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Leaky bilge/grid area? Leaky Waters at 9:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1462 Hi there,Anyone experienced mysterious soapy/fresh water surfacing from under the grid area into t
House Battery on Hunter 33 Darryl at 9:03am 07.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1780 I have a 2005 hunter 33. has anyone installed a house battery using 6 volt golf cart batteries as t
Trailer Hub grease cap Mike O16610 at 8:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1017 Does anyone know the size of the grease cap on the macgregor trailers (1984)? I lost a cap on the w
small hardware replacement rjk61248@comcast.net at 8:28am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/873 My 2000 290 was hit with a little theft will docked. Two small piece were taken and I have had no lu
Close calls with motor boats Keith and Sandi at 8:22am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 49/2432 The past two weekends of sailing we have had two very close encounters with a cabin cruisers while u
1981 Macgregor 36 Cat Trampoline Jon at 8:06am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1577 I recently bought a 36' 1981 MacGregor Cat and I will need to replace the trampoline soon. Does any
Rudder with gas spring strut Hold down John S at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1540 When I changed over to my IdaSailor rudder, I installed a gas spring strut to hold my rudder down, a
Looking for a mechanic Mikes Oasis at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/885 I am looking for a diesel mechanic to spend a few hours with me on my boat to teach me regular maint
foot pedal frank at 7:17am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/857 I was just trying to figure out what was the make of the head on my boat,it has a foot pedal and a h
Yanmar cooling system windride2712243 at 7:03am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1402 I have a Yanmar YSM8, Single cylinder diesel that is raw water cooled. It was rebuilt in 2000. I bo
Sea Vancouver in BC John Nantz at 6:38am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1013 Just received this picture of the tall ships in Vancouver, BC. A fleet of squareriggers/vintage ship
I just got mine karmaf16 at 6:30am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/791 Hi all,Just got a 2001 Hunter 340 and as I prepare to take her over, I am trying to figure out the
O'Day 23 Main battens size. AD at 5:50am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1141 In the quest to sort out my friends mooring, I forgot two things before leaving my boat (putting th
Locker liners Shenanigans at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1027 2 of the drop-in plastic inserts that go into the openings under the berth of my '27 have hardened a
Cheap Hunter 25 KennyH at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/985 Anyone looking for a cheap Hunter 25. Pelican Marina at Elizabeth City has an older Hunter 25 for 1
Yanmar Throttle Question Mark P. at 5:17am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1183 Hopeing someone can help. I'm reviving a neglected Oday 26, 1984 with a yanmar 1gm diesel. Finally g
DS 1 Spiniker Pole Michael Reney at 4:47am 07.11.05 Day Sailers 2/1021 I have a 1968 DS with a spiniker but no pole, I can not seam to find out the proper lenth one should
Mermaid Marine Air condensators Brian L.20665 at 4:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1253 Interested in latest opinions from users of Mermaid condensators. There was quite a bit of interest
Columbia 40' Nose Fitting Colin at 4:03am 07.11.05 Columbia 0/1742 I am looking for a suggestion on repairing the steel support for the stainless nose fitting on the b
what is a barberhaul? GregS at 3:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/6210 Blatenly exposing my novice-ness again, but what is a barberhaul?

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Have any of you changed out a Beneteau 323 Windscreen? JamesG161 at 12:10pm 02.07.21 Is there any way to restore them without replacing them? Yes, if you know the material of the Hatc
Need some offbeat advice DJ Ambrose at 12:09pm 02.07.21 sell it, then buy more tools jon, I loved my kids more than anything and my marriage was good as w
Need some offbeat advice bawlmer at 12:04pm 02.07.21 Sawzall. Ahhh.... Divorce stories. I have a few of them.......
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? bawlmer at 11:59am 02.07.21 I did a lot of work on my sanitary system. The first and mandatory task is to pump your tank before
Performance with a keel sailboatracer at 11:57am 02.07.21 I would not consider a Capri 22 or a Catalina 25 to be sport boats or capable of planning. If you're
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:37am 02.07.21 It's absolutely essential that you do whatever is necessary to empty the tank before you do ANYTHING
Have any of you changed out a Beneteau 323 Windscreen? balguy at 11:03am 02.07.21 Hi guys, I'm restoring my (new to me) Beneteau 323 and notice that the windscreen is crazed like m
Requesting some positive vibes and thoughts... Jacktar at 10:35am 02.07.21 Murphys law in action, not to mention a little Darwininsm too.
lifepo4 battery installation Beneteau 373 (1) mishka at 10:25am 02.07.21 The space under the aft berth is directly connected to the engine compartment. There are two flexibl
Switching an inboard for an outboard sailme88 at 10:23am 02.07.21 Clubmates converted a Newport 28 to outboard. Their mistake was removing the Atomic 4. Forgot to an
Requesting some positive vibes and thoughts... Johnb at 10:13am 02.07.21 Cheer up they said, things could be worse. So I did. And they were right. Things did get worse.
Requesting some positive vibes and thoughts... Ron20324 at 10:12am 02.07.21 There is an ad running in the Annapolis paper's classifieds. Loooking for a guy whose ex-wife passed
Need some offbeat advice Kings Gambit at 10:10am 02.07.21
Requesting some positive vibes and thoughts... kappykaplan at 10:04am 02.07.21 My money is on you getting a check for $9300 in the near future. That's a positive vibe! :beer:
Need some offbeat advice DJ Ambrose at 10:00am 02.07.21 SEE, that's why I love this forum! Things like renting a saw, buying an inexpensive electric metal c
Requesting some positive vibes and thoughts... dLj at 9:57am 02.07.21 The IRS has a statue of limitations of 7 years. So they aren't going to get you for whatever you did
Need some offbeat advice dLj at 9:51am 02.07.21 Can you simply ask the marina if they want it for free? dj
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal Drewskie at 9:45am 02.07.21 Thanks CYQK. Do you have any pictures? Was the teak base fastened/glued to the deck (other than with
Switching an inboard for an outboard Kings Gambit at 9:40am 02.07.21 I don't have any experience with these but I suspect over the next decade or so electric saildrives
40 CC questions RenatoM at 9:38am 02.07.21 That looks like an Yanmar 4JH3E. They are rated at 44Hp.

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