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Air Conditioning Allen Olgiate at 1:15am 05.22.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1480 We are trying to get A/C installed on our 1988 First 345 and having difficultly getting someone to i
Hull looks yellow ! John Paoletti at 12:49am 05.22.00 Smaller Boats 6/1016 Trying to clean my 1994 23.5 hull isn't working as well as I had expected ... Started with a good wa
Bimini velcro glue removal John Paoletti at 12:25am 05.22.00 Smaller Boats 8/980 Recently purcased a 1993 23.5, and have been cleaning, fixing, and replacing for the past month. Ad
waxing over your stuff Hayden Watson at 11:29pm 05.21.00 Other Sailboats 1/832 Hi JimI just ordered one of your kits and was wondering if West marine liquid boat wax with Teflon
Gray / Opening ports Dave Meadows at 10:17pm 05.21.00 Big Boats 1/1122 Need help locating company/companys that carry replacement parts for the older Gray Industry opening
RELOCATING BATTERIES Tim at 10:06pm 05.21.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1033 I considering moving my house batteries from their awkward location aft of the engine and directly o
Spinnaker Pole Bill O'Donovan at 9:08pm 05.21.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1183 After months of trial and error, I have perfected an inexpensive spinnaker pole 10 feet long that lo
Autopilot for Catalina 400 MKII Patrick Woods at 9:04pm 05.21.00 Big Boats 2/1860 I have a Catalina 400 MKII (1999) and sail the East Coast of Australia. I am currently in the middle
Pumping your bilge BON Editorial at 2:10pm 05.21.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1466 How do you keep your bilge dry (more or less) and your boat floating? In your opinion, was your b
29.5 or 310 D. Edwards at 2:08pm 05.21.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1030 I am considering either a 29.5 or a 310, 2-3 years old. Any ideas on what a reasonable price would b
Busted centerboard Mark Hamburger at 2:07pm 05.21.00 Smaller Boats 1/1246 Hit a rock last week in my new boat (towed it from Marina Del Rey, CA to Pueblo Reservoir in CO, had
How do you pump your bilge? CO Editorial at 2:03pm 05.21.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1240 How do you keep your bilge dry (more or less) and your boat floating? In your opinion, was your b
Pumping your bilge ODO Editorial at 1:52pm 05.21.00 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1548 How do you keep your bilge dry (more or less) and your boat floating? In your opinion, was your b
How do you pump your bilge? HOW Editorial at 1:33pm 05.21.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1301 How do you keep your bilge dry (more or less) and your boat floating? In your opinion, was your b
Changing sanitation hoses Richard Brahs at 12:55pm 05.21.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1140 What is the process for changing sanitation hoses? I don't know how much ???????? I have in the hold
Rusting Keel 1984 HUnter 31 Richard Brahs at 12:52pm 05.21.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1087 The bottom part of my keel is rusting pretty bad( Its hard to get at during winter storage)Any sugge
Heaving to in the 240??? Bill Welsch at 12:50pm 05.21.00 Smaller Boats 1/923 Sailing our 240 the other day, wind died down quite a bit so I attempted to heave to. As I have fou
Well, I did it... Jon Bastien at 12:19pm 05.21.00 Smaller Boats 7/882 I bought a 'new' Hunter today. However, it wasn't what I was expecting. The owner didn't advertise
steering cable dick rierson at 11:41am 05.21.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1214 I have an '86 hunter 28.5 and the rudder cable broke. Is the cable still available? Is it possible
Diesel Advice Rob Sherrill at 11:14am 05.21.00 Mid-Size Boats 12/1295 Well it's done. The Vision 32 is now mine (and the banks). I haven't really had any real experienc

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US Sailing Vid dLj at 9:52am 02.14.20 I can't fathom that buying an opti could even have been posted as a question!;) dj
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise dLj at 9:48am 02.14.20 I only wish I could be there for the entire trip. Looks like I'll miss you Les.... dj
Powering Nespresso Pixie TomY at 9:47am 02.14.20 The website says 1260 watts, so about 10 amp? They are mini on demand water heaters so draw quite a
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise LeslieTroyer at 9:45am 02.14.20
Powering Nespresso Pixie DArcy at 9:35am 02.14.20 Every device you plug into wall power will have a label showing how much power it consumes. I am ass
US Sailing Vid DArcy at 9:26am 02.14.20 Maybe I should buy my grandson an Opti!! You should DEFINITELY buy your grandson an Opti! There is
Powering Nespresso Pixie Justin_NSA at 9:22am 02.14.20 Yes. Work backwards from the machine's power requirements.
Powering Nespresso Pixie dlochner at 9:06am 02.14.20 The answer to your question requires some math and basic facts. How much power does your Nespresso
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? dLj at 8:51am 02.14.20 I watched these folks when they first started their conversion. When I saw them trying to tweak a f
US Sailing Vid Hunter216 at 8:36am 02.14.20 Volunteering seems to be alive and well at my club. We have an annual youth regatta as well as host
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? Bob J. at 8:36am 02.14.20 I now and again watch Sailing Uma, I do quite like their videos. I just watched one the other day a
Electric re-sale value? Michael Davis at 8:35am 02.14.20 the West Coast can be 60 feet deep 60 miles offshore, That sounds very much like Hecate Strait on
US Sailing Vid DArcy at 8:19am 02.14.20
Installing halyard organizer plate Justin_NSA at 8:06am 02.14.20 Keep after it as suggested. Some people go the simpler route and attach turning blocks on the mast,
Installing halyard organizer plate DrJudyB at 8:03am 02.14.20 In most cases, mast steps and halyard organizing plates should be attached to the deck with lag scre
Electric re-sale value? capta at 8:03am 02.14.20 Yeah but....... wasn't sure how much effect it has on the West coast of Florida. Maybe like the Jap
alcool or propane, the age old question capta at 7:57am 02.14.20 BECAUSE.... they are called accidents NOT purposes.... One can burn up a boat with alcohol or CNG,
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Ward H at 7:54am 02.14.20 I too am getting excited about this trip. Current plan is for @lehighsail and I to join John on S/V
Installing halyard organizer plate dmax at 7:47am 02.14.20 Were the bolts already there or did you drill holes in the deck and put them there? If they were alr
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? dLj at 7:26am 02.14.20 I now and again watch Sailing Uma, I do quite like their videos. I just watched one the other day ab

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