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Reefing a jib Bob at 6:25am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/4430 Has anyone reefed a genoa? I dont have roller furl on my 26 footer. I always opted for simplicity
New 260 Owner - Need Assistance Dave4991 at 6:15am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 5/1182 Just purchased a 2003 Hunter 260 and finally got it to the lake. Need some help regarding the toppi
Atomic 4 Jack Colbert at 5:15am 07.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/974 Atomic 4, '73 Ericson '32: taken out of engine compartment to remove rust, prime and paint, and repl
Chemical Humidity Control Falcon14980 at 4:39am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1390 I'm looking for a passive chemical control method for reducing humidity in my sailboat. I've had mo
Which is better, sandpaper or Chemistry? (1) Chuck R at 7:36am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/935 Last winter at Lay-up I decided to remove my centerboard and rudder on my O'Day 222 to repair over t
Missing sailor in New Hampshire picklefreek at 8:10am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2472 Sailor missing on Lake Sunapee up here in NH. Lake Sunapee is a 4,090 acre lake (4th biggest in NH)
mushroom mooring anchor for H260 Bob at 7:49am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/981 What's a acceptable size of mushroom mooring anchor should we use for a Hunter 260?We have a old 1
Replacing teak deck Mark3799 at 7:37am 07.19.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/4058 I own a Mistress from 74 and shortly need to replace the teak deck and cockpit teak. It's unusual th
compass binacle Todd at 8:59am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1011 I have a 1981 hunter 33 with a binacle mounted wheel. On top of the post is the compass, unfortunatl
Swamped Sailboat Bill Storey at 9:52am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1488 My new (to me) 1979 Venture Is swamped at the mooring. I assume it has to do with the keel wire tube
pop-top Kent6832 at 10:40am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1033 Several questions: When sailing in calm bay is it ok to have top up. If it is up while under way a
Electrical Problme summerwind at 10:47am 07.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1221 Folks,After a nice afternoon sail on Buzzards Bay I came in and discovered a strange electrical pr
Garmin GPS 76cs chelsabella at 10:52am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1359 Having a hard time figuring out how to set the Drag Anchor feature. Anyone help on how to set it
MacGregor Original Equipment Winch (1) dancing bear at 10:56am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1015 Attached is the diagram and parts list for my 1986 MacGregor 25 Keel Winch. I hope someone finds th
Help with my Compass. Dan Dallas at 1:54pm 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 2/1299 My compass on my Catalina 25 needs fluid added. What do I use? Is this possible?
Advice in purchasing a 25' sailboat... Alan7219 at 12:03pm 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1655 I'm relatively new to sailing and have been looking at Hunter 25 and Catalina 25. Most sailing woul
3/8" Gudgeon catsailor13190 at 11:43am 07.19.07 Catalina 22 0/1367 I found a great deal on gudgeons. I ordered Monday evening and my new gudgeons arrived Thursday. T
Sliding hatch cover question Joyce13081 at 10:08pm 07.17.07 Smaller Boats 5/910 I'd like to prop up the sliding lexan and fiberglass cover while we're at anchor for more headroom a
The day after Capn Pete at 9:45pm 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1366 As my wife used to say when (as a teenager) she got disciplined after staying out partying to late,
Keek bolts Question Bob Fox at 10:20pm 07.17.07 Other Sailboats 2/938 Has anyone had their keel bolts checked.I have a 32 year old boat with a cast Iron keel. I have no

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Water leaking in through plate - 1986 Hunter 28.5 Lilo at 3:07pm 09.30.21 I don't know the layout of the Pearson but from your description it sounds like this could not poss
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 2:47pm 09.30.21 Like the pedestal setup! Can't tell from the photo what you did with the stainless "hoop" that exten
Water leaking in through plate - 1986 Hunter 28.5 smokey73 at 2:44pm 09.30.21 I don't know the layout of the Pearson but from your description it sounds like this could not possi
Water leaking in through plate - 1986 Hunter 28.5 Lilo at 2:36pm 09.30.21 Well if you are sure it is not a chain plate, then I can't see a reason to not open it up and look.
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? Hello Below at 2:33pm 09.30.21 Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, t
Water leaking in through plate - 1986 Hunter 28.5 rgranger at 2:20pm 09.30.21 Well if you are sure it is not a chain plate, then I can't see a reason to not open it up and look.
E33 Sol� TV aescobar100 at 2:19pm 09.30.21 2014
E33 Sol� TV rgranger at 2:17pm 09.30.21 A 2104? It should start working in about 83 years.:poke:
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? aescobar100 at 1:54pm 09.30.21 I removed the light bulb and checked to see if there was any voltage there. None, no matter what th
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? shemandr at 1:53pm 09.30.21 Are you saying that you checked the connections where the wire enters the tube - assuming the wire r
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 1:53pm 09.30.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/controleur.php?action=accueil don't know if this link will get y
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Stu Jackson at 1:42pm 09.30.21 If you were starting from scratch, would you do a button or a cable? Thx for your detailed answer,
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 1:38pm 09.30.21 I don't know if this issue is with all the 35s5's, but we found the cushions were not well supported
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 1:36pm 09.30.21 But if they do decide to do a luggage check .................... you really got some "splainin' t
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? MikeSea at 1:13pm 09.30.21 Hi Eric. Re progress on the autopilot question, yes, it appears that the Raymarine ST4000 Mk2 wheel-
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Jaxn at 1:00pm 09.30.21 Why? Honest question. I have an O'Day 272 with an inboard and a tiller. The original controls wer
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers cb32863 at 12:47pm 09.30.21 If you want simple and good: pairs with your phone or tablet using Bluetooth. You can use them sing
Exhaust Steam sail sfbay at 12:47pm 09.30.21 Just a therory............if the hot exhaust gas and water are not fully mixed due to insufficient c
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Stu Jackson at 12:40pm 09.30.21 and would like to replace the t-handle stop cable with a button. Why? Honest question.
Changing Hoses jeepbluetj at 12:37pm 09.30.21 What ^she^ said. But I like to use absorbent puppy piddle pads to catch the spills. They're terribly

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