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towing dingy zrolimt at 7:51am 05.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2457 I'm a new b361 owner and this is first time posting here. Asking if it's better to tow dingy or sto
Advice needed (2) ParaSail at 7:09am 05.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1481 Hello everyone! Can you give me some idea how to fix it? So far I'm going to drill a hole in boat ce
What does 100 tons of concrete weight Ctskip at 6:22am 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 27/15957 at 5000 ft below the surface, sitting on the bay floor? Keep it up, Ctskip
H146 Rigging guide? tpzahm at 6:10am 05.07.10 Day Sailers 5/7296 I went ahead and bought the boat (2005 H146). There are some gouges in the hull, the worst of which
New pump-out law in North Carolina Jim Seamans at 4:11am 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 20/5521 Just got this from a friend. Anyone in NC have more information? http://cruisersnet.net/new-law-pum
newport 17 bilsheryl at 3:48am 05.07.10 Newport 0/4383 I have recently aquire a newport 17 with no sails, no motor. I have been able to get some informatio
R23 Trailer emagin at 11:56pm 05.06.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3158 I'm looking for a used R23 trailer on west coast USA, preferably CA. If you can help me out with mea
Owner manual Endurance2010 at 7:57pm 05.06.10 Big Boats 1/1067 Are there any 1983 Hunter 34 owner manuals out there? Thanks.
Your Web Pages.... Sumner at 7:04pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1434 If you have a web site for your MacGregor or Venture and I don't have it listed in my links page....
Fusing Your Batteries - Another Option (3) Maine Sail at 6:52pm 05.06.10 Musings With Maine Sail 27/13323 I don't think many folks are aware of the Blue Seas MRBF fuses so I thought I post about them. The "
The most important thing Squadron at 6:24pm 05.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2000 I was out on my boat the other night picking at some problem with the engine, and I realized somethi
Replacement parts Squadron at 6:18pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1581 Ahoy! I have enough on the boat to take day trips and maybe a weekend trip or two. The boat in que
Outboard engine won't start Squadron at 6:03pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1963 Hey guys (and girls!) We've been enjoying some beautiful post-work sailing and weekend sailing rece
Selden Bowsprit mdmitch at 5:51pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/3710 Hi there, Thought I would not mix subjects in one post. Has anyone considered installing the Seld
Shore Power Setup mdmitch at 5:42pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/7776 Hi gang, I have been collecting some parts to install shore power in the 26d. I would appreciate
Sailboat bottom cleaning domalon at 5:05pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2670 I'm thinking about buying a pressure washer to clean the bottom of my boat. Could anyone tell me ab
Venture 21 mattieumm at 4:58pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4367 I just got a free 1970 venture 21! They say a free boat is a hole in the water that you throw money
What size diameter whisker pole for a h23? C Jones at 4:32pm 05.06.10 Smaller Boats 14/2053 My Marina has Wednesday night and Sunday afternoon races year round. I signed up and raced single ha
84 Hunter 34 - mainsail dimensions? gregclapp at 4:08pm 05.06.10 Big Boats 2/3133 I've seen a post indicating that either the P or E dimensions stated by Hunter is incorrect. Does a
76 Hunter 30 hatch questions? okia42@hotmail.com at 4:00pm 05.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3613 Has anyone replaced the hatch on there 76 hunter 30? not the forward hatch. The one that is between

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Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 macdoug at 4:10pm 06.04.22 Thanks for all the replies. Much to think about. I have looked at the Selden bowsprit. Looks good, b
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Ralph Johnstone at 3:37pm 06.04.22 I have a lot of very old, brittle, non-marine wiring to deal with. Don't mean to piss on your cor
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.04.22 more of a power. powder?
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring kloudie1 at 2:54pm 06.04.22 Mast may have three lights .. Anchor light (usually top of mast), Steaming light (usually about half
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 1:25pm 06.04.22 DNR uses the mooring bouys to preserve eel grass as part of managing cypress island. Parks and DNR
Wood Mast for 1954 D-Scow Will Gilmore at 1:20pm 06.04.22 Can the mast be repaired or rebuilt? A competent Millwright shop might be able to help. -Will
O'Day 23 interior repair questions (3) Maks_s at 11:30am 06.04.22 ...rough aggressive brush and a shop vac.. Oh, cool. Is aggressive brush safe for hull? Could you
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines JamesG161 at 11:24am 06.04.22 The question remains as to why the aft clogs up We have discussed this before and know how to fix
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! Brian D at 10:51am 06.04.22 I wonder if silicone spray would work better as it is not a "grease" but more of a power.
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (1) JamesG161 at 10:49am 06.04.22 You do not need a Boom swing preventer on the Hunter 420. Simple preventer is using the Traveler on
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) MikeHoncho at 10:44am 06.04.22 Defiantly keep them in mind but depending on them over state balls seems very limiting. I do not rec
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) pipedream at 10:20am 06.04.22 I never pay for State Park docks/mooring balls. Much prefer to anchor out away from all the noise.
Problem lower the main isaksp00 at 9:48am 06.04.22 If it were mine, I'd choose between adding a gate vs turning your existing stop upside down (to prev
Starting my LFP build. FastOlson at 9:05am 06.04.22 For those of us with traditional charging and storage systems, your images remind me of the scene in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter JamesG161 at 8:40am 06.04.22 It was not sugar, It did not dissolve in hot water. Not a good test. why not? Put a Lollipop in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter DArcy at 7:58am 06.04.22 I think it would be worth taking some of the crystals to a lab to get analyzed just to satisfy our c
Mast step help Tater at 7:54am 06.04.22 My 170 was very difficult to step without help. My first mate has bad knees, so this is a solo job.
Problem lower the main (2) RoyS at 6:40am 06.04.22 Here are photos of my mast track gate. I have no idea where it came from.
Keel bolts torque specs Hayden Watson at 6:33am 06.04.22 The torque on the keel bolts has more to do with the material you are bolting to than the strength o
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter RoyS at 6:31am 06.04.22 The way I see it, thinking as a detective, there are only two possibilities. One, someone sabotaged

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