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Buying used Beneteau 32'-35' Where to start? Paul Holding at 10:23am 03.21.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1517 Hi there,I'm looking to buy a used Beneteau. Myself and my girlfriend are going to sail the Med th
pedestal mount hawk at 10:12am 03.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1243 I would like to put an instrument panel in my cockpit, I need information on how to attach it to my
Phil here's a photo (1) nick maggio at 9:51am 03.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/841 I'll post a photo.
Folding Prop Elwin Schwartz at 9:44am 03.21.04 Big Boats 1/1070 I am thinking of upgrading my fixed 3 blade prop for my 36 mkII to a folding prop. I have a M-30B Un
Bottom Painting a H260 while on the trailer: Frank Sears at 8:10am 03.21.04 Smaller Boats 11/1105 I have a H260. In the past to paint the bottom, I have jacked up one side of the boat on the traile
RayMarine Autopilot 5000 Stan at 7:11am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1367 After 2 years of perfect operation, my RayMarine Autopilot 5000began acting up this weekend. If I
Lightning Protection!!! Mike at 7:11am 03.21.04 Smaller Boats 9/3241 Hi,I read this article from BoatUS about Lightning protection. I have been out on the water and st
Perkins Diesel Bill lowe at 6:53am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/3338 I have a Perkins Perama M-20 Deisel in My Beneteau OC 281. I want to change the fuel filter and kno
Has anyone had a "flats mooring"... Mark Crociati at 6:30am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1829 Has anyone had experience or knows of someone with experience mooring their boat on a "flats-mooring
How can I get my waste deck fitting out CAPTAIN JOHN EDWARDS at 6:23am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1257 I have the flush deck waste pump out port and I can not get it lose. I have used oil and hammered ar
Jack Tyler... Derek Rowell (Pearson 422, Destiny) at 5:31am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1096 .. congrats on the little write-up in Sail magazine. Made me quite jealous - I love London. Are
Face Plate R at 5:22am 03.21.04 Big Boats 5/965 The "face plate" on my '87 35.5 Legend is cracked from fatigue around the choke cable mounting boss
Phil photo posting problem nick maggio at 4:57am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1045 I go to add a photo to a forum and everything works good it even says my photo is excepted and shows
Hunter 280 window problem Pete Millen at 4:00am 03.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1245 I am looking at the possibility of buying a 1996 Hunter 280 but noticed the large side windows are l
Holding Tank Vent Blocked Jeff Brinker at 3:44am 03.21.04 Big Boats 7/3911 I recently had to replace my macerator pump. yks Really turned out to fairly easy once I found a w*
Boat Transport Cost- Catalina 30 Bob Camarena at 3:23am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2936 We're considering the possibility of shipping our Catalina 30 from the Sacramento, CA area to Washin
Winch maintainance Bryan at 3:19am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1044 I know that our H 29.5 winches have not been serviced in a year. Can anyone tell me what, if anythi
Halogen/Xenon/LED light bulbs for C22 Dave at 2:39am 03.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1184 I'm looking for more energy efficient bulbs for my C22. Has anyone found and used LED, halogen or xe
Looking for an Owners Manual for O'Day Mariner 2+2 William A. Carter Jr. at 2:30am 03.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1865 I am trying to locate an owners manual for an ODay Mariner 2+2. I am buying a 1972 and need Basic i
charcoal grilling? Richard at 2:15am 03.21.04 Smaller Boats 4/1638 Hi folks,I have a few grilling questions as we face the upcoming season:1. I have to assume tha

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Reindeer on my roof. (1) TomY at 4:34am 12.24.20 I see a light triangle up on a roof top. The long exposure at dusk gives the lights some oomph.
Help Choosing jssailem at 4:32am 12.24.20
Help Choosing jssailem at 4:22am 12.24.20 Hello @BMET1 welcome to the forum. you ask a question that is discussed many times on this forum. A
Help Choosing Davidasailor26 at 4:22am 12.24.20 Welcome to the forum! Whole books could be written about the question you asked. There certainly ar
New Main Sail? rs1sensen at 9:39pm 12.23.20 $1,600 for entry level and $2,400 for tri radial for a main and jib is more than slightly. LOL. Do
How to enter a slip with pilings (1) jssailem at 9:18pm 12.23.20
Beneteau Oceanis 461 year 2000 QUADRANT WANTED! joker460 at 8:48pm 12.23.20 Did you call Ward Richardson at Beneteau in North Carolina ? Their parts site indicates 2-12 weeks
New Owner O'Day 23 Project_Mayhem at 8:14pm 12.23.20 A lot of furlers have the forestay running through them. If you want to remove it pull the forestay
Battery Wiring Benny17441 at 8:03pm 12.23.20 It is all about options. Instead of having effectively what is a single battery you will have two b
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port splax at 7:38pm 12.23.20 to get into the pit I step down onto what I think is part of the icebox then back down to the flat
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 7:37pm 12.23.20 The post was meant as a joke. I can't imagine anyone actually trying something like that but you nev
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot NYSail at 7:35pm 12.23.20
Hunter 34 Vee Berth Void splax at 7:31pm 12.23.20 if one is small, then the space under the v-berth may be accessed by worming along the hull under th
Guide-on assist for trailer.... Project_Mayhem at 7:31pm 12.23.20 As for straps, I recommend 1.5-2" straps. I originally had two 1" straps connected together when tow
How to enter a slip with pilings ebsail at 7:14pm 12.23.20 But I still like the "No jump, dock snagger". Now that I've seen this with the clear plastic hose h
Reindeer on my roof. jssailem at 7:09pm 12.23.20 I see a light triangle up on a roof top.
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) (1) jssailem at 7:03pm 12.23.20 The 40DT shows these specs Voltage: 12v Fuel: Diesel Heat Output: 1000w - 4000w Power Consumption: 0
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) twalker H260 at 6:49pm 12.23.20 I would expect the 7000 btu output of that heater to be too little for the size of boat you have and
Got a new sailing dinghy PaulK at 6:45pm 12.23.20 I took oak strips and boiled them for the stems on our kayaks. A steam iron is not going to cut it.
Hunter 34 Vee Berth Void Mike Oldak at 6:35pm 12.23.20 My experience with the area under the v berth was that it filled with about 6 inches of water due to

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