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Gel Battery Question Rick486 at 7:01am 02.26.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1343 Hi Maine Sail: I am about to replace all the batts in my Hunter 44DS. The original batteries are 3 x
Marine Tex Dhamil6490 at 7:00am 02.26.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1162 Hi. Newbie here looking for advice/experience using Marine Tex. I've got some damage to my keel wing
Vinyl Windows dnimigon at 5:06am 02.26.19 Catalina 30 2/628 Does anyone know the best way to clean vinyl winals on our dodger. Has that foggy look to it. Tried
SHIPYARD MARLOW HUNTER EXISTS AGAIN ? michel06440 at 4:08am 02.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2482 Does he still make boats? are the Mainship trawlers still manufactured? I think I change my Hunter 3
Electrical Assistance (2) MikeHoncho at 11:02pm 02.25.19 Ask All Sailors 33/1461 In preparation of installing solar to my boat, I have mapped out the main DC circuits to figure out
replacement stock alternator search Richard19068 at 10:54pm 02.25.19 Ask All Sailors 10/992 Hello, I have a Universal M-18 diesel with a Motorola alternator 8MR2049K. I'm looking to replace th
New charger suggestions - three stage Clydo at 10:26pm 02.25.19 Catalina 310 14/1341 Anyone have suggestions on new batter charger - three stage? Light usage dockside plug in, no refer
Does anyone own an Engel fridge/freezer? Gene Neill at 5:57pm 02.25.19 Ask All Sailors 10/4395 I'm looking for real-world power consumption data. Or anything other firsthand info about them, for
Hole in binnacle guard base? (2) kbgunn at 5:11pm 02.25.19 Catalina 30 5/868 I have a 1986 Catalina 30 TRBSFK. The PO zip-tied the power and SeatalkNG cables for Autopilot drive
Torqeedo questions smokey73 at 4:23pm 02.25.19 Ask All Sailors 41/9544 Tom J gave provided some info on his Torqeedo that brings up some other questions. I did not realiz
Hose reducers.... NYSail at 3:14pm 02.25.19 Ask All Sailors 2/320
Traveler End Stops Hunter 336 rachelmackenzie at 1:49pm 02.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 6/1354 I'm on the hunt for the traveler end stops for our 336. Our traveler is mounted on the steering pede
O'Day 272LE Masthead Sheaves fhujber at 12:45pm 02.25.19 Bigger Boats 0/543 Has anyone had occasion to replace the sheaves in the masthead of an O'Day 272 or 272LE? How did you
Lazarette Organization - KonMari? Parsons at 11:32am 02.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/1505 In the spirit of Marie Kondo to spark joy in my boat hooks and fenders, I would like to hear your or
Osprey/Eagle confrontation delays game Justin_NSA at 10:31am 02.25.19 Sails Call Lounge 4/551 Game delayed due to falling fish! Recovered by a ....Dolphin. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/college
LAZARETTE SHELF QUESTION (1) twodzusfittings at 8:48am 02.25.19 Bigger Boats 2/837 Making progress with the cleaning up task. In the lazarette, I removed the shelf, the water heater a
Type I or II MSD sailme88 at 7:32am 02.25.19 Big Boats 2/508 Starting research on converting my Type III system to Type I or II. Have any of you done this? Wha
Passage 42 Cockpit Step Issue BBC16385 at 7:17am 02.25.19 Big Boats 4/791 We have a 1997 P42 with the starboard side step over the power connections leading into the cockpit.
Tips for Lazarette please jkandris at 5:20am 02.25.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/448 Any tips or trick for ensuring the lazarette lid is dry on a 1978 Oday 25. I cant seem to stop this
Everywhere a ground wire! twodzusfittings at 3:55am 02.25.19 Bigger Boats 8/965 Hi everyone, I'm in the middle of cleaning up a new to me 1983 O'Day 30 C/B and apart from the rotte

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Sarasota Bay Returning rgranger at 10:58am 04.26.24 Two weeks ago I resurfaced the interior of a small 18' cuddy cabin boat. First I primmed the entire
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 10:41am 04.26.24 Returning to Sarasota Bay on June 8, 2024. I will be anchoring out at the same location. I will be
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? arf145 at 10:17am 04.26.24 I've always used CPP with decent results. I get two seasons out of a two coat application.
Access to windlass marchem at 9:57am 04.26.24 no access port. Interesting. Maybe they added it to make it possible to check/add oil?
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 04.26.24 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status So just WHERE have you been for the
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 04.26.24 You won't get two seasons unless it is a very low fouling location. The Pacific Northwest is a lo
Engine fire Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 04.26.24 take my word - no one here can lend an educated guess. And that pretty much sums up the entire si
Access to windlass (1) JoeWhite at 8:45am 04.26.24 224409 I located this c310 anchor locker with no access port.
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 8:39am 04.26.24 Yes. Thanks for the photo. It makes sense. I am not sure why an access port is needed on the top. I
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 8:34am 04.26.24 There seems to be an interesting fear by people of having mast down. But on my old Macgregor 26c
New Bow Roller for H41AC (2) Rich Stidger at 8:20am 04.26.24 I use the yellow rollers, but the center hole is smaller than the bow roller holes. I machined a bu
Engine fire kloudie1 at 7:58am 04.26.24 Third picture from the left; That green copper really suggests a chafe that let seawater in under th
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 7:34am 04.26.24 John Stevens is flat out Lying to you. He, Electromaax has the worst reputation in the industry and
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! FastOlson at 7:26am 04.26.24 I just had our refillable extinguishers ( two 5# and two 2.5#) re-certified by a local extinguisher
New Bow Roller for H41AC (1) ice breaker at 7:20am 04.26.24 Another solution that I have used are the clear yellow boat trailer rollers. Works great and cost
Gooseneck Pin Crazy Dave Condon at 7:16am 04.26.24
Correct size packing for stuffing box? jdrutten at 7:12am 04.26.24 Don't forget to check your manual which likely has the packing size specified. However, I've hear
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Maine Sail at 7:00am 04.26.24 balmar knowingly is making as selling serpentine belt kits that do not fit. I found another suppli
hull port (windows) leaking Project_Mayhem at 6:33am 04.26.24 You'll have a hard time getting butyl to compress to the correct thickness. This might lead to a ben
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 04.26.24 Make sure a previous owner didn't try to screw a bilge pump or anything else into the bilge

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