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test Phil Herring at 2:02pm 12.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/899 test
1GM to 2GM upgrade David OHara at 12:47pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/782 My old 28' S2 has the old 6.5 hp Yan 1GM engine that seemed underpowered in thunderstorms and heavy
NEW METER WORKS GREAT Terry at 12:45pm 12.04.02 Big Boats 0/718 In the process of trying to locate a replacement 50 amp internal shunt DC ammeter for our P42, Hunte
shallow draft boat but big enough.... Bill P. at 12:27pm 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1196 I currently sail a Catalina wing keel 270 with a draft of only 3.5 ft. Shallow huh...but alas the en
Fuel overflow Ben at 11:46am 12.04.02 Big Boats 12/1657 Every time I fill with diesel, I get some spillage from the vent. Any tried solution?
Mainsheet and Travler Don Bollmeier at 11:16am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/960 I wish to add a bimini. Can anyone recommend a travler / mainsheet configuration which will allow m
Shore Power Hookup Ed at 10:45am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 5/986 I'm curious to see if anyone has added a shore power hookup to a 23.5. The marina has power availab
Antenna Mount Ed at 10:41am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 2/759 I'm adding a fixed VHF radio to a Hunter 23.5 and want to run the cable through the mast and add a t
Sharp TV/DVD David Miller at 9:14am 12.04.02 Big Boats 16/1226 Hunter offers a Sharp TV with DVD. Has anyone ordered that option? Can you provide the exact model
Hunter 31 Cushions Dave Winiker at 7:54am 12.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1176 Here's the cushion sizes for the '87 Hunter 31; Cockpit sides; Length 49"/39"(triangular shaped aft
Hunter 356 Electronics Marc P at 7:03am 12.04.02 Big Boats 11/1262 Sorry to keep asking questions but I want to be sure that I order our boat correctly. We are current
Ever heard of customsailboattrailers.com? Anthony Bavuso at 6:44am 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1002 Anyone ever hear of this guy? Possibly bought a trailer from him? Were you satisfied with the traile
Biscyane Bay Tour Ric Shultz at 5:37am 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1108 My family and I are doing a bareboat sail Miami to Key largo and back the first week in February. I
Patterns for hull & deck stripes-Hunter 25.5 Jack Wilson at 4:47am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 6/1069 My 25.5 hull/deck stripes are badly weathered. They appear to be vinly tape applied to the hull and
Overboard discharge Shane at 4:13am 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 40/3592 While I was chartering in Puget Sound, my wife and I saw a boat at a dock discharge a bunch of stuff
NEW LIFE LINES JOHN KERSEY & MS MAGOO at 4:00am 12.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1036 ARE THERE PREINSTALLED BLOCKS ON A C22 1976 MODEL FOR LIFELINES, IF SO HOW DO I FIND THEM OR DOES TH
Prop choice for a Catalina 36 Jim at 2:17am 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 4/2714 I recently purchased an 84 Catalina 36. It has a fixed 2 blade prop. I am not happy with the perfo
Need some info from Key West/Dry Tortugas owners Peggie Hall/Head Mistress at 1:51am 12.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1145 A while back I remember somebody posting that they've marked the actual "no discharge zones" in thos
Ocean crossing Laval Fortin at 1:30am 12.04.02 Big Boats 23/6595 Is the Hunter Legend 35.5 a strong enough boat to cross the Atlantic ocean?Has it been done yet?T
Additional Fuel tank Charlie Gruetzner at 12:36am 12.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1125 I was wondering if anybody has given any thought to adding an additional fuel tank to a Beneteau 361

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Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... dlochner at 2:47pm 09.19.20 Take a look at Sailrite.com. They have information on the different types of foam and how to constru
Keel cancer? (4) CAT22SWTEXAS at 2:45pm 09.19.20 Rustlok 6980 Steel Primer. Keep in mind I did this while on the trailer. I lowered the tongue to t
Keel cancer? (3) CAT22SWTEXAS at 2:35pm 09.19.20 Before and after needle gunning and sanding. Used a primer from Petit called Rustlok. Must be good
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? CAT22SWTEXAS at 2:19pm 09.19.20 Well that is fair. It's only $150 at the Corpus Marina. I am only about 10-15 miles from Canyon.
Rust Never Sleeps. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:13pm 09.19.20 He said that he didn't care for the stainless elbows because it was harder to get them screwed down
Rust Never Sleeps. jibes138 at 1:40pm 09.19.20 While you may be noticing some salt water leaking as cause for concern you should be much more conce
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? thinwater at 1:38pm 09.19.20 I haven't had a horn cleat on a sheet... ever... including larger cats. An obsolete concept for mos
Lifting Points philiefay at 1:38pm 09.19.20 Thanks John. I had the boat inspected for Tahoe yesterday. 5hrs later they told me they found 3 ze
What is wrong with my sail? Benny17441 at 1:36pm 09.19.20 Wrong size sail, luff too long. Can you lower the goose neck?
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... thinwater at 1:31pm 09.19.20 Re. Sunbrella, it's not the pressure, it's the chemical. a. PW or strong chemical with remove the f
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width jibes138 at 1:30pm 09.19.20 How are you taking down the mast? Why sacrifice a tape measure, use a length of string or line to m
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer kappykaplan at 1:12pm 09.19.20 Best thousand bucks I ever spent. BOAT unit? :beer:
Invest 90L kappykaplan at 1:10pm 09.19.20 Don't want this stuff! Too wet a year so far. :beer:
Lifting Points jssailem at 12:59pm 09.19.20 centerboard out? Out or just swung down. Centerboards have a pivot point. You should be able to i
making progress jssailem at 12:50pm 09.19.20 Nice job Fred... :biggrin: Very nice.:clap: I started such a challenge last December. We are progre
making progress fred1diver at 12:41pm 09.19.20 thanks Darcy, I even went all in and bought a P-Touch and every wire is labelled, so no hand written
Main sheet twist All U Get at 12:19pm 09.19.20 I made my own line using 3/8 dyneema 12 strand and then where my hands pull on the line, I used the
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? sloughsailer at 12:16pm 09.19.20 Almost. But do it 100 times in a race, you'll understand the difference. Never though of that. All
John Alden Co. of Boston drew up design # 989 for Pearson Yachts in 1964. The result was the Pearson Countess 44. shemandr at 12:15pm 09.19.20 The Columbia 40 by Charlie Morgan has similar sheer and long overhangs. The Countess shown has a fl
Lifting Points philiefay at 12:14pm 09.19.20 I read through Rgrangers PDF. Very helpful and thanks for this information, my only question is how

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