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New pedastal / helm for Hunter 290 (5) cnardell at 3:07pm 03.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1236 I bought my 290 new in 2002, and have always thought that Hunter did an extremely good job of giving
Likes/dislikes of '83-'90 H40 McZube at 2:42pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 2/1316 I have a H31. The H40 is our 10-yr-plan. For those who own these boats, what are your likes and di
Handheld VHF Bad Obsession at 2:23pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2926 I already have a VHF on my boat. I am thinking that in the future I would like to get a handheld VH
Re-Rigging Recommendation, Chesapeake Western Shore RS_Grampian at 2:17pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1265 I need to find an honest, reliable and reasonable person/company to evaluate and likely replace the
Lock Down Bolt Position (8) rgranger at 1:57pm 03.06.13 Balboa 3/3942 Hello All I posted this on the Yahoo site also but all I heard back was empty wind. I'm doing ma
Older Transducers (1) Styx at 1:54pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 1/880 I have two older transducers. I got them when I bought my boat. I have no displays. All electronic e
Standing rigging. Whats critical Jared1048 at 1:53pm 03.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/2595 I recently got a quote for new standing rigging and it was about 50% more than I expected. I'm curre
Boat card scanning software hoges in wa at 11:53am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1765 Hi. Does anyone use scanning software (that you use for scanning and storing business cards) on thei
Negative or isolated alternater ?!?! Andr� R. at 11:41am 03.06.13 Big Boats 2/936 I have bought an alternator Hitachi LR180-03, I tried to replace my old one, it didn't work, I broug
Catalina 27 dose she need 4 stands or 5 ? dive7mmwet at 11:39am 03.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1910 Have to move our Catalina 27 home for a month and a half on the hard from marina, selling the 4 pad
Looking for a rudder for a Point Jude (1) Tom G, P-21 at 11:27am 03.06.13 Parts Search 2/5233 Looking for a rudder for a Point Jude 15 I am posting this for a friend who has a newer , 1990's, f
rigging corrosion (3) Bob 04 H260 at 9:51am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3280 Our boat was in fresh water for 9 years and in Florida salt water for the last 3 years. I have a r
Recommendations for yacht club insurance stevec22206 at 9:01am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1234 We are a small yacht club located in Illinois, just over a hundred members. The club has been notifi
Might relocate to chester pa area jfschena at 8:44am 03.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1174 Well I thought I would spend my first season with my oday 26 on lake Winnebago. However my wife's em
Entertainment by Law Enforcement (5) Roger Long at 8:31am 03.06.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4781
1980 Oday 19 Rigging info (1) XCIIGTWhipple at 7:50am 03.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4326 1980 Oday 19 Rigging info and Fiberglass Repairs Hello everyone. Glad I found this site as I am sur
Dory, Dingy, Skiff, whaler surfing at 7:19am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2695 Hey guys, Im a Yachtie who has bought a Bristol 32' and I plan to go crusing the Caribbean next fa
s2 - 9.2 hatches Bergovoy at 7:12am 03.06.13 S2 8/2482 Hello, I'm getting a new hatch made and am faced with a couple issues. First, there is a set up
Propane heater Bonzai at 6:33am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 15/7210 Recently I have been looking for a cabin heater. I am planning a trip up the East Coast this spring/
Direction of Engine rotation NYSail at 6:18am 03.06.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/5214 OK.... a stupid question...... Manual is at the boat so that is not an option. I have a Yanmar 3HM3

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Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Sailfanatic at 8:01pm 03.31.23 The black layer sounds like it is definitely a barrier coat. I would not remove it, get the rest o
I'm a newbie fresh and green! dlochner at 7:48pm 03.31.23 I told you guys my wife says I'm obsessed with this. I have already found another boat of the same
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 7:26pm 03.31.23 Ha ha ha. I'm not a chicken farmer any more. The local bear, coyote, mink and raptor population s
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 03.31.23 Hard to say what the parent material is. Possibly aluminum. At any rate, I'd use a fine steel wire
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:34pm 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for your input. My freezer, knock on the wood, works without a hitch since I have the bo
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 6:20pm 03.31.23 I also use a sock, with a very similar launch and recovery procedure as Tally Ho. I do keep the shee
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 5:56pm 03.31.23 Try using mineral spirits to clean the grease off the threads. Use a brass brush or a nylon detailin
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 5:40pm 03.31.23 Yes, I guess I do need a sock...thanks very much for your reply.... I watched your video and found
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 5:35pm 03.31.23 Woohoo! My renewed passport arrived today. I was beginning to worry, but no worries now. Looking for
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (3) Redwood707 at 5:24pm 03.31.23 The goose is loose! so the gooseneck showed up, know my next task is attaching the boom to the goose
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 5:21pm 03.31.23
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel (1) Digger1 at 4:33pm 03.31.23 After breaking a plastic wheel on the tongue jack in those drainage grooves, I replaced the inner pl
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Tally Ho at 4:29pm 03.31.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Crazy Dave Condon at 3:40pm 03.31.23 And we sent our troops over to free and/ or defend the French during WW I and WW II
Heart stopping drone footage Tally Ho at 3:31pm 03.31.23 Could be. I was going by the individual team photo/name list on their website. Maybe some of the g
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Crazy Dave Condon at 3:17pm 03.31.23 @KE5HVM keep us posted when you get the boat and then I suggest a new thread noting it is either a
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 03.31.23 I would use Teflon tape, 3-4 wraps should do the trick, and then once hand tight, go 1/4 to 1/2 turn
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:34pm 03.31.23 Davidasailor26, What you describe seems like my best option. I don't want to drill holes in the bow
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 2:33pm 03.31.23
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home CrispyCringle at 2:24pm 03.31.23 They are good little boats and there is a good supply of parts available, This is the right forum fo

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