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1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info William Taylor at 5:58am 04.11.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/141 Does anyone have the service manual for a Perkins engine BB30143U688339Y? I am looking for informati
cleaning out head calcium brad minda at 8:38pm 04.10.24 Catalina 30 5/212 How long can i leave the head in a solution of 12 to 1 muriatic acid and how best to dispose of the
de-calcifying my marine head brad minda at 7:50pm 04.10.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/33 I have removed the head from the boat and it is now sitting in a mixture of 12 part water to one par
A fresh old gelcoat reveal Drinky Crow at 7:34pm 04.10.24 Ask All Sailors 10/390 I just payed a lot of $$$$ to have 38 yrs of antifouling paint removed by dustless blast. Haven't s
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer (1) GoldenSails at 2:32pm 04.10.24 Ask All Sailors 10/282 I am in a pickle right now so please read and send viable suggestions. I bought a boat 3 1/2 hours a
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 1:46pm 04.10.24 Day Sailers 8/297 Hi! We just bought a 1986 Hunter 23 and I am curious as to why there are wooden slats on the cockpit
Electric Windlass gregrosine at 1:30pm 04.10.24 Ask All Sailors 8/237 We have a 1999 Beneteau 352 with a manual windlass. We would like to replace the manual with an ele
Hunter 23 Roller Furler boardmanlake at 11:47am 04.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/108 Looking to add a roller furler to my Hunter 23 Can anyone link me the tangs/link plates they used t
Beneteau Shallow Bilge - Paint, Gelcoat (1) jbmia at 11:45am 04.10.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/147 Question for the group... Can anyone confirm what material is used in Beneteau shallow bilges where
Small Wood sailboat (2) zinahewitt at 7:08pm 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 10/278 Hi All, I have a small wood sailboat 12' feet. Clinker built. I trailer it and it sits in my carpor
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon (2) smokey73 at 4:15pm 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 8/205 Does anyone know what material would be good to make a replacement cover for the outside sun shade f
2005 Catalina C36 MK2 - Shaft and Strut parts Info sail4sf at 3:56pm 04.09.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/182 We had an incident recently that broke our strut, propeller, and prop shaft. We are not able to ord
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? (1) kjdoyle1 at 1:16pm 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 7/263 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 and the acrylic on the bow deck hatch cracked. Can I have someone just rep
Converting compost toilet to tank system 2007 Hunter 31 (1) DH31 at 12:57pm 04.09.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/189 Bought boat with compost toilet. Running new waste lines to holding tank, any easy way to get access
Dufour 500 GL Bluesmoods at 12:00pm 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 2/158 Greetings folks I am giving serious thought to acquiring a Dufour 500 GL. Although the market has
Dodger mold stain Clydo at 8:36am 04.09.24 Catalina 310 3/279 Anyone have suggestion for good mold stain remover? Whole lotta products on the market. Guy that u
Farmer's Almanac report - Mid West and South Singing times 2. (1) jssailem at 7:38am 04.09.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/98
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 6:47am 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 8/215 Have been looking at a number of CS22s that are for sale. I live on the St Lawrence. Havn't sailed f
Catalina 34 Interior Guystapo at 6:04am 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 6/318 My interior looks good but needs a good wipe down ..what is a good product for this? Furniture polis
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift tim_brisbane at 8:19pm 04.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/224 Hi all! Looking at fitting a topping lift to my hunter 23. It lives at a marina a long way from my h

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Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F kbgunn at 2:42pm 05.06.24 I had an old hose on the fresh water cooling loop that would leak coolant went the engine got up to
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 2:39pm 05.06.24 It sounds like you are on a good path to resolution. It is never easy the first time. But it can be
Metal Boxes from the Past (1) Justin_NSA at 2:09pm 05.06.24 224618
Metal Boxes from the Past Ralph Johnstone at 1:54pm 05.06.24 RETRO you say ? ? ? ? Our cabinets and cupboards still contain these cans. Fortunately, this was
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F Sutric at 1:54pm 05.06.24 Having really overheated mine due to the water pump impellor destroying itself I would say the possi
Deckfill CAP from CD question Stu Jackson at 1:50pm 05.06.24 Those "security chains" have been the bane of many a sailor, when not if their deck cap fell overboa
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (1) Clutch Cargo at 1:46pm 05.06.24 I've found quite a few voids in my O'Day's hull as well. Layup isn't the best but that's far worse t
Rode hard and put away wet (1) RussC at 1:29pm 05.06.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
Bilge Pump in Keel? JBP-PA at 1:05pm 05.06.24 2Then secure the bracket of your bilge pump to the plywood using short SS machine screws that won'
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? Alan Gomes at 12:36pm 05.06.24
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? jon hansen at 12:33pm 05.06.24 sweet
Rode hard and put away wet jon hansen at 12:30pm 05.06.24 check to make sure the crew did most of the above properly :cool:
SL254 Wind Machine sticking vane and anemometer JoeWhite at 12:26pm 05.06.24 I had that problem. I bought a new one and installed. It works great. Then I just lubricated the or
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? circa1971la at 12:25pm 05.06.24 Thank you so much I truly appreciate this!
Metal Boxes from the Past rgranger at 12:22pm 05.06.24
Metal Boxes from the Past shemandr at 12:21pm 05.06.24 That was recycling!
Bilge Pump in Keel? JoeWhite at 12:20pm 05.06.24 Pour 1/2 gallon of water in the bilge and see where it accumulates.
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick Webb at 12:19pm 05.06.24 They left out the 35mm film containers
Bilge Pump in Keel? rgranger at 12:19pm 05.06.24 1. Coat a thin piece of plywood with epoxy and then glue it to the sole of your bilge. 2Then se
Deckfill CAP from CD question boatbrain at 12:12pm 05.06.24 Jim, do those Fill caps you linked fit the existing OEM deck plates? i.e. can I just buy teh replac

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