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potable water tank question Rich at 10:57pm 08.24.03 Big Boats 2/777 It's been several weeks since I've topped up my potable water tank. When I just ran a bit of water
First 40.7 pointing to wind Viktor Baraga at 10:50pm 08.24.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1645 Dear Beneteau owners,I participate in the local regattas with my First 40.7 and have noticed , tha
Fix for throttle creep on 356 John at 10:13pm 08.24.03 Big Boats 10/1080 Found the fix for throttle creep on the 356. There is a small round plastic cover just in front of
Barfing to windward Rick Warner at 9:52pm 08.24.03 Ask All Sailors 17/1277 On a recent sail across Lake Michigan with 5-7 foot rollers, somewhere around mid passage, my lovely
Winch mainenance Dave Bryant at 9:51pm 08.24.03 Smaller Boats 3/879 My Lewmar #7's are starting to bind up a little. Has anyone had any luck lubing them with white lit
Hunter 22 Rudder Attachment Rod Hill at 9:11pm 08.24.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1121 I have just bought my first trailer sailer and need some advice. The rudder tiller unit attaches to
Looking for AC & Generator locations / models John at 7:03pm 08.24.03 Big Boats 1/826 I am looking to install Air Conditioning and a Generator in my 2000 340. Would anyone please share
Nailed down or blown around? SailboatOwners.com at 3:12pm 08.24.03 Ask All Sailors 45/2432 What technique do you use to make sure your anchor is set?Do you back down on it with an engine, g
cutlass bearing Tom at 2:34pm 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1444 The cutlass bearing has failed on our 2000 model 310 and our dive service has toldus that with the
Gel coat issue Ken at 2:23pm 08.24.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1018 I just ripped the wood floor in the head. I had to sand off all the glue that was used to keep it d
Wanna boat? Bob at 2:19pm 08.24.03 Other Sailboats 0/781 Recently we sold our place in CT to move to FL. We packed our carpetbag with all the cash and moved
Toast Bob at 1:56pm 08.24.03 Other Sailboats 0/777 When i bought my 1974 MacGregor Venture 25 it was in deplorable shape and all the experience I'd had
The Beanie Top Bimini Louis Plaisance at 1:54pm 08.24.03 Smaller Boats 7/1638 I finally got around to building myself a bimini top for my little boat. I like it because it doese
Mast parts David at 1:40pm 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/817 I am looking for the slide-by cover for the mast luff track. The current solution is a couple of sc
Single-Line Reefing... I've had it! Paul at 12:59pm 08.24.03 Ask All Sailors 13/2991 After the past weekend's wild sailing here on Long Island Sound, I have come to a couple of conclusi
What kind of bottom paint do I have? Mike at 11:41am 08.24.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1040 I've exhausted the archives and myself. I bought a boat (Hunter 33) and I don't know what kind of bo
Questions on buying a new boat Mike Kidd at 11:32am 08.24.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/860 I'm thinking about buying a new Catalina 310...but I've never purchased a new boat before, so I have
mildew David Alves at 11:08am 08.24.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/913 Any good solution to remove mildew from fabric hull liner?
Isabelle Desbiens Gregg at 10:21am 08.24.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1094 Your owner photo titled 'we are so happy with it' didn't post. Please try again.I'm looking to mov
356 Head Problem Marc at 8:28am 08.24.03 Big Boats 1/840 The head on our 356 which worked fine for the first two months is now giving off an odor whenever th

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Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Garbonzo at 9:59am 11.05.20 Oh brother, lots of learning to do here.. Oh, where to start. First recommendation is to go to How
Trailer Jack Raiting Project_Mayhem at 9:58am 11.05.20 The first time I unhitched this trailer it went flying up in the air with some force! The only thing
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? odaydokay at 9:50am 11.05.20 M12 also. Wish it had a couple more horses as it is adequate but in adverse conditions less so.
Catalina 30 thoughts? SSchneck at 9:46am 11.05.20 I own one. I used to own a Lancer 28 and only being 2 feet longer the Catalina has a LOT more cabin
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? Project_Mayhem at 9:46am 11.05.20 You'll most likely need some sort of amplifier to boost the output of the VHF. The 2-5 watt amplifie
Purchasing a 2005 Hunter 27, recommendations for replacing toilet? odaydokay at 9:45am 11.05.20 Raritan PH Superflush. Good price, great reliability. Best of three I have had in my boat over the
End of the Season cb32863 at 9:37am 11.05.20
End of the Season cb32863 at 9:36am 11.05.20
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? Davidasailor26 at 9:35am 11.05.20 We also had an M12, though I remember having better speed than dfp51. I remember generally cruising
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank kappykaplan at 9:33am 11.05.20 Private message. Hover over Peggie's avatar.
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 9:13am 11.05.20 Not sure how to do that. What is "PM"? ...private message?
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? dfp51 at 9:08am 11.05.20 We have a Universal M12 in ours. The motor is adequate for maneuvering, etc. We spent 3+ hours mot
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? S/V Honu at 8:54am 11.05.20 The boat has a cd/radio player with salon speakers; the vhf and ssb radio are not linked to any audi
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank kappykaplan at 8:54am 11.05.20 @Panama Jack , send Peggie a PM from this site.
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? sreidvt at 8:51am 11.05.20
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries stephen_i_w at 8:45am 11.05.20 As one of the first marine installers in the US I can tell you that every bank we've installed stil
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild Meriachee at 8:41am 11.05.20 A well designed mast raising system should not include a line item for failure. Thats an irresponsi
Trailer Jack Raiting Justin_NSA at 8:36am 11.05.20 The boat is at the yard right now. I'm waiting to hear back from them about access so I can start w
Trailer Jack Raiting Project_Mayhem at 8:20am 11.05.20 The boat is at the yard right now. I'm waiting to hear back from them about access so I can start wo
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? Project_Mayhem at 8:17am 11.05.20 Is your VHS able to drive one or all the speakers in your cockpit? I assume you have a head unit. Do

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