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More wonders of butyl tape Hardhead at 1:01pm 09.27.19 Catalina 22 1/666 In the past - I've had the annoying problem of the C22's plywood cover plates, for the bilge ' stora
to furl in mast, or not? Banooma at 12:20pm 09.27.19 Ask All Sailors 36/5433 I'm tossing up this question to understand where others find pros and cons. I've had a trailer sail
Chesapeake Bay Bridge (1) Brian D at 10:52am 09.27.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/1035 The truck crash that occurred on the Bay Bridge, dumped an undetermined amount of Viagra into the Ch
oil & trans fluid info needed Hunter Marlow 37 Pat T at 9:55am 09.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1083 I am going to help my friend change the fluids on his boat saving him some bucks since the yard wan
New to me 1988 23 (6) ULost at 8:06am 09.27.19 Smaller Boats 32/3185 Just picked up this neglected 23. It's been sitting for some time for sure. Water line inside look
How to re-bed older Bomar portlight lens watercolours at 4:40am 09.27.19 Ask All Sailors 13/3292 Hello. Please help if you can! My 10 year old Bomar portlight is leaking between the aluminum frame
O Day 34 for Bluewater DockH at 4:14am 09.27.19 Ask All Sailors 20/8657 Looking at 1984 ODay in prime condition, lots of TLC, almost like out of factory. Freshwater lightly
h31 water fill hose size dasreboot at 3:40am 09.27.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/703 My water fill hose is leaking at the cuff hose connection at the tank end. I measured the tank inl
Propane locker woes LouisMK at 8:17pm 09.26.19 Bigger Boats 5/1176 The top edge of my propane storage big has cracked ' is generally inop ' wont stay in place when loa
Blue Skies over Tampa philwsailz at 6:26pm 09.26.19 Ask All Sailors 12/241 I said I would delete this comment if I got a refund
Painting the deck of a 1974 catalina 22 (2) Erbardy at 6:06pm 09.26.19 Ask All Sailors 4/3183 I have already gathered some information regarding painting the deck of my new (old) 1974 catalina 2
Bilge High Water Alarm & Pump (1) Jeff Jellick at 3:46pm 09.26.19 Big Boats 20/4166 170153170153
Hunter 466 bulbwing keel Makergosien at 3:16pm 09.26.19 Ask All Sailors 23/3229 My keel is damaged. Wings are turned up and separated from hull. I need a new one. Can anyone ple
Fun with VHF/UHF (4) Brian D at 3:02pm 09.26.19 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2075 Man I love building antennas. So what do I have here? I have built a dual band VHF/UHF antenna. Both
Capri 18 capdabney at 2:34pm 09.26.19 Trailer Sailors 1/782 Just picked up a 1986 Capri 18 this morning. Does anyone have a copy of the owners manual or a plac
Toilet attachment Base is going powdery / flakey (1) reworb at 12:08pm 09.26.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1239 I have a 2004 Beneteau 311. The toilet attachment base (I'm not really sure what the proper term is
trouble registering at ericsonyachts.org Scandium at 10:51am 09.26.19 Ericson 5/1930 Anyone else tried to register at EricsonYachts.org: The Starting Point on Ericson Yachts forum and g
Tanzer 30? (3) Superiormarine at 9:47am 09.26.19 Ask All Sailors 1/418 170138170139170137 The Tanzer line is the closest I can find to whatever this may have been. Anyone
Cup holder cockpit table (1) SteveATx at 7:37am 09.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4082 Help please, We have a 2015 38 Oceanis, On the Beneteau 38 the Cockpit table drink holders are terri
Engine Test - Pre-purchase Survey Jimbeaux at 6:16am 09.26.19 Ask All Sailors 21/2430

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Osmosis capta at 2:02pm 09.19.24 As I said above, it can take as much as 6 months to dry out a blistered hull, before the work on the
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard capta at 1:55pm 09.19.24 I'm sorry to see you in such a position. I believe you said that the boat had been sandblasted, is t
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 (2) RJD at 1:42pm 09.19.24 This is exactly my issue. I will have a look when it's out of the water in Oct.--but I'm worried th
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Caboteur at 1:27pm 09.19.24 As a Canadian, all work done to the boat in a foreing country is subject to duty and sales taxes in
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dlochner at 1:09pm 09.19.24 For those wondering what the app is, the link is below. We've been using the app for years crossing
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hello Below at 1:04pm 09.19.24 This is true. The POE is Port Angeles. One of the Agents is detailed to support Port Townsend. If y
Hunter Legend 35 Ice Box cokomo at 12:59pm 09.19.24
Hunter Legend 35 Ice Box cokomo at 12:59pm 09.19.24
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (1) Belzoni at 12:58pm 09.19.24 Wrong. It should go to the house bank which ALWAYS needs more amps than any start bank. Plus that
Thoughts on locating Battery switch jssailem at 12:48pm 09.19.24 I learn something new all the time. Just called Blue Sea Tech. He said the ACR senses voltage on bot
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 12:40pm 09.19.24 Port Townsend is not a POE This is true. The POE is Port Angeles. One of the Agents is detailed to
Delayed Gear Engagement - Forward Only dmax at 12:31pm 09.19.24 While you're at it, change the transmission fluid - always helps.
Delayed Gear Engagement - Forward Only dlochner at 12:17pm 09.19.24 But, the manual talks about adjusting the cover plate until the lever is exactly mid-position. I se
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Stu Jackson at 11:42am 09.19.24 the ACR directs current from House-to-Start or Start-to-House. Wrong. It should go to the house b
Osmosis dlochner at 11:39am 09.19.24 The protocol for blister remediation is well established, thus finding someone to do quality work sh
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 dmax at 11:29am 09.19.24 If you want the teak and holly look, this is what a lot of new boats use: Lonseal Lonmarine Wood Lux
Adding a Bimini BigEasy at 11:25am 09.19.24
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 scouper at 11:18am 09.19.24 The more wobble you have, the more wear on the keel pin and keel hole. Eventually the pin will get
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner ggrizzard at 11:09am 09.19.24 :plus: for heat shrink butt connectors or, if they have to be "removable", use bullet connectors wit
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (1) Belzoni at 11:08am 09.19.24 The ACR just uses voltage sensing to open and close relays (likely solid state relays, judging by th

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