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Replacing a genoa roller furler system on a 281 AndyS at 2:30pm 05.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1762 I have a B281 that has the stock Z Spar genoa roller system. The gray piece of plastic that forms th
Mainsheet Article Deadline June 10th bobjames at 1:37pm 05.17.11 Catalina 310 0/1250 Hi Captains and Admirals: Now that we are into May it is time to start enjoying our Catalina 310s..I
Captain Who? comfortzone at 11:37am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3818 We've covered boat names but what about nick names for the owners or captains or crew? I have a bud
Naples, Ft Myers to Boca Grande Terry in Naples at 11:25am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5417 I am going to spend the next 2 weeks just puttering around this area in the boat. I have been to sev
O'Day Vinyl Stripes Sail17 at 11:09am 05.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2169 I have a DaySailer 2 (17 foot). The blue and black vinyl stripes look very old and i'd like to repl
DaySailer cuddy door Sail17 at 11:07am 05.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/8522 My original DaySailer 2 cuddy doors had plastic around the outside edges. I just got new ones and th
Main Halyard led aft (1) ehh at 9:52am 05.17.11 Musings With Maine Sail 26/15098 Here is a picture...I hope I did it right, of the base of the mast of my new old boat. The main haly
3qm30 water temp sender installation (3) guidera48 at 9:33am 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1794 After much research on the location for the new gauge water temerature sender, water hose installati
Is Scurvy Dog in Pensacola still open? ChuckThomas at 9:14am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1903 Does anyone know. I will be in area this week and would like to stop by. They were a great consign
mounting solar panels iwillmott at 8:47am 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2093 I want to get a little independance with solar ' wind. Has anyone mounted solar panels atop the bimi
Hunter 280 overhead panel stereo mount Cor280 at 8:16am 05.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/5261 First I just bought a used 1996 Hunter 280 and am very excited to make it my own! Top of my list is
Unknown Boat. Please help! (4) dgheat at 8:12am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3995 I have recently been given a boat by means of abandonment. I'm in the process of getting the officia
New toilet install question Cpt. Jon at 7:53am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4258 I recently purchased a new toilet to replace the 30 year old WC (or something like that), we went wi
How is yours hanging?? (3) guidera48 at 7:45am 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1768 I finally got the water heater out. It was on it's last leg. 1992 said the label. I found a new muff
"Car Fax" for boats? online research DaveC426913 at 7:28am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2103 Is there a place where I can look up the history of a potential purchase if I have the reg # and the
Legend 37 owners. sailnteacher77 at 7:21am 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1418 I know many of these boats had leak problems on the port side around the galley. I have resealed the
Forum paging Gudenuph at 7:18am 05.17.11 Day Sailers 0/1425 I'm having trouble bringing up successive pages of posts from the present to earlier. The present p
Loose clamp, long term drip Dubo at 6:54am 05.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3608 Hi, I discovered a clamp leaking at the holding tank on my 87 31' Hunter. The drip seemed to be occu
Outboard Motor Questions doehunter at 6:48am 05.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2187 I have a Honda 8hp 4stroke. Not sure how old it is but it's really clean looking on the outside. Wh
A Helm Worthy of My Ambitions (3) Roger Long at 6:26am 05.17.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 31/12812 Since I'm going to spend a good part of the rest of my life behind Strider's wheel, I decided that i

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Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 10:20am 09.04.22 We have a winner even without one word of absurd contradictions. An empty pressure vessel with an o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:18am 09.04.22 Any status updates on Mr Perkins?
Running rigging lines internal to mast on a hunter 28.5 jssailem at 10:17am 09.04.22 My question is what lines came from the factory running inside the mast, and what problems might
Throttle Shifter Hollyberry at 9:56am 09.04.22 This might be a viable replacement if you have to go that route https://www.ebay.ca/itm/304120847307
battery charging issues dlochner at 9:45am 09.04.22 You are correct, the batteries don't owe you anything. Time for some new batteries. The most accur
Captiva 240 Sam20896 at 9:05am 09.04.22 There were only 140 of those ever build and they stopped making them in 1988. There may not be tha
Windlass Power Source dlochner at 8:58am 09.04.22 Depends on where the alternator is connected and how the battery switch is wired and used. A pretty
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Need a new tachometer Calif. Ted at 7:48am 09.04.22 Try contacting parts at the factory, I used to be able to get a lot from them before they moved the
Buyer's or Seller's market? Calif. Ted at 7:39am 09.04.22 Have no intention of selling and have been offered more than I paid 10 years ago. Property I bought
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windless (1) Scott NIelsen at 7:05am 09.04.22 I installed a windlass on my 1996 Hunter 37.5. Before installation I found someone who had installe
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I saw something sad today... Leeward Rail at 6:36am 09.04.22 It is very likely that before listing the boat it was cleaned and shined inside and out, I have ye
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 6:31am 09.04.22 I will be attempting (maybe) this project next week. Slow and easy. Thanks for the tips Sailcapt340
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Weird Electrical Experience RoyS at 6:17am 09.04.22 In old houses with questionable wiring you might want to try installing arc fault and ground fault c
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