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Does Anyone Know Where I Can Find A Door hughtad at 9:56am 04.28.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1222 Our Beneteau Oceanis 321 only has plexiglass at the entrance to the cabin. We know it had wood at o
Looking to buy Darcy at 9:30am 04.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1242 Any one know of a McGregor for sale in the Calgary, alberta area?
Stuck halyard rnye14 at 9:17am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2001 I have a 1993 42' Hunter Passage, this past weekend while sailing the jib would not deploy from the
Inflatable vs. solid hull dink.. Gary_H at 9:07am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2861
Motor size gep2001 at 8:47am 04.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1163 I'm buying a Mac25 with unreliable 2 stroke motor that I will discard. Will replace with 4 stroke.
Outboard for Hunter 170 Julianblo at 8:24am 04.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1072 I am looking for an outboard for my Hunter 170. Should I be looking for long or short shaft? Also,
Halyard idea higgs at 7:58am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2365 This may be a bad idea - certainly would not my first, but I will throw it out here and see what hap
Was that Really Whiskey Chaser in 1st place? dwain6805 at 7:50am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1418 Hey Rick, First in Class? What's up with that? You must be tryng too hard. Really, Way to go! D
refrigerator problem zeiler at 6:57am 04.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1055 I have a Hunter Legend 45 build in 1989 (the only one I've seen so far in Europe) The refrigerato
Volvo Ocean Race kloudie1 at 6:21am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1708 Anyone going to see the Volvo Ocean Race boats in Boston? Only stop in North America.. They finished
cutlass parts jtmccue at 5:50am 04.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1459 How do you describe the right part (diameter OD/ID? length? composition?) and where does one order
Stuffing box (1) DannyS at 5:25am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1353 The stuffing box nuts on my boat are not the six, flat sided nuts that is most common. See the attac
O'day 35 shaft removal DannyS at 5:06am 04.28.09 Bigger Boats 7/2397 Have any O'day 35 owners removed the shaft from your boat? I went to replace the cutlass bearing and
Tank Monitors William12213 at 4:37am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4531 I am going to add some tank monitors to my boat and am wondering if anyone has installed any of them
Removing Bottom Paint with a pressure washer? jpallen01 at 3:32am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/12760 I have an Oday 240 I picked up last year. Stripping the antifoul and barrier coat is on my list of t
the older keel winch - replacing parts FixinHer'up at 10:57pm 04.27.09 Catalina 22 5/1493 I have the 76' original keel winch - and need to take it apart to make a thicker diameter cable spi
Moorings Beneteau's shilosamm at 9:31pm 04.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3766 How come there is no info under the "boat info" heading for Moorings Beneteau's ? There is only one
reef line attachment questions (3) breweraz at 8:32pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/20 My boat is a Mac 26s. The lake we sail at is notorious for drastic wind speed changes so I want to i
Potomac River Racing 9 May at Quantico rpwillia at 8:16pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1066 Anyone interested in Racing on May 9th? The Quantico Yacht Club i(www.QuanticoYC.org) s having a Mi
saturn inflatables?? MoonSailer at 7:51pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1998 Saturn inflatables seem like a reasonable boat at a good price anyone have experience with the brand

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Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 11:39am 03.07.22 What do you think? I think you need to keep thinking. you want to "FLOAT" at a lower than usual
Forum search Roland5048 at 11:29am 03.07.22 Getting old stinks!! Still, better than the alternative I say. :dancing:
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Banooma at 10:59am 03.07.22 Another marina is certainly an option, as my current wing keel occasionally touches the soft bottom
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Scott T-Bird at 10:59am 03.07.22 It may not cause problems, but I would pull them out. If you have enough length left over to grab o
Balmar SG2-0300 install jviss at 10:57am 03.07.22 There is a long thread on the SG-200 over at Panbo, and a Balmar rep., Chris Witzgall actively parti
General Handbook LakeShark at 10:53am 03.07.22 @brockangelo the owners manual is easily found online. For technical resources the Tech manual form
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Scott T-Bird at 10:51am 03.07.22 They are removable with the right tools. A chainsaw?
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Scott T-Bird at 10:49am 03.07.22 Just be sure you cut the right wires at the other end! :biggrin: Ha, I still have work to do to ma
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? rgranger at 10:44am 03.07.22 Here are some compramises for you... Boat Draft (feet) Comments Pearson 33 4-7 has a fixed keel
New Catalina 30 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:37am 03.07.22 Catalina Direct lists three possibilities (Ronco tanks as Peggie points out.) Be sure to get it di
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? JoeWhite at 10:27am 03.07.22 My c36 with 6' draft requires that for safety I wait for 2' of tide to exit or enter the chanel. I h
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 03.07.22
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? rgranger at 10:25am 03.07.22 So my question for the general skinny water sailing community is this - Do you generally decide on
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? rgranger at 10:20am 03.07.22 Take a look at Seaward Yachts. They are popular in the skinny water of the Florida and Gulf Coast.
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Tom J at 10:10am 03.07.22 As has been said on this forum many times, boating is all about compromise. When we looked for a cr
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Ward H at 10:06am 03.07.22
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? thinwater at 10:06am 03.07.22 Multihulls. Five feet is not skinny. My last boat was a 34' cruising cat, about 3'3" draft. My F-24
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 10:01am 03.07.22 Excellent! May I ask how much? And, would they sell just the sheave and axel, in case you have ri
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. LloydB at 9:57am 03.07.22 Doing that doesn't meet code so the next time you have it surveyed just tell the surveyor to ignore
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. All U Get at 9:53am 03.07.22 They are removable with the right tools.

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