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Diesel Exhaust Fan mike361 at 9:41am 08.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1787 I hate the noise the diesel exahust fan makes when I am motoring. Motor noise is bad enough but the
Mast Step? Cpt. Jon at 8:23am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1691 Hi all, Stu Jackson mentioned a mast step for taking his sail cover off in another thread. My w
Back in Business!!!! SEADANCE at 7:41am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1759 Hi Guys and Gals! Thanks again for all of the help. At the end of June, we noticed a leak between
In-mast pros and cons Ctskip at 7:22am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 34/9871 I'm questioning the in-mast sail ,verses the boom furler and the "old" fashioned way of dropping the
Newbie to boats... but I really want to learn to sail and want a boat! superwormy at 7:03am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3711 OK, first, a disclaimer: I'm a total newbie to boats. I've been on boats only a handful of times, I'
drdave daddde at 6:28am 08.06.09 S2 1/1425 I recently purchased a S2-22. There is an electrical plug located near the mast on a rubberized cord
How close to the wind? Quoddy at 5:45am 08.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1239
Wheele Bogdang at 5:24am 08.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1535 Ok, anyone ever put a wheel steering on a mac 26s? My wife wants to do this, I would be happy with i
year of boat max1957 at 2:38am 08.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1136 its a javelin hull#18989 class#1197 any idea of year thanks
Internal Roof Pannels (H-33) Layla at 12:18am 08.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1340 Hi, I am new to this forum and appreciate responses. We (three Israeli skiper partners) purchased a
Z-Spar Foot Blocks (1) Aus Ross at 11:49pm 08.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2203 I am looking for 2 Clutch type Foot Blocks to add to my side deck, I am sure they are Z-Spar but I c
Hunter 33.5 Glenn Penner at 9:42pm 08.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1808 Looking at moving from a Hunter 28.5 to a Hunter 33.5 I have questions about how the 33.5 sails.
Want to connect 2 pieces of coaxial cable at mast base Guest at 7:02pm 08.05.09 Ask All Sailors 19/5067 Our VHF antenna cable has a male and female connector at the base of the mast. The connector broke
rigging question Benjisaac at 6:49pm 08.05.09 Smaller Boats 4/1289 As a new owner of a 1994 Hunter 26, I need some help on rigging. The boat is equipped with a roller
New h40.5 owner YorkshireLad at 6:25pm 08.05.09 Big Boats 5/1424 I'm in the process of buying a '94 h40.5 in Hampton VA. Expect to sail her back to our home port, H
I broke My Mast on 26s Classic. CaptainE at 5:39pm 08.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2141 Ok my mast broke in half after my spreader snagged a fadded green marker in the middle of the night.
Helsinki to Moskow RAD at 5:14pm 08.05.09 Bigger Boats 9/2398 Konstantin, How was your trip? how did the boat do? got pictures?
Herreshoff 22 lehigh375 at 5:09pm 08.05.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2260 Does anyone have information about this boat design. I am thinking about looking at one of these an
Prop size curley at 4:22pm 08.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1603 I am about to take delivery of a H38. Can any one recommend prop size for the optional three blade p
year of boat max1957 at 3:44pm 08.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1284 trying to find year of boat all i have is hull/class no#

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New S2 ( to me :) Scot Yount at 3:56pm 03.27.22 I have been looking for some time for a 30 to 35 foot for some time now and finally settled on an
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tom J at 3:44pm 03.27.22 They look like good swages, and, being doubled, should have enough mechanical strength for a 21' boa
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? dlochner at 3:41pm 03.27.22 I see that the runtime spec for this charger at 25% load (175w) is 3 hours with a 1lb tank of propa
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S senang at 3:22pm 03.27.22 JohnT is right, I have had the same problem on hoisting the genoa. To get a grip on the sail I used
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Hello Below at 3:15pm 03.27.22 I have no interest in the air conditioner. I just want to top off batteries if the solar panels
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing senang at 3:09pm 03.27.22 Put the bilge pump slightly above the bilge and cover it in kitchen wipe paper. After a sail you wil
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:27pm 03.27.22 Good intentions, not a feasible solution. If there is water in the keel it will be at the bottom. I
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:25pm 03.27.22
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:22pm 03.27.22 What does the garboard (turn of the hull to keel) look like on the outside of the hull? Look like
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 2:12pm 03.27.22 You can just cut out the excess foam. It's a pain, but not an impossible task. That's if you want to
Greatest knot tying in the world Roadking Larry at 1:53pm 03.27.22 I have seen a couple of boats in my marina that were tied too tight and had a cleat rip out when th
New sails kendyoozed at 1:11pm 03.27.22 I have three Rolly Tasker sails, and I feel they are of reasonable quality for the cost. I can see
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold Davidasailor26 at 1:11pm 03.27.22
Datamarine Instruments Scott T-Bird at 1:06pm 03.27.22 I had the DM Corinthian instruments on my Starwind and they worked beautifully after I was able to b
New sails stickinthemud57 at 12:57pm 03.27.22 I have three Rolly Tasker sails, and I feel they are of reasonable quality for the cost. I can see m
A lost art: Conserving ice. (2) TomY at 12:55pm 03.27.22 I finally got back to this project. Lots of good advice. I forced 2 1" polyiso sheets between the
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? kloudie1 at 11:35am 03.27.22 Looks like an interesting little generator. Since it is propane powered, it can sit without fear of
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? dlochner at 11:35am 03.27.22 The best solution is to prevent run down batteries. The money spent on a genes for only occasional u
Datamarine Instruments mikeracca at 11:20am 03.27.22 I had a superb experience with DMI although it was quite some time ago. Mike, dig deeper, don't ju
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold DArcy at 11:18am 03.27.22 How do you check the torque on your keel bolts with all that coating on them? It doesn't look like

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