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Narraganset Bay Roger Long at 4:01pm 05.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/5273 Do you think I've done justice to Narraganset Bay? http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/NBtra
lets talk knots! jeanmarc109 at 3:57pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1763 i've got my bowline down pat. can tie that sucker around anything, upsidedown, one handed.... it's
Magnetically Shielded Cockpit Speakers deangraham at 3:45pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 20/10079 Hi does anyone have any experience magnetically shielded speakers in the cockpit about 2 feet away f
Sailing Practice (3) Roger Long at 3:34pm 05.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2416 I anchored near the Roger Williams University sailing team practice area and got a pretty close view
How do I restore my deck/topside Jerry75 at 3:31pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2125 The topside and deck is starting to show its age. The fiberglass is starting to leave a chalky white
Replacing a Pearson 34 holding tank kirlos at 3:06pm 05.29.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4241 Hello all, I have recently purchased a Pearson 34 which still has the original Nauta holding blad
Bilge Pump jsut runs and runs rortega46 at 2:56pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1745 I have a H28 and recently replaced the old reliable Rule bilge pump after it stopped working. After
Lewmar 40ST winch repair Mr.X-Ray at 2:39pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1140 Broke my stripper ring on one of my 40ST's. Now lines jam if not careful. So going to order new one
woo hoo launched redhead78 at 2:28pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1092 Hi all, mast up on thurs, launched friday, loaded up sat, and motorsailed from viking marina near ha
Moved Location Of Whisker Pole (3) joker460 at 1:55pm 05.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/979 Last year I almost lost the Whisker Pole over the side while single handling. That would have been a
Ideas on replacing Air Floor with something else? sigbear at 1:08pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1646 Bought brand new (2011) Achilles inflatable last year and the floor is already becoming unglued, wou
Macerater leak SECOND time easygreener at 1:02pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1172 Did anyone else have a leak from the Macerater? This is our second one and it's expensive to replace
Challenger 12 Restoration (1) Tom Hoffman at 12:15pm 05.29.12 Trailer Sailors 3/4697 Hey all, Just started restoration of a boat I traded for early this spring for free. It is a Cha
reverse air ticking sound Timo at 12:09pm 05.29.12 Big Boats 8/1666 Hi everybody,my reverse air system has started making an intermitting ticking sound. The sound goes
On the importance of good advice Indysailor at 11:25am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1351 I've been sailing now for just three years, mostly self taught with the exception of a pretty rushed
new outboard mount (2) TENACITY CS36T at 11:17am 05.29.12 Bigger Boats 4/1880 mount finally, put as low as possible to provide maximum prop lowering if and when required. Can til
adding awindlass to a pearson 33 dzimb at 11:08am 05.29.12 Pearson 0/1031 I would to add a windlass to a 1988 Pearson 33. I would like to know how to do it if it can be don a
Spinnaker for Hunter 23.5 rmoore01 at 11:05am 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3991 Hi, Recently purchased a 1996 H 23.5. I would like to rig it for a spinnaker and need some directi
1979 O' Day 23 Main Sail Jclark29 at 10:26am 05.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2253 Anyone know the price of a new main sail or where I can get one? Thanks, J
Window Seal Replacement? RonRock at 9:18am 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1284 I need to replace my windows in my V25. I am sure that I have read threads here that suggest Butyl a

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Bermuda smokey73 at 12:28pm 01.20.23 Made the trip from Bermuda to Rhode Island as crew (2 people sailing and a sick wife of the owner) o
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month JRacer at 12:21pm 01.20.23 Sounds to me like they want the ability to use the site name themselves. Otherwise, it seems they wo
Mattress Underlayment dlochner at 12:15pm 01.20.23 We also used hypervent. Seems to work well. Apparently it was originally invented for use in lands
Missing boom PRoberaon at 11:53am 01.20.23 Good point.
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Rick D at 11:21am 01.20.23 If you are talking about the screws themselves rather than the lid (which was in my case), I used Bo
Mattress Underlayment (1) jssailem at 11:14am 01.20.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 10:01am 01.20.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference? I used Annap
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat BigEasy at 9:50am 01.20.23 Sorry to hear about the loss of your boat. My Hunter 33.5 was totaled after Katrina. I was actuall
Fuel Tank Return Line (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 01.20.23 WOW ! First of all, B E A U T I F U L photo shots and parts layout of your plans. Couldn't be clea
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Terry Cox at 9:31am 01.20.23 Thoughts? Fam gifted me Luci, an inflatable solar light. Works great for a cockpit light, anchor l
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 9:24am 01.20.23 I tried both ways. I also tried using a plastic wedge to separate the two halves, but no budging.
45' mast for Buchan 37 Ralph Johnstone at 8:34am 01.20.23 Have you talked to Pro-Tech in North Vancouver ? You don't want to buy a mast from them (very price
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:30am 01.20.23 A thick rubber gasket is the best choice, and you can buy rubber gasket material in a range of thick
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Allan12210 at 8:02am 01.20.23 Jon, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your H34. From your previous posts I know you put a
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover FastOlson at 8:00am 01.20.23 Hunter used to use aluminum for all of their tanks, which was a testament to the efficacy of a vendo
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Sailfanatic at 7:53am 01.20.23
44ds rudder drop Allan12210 at 7:52am 01.20.23 Is there any chance that pin is tapered and needs to come out from the opposite direction? Or separa
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 7:23am 01.20.23 I agree with cost. 4 stroke is quiet. Just got it home, tire issues for a day or two, washing and i
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Leeward Rail at 7:05am 01.20.23 Try a thin sheet of neoprene. Also do not over tighten the screws, that can cause inspection ports
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable JBP-PA at 6:40am 01.20.23 I really like the Luminaid inflatable LED light. I use it as a backup anchor light, not as my primar

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