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Boat off Trailer Mic Jones at 1:21pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2050 Hi Paul ' Sum, etal See att photos for progress. Thanks for your ideas and support. I made the cr
Anchor Setting Comparison (Video) Maine Sail at 1:08pm 10.06.09 Musings With Maine Sail 157/43837 With all the threads on anchoring this week I thought it a good time to do another comparison. This
Electro Scan on 410 Sailgunner at 11:36am 10.06.09 Big Boats 2/1476 Has anyone installed an Electro Scan with the 4 gal tank/injector pump on a Hunter 410? I am thinki
Suggestions for installing bead board below gabriel.donnelly at 10:42am 10.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3324 I'm planning on installing bead board in place of the hull liner, (horizontally of course) the quest
replacing ignition panel on our '82 Bahama 30 bstaff2 at 10:15am 10.06.09 Islander 0/2480 Hi, My husband's leg went right through our ignition control panel in the cockpit during one bluster
headway in a Force 6 chris odgers at 9:49am 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1135 how strong does the wind have to be before I can't be making any windward progress? (I have a catali
mounting a switch in my Edson pedestal jknappsax at 9:37am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1629 I have an electric centerboard winch on my O'Day 32' CC which reels in or out by a heavy-duty moment
Yanmar Impeller Replacement Mike H. at 8:04am 10.06.09 Big Boats 12/5551 I replaced the impeller on our 1994 Yanmar 3jh2e. What a PITA!!!! :cussing: The location of the
od25 centerboard lwi101 at 7:43am 10.06.09 Day Sailers 4/2161 I am looking to buy an Oday 25. looked at a 75 which has what looks like a winch assembly in a stee
Aft Cabin Fixed Portlight Leak robertsapp at 6:40am 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1340 The starboard fixed portlight in the aft cabin of our H336 is leaking when it rains. This doesn't a
Zink pencils dunbarjcd at 5:43am 10.06.09 Big Boats 1/1444 We are getting ready to take a month long cruise around florida. Does any one know where the zink pe
H23 Genoa track size ? C Jones at 5:16am 10.06.09 Smaller Boats 2/1258 I have read all the posts I can find in here on the h23 genoa tracks and would like everyones input
Hull specs for O'Day 28 skipperlenny at 5:13am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3496 I have recently purchased a tri-axel trailer that was built to haul a Mirage 32 and I need to modify
Installing opening ports? Rok at 4:41am 10.06.09 S2 1/1922 Has anyone installed opening ports within the existing plastic windows on the S2? in my 9.2A, the fa
Topside paint SantaCruzS2 at 2:55am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3492 Greetings everyone..... Has anyone painted the top of their boats? My S2 is starting to show h
Ports SantaCruzS2 at 2:50am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1975 Greetings everyone..... What is the best way to deal with leaking ports? The ports are original,
The New Hunter Experiernce (11) HunterBlows at 2:41am 10.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 68/20885 THE REAL NEW HUNTER EXPERIENCE Please Note: 1.) I have written this to help anyone interested in
Loose footed mainsail paulj at 9:02pm 10.05.09 Catalina 310 4/2410 Loose footed mainsail THE REASON FOR ASKING THIS QUESTION Ray Don't you run a loose footed mainsail
Adjustable Backstay william at 7:59pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4369 Looking for an adjustable backstay for my Cal 33. Race a few times a year and enjoy a good cruise. W
Gusty days Manny at 7:50pm 10.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/6742 Don, this is probably a very general question, but what recommendations do you have for sail trim on

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Hull Rot capta at 4:36pm 04.10.22 It is, however, important to note that fiberglass boats are particularly susceptible to severe dama
Beneteau Spreader Root - Replacements (1) Calif. Ted at 4:33pm 04.10.22 Look at the BF3 spreader base for an Isomat spar shown towards the bottom of this page, I'm just goi
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Tally Ho at 4:27pm 04.10.22 Your boat, your choice. But I will say I was surprised at the thickness of the Volvo seal rubber.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 4:09pm 04.10.22 Looks like a Chiller at an industrial facility of some sort. Probably rated at 700 tons.
Surveyor recommendation - Hilton Head Gold70 at 3:09pm 04.10.22 Marine tech services can help you!! I am at skull creek marina. Thanks for the response. Is there
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Don S/V ILLusion at 3:02pm 04.10.22 yes I am interested in other H410 owners experience Excuse me for trying.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank (2) hvac&r tech at 2:40pm 04.10.22
Hull Rot Joe at 2:02pm 04.10.22 Never heard of rotten fiberglass. Typically, trailered boats will use the ablative type bottom pain
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump Joe5917 at 1:55pm 04.10.22
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank Rick486 at 1:52pm 04.10.22 KISS. Good example when a team of digital wonders designs a sea going system.
Wax or ceramic Hello Below at 1:39pm 04.10.22 After a year or so the results on SV Fair Isle were favourable. The Best Way to Shiny Topsides
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 1:39pm 04.10.22 WOW - that is a complex looking system! To the OP, I would not suggest nor would I encourage that y
Mast step H310 Terry Cox at 1:16pm 04.10.22 Any experience, suggestions, or helpful tips most welcome. Different model boat here, but our mast
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve thinwater at 12:51pm 04.10.22 One of the reasons the USCG like the electronic flares is user safety. Consider putting pyrotechnics
Surveyor recommendation - Hilton Head kandrzejczyk at 12:50pm 04.10.22 Marine tech services can help you!! I am at skull creek marina.
Plastic Crack Repair, lessons learned over time and busting myths.. Shorefun at 12:40pm 04.10.22 Tater, I can say liquid nails is NOT the adhesive you want. It is for bonding to open materials toge
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines BobH57 at 12:22pm 04.10.22 Similar experience with my '99 H410. I just use my dockside water hose to blow the lines out about o
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve All U Get at 12:21pm 04.10.22 Up here Canadian Power Squadran sponsors flare disposal days at marinas and chandleries across Cana
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Crusty Ol Salt at 12:18pm 04.10.22 I Called the Fire Department. No one had any idea. Said they are not about teaching how to put out
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Crusty Ol Salt at 12:16pm 04.10.22 I have jumped on the Sirius electronic flare band wagon too. Batteries and spares in a plastic ammo

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