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FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau (8) jpeac2 at 2:57pm 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 6/418 Hey Everyone- Have some spare time and am weighing pulling all the sole out and refinishing it. It
insurance policy for Alden 38' (1) jwf_ at 2:07pm 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 6/402 Anyone know of an insurance policy/company that can offer a policy for my Alden 38'? I need a policy
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 12:13pm 07.08.24 Mid-Size Boats 17/911 Good Day I have a 93 Hunter 33.5 that I'm installing a new auto-pilot in. I've mounted the ACU and
Legend 37 ice box drain DStegs49 at 11:33am 07.08.24 Big Boats 0/250 I have an '87 Legend 37 and like all things older, they break and need to be replaced or repaired.
Anybody know how to use go home feature or equivilent on Navionics. Ted10028 at 10:39am 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 3/327 Im on iphone app. Thanks
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 8:09am 07.08.24 Smaller Boats 7/740 I've been sailing my Capri 18 with my rig too loose for years. Last week I was on Tawas Bay in Lak
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 5:44am 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 8/631 We have a boat that is kept a 15 hour drive away from us. We do have someone that looks after it whi
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break (3) philiefay at 9:58pm 07.07.24 Smaller Boats 4/464 I was docking today and lost steering, this time for a different reason. Where the gear shift cable
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 8:45pm 07.07.24 Big Boats 4/379
Coaming trim install? (4) BTC1984 at 5:34pm 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 2/248 I am replacing my coaming trim with the plastic ones from Catalina direct on my 1984 Catalina 27. W
Boom connection woes? (1) CowboyWay at 4:01pm 07.07.24 Catalina 310 10/1084 On my c310 the mast connection sheared. Having trouble getting the end cap off of the boom after rem
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 7:05am 07.07.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/1079 Grrr. So my July 5th sail plan was to arrive at 10:06 A.M. Deception Pass slack water, then head for
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 6:18am 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 29/1903 Winterizing my boat last Fall I had the raw water impeller fail, and installed my only spare, an OEM
The most explosive week in boating! (1) Tiffany at 5:57am 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 3/899 The 4th of July has come and gone. And that means everyone who owns an object that floats has been o
Raymarine ST60 Instrument Cover needed jviss at 5:52am 07.07.24 Parts Search 0/214 One of my instrument covers went missing this winter. Anyone have one they can spare?
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 (10) svseacucumber at 8:35pm 07.06.24 Smaller Boats 14/1175 New member here, been looking for a trailer sailer for a while and recently picked up a new to me Hu
What are these tracks used for? (1) CaptnEdarli at 7:14pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 40/3282 I have never used them in 5 years of owning my boat, and none of my other boats had them.
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Anchor Lady at 2:54pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 8/636
Silent Air Conditioning Monterey385 at 2:33pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 9/684 Our air conditioner, battery charger, and electrical appliances can be run by a Honda 2200. Even th
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? (1) jviss at 9:39am 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 9/894 Has anyone used this stuff to strip the varnish off teak on deck? Results?

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Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise Tally Ho at 2:00pm 05.14.25 Congrats John. Should be a fun delivery cruise. Your harbor hops seem reasonable, and if you can
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise kappykaplan at 1:57pm 05.14.25 John, I don't know if it's possible, but I'd go for a much shorter first day (or two) on your new-to
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Panera at 1:54pm 05.14.25 Hunter 280 1997 - I replaced my engine mounts last summer, huge difference.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 1:48pm 05.14.25 There are 2 screws (4 really but 2 hold a piece that holds the frame parts together
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? dLj at 1:41pm 05.14.25 The frame is aluminium, the main frame is made of 2 parts, one upper and one lower, both have a cha
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... Nichole340 at 1:38pm 05.14.25 I like your plan to stir the paint with the paddle. My usual method is mechanically shaken when pu
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 1:17pm 05.14.25 The frame is aluminium, the main frame is made of 2 parts, one upper and one lower, both have a chan
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... (1) thinwater at 12:10pm 05.14.25 Thought I would ask if any one uses a rolling seat to sit on when you sand and paint the bottom of
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... danm1 at 12:08pm 05.14.25 I use a lock pole sander, and a stick with a paint roller to save a lot of bending. https://www.home
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 12:05pm 05.14.25 No hit so far :clap: I've been helping a friend here who is refitting from a recent direct cata
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... PaulK at 12:02pm 05.14.25 Sounds like a decent idea, but it needs to have wheel stops or enough friction somehow to keep it fr
Boat Dog shemandr at 11:56am 05.14.25 Check out the Portuguese Water Dogs.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? colemj at 11:53am 05.14.25 I have had good results removing old silicone residue and leaving a clean surface with this: Amazon.
37c fuel tank cleaning (1) colemj at 11:42am 05.14.25 I am not sure what constitutes a real filter. I will be using 20 micron see-through inline filters.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:06am 05.14.25 Just my 2 cents worth. Adding to @dLj 's comments which are right on the mark, maybe one or two a
Boat Dog BigEasy at 10:58am 05.14.25 Also any of the retriever types used in duck hunting probably would be good. No problem with La
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 05.14.25 Does it attach to anyting and if I replace it, how far forward should it go? Hi @niceshoes6 , and
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 05.14.25 Show us a video of the engine running while in neutral. I'm not clear on this one myself. @Brian
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. Calif. Ted at 9:15am 05.14.25 Typically, there are 2 hoses, one exhaust powered by fan and one passive intake with no blower.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? dLj at 9:00am 05.14.25 A couple observations. Cleaning tempered glass is easy. But you have all the other materials, the fr

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