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Access to cockpit from aft cabin LABoroviak at 10:15am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1163 I'm re-locating main sail traveler in the cockpit of my First Series 32s5. To adequately mount a tu
What to do about replacing "blocks" Costy at 9:12am 03.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2127 So I am looking @ the existing blocks and none of them look usable, I would like to replace them all
Nissan 5hp high thrust prop C Jones at 9:11am 03.16.12 Smaller Boats 12/7688 I am unable to find the post relating to the Nissan 5hp high thrust prop Just looking for a supplie
O'Day Air Boomvang at 7:52am 03.16.12 Bigger Boats 13/3076 I'm looking to install a reverse cycle air conditioner in my O'Day 34. Does anyone have one install
Duracell EGC2 Battery Boxes (1) H33CRich at 7:42am 03.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 11/3707 I made two battery boxes for the 4 EGC2 batteries I picked up from SAMs on Monday (seee attached). T
Ben First 285 Louis911 at 7:13am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1007 Hi guys! I have the chance to put my hands on a 1989 ben first 285! Can someone tell me more about t
Forum redirects? Roger Long at 7:01am 03.16.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2623 I've been getting a lot of Internet redirects to this site: 63.209.69.107/search/web/roger+long+f
C309 non-skid GKuffner at 6:57am 03.16.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2425 I have a love/hate relationship with the non-skid on my deck. I love the fact that it works and I h
Beneteau First 47.7 Teak Decks? jacrider at 6:37am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1407 Anyone have any experience with the teak decks on any of the Farr designed First .7 boats? They loo
Moving her from Key Largo to Fort Lauderdale ...OOps! millra at 5:22am 03.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1314 So I finally took her out of Key Largo on her way to home port - Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale, a beautif
bulkhead alans at 5:08am 03.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1418 Has anyone removed or altered bulkhead at v-birth, I have already removed doors and gained about 2 i
Hair line cracks in gelcoat Chris Bogle at 4:03am 03.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1914 Just bought 1976 Oday 22. It has a number of small cracks in gel coat on the deck especially around
Wind vane jorgefife at 10:33pm 03.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2442 While selling some doors yesterday, a client informed me his father had a Columbia sailboat, and he
What do THEY think of us? Bad Obsession at 8:00pm 03.15.12 Ask All Sailors 66/10761 My wife and I had a discussion tonight. She was talking about the expense of boat ownership. She i
272 bimini boot spritefairlane at 7:41pm 03.15.12 Bigger Boats 3/2051 It's time to replace the bimini boot but it is a complicated affair with the slot for the back stay
Hunter 33 shower pump SusieJoyce at 7:28pm 03.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1449 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 and the shower pump does not work. I pull the switch above the sink and noth
O'Day 272 bow to stern trim cbourne200 at 6:35pm 03.15.12 Bigger Boats 5/2133 I'm sure other 272 owners have noticed this and have corrected it. When it rains, water standfs in c
New Tohatsu Sailpro! (1) gunkh-O-lin at 6:16pm 03.15.12 Day Sailers 5/1829 Really excited about my new Tohatsu Sailpro (6hp with 25" XL shaft, alternator, and high thrust prop
Storage under the cabin sole oldjags at 6:11pm 03.15.12 Big Boats 6/2245 How easy is it to use the spaces under the floorboards for storage? There are lots of nice space
32" Coronado 1973 mrwwine at 5:44pm 03.15.12 Ask All Sailors 17/9655 All..this is my first post on this site and I am glad that I found it. I am looking at buyig a 1973

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Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Hello Below at 7:48am 12.02.22
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting T J Furstenau at 7:41am 12.02.22 yes looking now and it's 10, although after doing quite a few ocean passages now we find the red f
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 7:37am 12.02.22 What I find alarming about that video, is the guy didn't understand his diesel engine. :facepalm:
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 7:06am 12.02.22 As long as I can get off the boat, and get out a mayday.. I don't see much difference in a fire or s
Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit (1) RoyS at 6:55am 12.02.22 You could purchase silicone sheets from Amazon and cut a gasket out of those. I have used that mater
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? DayDreamer41 at 6:12am 12.02.22 You can always add the gas shock, but you would need the little spacer that and guide that threads o
Binoculars (1) jssailem at 5:48am 12.02.22 I bought this one after some research. Very serviceable price $139 on Amazon. Brand. HOOWAY Object
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 5:41am 12.02.22 Overnight down to 70% on the house, which is a big loss for running anchor light, fridge, and freeze
Binoculars Parsons at 5:29am 12.02.22 When you say "no focus", do you wear glasses and if so, do you keep them on when you look through th
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Terry Cox at 4:57am 12.02.22 A typical actual nightmare for me involves sailing our 35,000 pound boat from deep water into a very
Catalina 22 Transducer Install David Matthews at 3:53am 12.02.22 Here is, imo, a good vid on a shoot through install bMp_cmbdhYw
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Rick486 at 2:34am 12.02.22 I have a 2005 H36 and during a recent repair discovered the Rodkicker from Selden had no gas strut
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak Mechone at 2:18am 12.02.22 Mechone, do you have delrin plugs available for others? I'd gladly buy them if so. "must seal the
Replace Lifelines (1) Joe at 2:06am 12.02.22 First, before I forget. You can easily cut the 3/16 SS wire with a jig saw and metal cutting blade.
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting Zencra at 1:33am 12.02.22 Quick question for any of you H49 owners who are fortunate enough to be on, or close to your boats.
Side Stay Tension Joe at 1:32am 12.02.22 I had not heard this before. Very interesting. Is the pressure on the rudder from the weather hel
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting jssailem at 8:30pm 12.01.22 What ever number, I would suggest adding a few extras. You never know when they might come in hand
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 7:25pm 12.01.22 I used WM a couple of years ago. They used a Machine swage. Cost for all SS lines in a size up from
Replace Lifelines dlochner at 7:02pm 12.01.22 The cost difference between DIY SS lifelines and those made by a rigger is very small. If you remove
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? shemandr at 6:51pm 12.01.22 Fire's bad! We had one on my Dad's cruiser/fishing boat. We were around 12 miles off shore. It wa

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