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Insurance Banooma at 6:50pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1647 As a new owner, I'm wondering - what are your thoughts as to important considerations to put into in
It's show time SailboatOwners.com at 2:03pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1543 Winter time means boat show time for much of North America. Is attending shows an annual ritual..
Stuck Deadline at 9:24pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1070 Hunter must have used 3M 5200 to seal the ignition panel to the pedestal of the H320. Any ideas how
importance of jib vs. main walt at 10:04pm 01.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1258 Ive got the original sails which came with a 1990 26S. The jib sail looks likes it has OK shape -
Props All U Get at 10:56pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1131 Has anyone ever used two props on a single shaft? A while ago I had read about a shaft extension th
Backing down GJ 532 at 11:58pm 01.27.08 Big Boats 7/1210 We just purchased a New 2006 45cc, it has a 3 blade prop, my old 30' had a 2 blade and was a bear to
Narragansett Bay Cruising Guide Update bp at 12:09am 01.28.08 Trailer Sailors 1/1591 I asked about cruising guides to Narragansett Bay area a while back and got some recommendations. I
Adding another water tank Paul & Leiza at 12:55am 01.28.08 Ericson 0/1736 We've recently purchased an E-35-2 and want to increase our fresh water capacity.My first idea is t
Need some application/terminology help with a fitting. Clark at 12:01am 01.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/956 Went to the boat yesterday - a 1996 280 - and discovered the nut was missing from the exterior hull
Best small Marine AC??? Lee Scott at 1:18am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3940 Anybody got any recommendations on who's got the best small self-contained marine AC units? I've go
Locker under Bavaria 47 chart table? nigelmercier at 1:16am 01.28.08 Bavaria 0/1544 Has anyone got easy access to a Bavaria 47? I want to know the width of the port-side opening of the
Navico H8000 JohnB12831 at 2:20am 01.28.08 Morgan 0/2067 I have a Navico H8000 on my Morgan 415 ketch. The pump works by applying 12 volts direct but the sys
antifouling for bow thruster? Steve Feinsilver at 2:22am 01.28.08 Big Boats 4/7247 Have a bow thruster on our 2007 44DS (yes, I know its cheating but I like it). On hauling for the f
Prop effect butchrobbins at 1:24am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1204 If you use a 3 blade vs 2 blade prop, will this decrease your RPM considerably?I have a Universal 2
H460 air conditioner dave jones at 2:42am 01.28.08 Big Boats 3/850 I am installing air in my H460 and as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Does anyone have
Smallest boat for trans Altantic or trans Pacific crossing... Brian D at 1:45am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 33/10993 OK... so, what is the smallest boat YOU* would sail in if YOU were to do either a trans Atlantic*
85' Hunter 23 or 77' Oday 25 chuckbaly at 3:17am 01.28.08 Trailer Sailors 17/5661 I am trying to choose between 2 boats I am considering. A 1985 Hunter 23 or 1977 Oday 25. Here are
Replacing Mainsail Bob at 3:09am 01.28.08 Yamaha 5/1940 Greetings,I'm shopping for a new mainsail. If you have any comments on sails or sailmakers, I'd a
sidestay length for a 25' O'day Doug Bauckham at 4:31am 01.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1086 I have just purchased a 1978 25' O'day c/b ' would like to know the length of the lower sidestays (s
Deck Paint Suggestion BroomHilda at 4:12am 01.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1024 I own a 1981 Hunter 25. The deck is in need (I believe) of a paint job. Very chalky...If you were go

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Broken bolts and headaches Tedd at 9:34pm 08.13.21 .... consider filling the hole with JB Weld and tapping that. Loctite form-a-thread is better for
NOT buying H34 swshogren at 9:23pm 08.13.21 And, does anyone really use the after quarter berth/ double bed for two people? We tend to call it t
NOT buying H34 swshogren at 9:20pm 08.13.21 what did they do with the space under the chart table? the louvered cabinet looks like mine that's i
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent Hayden Watson at 8:58pm 08.13.21 A DC motor will turn the wrong way if you have the polarity reversed. I would make sure that you ha
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 8:24pm 08.13.21 If the discharge hose was blocked or the thruhull was closed, the back pressure could do that. No o
Help with identifying my boat? Murgatroid at 7:59pm 08.13.21 The motor mount makes me doubt that it is some club racer.
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 Davidasailor26 at 7:18pm 08.13.21 Stu is right of course. Just to clarify my guidance above for any future passers-by of the thread -
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 BigEasy at 7:00pm 08.13.21 Great photo. If your vessel is wired like many Bene's you don't likely have "HOUSE" and "START" you
NOT buying H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 6:57pm 08.13.21 I closed the doors to the quarter berth very yachty!
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Harry Mathias at 6:55pm 08.13.21 Thank you, Mechone! I understand.
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent Don S/V ILLusion at 6:53pm 08.13.21 If the discharge hose was blocked or the thruhull was closed, the back pressure could do that. No ot
Battery Selector Switch Setting BlowMeAway at 6:51pm 08.13.21
New outboard and new adjustable bracket (1) geola1 at 6:39pm 08.13.21 The whole thing is puzzling. But the storage for the gas is right about the bolts for the adjustable
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Mechone at 6:36pm 08.13.21 Thank you Then that is where the large Stainless Steel shaft inside the boat terminates then? under
Marine grade solar CarlN at 6:29pm 08.13.21 Flexible panels on boats seem to have much shorter lives in the south where they overheat more easil
New outboard and new adjustable bracket LeeandRick at 6:26pm 08.13.21 @geola1 I almost answered the question from my experience with a Catalina 25 that you have in your p
Solent Stay H36 (2) DianaOfBurlington at 6:19pm 08.13.21 Some owners have converted their cutters to sloops by removing the inner forestay and the running b
Battery Selector Switch Setting Stu Jackson at 6:11pm 08.13.21 Those links all come from my Electrical Systems 101 collection: Electrical Systems 101 Electrical
Battery Selector Switch Setting Stu Jackson at 6:10pm 08.13.21 I leave that switch set to ALL. Our sailing style rarely includes a night out on the hook and almos
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Harry Mathias at 6:09pm 08.13.21 Thank you Then that is where the large Stainless Steel shaft inside the boat terminates then? under

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