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Gang Plank lakewash at 8:15am 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2268 Does anyone have any information on an inexpensive small gang plank suitable for a 35 Beneteau? I wo
What kind of two part paint? Florida sail at 7:53am 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1358 My recently acquired boat has the topsides painted with a two part paint. According to the PO it wa
Needing stove troublehooting help bensdad at 7:22am 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3104 I just bought a 2000 Hunter 320 which I love. It has a propane stove/oven that we would like to us
propane tank gel3 at 7:15am 05.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/2593 Hey,I just purchased a 2000 hunter 290.There's no propane tank in the LPG locker box model 143A.I'm
Water percolating from the bottom of mast; vision 32 jamarohn at 7:13am 05.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2499 We own 1990 Hunter Vision 32 - It's a free standing mast that is stepped through towards the forwar
Related to "FAVORITE PICTURE" thread (2) Sumner at 7:02am 05.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1831 I didn't want to mess up everyone's pictures on the other thread, so I thought I would start a new o
Hull speed on an O'day 222? estopa at 6:46am 05.17.10 Day Sailers 3/4978 Hi, so now I have been going out on my recent bought Oday 222 and was wondering how fast these reall
We have splashdown! (2) DannyS at 6:01am 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1518 We got the boat in the water this past weekend. I found it kind of funny watching our boat flying ov
Pressure-treated Quoddy at 5:26am 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1403
masts??? welderxman1 at 4:47am 05.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1739 i am buying a 25 foot hunter, and i am wondering about the mast? the boat only has a bolt running th
Link 20 Monitor sailcapt340 at 4:38am 05.17.10 Big Boats 4/1486 I am getting readings from my Link 20 Monitor that do not match 3 separate handheld meters. The Lin
Mystery Sail Insignia (1) newtosailing at 8:08pm 05.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2894 Has anyone seen this sail insignia before? I can't find anything online about it. It also has what I
Bulkhead replacement stevec22206 at 7:22pm 05.16.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/2038 Ok, so I've searched the archives and haven't found enough info on the process required to replace t
Wheel removal (2) mite66 at 7:21pm 05.16.10 Mid-Size Boats 11/1921 Hi all, I tried for several minutes today to remove my wheel :bang: to get rid of an auto-pilot ri
Hitch for Hunter 260 LarryH at 7:15pm 05.16.10 Smaller Boats 8/2566 Hi : I have purchased a 1999 Hunter 260 and need to install a hitch on my 1999 Toyota Landcruiser.
Diesel Issues - 4JHE KandD at 7:09pm 05.16.10 Big Boats 9/2196 I've had a heck of a time with my diesel... seems to always choke out on fuel. I moved the boat thr
Clipper Mariner 21 ideas mklein@iowatelecom.net at 6:00pm 05.16.10 Trailer Sailors 17/9239 Hey, after missing out on the 28' American that Tom ended up with, I bought a 21' Clipper Mariner.
Merrimen pedestal throttle link Scott at 5:38pm 05.16.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1658 Returned from a very pleasant, relaxing sail on the upper Chesapeake a few hours ago. Got into the s
looking for cruising boat.......information overload rgallagher at 4:31pm 05.16.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5891 The wife and I just had our youngest graduate college and he has been hired so all of our prayers ha
anchor light bulb Witzend at 4:21pm 05.16.10 Catalina 310 9/4183 Anyone know what type for the C310?

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Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon (2) kgray9 at 6:35am 05.30.22 Here are two photos of the CB handle. Opposite the handle, there seems to be a raised fiberglass pa
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon shemandr at 6:11am 05.30.22 It can't be that heavy. Why don't you set it up upside down on some saw horses and pull the centerb
Single-handed docking Len Ingalls at 6:09am 05.30.22 As others have said-Install midship cleats just fwd of cockpit so you can reach them from cockpit. I
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Rick Webb at 5:32am 05.30.22 Our local Home Depot sells the cull lumber at 25% of the list price. I imagine most places do someth
Emergency bilge pumps(s) shemandr at 5:28am 05.30.22 I would test it more often than annually or semi annually. And it's common to need to replace the d
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 4:59am 05.30.22 On my H280 it would be the manual bilge pump operated for the cockpit. https://i.postimg.cc/4x9Xh6Y
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Bluenose at 4:38am 05.30.22 Interesting, thank you, that looks like a great coating.
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon kgray9 at 4:07am 05.30.22 the one you talk about? My guess from your description that there is something happening in the mec
Emergency bilge pumps(s) senang at 3:38am 05.30.22 I know bilge pumps and high water bilge pumps. What is an emergency bilge pump?
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter senang at 3:36am 05.30.22 Somebody put sugar in your fueltank? Sugar is a known sabotage act of petrol engines.
Shower pump wont operate Caboteur at 3:31am 05.30.22
Shower pump wont operate mermike at 3:01am 05.30.22 Sounds like a poor electrical connection.
H34 Jib Halyard cleat Mike Oldak at 2:42am 05.30.22 This looks like a winner! Thanks for the ideas.
Single-handed docking danstanford at 2:41am 05.30.22 The best thing I ever learned about this was the use of a mid-ship line so you can connect her in on
Single-handed docking BigEasy at 2:23am 05.30.22 Learn to use spring lines and midship cleat. There is no reason to have to jump off boat when docki
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? (2) philiefay at 11:58pm 05.29.22 I just replaced the original floor in a Hunter 260. Luckily I managed to get it out in one piece so
Shower pump wont operate lauris67 at 11:46pm 05.29.22 On my 331, there is a Y valve below the sink that flips. One way is for the ice box, the other for
Single-handed docking philiefay at 11:42pm 05.29.22 Prior to arrival, drop sails, prepare all lines on cleats, lower cable rail, install fenders, lift c
Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 11:12pm 05.29.22 I've used G-flex to repair a plastic crosslinked whitewater kayak and also a paddle with good resul
Heater Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 05.29.22 Do you not have a diesel fired heater to supply antifreeze hot water to the heating circuit ? To he

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