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yanmar 3gmf overheating-need help jim oursler at 11:49am 09.03.01 Big Boats 9/1267 Has anyone had a problem with the rubber sea water pump working fine at low speed, then failing at h
Fiberglass care Rick Milam at 9:21am 09.08.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/978 How is the best way to care for topside fiberglass. Have been using a cleaner / wax but still can't
Warta Insurance Gaston at 8:29am 09.08.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1289 My insurance broker is refering me to a Polish Insurance called Warta Ins. Anyone have experience wi
water coming in from hole under steps in galley Dottie Cox at 10:29am 09.03.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1351 Can anyone tell me why water keeps coming in the hole under the steps in the galley? I have to take
Boom Vang Attachment Bob Zanowicz at 6:51am 09.08.01 Smaller Boats 1/1119 I want to install a boom vang. I have the vang, now I have to figure out on to attachit to the bo
Exactly how much sail is Too Much ? Mike Nelson at 4:23am 09.08.01 Smaller Boats 3/958 I am searching for a new main sail for my Hunter 23 and have found a pretty good website that specia
starwind223 T.Wright at 10:03am 09.03.01 Ask All Sailors 2/2986 Does anyone know where I can find information on the starwind 223. website address etc.
Mast Raising System for O'Day 25 EJT at 2:48am 09.08.01 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3083 Guess what I found in my boat file this week. Instructions on a Mast Raising System for the O'Day 2
interior teak maintence Tom at 1:30am 09.08.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/963 I have a 1999 hunter 380 and was wondering what products people have been using for maintaining the
Radar Mounting Carl Manns at 8:33am 09.03.01 Big Boats 3/1014 Has anyone mounted a radar antenna on the arch of a Hunter 410?
h450 Racing ? Brian at 12:56am 09.08.01 Racing 2/1177 I am planning to enter the Miami Columbus Day Regatta. Does anybody have any experience racing a sta
Where's Hull #1? Frank at 11:36pm 09.07.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/969 or Hull #2 or#3? Does anyone know which Catalina 30 is the earliest hull number still sailing? I wou
comments on HC50 SAILBOAT gus at 7:30am 09.03.01 Big Boats 2/3147 wanted to find a forum of HC50 owners who have sailed and learn to love or hate this boat.
seat cushions Boat Babe at 3:58pm 09.07.01 Smaller Boats 0/1116 does anyone know of a good place to mail order vinyl covered full length cushions for the cockpit se
260 Knockdown Mark at 2:56pm 09.07.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1076 Has anyone had a water ballast 260 Knocked down. I'm interested in their self righting ability.
Rudder bearing Gary Green at 7:02am 09.03.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1120 I have a 27 O'Day with tiller steering. During the last haul-out I noticed that the rudder had sign
Oday 30 Randy Corbin at 1:28pm 09.07.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1005 Does the Oday 30 have a compression post, or how is the mast stepped?
Epoxy a new Beneteau - Is it necessary? Jeff at 12:26pm 09.07.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1717 On a NEW Benteau 331 is it "wise" to have the hull below water line painted with epoxy. My dealer r
mast rake and mast bend- info wanted- Richard Ellers at 5:54am 09.03.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1060 want to trade e-mail with someone who can tell me how to figure the proper amount of mast rake and
Asymmetric Spinnaker MJ at 11:51am 09.07.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2523 I am considering purchasing an asymmetric spinnaker. The racing spinnaker seems too gear and labor i

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Seasong67 at 5:57am 06.21.20 Thanks !
just bought 2014 Beneteau, and head reeks NYSail at 5:44am 06.21.20
Nice Run... kappykaplan at 5:29am 06.21.20 Good job, @sailme88 ! :beer:
What wood to use (1) TomY at 5:04am 06.21.20 Let's get serious about glues and plywood. Most glues are reasonably water resistant. Even the bas
Replacing Jabsco Potable Water Pump...Again... Nichole340 at 5:03am 06.21.20 Thank you for all your help. I also looked into rebuilding the pump, this time, but the cost is "alm
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall (2) SailJunkie at 5:00am 06.21.20 Mounted yesterday. Worked better than I thought:p
Upgrading to LiFePO4 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:39am 06.21.20 If I keep an FLA for starting do I need to change the starter wiring to always use the FLA? My curr
GDay from Down-Under-Sean kloudie1 at 4:39am 06.21.20 Welcome aboard, Sean.. That is a beautiful boat you built !! Lots of great info here on the forum..
What wood to use fred1diver at 4:37am 06.21.20 thanks DArcy, I'll look them up
Help with old plumbing thinwater at 4:33am 06.21.20 The white fittings are o-ring type, similar to Whale tubing fittings, but they look very slightly di
Roller furling problem dlochner at 4:32am 06.21.20 Thanks. I'm wondering if a third possibility is that the jib has somehow stretched with age, so tha
GDay from Down-Under-Sean JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:27am 06.21.20 We love our 310. We have about 20k nm under her keel. She is highly modified and more modifications
Starting an engine that sat for 3 years garymalmgren at 4:27am 06.21.20 Hi JDE I think you are on a winner there with the boat and the previous owner. When I read " while
Clamp or strap shape? thinwater at 4:24am 06.21.20 I wonder if you could not accomplish the same thing with two Dyneema stays. The bimini frame is just
Block Island is open as of June 1 Captain Larry-DH at 3:29am 06.21.20 So we went back to BI, and it is busy. I'm shocked by the lack of "social distancing" going on. You'
Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install Rick486 at 3:24am 06.21.20 Can anyone with 41 tell me where your thermostats are located. Hi Tim: Our 44DS is similar. The af
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting wsconner at 2:47am 06.21.20 Thanks for the advise so far.. I was finally able to do a few more troubleshooting steps...still try
My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! Its normal? GALIOSTRO at 1:59am 06.21.20 For me, Hull ultra clean, for 6.5 i must go to 3200 RPM
SS U-Mixing Elbow (1) mghunter310 at 1:55am 06.21.20 of interest, my SS Mixing elbow on my 2GM is great but the joint fitting just snapped today filling
Outboard motor (1) Peter Schneider at 12:01am 06.21.20 I attached a photo of the transom. When attached to the motor mount and the motor lowered into the

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