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New Sails Questions BarryL at 9:39am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1481 Hi,I have a few questions regarding purchasing new sails.Is there a best time of year for buying
Escape dolly Fred DuVal at 8:53am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/796 I want to buy a dolly for my Escape sailboat. Anyone have one??
cockpit fiberglass table Bill9282 at 8:20am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/967 Has anyone had a problem with the glass around the piano hinges cracking? If so, what was your remed
Odor in the cabin Tim McCarty at 7:58am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1638 OK, Peggy, I will rule out a leak in the tank, and I will also rule out the hoses as they are Sealan
Computer Charts Dave at 7:54am 10.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/956 I am looking at purchasing computer software and charts for my boat. When I look into the various v
Chain Plate Attachment Failure Jay McMullan at 7:37am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1700 My Oday 272LE recently experienced a fairly catastrophic failure of the chain plate attachment to th
getting trailer galvanized Phil at 6:47am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1064 Has anyone had there trailer galvanized in the Los Angeles area. I would like to get local Info than
Electric Vs Vacuflush head Ed at 6:39am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/10565 I am looking at obtaining a new boat (new to me, likely used) and have a question about electric hea
Sail Drive Ed at 6:32am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1935 What is Sail Drive? I am looking for a new boat and in the past have had Hunters with a Yanmar with
U S yacht big515 at 6:08am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2915 I resently purchased my first sail boat. a U S yacht 21'1983 model. I can not find any manufacture i
Vacation Planning MarkDB at 5:49am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/925 For the last 2 years, my family and I have chartered a boat out of Annapolis as part of our summer v
repainting name Bob Hayden at 5:44am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 2/896 The name on my boat TIMOTHY is 30 years old. I need to repaint the name and hailing port.What paint
Cradle weight Richard4728 at 5:42am 10.12.05 Catalina 30 0/1481 Does anyone know the weight of the factory cradle for a Catalina 30?Thanks
2nd Battery bart5008 at 5:19am 10.12.05 Smaller Boats 10/1053 I am thinking of installing a second battery on my 240. I thought screwing a peice of 3/4" plywood d
Paint for my floor dblake05 at 5:01am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 3/878 Can anyone recommend a good paint to paint the floor with? I pulled up the carpet that was in the bo
Removing Epoxy fredsb at 4:46am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1233 Does anyone know of a method to remove epoxy from the deck? Had an oops mounting an autopilot brack
replacement rudder walt at 4:35am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/874 Any one out there that needs a replacement hi ratio aspect rudder or d-board for a Mac 26. This one
474 First Boat hlads at 4:23am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1301 At 53 I am my wife are just taking up sailing and plan to buy a 473 for day and weekend sailing. Wou
Internal boom outhaul lines viktor at 4:20am 10.12.05 Big Boats 3/1423 Does anyone know if it is possible to change the internal outhaul lines in a Kenyon boom on a 34,...
WInd Instrument cable routing Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 3:34am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/760 I am sure that majority of 1988-94 Hunter 30 owners have a mast top wind instrument.I just recently

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Where is the electrical panel in your O'Day 20? (1) Noodat Lady at 12:55pm 04.06.21 I think the panel on ours is original, and it is on the portside bulkhead. The battery is in the por
Beneteau Parts Trouble mdibella at 12:45pm 04.06.21 I have a pretty good relationship with the customer service manager. She didn't not reply to the l
How to Remove Couch in 2005 41AC MFD at 12:40pm 04.06.21 I was able to take mine out single handed. Oddly enough absolutely no recollection how. I might ha
How to Remove Couch in 2005 41AC Nodak7 at 12:35pm 04.06.21 The next question is how do you get it out of the boat? Jesh it just does not seem like it would fit
Windlass foot switch sail sfbay at 12:28pm 04.06.21 When I replaced my Lewmar electric winch switch, which had a uv damaged cover, I had to purchase a n
Use of bimini JRT at 11:50am 04.06.21 So mine is close on the 310 too when the sail is down and stowed, but once I raise the main the boom
Back on the water. I got carried away, part 2 Timm R Oday25 at 11:32am 04.06.21 Most excellent . Thanks for bringing us along
Use of bimini Justin_NSA at 11:20am 04.06.21 A simple remedy for bimini days is too add a cringle at the back of the sail so you can gather up so
Window films thinwater at 11:15am 04.06.21 I put some test panels (film on acrylic and polycarbonate hatches) on the roof one year ago. I just
Use of bimini CaptainRan at 11:12am 04.06.21 So I'm not the only one, that is interesting news, thanks for posting. Crazy Dave: I will get the ma
Use of bimini DeliriousSailor at 11:07am 04.06.21 So far the only thing I dont like about our H26 is that you cannot have a bimini up while sailing.
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) (1) JRacer at 11:07am 04.06.21 I hang one of these in my companionway when I leave the boat. It has the words "Open Thru Hulls" wri
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit DeliriousSailor at 10:47am 04.06.21 Wow where has the time gone. Been busy. Thursday I had the day off and it was reasonably warm so
Thinking about painting my hull Justin_NSA at 10:47am 04.06.21 hahahaha Like this? Clearly someone who either knows nothing abuot fishing or nothing about sail
H26 Outboard Motor Shaft, Long or Extra Long DeliriousSailor at 10:34am 04.06.21 @DeliriousSailor ... one of these might make the difference. kets made for 4 stroke motors are ve
Thinking about painting my hull souzag818 at 10:15am 04.06.21 I had a Tartan that I painted dark green (literally, Awlgrip color...) with an off white bootstripe
Thinking about painting my hull (1) rgranger at 10:06am 04.06.21 to me, that's the equivalent to getting a tattoo :facepalm: hahahaha Like this? Clearly someone
1995 Hunter 35.5 Leak in Aft. cabin. Crazy Dave Condon at 9:51am 04.06.21 Old trick is to close everything inside, tape a piece of plastic over companionway, slit the plastic
Engine block de-rusting question LukeAvanti at 9:48am 04.06.21 Many thanks for the thoughtful and detailed advice, much appreciated!
H26 Outboard Motor Shaft, Long or Extra Long Crazy Dave Condon at 9:40am 04.06.21 Private message sent to me. Request photos first

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