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Winter projects Charlie Gruetzner - BeneteauOwners.net at 10:06pm 01.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1019 The New Year has come and gone. January is just about half over and we had another 6 inches of snow
Sailing books,schools,courses Pete at 9:53pm 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/820 As a first time owner of a H22 I need to learn how to use this boat once I get it ready to sail. Any
edson vision pedestal mortyd at 9:36pm 01.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1204 we are thinking of installing an edson vision seried wheel pedestal on our 91 c30, does anyone out t
Sail with Outboard Up or Down? BrianW at 8:59pm 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/3374 I'm a first-time boat owner and just bought a '95 H26. From some of the posts, I see some sail with
Adv: Cat 27 Retrofit outboard to inboard? Curt at 7:27pm 01.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1785 Just purchased a '73 Catalina 27 at auction that needs lots of work, the outboard probably is in nee
Autopilot 6001 Sailgirl at 7:17pm 01.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/940 We have just purchased a new H41DS and although there are many options on the boat there is no autop
cruising chute mike at 1:34pm 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1092 looking to add a chute to my inventory.I will use a snuffer nay suggestion on the dimensions?thank
Dying sails Mike at 10:35am 01.11.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1966 This may seem silly, but i have aquired an older spinnaker in good condition, but heavily faded. It
Portable head for an O'Day 25 Eric at 9:31am 01.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1017 My '76 O'Day 25 came without any head. Adding one wasn't originally a high priority for me, but I'm
Bahamas Bound 2005 Pat2157 at 8:54am 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1166 Planning on going to the beautiful Bahamas again this year, but have not been since 9/11. Has anyon
Measurements for spinnaker bill niessen at 7:41am 01.11.05 Big Boats 14/1542 I would like to shop for an asymmetric spinnaker and need a little help as I have only limited exper
Old bottom paint Jonathan Costello at 6:39am 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 6/894 My boat has an old bottom paint job that looks pretty shabby and is flaking off all the way under by
Whats the difference. H-27 and 27 Sloop Sam at 6:11am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/848 We are looking to purchase a Hunter in the 27-28 foot range. We see the displacements for some Hunt
Yanmar leaking oil NagMeKnot at 4:11am 01.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1436 My Yanmar 2GMF is leaking oil onto the bilge diaper, its not much, but its there and I don't like th
Starter Replacement John W at 4:06am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1586 The starter on my Universal M-18 in my C-27 has burned up. The cost for a new one is a bit of a sho
Haliard sheaves.... Rick J at 4:01am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/980 Hello all. Has anyone replaced your lower main and/or jib haliard sheaves? Mine are kind of cracke
Smelly "Fresh" Water Austin Bay II at 3:51am 01.11.05 Big Boats 6/1171 Have a smelly question. We were away from the boat for a couple of weeks and when we pulled suppose
What model is my Cal? Michael at 3:07am 01.11.05 Cal 15/1222 My father has given me what I was told is a 24' Cal. However none of the pics I find online of othe
boomkicker Justin at 3:03am 01.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/851 Anyone use a boomkicker in place of a topping lift and/or mast pole? There are advantages in sail sh
Reminder: Philadelphia Strictly Sail Phil Herring at 2:47am 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 7/870 All you east coasters, don't forget Philadelphia Strictly Sail is coming up. it's the biggest mid-w

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Electric oil change pump Ken13559 at 4:13pm 12.17.20 I've had years of reliable service from this manual pump, for what it's worth. I've been using thi
Prop shaft zinc 321 Richard19068 at 4:11pm 12.17.20 Look, I don't care. I have no dog in this hunt. Just got interested because I have been having zinc
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 jssailem at 4:08pm 12.17.20 Or you can learn all the dirt on Stuffing Box from @Maine Sail on his site. https://marinehowto.com
Clinometer jssailem at 4:05pm 12.17.20 Could not find on offered on SBO. Suspect you could ask @Dave Groshong . Or just go on line. PLAS
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s stickinthemud57 at 3:58pm 12.17.20 Thanks for that info. For now we are just overnighting, returning to the marina and plugging in. May
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 sail sfbay at 3:53pm 12.17.20 Welcome to the forum!! You are correct 1-3 drips per minute with engine running in gear is typical.
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port jssailem at 3:51pm 12.17.20 You just need to ask the search geek nicely. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/installing-a
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port swshogren at 3:47pm 12.17.20 Capt Robbie - Do you have a last name for Allen, or boat name or link to the post? I am having troub
Anchor Light LED jssailem at 3:47pm 12.17.20 Do you know the housing manufacturer of your light? You might assume it is the one the manufacturer
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port jssailem at 3:42pm 12.17.20 That will work. Be sure you get a good gasket that is petroleum resistant and that the screw in port
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s (1) George_NJ at 3:24pm 12.17.20 I bought just about everything thing for my boat cheap off ebay, I got a solar power system, suppose
Hunter 333 real or myth? Capt Robbie at 3:23pm 12.17.20 Apparently the H333 is real, I conversed with someone on this forum that was looking for owners manu
Prop shaft zinc 321 (2) fstbttms at 3:20pm 12.17.20 OK, here's the deal- you guys are looking at different anodes, NOT the Beneteau limited clearance (o
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Capt Robbie at 3:12pm 12.17.20 You tube has some good info, and two to three dips per 30 seconds is about right. You don't want t
Prop shaft zinc 321 Mechone at 3:09pm 12.17.20 Look Martyr is the largest anode maker in the world and CMC25eruoZ=zinc and is 5/8 thick CMC25euroM
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Capt Robbie at 3:02pm 12.17.20 Maybe I didn't scroll far enough , then? Allen post on this site a lot you might want to private me
Shrink Wrap not done! Capt Robbie at 2:51pm 12.17.20 Demand a discount or credit. Make sure winterizing was done. I don't shrink wrap my boat because I b
Prop shaft zinc 321 fstbttms at 2:40pm 12.17.20 $8.79 for the Martyr item at West West Marine 1/2" thick $22.99 https://www.westmarine.com/buy/sea
Prop shaft zinc 321 Richard19068 at 2:35pm 12.17.20 Well, the West Marine website is clearly screwed up. Even still, these anodes are much cheaper at B
Shrink Wrap not done! (1) BlowMeAway at 2:34pm 12.17.20 In Syracuse we were lucky only about 6 inches. Some 70 miles south in Binghampton three feet fell.

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