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1993 23.5 Mainsail Cover - what color? Browndog68 at 5:04am 03.09.13 Smaller Boats 8/1523 I have the '93 23.5 with light green/teal canvas for bimini and mainsail. It kind of matches the st
bow roller hunter 26 ron jankowski at 2:36am 03.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2544 what is the best way to install a bow roller for a plow anchor on a hunter 26?
Renegade owners KenHann1 at 2:26am 03.09.13 Pearson 0/1364 Looking to connect with Renegade owners. I have a '66 Renegade, hull no 86, in Falmouth Maine. Like
Sails bman88 at 11:59pm 03.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1306 Wondering what satisfaction levels from boat owners who have ordered sails from this site.
Electric catslina 25 JamesRay at 5:55pm 03.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1006 I just bought an 87 Catalina 25. My batteries are good but I can't get cabin lights or anything on a
Ok, Thoughts re: Battery Capacity Rick D at 5:38pm 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2189 So, thinking through replacement of my Sam's Club six volt golf cart batteries. They have been in fo
Depthfinder for 26D pewwind at 4:55pm 03.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/961 I want to put a depthfinder(only) on my 26D, and I don't want to use a transom transducer. I would a
Irwin 34's c_witch at 4:04pm 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3953 Hi all, Looking for the pro's and con's of the Irwin citation 34's. Namely the mid 80's boats. Mo
How will sequstration effect your sailing? RobertLangdirect at 1:40pm 03.08.13 Sails Call Lounge 11/8773 Seriously, sailors. In Washington, DC, there is talk that the authorities may have to shut down
ablative paint orion at 1:17pm 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 38/7550 I know that this has been discussed before. However, after reading Practical Saillor it appears that
Gel coat jcollins at 12:35pm 03.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3219 I am trying to patch some gel coat chips and scratches. I have purchased white gel coat and hardner
New Prop Question DennisMansour at 12:08pm 03.08.13 Big Boats 7/1309 Good Day, Head South this July from Nova Scotia for at least a year and I am told that making a slow
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Pole OfflineTN at 11:16am 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 15/8975 I have a asymmetrical spinnaker for my Hunter 340 that I love but when heading directly downwind its
What type of paint dscribner at 10:17am 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1059 I'll be painting my deck this spring. I just bought Kiwigrip for the non-skid but I'm not sure how
chrysler 26 aerojet777 at 8:33am 03.08.13 Trailer Sailors 19/28426 Does anybody have any thoughts good or bad about the chrysler 26 ? i would love to hear your comm
V25 deck to liner bolts? chipdance at 7:08am 03.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1254 On my Venture 25, when I got it, there were 2 bolts going from the forward end of the cockpit well t
OB impeller RDS2012 at 6:42pm 03.07.13 Smaller Boats 7/1361 I bought a 1994 Suzuki 6 HP outboard. Its never been in the water. Do I need to worry about the impe
electrical panel for the 9.2a Bergovoy at 6:24pm 03.07.13 S2 3/1081 The PO drilled two large holes for analog meters into the electrical panel... I removed the meters
Espar switches ken336 at 6:18pm 03.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/727 Can anyone tell me what the switches are for on the espar thermostat? The one that is marked 1/1 an
Air Conditioning on 390 Oceanis rongroth at 5:36pm 03.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1748 I am getting ready to install 16000 BTU in a 1991 two cabin Starboard galley design. Any advise or s

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Flexible Tank Search kappykaplan at 3:31pm 01.27.23 Check with Ronco Plastics to see if they have one.
Cleat backing plates? rpludwig at 2:56pm 01.27.23 well, good feedback guys, I should have specified, fortunately it is an aft cleat (accessable) and f
Solar panel power recommendations dlochner at 2:48pm 01.27.23 I gave inaccurate info. I have two marine starting batteries (700 cranking amps, 140 hour reserve c
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products kappykaplan at 2:47pm 01.27.23 Is using a Power Washer harmful to the Teak Grain? It can be. So can scrub brushes.
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 2:44pm 01.27.23 What's that C&W song? "It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chew your ass out all day long."
Crack on rudder Dalliance at 2:32pm 01.27.23 Bigger Hunters during those years had minor issues on the large FRP Rudder Stocks. Size of the Boa
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 (1) dmax at 2:15pm 01.27.23 I made a new galley counter from plywood covered with formica with teak fiddles (from Defender) - lo
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 2:00pm 01.27.23 I have a Westerbeake 46 with the HE in just about the same position. The bolts that jssailem circle
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Pagan Baby at 1:55pm 01.27.23 I just posted a schematic of the cooling system for the Westerbeake 42. The nuts under part 31 are t
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (1) Pagan Baby at 1:54pm 01.27.23 212568
Considering sonar dlochner at 1:52pm 01.27.23 It can, in some places. In many places the depths shown on the charts are soundings that are multip
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 fred1diver at 1:51pm 01.27.23 What counter material would you all recommend for my galley? The cheapest would be laminate, but I a
Need a "double" block at the mast base (2) Justin_NSA at 1:47pm 01.27.23 You guys are so right! About the distractions too John! I went out today and checked. They look just
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Pagan Baby at 1:44pm 01.27.23 I have a Westerbeake 46 with the HE in just about the same position. The bolts that jssailem circled
Considering sonar BarryL at 1:41pm 01.27.23 Hi, SONAR, Depth meter, basically the same thing. The main difference is the display. There are uni
Considering sonar Davidasailor26 at 1:25pm 01.27.23 I sail on shallow Lake St Clair. The chart plotter, with an updated map, shows the minimum depth
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Ameseys at 1:06pm 01.27.23 Do you think we could figure this out from hull id numbers? The first 3 characters are the builder,
Crack on rudder dlochner at 12:59pm 01.27.23 his is the reason I can speak with knowledge. Trust me, I have learned much more than I wanted to.:
Considering sonar stephen_i_w at 12:54pm 01.27.23 I sail on shallow Lake St Clair. The chart plotter, with an updated map, shows the minimum depths
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Sail22Capri22 at 12:44pm 01.27.23 So what do people recommend? Reading through this I'm not sure I know which one to go with my self.

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