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LED lights for saloon of Beneteau 473 Jester II at 12:37pm 09.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/6461 Has anyone replaced the G4 halogen lights in the saloon of a 473 (or similar) with LED's - if so wha
Do you know where I can find this (1) bobtigar at 11:26am 09.22.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1998 I have a cracked lifeline stancion base on my Morgan OI33. The only ones I see in the catalogs are
Oil Looks Absolutely Perfect Roger Long at 11:06am 09.22.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/3440 After a 3 1/2 hour run from Portsmouth to Dutch Harbor, the oil looks like the engine had never eve
Fuel gauge accuracy fox islander at 10:48am 09.22.12 Catalina 30 15/4606 Does anyone have a fuel gauge on their C30 that is even remotely accurate? When mine reads almost em
Total & Annual Production Numbers? (1) xcyz at 9:32am 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/924 Just wondering where one might find the number of each model Hunter builds annually as well as the t
Words of wisdom (1) UPSGUY at 9:14am 09.22.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1835 56546.vB
More tongue talk,need to buy one,Where? DAVA390 at 9:01am 09.22.12 Trailer Sailors 2/2241 I am looking to buy a 5 or 6 ft. tongue extension for my magic tilt trailer. Anyone know of a source
"RC Marine" Winches... are they reasonably useful? centerline at 8:37pm 09.21.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1516 My boat has composite sheet winches installed that are manufactured by RC Marine from New Zealand...
Trouble with accessories on 272 O'Day Steps at 8:25pm 09.21.12 Bigger Boats 7/2855 Just bought 1986 O'Day 272, the boat is in immaculate shape, but the previous owner did not believe
buying a new main Wayne Steinhour at 8:04pm 09.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1530 I've come to the conclusion that the mainsail on the O'Day 23 that I bought a couple of seasons ago
Adivice on adjusting jib Cars larry7072 at 6:12pm 09.21.12 Catalina 22 2/3401 I own a 1986 Catalina 22 which I've sailed for several seasons. While I consider my self a fairly c
Jabsco Model # 31750 Potable water pump Tom23302 at 5:56pm 09.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1257 In the process of trying to drain the fresh water tanks on my 2005 Hunter 44 AC I experienced an pro
Folding Prop Oston at 5:13pm 09.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1389 Any suggestions on Folding/Feathering Prop for Cat-28 Mkii 2004
Cockpit cushions Oston at 5:06pm 09.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2740 Does anyone know where Catalina Yachts got their cockpit cushions made. I've seen some Closed Cell F
1987 Legend 35 mast manufacturer Sara at 4:57pm 09.21.12 Big Boats 3/1887 Just purchased a 1987 Legend 35. It needs a bit of work but is ready to sail. Problem is that where
need ocean sails slowhandsailor at 3:54pm 09.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/1905 I have a H27 1979 that needs a sail upgrade badly I need a main that has at least 2 reef points
Teaching Roger (9) Neto Nomad at 3:22pm 09.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2974 I guess you can say Nick and I are new to the sailing way of life, ok ok, we launched our first sail
Bedding Compound Reccomendation Dadrider at 2:57pm 09.21.12 Catalina 30 4/1614 Hello All, I just bought a 1981 Catalina 30 this summer, and one of my winter projects needs to be
Whats min length hunter to accomdate Generator fwhaughton at 2:57pm 09.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1222 What's min length hunter that will accommodate a gen set.
Wade fwhaughton at 2:49pm 09.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/748 I'm in search for another vessel. Has anyone installed a gen set on a hunter 37 or is it possible. I

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Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 DRhoads at 7:11am 11.07.22 I agree that the external thrusters have disadvantages. I would suggest looking at the water jet th
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Rich Stidger at 7:00am 11.07.22 I wouldn't mount it on the inspection port simply because it will make using the port cumbersome. I
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 6:52am 11.07.22 Thanks, John. The tank bottom slopes toward the bottom of the picture. Drilling the inspection port
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 6:46am 11.07.22 No obvious reason not to. As long as the location lets you install the fuel line so it works with y
Folding prop Cederholm at 5:30am 11.07.22 Great advice all - thank you!
O'Day 39 mast step njlarry at 5:14am 11.07.22 The black casting at the base is your mast step and appears ok. While out of the boat it can be clea
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? dLj at 5:06am 11.07.22 Plywood is cheaper and lighter than glass and resin. I didn't realize it was lighter. I guess ch
Do you put your bimini down? RoyS at 5:03am 11.07.22 I was looking at a newish, maybe 45,' sailboat in a marina the other day while walking my dog. Almos
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:48am 11.07.22 We have moved onto Hosanna and found that we still have too much stuff, lol. At least that is an eas
Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 chuck anderika at 4:44am 11.07.22 I had an external thruster installed at Harrinton North on my 410. Could not be happier with it, saw
Any Guesses Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 11.07.22
Any Guesses rgranger at 3:00am 11.07.22 Well then out she goes. No longer needed. Overtaken by modern technology. Last year I turned a gif
H41DS microwave Nachismo at 2:57am 11.07.22
Folding Prop Verdict Davidasailor26 at 2:30am 11.07.22 I had a similar pleasant surprise when we switched to a flex-o-fold. With our old fixed prop the rud
1987 Catalina 22 Replacing Rubber Seals on Pop Uo Seat Locher Hatches. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:57pm 11.06.22 Catalina Direct has an expensive product: I've seen worse. If the new gasket is maintained, it's
Folding Prop Verdict Ralph Johnstone at 9:53pm 11.06.22 2) The overdrive feature is not a gimmick. It allows us to go faster at a lower RPM in typical Sout
Any Guesses Ralph Johnstone at 9:44pm 11.06.22 Last year I turned a gift certificate into one of these puppies. Impressive. And how many bank h
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 11.06.22 Looks like a 15 kg Bruce. That's @Mike 58 's anchor which is the right size. Works great Now I
H41DS microwave artboas at 9:40pm 11.06.22
Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 9:31pm 11.06.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", and the other end that empties in

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