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Inmast Furling Question joker460 at 2:04pm 05.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4255 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 9/2115 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 3/2351 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 11/3369 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 0/2322 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 17/4525 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 12/7332 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 13/14079
Jupiter & St. Lucie Inlets bobtigar at 10:48am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2278 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 3/1369 I have removed all the loose wrap from the exaust manifold since it was loose and comming apart. I h
Victron questions Roger Long at 8:46am 05.19.11 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5777 I just got the Victron battery monitor installed. I didn't realize that I now have one parasitic lo
Ideas about sail sales Jeffrey Wittmann at 8:12am 05.19.11 Day Sailers 3/1452 Gang, I have a new sail for my old O'Day 22, 1974 that I want to sell (for a long list of boring re
Getting Rid of Mould KenG at 7:07am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 14/4344 Hi there Started to clean up the boat yesterday to get ready for the season. Last summer I noticed
Winches c_witch at 6:00am 05.19.11 Trailer Sailors 6/3167 Hiee all, Firstly, the keel winch is toast on our boat. I have looked at a number of ramps that I
First Boat C-27 chris07182 at 5:59am 05.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1855 Hi everyone, This is my first post so I'll give you a little background. I am a mid 20's guy who has
I hate this time of year... BobM at 5:44am 05.19.11 S2 2/1463 Questions from well meaning friends... "Did you take the boat out?" "Is the boat in?" "When
Hunter linens grandcrew at 3:33am 05.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3225 I'm about to take delivery of a new boat and can't seem to find a place to purchase fitted sheets an
beneteau 393 - bow thruster and cabin conversion platogb at 3:25am 05.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3769 Update on 2 393 questions: 1/ bowthruster for 393 2/cabin conversion from charter: 3 cabin to owner
2 Questions dstaylor95 at 9:11pm 05.18.11 Catalina 30 6/2597 1. Does the raw water sea cock need to be off to change the impeller on the raw water pump? I assu
ultrasonic antifouling Ross King at 9:09pm 05.18.11 Big Boats 3/1847 Has anyone tried ultrasonic antifouling in conjunction with normal antifouling? Any results or opini

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Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history dlochner at 7:11pm 09.08.22 Agreed; Raritan, a NJ company, has been the Cadillac of boat toilets for as long as I can remember.
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:06pm 09.08.22 I threw out every brand but Raritan for consideration. Agreed; Raritan, a NJ company, has been the
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dlochner at 6:27pm 09.08.22 Walk away. The first picture is a really poor attempt to stop a chain plate leak. Leaks can not be
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Scott T-Bird at 6:00pm 09.08.22 I've been to Defender's brick & mortar store numerous times and been on the phone with them as well.
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? artboas at 4:28pm 09.08.22 Or you could just buy a PVC "hose mender" fitting (male-male) and "cement" the hoses onto it using
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Tater at 4:25pm 09.08.22 This reminds me of a time fishing. The boat was a 30? runabout with big twins. Once we cleared the b
New Mailsale Crazy Dave Condon at 3:53pm 09.08.22 Depends on the loft but generally the company is respected. Is the loft near Oriental?
Internet entrance test Will Gilmore at 3:42pm 09.08.22 And I think you'll have to admit that THAT is truly amazing ! And not just kind of unique, but "ve
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Stu Jackson at 3:40pm 09.08.22 Realized this toilet will never be reliable, removed it, photographed it for this post, and will sh
Traveling alongside Stu Jackson at 3:34pm 09.08.22 Everybody responding so far has made their fair share of derogatory comments about numerous trades
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Siamese at 3:28pm 09.08.22 Yeah, ya gotta keep a watch. Even on a "brand new" Coronado 30.
What is this cable for? Kingjim91 at 3:06pm 09.08.22 Could possibly be a topping lift riggesd something like this, ginal question.
Electric panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 09.08.22 Perfect. You're off to a great start. The first wires we want to look at are : s your battery sho
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history dlochner at 2:52pm 09.08.22 Thank you for the review of the Johnson toilet. I have to agree with @kappykaplan, you get what you
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history thinwater at 2:52pm 09.08.22 Re. Self-taping threads in plastic. They are only destroyed when re-assymbling if you do it wrong.
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 2:51pm 09.08.22 I am not sure what is funnier, the grammar correction or the fact that an English major is trying t
Electric panel (3) capseaquel at 2:49pm 09.08.22 If you have power to the "switch", and I have no idea what this switch is, why would you be looking
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Ralph Johnstone at 2:41pm 09.08.22 ... and a great workman knows how to hide his mistakes.:beer: You hide that mistake and you'll wi
Traveling alongside Ralph Johnstone at 2:32pm 09.08.22 the responses seemed to indicate that it would somehow be disrespectful to the tractor trailer driv
New Mailsale Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 09.08.22

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