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Beneteau First 30 Performance tthomas at 11:36am 08.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/10953 Does anyone know much about the new First 30. I have been looking at one but have heard rumours that
AHOY Capt'n, Hiring.. (1) Dragon Fly at 11:18am 08.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1047 Seeking experienced capt'n to co-pilot an Oday 28' from mid-coast maine,... to: 1. Either to the nor
best book for a novice sailor? AaronL at 11:02am 08.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3069 Just picked up my first sailboat last month and have a lot to learn. Any recommendations for learn
Now this is weird - Hope? Roger Long at 10:30am 08.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/4917 I just poured the first oil I pumped out of the sump into a clear container into the gallon jug wit
Problems with RuleMate Bilge pump Rule 750 syoun10 at 9:32am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/9922 After two years of use on my new Hunter 33, the Rule 750 bilge pump started a problem of turning on,
Cabin Deck Sag danpeace at 9:20am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2359 First of all, I have been spending months reading through old post trying to find the answer to my p
I did the Catalina factory tour (1) rpwillia at 8:45am 08.11.12 Catalina 310 4/6785 After wanting to do it for several years I was down in Florida and took Wednesday off and drove over
Big Gulp Class 2012 Sippy Cup Race MLampner at 8:10am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1268 The Sippy Cup is the race is the un Gov Cup run the same night as the Gov Cup departs Annapolis a sm
Deck recore from below sandpiper10471 at 7:12am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 22/7931 I have undertaken a major restoration project on a powerboat. The entire foredeck is being recored u
Recharging marine air-conditioner. Ed Schenck at 7:11am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/31810 Have any of you successfully recharged your marine A/C with an R22 kit? Mine is a 12K Mermaid and t
prop shaft GarEi at 4:29am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1523 I will be replacing my prop shaft on my Pearson 303 at the end of the season. Any thoughts on bronze
Fresh air vent mfg. canyon at 4:20am 08.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/947 Can anyone tell me the manufacturer of the fresh air directable plastic vents on the "inside" of the
Hunter 42 DS forward heads Ian Winter at 1:44am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/906 How do you get to the forward heads anti-syphon valve on the head pick up side. The aft bread has an
Hard To Turn Plastic Ball Valves JibeMama at 10:46pm 08.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3344 I have a 1997 Catalina 320 with original ball valves. They are white plastic. The problem is they
AC power problem Sanfelice at 8:29pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 4/2070 I have found that when I unplug my power cord and plug it back in when returning to the dock, the ma
Boomless mainsail JasonC at 5:52pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4545 As anyone tried a boomless mainsail on a Mac26?
Getting "plastic" taste out of new water tank OdayDave at 5:32pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 19/24726 I finally got around to plumbing the new water tank on my O'Day 25. It also has new water lines. B
H42 rear deck lazzerttes leaking eianm at 5:26pm 08.10.12 Big Boats 5/1421 I have a 1991 H42 and I have finally tracked down the source of my bilge water during /after rain- i
Lake Michigan flynfol at 5:12pm 08.10.12 Destinations 3/5015 Looks like the gale warning will expire in time for the Chicago Air and Water show. Anybody heading
Locate Lila Gibbs owner of "Purrfection" Solomons Island MD Baja Will at 5:08pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1261 Calling on fellow sailors to see if anyone knows this person, and how to reach them? Lila Gibbs o

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I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Serenity on Hudson at 4:13pm 02.02.23 At 76 I still solo a Catalina Expo 14.2, Capri 22, and a Benateau 30.1. The Bene has auto pilot and
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC RitSim at 4:03pm 02.02.23 Heat is a good friend here. I had a difficult flange to remove . Heated to 350 to 400 degrees -whi
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? sailme88 at 4:02pm 02.02.23 What fire extinguisher do you have mounted next to your galley as the "first to grab" when the frie
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Siamese at 3:28pm 02.02.23 Online, you should be able to get yourself some instructions for a do it yourself pre survey/inspect
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Davidasailor26 at 3:10pm 02.02.23
Punxsutawney Rick486 at 3:01pm 02.02.23 Mmmmmmmmm, not really hide ...................................
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 02.02.23 "One 10-B is not a substitute for two 5-B" What the #%$#~! is a 5-B extinguisher ? ? ? ? (I rea*
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Tin Kicker at 2:05pm 02.02.23 Put this in Google: change in uscg fire extinguisher requirements Bottom line is that the requireme
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 2:02pm 02.02.23 26-40 ft requires 2 if built between 1953-2017 It states your "One 10-B is not a substitute for tw
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:01pm 02.02.23 ref. https://uscgboating.org/recreational-boaters/fire-extinguisher-faq.php26-40 ft requires 2 if b
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Tin Kicker at 1:55pm 02.02.23 ref. https://uscgboating.org/recreational-boaters/fire-extinguisher-faq.php26-40 ft requires 2 if bu
My Garmin GPS 72 update kappykaplan at 1:45pm 02.02.23 What rollover??? GPS week zero began on 06 January 1980. The 1024 weeks counter then ran out and r
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 1:44pm 02.02.23 Don't all vessels require an ABC extinguisher ? Apparently a CO2 is not acceptable as a primary o
Evaluating a South Coast 26 (10) etown88 at 1:43pm 02.02.23 212696212697212698212699212700212701212702212703212704
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Timm R Oday25 at 1:42pm 02.02.23 Welcome ,I believe that posting photos here was what was meant .Bulkheads are structural interior wa
Punxsutawney kappykaplan at 1:39pm 02.02.23 Who wouldn't envy a job where you can be wrong so often and still get a big fat salary! :plus::plu
Evaluating a South Coast 26 shemandr at 1:35pm 02.02.23 Sorry. Photos of your boat would be helpful to forum members looking for potential problems with yo
Evaluating a South Coast 26 etown88 at 1:28pm 02.02.23 That is all super helpful thank you @shemandr ! The hyperlink has photos - did you mean they were
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor Crazy Dave Condon at 1:25pm 02.02.23 The older motors by Tohatsu for example the 5 hp kept the lights on only without charging up the bat
Evaluating a South Coast 26 shemandr at 1:14pm 02.02.23 Welcome! You're doing find protocol wise. Pictures are a big help. Someone to inspect the boat wo

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