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Couple Missing at Sea Don at 12:50am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 24/5071 Has anyone heard anything further about this couple?Search suspended for B.C. couple sailing fr
Boat Projects Ariel at 1:42am 12.19.07 Pearson 1/1527 Over the past fifteen years of sailing our 1987 Pearson 36-2, we have discovered a number of modific
Bimini Beneteau 373 Roy at 2:15am 12.19.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1893 I just purchased my 2007 Beneteau 373. It did not come with a Bimini. My first quote for the insta
Wow Kiwi Prop pop (1) Jim Seamans at 3:19am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1362 Just about passed out a few minutes ago! I ordered the Kiwi Prop for Java on Monday 12/17 and it arr*
Electric Panel switch John Foppe at 4:34am 12.19.07 S2 1/1696 Where can I find a toggle switch/curcuit breaker for the DC panel on my 1977 s2 9.2c ?
Hunter 23 flex drain pipe airpilot at 4:35am 12.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1330 I bought my 1986 Hunter 23 last spring which turnout to be the best investment that I have made for
Anyone else see sailaway78 at 4:40am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2235 Anyone else see a Nat'l Geo. Explorer program about a sailboat called the Trash Man.Boat was lost s
Beneteau 44.7? Ken at 7:50am 12.19.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/6683 I will be looking to purchase a 40'+ in the next few years. Been quite interested in the look of a
Harker wrapping up circumnavigation Phil Herring at 7:37am 12.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1744 We received this release from Hunter Marine today, thought you might enjoy it.Alachua, FL. (Decemb
Lighting suggestions sailaway78 at 6:53am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1194 What are some of you using for interior lighting. I want to lighten, brighten up the inside of my b
Rigid foam board sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:08am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1517 I have removed some panels for sanding and varnishing. There is a gap behind them about 1/2 to 3/4 i
Bringing new boat home Roy at 5:40am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2160 I recently purchased a 37.5 Hunter that is being stored on the hard for the winter in Harve de Grace
BC Couple Lost in Pacific David10790 at 5:33am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1257 Seems they were sailing a 30 foot wooden boat with canvas sails and wooden spars from Hawaii to B.C.
All I want for Christmas is a... DannyS at 4:44am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 26/2089 Porta Potti. O.K., that's not all I want, but I'm contemplating ripping out the existing toilet, hos
new boat purchase monkeybars at 9:23am 12.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1262 Does any one have recomendations on south western US dealers, as far as if particular dealers are be
Cockpit speakers in arch LSCalifornia at 11:50am 12.19.07 Big Boats 17/2851 Anyone successful with enhancing the cockpit sound system that Hunter installs on the traveller arch
Sump Pump for liveaboard jilm4 at 12:27pm 12.19.07 Catalina 30 5/1539 I live aboard an '84 C30. The water from my shower drains directly into my bilge which is never ful
Encapsulated ballast on Passports James20243 at 11:52am 12.19.07 Other Sailboats 5/1458 We have a 1989 Passport 40 we have a bulge swelling that is centered under the floor under the navig
Teak & Holly Kerry13709 at 6:43pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1169 Ok, I made my decision to use teak ' holly plywood. The vendor has unfinished at $200 a sheet, and f
Did anyone see the movie "Message in a Bottle?" KorculaChris at 8:44pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 11/3252 Why would our hero, Kevin Kostner, go to a plunging foredeck in a gale, with waves breaking all over

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Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 3:49pm 09.19.21 Has anybody been able to get the beneteau parts site to work? I'm a new owner and it won't even let
Fuel Cap Winch Ryd at 3:38pm 09.19.21 Has anybody been able to get the beneteau parts site to work? I'm a new owner and it won't even let
Fuel Cap Winch Ryd at 3:37pm 09.19.21 How wide is the 6 pointed star in the fuel cap (opposite tip to.tip)? I'm hoping a piece of flat ba
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues flightlead404 at 3:34pm 09.19.21 Finally got into this. Fugly! Clearly hasn't been off in forever, perhaps since new, idk. After s
5200 or West Epoxy (3) DAVA390 at 3:26pm 09.19.21 Update: Found 2 tubes of West in my supplies so decided to use it. Pressure treated board readily av
Asymm Spinnaker bmccormick at 2:38pm 09.19.21 Hi Greg, Thanks for the suggestions. I can't get the tack much lower, or the head any higher, and I
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink Art12050 at 2:30pm 09.19.21 Dinghy chaps are definitely the way to go for dinghy longevity. The UV spay I use is made by 303. It
Asymm Spinnaker Tally Ho at 2:13pm 09.19.21
In mast furling? Viktor Eysselein at 2:04pm 09.19.21 had the same problem with a 5 yr old Doyle sail on my Hunter 45CC. Sail was pouching out and folded
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Tally Ho at 1:56pm 09.19.21 I have those same blocks on my mast, and I think that they are required (or something similar) to re
H380 V-berth vanity/sink decommissioned-parts BIGUA at 1:52pm 09.19.21 ok, thanks , let me check how much a courier cost to pick up there and deliver in Florida. thanks fo
H380 V-berth vanity/sink decommissioned-parts kappykaplan at 1:50pm 09.19.21 Hi Joelm100, where are you ?, He's in Seattle, Washington.
Asymm Spinnaker bmccormick at 1:14pm 09.19.21 Thanks, Mark. It is run correctly; the head, tack and clew are all labelled and the sail numbers sho
Asymm Spinnaker markwbird at 1:01pm 09.19.21 That does not look right. Almost looks upside down or possibly tbe sail is too big for the boat. It
5200 or West Epoxy capta at 11:44am 09.19.21 For a few bucks you can buy a molded plastic battery box to fit each battery and secure it to the bo
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? Stu Jackson at 11:43am 09.19.21 First you have to open them to allow wiggle room so that when you point the boat into the wind you
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing capta at 11:40am 09.19.21
5200 or West Epoxy Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 09.19.21 This is preferable to using any kind of solvent as the solvent may not completely evaporate and may
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink 31seahorse at 11:02am 09.19.21 Thanks for the additional replies. I knew you people would have many suggestions. (1) We consid
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink 31seahorse at 10:51am 09.19.21 Thanks, Doug. I had forgotten about the stick-on window to hold the yearly sticker. I'll look for

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