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Puget Sound Sailors: What hard bottom paint works good? John Nantz at 9:09pm 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 12/2098 Been using Pettit Trinidad SR for many years but times (laws) have changed. What bottom paint are yo
Shake Down Cruise MikeHoncho at 8:14pm 05.14.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/1290 After a year of owning my H30 it was time for a multi-day cruise. My dad, brother and myself left Mo
Shake Down Cruise MikeHoncho at 8:11pm 05.14.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/496 Sorry double post. Stupid phone!
Spoof Store? Rick D at 5:23pm 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1190 So, I was thinking about a folding Lewmar cockpit wheel. I checked a couple of sources (including th
Hose that has an unusual stains/rust/burnt ? (1) pumpkinpie at 5:21pm 05.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/462 I'm heading out of town in about 7 hours to take a look at another 41DS as a back up in the event th
Looking for information about Beneteau 440 Gerri at 4:53pm 05.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2913 I am a writer and I am researching information about the 440. I know nothing about sailing and in m
Help with Coronado 23-2 parts Oksailor at 4:50pm 05.14.19 Other Sailboats 6/2136 Hello, I hoping someone can help me locate some stock parts for a 1974 Coronado 23-2. Specifically
LP gas problem tom.p.brown at 4:40pm 05.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/412 My LP gas is not working. I assumed possibly the solenoid so i disconnected it. with the wires that
Mac26x leaky centerboard trunk Tom McCormack at 3:40pm 05.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 38/7445 So, I read posts that I should fill the water ballast and pull the boat out of the water to check fo
Catalina 27 with flex in port side cabin floor Catalina dreamer at 2:34pm 05.14.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/632 Hi, I am looking at buying a catalina 27. The boat was restored by a yard worker. Fopur years ago t
Parallel Charging Question Mr Fox at 2:02pm 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1408 Hello everyone I am curious to know about charging batteries in parallel in my setup (when the swit
Holding Tank Upgrades wavydog2018 at 1:37pm 05.14.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/730 Hi Ms Hall - Read your latest book ( a Christmas present )- loved it - makes so much sense! In order
Prop For a 1981 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 1GM roadwornpa at 1:14pm 05.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/344 What is the proper size Two bladed prop for this boat?
Heading for the water ! (1) Villvind at 1:12pm 05.14.19 Big Boats 4/498
Spinnaker Pole length - exactly markwbird at 8:37am 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 27/6607 I recently got a back alley deal on a used spinnaker pole from a guy who's name I did not catch. It
Steering wheel cover Beneteau 43 grevay at 8:22am 05.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/819 Has anyone restored their Beneteau steering wheel cover? Both are worn and I don't want to have to
SG200 and Firefly Garbonzo at 6:52am 05.14.19 Musings With Maine Sail 0/641 OK, My vintage BATMON from Ample Power (you gotta be old to even remember that product and company)
2012 Mercury manual Windcree at 5:49am 05.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 6/653 I just picked up a used 2012 Mercury 4 HP outboard. Does anyone know were I might download a manual
B361 temperature reading ping141 at 2:56am 05.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2734 Hi! My ST60 Tridata display is stuck on -3.5 degrees Celsius. Even Norway is not that cold... Speed
Keeping the fridge/freezer cold while sailing pumpkinpie at 12:05am 05.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/6893 I'm in the process of purchasing a 2006 Hunter 41 DS. It has a Separate front loading Refrigerator a

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I find that I'm Punch Drunk. Can you help me? ...3TacksontheWater at 12:31pm 10.07.24 When marking holes that must line up the tool you need are called transfer punches. They come in me
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Terry Cox at 12:09pm 10.07.24 Our Genset came with an Oberdorfor sea water pump. Long story short, ours requires an OEM (Onan) imp
Backstay length shemandr at 12:08pm 10.07.24 Sailboat split backstay
Backstay length shemandr at 12:07pm 10.07.24 here's a search with quite a bit of information about split backstays and rigging. There are severa
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Calif. Ted at 11:52am 10.07.24 (Will keep the old one for an emergency.) Toss it, I don't think you'd really want to re-use that
I find that I'm Punch Drunk. Can you help me? David W at 11:51am 10.07.24 When marking holes that must line up the tool you need are called transfer punches. They come in met
Backstay length Tony M at 11:47am 10.07.24 Tried to post some pics, but couldn't. Can send separately if helpful.
Backstay length Tony M at 11:46am 10.07.24 Thank you for the reply. Just to let you know I am a newbie to sailing. This is my first boat. I l
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Stu Jackson at 11:30am 10.07.24 Why does anyone even consider forcing something when it should be a simple slip fit? Just because i
Bow Eye ...3TacksontheWater at 11:13am 10.07.24 Trailer was deep enough. There was a slight incline between the boat and trailer which has been the
Lazarette clasp ? (1) jssailem at 11:08am 10.07.24 These might work. Not locking but fit flat Twist Latch Keeper Toggle Clamp for Case Box - 2 Pcs (Bl
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Richard19068 at 10:48am 10.07.24 Interesting. Lots of people say you don't need the snap ring. I don't use it. But in your case i as
Keel bulge Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 10.07.24 Check for composition of the keel with a magnet. Lead good. Cast iron, stay tuned.
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 10.07.24 Took a block of wood as buffer and tapped with hammer and it finally went to the stop. I'm wonder
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 10.07.24 Once the boat is out of the water, I'll start digging into the engine and transmission, If possib
Lazarette clasp ? (1) JBP-PA at 10:05am 10.07.24 I like the looks of these. https://a.co/d/e3mBUXG
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 9:36am 10.07.24 It is Monday, and I just read Rufus's update. There are still some nice days out there over the next
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control jssailem at 9:27am 10.07.24 Things I have learned about my engine rebuild adventure. It takes much longer than you might imagi
Keel bulge dLj at 9:21am 10.07.24 @dlochner Your keel is bolt on, no? I'm guessing the C&C 44 is also. I just realized that he C&C is
TD 14 jssailem at 9:16am 10.07.24 We still have to wait to see where they start aligning. Absolutely true. The Surge will stretch c

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