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Interested in buying 361 Michael Cappiello at 1:32am 10.27.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1254 I am considering buying a new 361 and was trying to find out from anyone that has one how they like
M25 Torn Out Keel Bolt Blues Aquapuncture at 12:26am 10.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/809 Anyone have any suggestions on how to repair a torn out keel lock down hole on an M25? See pic.Th
Head in Mac Venture 24 bawgy at 11:46pm 10.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/982 Does anyone know if 1970 V-24's came with a stock head and if they did where can I get some info on
O'Day 26 bulkhead rot at chainplates John F at 11:37pm 10.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4174 I am in the process of buying an '85 O'Day 26 and the seller pointed out that the bulkheads are soft
Help on Autopilot Install, H23 Michael Slough at 11:16pm 10.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/761 I have a 1988 H23 wing keel, and would like to install an autopilot, probably ST1000, and would like
Speed thru hull Ed6905 at 10:27pm 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1164 I have an older analog knot meter.Wondering if the thru hulls are all about the same size? It isn
Which roller furling system for 1988 Mac 26D yks Cyndy at 10:11pm 10.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2213 Our 1988 Mac 26D currently has a small boat Harken furler that doesn't work very well. One can only*
Unstepping mast with hood furling (follow-up) Ken Palmer at 9:44pm 10.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/981 I had posted the question a month ago. "How to get the continuous line off the Hood roller furling?"
Rig tension Mark at 5:37pm 10.26.04 Smaller Boats 5/974 Ok I can hear you all saying this is in the achives but being the slack bugger I am I can't find the
water heater dan myers at 1:40pm 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1335 I have hunter 28, (1989) which I bought 3 years ago. It has an Atwood 6 gal water heater that curre
3-blade prop for Hunter 28.5 Claude Perreault at 1:02pm 10.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1379 What size 3-blade prop is appropriate for the Hunter 28.5? In the specs, it says 15x10. Anyone tried
Passage 42 mast leak . . . Grant McLaren at 12:51pm 10.26.04 Big Boats 4/1422 HI,When it rains, I have water coming down into the cabin along the compression post. The source o
Mission: Capsize! Joe at 12:32pm 10.26.04 Day Sailers 1/1120 My brother Carl, an experienced Hobie sailer, was in town from the Northwest this past weekend. I've
SpinTec Roller Furling charlie Katzl at 11:56am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1364 Hi GangHas anyone tried the roller furling made by Spin-Tec in California. Their ad looked interes
3 Blade Prop Jim Hamner at 11:37am 10.26.04 Big Boats 4/878 I am replacing the standard 17-15 2 blade prop. My mechanic tells me that the local Prop Shop has re
H37C Plumbing Ed Schenck at 10:40am 10.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/922 I discovered when trying to winterize that something has happened to my hot water pressure. We ran
Propeller sizing question Sean Herron at 10:14am 10.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/901 Hello...Just bought a used (120 hrs) 8 horse long leg Evinrude for my O'day 22 - it has a 12/8 pro
What is standing head room in cockpit of 1998 M26X Night Sailor at 10:08am 10.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/953 I have the mast off the boat for some modifications, and decided while it's down to also do a cockpi
6 volt Ron at 9:51am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1450 What are the draw backs of using daisy chained 6 volts? Can I use my Guest shore power charger? It s
Mast Rigging Help !!!! Manuel at 9:29am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1060 I need help in finding a cheap place to buy the rigging stainless steel cables that hold the mast. M

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Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 RitSim at 8:19pm 01.28.21 If the strap wrenches fail, I've used a screw driver or cold chisel on the metal rim close to the en
Solar Panel Mounting RitSim at 8:16pm 01.28.21 When we had our C30, it came with a semi-flexible solar panel( approx 15" x 48" +/-). When we left
Sanitation question TimFromLI at 8:02pm 01.28.21 I think it's better to use snips or a wire cutter to finish off the spiral.
Solar Panel Mounting TimFromLI at 7:55pm 01.28.21 My boat is on a mooring, I use a 160 watt flexible solar panel mounted on the cabin top under the bo
What time is it? Art12050 at 7:45pm 01.28.21 Then it bends the other way.....Portugal is on GMT.
What time is it? dLj at 7:29pm 01.28.21 Spain being physically connected to Europe, they put Spain on the European time zone. It's called be
What time is it? Kings Gambit at 6:41pm 01.28.21
What time is it? dlochner at 6:36pm 01.28.21 Because time zones do not precisely follow meridians. Same in the US, the lines marking the time zon
What time is it? 31seahorse at 6:30pm 01.28.21 Is everyone in Madrid on Daylight Saving Time!?!?
What time is it? SailingLoto at 6:30pm 01.28.21 Big question. If Spain lies west of the Prime Meridian, how can Madrid be one hour ahead of Greenwic
Are you Bi? (1) LeeandRick at 6:20pm 01.28.21 Too hot here in the summer to sail so of course we have a powerboat to keep a breeze on our face.
Winter Generator (1) alexco38 at 5:58pm 01.28.21 20W self contained solar panel from Amazon maintaining 3 batteries. Face the panel due South tilted
Deck paint Project_Mayhem at 5:30pm 01.28.21 Interlux Intergrip was used on my last boat. It's about as rough as you can get without causing skin
Deck paint Member 131497 at 5:20pm 01.28.21 What paint system did you use as I am interested in same for a 1984 motor yacht. My deck was used an
Replacing The centerboard line on a Hunter 19-2 Panotaker at 5:00pm 01.28.21 Yeah, it is the same exact way. Only thing I did different is, I didn't remove the whole center boar
Winter Generator Terry Cox at 4:51pm 01.28.21 Our P42 came with an 8KW Genset hardwired into the boat. Your 5.5KW B&S should work just fine for th
Valve adjustment our M25 XPB engines kloudie1 at 4:50pm 01.28.21 Yes.. Check at 500 hours.. Dealer is not being forthright.. By the time an engine doesn't run correc
Hunter Legend 35.5 ... 1991 Fuel in Bilge Joseph Bauman at 4:40pm 01.28.21 What kind of engine? Check the fuel lines around the motor, especially the return lines. the hoses
Winter Generator TimFromLI at 4:12pm 01.28.21 A 30 amp shore power cord should be able to handle the 120V - 22.9 amp output of the generator. I as
Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose Jskosmo at 4:05pm 01.28.21 You have to look from the inside where the post is. For example, one of them is accessed behind the

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