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Looking to buy a Venture 222 GreenNCSailor at 5:07am 05.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/24360 HELP!!! I can't make my mind up. I'm lookiing at 71 Venture 222. Price is $1,500. Here are the pros
Hoyt Jib boom curlew at 11:39pm 05.19.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2687 Has anyone considered fitting a Hoyt Jib boom to a catalina. I realise that the hatch probably inter
Birds Imbbeamer at 9:16pm 05.19.11 Catalina 310 22/4880 The marina has a huge bird population and they love to sit on the life lines, jib sheets and just ab
Does someone is going to Bahamas on Memorial weekend 2011? Padinj1 at 8:08pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1607 Hi we are a couple decided to cross the Florida Gulf stream from Miami to the Bahamas for the first
windvane mounting advice needed Lynnie at 7:59pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2509 Hi folks, I'm putting a windvane on my hunter 23.5 mast for the first time and I need advice about
looking for a floatilla griffinrv6 at 7:54pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1412 We are looking for a group that would like to sail from Galvaston, through the canal, up to Nicaragu
overheating and leaking heat exchanger Steph at 6:47pm 05.19.11 Musings With Maine Sail 7/4912 After process of elimination to find the cause of my overheating engine, Westerbeke 13, (210 - 225 d
Marine myth or reality whale bait? Prime Time at 5:44pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3076 You never know what you are going to hear at the boat yard. Someone was very adamant that they ha
Which invertor works for LCD TV simplicity at 5:37pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 22/6114 I want to purchase a Xantrex invertor(modifies sine wave) and want to run a new LCD TV. Does anyone
Hi, i'm new (1) jmartyg at 4:10pm 05.19.11 Smaller Boats 6/1834 Hi all, I'm new here. Odly, I didn't immediately see a 'new' forum, so this is where i'll post. M
Inmast Furling Question joker460 at 2:04pm 05.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4132 I just got back from the boat and finished up the rigging. I got the genoa up with no problems.
Potential engine problems?????? bigsick at 1:46pm 05.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2005 Just splashed the boat today (326 with Yanmay 2GM20F). Thought I would take it out for a quick spin
chrome refinish FourPoints at 1:33pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2300 I took the door to the head off to begin varnishing it, and noticed that the chrome on the door hand
Java almost home Jim Seamans at 1:04pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3307 Well after 7 months and almost 3000 miles, Joan and I will return to our home port at Cobb Island, M
Installation of Raymarine radar pod Bobbaynton at 11:36am 05.19.11 Bavaria 0/2220 I am in the throes of installing the above on my 2 cabin, 2003 Bav 36. The pod is being installed on
How to start bow thruster Donizetti at 11:22am 05.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/4112 Hi all, just received my B40 2008 today and I was unable to get the bow thruster to work... Everythi
Cockpit table ideas dscribner at 10:53am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/7134 My Lancer 25 has a tiller, so binnacle for mounting a table to. Anybody have any good ideas on a st
Attaching Dock Lines to Pilings arknoah at 10:50am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/13231
Jupiter & St. Lucie Inlets bobtigar at 10:48am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2117 Does anyone have local knowledge of entry(from the ocean) of Jupiter and St. Lucie Inlets?
wrapping the mixing elbow (1) guidera48 at 9:19am 05.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1323 I have removed all the loose wrap from the exaust manifold since it was loose and comming apart. I h

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Fuel Puzzle Tom J at 4:33pm 06.09.22 Apparently 1/2 tank and below gravity is no longer helping feed the engine with fuel. There are so
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit brockangelo at 4:16pm 06.09.22 I'm kind of surprised that the kit didn't include instructions on paper. All the kits I've ordered f
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Claude L.-Auger at 4:15pm 06.09.22 I found an aluminum reducer that I thought may work, any issues with aluminum in a seawater exhaust
H34 chainplate revisited. (1) HelloOutThere at 4:14pm 06.09.22 One more pic.... Here is my final pic showing the cover for my new chainplate access port! The fille
Cracked hull stickinthemud57 at 3:50pm 06.09.22 5 to 7 mph. That is a light breeze alright. Looks like you have it sewn up - sail or fly!
Wire Size DayDreamer41 at 3:36pm 06.09.22 @rlongfield I trust that you are planning to have a breaker for each device and not one breaker for
Fuel Puzzle bulbcreekfarm at 3:29pm 06.09.22 Apparently 1/2 tank and below gravity is no longer helping feed the engine with fuel. There are som
Beneteau 323 questions (heave to and dodger) (1) Hollyberry at 3:28pm 06.09.22 Here's a good shot of one; looks like the canvas guy installed a zippered tab that runs under the tr
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Justin_NSA at 3:16pm 06.09.22 If you're interested, my C30 dock neighbor replaced his teak rails with composite. I could ask him w
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 2:34pm 06.09.22 Wow! I'm impressed! You must be the talk of the neighborhood (not to mention a constant source of w
Structural Foam dLj at 2:34pm 06.09.22 I'd use minimally expanding closed cell foam. You'll have to decide if you need to remove the port s
Structural Foam dlochner at 2:23pm 06.09.22 Jamestown Distributors has several types of expandable foam, contact their tech support for advice.
Schaefer Deck Organizer on 1996 Hunter 376 duck21 at 2:02pm 06.09.22 Good to know! Ill try to force them out carefully (if at all possible). Maybe a dab of 4000 to seal
Tiller tamer on Hunter 26.5? cheeseNcrackers at 1:39pm 06.09.22 thanks Joe! Yes from this it appears it shovel work just fine with my new boat. I am going to orde
Rigging a jackline on a Hunter 23 (1) jssailem at 1:29pm 06.09.22 Along the same idea shared by @sail sfbay I utilize a Jackline setup shared by John Harries of Attai
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Swordfish72 at 1:27pm 06.09.22 Thanks for all of the responses. I'm leaning toward filling in the holes and not replacing them. I l
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 1:27pm 06.09.22 Mike, what is the function of the push buttons?
Beneteau 323 questions (heave to and dodger) NYSail at 1:12pm 06.09.22 Posting a pictures would be helpful here...... I know different size, however on my 423 I have a sea
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. jim01749 at 1:07pm 06.09.22 Just used that as a reference If I go to 2900 it would surge down 400 to 500 RPM.
Wire Size Justin_NSA at 12:50pm 06.09.22 This is only a C22. 10ga up the mast may affect handling ;) I ran 16ga up my H30. Not because I nee

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