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help! replacing keel pivot bolt Sunday coolchange at 6:42am 12.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1196 Any advice on replacing the keel pivot bolt on a 1978 mac Venture Newport? It was leaking (old bad g
free boat-final act............. sailormanbigd at 7:17am 12.20.07 Ask All Sailors 25/1897 well, not the final act, but finally done. Left yesterday at 1115 and arrived today at 1515, no inci
Worn rudder post tube Julia at 7:27am 12.20.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1211 The rudder post tube on the Catalina 30 I have just bought is quite badly worn. I am planning to fe
Drifter dale17781 at 8:01am 12.20.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3216 Would you want to put tel-tails on a drifter? We have a new 150 drifter for our C-22 and we have no
anchor locker drains james turner at 2:16am 12.20.07 Bigger Boats 1/1368 I recently discovered one or both my anchor locker drains are leaking into the bilge and probably ha
Battery Power for 343 JW13211 at 11:53am 12.20.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1783 I am waiting for my new 343 to be commissioned and contemplating the upgrade of the house battery ba
Moaning chairs Ross at 12:14pm 12.20.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1887 Mr. Howard Chapelle said in his book on wooden boat building that you need a moaning chair. It is fo
Hunter 456 hanging bag boodog at 5:19pm 12.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1061 Could someone please tell me where I can buy a replacement canvas hanging bag for a Hunter 456??? T
Couple Missing at Sea Don at 12:50am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 24/5363 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 1/1572 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 2/1945 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 13/1395 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 1/1761 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 7/1339 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 14/2394 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 7/6921 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 3/1770 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 11/1215 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 17/1609 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 20/2197 I recently purchased a 37.5 Hunter that is being stored on the hard for the winter in Harve de Grace

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Freaky voltage reading Roland5048 at 10:40am 11.08.21 Just had this same issue with my Blue Sea panel. Volt meter for both house and start would start ac
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 11.08.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! MIGuy at 9:47am 11.08.21 I have used a gallon plastic jug cut out with a razor knife so I could slowly work it under the oil
Single handing Justin_NSA at 9:23am 11.08.21 I am looking at installing a depth gauge. One that does not require putting a hole in the hull. Are
NEED EYEBROW FOR FONTAINE PAJOT ORANA 44 sail sfbay at 9:20am 11.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find then suggest sourcing them from a company that fabricates
Running Rigging Line Type Phil Herring at 9:10am 11.08.21 Hunter used Samson XLS (now XLS3) for the sheets and MLX (now MLX3) for furling sail halyards. At ti
Its funny Friday! dLj at 9:06am 11.08.21 https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-1-missing-comma-just-cost-this-company-5-million-but-did-make-its
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 flightlead404 at 9:03am 11.08.21 @Hamish_s I was just fishing around in that area for my solar installation. On my boat ('07 38) the
Running Rigging Line Type (1) sail sfbay at 8:50am 11.08.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! My Hunter 386 manual showed the same line type which also co
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 sail sfbay at 8:39am 11.08.21 I had a 2004 Hunter 386 and thought about installing an electric winch for the main sheet as I now h
Adding a 115V outlet Bob J. at 8:29am 11.08.21 This isn't complicated. If your battery charger comes with a plug, plug it in. Just be sure the rec
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! sail sfbay at 8:28am 11.08.21 FastOlson........that's the way I do it!!
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! FastOlson at 8:23am 11.08.21 I have adopted some old advice about wrapping a heavy wall 'zip lock' baggy around the horizontal oi
Finally went for a sail DeniseO30 at 8:20am 11.08.21 Well wrapping this up and guess until spring (except for winterization) I also guess I won't know if
Hunter 50 AC - Spare Rudder System Gianni65 at 8:18am 11.08.21 Thanks. Let's see if anyone has ever had the chance to see what Spare Rudder System is for Hunter M
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 8:03am 11.08.21 I'll check it. Thanks
Its funny Friday! (1) DArcy at 8:00am 11.08.21 Punctuation saves lives
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Claude L.-Auger at 7:51am 11.08.21 Agree with Shermandr about an upline fuel filter. I have a Racor 2 micron fuel filter in an accessi
Single handing (1) Will Gilmore at 7:50am 11.08.21 A lead lineo hole in the hull, unless you're using it wrong. Stows most anywhere out of the way whe
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:41am 11.08.21 There is a sign near the community dumpster that says RACOONS close the dumpster lid. It makes me

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