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Beneteau First 285 santafe at 4:58pm 08.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/6939 We just bought a 1988 Beneteau First 285 and are new to stepping a mast this size. The boat was just
bow damage repair biggio at 3:33pm 08.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/957 I have a Catalina 27 Tall rig Bow has been damaged (local yuts tried to take her out) they drift in
So long, West Marine Mac Bentley at 1:57pm 08.14.08 Smaller Boats 3/1157 Went to the local West Marine today and found it closed, shut down, left town. Sign said 'Please vis
Spinnaker Hlyard for 356/36 Hunter seadaddler at 1:44pm 08.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1557 I am looking to add a spinnaker halyard to my 2007-36 Hunter. It calls for line size 10mm(3/8) and
Going to show my ignorance here... Brian D at 1:32pm 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1232 I mentioned that I was getting a new slip. This Saturday I will go to the new marina and do the pape
H28 needs a mast!! Jack4873 at 12:56pm 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1194 As I posted under general interest, I got dismasted last weekend so now I need a mast. Anyone know o
Toe Rail Leak Panacea at 12:54pm 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1485 I have a Hunter 31 1987 and suspect I have a leak from the toe rail on the stbd side (forward - just
Atomic 4 removal from a 1973 P30 gravy26 at 12:23pm 08.14.08 Pearson 3/1779 I believe I lost one of the 2 main bearings this past weekend. It started making a terrible noise a
How to keep the instrument panel cover up on a 361? Luftig at 10:37am 08.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1496 Has anyone figured out a clean way to keep the plex cover over the instrument cover up when you are
"A Strange Case of Justice " Warren Milberg at 10:23am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2263 This story was in the BoatUS "Seaworthy" magazine and is quite amazing....
Window Replacement - Main Cabin P30 Alan Dyer at 10:14am 08.14.08 Pearson 1/1841 I recently purchased a P30. I am replacing all the ports and windows. Beckson has sent the 4 small
Block Island trip Paul T at 10:04am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/961 Hi everyone! I'm planning a BI trip in September (weather permitting) on my O'day 23. I know the is
Replacing Old Mainsail Halyard Line with New rardiH36 at 9:42am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 19/8973 This weekend, I will be replacing my very old "who knows how long its been on the boat?" mainsail ha
I hate dock rats!! soling42 at 9:11am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 28/3870 I'm talking about the big a$$ wharf rats that are partying on my boat when I leave. Luckily(?) they'
Tohatsu 6hp Kevin at 9:08am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1097 OK...I've bought my Tohatsu 6hp, Garelick 71090 motor mount, and had a machine shop manufacture me a
getting a new motor tsiptom at 8:25am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1561 I hate my 9.9 Yamaha motor; it is so dam heavy how can I trade it in or sell it (it works well)
Hunter 27 mast step rchuyck at 8:25am 08.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1415 I just purchased a '84 Hunter 27. When the boat was derigged the mast wiring was cut at the mast ste
do you carry a spare Class T fuse? newly anonymous at 8:22am 08.14.08 Big Boats 7/1048 Yesterday, while installing a wind turbine generator, I discovered that my amp-hour shunt, which is
Honda BF8 (1990) electrical system (1) walt at 8:14am 08.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/5184 My boat has a 1990 or so Honda BF8 (8 hp) outboard which had a bad charging system and I finally got
checking tranny fluid viduta, trish dora jane at 8:03am 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1393 Okay, I just must be visually impaired since I can't seem to see the gimballing feature hardware (re

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PEX and chlorine Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:12pm 01.13.22 Uh-oh... it'srarely if ever bacteria that causes the "rotten egg" odor in hot water....and the last
Throttle Position while Sailing Tom J at 1:08pm 01.13.22 Thre OP has a forty one foot boat! Most likely with a binnacle. Most likely not controls for an o
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Wippy at 12:52pm 01.13.22 Just purchased a used Raymarine RD424HD 4KW 24" digital radome from MaxMarineElectronics, compatible
Rudder Post on 1983 C&C32 dlochner at 12:44pm 01.13.22 Use plain old Mineral Spirits. It does wonders for removing old grease and is a pretty benign solven
Throttle Position while Sailing (1) Ted at 12:34pm 01.13.22 The answer to your question depends on the drivetrain being used, who manufactured it and what type
Throttle Position while Sailing Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 01.13.22 Thre OP has a forty one foot boat! Most likely with a binnacle. Most likely not controls for an ou
Unknown Part and function rgranger at 12:27pm 01.13.22 Since you are going to replace it anyway, you could just cut the post and then see how it is secured
Tired Winches dLj at 12:21pm 01.13.22 I've always thought if I had boat parts that needed to be cleaned up I'd look into powder coating b
Throttle Position while Sailing tfox2069 at 12:19pm 01.13.22 I think this statement has created some conclusion in the thread. Most sailboats have separate thr
PEX and chlorine JoeWhite at 12:17pm 01.13.22 However, adding a little bleach to each fill is not recommended if you have a metal water tank or
376 hunter tank level sensor Nicolas at 12:06pm 01.13.22 I looked at the "TM1 Tank Monitor with External Sensor" technology, it's very expensive. I prefer to
Which Battery is better? Richard19068 at 11:36am 01.13.22 There is a difference between denominated Marine Deep Cycle Batteries and what are True Deep Cycle
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Wippy at 11:16am 01.13.22 Fantastic!! Excellent. Will return to this the minute I can get my head out of the dumb work thing!
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar sail sfbay at 11:07am 01.13.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! My Hunter 46 has all Raymarine elec
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 oceanside27 at 10:47am 01.13.22 Ted, got it right. Remove the cover (four screws), read the tach, clean the cover, screw it back i
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 Rich Stidger at 10:43am 01.13.22 It looks like there is more room to the left and that there should be more digits. Has the meter alw
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 (1) Stu Jackson at 10:42am 01.13.22 It is a manual meter, two digit in the standard tach. Thanks. Usually just the far right digit is
Throttle Position while Sailing Tom J at 9:56am 01.13.22 the decal on the throttle housing indicating that the throttle should be placed in the reverse posi
PEX and chlorine Terry Cox at 9:44am 01.13.22 What is your experience? Hi Bouchard, Hunter used 1/2 inch Zurn (Quest) Pex Quicktite brand polybu
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 Calif. Ted at 9:43am 01.13.22 Usually just the far right digit is black on white background to denote tenths and all others are wh

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