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Trailer for a 240 Rick Webb at 3:08pm 02.09.13 Smaller Boats 1/774 A little while back someone was looking for a trailer for a 240. I saw this and thought I'd report i
How did you get interested in sailing? Mikem at 2:50pm 02.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/4876 I helped my grandfather build a 21' cabin cruiser (help is too strong a word, I did as directed), an
Bottom paint RDS2012 at 2:32pm 02.09.13 Smaller Boats 20/4265 What is an economical paint to use for the bottom on an 18.5? Trailer sailer on freshwater lake. Th
Catalina 270 Genoa blocks wspitler at 1:53pm 02.09.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1297 The pulleys on our genoa blocks are very badly worn (to the metal) in one spot on ea. block. Our 27
Fair Wind Sails windwagon at 1:48pm 02.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1055 Has anyone bought sails from Fair Wind Sails? Their prices are very good. They say they are able to
Seaclear from scratch 25yearslater at 1:01pm 02.09.13 Ask All Sailors 69/17362 Here we go. I have little tolerance for the technical self agrandizing aspects of computer jargon.
gas valve steve shugart at 10:14am 02.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/897 Hi new member here, can anyone tell me where to find a replacement regulator for my lng system onboa
Major NE Winter Storm Impact (1) RichH at 8:45am 02.09.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2359 RUN for the bunkers!
transport west coast ken336 at 8:35am 02.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1273 Where can i find someone to sail my boat from Portland or San Francisco to Vancouver or Victoria.
Ipad overboard case Jumpstart at 8:27am 02.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1177 Anybody use the Overboard case for their Ipad while sailing. I plan on using a Zarcor tablet holder
First 285 Liberty Cup model Dennis T. Brown at 8:06am 02.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3013 I have a down payment on a 285 Liberty Cup edition, Hull #2. Would love to hear from other 285 owner
First 285 Liberty Cup model Dennis T. Brown at 8:05am 02.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/813 I have a down payment on a 285 Liberty Cup edition, Hull #2. Would love to hear from other 285 owne
O'day 25 Thru Hull Question Ward H at 7:44am 02.09.13 Day Sailers 10/3373 My 1980 O'day 25 thru hulls have gate valves. The outside of the thru hull appears to be a white pla
H 356 under sole pics (1) sailmaster39 at 7:24am 02.09.13 Big Boats 12/2954 Want to see what it looks like under the salon floor......Check out in photobucket,hunter 356.I atta
Sizing a prop geoffschultz at 5:16am 02.09.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1440 I'm in La Paz, Mexico trying to get my boat ready to head to El Salvador. I just installed my newly
legend 460 rudder jimali at 2:24am 02.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/769 Hi I am in the process of buying a 460 The surveyor has said there may be some voids in the ru
furler for fractional 25.... centerline at 8:45pm 02.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3084 I am looking for a headsail furler for my 25 fractional rig, but I've never used one and don't know
Turnbuckle stainless tublar covers Kingair350 at 8:41pm 02.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4293 Checking out your pictures of all your great upgrades that should have been done at the factory, and
what size steering wheel for 352?? knot smart at 6:44pm 02.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1006 hey guys , got a good deal on 352, has some minor glass damage and gelcoat work...one of the proble
Packed up and Head'en for Havasu (2) CaptDon01 at 6:34pm 02.08.13 Catalina 22 0/823 We're packed up and heading out in the morning for the Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention. Hope to see

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Overloaded our electric system. kappykaplan at 4:48pm 04.25.23 Thanks for the clarification. No worries. :beer:
Overloaded our electric system. smokey73 at 4:46pm 04.25.23 Breaker within 10 ft of where shore power enters. Thanks for the clarification. I have these 2 P
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation jssailem at 4:46pm 04.25.23 Nice work Big Easy. A two person job unless your a clever Cajun. :biggrin:
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:44pm 04.25.23 I'm looking into float plan apps for Android. Any recommendations? The USCG has an app with a floa
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 4:36pm 04.25.23 most definitely single sailor or not if no one knows where and when you should be somewhere no one
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Dil at 4:35pm 04.25.23 File a float plan so folks know where you're headed. most definitely single sailor or not if no one
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 4:27pm 04.25.23 File a float plan so folks know where you're headed.
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation BigEasy at 4:17pm 04.25.23 Thanks all for the suggestions for replacing a gasket on a Lewmar deck hatch. I reglued the new fa
WINCH DRUM jviss at 4:17pm 04.25.23 :plus: Tailing required. or get self tailing winch. rough surface not required. I disagree! This
WINCH DRUM jssailem at 4:07pm 04.25.23 :plus: Tailing required. or get self tailing winch. rough surface not required.
Shroud Protector Installation Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 04.25.23 I have split backstay that goes through the bimini. There are 2 zippers that open up a slot for the
Overloaded our electric system. kappykaplan at 3:30pm 04.25.23 I thought it was an ABYC standard requiring some sort of circuit breaker withing a few inches of wh
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing My 2nd Wind at 3:21pm 04.25.23 Yes sir, that's exactly what they described that I would have to do for a compete fix. I'll make my
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Scott T-Bird at 3:21pm 04.25.23 I was about to say that I usually just cut the hose because at that point I'm going to replace it an
WINCH DRUM jviss at 3:18pm 04.25.23 I get the OP's question, it's true that with age the non-slip texture on the drum becomes more slick
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner SSO at 3:08pm 04.25.23 Here's the latest update on our Benteau Oceanic 51.1: Owning a large sailboat, our is a Beneteau Oc
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 3:07pm 04.25.23 The Balmar statement is a CYA. And there are trade offs. Yes you can get a BMS that signals the re
Lewmar window gaskets jviss at 3:02pm 04.25.23 :)
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? dlochner at 2:54pm 04.25.23 I saw this on the the data sheet: That said, a BMS can control an external relay in series with
Lewmar window gaskets JamesG161 at 2:48pm 04.25.23 Lighten up, Francis Not mine name. Yours maybe Jack? Bye...

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