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Wood Type and Stain Color Louise7334 at 1:16am 04.15.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3844 Making a few things for the boat - Oceanis Model - what kind of wood is actually used and does anyon
LED Lighting Louise7334 at 1:13am 04.15.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1801 I would like to change out the current halogen lighting to LED's. Does the entire fixture need to be
Jumping ship (from power to sail) dlittlejohn at 7:59am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 26/2587 I am looking for some guidance from anyone who may have transitioned from power boating to sailing.
propane tank irishbuckeye at 6:49am 04.15.08 Big Boats 6/1956 Our recently purchased 1996 Cat 400 has a 2-gallon propane tank. As we plan to be full-time cruiser
A pretty good mini-tutorial re GPS Warren Milberg at 9:17am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 1/986 This is a pretty good tutorial about GPS and paper charts by Chuck Husick as posted on the BoatUS we
Weird rope clutch overhaul (2) Taylor at 8:55am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1182 Has anyone seen a rope clutch like this before? This is under the forward end of my boom and contro
2008 Newport to Ensenada Race? Rick D at 8:20am 04.15.08 Destinations 4/2630 Who among you is in the race? I'm in non-spinnaker A, Attitude Adjustment 2. 288 boats to date enter
Mast head sheaves rad at 2:22pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1031 I am in the process of rigging and rewiring my '77 Hunter 30' mast. My question is about the sheaves
bilge pump and float switch letterman at 11:08am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2579 I need to install one on each side of my bilge. The problem is getting them to stay put, and uprigh
What is the minimum tow vehicle for a 26D? Wayneoh at 11:04am 04.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1829 Hello, new to the macgregor community and was wondering if I could get by for this season with my '0
ocean passage david at 10:55am 04.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1040 has anybody out there sailed a hunter 33 on any ocean passage is this boat up to a trip to say hawai
Painting under the bunks (part2) (1) Lee Y at 9:58am 04.15.08 Smaller Boats 0/681 Here is another photo.
Painting under the bunks (1) Lee Y at 9:54am 04.15.08 Smaller Boats 4/847 After reading about all the different ideas on how to support the boat when the bunks are lowered, I
New York To Great Lakes - Can you help? Capt Andy at 9:50am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2139 I live in Mi. I have purchased a new Catalina-Morgan 440, in Ct, and am considering bringing the boa
Lost and Found paulj at 5:13pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1212 paulj
Need replacement chainplate eyebolts - 4 to 6 weeks from CD!! tegwilym at 2:44pm 04.15.08 Catalina 22 15/2968 I've spent most of the winter restoring my 1971 Catalina 22 and nearly finished so I can start saili
unbolting keel cat 28 Duncan Ritchie at 6:36pm 04.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1291 Is it easily possible to unbolt the keel of a cat 28 for transport to Australia . Is their a stub be
Coppercoat anyone? Andreas7699 at 8:27pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2669 Hi.Does anyone use coppercoat antifouling. Please add comments.Andreas
I have the rudder blues (1) Ken Palmer at 10:14pm 04.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1236 I found cracks on both sides of the rudder when returning to my Hunter 33.5 after being away for a m
A STRANGE WHITE CRUST ON ONLY PART OF WATERLINE.??? (1) Chuck R at 10:32pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1664 Having a difficult time getting / removing a white scum that is the result of something the has floa

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34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) twodzusfittings at 9:17am 12.04.21 Not quite as nice as eherlihy's but still nice
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:15am 12.04.21
CENTERBOARD HELP (1) twodzusfittings at 9:13am 12.04.21 200677
Third Propulsion Option Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 12.04.21 I am assuming your not considering a Chevy Big Block Outboard... And why not ? If a little bit's
CENTERBOARD HELP (2) twodzusfittings at 9:00am 12.04.21 So here is a picture of how the board is at the moment. In addition, I am posting a second picture o
Third Propulsion Option (4) jssailem at 8:51am 12.04.21 Hey Mark. Merry Christmas. It is certainly possible to attach a motor mount to a Hunter 25. I would
Getting cables to reach bus bar jssailem at 8:28am 12.04.21 David, this sounds like a good project. I am assuming you plan to remove the Ground Interrupt Switch
What color for your Bimini? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 12.04.21 Which tan are you considering, wheat or toast? Im considering redoing my 1980 aquamarine with tan a
BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Bluenose at 7:27am 12.04.21 OK, thanks.
BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT sail sfbay at 7:23am 12.04.21 3000 lbs SailboatData.com - BRISTOL 24 Sailboat / Bristol Corsair 24 - Wikipedia AND it is reportedl
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line LeeandRick at 6:48am 12.04.21 Just wondering what happend to the sail on the fine windy day? Stopper knots on the end of the she
What color for your Bimini? kappykaplan at 6:17am 12.04.21 "Pacific Blue" That's what I have for all my canvas. Don't know if it's better or worse than the
Anchor and Steaming light bulbs Gary Ryan at 6:00am 12.04.21 We just pulled them and compared with led's from Marine Beam. The bayonet and socket has informatio
dmax at 6:00am 12.04.21 Jamestown carries it.
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? kloudie1 at 5:44am 12.04.21 Walt, I think you've gotten the low hanging stuff.. Maybe the next step would be to put a 10-12 inch
Replacing a bulkhead on a Bristol 24 Bluenose at 4:48am 12.04.21 Yes, I bought the boat and these are very helpful. thank you.
DYFLWD at 12:23am 12.04.21 I use this gelcoat in the cream color and add just a drop of brown pigment to darken it up a bit (a
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 10:25pm 12.03.21 200669
hydraulic backstay rebuild mermike at 9:32pm 12.03.21 Sailtec is pretty proud of their gauge. That was about a third of the cost. There were some other in
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 9:29pm 12.03.21 200668

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