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Beneteau 331 Rudder Play daveroche at 2:52pm 12.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/6327 Good Day - I have noted my B331 has approx half an inch of rudder play when you move the rudder from
covering is not easy digitek718 at 1:47pm 12.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1639 This is my first winter with the 1981 oday 25 that I purchased a couple months ago..she is out on th
Want to install floor pulls on cabin sole fourtylove at 1:44pm 12.01.09 Big Boats 2/1503 Anyone out there ever tackled installing stainless floor pulls in the hatchboards that have only thu
Small/Cheap Gasoline Generator -> Battery Charger intensity at 1:18pm 12.01.09 Trailer Sailors 8/18842 We like to stay out on the Colorado lakes for a few nights at a time in our H23.5. The single batter
Replacement Batteries Dennis Honeycutt at 1:16pm 12.01.09 Big Boats 4/1660 I've never had to replace 8D batteries before and have just been shopping around for replacements.
rudder repair (1) engrb at 12:47pm 12.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2032 I have a 75 Hunter 30 and I noticed the bottom of the rudder where the pin goes through rudder stabi
need info on E-25 mast crutch pf2turner at 12:46pm 12.01.09 Ericson 0/1659 I have a 1974 E-25, but I didn't get the mast crutch when I bought the boat. I have raised and lower
Jib Tack Extension Cable tomgrigsby at 12:30pm 12.01.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/7876 On my 79 Hunter 30 the PO installed a cable about 18" long for the jib tack to lift it off the deck.
Breaker Panel Sylvain at 12:16pm 12.01.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2338 I'm redoing the (very messed up) wiring on my 1980 33 and the photo I took of the breaker panel befo
H260 engine cables David Oberholtzer at 7:12am 12.01.09 Smaller Boats 5/1601 Does anyone know the lenght the engine cables are on a H260 with wheel steering and edson contols on
H260 bottom paint (1) Bob 04 H260 at 6:48am 12.01.09 Smaller Boats 13/2766 I will be in Florida for a couple of months this winter. The boat does not have any bottom paint rig
Well, I fixed it untill it broke! Calypso at 6:16am 12.01.09 S2 3/1363 In the continous improvement department of our 1986 S2- I reinstalled the freshly painted pedestal a
Water Tank Purification debbiebetts at 8:31pm 11.30.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1358 What is the best way to keep the water in the fresh water tanks pure and not smelly for extended per
Chaineplats mike pace at 6:38pm 11.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3081 My son and I are redoing an ODAY25. The last owner had removed the bulkheads.He had cut new bulkhead
A/C off Inverter RLC in Florida at 5:58pm 11.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1098 Anyone using the inverter to power a factory installed or window unit A/C? If so, how is the perform
thinking of buying a Hunter 37 legend... biorapper at 5:22pm 11.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1133 probably in a little over a year. If I buy it it will be to go coastal cruise/carribean. I like t
I once posted, that to cut your food budget you need a sharp knife. Ross at 4:07pm 11.30.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/2999 Today a local super market is selling chicken leg quarters for just under 4 dollars for ten pounds.
Synthetic Oil KJH at 4:08pm 11.30.09 Catalina 22 6/1810 Has anyone had any experience with a synthetic oil called OPTI-2? It is a 2 cycle engine lubricant
Flagstaff Joe1924 at 3:08pm 11.30.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2119 Could anyone tell me what length flagstaff I should get for my new Catalina 309 with a 1" diameter b
Whisker pole Mike1942 at 2:46pm 11.30.09 Big Boats 4/2348 I have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a roller furling main; planning to install a whisker pole; how much roo

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Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 6:33am 02.05.22 Hi Doug, a couple of questions: 1. Any time constraints? 2. Do you have a good anchoring system th
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 6:26am 02.05.22 @Hello Below thanks for this encouragement! I had read something about the CBP app but will now res
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) jssailem at 4:41am 02.05.22 Have you thought about what material you want to make them out of? If long term use is expected th
New owner! JrzSailor at 4:24am 02.05.22
New owner! JrzSailor at 4:20am 02.05.22 @JrzSailor We must be neighbors. Where are you slipping your boat? I'm going to give the State Ma
New owner! Ward H at 12:27am 02.05.22 @JrzSailor Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! I see you're in Barnegat? We m
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Ward H at 12:24am 02.05.22 @acudavid I agree with the others that the tool to use would be an oscillating multi tool. IF you h
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Project_Mayhem at 11:38pm 02.04.22 I'll admit, it is confusing when you have to look backwards to adjust the throttle and shift control
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? (1) Ward H at 11:25pm 02.04.22 Don't go in through the bilge if the boat is on the hard. The fix isn't really bad on the hard. G
Main Sheet line holder Joe at 11:13pm 02.04.22 I like this idea makes sense however the place where the horn cleat goes is about 1,5 inches wide a
Main Sheet line holder Joe at 11:10pm 02.04.22 Also the ratchet block , Is it easy to change from freewheel to ratchet on the ratchet block Tha
AGB 4DL battery replacement (2) Tally Ho at 9:55pm 02.04.22 You AGMs have served you well. If you really want to go cheaper, I bought 2 6-volt 215 AH Duracell
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Tom J at 9:52pm 02.04.22 One other issue is the Tiller Management. Out on the Open Gulf (Pull Left for Bow Right and Push Ri
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Tally Ho at 9:28pm 02.04.22
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Ralph Johnstone at 9:20pm 02.04.22 All the oceans are connected? Can you elaborate on that comment ?
AGB 4DL battery replacement Benny17441 at 8:47pm 02.04.22 Your Batteries are top of the line and they are selling now for around $450 a piece. They have a l
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? (1) acudavid at 7:45pm 02.04.22 Joe, Thanks for the tip, but it is not for use in California. Why? All the oceans are connected
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. (5) RitSim at 7:28pm 02.04.22 When I did my strut it actually didn't take a lot of hours but they were spread out over many days.
New owner! David in Sandusky at 7:23pm 02.04.22 Welcome, and congratulations on a fine new boat!
New owner! Dalliance at 6:11pm 02.04.22

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