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Beneteau 350 oceanis lines drawing, keel placement Karl3305 at 1:06am 03.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1339 Hello all, We are in need of a lines drawing of the Beneteau 350 oceanis, as the keel was lost, an
New canvas stuff from the Chandlery for my 25 JeffC21331 at 1:25am 03.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/916 I just received some new canvas stuff from the Chandlery here. I thought I'd share. I got the cove
Fiberglass anyone? Edwin at 1:45am 03.22.07 Day Sailers 3/1289 With a 1998 H170 my annual spring job of repairing new cracks on the gunwale is staring me in the fa
Cruising Sailors Sunshine at 2:32am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1164 There is a racer out there that claims that novices can learn more in a few weeks of racing than in
Help! We have a new to us 1978 Catalina 27...rig? John Bojack at 2:38am 03.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1361 My girlfriend bought a 27.....and doesn't know what to do with it. I'm in need of a general manual
Batten Question Hugh4753 at 4:10am 03.22.07 Big Boats 11/1401 Yesterday I was wasting time at Barnes and Nobles and picked up a book titled, (I think) Things I wi
Stray Current Jerry21751 at 4:26am 03.22.07 Catalina 310 4/1440 We will be spending some time on our boat next month. Before the boat was hauled out for a bottom jo
Ballast Water Alan at 5:54am 03.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/893 The National Marine Manufacturers Association today filed an amicus brief with the 9th Circuit Court
sound/heat proof Tarracott at 6:12am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1049 I need to replace the heat proof / sound proof barrier on the inside of my engine compartment. Any r
mini perini Blackcloud at 6:21am 03.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/956 Ahoy MacGregors,Recently enamored by all I've read (and nothing I done) about the mac 65. What a
V-berth conversions Paul H at 6:46am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1144 Hello folks...there's always so much great advice on this forum, I thought that I would ask for some
Everybody - Redux Paul Akers at 7:27am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1040 Not long ago, somebody posted a sailing video from Youtube, It was entitled "Everybody". I just ha
Foul Weather gear Brenda at 7:29am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2009 An important part of sailing is having the right gear. What about rain gear? Anyone have suggestio
Raising the mast single handedly..I wonder if Skippercanuck at 7:17am 03.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1351 The subject of raising the mast wasa discussed lots in 2002, and again in 2004, but I wonder if ther
outboard electric jimforest at 8:34am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/992 Another question. Does my 8 hp Evinrude "Yachtwin" 1990 which came with my Mac26D of the same year
Question for O'Day 40 Owners Gary Dunford at 8:57am 03.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/783 I sold my O'Day 302 2 years ago to someone who made me an offer I could not refuse. Anyway, I am loo
How do you survive the ice & snow ??? Scott B at 9:40am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1182 Like I said to my wife today, I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas. We just inked the deal on ou
Hood furler (1) Mark M26D at 9:38am 03.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/959 First, thanks y'all for info on my presale questions.When the boat was being rerigged at the lake,
H320 Arch Joe at 9:29am 03.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1305 HI - Has anyone ever moved a Hunter 320, 326 or 310 over the road with the Arch attached? It seems
Odor captain at 10:11am 03.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1039 Whenever I run my airconditioner, I seem to develop an odor in the boat. This is not a holding tank

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H-34 Fixed Ports Rebuilt (1) kloudie1 at 3:40pm 06.14.21 Inside, I took off the interior trim and painted the outward edges flat black. I painted the edges o
Navionics Tutorials sail sfbay at 3:26pm 06.14.21 Here is a start: (13) Navionics Navigation Introduction and Tutorial - YouTube
Reefing Cringle?? JoeWhite at 3:26pm 06.14.21 That feature on the main sail is called Cunningham.
H-34 Fixed Ports Rebuilt Claude L.-Auger at 2:52pm 06.14.21 Looks real good Claude. That is on my projects list and I too will shamelessy copy Allan's idea ? W
3GM30F Clean-up (1) Claude L.-Auger at 2:47pm 06.14.21 Great job Scott. As for replacing the water heater hoses going to the engine here is a simple soluti
Do you BELIEVE... in Rogue Waves? smokey73 at 2:45pm 06.14.21
1972 Irwin 28 sail sfbay at 2:38pm 06.14.21 How tall are you? Is the boat nearby to see?
Considering a Hunter 240 caverun at 2:34pm 06.14.21 We had a 240 for 10 years- and have a 260 now. The lack of side decks was never a problem for us on
Shroud Cotter Pins Claude L.-Auger at 2:33pm 06.14.21 As you know the pins are there to prevent the shroud from turning and getting loose. Previous owner
Reefing Cringle?? Hayden Watson at 2:31pm 06.14.21 You could think if it that way. I have one on my C30 TR/BS and have a 4:1 block and tackle which co
Hunter 45DS SeaTalk Backbone sail sfbay at 2:31pm 06.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! Not a 45DS but my 46 has it located inside the panel adjacent to the navigat
Reefing Cringle?? cstats at 2:25pm 06.14.21 flatting the leading edge of the sail, taking the belly out, as the wind increases nothing to do
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice (1) Bluenose at 1:57pm 06.14.21 If you are trickle charging a 20 watt panel is sufficient. I got the panel, flipped it over and scre
Do you BELIEVE... in Rogue Waves? capta at 1:54pm 06.14.21 I know they exist; I've seen the damage they have done to freighters. But these "rogue waves" under
Traveler Don Guillette at 1:53pm 06.14.21 Hello Don -- SO, I actually did this in reverse. I found the charts some time ago and have been wor
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 sail sfbay at 1:49pm 06.14.21 phobucket..............I am happy to look at the boat OR just talk about sailing in the San Francisc
Is tuning the rigging necessary? Thaniel at 1:48pm 06.14.21 Do we have to tune the rigging "have to" seems pretty subjective. To be very literal, will it sa
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. Rick486 at 1:44pm 06.14.21 Our 2002 Garmin 3210 is at sea now on it's way from Grenada to Newport, hopefully, nonstop. When I'
Anchor chain rubbing strip Bluenose at 1:43pm 06.14.21 On my B331, I had some old teak pieces that I through bolted. I leave them unfinished with countersu
another really good reason not to ground at low tide.. Thaniel at 1:37pm 06.14.21

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