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Beneteau 461salt water damage near starter motor Mike Sutcliffe at 10:15pm 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1430 I'm seeking advice from other Benny 461 owners. My 1998 model has some salt water damage on the left
Ship A Boat With UShip? (1) Sail123 at 7:55pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2997 Problem: Purchasing a 32' sailboat, 7500 pounds, 8' beam, on 6 wheel trailer. Boat sits on the trail
Compression Post Wood - Hunter 25.5 (2) JKCMBOAT at 7:29pm 03.26.12 Smaller Boats 1/2539 We just removed the bulkheads from our 1984 Hunter 25.5 due to severe rot caused by water water pene
Cost of replacing sacrificial fabric on jib Larry D West at 7:27pm 03.26.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2312 Need to replace the sacrificail fabric on my jib that has a 50' luff . Would like to have advise on
Speed sensor Captainron1 at 7:06pm 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1262 Hello, On my recently purchased 1979 30' O'Day I found the speed sensor laying beside a tube which g
Attwood Bilge Pump cbourne200 at 6:53pm 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1634 I recently bought an O'Day 272, Bilge pump is Attwood, but could find no model #. Is this the 'sta
Spreader Questions (2) JKCMBOAT at 6:45pm 03.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/1202 After unstepping the mast the other day, I decided to pull off the old spreader boots as they are he
Autopilots for tillers. Anybody? Chris Patterson at 6:06pm 03.26.12 Catalina 22 31/4825 Well, as the title sorta implies, the warden says I gotta have an autopilot. And while I deeply do n
Our new Mac25 annellewillard at 6:00pm 03.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1541 We purchased a 83 Mac 25 about a month and a half ago. Upgraded from a American 14.5. Right now we a
A good night for stargazing Ross at 5:54pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1765 Looking to the western sky tonight finds the moon and Jupiter in close conjunction and Venus about a
ballast on a 26' "outlaw" bernardpacific at 5:52pm 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/932 My hull #15 has the lead ballast bolted on from the outside rather than encapsulated inside. Were a
Marine Diesel vs Regular Station Diesel OceanCzar at 5:42pm 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2496 Thinking of buying Gas Station Diesel which is much cheaper than buying at Marina...but is Marine Di
Buff and Wax - Completed! (2) jsalley at 5:17pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2640 Finished the second coat of wax today. My boat is only six years old, but was showing significant ox
Battery float current Andreas T at 5:09pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1304 There is so many threads on batteries but I didn't find this one: I wonder what a typical float curr
Do I have a problem? ParamourII at 5:04pm 03.26.12 Catalina 30 2/1320 Hey All I have been reading through old threads on here to learn all I can about the new boat. I c
Gelcoat cracking options (3) matt6669 at 4:45pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 13/6226 I bought a Rebel 16 that was in rough rough shape. I'm finally to the point where I have almost all
Tonnage Measurment Canada seafox at 4:36pm 03.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1190 We have just purchased a Hunter 456 and are in the process of Canadian Federal registration. Has any
Water Tank Cover Huntah Ownah at 4:28pm 03.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/900 Last summer I bought my first sailboat, a 1981 Hunter 30, it is in good shape but needs some TLC. I'
Beaching your sail boat mrdealio at 3:57pm 03.26.12 Other Sailboats 3/2134 I have a coronado shoal keel boat and I want to beach it for replacement of a through hull. Any idea
Marine Plumbing Anti-Siphon Vent Huntah Ownah at 3:40pm 03.26.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4429 I'm overhauling my first sailboat bought and sailed a bunch of times last summer. A 1981 Hunter 30,

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Are you ready to go to sea? Crusty Ol Salt at 4:30pm 11.19.22 That is some scary stuff. I have been on a destroyer and a couple of aircraft carriers in some nasty
new jersey, the best sailing on earth :) Tally Ho at 4:29pm 11.19.22 Why no PFDs? Especially in a race. I assumed it was because the water is only waist deep :poop: G
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose Tally Ho at 4:24pm 11.19.22
40 ft hunter electrical Tally Ho at 4:13pm 11.19.22 will ok that is a start on the electrical diagram looking for a more detailed on an also one on the
Old Barient winches binding Tally Ho at 3:59pm 11.19.22
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 3:28pm 11.19.22 Having gone through this several years ago, I can tell you that there are no inexpensive alternative
Are you ready to go to sea? kappykaplan at 3:26pm 11.19.22 Tks for sharing, John.
Do you like Pocket Yachts (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 3:15pm 11.19.22 211040 Would this be considered a pocket sailboat?
Do you like Pocket Yachts Roland5048 at 2:57pm 11.19.22 I'm thinking the definition, if there even is one, of a pocket cruiser is all in the mind of the beh
Running Backstays PaulK at 1:50pm 11.19.22 The drawing here: SailboatData.com - APHRODITE 101 Sailboat shows that the two running backstays
Electric dinghy engines Captain Larry-DH at 1:34pm 11.19.22 TEMO450 electric motor Hi Stephan - nice to hear from you. I looked up that motor and had to laugh
Do you like Pocket Yachts JBP-PA at 1:27pm 11.19.22 Pocket cruisers, tiny homes, and van campers have always held a certain appeal. The ability to have
Dyneema for furler line thinwater at 1:14pm 11.19.22 Warpspeed is kind of stiff as I recall, but it has been a while. For certain, strip the cover for t
Electric dinghy engines (1) Kings Gambit at 11:41am 11.19.22 I generally agree with the pros and cons in the post above but have some additions. The pros of ele
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 10:57am 11.19.22 Studies have shown time and time again that they are biased towards the objectives of the funding o
Looking for a captain to sail my boat capta at 10:37am 11.19.22 If memory serves, Tropical Shipping has weekly or bi-weekly sailings from NJ to FLA and rates are mu
Do you like Pocket Yachts capta at 10:30am 11.19.22 My problem with getting a small sailboat up here in New England hasn't anything to do with the kind,
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 10:14am 11.19.22 Studies have shown time and time again that they are biased towards the objectives of the funding o
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 10:10am 11.19.22 Studies have shown time and time again that they are biased towards the objectives of the funding or
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 10:10am 11.19.22 What about snowbirds.... do they have snow feathers? no feathers; they seem to all drive SUVs s

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