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Considering a Beneteau 331 watercayman at 3:33pm 05.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/10896 Hi Folks, I've just sold my Catalina 250 and am getting ready to purchase a bigger boat. I've narr
316 stainless tube iwillmott at 3:19pm 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5348 I want to mount some solar panels atop my bimini or davits with 1" stainless 316. I figure on using
SR Mariner KL Knotmeter Replacement tomgrigsby at 3:17pm 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1732 I have a 79 Hunter 30 that has the old SR Mariner system. I think the transducer is probably shot. I
Rhodes 41 rebuild marcofloppo at 1:30pm 05.27.11 Pearson 1/1787 I'm currently rebuilding a Rhodes 41 from scratch. The current task is replacing the rudder and all
Hurricane Season Advice agaliha at 1:16pm 05.27.11 Destinations 21/10321 I was planning to take a long ICW trip from Mobile to the Chesapeake starting on November 1 to avoid
New batteries and which type simplicity at 11:49am 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5208 I am buying new batteries for my 34' sailboat and have researched enough to decide to go with 2 wet
New catalina 34 owner Mbaummer2 at 11:07am 05.27.11 Big Boats 2/2452 Hi, I am a new Catalina 34 owner, and was wondering if there are any big tips or things I should kn
Folding / Feathering Props capjules at 10:43am 05.27.11 Fantasia 35 0/45202 Hi, I'm looking for opinions / reviews from anyone using a feathering or folding prop. Are you h
Where to buy plastic holding tanks GeorgeK at 10:18am 05.27.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/6495 Where are molded tanks available, and if one is not available for my boat model, are plastic welded
Loose rudder (H260) Sublime at 9:27am 05.27.11 Smaller Boats 0/989 Nice and sturdy one day, loose and floppy the next. I don't see damage as if someone hit it. Some
Max safe people on oday 23 Gnageyj at 6:58am 05.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1642 Any one know the max number of people who can be safely carried on my ODay 23? Just got this boat a
Making a Drinking Playlist OulaMan at 6:44am 05.27.11 Sails Call Lounge 11/14527 Looking for a good mix of songs to drink to, any suggestions?
Oxalic Acid - What Is This Stuff Ducati at 3:58am 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 11/7724 I have a bottle of Interlux Teak Cleaner which I have never used because I hear it is too harsh on t
Have I got a rudder problem? Roger Long at 3:43am 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 17/6527 I'd like to call this meeting of our metal and corrosion experts to order. Rich, Bill, Mainsail, pl
Full keel boaters and backing from slip! Brian D at 11:05pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 14/20487 How hard is it to back a full keel boat? How much room do you need? Does the boat start to turn when
Replacing Winch Bolts Faris at 10:32pm 05.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1338 So, I installed winches on my V22 last weekend, which went pretty well except that the heads of the
OldCat where do you place tell tales for max performance. caguy at 9:34pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4764 If the OP or anyone else desires, I can give recommendations on tell tale placement and usage for be
Weekend Events FourPoints at 8:31pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1645 Have some friends coming up from NYC and DC for the weekend, and they want to go out and spend some
"No Drill" Bowsprit (1) Bill19233 at 8:01pm 05.26.11 Big Boats 8/9500 I think I finally got all the kinks worked out of the "no drill" bowsprit. My son and I had a great
Rolled furling not rolling up enough Mike 1 at 7:40pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2261 I have an '82 Hunter 27. It has a rolled furling headsail and I noticed when I roll the sail I only

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Sailors vs. Stinkpoters justsomeguy at 3:35pm 08.18.22 Sailors vs. Stinkpoters If you're gonna be a stinkpotter, you should at least know how it's spell
16A breakers mermike at 3:33pm 08.18.22 That looks like an AC breaker. Fine if it's on an AC circuit. Not fine if it's on a DC circuit. Ther
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks (1) Allan12210 at 3:32pm 08.18.22 .....get her ready for the trip up to Seward, Alaska. -knappytime, If you can find some decen
sea pearl 21 sails jwagner55 at 3:31pm 08.18.22 Thanks for the post I forgot about Bacon Sails. b
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Siamese at 3:31pm 08.18.22 The sporting analogy is lost on me, but I get the gist of what you're saying. Yes, there are some b
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 3:28pm 08.18.22 Not weird. Wrong. Call the inspector/electrician back to your new to you to you house. Better to fi
Oday 19 centerboard help (1) Sunbird22358 at 3:27pm 08.18.22 222 Cb will not fit the 19. Worth checking with Rudy at D&R Marine in Assonet. MA, he was the Parts
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Crusty Ol Salt at 3:27pm 08.18.22 But I ain't got an extension cord that will reach from Vancouver to Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe :fa
Catalina 315 Plumbing Schematic doaker at 3:08pm 08.18.22 Skipper John's diagram matches the one in my 2013 C315's manual. It matches my setup, except that
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 3:04pm 08.18.22 Thanks Smokey. Baycloud, If you notice hysteresis (due to a loose chain) which could lead to huntin
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters dlochner at 2:59pm 08.18.22 Yes, there is a difference in attitude and civility between power boaters and sailors. And within po
420 outhaul length dkinzer at 2:44pm 08.18.22 You can calculate the total length of the existing line by measuring the various sections and adding
Western Lake Erie jon hansen at 2:22pm 08.18.22 N.C.Y.C. Lasalle, Mi
dock neighbour's shore power cord? shemandr at 2:15pm 08.18.22 Thinwater's post regarding attended use with the 15A receptacles, match what one yard, and the elect
Scrap section of rub rail base? rhiggins at 2:11pm 08.18.22 Try Deatons or Sailcraft over in Oriental, NC as they use to work on Hunters. The people I spoke
sea pearl 21 sails rgranger at 2:09pm 08.18.22 I've had good luck with Bacon Sails out of Annapolis for used sails and I've had great results for n
16A breakers (1) rgranger at 2:07pm 08.18.22 208466
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Scott T-Bird at 2:02pm 08.18.22 By code, the 15A receptacles are for attended use only, for tools and similar. Does anyone know the
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 2:00pm 08.18.22 @BrianH This post was from a year ago, and I still haven't tried Lake Erie, but I'm considering get
sea pearl 21 sails (1) sail sfbay at 1:57pm 08.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! Get the sail dimensions for your sailboat (see below from SailboatData.com -

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