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Inflatable dinghy floor, slat, wood, or air floor Mike8245 at 10:08am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/12105 Does anyone have any other than the obvious positives or negatives to each of the 3 floors available
Silver Marine dinghy, thumbs up or thumbs down? Mike8245 at 10:02am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1953 I am considering a Silver Marine inflatable dinghy, does anyone have any experience with them? It wo
Webasto Heater Install 323Cruiser at 9:26am 01.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3832 I recently purchased a Webasto AirTop 3500 desiel heater for my Beneteau 323 and need to make the de
Beckson Ports (1) Gosselin R�gis at 9:02am 01.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/943 Hi, I would like to know if somebody among you would have the dimensions of the opening Beckson of O
Epoxy ready to apply Kerry13709 at 8:21am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2015 Ready to start coating my teak ' holly plywood flooring, 23 or so pieces all together. According to
Raymarine Smartpilot X-5 or S1 Smartpilot. Which would you choose? Joe Mullee at 11:20am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1249 Has Raymarine come out with a new autopilot called the Smartpilot X-5 or have I just been asleep at
Sanitizing the head holding tank Cruisin30MKIII at 11:30am 01.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1155 Just purchased a 1995 Cat 30 MKIII :). The inside has a bit of odor from the head. I think i need to
1993 legend 40.5 jeff 93 40.5 at 9:08pm 01.28.08 Big Boats 2/1591 first time hunter owner here. beautiful used 93 hunter legend 40.5! any problems or tips to share?
Baltimore Boat Show Ray at 8:29pm 01.28.08 Catalina 310 0/1152 All, Went to the Baltimore Boat Show this past Saturday. Chatted with the dealers, but did not see a
From last week - Teens lead rescue of boaters in lake [Pontchartrain] Norton at 9:33pm 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1072 Young sailors save the day! http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1201156509244670.xm
ship aground in ChesBay richk at 11:10pm 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 8/995 The incident happened around 5 p.m. north of the Bay Bridge near Sandy Point State Park.Error: Error
Stuffing Box Mike Hancock at 3:07am 01.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 9/1221 Our Sea Scout Ship on Galveston Bay has a 1989 Hunter 27. The packing is leaking. On this boat, whic
Nautical chart Broke sailor SV Marcell at 3:48am 01.29.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1219 Anyone know the chart number that covers Newport, RI to Saint Martin thru Bermuda? I have been look
new flax packing for the stuffing box mike16498 at 6:44am 01.29.08 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1636 I need someone with experience in replacing the flax in the stuffing box a Hunter 27. The engine has
backstay/sternrail interference Capn Bill at 6:53am 01.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1493 I reciently bought a Catalina 270LE. The split backstays were pressing on the outboard side of vert
Inflatable - Helium captain at 8:26am 01.29.08 Big Boats 10/1739 I hesitated posting this question with this crew, but what the heck I threw caution to the wind. E
Traveller For Classic Mac? hodge3000 at 9:13am 01.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1086 Hello Fellow Mac Skippers!I am looking for a traveller for the cockpit of my 92' Mac 26S. I have
Ninty dollars an hour alibi at 10:27am 01.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1314 Gentelman, My first 285,1987 Beneteau is undergoing some remodeling and maintainence. I needed to re
Electric windlass John11948 at 10:50am 01.29.08 Seidelmann 7/2064 Has anyone mounted an electric windlass of a 34 footer?If so, what kind ( vertical or horizontal) a
Legend-series Cabin Door Latch Internal Springs Rick D at 2:08pm 01.29.08 Big Boats 16/1375 One of the springs in one of my cabin door latches on my 1994 Legend 40.5 has broken. I am having a

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Hunter 49 Variprop Georgedoyle at 7:10pm 11.04.21 What are the specs for your prop? I think we have the same engine and transmission.
H34 Compression Post Artey1 at 6:50pm 11.04.21 Mine had a tunnel behind the wood for wire runs, maybe an inch, just guessing.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 6:49pm 11.04.21 There are so many skippers who have installed below decks APs (electric & hydraulic) that the answe
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Stu Jackson at 6:35pm 11.04.21 until the tank was empty. Good story, thx for sharing. Another good reason to NOT have your fresh
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Stu Jackson at 6:32pm 11.04.21 Not sure what would happen with a linear drive if there was a jam. Is the rudder just stuck? Great
Tall Rig or Standard Stu Jackson at 6:28pm 11.04.21 How do I tell (without measuring) I consider the one in my tool box priceless. Which one is REAL
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair dLj at 6:27pm 11.04.21 I've just gone through all the drawings and the video of the guy doing the motor rebuild. I now unde
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 6:08pm 11.04.21 I believe that the leaks I have in my 40.5 at the mast are due to two locations. First, water does
Propane storage replacement jibes138 at 6:00pm 11.04.21 Perhaps you could slather them with release agent then lay up new fiberglass ones using those as the
Tall Rig or Standard Crusty Ol Salt at 5:50pm 11.04.21 Go to Lowes and buy a BLAZE 135-ft Outdoor Laser Distance Measurer with Backlit Display. I consider
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 Rich Stidger at 5:27pm 11.04.21 Thank you so much! Question: I am having leaks that I haven't been able to find but water gathers
H34 Compression Post (1) ScottFreeRick at 5:23pm 11.04.21 Finally got the mast down and this week removed the post. There was a slight compression of the fib
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jssailem at 5:09pm 11.04.21 you'd also have to address the gear material on the motor. On first look, at this point the motor
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve TimFromLI at 5:08pm 11.04.21 When we first got our boat a few years ago, I was showing my wife the two bilge pumps. The first pum
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 4:46pm 11.04.21 So many options for "Measurephobia" challenged owners. The use of Geometry to identify a height pl
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 4:43pm 11.04.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Hello Below at 4:25pm 11.04.21 Weepage will occur if the system doesn't have a pressure tank for the reason shown in @Hello Below
Beneteau 323 oceanis clipper 2006. Presentation , Sacrificial anode and manual. (1) fullbore at 4:04pm 11.04.21 Earlier this year, I got a Beneteau 323, a 2004 model with Yanmar 2GM20F. Recently got new shaft and
Cock pit table size (4) Hollyberry at 4:00pm 11.04.21 If you're at all handy and have the basic tools (table saw/router etc) you can make one yourself out
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 JamesG161 at 3:36pm 11.04.21 Quick answer... Normally free if the Yard does the work. Jim...

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