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Mast height on an Idylle 11.50 Michael Johnson at 11:48pm 02.02.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1225 Does anyone have the exact specs for the bridge clearance on an Idylle 11.50 (37 ft) Beneteau?I ca
Mast Stepping System for Hunter 212 Jim at 11:47pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 0/864 Does anyone have any information on the Mast Stepping option on the Hunter 212?? I would like to kn
Screen Savers Bob F at 11:45pm 02.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/899 Does anybody know of a nice sailing and/or Hunter screensaver? And where to get it?
Mainsail, repair or replace? Mike at 10:36pm 02.02.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1013 I have a '79 Hunter 33 purchased last year. We use our first sailboat for cruising and not racing.
Ocracoke Island NC. Art at 10:31pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 0/867 We vacation on Ocracoke Island for 2-3 weeks at a time each year. I am looking for some information
Mast Cradles for transport Art at 10:20pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 3/3146 I have a 1984 C-22 and will be trailering it quite a bit. I was wondering if any one out there has
TV Coax Eddie at 10:18pm 02.02.03 Big Boats 11/1066 I was snooping around the insides of a new 350 at the Seattle Boat show and noticed that inside the
About to purchase new 260 Darren Mayes at 10:08pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 14/863 I will be purchasing a new 260 in the next month or two. I was wondering what current owners of a 2
Main cabin interior paint Steven Jones at 9:52pm 02.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/951 I am refurbing the interior of my Hunter27 (1979). I am replacing the old curtains with shades and w
temporary anchor light steve growcock at 9:37pm 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 23/6458 I'm debating whether or not to install a permanent anchor light on my Oday 25. I looked through a W
Bolt rope replacement (2) Patrick at 9:21pm 02.02.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 11/4958 I've been told that the bolt rope on my main has shrunk causing the sail to be baggy. Is replacement
Ferroconcrete hulls David Moore at 8:49pm 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 8/2280 My son wants to buy a 1977 36'ketch, 4 cyclinder Westerbeke, ferroconcrete hull. He has some experie
hey...does anyone have the fact. a/c diagrams? Andrew Najarian at 7:12pm 02.02.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/954 Hello, I am looking for the specific 440 model beneteau a/c diagrams showing exactly how the factory
sail flogging Mark at 4:30pm 02.02.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/6006 At times we get caught in heavy wind without time to reef.When we are pointing up in such winds we
Leaky Boat Lynn Toohey at 3:00pm 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/758 Hello All, I had my boat(H26)on the Gippsland lakes for a week over X-mas. After sailing each day
Two-foot-itis. Are you cured? SailboatOwners.com at 2:07pm 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 70/3651 Maybe you learned to sail on a Butterfly or a Sunfish. Then maybe you wanted to stay drier and picke
What are the progressive changes to the H260 Bobby Duvall at 11:23am 02.02.03 Smaller Boats 14/1086 We're seriously considering purchasing an H260 in the next few months. Because of our budget and God
Wanted: Experienced California Coastal Skipper Michael Mc Collum at 10:31am 02.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1264 Hi All,I'm looking for someone with California costal sailingexperience to help me sail my 2001 H
GOING TO WEATHER R. KELLY at 10:26am 02.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/959 WHATS THE TRICK TO GET A ODAY 25' TO GO TO WEATHER BETTER. TIP THE MAST AFT A LITTLE? WHEN RACING W
OK, how about a power boat question??? (1) Mark Johnson at 9:49am 02.02.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1228 We just got this Pilothouse. Both the 50 gallon holding tank and the maserator pump are under the ow

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13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts jviss at 4:26pm 07.29.20 I'm wondering why you hit the glow plug in warm/hot weather? Does everybody use the glow plug all
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas Calif. Ted at 4:25pm 07.29.20 I'm with Will, I don't even think pins are required, my old woodshop teacher used to say "The screw
dorade box cowl vent jviss at 4:21pm 07.29.20 Dorade box drain holes tend to be very small, maybe a quarter inch, large enough to drain the occas
Rigging a Capri 165 Johnfranklin1 at 4:15pm 07.29.20
Refer Box Drain valcour at 4:06pm 07.29.20 It is the layout specific to certain age 310. There is a y valve that switches suction between the
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas forbin at 4:04pm 07.29.20 Thanks for the replies, I was expecting an email notification when someone replied so I didn't look
Rigging a Capri 165 Hunter216 at 4:01pm 07.29.20
New forum member with an introduction and some questions NINEv2 at 3:59pm 07.29.20 And thanks again for everyone's opinions. So far the realistic candidates are: Hunters 26, 260, 280
Deck Light Switch on a 2009 36 Hunter seadaddler at 3:54pm 07.29.20 Deck light was not on from the factory and I would love to add a flood type light to show the sail b
Leaking mainsail traveler on Mac 26M (09) NINEv2 at 3:50pm 07.29.20 Hi, Could anyone instruct me or point me to instructions for reparing a leaky mainsheet traveler on
Refer Box Drain jviss at 3:35pm 07.29.20 I have a 2003 hull number 218, which has the refer box drain going to a Y valve under the head sink
Refer Box Drain kappykaplan at 3:24pm 07.29.20 Another solution to getting the water out of the fridge is to use a shop vac.
Roller furling problem jaysweet at 3:22pm 07.29.20 See page 42 of the owners manual,for instructions on how to lube the upper swivel. http://www.seld
How deep to launch (2) LakeShark at 3:18pm 07.29.20 No big trick here just know that you have to be able to float the boat on and off so as to not over
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:07pm 07.29.20 183070
Rigging a Capri 165 Johnfranklin1 at 3:07pm 07.29.20 Dave, what does a normal pig tail look like. And to be clear I am NOT supposed to hook this to the
Rigging a Capri 165 Dave Groshong at 3:04pm 07.29.20 That's a funky pigtail, but apparently it has been working.
Beneteau 331 engine room fan Mechone at 3:04pm 07.29.20 The blower is wired to the ignition switch and should turn on first before starter and is located on
Traveler - 222? Waitewigmailcom at 2:39pm 07.29.20 These are all great conversations and input. Because I am on a inland lake 2,500 acres there is a lo
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations rgranger at 2:33pm 07.29.20 The Lochner Loop ! Better hurry up and patent that idea :) I'm totally going to call it that on my

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