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Put your thinking caps on (2) Bill sanders at 6:50pm 09.07.12 Trailer Sailors 29/5902 Need any and all suggestions! Redoing my n17,inside and out. Need to come up with ideas how to make
battery Randy Thron at 6:41pm 09.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1820 Need help with the selection of new batteries for a 2001, Hunter 320. Anyone using AGM batteries? I
What to look for when buying a 1959 Daysailer wayrider at 6:28pm 09.07.12 Day Sailers 0/1065 I am going to look at a 1959 Daysailer (a "1" I think) and was wondering what areas of the boat that
Vibration when using outboard acox271929 at 6:27pm 09.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2250 1984 McGregor 25 with 9.9 hp Tohatsu. When under increased power, there is a loud vibration at the r
bilge pump Randy Thron at 6:25pm 09.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1336 Need help on what size bilge pump for a 2001 , Hunter 320. What would the correct size and amps?
22 ' Catalina Drain Crystal Beach Fl at 4:18pm 09.07.12 Catalina 22 13/2513 Has anyone installed a drain at the rear of the Catalina 22 below the tiller? The boat has two drain
Trottle Asjustment dennisv at 4:16pm 09.07.12 Bigger Boats 2/1131 Been spending the last 2 weeks getting use to my new (to me) ODay 28. Love it. My previous boat (
little car, big boat walt at 3:15pm 09.07.12 Trailer Sailors 13/6539
Big boat c_witch at 2:39pm 09.07.12 Trailer Sailors 12/4219 Well I've been doing some thinking and I hope to have our future 'home' boat in 3 years time. I'm fi
clear or amber varnish? haynie5 at 2:29pm 09.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/5074 Ive used the petit z-spar captains amber varnish for years. Has any body used the clear version on t
19 - 20' O'Day for sale? rwilliams125 at 12:37pm 09.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2528 Anyone know of an O'day Mariner 2+2 or O'day 19 for sale in or around Illinois? Kentucky Lake ' Lak
Water Tank. Capt Strapfoots at 12:29pm 09.07.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2288 Ok guys I have never had a boat with a water tank in it. I just bought a Balboa 26 and it has a wat
Awlcraft 2000 Question SailMaster at 9:32am 09.07.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1618 Has anyone out there ever heard that Awlcraft 2000 REQUIRES clear coat in order to be buffable and r
Weird (to me) traveler on a Mac 22 (1) skienuff at 8:51am 09.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2731 I purchased this Mac 22' last year from a guy who didn't own the boat long, and didn't know a whole
Floating a Catalina 25 without a keel drumbeater at 7:53am 09.07.12 Smaller Boats 12/5663 Can you float this boat with the fixed keel removed? Got one that is beached on a dry lake and looki
Inverter question - New H36 Owner PKFK at 7:52am 09.07.12 Big Boats 5/1571 Hi - I have been a SBO member for a few years (with a Ticon 30). We just bought a 2007 H36 (yip
Topside Paint Prep Question SailMaster at 7:29am 09.07.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1942 Hello Fellow Sailors, We have moved forward with the paint project on S/V Thalassa. We hired the lo
Stolen sailboat and kidnaping sfgary at 7:08am 09.07.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2946 A bay area sailor posted recently about a sailboat stolen out of Alameda CA. It is now believed that
Aluminum water tanks CoolChange91-42passage at 6:40am 09.07.12 Big Boats 9/2353 Aluminum water tank is full of holes and leaking into bilge area. This is the 85 gal main tank. Hunt
Hatchway problem paulh1 at 4:35am 09.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1644 I posted this question on another forum. Didn't get any help so I thought I'd just throw this out t

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BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 10:01am 01.20.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference? I used Annap
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat BigEasy at 9:50am 01.20.23 Sorry to hear about the loss of your boat. My Hunter 33.5 was totaled after Katrina. I was actuall
Fuel Tank Return Line (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 01.20.23 WOW ! First of all, B E A U T I F U L photo shots and parts layout of your plans. Couldn't be clea
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Terry Cox at 9:31am 01.20.23 Thoughts? Fam gifted me Luci, an inflatable solar light. Works great for a cockpit light, anchor l
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 9:24am 01.20.23 I tried both ways. I also tried using a plastic wedge to separate the two halves, but no budging.
45' mast for Buchan 37 Ralph Johnstone at 8:34am 01.20.23 Have you talked to Pro-Tech in North Vancouver ? You don't want to buy a mast from them (very price
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:30am 01.20.23 A thick rubber gasket is the best choice, and you can buy rubber gasket material in a range of thick
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Allan12210 at 8:02am 01.20.23 Jon, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your H34. From your previous posts I know you put a
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover FastOlson at 8:00am 01.20.23 Hunter used to use aluminum for all of their tanks, which was a testament to the efficacy of a vendo
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Sailfanatic at 7:53am 01.20.23
44ds rudder drop Allan12210 at 7:52am 01.20.23 Is there any chance that pin is tapered and needs to come out from the opposite direction? Or separa
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 7:23am 01.20.23 I agree with cost. 4 stroke is quiet. Just got it home, tire issues for a day or two, washing and i
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Leeward Rail at 7:05am 01.20.23 Try a thin sheet of neoprene. Also do not over tighten the screws, that can cause inspection ports
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable JBP-PA at 6:40am 01.20.23 I really like the Luminaid inflatable LED light. I use it as a backup anchor light, not as my primar
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable JBP-PA at 6:36am 01.20.23 A couple years ago Yachting did a review of portable and battery anchor lights https://www.yachtingm
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 6:15am 01.20.23 If you have any solid pieces of teak you can demo that would be worth something. You can sell it at
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 6:12am 01.20.23 Do you have a rigid vang on the boat ( Seldon or Haurhauer)? Sorry... not a rigid one...
Lifeline Replacement thinwater at 6:12am 01.20.23 Just to point out the obvious. The limiting factor in SS size is passing the swages through the sta
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover dlochner at 6:06am 01.20.23 Try a thin sheet of neoprene. Also do not over tighten the screws, that can cause inspection ports t
What did he mean when he said this? shemandr at 4:38am 01.20.23 With all due respect to Mr. Perry I have to conclude he is not sailing on the Indian River Lagoon he

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