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Boat insurance blues ex-admin at 3:47pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 96/4545 The sailing press has been filled with stories of problems with boat insurance in recent months. T
Drive train mystery solved O_Salt at 2:19pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1186 Last July my brother and I bought a Beneteau First 345 1984 with an Yanmar 2GM engine. The boat dev
Recommissioning after 2 years, & fresh to salt h2o Joe E. at 2:09pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1063 Hello collective,I have a 2001 Hunter 320. Due to drought in Kansas and a job change it's been in
Fuel lines and battery cables Joseph Washburn at 2:07pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/1723 I have a 1988 C-22. It is equipped with a fuel locker on the port side of the cockpit. The battery
Sail Furlers Jim I. at 1:43pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/999 I need to replace the CDI flexible Furler on my 1984 Catalina 22. Any suggestions? Looking for somet
turnbuckle father Mark at 1:34pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/764 I was putting the mast up on my h-23 the other day and broke off the screw that hold the port shroud
autoprop vs std prop weights chuckwayne at 1:28pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1312 Someone asked the question a while ago.....The standard (optional!) 16" 3 blade on our 356 weighs 9l
We be sailing in Seattle now Scott Wilson at 1:28pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/839 Saturday was beautiful and the wind even picked up in the afternoon. Scott
C.N.G.GAS DON MANTLE at 1:17pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/875 I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE MY CNG TO PROPANE .HAS ANYBODY DONE THIS,AND IF SO WHERE DID YOU PUT THE TANK
Fender sizes / shapes Bill18593 at 1:14pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1086 I need new fenders (have none now). Our Hunter 25.5 will be slipped in a protected marina on an inl
Electrical Panel Mark at 12:18pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1642 Just bought an old Hunter. The electricity doesn't seemed to work other than the bilge pump. Can a
28.5 cruising spinnaker rigging (1) Bob at 12:13pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1373 Since my mast was down this winter for some repairs and upgrades I decided to also install an additi
Boat stripes to strip... Mark at 11:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1245 Can anyone suggest a solvent or effective method of removing taped boat stripes? My stripes are nea
Soft & cracked decks Dwight Wells at 11:39am 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/911 We own a 1993 Passage 42. Our boat has developed small cracks in the area just above the mail salon
Venture 24 questions Brian Just at 11:21am 04.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1135 I have recently acquired a trailerable sailboat. Its a little over 24 ft long and about 8 ft in beam
Can I use my existing hankon jib as a roller reefi Tom at 10:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1818 OK, I have looked in the forum archives, and read all kinds of advice on what furling system to buy
Compression post jim22019 at 10:38am 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/940 Took apart my compression post today thought you all might like to see what I found, I posted more p
Fender sizes / shapes Bill18593 at 10:32am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/849 I need to get new fenders. Any suggestions for a 25.5 in protected water?
Leak in aft locker Bruce at 10:32am 04.04.04 Big Boats 5/895 Our new boat has had a persistent leak in the middle aft locker in the aft cabin. Rain water finds
Plumbing problems seth at 9:45am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/861 Friends;My H22 has no covers over the two aft cockpit drains (anyone know where I may get them?);

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Beneteau 331 Replacement Bow Pulpit NYSail at 9:18pm 12.15.20 Call beneteau parts. They may still have them.
Newport 27 Hatch nightowle at 8:04pm 12.15.20 A picture or two of your current setup would help with worthwhile comments.
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit stephen_i_w at 7:51pm 12.15.20 As a former fuel system engineer in the automotive industry that actually did a great deal of work o
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Mike216 at 7:33pm 12.15.20 I didn't but it would be fun to have. Might be a bit of a handful though since I mostly sail single
Check Your GFI's Daveinet at 7:32pm 12.15.20 Solder and boats often don't mix well. If one must solder, it needs to be properly crimped first. I
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain Larry-DH at 7:24pm 12.15.20 I suspect the rub rail was intended to add needed stiffness. My approach would be to make a form fro
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Uppiano at 7:04pm 12.15.20 I am going to give it a try, I will update this forum with what I find.
Got a new sailing dinghy DArcy at 6:08pm 12.15.20 If you do damage the glass in the paint removal process it isn't too hard to add a layer of epoxy or
Vend�e Globe? Michael Davis at 5:39pm 12.15.20 x7y3f2o Let's sail 13,000 miles and have a raft-up in the middle of the Indian Ocean; why not? Br
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 5:35pm 12.15.20 Awesome thanks for the links! Your welcome. Lots of helpful people here! The boat is a lot of fun.
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Mike216 at 5:31pm 12.15.20 Awesome thanks for the links!
ipad for navigation Pizzazz at 5:31pm 12.15.20 "I'm curious as to how ipad screens have improved in sunlight over the last few years." They have
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Davidasailor26 at 5:28pm 12.15.20 It is VDO and that is exactly what it is doing; perfect linear reporting. Some simple programming b
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 5:20pm 12.15.20 Ok, so the bungee wrap around the front of the rudder when the rudder is lifted up to pull it backw
Prop shaft zinc 321 (1) Tally Ho at 5:18pm 12.15.20 I usually pick up a magnesium shaft anode at my local yacht store each spring when they have their o
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Uppiano at 4:39pm 12.15.20 It is VDO and that is exactly what it is doing; perfect linear reporting. Some simple programming be
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 12.15.20
On the "Distant" Dream? 31seahorse at 4:16pm 12.15.20 Hello Kings Gambit, I agree the books are easy reading and knowing some of the places mentioned was
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Deleted member 117556 at 4:14pm 12.15.20 Had this problem for the last 7 years with my Catalina 310 and last summer had to replace the fuel t
ipad for navigation Meriachee at 4:12pm 12.15.20 I have a gps adapter for my ipad. The couple of times it was on the boat, the sun found it, overhea

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