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Getting Rid of Mould KenG at 7:07am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 14/4348 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 6/3170 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 4/1857 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 3/3226 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 6/3776 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 6/2620 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 3/1850 Has anyone tried ultrasonic antifouling in conjunction with normal antifouling? Any results or opini
Mac 26M and Heavy stern. Cameo380 at 8:49pm 05.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4466 A beautiful sailing trip with a routine pit stop at the gas station on the way back to the marina tu
FlexoFold - Shaft / Hub Nut Torque # Chuteman2 at 8:19pm 05.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1510 Did a forum search but did not find any specific references. FF Instructions say "very tight" bu
Standing rigging-est. How much. Cpt. Jon at 8:04pm 05.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/5550 My boat budget is getting less by the day. My 1980 hunter 30 we bought a couple of years ago is get
Automatic Bilge Float Switch Location in B323 Orion323 at 6:45pm 05.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2601 Hi.....we've recently purchased a 2004 B323. The manual indicates that the bilge pump operates autom
Throttle and Shifter cable replacment engdude62 at 6:35pm 05.18.11 S2 2/1787 Does anyone have some experiance to share in replacing the throttle and shift cables within the bini
Emergency Tiller S2 9.2C engdude62 at 6:28pm 05.18.11 S2 7/2828 I recently purchased a 1987 S2 9.2c and can't find any sort of an emergency tiller set up. I did fin
Anchor Sailing g.lovell at 6:25pm 05.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1869 I have a Hunter 310 which Anchor Sails. As the wind increases the sailing angle can be as much as 13
Two holding tank vent lines? gac1982 at 6:00pm 05.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4637 Peggy, In an old post I read, you said "Nor do I even recommend two vent lines in all installatio
Enclosures for Aft Cockpit Hunter 460 kshaffer77 at 5:59pm 05.18.11 Big Boats 1/1475 We have a 2000 Hunter 460 with a Dodger with a full bimini. We love our boat and would like to hav
Port brand for 83 Oday 25? ebsail at 5:33pm 05.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1608 I'm guessing that the two opening ports (1 port, 1 starboard) on my 83 O'day 25 are Beckson? Anyon
Tuning the rig on an H27 jfgy at 5:28pm 05.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1936 I plan to tune the rig on my new (to me) 1989 H27. The shrouds are pretty loose at the moment. I wou
masthead, main halyard question mark goggans at 4:18pm 05.18.11 Day Sailers 1/1327 I inherited a daysailer and after sailing it for the last year decided to repair some things. I repl

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H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer sail sfbay at 7:10pm 09.12.22 What's a good material? high-strength, low-stretch webbing Jackline Materials Evaluation - Practical
Long range rescue DArcy at 7:10pm 09.12.22 When things go wrong in a survival situation it tends to lead to a snowballing series of problems.
2022 Golden Globe Around the World Race berner73 at 6:46pm 09.12.22 Very cool and thanks for sharing. Nice to see the race in action again. Interesting fleet, surpris
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 6:43pm 09.12.22 John, I'm a little late to the party, I only noticed this thread a couple days ago. Sorry to hear ab
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Mechone at 5:44pm 09.12.22 Replace it with a Vetus which most Beneteaus use
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 5:42pm 09.12.22 Not until PIC does my New Generator , waiting on them to decide what is next. After that I will be
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) palcuz at 5:41pm 09.12.22 Best wishes to Guy! We'll be anxious to hear about his progress along the way and I'm sure that th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:36pm 09.12.22 I looked hard at the replacement strategy. Having space limits, without totally modifying the boat,
Long range rescue SFS at 5:36pm 09.12.22
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 5:33pm 09.12.22 Update I reached out to Blue Sea. They are very responsive and we are working on a solution. Very
Removing bent driveshaft strut from 1985 hunter 31 Tally Ho at 5:28pm 09.12.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 5:25pm 09.12.22 He will have company and encouragement all along the way if he desires I was thinking the same thin
Long range rescue garymalmgren at 5:21pm 09.12.22 When things go wrong in a survival situation it tends to lead to a snowballing series of problems. N
1987 Catalina 22 Circuit Panel Gene Neill at 5:19pm 09.12.22 I don't, sorry. That horizontal bus is for the interior lights and power outlets. Too many wires t
East coast Florida causing spots rgranger at 5:10pm 09.12.22 I like the integration with aquamap thanks I'll check out aquamap
Long range rescue rgranger at 5:09pm 09.12.22 I noticed what looked like a few bad scrapes on the taller guys head and his foot was bandaged. Th
Trailer Tongue Question rgranger at 5:05pm 09.12.22 Or the PO was sadistic and bolted that on there to drive you nuts.:beer:
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida rgranger at 5:01pm 09.12.22 I'll second @Scott T-Bird He can get a ride to the store, a hot shower and a bed in Charleston when
Removing bent driveshaft strut from 1985 hunter 31 mjsb at 4:57pm 09.12.22 Recently replaced my shaft, cutlass, mounts, coupling. During the process I had to drop the rudder,
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida rgranger at 4:56pm 09.12.22 I'm the 52 year old Teenage punk on standby! :laugh: I'm crying.....:beer:

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