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Hunter 306 LED Navigation Lights and Masthead Anchor/Steaming Light Combo dennisp at 6:52am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/3550
Length of the life lines Legend 40. Vinny at 6:39am 11.04.08 Big Boats 3/952 I will not be at my boat until this weekend and I wanted to order some netting to keep the dog on bo
Show us your dinghy Hermit Scott at 12:48am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 38/7433 Most of us have pics of our sailboats. But I rarely see pictures of dinghies. I was just wondering
looking for boat salvage yard sand sailor at 10:34pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1402 on south coast for parts
vacation boat exchange Cyrooski at 9:49pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1157 I would like to sail the Florida keys in a mac 26 and I have a mac 26 docked in the San Francisco Ba
Any Ham's Out There??? windward54 at 8:52pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1903
Surveyor recommendations for Vancouver, BC? TN at 8:07pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1542 Could any of you recommend a good surveyor in Vancouver, BC? I'm looking for one who writes good, de
Replacing water heater C34 1986 shanagolden at 7:26pm 11.03.08 Big Boats 4/4944 Need to replace my water heater under the galley sink, a rusting hulk. Anyone know where I can order
locking tiller extensions RNC725@comcast.net at 6:14pm 11.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1792 Anyone used a locking tiller extension? Tips? Advice? Thanks.
mast step system Red Witch at 5:14pm 11.03.08 Ericson 0/1905 I cannot figure out where the boom guys are? for the mast step system for an E23; is it the backstay
Ericson 23 Red Witch at 4:57pm 11.03.08 Ericson 2/2354 I purchase an Ericson 23 with a mast step system, I've owned the boat for 2 years but never mast dow
Winter Officially sucks Scott B at 4:42pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2544 Spent all weekend winterizing the engine and tarping the boat. Temps were a cool / cold 40 F, but su
It doesn't take very long.... Not a sailboat (5) SoSound at 4:34pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1596 I remember recently seeing a comment or two regarding how frequently people check on their boats. A
Navtec Swage Terminials JoeD at 3:20pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1351 Anyone know where I can find a good deal on Navtec? The best price I've found so far is at Rigging O
rudder post leaks on a 30T Frank723 at 3:08pm 11.03.08 Seidelmann 1/2036 Rudder post on the leaks only when the boat is moving. How is is the rudder setup that makes this ha
1979 25' Tiller Head Fitting rgc-sail at 2:44pm 11.03.08 Smaller Boats 1/1245 I have recently purchased a 1979 25' hunter. I am needing the original tiller head fitting or one ve
Paint for 216 hull annamariaslim at 1:37pm 11.03.08 Day Sailers 1/1533 Have had my 216 on a trailer since new, and I just bought a home on a canal. What is the proper way
Crack repair manual annamariaslim at 1:31pm 11.03.08 Day Sailers 6/9585 Hi all, need a diy manual/link on repairing cracks in my 216. Hunter has fixed the huge crack runnin
Dennis, Here is an interesting article troy at 1:19pm 11.03.08 Sails Call Lounge 0/2100 Mexico City's 'water monster' nears extinction... reminds me of the old days! http://www.msnbc.msn
Inboard Raymarine Pilot for Oceanis 393 instead of wheel pilot degiannis at 10:56am 11.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1425 I want to install a Raymarine inboard pilot in my Beneteau Oceanis 393. I should be grateful if any

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Window gaskets The Captain at 6:55pm 06.02.21 @jssailem That's correct. They used "vinyl glazing channels", same as camper trailers of the era.
Pearson 33-2 caretakers 31seahorse at 6:47pm 06.02.21 In my earlier post I should have mentioned, bragged, name-dropped, or otherwise said that we first d
keel bolts ? - buying boat Mechone at 6:30pm 06.02.21 Well Beneteau still uses bolts and they are Dacroment and I replaced mine and so have many others
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job SabreToothedEngineer at 6:08pm 06.02.21 Thanks for all the help, everyone. I think the belt tension is going to be the answer. During the l
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 5:50pm 06.02.21 JRT / Justin_NSA and Tom - oil was as black as night, so I just repositioned the hose. Did not nee
keel bolts ? - buying boat (2) TimFromLI at 5:48pm 06.02.21 I had the same issue on my '93 Beneteau. Below is a pic of the bad bolt. It was not a big issue.
SailboatOwners canvas sail sfbay at 5:11pm 06.02.21 Please keep in mind on-line sail cover makers rely on YOUR measurements. For that reason, if you hav
How to use a D-shackle mooring Stu Jackson at 5:09pm 06.02.21 Those videos are great, but those only work on standup rings. Many moorings have floppy rings and e
Cal 21 port light repair dlochner at 4:29pm 06.02.21 Here are the instructions for rebedding ports from Sabre. They will be pretty close to what you want
keel bolts ? - buying boat (1) RitSim at 4:06pm 06.02.21 My 1999 B411 has a cast iron keel. See keel bolt spec sheet attached
finally done the work, splashing in on Wednesday morning fred1diver at 4:02pm 06.02.21 it was scary (for me anyways) but she's in the water, just had to be escorted to my dock as the outb
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) glaufman at 3:52pm 06.02.21 WRT not pushing a position, I agree.... sounded like S got surprised and tried to evade... For the
Cal 21 port light repair PeteTheri at 3:50pm 06.02.21 It is a little hard to tell from the photo, however, back in the day a standard way of mounting port
SailboatOwners canvas Calif. Ted at 3:50pm 06.02.21 Three mainsail covers and 2 pedestal covers, one of the pedestal covers was too big but customer se
keel bolts ? - buying boat Capt jgw at 3:32pm 06.02.21 Not a Bene owner either but after reading other threads on this I believe the bolts are just regular
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job Brian D at 3:21pm 06.02.21 If the belt needs changing, I found the part number a long time ago (I have the WP32). Should be the
Another Electrical Question (speakers) (4) dlochner at 3:18pm 06.02.21 Speaker wattage ratings are for the most part irrelevant and also very often bold faced lies. With
keel bolts ? - buying boat Ralph Johnstone at 3:16pm 06.02.21 @RitSim , do you have a drawing in your owner's manual showing the length of the bolt receptacle in
C22 nav lights...? AaronD at 3:03pm 06.02.21 A short plug for MarineBeam sealed fixtures. My reasoning is in my post from awhile back. No connect
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) shemandr at 2:50pm 06.02.21 The penalty: This is where you get into the weeds. If a S/P situation it's fairly clear. If the P

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