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My O'Day 25 Projects cb32863 at 7:33am 03.02.12 Day Sailers 3/1598 Well, before I decided to try to bust my ankle a while back, I did actually start some work on my b
Nesting Dinghy Styx at 7:22am 03.02.12 S2 8/2618 I have a S2 8.0c and am starting to look for a dinghy. I am new to sailing. In my research, I cam
Deck Painting - What product do you like? brian3820 at 6:59am 03.02.12 Big Boats 10/1709 Hello, as many know, I have an 84 Hunter 34 that is being totally refit. This past fall I was able t
Running backstay gear on a First 38 jgurley at 6:10am 03.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2811 I recently acquired a First 38, and the running backstay gear seems to be absent. Could someone des
What sailors do.... (1) tcbro at 5:29am 03.02.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2147 What sailors do...
basic tacking question abruzzi at 9:49pm 03.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3823 Two weekends ago I finally got my Mac 25 into the water for a test sail. The forecast on windfinder
Okay... justsomeguy at 9:00pm 03.01.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 18/4608 I want to give props to a good response, via the "reputation" button, and the PTB tell me I've done
Sailing Magazine, April 1971 sheri carey at 6:46pm 03.01.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3184 Hi - I'm new to sailboats and to this forum so please forgive me if I'm asking the wrong question in
Sail cleaning jorgefife at 6:37pm 03.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1726 I know there was a posting here, but cannot find it I sold a sail for a Pearson 35 to someone in Flo
Attention 272 Owners! floridabob at 6:05pm 03.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1270 New owner here, but not new to sailing. Would love to hear your impressions on the 272's sailing cha
Sea Cocks (1) Michael Paull at 5:24pm 03.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1515 I own a Beneteau Oceanis 473 which was bought new in 2004 and am wondering if anyone has had a probl
Advice for a newbie on sailboat type jaybrown at 4:46pm 03.01.12 Trailer Sailors 22/5767 I'm new to the site, and fairly new to sailing. Although I have been boating since I was a little k
Calling all Fort Myers sailors!!! tahoetim at 2:27pm 03.01.12 Destinations 4/6042 Hello all! I'm Tim, a Lake Tahoe sailor who will be in Ft. Myers the week after next. I am running
Musing and Breaking Down Roger Long at 2:22pm 03.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2768 Droning along the long miles of the ICW alone provides lots of time for thinking. Without the input
rolling awlgrip paint salut! at 2:09pm 03.01.12 Ask All Sailors 10/12104 My 38' Catalina is in need of a paint job. Due to the high cost of a professional painter, I am plan
got my Defender order today :-) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:06pm 03.01.12 Catalina 310 15/3028 And I just order it yesterday at 11:00 am and it had to shipped ground due to some of the items. Th
Straight Out Discharge Rick Webb at 1:09pm 03.01.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3490 I am on the board of a nonprofit youth sailing program. We are looking at taking a donation of a boa
Daly's Oil vs Ship'n Shore Frank P at 1:04pm 03.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/13825
Life line fittings Art Butler at 12:30pm 03.01.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5445 Time to replace the life lines. I have decided on covered wire but am torn between machine swaged f
OC 381 Transom shower housing replacement stevemylescarinosa at 11:33am 03.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2070 Can anyone help me locate a replacement housing for the transom shower? It has sheared off and now

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2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (4) jssailem at 6:13am 11.29.22 Nice clean repair and procedure @Hollyberry . No matter the brand, all boats need to be inspected f
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 6:13am 11.29.22 To close this out. Reviewed all my invoices. Nmeimac marine shipped me the incorrect pump a year ago
Change taps didiercat at 6:08am 11.29.22 I have had our 40.5 for 23 years and in the course of ownership, I contemplated changing the faucet
rewiring the mast Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 11.29.22 My mistake forward Are you talking about the steaming light on the front of the mast half-way up o
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? Lu Sea at 5:59am 11.29.22 When the top of the sail is jammed in the mast, we alternate pulling the inhaul back in a few feet a
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 5:57am 11.29.22 As for the 14.2v, anything over 13.8v (3.45v/cell) with a short amount of absorption time will get a
Boat is Hibernating jssailem at 5:41am 11.29.22 Like Real Estate, sailing is all about Location, Location, Location.
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... Scott T-Bird at 5:31am 11.29.22 Thanks for that. Actually, the purpose of the bungee is to keep enough tension on the system when n
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 5:23am 11.29.22 doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a high output alternator and at 14.2 you're a fair way of
DC distribution panel in Hunters Terry Cox at 4:50am 11.29.22 I don't particularly like the push-to-reset breakers Hi George. What is improper about push-to-res
Boat is Hibernating kappykaplan at 4:49am 11.29.22 I delivered my boat for hibernation last week.
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 3:46am 11.29.22 Interesting discussion; Conclusion - there's not a "rubber seal", just sealant which some suggest to
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 1:47am 11.29.22 I have 560Ah LFP and a group 21 AGM start battery. I have all loads isolated and charge them both t
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit Zencra at 1:44am 11.29.22 no, it opens into the starb cabin in the small double door wardrobe. the panels and shelves in this
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke Leeward Rail at 10:28pm 11.28.22 It's a trailerless boat that I'm trying to get out of a slip? Yes. You said that at the start of t
Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit (1) Ted at 9:28pm 11.28.22 I changed the battery in my RS125 a few years ago. When you flush mount the unit to the deck, you do
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke jssailem at 8:46pm 11.28.22 It is true. Some owners do not want to remove there mast to work on it. It really is the safest meth
Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit Kent C at 7:55pm 11.28.22 I replaced battery in my rs125 a couple years ago on 08 hunter 33 which is mounted on starboard deck
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke RKMCCORKLE at 7:55pm 11.28.22 It may be a trailerless boat, but it is a trailerable sailboat. That's true
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak joker460 at 7:31pm 11.28.22 If I remember the thread correctly, he was looking to sue the surveyor that passed that fitting. It'

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