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New Cabin Sole (1) Jrpla at 9:45pm 01.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1071 Hi,Here is a picture of my new cabin floor. I use Cherry-Holly laminate floor from World Panel.
Xantrex Battery Monitor Product Review Maine Sail at 12:53am 01.24.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1593 Hi All,I thought I'd post a product review of the Xantrex XBM battery monitor. After years of gues
Boat elevator Michel Girard at 1:17am 01.24.07 Catalina 22 1/1310 I need to find a drawing of the 1981 Catalina 22 that wouls show the mesurements of profile of the b
osmosis in forward water tank atoraxia at 12:59am 01.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1198 Hi found osmosis in forward water tank has anybody else had this problem and could you please offer
New feature: profiles linked to the forum Phil Herring at 1:22am 01.24.07 Ask All Sailors 40/2612 Yet one more reason to register for the forums. :)When you see an author's name displayed as a li
Sound insulation Rick at 1:53am 01.24.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1210 We have an older fiberglass boat and a diesel engine and little insulation in the engine compartment
Rope Cutter Colin at 2:10am 01.24.07 Big Boats 8/874 Hi All. I'm thinking of fitting a rope-cutter onto my H356 and would like to know which one is the
gel coat prep richk at 2:14am 01.24.07 Big Boats 1/835 Once it warms up here I intend to expand the area covered by bottom paint on my hull. The boat's on
Fuel Filter? Tony Z at 2:32am 01.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1210 Any recomendations on a pre-filter for the Yanmar 2GM?
1982 Hunter 25 Portholes Sara at 4:00am 01.24.07 Smaller Boats 2/1301 This is my first sailboat. I need to replace the portholes. Supposedly, the size is no longer manufa
Insurance Question--Postscript Gary Wyngarden at 3:54am 01.24.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1004 Following my posting from last week on my insurance company's proposed increase in hull deductible f
Online shopping Phil at 5:26am 01.24.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1018 Have any of you dealt with WM online store customer support? I have worked in various capacities ar
1982 Hunter 25 Owner's Manual Sara at 4:16am 01.24.07 Smaller Boats 2/1667 Do you know where/how I can get an owner's manual. Hunter doesn't have 1982 model manuals and I can'
Pintle Caps & Springs Abby Normal at 5:03am 01.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/904 Does anyone know where to find purpose-made pintle caps and springs for the M-25? Mine are getting
Specs for Maple Leaf 30 Chine Boat Yards Jason Finlayson at 4:57am 01.24.07 Ask All Sailors 0/3564 I did not find a specific area devoted to the Maple Leaf so here I am in Ask All Sailors. Just look
Head downgrade Eric14428 at 6:19am 01.24.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1264 Has anyone ever replaced a manual head with holding tank for a portable head? I just daysail with t
Winch Torque Captain Dave at 6:13am 01.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3438 How many approximate torque pounds is needed to hoist a Main on a 35' Hunter.I was thinking about b
Props Manny at 12:16pm 01.24.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1627 If memory serves, I thought I remember seeing a post recently where someone had mentioned that their
San Juan Sailing lee at 1:12pm 01.24.07 Trailer Sailors 5/2693 I am looking for a trailerable sailboat that is big enough to sail the San Juans and up the inland
PSS or replace packing with dripless? Will at 4:20pm 01.24.07 Catalina 310 1/1777 Well, I'm trying to get ready for the delivery of my 310 and already hopelessly thinking of ways to

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Bimini...what does it refer to? Tom J at 10:05pm 06.02.21 I've always thought of the bimini as the whole structure, frame and cover. I have spent some time i
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job Richard19068 at 10:01pm 06.02.21 Remember the belt is not necessarily a chandlery item. As Brian said it is an AT5-825-10 belt (5mm
Odd Discharge Tom J at 9:57pm 06.02.21 JRT / Justin_NSA and Tom - oil was as black as night, so I just repositioned the hose. Did not ne
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? pclarksurf at 9:51pm 06.02.21 Did this ever work? Partial-- I ordered the new traveler and it is backordered so I didn't get i
Reefing Line Size(s) swshogren at 9:21pm 06.02.21 thank you all for your recommendations and sharing.
Bimini...what does it refer to? Ken13559 at 9:20pm 06.02.21 Well I think of it as the whole thing frame and fabric. Why do you ask? Did you buy a bimini and
Bimini...what does it refer to? Leeward Rail at 9:01pm 06.02.21 Frame and the cloth covering cockpit, mostly for sun protection but also rain. (I assume the name is
Bimini...what does it refer to? JohnShannon at 8:57pm 06.02.21 Well I think of it as the whole thing frame and fabric. Why do you ask? Did you buy a bimini and o
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot (1) Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 06.02.21 Well it is getting serious now because I am ordering the EV100 tomorrow. I think I need to have my
Bimini...what does it refer to? HMT2 at 8:44pm 06.02.21
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 ramoore at 7:56pm 06.02.21 Hi, I have a 2007 44DS, which had the same fresh water pump. I just recently replaced it with a Fl
keel bolts ? - buying boat Scott T-Bird at 7:36pm 06.02.21 Well Beneteau still uses bolts and they are Dacroment and I replaced mine and so have many others
Window gaskets The Captain at 6:55pm 06.02.21 @jssailem That's correct. They used "vinyl glazing channels", same as camper trailers of the era.
Pearson 33-2 caretakers 31seahorse at 6:47pm 06.02.21 In my earlier post I should have mentioned, bragged, name-dropped, or otherwise said that we first d
keel bolts ? - buying boat Mechone at 6:30pm 06.02.21 Well Beneteau still uses bolts and they are Dacroment and I replaced mine and so have many others
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job SabreToothedEngineer at 6:08pm 06.02.21 Thanks for all the help, everyone. I think the belt tension is going to be the answer. During the l
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 5:50pm 06.02.21 JRT / Justin_NSA and Tom - oil was as black as night, so I just repositioned the hose. Did not nee
keel bolts ? - buying boat (2) TimFromLI at 5:48pm 06.02.21 I had the same issue on my '93 Beneteau. Below is a pic of the bad bolt. It was not a big issue.
SailboatOwners canvas sail sfbay at 5:11pm 06.02.21 Please keep in mind on-line sail cover makers rely on YOUR measurements. For that reason, if you hav
How to use a D-shackle mooring Stu Jackson at 5:09pm 06.02.21 Those videos are great, but those only work on standup rings. Many moorings have floppy rings and e

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