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Hull Number of Beneteau First 33.7 Paul Chung at 1:59am 04.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1500 Please can anybody advise me as to where to locate the Hull Number on the boat or on the Document?
Additional filter to my existing Racor R12S Bigjer40 at 8:20pm 04.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2040 Hello all, I just bought a 1984 hunter 27 with a Westerbeke 10two diesel engine. It sat in the w
OK you dreamers..... Mega Millions rfrye1 at 8:17pm 04.03.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2560 Recent lotto was $600 Million. Enough to allow any of you (us) to cast off and actually follow the D
Hunter 23' Halyards carboman at 7:25pm 04.03.12 Smaller Boats 6/2134 Can anyone recomend a good place to buy replacement halyards for the Hunetr 23'? I want to make sur
generator on a dock with no power plainssailor at 6:57pm 04.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/979 I am on a dock with no power. This will be my first year at this and I want to spend as much time o
Replacing Galley Counter Doons60 at 6:41pm 04.03.12 S2 6/2084 We decided to remove our 3 burner stove oven and replace it with a 2 burner stove as we rarely make
Bristol 24 hull deck joint dicknatta at 6:35pm 04.03.12 Bristol 1/2377 Need advice quick. Am looking at a Bristol 24. Always admired these boats. Found one that seems l
Lifeline PVC Removal Trick (5) GorillaToast at 5:46pm 04.03.12 Catalina 22 13/3311 Just a quick tip for an easy way to remove that old, cracked, hardened and discolored PVC coating fr
3 Blade Prop for 31 Oday tpalmer01 at 5:11pm 04.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1213 I am changing from a 2 blade prop to a 3 bladeprop.Does anyone know the size and pitch of the 3 blad
Sleek Blue Water Boats Ducati at 4:44pm 04.03.12 Ask All Sailors 40/12886 Traditional blue-water boats look (in my opinion) like slugs and probably for all the right reasons.
Spring launch dreamer1842 at 3:49pm 04.03.12 Bristol 1/1473 Hello Bristol owners I have an embarrassing problem. I can't find the 'plug' to the keel after
Engine Stop Cable lehigh375 at 3:33pm 04.03.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2460 Its one thing after another. Water system is commissioned and working and now its the engine stop c
Spinaker pole carlager at 1:52pm 04.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1158 I am looking for a spinker pole for our Beneteau 36cc. Does anyone know how long it should be ?
Solar Charger for Parallel Batteries (Need Advice) Captain Dighton at 1:35pm 04.03.12 Smaller Boats 2/1597 First I need to let you know that I am Electrically challenged. I don't know the difference between
My thoughts on proper thread etiquette Anonymous 121765 at 12:00pm 04.03.12 Catalina 30 23/3275 Here are some of my personal/professional comments on posting/replying threads to this site and hopf
'84 H25.5 Question (1) twodzusfittings at 11:59am 04.03.12 Smaller Boats 7/1573 In the V Birth where the seat over the portapotti folds down there is a little peg held in with a sc
Suzuki DF60 lean burn on 26M tfuchs at 11:58am 04.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/805 Dear friends! Has anybody experience with the new Suzuki DF60 lean burn on a 26M? I plan to buy both
New to Site - Wanted to Say "hi" glxpassat at 11:40am 04.03.12 Other Sailboats 1/1251 Hi, just found this site, and thought I would say "hi." I have a Santana 20; hull # 538. I have been
Wireless Thermometer for Fridge & Freezer. Bowedtoothdoc at 10:13am 04.03.12 Big Boats 6/1470 I am in the market for something that will let me know the temps of my fridge and freezer. One of my
Portable water softener... MarkZ at 10:00am 04.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4378 Peggy, I am concidering running the fresh water from the dock through a portable water softener as

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Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Richard19068 at 10:12am 10.27.22 His alternative tips when there are no decompression levers were interesting. First he suggested t
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.27.22 Rope is a commodity. There are many outlets in the US or Canada. Spec Dacron 3/8 diameter line and
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:47am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 9:43am 10.27.22 Defender
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 10.27.22 Agreed. I would think if Prestone flush will handle an automotive engine safely, it will handle a s
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Brian D at 8:28am 10.27.22 All of my running rigging has been purchased from here. I never went to West Marine or Defender. SBO
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:27am 10.27.22 It is 27th of October... I had mentioned this was a planned day to haul the boat. Not happening. He
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 joker460 at 8:06am 10.27.22 What I was trying to explain is, if you physically disconnect the inverter output (Carefully) do you
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jdrutten at 7:59am 10.27.22 This is an interesting thread and the hydrolock boogeyman sometimes finds me during a cold start or
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:49am 10.27.22 Thanks for your reply. Yes the outlets work without the inverter on shore power. I believe the bypas
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Justin_NSA at 7:46am 10.27.22 And no extra cost. I like it !!
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:43am 10.27.22 Thank you for your reply, if you can , would you expand on the neutral ground possibility? Thank you
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 (1) joker460 at 7:42am 10.27.22 The way I read the manual is, the shore power goes directly to the inverter input connection. The ou
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:41am 10.27.22
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? (1) jssailem at 7:35am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Outboard for Sirius 21? Project_Mayhem at 7:12am 10.27.22 I had a 4hp on a 1300lbs boat. I was constantly running it at WOT which resulted in a noisy, vibrati
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 7:10am 10.27.22 Eye splices give a cleaner look than a typical bowline. Looks nautier. Oh, I see. I'm not a Helly
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts HeelBoy at 6:51am 10.27.22 I saw one without the notch made by the same company I just poked around their website and saw tha
Outboard for Sirius 21? sail sfbay at 6:45am 10.27.22 Welcome to the forum!! hp = displacement / 550 How to Calculate Outboard Motor Size for Sailboats -
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts rgranger at 6:33am 10.27.22 Has the adhesive held up over the years? Don't know. I only installed it a few weeks ago to hide

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