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intermittent bilge water beneteau331 2000 at 6:21am 02.04.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1982 I have a Beneteau 331 2000 model. I get intermittent water in my bilge. After being dry one or two w
Is Macgregor 26 the right boat for LI Sound, NY Jeff at 6:06am 02.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1649 Hi,We are looking to buy a family boat this spring. Our home port is huntington,NY. We would lik
Boom, sheet line attachments (1) Chuck R at 6:04am 02.04.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1319 I wonder which is best for my O'Day ??When I look at Pix of other 222 OD's they have the sheet lin
boarding ladder/platform combo huntermdus at 5:43am 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1180 The picture above shows a swim ladder/platform combo that is different than anything I have ever see
Reply to RCman4u2 Bimini Trip 2007 (1) Near Bliss at 4:14am 02.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/815 RCman4u2,I am also interested in a trip to Bimini. I have a 2001 26X on Pickwick Lake in Tn. I ha
Nissan/Tohatsu 6HP Extra Long Shaft Poca Long at 3:57am 02.04.07 Catalina 22 3/2613 I have been looking at the 6HP extra long shaft (25") because it comes with the alternator installed
Foam in the mast O2Addict at 3:54am 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1305 OK the PO of my Hunter 30 has filled the lower half of the mast with what seems to be expanding 2 pa
stern vinyl rub rail larryw at 3:53am 02.04.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1383 Hi,Fellow Bene owners; I have a problem that other might have, too. The piece of vinyl rub rail that
hunter 22 keel newsailor130 at 10:24am 02.04.07 Smaller Boats 3/977 Hi guys, sorry I am a real newbie here. I guess this is a really dumb question. i just bought a 1981
Hinged mast step for a '81 Mac 25 Rusty 25 at 10:07am 02.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1311 Has anyone added a hinged mast step to their boat? Any advice on where to find the right step and as
Sail cover Mark at 9:27am 02.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/855 Does anyone know how long the vang is on a 22 foot Mac Gregor? I'm looking for a cover and the boat
Chart plotter readability in daylight Syversens at 10:57am 02.04.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1103 Hi All, I read the post about the instrumentation and reminded me of a problem I have. I'm pretty ha
What is that Hul Indentation Mark Fred Miller at 10:59am 02.04.07 Big Boats 6/956 Now that my boat is layed up on the hard for winter storage in Jersey, I recently noticed just abou
coloring sails sand sailor at 2:38pm 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 6/8652 im wanting to die my sails black and red what type of die will work on dacron sails ( im assuming th
Paper or plastic? SailboatOwners.com at 12:10pm 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1253 We all know that that you don't leave home port without nautical charts. If you are day sailing or c
fuel tank removal 376 1997 randy18488 at 10:13pm 02.02.07 Big Boats 4/817 I want to take the fuel tank out on my 376 Hunter, has any one done this.
Thanks for your advice! Electro-Scan (1) Travler at 9:39pm 02.02.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1376 Hi Peggy,As I begin getting the boat ready for another season of fun, I thought I should thank you
87 Morgan Classic 41 and air conditioning Travler at 9:19pm 02.02.07 Morgan 2/1959 We live and sail around Pensacola, FL and we spent last August sweltering, and we swore then that we
Forestay Tension paphman at 12:41am 02.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4558 I have a C-22 and have a question about the tension of the forestay. I set the boat up with 28 for
New instrument advice Scott21120 at 12:35am 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1335 I would like to replace my Standard Horizon Depth and Speed instruments, with a depth/speed multi in

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Gauges! eherlihy at 5:16pm 02.11.21 All three have been replaced my Admiral's Panel. I replaced the incandescent 168 bulbs with red LEDs
Steering Backwards capta at 4:12pm 02.11.21 That sounds like something Mike Plant, The Ocean Cowboy would have done. YeeHaw!!! :biggrin: Wro
Beneteau First 36.7 toe rails sail sfbay at 4:05pm 02.11.21 Welcome to the forum!! Buy toe rail here: Aluminum Sailboat Toe Rail \| Crest Aluminum Products Co,
Advice on Getting a Boat bmorr at 3:54pm 02.11.21 I like my 96 Hunter 26. With the water ballest it drops the weight for the annual to and from the sl
Requesting some positive vibes and thoughts... LloydB at 3:18pm 02.11.21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :)
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat dlochner at 3:09pm 02.11.21 You mention going 7 miles off shore to an island. You may find that no matter which engine you have
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat sloughsailer at 3:06pm 02.11.21 You mention going 7 miles off shore to an island. You may find that no matter which engine you have
H26 Battery Panel / Wall Chiriqui at 2:57pm 02.11.21 ok good info.. the support I will replace it with should do the trick...thanks
Gauges! twodzusfittings at 2:53pm 02.11.21 I hope this helps someone! :) It really doesn't help me. It just makes me jealous. Ha ha. Serious
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Ken Cross at 2:31pm 02.11.21 In my old powerboat days, I had a 115 and a 4 hp kicker for fishing. The only time I needed a second
Texas January Racing PaulK at 2:24pm 02.11.21 Maybe you could rig up some running backstays for days like that. Ours have 4-part tackles that we b
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat LeeandRick at 2:08pm 02.11.21 For a 20' boat your water line length is about 19' so your hull speed can be estimated as HS = 1.
H26 Battery Panel / Wall Crazy Dave Condon at 2:02pm 02.11.21 If you are talking about the rear berth wall with the two opening panels one of which is the starboa
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat PaulK at 1:46pm 02.11.21 It sounds like the OB salesman may be concerned about LeeandRick's point about the mounting and tran
Transom shower Beneteau 323 sail sfbay at 1:32pm 02.11.21 transom shower without cover: Whale Swim N Rinse cover: suggest measuring dimensions and purchansi
Video of cargo ship launchings... rgranger at 1:30pm 02.11.21
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat SailingLoto at 1:29pm 02.11.21 i ran a 3.3 merc on my little 21. more than adequate. i run a 9.8 merc on my 22. it is overkill,
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat rgranger at 1:28pm 02.11.21 Forgive me if I got this wrong but it seems there is a fundamental missunderstanding about the diffe
H26 Battery Panel / Wall Chiriqui at 1:12pm 02.11.21 . No that panel isn't structural. I had lost most of its strength from exposure to water sitting ba
Shakleton Expedition rpwillia at 1:08pm 02.11.21 The book "South" is a good read.

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