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Does anyone knows Bene sailboat water tank is made from? Cuneyt at 7:00am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1514 Hi everybody, I have Beneteau oceanis 390, 1987. I have leakage problems from water tanks. Unfortun
H 260 centerboard up hall maintenance earlkeim at 6:56am 05.15.12 Smaller Boats 5/1357 I have a 2002 H 260 well cared for. The centerboard line still looks to be in good shape Normally i
Simple Davits? Long Story at 6:56am 05.15.12 Catalina 310 9/2260 Has anyone ever taken the simple davit plates such as the ones that are used on powerboats :poke:and
Forum opening Picture GorillaToast at 4:33am 05.15.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/10529 Does anyone know how to access the image of a sailboat used when the forum app opens? I'd like to l
Emptying a Holding Tank without hick ups? robert dros at 3:06am 05.15.12 Big Boats 2/1183 I don't know if others have a problem I have, love to hear some input and suggestions. My macerat
Anchoring Bigjer40 at 9:44pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1941 Will be anchoring in Columbia river Portland /Vancouver area and within a day or two east or west. T
Trolling for salmonunder sail audriuskanape at 9:20pm 05.14.12 Ask All Sailors 22/6148 Hi. Anybody has experience of trolling for salmon under sail in Lake Michigan? Is it possible to do
Lemar Horizon Windlass troubles (3) Kleis at 8:46pm 05.14.12 Big Boats 2/5051 Our 2002 Hunter 460 was delivered with the LEWMAR HORIZON 1500 windlass that has worked excellent si
Fin Keel -vs- Bulb Wing (376) xcyz at 8:42pm 05.14.12 Big Boats 6/5942 I see that "standard" equipment includes bulb wing keel with the fin keel being a "option" by Hunter
Floor Boards for a H 28.5 GregBeaver at 8:39pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/829 I've only used this forum once and it worked out perfectly for replacing my stuffing box. Now I hav
Look mom. No leaks from the bottom! Nice buytol cat. (3) finding41 at 8:13pm 05.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/975 I had a sneaky suspicion that if it held rain water when sitting on the trailer it must not leak whe
help cleaning spilled epoxy Dantodd at 7:35pm 05.14.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3311 I need a bit of help. I had a can of West Systems 105 in the back seat of the truck and it tipped
Help Hunter 37.5 Parts AKBear at 7:22pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1463 A friend of mine with a 1995 Hunter 37.5' legend is in need of spare parts after their boat was dama
Battery gary at 6:27pm 05.14.12 Smaller Boats 5/1661 Why is a "deep cycle" marine battery from the boat store $120.00 and the same type battery from WalM
Buying a C30 Mainsail bronandjim at 6:18pm 05.14.12 Catalina 30 2/1355 We need to buy a replacement mainsail for "Fiona", our 1990 Catalina 30 WK/TR. Our old mainsail has
Cunningham? rpwillia at 6:18pm 05.14.12 Catalina 310 7/3041 Anybody rigged a cunningham up on their main? For my traditional slab main, every now and then it wo
Gin pole/ mast raising (2) SoggieLoggie at 5:17pm 05.14.12 Smaller Boats 10/3805 All, I tried to raise the mast on my Hunter 26 for the first time today..it doesn't seem overly com
12v fans Cmp1110 at 5:00pm 05.14.12 Ask All Sailors 38/18871 What are the best 12 v fans to get looking for quiet and powerful. Thanks all
Sail Material twistedline at 4:32pm 05.14.12 Smaller Boats 2/1198 Hi Everyone, I have an old 155% North Genoa that came with my boat. I got it out for the first t
Beneteau Rudder Post dreamweaver35s5@yahoo.ca at 2:57pm 05.14.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2024 The rudder post on my First 35s5 is worn out. Anybody know what bearings I need to replace them when

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Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? David in Sandusky at 7:01am 11.02.22 I'm an engineer. Davidasailor26 has a very valid point. Mid ship bulkheads often support hull shape.
What do you have at the top of your mast? JBP-PA at 6:55am 11.02.22 Cameras are becoming popular. I've also seen a flagstaff device that puts the flag above your mast o
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 6:52am 11.02.22 As a new boater do you know your susceptibility to sea sickness and that of your crew? Attempting to
What do you have at the top of your mast? RoyS at 6:46am 11.02.22 Windex is helpful to determine wind direction with a glance. Suggest removing the wings on the winde
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 6:45am 11.02.22 This is a good point. However the bulkheads are 8mm plywood Any engineer around ?
What do you have at the top of your mast? (1) kloudie1 at 6:37am 11.02.22 The basics here, windex, Wind instruments, VHF antenna, anchor light. For lines, port and starboard
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? Davidasailor26 at 6:36am 11.02.22
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 6:03am 11.02.22 I would like to hear your assessment, John. When you get a chance. I still do not have a definite cl
First time sailboat owner shemandr at 5:55am 11.02.22 I wouldn't go outside in those conditions. Looking at TWC forecast there are number of days with
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:53am 11.02.22 From the information that I saw this morning; an open sea trip is going to be rough. 8-9 ft. waves a
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 CShev at 10:02pm 11.01.22 Thank you all! I had not considered ( or knew) a lot of options that have been suggested here - I r
What do you have at the top of your mast? Windpilot at 9:51pm 11.01.22
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 8:06pm 11.01.22 @jssailem if you buy the 3M Preservation Tape, choose your supplier carefully so you don't end up wi
Saltwater hose to engine jssailem at 7:51pm 11.01.22 I understand the hose comes from the thru hull. You have the filter located on the thru hull. This m
What do you have at the top of your mast? Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.01.22 I suspect there's a village of spiders living at the top of my mast
Saltwater hose to engine TimFromLI at 7:40pm 11.01.22 What hose was there originally? Is that a new pump? Is it oriented correctly? Seems odd that the raw
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter jssailem at 7:27pm 11.01.22
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 7:09pm 11.01.22 I assume you made a conscious decision to leave the boat uncovered. Cats compared with mono hulls h
Keel sag Mechone at 6:13pm 11.01.22 If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures wher
What do you have at the top of your mast? SycloneDriver at 6:12pm 11.01.22 A non functional anchor light, doesn't seem to matter which boat. A non functional windex 75% of the

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