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445 hull problem Gary at 7:47am 09.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1366 My 445 is an old Moorings charterboat. I suspect it was run aground hard before iI bought it last Oc
Hooking up to a bouy Glenn4357 at 8:49am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2319 I often sail alone or with my less experienced teenage children. I have a heck of a time hooking up
raising the mast know one at 8:55am 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1404 I am new to sailing and new to this site. I just bought my first sailboat a 1987 MacGregor 26. It se
yanmar start switch hangs -voltage drop jtm at 8:50am 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 9/3775 I have replace the key cylinder and the start button..... but still have this nagging intermittant "
Bottom Paint SweetTrade at 9:46am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1247 I am repainting the bottom of my Hunter 23. Its year round in the waters of North Carolina in bracki
Catalina 25-trailer pa-sailor at 12:27pm 09.06.07 Smaller Boats 0/1206 Where can I purchase a used trailer for a swing-keel Catalina 25. Location- Northern Jersey, NE PA
Anti Foul Lateral Ballast at 2:13pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1176 Can any one recommend an antifoul? My trailer hasn't got rollers if that has an affect or any tips,
Wind Vane Lateral Ballast at 2:10pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/957 Can any one advise a manufacture for a wind vane that is suitable for the removable mast?
Standing Rigging - Part 2 Richard Deep at 1:59pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/999 Earlier this year, I posted a question about when to replace the standing rigging. I got a lot of g
Batteries Hissing gr8_2_av8 at 3:20pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1299 I ran the engine for about an hour last night, then after shut down I notice that one of the batteri
Waste line replacement Tang07 at 3:32pm 09.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1150 I have an 81 catalina 30 and have noticed that the waste line going from the tank to the maserator p
Lake Pontchartrain & Rigolets to Mississippi Sound Persy at 10:39pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1634 I would like to move my boat back from Pensacola to Lake Pontchartrain in a couple of weeks. I rece
Diesel additive Deadline at 10:53pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1362 Has anyone had success with Valvtect Diesel Guard, a seemingly all-purpose additive to clean injecto
getting access to the starboard lazerette H31 pimerese at 11:17pm 09.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1032 While chasing down a leak the other day I started thinking how much easier it would be if I had easy
Exhaust stain on stern Roger F at 11:34pm 09.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1117 I am looking for suggestions and/or recommendations for product to use to remove the exhaust stains
Roller Furling on a Sandpiper 565 (1) Willybdriver at 11:59pm 09.04.07 Other Sailboats 16/5659 A friend and I recently acquired Sandpiper #907. There was a lot of extra gear supplied including th
Extra Holding Tank Mark Mynsberge at 12:43am 09.05.07 Big Boats 6/1130 A 25 gal holding tank is just to small if you are going to anchor out for any length of time and tha
Couldn't pass this up - Boat 2.0 (1) Jim Seamans at 2:14am 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1098 I'll wait for version 4.11JimS/V Java
High Wind Preparedness renom2 at 2:46am 09.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1004 Now that we officially have the first storm brewing in the Atlantic I wanted to see what the best wa
Bow Thruster Pirate9127 at 2:52am 09.05.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/941 Robert Lally posted a review of the 473 and stated that he had a problem with his bow thruster on hi

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Its funny Friday! (1) walt at 10:43am 10.15.21 For sailboat pet owners..
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 10:34am 10.15.21 Here in Ottawa almost all boats store with the mast down and a cover on the boat. There are a few t
Engine Bilge Blower Hunter 42 Passage mesmith1122 at 10:27am 10.15.21 We purchased our 1991 model in 2002. No regrets. Wonderful boat and easy to solo sail. What degree
Quick question - raw water intake hose type/size Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 10:26am 10.15.21 My line is also 1" for my Volvo Penta 50hp engine.
Engine Bilge Blower Hunter 42 Passage Terry Cox at 10:06am 10.15.21 Marty & Annie We purchased our 1991 model in 2002. No regrets. Wonderful boat and easy to solo sa
Please, when can I come back? Stu Jackson at 10:02am 10.15.21 Who could have known that the next day would be benign. The VHF was chatting away in French and the
Quick question - raw water intake hose type/size Hunter 40.5 sail sfbay at 9:59am 10.15.21 Page 61 of the owner's manual posted on this site under 40.5 downloads indicates the coolant water l
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement BigEasy at 9:52am 10.15.21
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:51am 10.15.21 Ventilating under any cover isn't that difficult so I don't get why some people use that as a reason
Replacing Cabin Sole BigEasy at 9:41am 10.15.21 Roy, Have you considered a composite material that is the approximate thickness of the old plyw
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? DArcy at 9:40am 10.15.21 Here in Ottawa almost all boats store with the mast down and a cover on the boat. There are a few th
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 9:39am 10.15.21 Thaniel Any time you pull a boat, car, camper and so forth, going thru the mountains uphill you will
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 9:39am 10.15.21 Thanks for your thoughts/method. I thought there would have been a listing of standard line lenghts
Available boat slip in New Smyrna Florida area (1) sail sfbay at 8:18am 10.15.21 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest emailing or calling each marina Search - marinas near New Smyrna flo
Hornets thinwater at 8:18am 10.15.21 Ouch!! Some tips proposed in this thread on the same subject Wasp in Mast/Sail \| SailNet Community
Winterizing 272le Tally Ho at 7:10am 10.15.21
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig sail sfbay at 6:56am 10.15.21 Welcome to the forum!! Are you referring to Challenger's produced by Challenger Yachts Corp located
Winterizing 272le sail sfbay at 6:45am 10.15.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! These articles discuss the steps to
Hornets sail sfbay at 6:42am 10.15.21 Ouch!! Some tips proposed in this thread on the same subject Wasp in Mast/Sail \| SailNet Community.
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (4) Thaniel at 6:37am 10.15.21 Hello All, Been awhile. Some family activities have kept us busy all summer. Our intention was to

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