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Old Style Mast step Lee at 12:58am 01.04.06 Smaller Boats 6/951 I have a broken mast step. (Z190 tapered mast) It happened when I was de-masted in Lake Michigan a
New 240 Owner Capt Woody at 12:02am 01.04.06 Smaller Boats 6/975 Curious questions:Where is the best place to buy things for the Hunter 240 boat? I am interested in
Showerless Benny at 11:07pm 01.03.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1118 Has anyone installed a shower in the cabin of an H-27 Cherubini? We have installed a pressure water
Hull Moisture David Fletcher at 10:54pm 01.03.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1357 I recently purchased a 1996 400. The bottom has high moisture readings. The surveyor suggested strip
Newport 28 rudder assembly Patrick at 10:38pm 01.03.06 Newport 0/2200 Anyone have a picture/diagram or other instructions on the rudder assembly? I have a 1982 (Hull 440
pattern for pop-top cover Justin_NSA at 9:12pm 01.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/927 Would anyone know if the pattern for the Mac26 pop-top is available somewhere? I would like to have
Cat-38 Diesel Webasto Heater Installation cat38skip at 2:27pm 01.03.06 Big Boats 1/1827 I have a new Webasto forced air diesel heater to install in my Cat-38. I am trying to lay out ductin
343 traveller/mainsheet setup rols at 2:15pm 01.03.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1332 The guys setting up my 343 here are swamped with work (3 new boats arriving within 4 weeks) so it's
sails steve21882 at 1:03pm 01.03.06 Bristol 1/1704 Two years ago I aquired a 1965 Corinthian with trailer form a guy in VA who was going to junk the bo
Rudder removal Sailorman27603 at 12:23pm 01.03.06 Other Sailboats 1/885 I need to remove one rudder for some repair. I see a bracket with 2 or 3 bolts holding it to the ba
Radar Mount on Mast for 1995 Hunter 336 MikeW at 12:04pm 01.03.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1142 I was wondering if anyone had any information or experience with mounting an 18 inch radar dome on a
all information about repair to the fin keel Richard Altman at 11:39am 01.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1301 In need of of as much as possible information to deal with damage to the fin keel of an O'Day 25.
Radar question George H260 at 11:16am 01.03.06 Big Boats 5/846 I'm considering adding radar to my 1986 Hunter 34 footer and was thinking about mounting it on the m
thur hull 27'--size ? GREG at 10:46am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/841 DOES ANYONE KNOW THE SIZE HEIGHT AND WIDE OF EACH THUR THE HULL FITTING, PER THEIR LOCATION
O'day 23 bulkhead Alan at 10:23am 01.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2913 I recently bought my first boat. O'day 23. Now I have to replace the port bulkhead and compression
Adding Water to 26M comfordent at 9:23am 01.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/895 We'll be outfitting a 26M this spring. Pls. help with ideas for adding water capacity;location, ga
False bilge.... dumb question Rick J at 8:16am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 12/1583 Hello all. Regarding the 'false bilge' (or whatever it's called, since the H31 seems to have mult
Removing Thru Hulls on 1971 27' Catalina GREG at 7:09am 01.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/878 NEED ANY INFO ON HOW TO PROCEED AND WHAT TO REPLACE OLD GATE VALUES WITH AND INSTALL INFO THANKS GR
Dinette / Berth Vic Castleton at 7:02am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1187 Is the dinette on this model readily convertible to a berth ? the 86 I have bought doesn't seem to b
Lazy Jacks paphman at 6:56am 01.03.06 Smaller Boats 9/1540 I have seen a few Cat.22 with lazy jacks, but have never used them. Does anyone have these on the 2

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What do you use for fire extingushers?? Mr Fox at 4:57pm 06.03.21 I like the potassium jets. A,B,C, E and F rated, zero thrust (so no spread of flammable liquids), no
What do you use for fire extingushers?? Pagan Baby at 4:56pm 06.03.21 I installed an automatic system (fireboy, I think) in my engine compartment. I also installed an aut
H170 centerboard bent straps.. What is it supposed to look like? rcairflyer at 4:48pm 06.03.21 Keep in mind that once the centerboard is down you should attached a bungee to the bale that the pu
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags capta at 4:43pm 06.03.21 We found some extra heavy duty shock cord and hook it on the boom's tang and the base of the mast. I
H170 centerboard bent straps.. What is it supposed to look like? rcairflyer at 4:42pm 06.03.21 Here's how mine is set up. Funny, I never realized my rig deviated from the manual's configuration.
Keep fuel tank full? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:38pm 06.03.21 The consensus among the professional crew on some of the big boats around our marina, many of which
Reverse Cycle difficulties Juice6576 at 4:17pm 06.03.21 Make sure the through hull is closed. Check the suction strainer and make sure it is clean. Disassem
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? FDL S2 at 4:17pm 06.03.21 Wow, shallow indeed. I was just looking at NOAA chart 14916, and it looks like you have to go about
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Sunbird22358 at 4:14pm 06.03.21 Key to Month of Model Year - Pre 1984. AUG A FEB G SEP B MAR H OCT C APR I NOV D
Reverse Cycle difficulties JamesG161 at 4:00pm 06.03.21 The March pumps supplied originally with MarineAir units were not the best. By the way.. Much has
Keep fuel tank full? sail sfbay at 3:48pm 06.03.21 Suggest topping it off when convenient to mitigate condensation and add diesel biocide fuel treatmen
Assess my Z-Spar mast (H23) jBlaze3000 at 3:39pm 06.03.21 It looks like too much prebend. I don't think you can judge rake by looking at a photo. Or at leas
Reverse Cycle difficulties JamesG161 at 3:29pm 06.03.21 It may have, I don't recall. I came back to the boat, looked for and noticed no flow, shut it off a
Chrysler 26 hull work dlochner at 3:20pm 06.03.21 The work I would like to do at the end of the season if to do the following: 1. Take off the old a
Need surveyor eastern shore Maryland (1) sail sfbay at 3:12pm 06.03.21 Here you go: Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors - SAMS OR Best 30 Marine Surveyors in Easton, MD
Disappointed in Beneteau shemandr at 3:11pm 06.03.21 Continue respiration while awaiting that reply.
Odd Discharge JRT at 3:11pm 06.03.21 Diesels need to be run hard, and not babied. Plus it is just fun to punch it wide open for a bit!
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 3:05pm 06.03.21 Wow, shallow indeed. I was just looking at NOAA chart 14916, and it looks like you have to go about
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Brian D at 2:44pm 06.03.21 The only thing I have done on my boat is autopilot. However, when I learned how to seriously balance
Going sailing! (8) mermike at 2:41pm 06.03.21 Plans changed (of course) as our departure on Monday 5/24 was greeted by 20+ knots of wind as we cro

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