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23.5 interior light Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 02.22.12 Smaller Boats 3/1298 As I said, with age I tend to forget. I need help here folks. I recieved an email regarding repla
Ben 36s7 overall f/b chuckbuck at 2:11am 02.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1128 hey folks, seriously thinking about making an offer on a 1996 Ben 36s7. any feedback - good / b
Soft spot on Gelcoat patmacdonald at 12:45am 02.22.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2299 Found a soft squishy spot abt the size of a 50cent piece on the side of my sail boat. Is that what
Hunter 356 Cruising Speed Solemn Silence at 10:12pm 02.21.12 Big Boats 4/2063 For those of you running a fixed three-blade prop (our size is 16 x 10): what is your usual cruise s
Pearson 27 Wanderin1 at 9:54pm 02.21.12 Pearson 2/1931 I am very close to finalizing the deal for my first sailboat, a Pearson 27. I would imagine this is
Didn't Find My Diesel Tank Slime - Ideas Why? rardiH36 at 8:21pm 02.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2093 A few days ago, I posted about my 2QM20 quitting while in choppy conditions. I was unable to get it
Is this a good solar panel? shanker at 7:32pm 02.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1400 Ok, I'm totally confused with solar. Lots of good info I've been reading but my head is getting a li
Trying to locate previous owners StrayCat 22 at 5:54pm 02.21.12 Catalina 22 2/1149 Tried to register my boat today. all I have is a bill of sale. Since the baot came from out of sta
Hatch supports sutt47 at 5:52pm 02.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1309 I am looking to install gas strut supports on the large storage hatch cover in the cockpit of my Cat
77 OD25 opening ports (4) stx203 at 5:41pm 02.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1206 Trying to determine manufacturer of my opening ports in my 77 OD25. Both Beckson and Bomar make a si
Forestay length H260 Sublime at 4:29pm 02.21.12 Smaller Boats 17/2922 While moving the mast forward, packing up the boat, the furling line got caught and I bent the fores
engine temps gettinthere at 4:09pm 02.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2273 I use a laser heat gun to monitor various spots on my diesel engine. At cruise rpms, oil filter read
deck paint non skid perfection Navicula at 3:39pm 02.21.12 Big Boats 9/4498 I have read many posts about painting with 2 part perfection and I beleive this is the rout I will g
Folding Prop Size for Beneteau 331 Ben 331 at 2:57pm 02.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 10/9121 I have a 2001 Beneteau 331 with the Westerbeke 30B Three, and am looking for a new propeller. The cu
spinnaker bowsprit jjbrainard@comcast.net at 2:02pm 02.21.12 Smaller Boats 10/3161 The retractable spinnaker bowsprit on the Hunter 216 is a hollow fiberglass tube through which the s
Deck Connector for 5-Conductor Multicable Wire DinoKanuck at 1:32pm 02.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2713 Ahoy How does a person connect an Ancor 14 gauge 5-conductor multicable in the mast to an Ancor 14
Swing Keel Replacement MCQMGA at 1:17pm 02.21.12 Catalina 22 34/13739 Guys, I have opport to purchase 1973 cat c22 swing keel- $1500. Problem - no swing keel- Boat is is
Hunter with a yanmar 9hp Desalliers at 1:04pm 02.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3779 Hi, I'm looking to buy a hunter 280. The one I did find is with the 9hp engine. I'll basically
Anchored in Ashley River? (1) Shoaldrafter at 12:34pm 02.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 14/4127 Is Strider anchored in Ashley River? is the attached picture using the camera on the mega dock 'St
Pace Jimm at 12:29pm 02.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1714 Roger - If I have it right, you weighed anchor about 0630 near mile 524 and cleared the point at Ch

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Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 8:37pm 10.13.22 Post photos. Trailer and boat + trailer. Level fore and aft or side to side? Side to side on any
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 8:25pm 10.13.22 There are some things you must know. If you put in a unit, you must have a beefy support strap that
Loading boat on trailer Leeward Rail at 8:21pm 10.13.22 Post photos. Trailer and boat + trailer. Level fore and aft or side to side? Side to side alignmen
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 8:04pm 10.13.22 210055
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? shemandr at 8:01pm 10.13.22 I think most would think a skeg would add stability. And it may. But others say it adds drag and n
Catalina 18 transducer placement MarkHejtmanek at 7:59pm 10.13.22 Thanks - that information is similar to all the research I've done so far. I also have a call in to
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? Tin Kicker at 7:52pm 10.13.22 Appreciate the photos and detail but it's clearly different. While you show the mast wires coming to
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? HeelBoy at 7:05pm 10.13.22 So, based on all this chatter that you seemed to have dismissed, what has the original poster decid
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Terry Cox at 7:01pm 10.13.22 So, based on all this chatter that you seemed to have dismissed, what has the original poster decide
Winter Cover shemandr at 6:59pm 10.13.22 My disparaged cover was a down to the waterline cover with a full frame including those wood stringe
Alternator Bracket Richard19068 at 6:47pm 10.13.22 Close but not close enough. Bad things happen when they are mixed up. I remember Mainesail / Compa
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? HeelBoy at 6:35pm 10.13.22 If only they really worked. If they had, there would be more boats built with them now, there aren'
Winter Cover RitSim at 6:21pm 10.13.22 My last boat (in C T) had a cover from Topshop in Ontario Canada. Had an aluminum frame and I could
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 6:18pm 10.13.22 Nobody is talking about removing anything, and wing keels are actually a brilliant work around to a
Alternator Bracket dlochner at 6:15pm 10.13.22 You are correct, my fasteners are m8. I was just trying to simplify things, 5/16" m8 are very close
Columbia 28 rudder bushings sail sfbay at 5:46pm 10.13.22 Start by measuring the rudder stock. At the end of day consult with your bearing supplier(s) on the
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 5:38pm 10.13.22 Thanks Dan. Thanks to everyone here I have a list of possible solutions without resorting to C4.
Columbia 28 rudder bushings sronsonet at 5:10pm 10.13.22 I think they are plastic bushings so measurements of a worn plastic bushing might not be the best id
Hunter 240 wind indicator Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 10.13.22 Folks Never go up the mast of a 240 as you have a mast raising system to take the mast down plus i
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? HeelBoy at 4:58pm 10.13.22 Our boat came with a shoal draft keel with wings. Odd sort of thing, I suppose one could cut them o

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