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Now thats a yacht... (1) kpgraci at 1:48pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3105 Went out to the marina last week and this was parked at the visitors dock... It's 168 feet. I fel
Tool for opening water tank? FirstSummer at 11:27am 06.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5184 Does anyone know if there is a special tool for opening the water tank? I just purchased a 2006 Bene
boom bail screws stripped Michael Tannehill at 10:38am 06.15.12 Catalina 30 1/1461 I am using a friends 30' Catalina sailing on Lake Tahoe. The middle boom bail screws on the port si
Newport/Bermuda Race underway Alan at 10:09am 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1208 Well the race is on and they're expecting record times for this one. Wind out of the NE at 16 to 20
Optimal angle of Baby stays davenlynn at 9:21am 06.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1304 It seems to me that the wider the base of a triangle, the more support it affords (IMHO). I'm not an
30 ft lancer model number Missouri-Moe at 7:49am 06.15.12 Lancer 0/2030 I am looking at a 30ft Lancer for sale. However, I notice there are 30-4 and 30-8. What is the dif
Carburetor bowl drain location dlewis812 at 5:44am 06.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 9/2530 Honda 8HP out outboard. Currently on a mooring on a trip. Can't get the outboard to idle. Althoug
Cockpit Cushions 28 ft O'Day Mick143 at 3:38am 06.15.12 Parts Search 0/3595 Do you have them to purchase?
Side effects of boat ownership JasonC at 3:30am 06.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1065 I am not handy at all, I do computers, but ever since I bought the boat, I find I am alway fixing so
1999 Hunter 310 Air Conditioner new install crewzen at 10:54pm 06.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2314 I currently own a Hunter 27, however I am purchasing a 1999 Hunter 310. It does not have air condit
Largest Trailerable Sailboats (3) Sail123 at 10:30pm 06.14.12 Trailer Sailors 49/48086 Know of Harstad 31, the couple of versions of Clipper Marine 32's ' Hobbe 33, but what other big fis
Newport 17 back from the dead gaethllewelyn at 8:15pm 06.14.12 Trailer Sailors 6/4058 Hi all, am restoring a Newport 17 from a basket case to a day sailor for Greenwood Lake NY. I would
Sharing four months of work... (6) njwtech at 8:06pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3107 I just wanted to share some pics of the work I have done on my old Watkins 27 since I bought it in J
Costa Concordia Salvage Plan Revealed RichH at 7:50pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1641 A very unique, and never attempted on a ship of this size, salvage plan has been developed to roll,
Where to Anchor overnight on Lower Potomac River. JasonC at 7:48pm 06.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3316 Going to sail from Quantico to Tanger Island this weekend, looking for a nice place to anchor overni
Exhaust manifold riser (2) paulj at 7:34pm 06.14.12 Catalina 310 3/1682 Found out where the leak was coming from that deposited all that white salt around the heat exchange
rub rail teacher63 at 7:30pm 06.14.12 Smaller Boats 6/1908 I need help with a bad piece of rub rail. I took pictures before and sent them but they were not g
Boat name heelingsoul at 7:14pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2065 A year a go , I bought a used boat , This boat had two owners , . The last owner( previous me) ch
Sailboats are worth it. rhythmsurfer at 6:59pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2204 I thought you may enjoy this. I am new to video editing but I wanted to share so you may enjoy. This
fresh water in a 25 oday pamacm at 6:56pm 06.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3192 how do you fix the system when you pump the handle but no water flows ?

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TV removal Hunter 50 artboas at 12:46am 04.23.22 There are some pretty decent low profile mounts and thin tvs now days. As far as the admiral is con
Replacement LED lights mikeracca at 11:06pm 04.22.22 We kept all the fixtures and just replaced the bulbs from Marinebeam.com. They work well and do not
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:00pm 04.22.22
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge SJN at 9:42pm 04.22.22 John, congratulations on your new boat. My experience with boat fuel gauges has shown them somewhat
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jibes138 at 8:59pm 04.22.22 Epoxy by itself is very weak. Are you using this as a structural support for this brass plate? In
Wooden interior steps BigEasy at 8:51pm 04.22.22 Might want to consider alternatives. Finish on wood deteriorates from exposure to sun thru sliding
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? higgs at 8:28pm 04.22.22 Generally not a good idea, see a million posts on this topic on this forum. That is how the boat c
New Catalina 30 Owner MikeHoncho at 8:16pm 04.22.22
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 8:06pm 04.22.22 On my boat the anchor locker is not the outer hull itself, but a part of the interior tub so to spe
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 04.22.22 My analysis based on water leak traces is that it is the port deck/hull joint that is leaking. In o
St Marys Boat Services smokey73 at 7:52pm 04.22.22 You should have no problem with St. Mary's GA. They were devastated by one of the hurricanes a few
Epoxy and stainless steel. MikeHoncho at 7:34pm 04.22.22 I think I would consider placing a helicoil in the fiberglass and thread the threaded/barbed figure
St Marys Boat Services dlochner at 6:58pm 04.22.22 The St Mary River is a wide deep water port of entry. There is a large US Navy Submarine Base there.
West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:16pm 04.22.22 If you want a place to work on the boat that is tolerant of DIY'ers look at the Indiantown Marina o
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:12pm 04.22.22 I toured the west coast marinas in February looking for a slip and they all had waiting lists of tw
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 6:04pm 04.22.22 I have a rotary drive that would allow the AP to drive the boat with no wheel, cables or chain. The
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) DArcy at 5:59pm 04.22.22 I have a rotary drive that would allow the AP to drive the boat with no wheel, cables or chain. The
Docking with a loop Crusty Ol Salt at 5:55pm 04.22.22 Awesome idea and a great video. I was just pondering how to get in and out of my slip solo sailing
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jviss at 5:48pm 04.22.22 Yea, I noticed that in an earlier post. Understand that you take what you can get! It's not so bad
Hunter 40.5 anchor locker drain leak fix jviss at 5:44pm 04.22.22 Wow, nice job, and nice documentation and pics! Thanks.

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