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Rising Exhaust outlet ?? Ersin at 8:58am 03.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1099 As years go by, my boat H340 became heavier and so exhaust outlet comes closer and closer to sea lev
Are all your eggs in one basket? Brian D at 7:32am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 45/5774 Getting ready for a short cruise this weekend, I did some prep work on the boat. Most notably was ju
circuit breaker source? bugbitten at 7:14am 03.15.13 S2 8/1894 Are the 12V panel breakers/switches still available? There's a spot on my panel for a fridge switch,
Brevard County Marine Flea Markets merlinuxo at 6:18am 03.15.13 Destinations 0/2750 Marine flea market tomorrow, 9-4, at Melbourne (FL) Yacht Club and Citizen's for Florida's Waterways
Jib sheets Lost Parent at 6:12am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3025 What is the preferred method of attaching new sheets to the genoa ...continious line knotted or mech
Adding plexiglass to front hatch chp at 5:07am 03.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4734 Just curious if anyone has cut out an opening in the front hatch and install tinted plexiglass to ad
James River and the Chickahominy Roger Long at 4:31am 03.15.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/4256
Mooring Caribbean BLue Dream at 4:00am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1241 Could anyone suggest the best place in the British Virgin Islands to put the boat - Beneteau 50 - up
Bad Elf or Dual SailorRob at 10:23pm 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1734 Hi all. I have been using Navionics with my iPhone and I now have an iPad that I thought would be u
O'Day 222 Swim Ladder daleyellin at 9:11pm 03.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1603 I should putting my "new" 222 in the water for the season in about a month. Since the boat is "new"
1993 Hunter 40.5 Steering specs aadams1 at 8:08pm 03.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1825 We recently purchased a '93 Hunter 40.5 and have been trying to find details about the steering from
Winch question jwhite at 7:04pm 03.14.13 Smaller Boats 3/1005 Can I use a Harken no. 16 self-tailing winch to replace the Barient #8 currently on my Hunter 23.5?
Maximum sail luff hunter 31 1985 Westminstersailingguy at 6:57pm 03.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1065 I have a 1985 Hunter.31 and need to know the maximum luff for the genoa ... I have the standard rol
Help Turn On The Heater!!please!! knot smart at 6:48pm 03.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/4252 recently bought a 99' bene 352.. question.. how does the heat work?? I read through all the man
Catalina without motor? Brian Buzz at 6:21pm 03.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2245 I'm going to look at a 1984 Catalina 27 tomorrow and the owner said the boat never had an inboard. T
H30 Rudder repair Ron-Anne at 5:59pm 03.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1422 I notice a small leak at the bottom of our H30's rudder when she went on the hard last fall, I wonde
Venture 24 newbie in Marina Del Rey, Ca hialt2d at 5:53pm 03.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1465 I recently purchased a v24 and wondered if there is anyone in the area that might have some advice f
Dad has his toy, now I've got mine :D (1) MATHURIN2 at 5:28pm 03.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1140 Just took delivery of my new boat today :D !!!! A nice little Island Packet 29 1992. It will go righ
Diesel Fuel tank grounding? (1) Elysium_Van_Isl at 1:36pm 03.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 21/14118 Maine, et al. I was down in the bowels of my recently acquired Catalina the other day trying to c
stantions jmarzi at 1:30pm 03.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1392 I am looking to replace four of my 1989 Vision 32s stantions. I have already been to the guru and kn

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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
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

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