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cracked fiberglass (1) mikeepp at 12:28pm 05.04.19 Ask All Sailors 12/2211 I uncovered my Seaward Fox today to prep for launching and found this surprise on the edge of the co
Looking for starboard side leak Billleathen at 11:07am 05.04.19 Smaller Boats 13/922 The starboard side cushions get wet after a heavy rain. Carpet stain seems to indicate the leak is
Propeller Service near Clearwater Fl Velero49 at 8:16am 05.04.19 Ask All Sailors 7/525 Any local knowledge appreciated. Looking to remove/service/reinstall prop in Clearwater. Thanks
When The Boatyard Doesn't Know How To Put Your Max Prop Back Together fstbttms at 8:01am 05.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/848 lH7ch0FC8h4
First Season Cruise- Roche Harbor w Catalina Owners (5) jssailem at 7:59am 05.04.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1219 We set off on May 1 10:48 for the 1st Cruise of the season. Weather has been accommodating. Partial
Overtons 40% off... rpludwig at 3:43am 05.04.19 Catalina 22 1/635 I don't buy much from them as they're more geared to power boaters, jetskiers, etc, and have no dog
LED bulbs. Cat36Amoore at 10:19pm 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1619 I would like to replace my anchor light and steaming light with a LED bulb. Do I need to change the
Raymarine ST60 instruments sun cover BigEasy at 8:25pm 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2924 One of my ST 60 covers mysteriously vanished this week. Anyone know of any firm that is 3D printing
Hunter 320 Windlass Kevy at 6:28pm 05.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 10/2059 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone with a Hunter 320 has installed a windlass in the anchor locker or
26S Forestay attachment kenr74 at 5:07pm 05.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2049 Hello all, I'm new to sailboats(that will be obvious shortly). I've had a ton of kayaks but never
Automatic bilge pump setup sbcwolff at 3:52pm 05.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1472 We are going to be mooring our boat all summer (Mac26s), and want to set up an automatic bilge pump.
Good Old Boat Insurance njlarry at 1:21pm 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1421 Allstate will no longer will write on my 1984 boat. Real bummer as have brand new rigging and have a
Time to Add Solar--Vendor/Brand Suggestions. dlochner at 11:13am 05.03.19 Musings With Maine Sail 15/1732 The time has come to get serious about adding solar power to Second Star. The basics: House batter
My rusty, crusty centerboard (5) Project_Mayhem at 11:12am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 16/800 164366 164367 164368 164369 164370 I knew my boat would need a bit of work on the centerboard when I
O'day 23 Transom Rebuild (9) mwpaul at 8:12am 05.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1093 My wife and I bought our first boat last season, an O'day 23, unfortunately, the transom was rotten
Followup on Exhaust host replacement on Hunter 290 pfaffk at 7:47am 05.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/504 A week or so ago I posted on this forum and asked the question "Do you have to remove the holding ta
The Boatel Project Todd Atchison at 6:20am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 24/1550 Hello everyone and thanks for taking the time to read this post. It has little to do with boat perfo
Battery Box vent CYQK at 6:00am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 3/481 Re designing may battery box and want to build a venting system because they are wet cells What is t
3 Blade Prop Jac123 at 5:34am 05.03.19 Catalina 30 11/2262 I'm 90% set on installing the most efficient (for stopping and motoring) fixed 3 blade prop on my "
Obtaining Wave Period via SailDocs geoffschultz at 4:35am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/698 Is there a parameter that you can send to saildocs to obtain the wave period? I specify WAVES and W

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Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Hayden Watson at 11:00am 09.06.23 Rinse the tank as best as you can and then use a heavy dose of a good enzyme treatment like Odorlos
Water staining? JBP-PA at 10:44am 09.06.23 I think you could use a solid wood compression post. White oak might be nice. Black locust too. W
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 10:38am 09.06.23 For the M12, it turns out the situation is tricky. There were apparently two different M12 cases, o
New to c& c questions Apex at 9:55am 09.06.23 Swag: (M)anifold (C)ontrol valve
New Electronics Networking Help jviss at 9:49am 09.06.23 https://defender.com/en_us/maretron-micro-mid-field-attachable-connector-male-fa-cm-st https://defe
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 9:40am 09.06.23 what actual level was that? We normally look at 200mb level for major steering currents. aka Jet
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 9:39am 09.06.23 Hopefully this will help . Our Oday 25 has 1/2" thick bulkheads . The bolts in chainplates had elon
Water staining? Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 09.06.23 Hopefully this will help . Our Oday 25 has 1/2" thick bulkheads . The bolts in chainplates had elong
has anyone ever tried? Anomymous 163294 at 9:32am 09.06.23 i thinks this was a stupid question. so please delete this as im not looking to do a helm station
Rope to anchor chain attachment Barnacle Bill at 9:29am 09.06.23 It seems most sailors know how to splice, because they seem to be folks wanting to be self sufficie
has anyone ever tried? Timm R Oday25 at 9:26am 09.06.23 I'm not quite sure what you mean by " helm station " Are you trying to keep the tiller steady ?
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 9:23am 09.06.23 Heisenberg, Schrodinger, and Ohm were driving along when a cop pulls them over. Cop: Do you have an
Bow pulpit modification for 1991 Hunter 27-2 Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 09.06.23 :worthless: And then maybe we can suggest something.
Bow pulpit modification for 1991 Hunter 27-2 rgranger at 9:20am 09.06.23 Do you have life lines running to the bow rail? Pics would help us make better suggestions.
New to c& c questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 09.06.23 Now for the $64 question. What does the M/C stand for ?
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 09.06.23 If you remove the accumulator, just seal the hose connected to it. (I don't see a need to replace i
New Electronics Networking Help Scott T-Bird at 9:13am 09.06.23 https://defender.com/en_us/maretron-micro-mid-field-attachable-connector-male-fa-cm-st https://defen
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 9:10am 09.06.23 Hmm, as an armchair engineer, I'm thinking 3/4 marine grade. What is the current bulkhead? Anothe
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Davidasailor26 at 9:04am 09.06.23 This is great stuff, man we're a bunch of nerds lol I just wrote 3,000 lines of code to automate a
Water staining? JBP-PA at 9:01am 09.06.23 Hmm, as an armchair engineer, I'm thinking 3/4 marine grade. What is the current bulkhead? Another

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