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Foam and Cushions - So Maine/NH Seacoast Gail R at 3:20pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1720 I have a friend (really!) who is looking for someone to replace the foam and cushions on their boat
Best Epoxy for daggerboard repair (1) dawg2 at 3:16pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1755 I just pulled the daggerbard out of my '88 26D. The leading edge looks fine. The trailing edge has s
Where to get a new mast pulley for a Gannet? (1) rtz at 3:10pm 07.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1679 This is the top mast pulley(sheave box?) from an O` Day Gannet. Pulley is 3/4" dia, rivet spacing i
New H306 Owners bigbrownpilot at 2:33pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1644 All, Just wanted everyone to know we did buy the 2003 H306 at Lake Lanier. She will be re-christ
Pearson 27 Hatch Trim lance56 at 2:32pm 07.02.12 Pearson 3/1954 I need to replace the teak trim on the front of the plastic sliding hatch entrance. Where can I buy
What is the black tank in the lazarette of a Pearson 27 lance56 at 2:30pm 07.02.12 Pearson 5/3428 I realize the water tank is in the bow, the diesel tank is in the aft cabin along with the holding t
Cockpit seat storage 3hr tourguide at 1:41pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6059 Everyone, Although there is a lot of space in the laz of my 26S, I find it somewhat difficult to a
Practical Sailor Magazine Image Request practicalsailor at 1:26pm 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1275 Dear Beneteau Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its used sai
Hose between Cockpit Scupper & Through-Hull Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:17pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2516 We noticed water in the engine bilge :eek: Traced it to a breach in the (VERY) hard rubber 3 to 4" (
Inspecting an '87 26d willsnow at 1:15pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3478 Sorry, I tried looking through stickies and searching but didn't really find what I was looking for.
Slow sailing speed Hunter 356 prob? Jimongee at 1:04pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7051 Thanks to all of you who helped me solve my Yanmar "fai9lure to prime dilemma." It is up and runnin
Hull Cracks RobertV802 at 12:32pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1615 1985 Hunter 25.5 on a cradle, wanted to strip and paint bottom when I discovered cracks on bottom ar
11.0 Rudder Failure wwillis at 12:15pm 07.02.12 S2 4/2942 My 11.0 S2 is a 1985 model. I am the original owner and have sailed it on the Chesapeake Bay under
Stressing (bending) the mast (1) Tom Hoffman at 12:02pm 07.02.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3542 I have built my own motor mount and until this past weekend it has not really worked as designed. I
C30 mkII toerail cracks bandbfbyc at 11:53am 07.02.12 Catalina 30 1/1300 I used the search tool on this forum but found no other owners with my problem. The molded toe-rails
derecho winds over ChesBay Fri nite richk at 11:45am 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1763 see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MG7aOjZciY'noredirect=1 for good video of the system's progress
beneteau 373 Peter M at 11:21am 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5379 Looking at a 2005 373 with yanmar 29 hp. Many other boats have a 40 hp. is the 29 hp enough for the
hull ID location Windjammin at 9:59am 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1559 I have a Hunter 33[2004} The hull id # on the starboard aft location is overpainted. Difficult to re
Vinegar + Baking Soda As A Deck/Teak Cleaner? Ducati at 9:06am 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/7499 I use a product called Roll Off for simple weekly deck cleaning. It does a good job especially when
topping lift macneilga at 8:36am 07.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1121 Can someone provide a location where I can purchase a topping lift for a H26.

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H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Sailgunner at 1:30pm 01.19.23 Do you mean Hurricane Ian? Sorry to hear.
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dLj at 1:26pm 01.19.23 When is it appropriate to use cabinet grade instead of marine grade? Cabinet grade is not recommen
Really weird water tank sensor issue Laid-back at 1:21pm 01.19.23 Artboas is a genius. The Wema number 2 water tank sensor stopped working so I drilled a hole in the
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Stu Jackson at 1:11pm 01.19.23 This is unfortunate considering Beneteau also took away public access to their comprehensive parts
Lifeline Replacement stickinthemud57 at 12:50pm 01.19.23 Another benefit to Dyneema is that you can do it all yourself with no special tools. A few "Splice
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics stickinthemud57 at 12:43pm 01.19.23 I had a Hunter 170 that recommended the use of a bungee cord to make sure it stayed down. I opted in
What did he mean when he said this? dlochner at 12:24pm 01.19.23 The ironic thing to me is that Bob Perry readily admits he was (still is?) paid by Sailing magazine
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Philthy at 12:24pm 01.19.23 Dish soap on the bunks works very well to allow the boat to slip along the bunks. I have plastic c
Hunter 356 windlass Sailgunner at 12:05pm 01.19.23 I put V3 on my 410. You might want a V2 with a 45# anchor. Contact Lewmar.
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics BarryL at 11:45am 01.19.23 Hello, Back in the day I had a Catalina 22 with a swing keel. After you lowered the keel there was
What did he mean when he said this? Marmalade at 11:42am 01.19.23 The ironic thing to me is that Bob Perry readily admits he was (still is?) paid by Sailing magazine
What did he mean when he said this? Leeward Rail at 11:19am 01.19.23 Do not be offended by Perry, even though at times his opinions might not be quite presented in a ci
What did he mean when he said this? Captain Larry-DH at 11:14am 01.19.23 Every boat incorporates various design and build compromises. Yes that goes for Robert Perry's boats
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:34am 01.19.23 Another quandary I am having, I have looked at purchasing and installing a large compass. One that i
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 10:34am 01.19.23 @jonelli I had missed this thread back in Oct so thought not too late to answer your question above
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 10:30am 01.19.23 Soviet cable guys pr_80k9KNuE
What did he mean when he said this? Terry Cox at 10:00am 01.19.23 Our boat has a wing keel with a draft of 4'-11". Over the years I have observed some amount of drift
Lifeline Replacement Roadking Larry at 9:55am 01.19.23 Another benefit to Dyneema is that you can do it all yourself with no special tools. A few "Splice-
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month dmdiehl64 at 9:08am 01.19.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference?
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 01.19.23 Oh my. Is he doing his own power connection tap? I firmly believe they are a couple of enterprisi

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