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Steam? Trucker at 8:55pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2333 I've seen other boats exhaust blowing steam and thought they must be overheating. Last time out on t
Pulsing headsail Todd at 7:02pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 17/6688 Greetings! I have a 1990 Hunter 27 which I purchased last fall. This is my first larger >18ft sail
roach hitting backstay mark milson at 8:24pm 09.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2780 I have a 21 ft mac. The ( P ) = on the mainsail is 21.8 everything on the mast hieght and foot all
inexpensive shorepower cable txtowman at 6:56pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4708 I am looking over the rules for a corpus christi marina. My little catalina 22 only uses shorepower
its been a while... couple questions? had a good summer! luvitt at 5:36pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1960 ive been real busy having fun on the boat and havent visited the forums in a while. Everything has b
Bent My Mst...sos CaptTripps at 4:18pm 09.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1363 Ok...you can't call me any names I haven't called myself. The bridge was about 9" lower than I thou
Inflatable choice hypalon vs. PVC Hermit Scott at 3:45pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 41/20106 I am looking at getting an inflatable around 8' to 9'. In my price range, I can buy a 20 year old hy
Yanmar fuel feed pump Tom23352 at 3:36pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3285 I knew not to over torque that bolt on the intake side of the fuel feed pump on my 2GM20F but I've b
Mast storage RussB at 2:22pm 09.13.09 S2 14/3981 I will be storing my unstepped mast on the deck of my 9.2A for the first time. It will be supported
Anyone else on the upper Potomac yesterday? (Sat 12 Sep?) wonkodsane at 12:37pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1787 My girl and I spent seven hours on the water yesterday, the first time since we got the boat that we
Diesel Tank Removal - 1983 Catalina 27 abacoboy at 12:18pm 09.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2481 HELP! HELP! Must remove and replace leaking diesel fuel tank (Skyline Industries 14 gallon aluminum)
Spinnacker halyard inthesprings at 7:40am 09.13.09 Bigger Boats 4/2304 Hey folks, My wife and I got an 86 ODay 31 this spring and we're having a great time with her.
Keith, size question Shoaldrafter at 5:35am 09.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1400 Keith, What are the size of your winches, and make? Ed K quote from another sailing board: "Sail
Spinnaker 450 rds9533 at 5:11am 09.13.09 Big Boats 2/1849 Has anyone rigged a Passage 450 with a spinnaker? If so do you have pictures or any advice? Thank
Winter storage on a lift. Oldhokie64 at 4:54am 09.13.09 Bigger Boats 3/2537 I had asked this question before and got some good answers - thanks but now have additional input:
Pics of new Hatch (5) Phoebe 1 at 10:10pm 09.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2325 Here are some pictures of the hatch I had to have made for my 81' Mac25. The mold was taken off of
Nova Kool R2600 frige RiBurton at 9:16pm 09.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/6464 I am considering installing a Nova Kool R2600 frige. It is 2.4 c. ft and runs on both 12VDC and 110
replacement helmsman seat and dodger for 303 saildude60 at 9:07pm 09.12.09 Pearson 0/1630 We recently bought a 1983 Pearson 303 which does not have the original molded fiberglas helmsman sea
Packing Nut does not drip BUT also does not get hot... (1) Levin at 4:25pm 09.12.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2307 Hello all, So I'm having an issue on my Hunter 340 that has me a bit stumped. About a year ago I n
Mild Hose Smell Jehr at 3:52pm 09.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2047 Hi All, I put a new system (toilet, tank, etc) in my boat in the spring following Peggy's book. S

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Wooden interior steps jrisenmay at 12:07pm 04.23.22 Did you try calling a dealer or Beneteau factory? No reply so far.
St Marys Boat Services dlochner at 11:22am 04.23.22 In addition to what @dlochner recommended, you can also download Navonics to your phone. It shows
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 11:09am 04.23.22 Nice idea and great video and explanation. The hook beats the pvc we used at one time and subseque
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug LooseScrews24 at 11:03am 04.23.22 You got to admit, it's pretty funny if you look at the picture. You may get the occasional sarcasm
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed mikeracca at 10:37am 04.23.22 I have been tossing around the tank polishing idea myself. I was reading up on the process from a se
St Marys Boat Services rgranger at 9:56am 04.23.22 In addition to what @dlochner recommended, you can also download Navonics to your phone. It shows w
Docking with a loop rgranger at 9:53am 04.23.22 :clap: With the camera in your hand, this gives all new meaning to single handing:biggrin: Thnx fo
Getting Warm here, Time to Glue, MMA300 ordering tips stickinthemud57 at 7:52am 04.23.22 Interesting response. You seem to imply that the manual mixing technique is inferior, comparing my t
Trans oil smokey73 at 7:48am 04.23.22 Look very carefully at the manufacturer's plate on the transmission. On my it lists the oil to be u
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 kloudie1 at 7:41am 04.23.22 Couple of notes from my changeout a couple of years ago: Measure and record the distance from the un
Getting Warm here, Time to Glue, MMA300 ordering tips Shorefun at 7:29am 04.23.22 I grew up with a really cheap father that would do things like that. I am forever fixing his bad rep
Trans oil kloudie1 at 7:03am 04.23.22 Out on a limb here but I think I remember that a P-303 has a Yanmar 2GMF.. If that is correct, the t
Trans oil jssailem at 7:00am 04.23.22 Chuck. The oil weight in your transmission is based on your motor and transmission maker. It should
Docking with a loop sesmith at 6:31am 04.23.22 Nice idea and great video and explanation. The hook beats the pvc we used at one time and subsequen
Getting Warm here, Time to Glue, MMA300 ordering tips stickinthemud57 at 6:27am 04.23.22 I have been ordering the Plexus adhesive in the 1.7 oz. twin syringe packaging. I do not use the mix
Plastic Crack Repair, lessons learned over time and busting myths.. stickinthemud57 at 6:21am 04.23.22 +1 to Shorefun's post. MMA is pricey and I have not had good luck storing unused portions, but nothi
40.5: Replacing Clutches Tally Ho at 6:05am 04.23.22
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 SirMichael at 6:03am 04.23.22 I found them on this sire Last fall I think. Looks like a nice match For my 28.5. I had one that w
Wooden interior steps Joe at 6:00am 04.23.22 Did you try calling a dealer or Beneteau factory?
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 5:07am 04.23.22 I think it is really important to consider the material used in manufacture of the quadrant. The ra

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