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Diesel odor fullsails at 6:33pm 01.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 11/3897 Purchased a 2005 27 last summer. When we put up boat for the winter we removed all cushions these h
Bottom job on a shoe string budget RyanR813 at 5:51pm 01.11.10 Ask All Sailors 28/8328 what is the cheapest way to do your bottom job. on a 25 ft sailboat
Green Crudded Thorugh Holes Sea Cocks JLM at 2:26pm 01.11.10 Big Boats 2/1398 I have green crud on the inside of the through holes sea cocks - what process is best to clean and p
water heater kaput KandD at 2:03pm 01.11.10 Big Boats 15/3197 Our water heater is leaking like boat made of swiss cheese... so I guess it's time for a new one. I
Some Weather Trivia Chuckbear at 2:03pm 01.11.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2044 For those of us here in the Northland, I thought this was some interesting comparisons courtesy of W
Holding Tank on 1978 H27 fawcettandrew at 11:24am 01.11.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1395 Happy New Year! The holding tank on my H27 "Respite" is rudamentary at best. Sitting as it doe
ice in the bildge wjs at 10:35am 01.11.10 S2 1/10948 I have a 1981 9.2a stored near lake michigan in northern illinois. At the end of last season I dra
Those dang head goudging toggle switches! steve leon at 8:16am 01.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1296 I finally changed the toggle switches on the panel near the compression post. The switches for Runn
Laptop (Mac) For Chartplotting Ducati at 3:41am 01.11.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1850 My chartplotting questions continue... I have a Mac (laptop). How can I use it for chartplotti
Anchor windlass problems on Beneteau First 345 Bobbo at 12:58am 01.11.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2060 Hello out there, I have a recently bought a Beneteau First 345 and the anchor system is a serious t
Who sez it ain't fun.... (photos) (11) Bob Poff at 8:37pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3309 Who says it isn't fun to poke around the marina in winter? Went to the marina today to check on th
bimini measurements 1989 30' hunter cgreeleycoffin at 6:36pm 01.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1420 Hi We need help with measurements to continue with canvas work. Height from deck to bottom of boom
H 216 discontinued? djamied at 7:17pm 01.10.10 Smaller Boats 1/1455 I was at the Toronto Boat Show today and a Hunter dealer mentioned that the 216 was no longer being
looking for a v2-22 '76' rudder tommooreatd at 7:00pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1311 If anyone is parting out a Venture 2-22 ( prefer year 1976 ) or has bought that performance rudder a
Catalina 27 shroud tension Buzzlovelace at 6:43pm 01.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/2579 Does any one know the tension settings for the shrouds on my 1971 Cat. Or better yet the scale setti
To Catalina on an old Macgregor - Sweet Video!!! JoelHoover at 6:21pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3318 Took the Venture 25 to Catalina for New Years. Awesome trip. Definatley got passed up by all of th
Sailing to Catalina - Sweet Video!!! JoelHoover at 6:15pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5323 Go Venture 25 Go! Catalina Part 1 Sailing to the island across 24 miles of open ocean infested w
Measurements for canvas work 30' hunter cgreeleycoffin at 6:04pm 01.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1067 Unfortanately we are on dry dock and would like help with a couple of measurements if you have a mom
Shredded bilge flexible piping sfraher at 2:56pm 01.10.10 Big Boats 2/1376 The flexible pipe running from my bilge to the through hull shattered in bitter cold. It separated
Hunter 40 advice needed Francis at 2:21pm 01.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1279 I am a new member, interested in a 1986 Hunter 40. Before I go visit her, I'd like to ask you what I

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New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Epic1969 at 3:30am 05.23.22 Second look! I do see in the transiey section of docks it looks like the edges are fully covered. Th
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Epic1969 at 3:27am 05.23.22
Hunter 27 Legend -2005 Length of engine control cables? Martin-Galini at 12:41am 05.23.22 A friend of mine ran the British plant plus it would be too costly to ship a hull and deck aboard s
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII mikeracca at 10:24pm 05.22.22 I say the propane (or natural gas) swap places with the surrounding air by means of osmosis. Now T
Alternators mikeracca at 10:16pm 05.22.22 Mike, I've suggested this to you before, IIRC: Electrical Systems 101 Electrical Systems 101 Y
Alternators Stu Jackson at 9:16pm 05.22.22 Mike, I've suggested this to you before, IIRC: Electrical Systems 101 Electrical Systems 101
Hunter 20 gustoe at 9:08pm 05.22.22 Thank you for the info.
Access to Beneteau's parts page Stu Jackson at 9:07pm 05.22.22 What a screwy "system." Sure helps promote the boats. Forgive me, please, I simply own a boat for
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 9:04pm 05.22.22 Starter is toast, found one online at a reasonable price. It was amazing how much difference it was
Y25 II Traveller car replacement Nunavut at 8:47pm 05.22.22 I haven't yet got a photo of the track. But I have been puzzling over the screws on the deck. At fi
Survey Survey Survey (3) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 05.22.22 I really must clarify this - the wording of this sentence implies (not saying that's what you inten
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA jssailem at 7:31pm 05.22.22 Sounds like a great plan. Not all the posters with new to them boats are as prepared as it appears y
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull sail sfbay at 7:12pm 05.22.22 Similar issue on my Hunter 386 after 3 years on the hard adjacent to farms. Took a while to remove t
Access to Beneteau's parts page BigEasy at 7:01pm 05.22.22 OK, tried again and my access to the spare parts site is working! :)
Edson brake install! Growl at 6:39pm 05.22.22
Alternators mikeracca at 6:16pm 05.22.22
Survey Survey Survey Ward H at 5:59pm 05.22.22 My C30 came with marelon thru hulls with older Forespar in-line valves screwed on. After reading an
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension dLj at 5:56pm 05.22.22 You got me wrong. I fully support what you are doing and sincerely hope you make a good business out
Life Jacket recommendations Ward H at 5:53pm 05.22.22 I originally bought Mustang HTs but after wearing a Spinlock w/ Harness on a cruise with @jssailem a
Alternators mikeracca at 5:49pm 05.22.22 If you are close to repowering, first consider a Beta over a Yanmar, less expensive to install and

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