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Manual rbdods at 10:43am 05.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3098 I'm looking for a copy of the Beneteau 281 manual, or a scanned version would be great too
bouncy trailer for a 25 Ritdog at 10:35am 05.25.12 Day Sailers 3/1347 I have an Oday 25, centerboard keel on a double axle trailer. Getting it to the harbor and back , th
Thrown Out of Town! (1) Roger Long at 10:13am 05.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/4650 It finally happened. After over 5500 miles, I made a town too hot for me. In a seaside commun
hunter 460 holding tanks lorisjohnson at 8:21am 05.25.12 Big Boats 2/1366 My forward holding tank leaks at the intake and exit to the macerator. It looks like the hoses have
New Interior upholstry (2) brentjen at 8:16am 05.25.12 Bigger Boats 5/1414 I had posed a question on the cost of interior upholstry refinishing some months ago and I wanted to
Change of Sail Drive Oil Bobbaynton at 7:02am 05.25.12 Bavaria 7/4019 I always change the sail drive oil during the annual haulout. For various reasons, this year I will
Anybody want a boat . . . . cheap! (2) Ed Schenck at 6:08am 05.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3547 Got up at 0530 to be at the boat by 0800. Figured I had about six more hours of work on the mast af
Under the Furler (3) njwtech at 6:07am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1820 I have a CDI furler on my Watkins and it works pretty well, but I have a concern. When I got the bo
Boom Vangs and loose foot mains? neilmcc at 5:31am 05.25.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/6132 How much difference does adjustment of the boom vang make to the shape of a loose footed sail?
Latest Print Cruising Story Roger Long at 5:29am 05.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1664 The last cruising story I wrote before becoming a completely degenerate boat bum just came out in th
Smoking Trailer Wheel Bearing-Bearing Buddy LordNelson at 5:27am 05.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/5258 On the way to the launch ramp one of my wheel bearings started smoking. I managed to crawl into a ne
Radar Problem shemandr at 4:41am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1113 I fired up my RayMarine Radar scanned last weekend to test it. At first it worked fine. But after
Hull Drain Hole ? (2) miamitreasurehunter at 8:48pm 05.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2420 Hello, I am restoring a 32' Columbia Sabre. I have never seen her in the water, and she is dry docke
oars on 21 ft. instead of motor Tbone102 at 8:31pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/8046 i heard that due to its narrow hull and low freeboard its possible to install oars and oar locks ins
Tiller on macgregor 26? Treecutter at 8:17pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2896 I am considering the purchase of a Macgregor 26 with very few options and using a 5 hp motor. I like
Universal Starter two sailors at 8:13pm 05.24.12 Bigger Boats 3/1260 After increasing clicks before turnover I gave up and pulled the 30 year old starter. Since I was to
A few steps closer :) c_witch at 7:59pm 05.24.12 Trailer Sailors 18/4748 Well we are getting closer all the time. We tried to fire up the outboard 2 days ago and no go disco
H41 - DS or AC? Spcharby at 7:13pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 7/1664 Other than looks and main cabin head room, are there any differences than need to be considered befo
Sails Graysailor at 7:10pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 0/838 I currently have heavy weather sails from Doyle. I am starting to get into racing. As the winds are
Mast wires ParamourII at 7:04pm 05.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1286 We just stepped our mast a week ago and my ST40 wind is not working I suspect the issue is the conn

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Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 12:05pm 04.16.22 Makes sense. Perhaps that is why tacking was so difficult when I had a crew of 8 last time. We were
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:57am 04.16.22 Second @rgranger the original plans came from me. The only time to open valve is putting boat in an
240 fender location when docking Crazy Dave Condon at 11:55am 04.16.22 Stores sell long dock fender material that ca be permanently installed. If in a marina, get permiss
Yet another LiFePo4 query Hayden Watson at 11:54am 04.16.22 in ACR is specifically designed for lead acid voltages, it cannot be put between a lithium iron pho
1994 Hunter 23.5 - Motor Mount replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 11:52am 04.16.22 Spoke with poster. Confirmed aluminum embedded plates in fiberglass. Suggested buying wood bracket
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jon hansen at 11:35am 04.16.22 john, my 66, 107 has different lines than the early 80's 107 my bud gave me for a parts engine whe
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 11:31am 04.16.22 that is a confirming comment, thanks. it also agrees with my thinking. a 26 is not too big for me to
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 11:29am 04.16.22 Where do you plan to anchor? See post #7. I bought 100' of 5/16 HT chain. Rocna Vulcan 33lb orde
Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 11:21am 04.16.22 Welcome to my world @jaysweet . I have never heard of anyone else with this problem until your post
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jssailem at 11:03am 04.16.22 :plus: With @DArcy Hank on are still the simplest management tool for good sailing with a locker of
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:57am 04.16.22 Putting the headsail back on the furler is pretty straight forward. Attach the halyard to the top o
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted DArcy at 10:47am 04.16.22 Putting the headsail back on the furler is pretty straight forward. Attach the halyard to the top of
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Hello Below at 10:45am 04.16.22 but i keep seeing the visions of the tattered and ripped apart roller headsails in the aftermath of
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:40am 04.16.22 Whoa !!! you absolutely need to close the valve. And be sure the valve gasket is not leaking. Wh
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 10:35am 04.16.22 I am thinking the same thing. 4107 and 4108 use same lines. Jay has moved on from Pacific Power. H
KISS Wind Generator Problem kappykaplan at 10:34am 04.16.22 Just a guess . . .
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:33am 04.16.22 Most people would never go back Hank on sails. thank you, but i am srange, not like most people.
KISS Wind Generator Problem geoffschultz at 10:29am 04.16.22 Bent shaft? I didn't see any deflection in the shaft when I spun it on it's own.
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted DeniseO30 at 10:29am 04.16.22 Most people would never go back Hank on sails.
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines CYQK at 10:26am 04.16.22 So...... Went to the boat and found the receipts Trans Atlantic had three of the four called injecti

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