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Calling all B57 Owners RobInAnnapols at 1:52pm 08.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1153 All- I'm looking at a few Beneteau 57s as my next boat. Current boat is a Morgan 44 Center Cockpit
SeaGloss Pro for Non-Skid Eras at 1:52pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3086 Has anyone used SeaGloss Pro? (West Marine brand non-skid) Also, I've read many posts about the
sea crown sailboat pupluv at 1:45pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 4/9169 Anyone know anything or have literature for Sea Crown sailboats? Apparently these were made in Ceres
Adding an Automatic Bilge Pump kpgraci at 1:44pm 08.10.10 Day Sailers 7/2197 Hey All, Got an '73 ODay 22, now in a marina (!) so I want (need) to install an automatic bilge pu
Scuppers and bilge questions radioguy at 12:59pm 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3951 This is a two part question :) 1. I've yet to put my boat in the water. I can see when I wash the
Small Coolant Leak Marc14857 at 12:42pm 08.10.10 Big Boats 8/2336 I have a very small coolant leak on the Yanmar 4JH4E ever since I took possesion of the boat. After
Mainsheet Article Deadline September 10th bobjames at 12:29pm 08.10.10 Catalina 310 0/1280 Hi Captains and Admirals: How is your spring launch going? My launch on Lake Erie is scheduled for M
Moving to DC from SF with Catalina 30 pkremser at 12:17pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4350 HI all: We just found out we might be moving from the San Francisco Bay Area to Washington DC with
Hunter 37 Owners Manual? mtownson at 12:09pm 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4354 I just bought a 1987 Hunter Legend 37 and have looked everywhere for an owners manual. Does anyone k
Sad sight (2) PotomacDaysailer at 11:41am 08.10.10 Trailer Sailors 16/5857 Passed by the Washington (DC) Sailing Marina on a bike ride and saw this boat, looks like it has bee
Has anyone improved jib sheet "cleating"? Clark at 11:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/1764 We have a 1996 280 and there are some jam (V) cleats for the sheets to be used until the wind streng
Zincs for hunter 33 yanmar 29hp engine??? paul1938 at 10:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1624 I just purchased 2 months ago, a 2005 H33 with the yanmar 3 cl. engine, that's the one with 29 hp. I
Fuel tank repair caguy at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2596
Wanted-Raymarine St4000 autopilot control head (2) joe-fran at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 8/6188 My Ericson-28 was hit by lightning earlier this summer. All electronics were fried. Have replaced th
cradle design Bob 04 H260 at 7:39am 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1887 I have a friend with a Hunter 270 - (a 260 with a keel). He does not have a trailer or cradle and th
Opening Port Windows Piratenorm at 7:27am 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1252 I am going to change the fixed portlights on my Catalina 30 Mk 1 (1983) to at least 2 opening ones b
You guys were right I was wrong higgs at 7:19am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2755 all the griping about West marine hit me as a bit picky. No more. I was wrong. 3/16' lifeline
Teflon grease, silicone grease can? Ken13559 at 7:19am 08.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/11223 Peggy, In one of your recent post, you mentioned using teflon grease to lub the inside of the Jabsco
up the mast Rob19574 at 6:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1925 Hi all - I have to make a lovely trip up my mast (Catalina 30) to replace a missing wind-vane fin.
ID boat - just for fun (1) higgs at 5:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1909 What is it? she is 29 ft. long. From the photo you can see the headsail extends out to a sprit, bu

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happy 4th (1) SailingLoto at 4:14pm 07.04.22 Getting ready to motor out and watch fireworks with the kids in a couple hours.
Hot Water on 2009 Beneteau 31 Mechone at 4:05pm 07.04.22 Are you sure the tank has water in it . Maybe it was bypassed to winterize it.
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tedd at 3:59pm 07.04.22 A similar issue is hydrogen off gassing from batteries while being charged. How explosive is hydroge
Oday 19 centerboard help Sunbird22358 at 3:58pm 07.04.22
Battery charging project kappykaplan at 3:53pm 07.04.22 Necessity is the Mother of Invention! Good job, @Grotto . :beer:
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 kappykaplan at 3:52pm 07.04.22 I'll tag @artboas for you so he'll see your post.
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests DeniseO30 at 3:50pm 07.04.22 Good decision! Yes they are one time self piercing fitting you might want to do is put a drop for tw
Widgen date range Sunbird22358 at 3:48pm 07.04.22 The pictures seem to confirm the 1971-2 model, the blue cockpit non-skid, jib blocks on seat backs w
Music Problems - Help dlochner at 3:31pm 07.04.22
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? dlochner at 3:30pm 07.04.22 In a broad sense we are talking about risk management. How much risk are we willing to take and do w
Music Problems - Help MikeHoncho at 3:27pm 07.04.22
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 Gianni65 at 3:26pm 07.04.22 Where can I find the post of Art Boas? I need to inspect the ceiling of aft starboard and fwd cabin
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tedd at 3:05pm 07.04.22 Following on from @MikeHoncho 's comment, I was a bit pedantic above but for a reason. I've found th
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? MikeHoncho at 3:05pm 07.04.22 I think there are some incorrect assumptions in @dlochner 's analysis. Here's what I get. I don't k
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? MikeHoncho at 3:04pm 07.04.22 I'm inclined to agree. According to this source, fumes of any kind aren't in the top six most likel
knot ID capta at 2:59pm 07.04.22 Just out of curiosity, what are the clasps used for?
Music Problems - Help Tedd at 2:58pm 07.04.22
Tying up at the dock capta at 2:55pm 07.04.22 I think if it is a wooden dock, I'd add a couple more cleats. If it is some other material, perhaps
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? MikeHoncho at 2:51pm 07.04.22 @MikeHoncho Thanks for the reminding us that diesel is not as safe as we might to believe. It pique
Doyle H25 Sail Battens isaksp00 at 2:37pm 07.04.22 Suggest gluing the rubber end caps on the new battens, helps prevent damage to ends of pockets.

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