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Floatation foam Rick at 1:39am 11.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/4507 What are the pros and cons to removing the floatation foam from the boat? I do not remeber other sa
Roller Furling and Sails TLC at 2:53am 11.30.07 Smaller Boats 1/932 I am wanting to install a roller furling on my 89 Hunter 26.5. Does anyone have recommendations? I
Planning for next season - information request Jim Seamans at 3:41am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1163 I'm interested in the "Little Wicomico River" at Sandy Point located at Potomac River and Chesapeake
How to get a tall mast under a low bridge. (1) Brian D at 4:20am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 31/6805 Remember this discussion? Here is the narative.AB88For you sailors that want to travel the ICW w
Rescue effort Banooma at 12:02am 11.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1135 My new pride and joy is a 28 mkII I rescued (bought) this week from an owner who loved her, but some
Installing Parallel Primary Fuel Filters Gary Wyngarden at 3:48am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 17/3473 One of my winter projects is to install a parallel primary fuel filter with an either/or switch so m
Bonnier Marine Group ..... Alan at 5:04am 11.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1686 .......recently launched its Premium Partner Channel. With up to one hour of programming, advertis
portlights michael15747 at 5:11am 11.30.07 Other Sailboats 1/1030 I own a 1987 Pacific Seacraft 31 and want to replace my portlights. I have been told that the origi
new chartplotter ChuckThomas at 5:16am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1616 You know you have a true boat babe when you and wife agree to spend extra year end bonus money to up
P303 Boom PaulM at 5:25am 11.30.07 Pearson 5/2568 I have the Isomat NB-26 boom on my P303 with internal reefing and outhaul. I'm trying to determine t
Gulf Coast Get Together sailaway78 at 6:58am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2152 There are several posters on this board who are on the Gulf Coast. From New Orleans over as far as F
It! Happened gerry17139 at 7:00am 11.30.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1453 The holding tank on my Legend 35.5 is not holding. After reading dozens of posts I'm interested in t
I Want to learn to build a Sailboat! miniflowers at 1:51pm 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2144 Hi all, I need some help. I'm 34 and seriously would love to learn to build a sailboat. It's somethi
Engine Vibration During Start 1999 Hunter 34 Richard at 11:13pm 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1199 When I start my engine I get a vibration for about 40 seconds then the engine purs like a kitten. A
whisker pole pokey at 11:59pm 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1137 Could anybody tell me what size whisker pole would work onmy 1980 Mac 25..Thanks , Mike.
Prop Choice Paul H at 12:26am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1367 I'm planning (like alot of you) to have my boat hauled in a few weeks to get some maintenence done,
Beware of Optronics lights, nearly burned my boat Tim R. at 1:36am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1774 I bought an Optronics(QR-2001) rechargable, 2mil candlepower spot for the boat this summer. Charges
260 engine Dave O. at 2:18am 11.29.07 Smaller Boats 3/976 Has anyone ever checked into seeing how hard it is to install and how much it costs to convert a 260
Some Wind (1) higgs at 2:07am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2133 Last Tuesday we had gusts up to 54 kts. I went to check on Trav'ler and found two damaged stanchion
Oh Happy Day! Gene Kinney at 2:22am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1192 Well, we want to thank all of you for your advice. We kept looking and have just found and bought a

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Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 10.31.21 the plant in Marion is now closed/"hibernating" The manufacturing plant is closed (sold to a pool
Hunter 49 Variprop (2) jssailem at 9:05am 10.31.21 Currently running the three blade fixed What type of "Fixed Blade" prop do you have? I have had 2
Old Salts capta at 8:57am 10.31.21 When we got to Auckland, NZ we knew no one and had no idea of where to find a slip as we were told (
Fuse in small solar setup thinwater at 8:48am 10.31.21 I'm going to add a small solar panel system to keep my battery charged. I want it to be small and m
Fuse in small solar setup (1) DArcy at 8:31am 10.31.21 I have a Blue Sea 5006 fuse holder like this one with a 50A fuse e fuse holder. Don't use the cheap
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check jssailem at 8:24am 10.31.21 Ok @TWISTED. I did not blowup the image to find a hidden from view sheave. You appear correct in tha
Aft control sj21 jssailem at 8:15am 10.31.21 Super advice @Joe. :plus:
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 jssailem at 8:09am 10.31.21 positioning the slings at the bulkheads. Basic...Simple. :plus:
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 7:57am 10.31.21 Poor instructions and the assumption that folks are experienced. They probably assume that most are
DIY Fuel Polishing System Terry Cox at 7:55am 10.31.21 Hi Jerry, never had a need to polish our fuel; always clean as mentioned in a previous post, since m
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 7:55am 10.31.21 "Engineer said" how the heck does that mean anything to anybody??? Without a physical inspection,
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 7:45am 10.31.21 Those J bolts and nuts are galvanized and not stainless. Big mistake there. The sistering I mention
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 7:43am 10.31.21 Hayden, you mentioned you used G Flex epoxy externally, one of the reasons given was it stuck to pla
Worst mistake by a boat idiot Captain Larry-DH at 7:32am 10.31.21 @Ken Cross I thought of the same thing, but this manifold was to the uptake side of the freshwater p
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Easy at 7:19am 10.31.21 May have to go for a drive. Thank you.
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 DougM at 7:05am 10.31.21 If you cannot find a manual and the sides of the hull are not marked at the rub rail, the only thing
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 6:51am 10.31.21 All I can say, when coming into an anchorage in a blow, I will drop the anchor and pay out the appro
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 (3) sail sfbay at 6:49am 10.31.21 ..........Does anyone have any recommendations as to where to best position the slings on a Beneteau
DIY Fuel Polishing System senang at 6:29am 10.31.21 I am sailing in the med. You can always get the bottom of the storage tank unknowing to you and only
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 6:29am 10.31.21 Good suggestion, however the plant in Marion is now closed/"hibernating". I'll use the international

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