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Challenger 12 Restoration (1) Tom Hoffman at 12:15pm 05.29.12 Trailer Sailors 3/4694 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 8/1664 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 4/1878 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 2/1282 I need to replace my windows in my V25. I am sure that I have read threads here that suggest Butyl a
Interior Cushions Catch the Sun at 8:32am 05.29.12 Parts Search 1/2753 Add a reply if you know if a manufacturer of custom interior cushions. Leave a review if you have d
Cruising RPM for universal M25-XP Brad on Vashon at 8:21am 05.29.12 Catalina 30 20/14977 first long cruise exposed some new issues-- like that I can barely make 5+ kts in slack water or les
Beautiful day on the Bay (2) CCHer at 7:29am 05.29.12 Catalina 310 4/1649 Taken by a friend this Memorial Day weekend; we were somewhere off the Great Wicomico, Chesapeake Ba
Yanmar fuel line needed sdadams at 6:36am 05.29.12 Big Boats 5/1182 I have a leaky fuel line off of a Yanmar 3QM30 that has been discontinued and I can't seem to locate
Throttle Creep (no, not the guy on the boat next to yours) JimLor at 6:30am 05.29.12 Pearson 4/2101 Looking for some suggestions on stopping throttle creep. Our boat, Tyde What May, apparently likes t
Leak on Hunter 36 at the mast/compression post deacm at 6:15am 05.29.12 Big Boats 12/4076 Since we've had our 2006 Hunter 36, water drizzles down the compression post onto the teak table whe
Solent Track Paul Chung at 5:31am 05.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1265 Please tell me how to use the pair of Solent Tracks on the roof of cabin!!!:confused:
Stanchion base for Bristol 45.5 (2) charlesspe at 5:08am 05.29.12 Bristol 0/2104 Need to replace some stanchion bases. Does anybody know the brand / type ...see picture. the plate i
1979 O'Day 23 Bilge Leaking Ross S at 5:05am 05.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2011 I'm posting this on behalf of a fellow sailor at my marina. He launched his O'Day 23 on Sunday afte
Water heater preasure released.... NYSail at 4:56am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2025 Hello all.... So this weekend was the first on the boat. Took the boat out for a great sail on Mo
PGSC Memorial Day weekend seadaddler at 4:47am 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/773 We are having a great weekend out at Pelican Bay with about 55 PG sailing club memebers and every da
Leaking window in V berth marxtj at 4:41am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/2059 Hello, We are new owners of our first sailing vessel. Very excited to learn from the members at our

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Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 01.18.23 To answer a a 260 on a roller trailer. Hell no! You will indent the hull to the point you could bre
Busted Mast (1) sbrogden at 2:03pm 01.18.23 The 1-1/2 inch platform under the mast base plate is in place. Two coats of epoxy sealer and varnish
Busted Mast sbrogden at 2:01pm 01.18.23 If the tape is in the track I would remove it. It's likely to come off as the sail goes up and down
VHF Cabling and Connectors Brian D at 1:46pm 01.18.23 Hey @Project_Mayhem, I'm sure you would love to make your own cables, but for now, may I recommend f
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods rgranger at 1:27pm 01.18.23 Also, there was a guy on here a few years ago who used an electric air matress pump to push air into
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods (1) rgranger at 1:26pm 01.18.23 Sounds like you are not getting deep enough with the trailer but.. Have you tried spraying the skid
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 1:22pm 01.18.23 212289
Replacing Boat windows rgranger at 1:17pm 01.18.23 :plus:
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Stu Jackson at 12:26pm 01.18.23 Regardless of their lawyer's reasoning, it is truly a stupid move on their part. Whenever I see que
Hunter 460 Keel Terry Cox at 11:36am 01.18.23 Hello, We are looking at a Hunter 460 with wing keel 5'6 draft. Can anyone please tell me the dept
Missing boom PRoberaon at 11:10am 01.18.23 I agree with cost. 4 stroke is quiet. Just got it home, tire issues for a day or two, washing and in
Spider Cracks in gel coat Andiamo 34 at 10:49am 01.18.23 This is a sound strategy An alternative, dig out and vacuum out all of the core you can access fro
Spider Cracks in gel coat Andiamo 34 at 10:48am 01.18.23 All good ideas above about exploring the area and possible ways to repair the core. If the deck sur
Spider Cracks in gel coat Andiamo 34 at 10:44am 01.18.23
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young JohnShannon at 10:23am 01.18.23 Nonsuch is an excellent idea. There are only about 5 ropes on the whole boat and no standing riggin
Single handing bmorr at 9:53am 01.18.23 My way was a little different. I purchased a fish finder and attached sender to a sealed piece of w
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 9:50am 01.18.23 Phil, Thanks for the heads up regarding the closure of Beneteau owners. Perhaps with everything
Single handing bmorr at 9:47am 01.18.23 Hi, I am just turning 81 and my wife and I do well on our Hunter 26 water ballast on a mountain lake
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Hollyberry at 9:32am 01.18.23 Hmm, I wonder about Jeanneau-owners.com Yeah... same parent company, I believe..
B361 Sail Inventory GDanko at 9:23am 01.18.23 Thanks for the feedback. I should have thought to capture the sails while sea trialing but overlook

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