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Replacing Tiller Squidder at 5:01am 04.06.12 S2 3/1456 Can anyone give me a company who sells tillers for S2 7.9? I have done some research but come up em
Pre-purchase HELP...Yanmar 4JH3-TE undrwtrfun at 4:45am 04.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 11/7054 Pre-purchase survey of a 2002 Hunter 456 we are trying to buy revealed an issue with the engine. Of
"BREEZE WAY" shade net /cloth eianm at 4:31am 04.06.12 Big Boats 1/1136 I am not sure if it is called BREEZE WAY in America but I am talking about the shadecloth type mater
Secure Laptops At Nav-Station Ducati at 3:29am 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2954 Any suggestions (non-drilling) for securing my laptop (Mac) at the navigation station? Right now we
Hunter 340 Raymond Fjeld at 1:29am 04.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1558 Hello and happy Easter. I have a 98 model Hunter 340, and search for drawings to my cocpit kallesje.
Pearson 33CB 1973 Rudder Shoe quackedo at 12:15am 04.06.12 Pearson 0/1219 Help!!! I hit something with my rudder (somehow) and the Rudder Shoe fell off the boat. I am lookin
Yawl Mizzen Mast Jonah367 at 10:55pm 04.05.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3479 Do any one know if mizzen mast could steeped on the rudder. ie the mast set on the rudder, on a sma
How do I post pic's to my posts? Bigjer40 at 8:55pm 04.05.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2252 How do I post pic's to my posts? Do I need to start an online picture gallery or something???? Th
Replacing deck caps for fuel/water intake D Hardman at 8:43pm 04.05.12 Catalina 30 17/5684 For a 1987 Catalina 30 MKII: I would like some input concerning my existing plastic caps for my in
Painting inside the cabin? Costy at 8:10pm 04.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/4569 So I got inside of the cabin and there is a lot of mold SPORES from the previous owner, first thing
Lewmar 40 Winch Maintenance on Hunter 33.5 jstaff9208 at 7:28pm 04.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1174 I purchased a 93 Hunter 33.5 for the 2011 season. One of my projects this spring is to clean and re-
Visiting San Diego in May MontanaSailor at 6:50pm 04.05.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1202 San Diego Visit We are visiting San Diego end of May. Looking for a chance to crew for someone. We
Parts for older Raritan Compact, not Compact 2 Chris Patterson at 6:24pm 04.05.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3181 The title about says it all, but I have an older Raritan Compact toilet that is out of production fr
Raymarine planning software....... Bob 04 H260 at 6:18pm 04.05.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3230 our new boat came with a large Raymarine GPS plotter. In the past I have used Offshore Navigator to
wind speed indicators plainssailor at 6:03pm 04.05.12 Day Sailers 0/1179 Has anyone used the weather station made by Lacross Technology? It is a weather station for home ty
Holiday Greetings to All (1) MLampner at 5:42pm 04.05.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1192 My sincere best wishes to everyone for Easter or Passover. To our fellow sailors or other faiths fai
Mystery compartment Captainron1 at 5:18pm 04.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1485 Hello, My 1979 30' O'Day has a compartment at the starboard rear corner of the cockpit. This compart
Anyone Mac at 5:13pm 04.05.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1663 have any opinions about a 1977 30 ft Capital Newport sailboat? The seller is asking 5000.00 and wond
410 oil pressure sender (1) Don Lucas at 4:16pm 04.05.12 Big Boats 18/2571 I think my oil pressure sender unit is bad. Not sure yet as still need to do some wiring check, but
Hunter 23.5 Potable Water System Hugh Straub at 3:29pm 04.05.12 Smaller Boats 5/2609 My new to me, 1993 23.5, came with no fresh water tank. The galley "flipper" hand water pump is in p

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First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:35pm 10.30.22 The surveyor told me that it needs attention. It did not look like an urgent issue. If you have an
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 1:14pm 10.30.22 Please elaborate. Were you told this needs attention in the survey/ by previous owner (PO)/ your br
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? dLj at 1:02pm 10.30.22 As a buyer if the seller did not want to give me the HIN - I would be suspect that there were things
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 12:51pm 10.30.22 Assuming you have a standard packing gland: - Have you have tried tightening the packing nut first?
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? Tally Ho at 12:42pm 10.30.22 I have had a person interested in possibly buying my boat that wants to know the Hull ID Number pri
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 12:37pm 10.30.22 I am unsure. I presume just the packing. Assuming you have a standard packing gland: - Have you ha
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? dlochner at 12:31pm 10.30.22 The HIN will specify the age and build of the boat. I don't see a reason to not provide that informa
Epoxy for plywood dlochner at 12:20pm 10.30.22 Thickened epoxy will work. West System, TotalBoat. Coat the plywood with neat expoxy and then spre
New holding tank dlochner at 12:17pm 10.30.22 Makes sense - I guess as well there'd be no need for a venting loop on the 1 1/2 as there'd be the
Cable port replacement Hello Below at 11:39am 10.30.22 Looks similar but check the given dimensions against your current one. SVB - Stainless Steel Deck C
New holding tank PK123 at 11:39am 10.30.22 Thanks Dave - its a pretty small capacity holding tank (but not a big boat) ...the thought process
Cable port replacement jssailem at 11:31am 10.30.22 There are a numbers of different cable glands that can address your need. Here is a link to ScanStr
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? capta at 11:15am 10.30.22 It might cost a number of times the value of your boat to go carbon fiber. Wait until you have a two
New holding tank dlochner at 11:09am 10.30.22 may have misunderstood your point about a 'valve to prevent the gravity drain'? You have a Y valv
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler jssailem at 10:58am 10.30.22 I experienced a similar event with a new sail in the furler. The sail had a ripple in the cloth. Nee
New holding tank PK123 at 10:51am 10.30.22 Some quick thoughts. This will be a gravity drain tank. Keep it simple. There is no need for a dir
New holding tank dlochner at 10:26am 10.30.22 Some quick thoughts. This will be a gravity drain tank. Keep it simple. There is no need for a dire
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 10.30.22 Welcome to the site @hatchclan . Be sure to read the link before embarking on this project. to fin
Furling genoa cover seems too small? sail sfbay at 9:26am 10.30.22 Consider sewing on a permanent sun cover.........then once furled your done.
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? sail sfbay at 9:19am 10.30.22 Best answer is provided by a mast supplier. Standard mast: RigRite Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Sp

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