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Long Term Charter of 35' to 40' Beneteau George Robinson at 1:19pm 04.07.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1172 I am a sailor and Marine Engineer. My family and I are planning on sailing the Caribbean/Bahamas Oct
Chesapeake Rendezvous ?? Dakota Jim at 1:19pm 04.07.01 Other Sailboats 4/727 Read some of the preliminary material posted for the Chesapeake Rendezvous.Wonder if you have firm
Keel Bolts Chris Dahl at 12:52pm 04.07.01 Smaller Boats 3/1213 I just bought a '86 H23, have not had it in the water yet. Has anyone had to seal the keel bolts to
Head rebuild kit pointers? Trevor at 12:41pm 04.07.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1661 Hi Peggy -First off, thanks for sharing yor knowledge - you've really helped me understand maine he
Catalina 22 spec's... Crowe at 12:36pm 04.07.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1117 I am new to the sailing world and am currently trying to save a C-22 from almost certain death. I a
Maxwell Windlass Size? Ken Perry at 12:05pm 04.07.01 Big Boats 2/1191 I am 70 miles away from where the boat is docked and I can't remember which size Maxwell windlass th
Catalina 310-taking delivery steven broad at 11:14am 04.07.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/1015 We will be taking delivery of a 310 in a couple of weeks and are interested in any problems previous
H31 autopilot fluxgate compass location? Steve G. at 10:50am 04.07.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1002 Does anyone have suggestions as to the best locationfor my autohelm st4000 fluxgate compass? The b
st4000 fluxgate compass location? Steve G. at 10:46am 04.07.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1350 I just bought an st4000 autopilot for my '86 hunter 31any ideas on placement of the f/g compass?Th
Rigging a MacGregor 2-22 boom John at 10:35am 04.07.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1595 I just bought a MacGregor 2-22 off a friend and I'm missing the hardware for the boom. I don't know
Splicing rope Mike William at 10:19am 04.07.01 Ask All Sailors 13/1504 Where does a person even start when it comes to splicing rope. Tools, books or even key words to he
Autopilot Tom R. at 9:42am 04.07.01 Big Boats 6/1108 I will be purchasing a Autopilot for my Hunter 34.And would like any information as to what is a go
Capri 22 trailer STAN BOYLE at 9:40am 04.07.01 Destinations 1/2019 Has anyone used a Catalina 22 trailer for moving a Capri 22, I have a wing keel on my Capri and at o
Leaking! Debra Daube at 7:17am 04.07.01 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1181 My husband and I are very close to buying a 1981 33 - the boat needs a lot of work - but we are not
Cabin water leak Greg Johnston at 6:51am 04.07.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/965 My cabin is leaking water in two places. The first is at the starboard corner aft bulkhead close to
Rope or Cable Halyards Brian at 6:08am 04.07.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1062 Hello, I have a 23' '73 O'Day. This will be my fifth season with it and hopfully this one will be as
Why does companionway acrylic cover stick. Ray Bowles at 5:40am 04.07.01 Smaller Boats 7/1801 The acrylic companionway sliding cover on our 1995 H26 is very hard to slide open. I have tried to
Bow Eye Placement Marlin Schram at 5:14am 04.07.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/977 I have a 1993 Catalina 28 and need to put a bow eye on the boat. On the bow there's about a 2 foot
Center Line of Balance Marlin Schram at 5:01am 04.07.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/861 I'm having a tandem axle trailer made for a 1993 Catalina 28 with a wing keel. To keep the boat bal
cradle for 272 DENNIS at 4:55am 04.07.01 Bigger Boats 2/1501 IF ANYONE HAS DIMENSIONS FOR A CRADLE FOR THE 272 IT WOULD HELP AS I AM GOING TO BUILD ONE TO MOUNT

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LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Alan Gomes at 11:54am 04.11.20 By the way: Plumbing it the way I just described puts the electric pump on the suction side of the R
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 11:53am 04.11.20 Thank you, this is a great time for reading the books suggested, as well as reading posts on here.
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Alan Gomes at 11:51am 04.11.20 Should be written in stone somewhere on this site :clap:. As you say, leave it in place and disco
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig smokey73 at 11:50am 04.11.20 Doing a little more research, it looks like the spreaders on a B&R rig is more like 30 degrees rathe
Planning to learn all I can Kings Gambit at 11:44am 04.11.20
Docking Mishap jon hansen at 11:41am 04.11.20 Very strange accident. Panama all ahead "Bendix" with rudder hard over to starboard. Seems to me th
Removing Forestay from roller furler ontherocks83 at 11:35am 04.11.20 So from what I can figure between looking at the furler and the instructions that dlochner posted, i
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 04.11.20 Either way, replacing it with an electric is definitely the way to go. Should be written in stone
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig smokey73 at 11:21am 04.11.20 Your rig is missing reverse diagonals intermediate shrouds. Not a B&R rig. Interesting. As I un
very worrying anode problem! JamesG161 at 11:18am 04.11.20 I had the local marine elec run tests with a silver/silver anode with shore power connected and dis
Docking Mishap JamesG161 at 11:01am 04.11.20 They needed to attend Captain Ron's School of docking. 8alNxLjCBJc We all need to kick up some "Co
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! Cascade27 at 10:56am 04.11.20 I enjoyed the process of my hank jibs on my O'Day 25. I had 3 head sails, a 115, a 150, and a drif
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig (1) Calif. Ted at 10:55am 04.11.20 The Hunter docked next to me sans backstay also has 2 rigid "mast struts" (best guess) between cabin
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 (1) BobbyFunn at 10:54am 04.11.20 Drop a bait box in the cuddy cabbin floor as close to tbe front as possible. https://www.boatoutfit
Docking Mishap Rick486 at 10:49am 04.11.20 Very strange accident. Panama all ahead "Bendix" with rudder hard over to starboard. Seems to me tha
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! DrJudyB at 10:46am 04.11.20
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 (2) CurtisC at 10:43am 04.11.20 This is all great stuff, guys, thanks! Apprehension abounds regarding cutting into any parts of th
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple Benny17441 at 10:40am 04.11.20 Ok Pressurized Alcohol stoves can be dangerous but Non-Pressurized Alcohol stoves are quite safe.
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Alan Gomes at 10:38am 04.11.20 I had already removed the pump to do a repair on it as mentioned in the link to a previous posting
Docking Mishap Brian D at 10:37am 04.11.20 It is not Korean, sounds Filipino to me. The second part of the video is Korean, and yeah, they were

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