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Radar/Chartplotter on a 290? Gregg at 12:38pm 04.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1031 Thinking of adding radar/chartplotter to my 290. Wondering how many with this size boat have found r
25.5 Trailer specs John at 11:52am 04.26.03 Smaller Boats 1/1199 Just bought a used trailer for my Hunter 25.5 (1985) shoal draft. The trailer is a six pad dual axe
New Trailers Bryan Oesterreich at 11:24am 04.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/989 I'm looking to buy a new trailer for my 1984 Mac 25.Hopefully someone in the VA, NC, SC, GA area wi
Main Sail Repair Deb at 11:04am 04.26.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1342 Our main sail needs the bolt rope replaced. Can anyone recommend a reliable source?Thanks!
NEED A HAND WITH AN ARM Jonny Quest at 8:28am 04.26.03 Big Boats 3/878 Ladies and gentlemen,Good afternoon. I need a hand with an arm. Specifically, the arm that holds
B&R rig Andrew Brayshaw at 8:23am 04.26.03 Big Boats 2/981 A friend of mine has just bought a 1992 Hunter 33.5 and berthed it just along the dock from my Hunte
Currently a C25 owner, thinking of going to a 27 Steve de Filippis at 8:14am 04.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1011 I'm thinking of doing the step from my 25 to a 27, i didn't know mucgh about he 25 until after i bo
Stantion Source Rick Royston at 6:17am 04.26.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/886 I cracked two lifeline stantions over the last couple of seasons. Does any know of a source for rep
Hunter 290 Upgrades Paul Hitchcox at 6:11am 04.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1708 Thought I'd share a couple of upgrades I made this year to my 2001 Hunter 290. It's been a great sa
venture 15 ron ferber at 5:19am 04.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/863 i just purchased (was given) a 1971 venture 15 foot sailboat (catamaran)i would like to restore it
size of a mainsail 34 feet,?? Thirion franck at 4:37am 04.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1198 hello,first time,sorry for my english,i m a french.i want to now the reality size of the mainsail,m
Modifying a trailer for a Hunter 23 winged keel Alan Baroody at 2:41am 04.26.03 Smaller Boats 5/2343 After much searching I have finally found a trailer for my 1985 Hunter 23, winged keel. The trailer
Catalina 30 ..12 wiring help Scott at 2:13am 04.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1073 I have a 1979 Catalina 30. IT still has the standard battery bank. I'm currently looking into adding
Anchor Stowage Elwin Schwartz at 1:59am 04.26.03 Big Boats 1/1067 I recently purchased a 35 lb. CQR to use in lieu of a Danforth #22 that came with the 1998 36 markII
Battery Charger Rick at 10:46pm 04.25.03 Big Boats 3/1064 Our house batteries on our 2001 36 mkii are requiring about a gallon of water every two weeks. I lea
water in the bilge Dave at 10:29pm 04.25.03 Smaller Boats 3/835 I'm trying to find how I keep getting water in my bilge. The boat has been out of the water, stowed
Alternator upgrade Dave Mariano at 9:38pm 04.25.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1003 Last fall I purchase a 1987 Catalina tall rig. It has three batteries (group 27)and a Universal M-2
Spingtime hull job larry davidson at 9:25pm 04.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/837 I have seen a receipt for working the hull but can't remember one ingredient. The process is two par
Replace diaphragm fot holding tank hand pump Mike Fleming at 8:29pm 04.25.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1577
Just how much does it take to overturn a wing keel Bob Noble at 8:28pm 04.25.03 Smaller Boats 5/1316

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Neglected boats rgranger at 7:25am 10.21.20 Agreed. They are experimenting how to recycle fibreglass using moss and fungi. On a semi-serious n
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jumpstart at 7:24am 10.21.20 "Hmmm must be caused by the better :beer: here! :) " Beer is expensive in Canada. Better? I'm not su
I win! rgranger at 7:22am 10.21.20 As an experienced boat owner my advice to any new boat owner has been "the best that you can hope f
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! dlochner at 7:17am 10.21.20
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Hunter216 at 7:12am 10.21.20 Sailing in my neck of the woods has spoiled me, the season is short, but no tides and lots of deep
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:12am 10.21.20 Sump PUSHES through the toilet. Oh dear....NOT a good idea! Except for toilets designed to use onb
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:12am 10.21.20 186364
Hello! I'm new here. David in Sandusky at 7:11am 10.21.20 Welcome! What Marina are you in? We are in Sandusky Harbor Marina (now Safe Harbor) behind the coal
Aft Bedding for a Beneteau 321 (1) sail sfbay at 7:07am 10.21.20 We used a California King (fitted bottom, flat top) on our Hunter 386 aft berth mattress for the len
Cal 33 Lap pics shemandr at 6:54am 10.21.20 Nice finish on that interior brightwork. It's so warm looking. I gather you mean the headliner has
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle RoyS at 6:53am 10.21.20 I recently had that exact same problem with my stock Hitachi 35A alternator. That alternator was at
Perkins 4.236 Exhaust Issue. sail sfbay at 6:49am 10.21.20 According to Jeremy Muntus at Parts4engines (sales@parts4engines.com) there are various alternative
shut off everything or no? shemandr at 6:48am 10.21.20 I think electrically generated fires are the issue for marinas. On my H356 I left mine on so the re
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter ToddS at 6:46am 10.21.20 Unless ........................... you have belt dust. I'm at a loss as to why your filter ele
23.5 Halyard Cleats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21am 10.21.20 As a former dealer I use to put rope clutches on the 23.5 which I was very much involved with this b
2006 H25 Airmar Speed Transducer/Thru-ull Leak ..... Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 10.21.20 Where did you get the o rings. If you do not get the actual ones from the mfg. I have seen knock of
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? (1) Justin_NSA at 6:02am 10.21.20 186362
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? George_NJ at 5:59am 10.21.20 30 year power boater here, I never stepped foot on any kind of sailing vessel nor ever thought that
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Alansails at 5:56am 10.21.20 Our galley sink drains to a thru hull directly under it. There is another thru hull next to it tha
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! (2) Jumpstart at 5:27am 10.21.20 Holy cow! My costs at a now undisclosed location are: $1185/season for a 30 foot floating dock with

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