at 11:59am 04.17.23 Even Practical Sailer article agreed with me.:biggrin: ______ MEK is the activator for Fiberglas
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue capta at 11:26am 04.17.23 If you pick up a remote starting tool from any auto parts store, you can easily diagnose whether it
Newbie Fresh and Green Steve L22188 at 11:24am 04.17.23 Congrats on your new boat! I started on a sunfish and didn't know what I was doing. Then bought a
Short holding tank vent hose to Stern, or longer run to aft quarter? capta at 11:16am 04.17.23 I think the decision has to be made with the consideration of which place has the least possibility
More efficient way to clean gears? capta at 11:14am 04.17.23 So far I haven't found anything better, cheaper, or more convenient than diesel. I have a variety of
Free Beneteau! tfox2069 at 11:06am 04.17.23 I didn't expect this to make financial sense but had to ask since it was virtually free Sorry if I
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 10:55am 04.17.23 As @dlochner stated... MEK and MEKP are not the same or the rest of us!:p
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 10:41am 04.17.23 I didn't expect this to make financial sense but had to ask since it was virtually free
1990 Beneteau 45f5 zippyno1 at 10:41am 04.17.23 Thanks for that. Great idea. Did think about contacting them directly. Will give it a try. Thanks
Free Beneteau! tfox2069 at 10:22am 04.17.23 So you estimate sinking $46,500 into a damaged boat with a potential market value of $52k that you h
More efficient way to clean gears? rgranger at 10:14am 04.17.23 I have not tried this on parts but nothing works better to get grease off of hands than laundry det
Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 10:13am 04.17.23 I was considering buying it, flying down or paying for a surveyor. If it doesn't pass, then telling
Free Beneteau! Hollyberry at 10:11am 04.17.23 [QUOTE="Scott T-Bird, post: 1781105, member: 79972" Whether or not the owner isn't bidding is an in
Short holding tank vent hose to Stern, or longer run to aft quarter? sydneybadger at 10:10am 04.17.23 Peggie, nice tip on checking what material SeaFlo uses. I hadn't considered the UV degradation, but
More efficient way to clean gears? (2) rgranger at 10:09am 04.17.23 Even Practical Sailer article agreed with me.:biggrin: ______ MEK is the activator for Fiberglas

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