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Cradle for Beneteau 351 skipperdj at 6:45pm 10.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1714 I am a first time forum user and first time Beneteau 351 owner. I would greatly appreciate the dime
distance between top and middle stern rail ? small sloop at 6:15pm 10.26.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2017 Hi Thanks for the answer on the diameter of the stern pupit tubing (1 inch). Now I need to kn
S2 Owners in North carolina rfjsailor at 5:57pm 10.26.09 S2 0/1314 :)Dear S2 Skippers: Calling all S2 owners in North Carolina. I own a 1976 S2 8.0C which is berth
Winter Storage of the Mast Bob S at 5:07pm 10.26.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1895 A recent post on the pros and cons of stepping the mast made me think. If you unstep (is that the co
More Lake Powell walt at 4:40pm 10.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2273 I finally put together some of the pictures I took from our trip to Lake Powell up the San Juan rive
South Florida Sailing jkkfl@aol.com at 4:25pm 10.26.09 Big Boats 1/1856 Looking for other Hunter owners in South Florida to meet up or go sail together. I have a 41DS Hunte
so many switches digitek718 at 2:38pm 10.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1086 Im still trying to make sense of my new to me oday 25-and its electrical system. Ok so basically Ive
H34 Water Tanks bobe531 at 2:30pm 10.26.09 Big Boats 18/4184 Just discovered I have two water tanks aboard my 1983 H34. One under port side settee and one in th
Battery Charger Wiring GWG at 1:49pm 10.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1620 I leave the batteries on board during winter lay-up, and periodically keep the batteries charged by
how to access the top of your mast digitek718 at 1:36pm 10.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1785 I was just curious..is there any way to access the top of your mast without unstepping it and bringi
newbie needs storage advice digitek718 at 1:33pm 10.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1557 I just bought my first sailboat- an 81 oday 25 cb- a couple of weeks ago and I have been sailing eve
V Berth Leak aabob at 11:53am 10.26.09 Big Boats 14/9619 During a heavy rain, water leaks down the right forward side of the V berth wall. The water tank fil
keel repair eriecat at 11:35am 10.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1883 just hauled out catalina 27 for season. bottomed-out, a bit, three times during a sail in june when
Ericson 34 Boom? Seattle Sailing Club at 11:32am 10.26.09 Ericson 1/2218 Hello Everyone, I work for a sailing club, and we're considering the purchase of a 1987 Ericson
O'Day 25 Roller Furling?? sPk at 10:53am 10.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2758 O'Day 25 Roller Furling 135 or 150?? I am thinking of upgrading from the original (I think) hank on
Couple of oday 28 spec questions oday630 at 9:05am 10.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/937 Hi all. I have an o'day 28. The plastic spreader boot broke off last weekend, time to replace it.
Water Tank lorisjohnson at 9:02am 10.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1285 I have a Hunter Vision 36. The aluminum water tank under the V Berth is leaking. Has anyone repaired
daysailor mast sinbadwr at 9:48pm 10.25.09 Day Sailers 3/2260 I bought an old (1960s) daysailor I. Have had it out a few times. I have always noticed that the l
What is the stern pulpit tubing O.D.? smallsloop at 9:15pm 10.25.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2422 Hello, Could someone let me know the outside diameter of the topmost stainless tube on the stern pu
stove and oven retrofit tj edwards at 8:40pm 10.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 12/4151 I own a Hunter 37-c and I'm currently cruising in Mexico. I would like to replace my current and, I

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New outboard and new adjustable bracket LeeandRick at 6:26pm 08.13.21 @geola1 I almost answered the question from my experience with a Catalina 25 that you have in your p
Solent Stay H36 (2) DianaOfBurlington at 6:19pm 08.13.21 Some owners have converted their cutters to sloops by removing the inner forestay and the running b
Battery Selector Switch Setting Stu Jackson at 6:11pm 08.13.21 Those links all come from my Electrical Systems 101 collection: Electrical Systems 101 Electrical
Battery Selector Switch Setting Stu Jackson at 6:10pm 08.13.21 I leave that switch set to ALL. Our sailing style rarely includes a night out on the hook and almos
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Harry Mathias at 6:09pm 08.13.21 Thank you Then that is where the large Stainless Steel shaft inside the boat terminates then? under
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 Stu Jackson at 6:01pm 08.13.21 Photo shows typical Beneteau setup. Left to right, black is negative for both banks, red(#1) for
37C Mast Lights DianaOfBurlington at 5:51pm 08.13.21 Easiest way to check - connect a length of 18ga zipcord to a battery and touch the ends to each wire
H26 mast on H23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:47pm 08.13.21 Actually the masts are different sizes. Cost of parts include standing rigging, mast foot and base
Will 3/8" Sta-Set X be a good replacement? DianaOfBurlington at 5:41pm 08.13.21 I would defer to 7/16" by that point. I use Yale ULS and its antecedent, UULS. Very soft on the out
NOT buying H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 5:36pm 08.13.21 197132
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. swshogren at 5:14pm 08.13.21 The boat came up from Florida with an ac/heat unit...I have the compresser, a lot of wires and the t
BOOM VANG!!! LeeandRick at 5:13pm 08.13.21 Boat and sail size makes a difference. Larger boats with larger sails will obviously develop more f
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 (1) BigEasy at 4:59pm 08.13.21 I am purchasing a 2001 Bene 361, I've read the owners manual and I still have no idea of how to set
Broken bolts and headaches Daveinet at 4:56pm 08.13.21 Kroil. Kano Labs. Give it time to soak in. BTY: There is no such thing as an "EZ" out. You can als
Battery Selector Switch Setting BlowMeAway at 4:51pm 08.13.21
Invest 94L --> PTC #6 kappykaplan at 4:41pm 08.13.21 Picking up energy again in the Gulf and track has shifted a little farther west.
Marine grade solar sesmith at 4:14pm 08.13.21 Yeah, on ours I beefed up the bimini frame. We also added pockets under the bimini fabric to hold 3
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage galliob53 at 3:58pm 08.13.21 yes it does!
New outboard and new adjustable bracket Crazy Dave Condon at 3:52pm 08.13.21
Broken bolts and headaches Kinetic at 3:52pm 08.13.21 Thank you all for the great and detailed replies. Gonna keep at them and hopefully get out of this

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