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Leather wrap for dodger rail Steffied99 at 4:09pm 05.08.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1866 Hi all! Looking for suggestions for a website that sells leather wrapping for dodger rail handle. An
BOOM BOLT NUT 2 OLD PIRATES at 3:43pm 05.08.19 Catalina 310 0/605 Does anyone know what size and pitch that the lock nut for the bolt that attaches boom to mast. I f
Cabin Sole "bathtub ring" stain pastormb at 2:06pm 05.08.19 Catalina 22 14/896 Unfortunately, I allowed a good bit of rain water to sit in the cabin sole long enough for stains to
Added Anodes too Rudder post. (2) MaxinCalgary at 10:07am 05.08.19 Smaller Boats 6/940 164558 I added two anodes to my rudder post on my H260. Last season some pitting by the end so added
Mainsail Trim DArcy at 9:48am 05.08.19 Ask All Sailors 9/826 I was watching this video of the American Magic training boat. This is the boat being used to train
Icebox Hatch Frame 1983 H31 (3) pateco at 9:44am 05.08.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/965 So my 1983 H31 has had a small leak dripping on the countertop for quite a while. Since we never use
Contemplating some serious cruising Rick Templeton at 8:53am 05.08.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1712 I am contemplating some serious open water cruising and would like some references for literature fr
Breaker on Hunter 376 Tristan Simonds at 7:47am 05.08.19 Big Boats 1/682 I have installed and isolation transformer on my Hunter 376 and it trips the breaker in the port laz
Busy launch weekend photos -post yours! (6) Jackdaw at 7:38am 05.08.19 Ask All Sailors 93/9014 Less than a week after we got back from the Grenadines, BlueJ needed to be in the water. The deadlin
New power survey All U Get at 7:18am 05.08.19 Ask All Sailors 6/606 Hi all, I just redid my power survey for our boat. I added 100 amp hours for my wife. This may ev
C310 / C315 IA Membership and Web Page Updates SawyerCurt at 6:56am 05.08.19 Catalina 310 2/844 The membership list has been updated on the Association web site, and I also fixed several broken li
Anchor rubbing mooring line Fly By Night at 6:20am 05.08.19 Catalina 30 10/2117 So I bought a new Mantus anchor and was hoping to keep it on the bowsprit roller. With the angle the
2003 Hunter 426DS Main Halyard specifications - what length? David Marteney at 5:56am 05.08.19 Big Boats 1/676 My Hunter Owners manual provides the line specifications for the main halyard of the in-mast furling
B361 manhole in diesel tank ping141 at 5:08am 05.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1061 Hi! Has anyone installed a manhole in their diesel tank with any luck? Thanks! :)
Life Chaulk/Pergo Thru Hull Jac123 at 5:05am 05.08.19 Catalina 30 2/519 I bought Life Chaulk to install pergo (plastic) thru hulls above the waterline Got back to boat and
Sanitation hose vent Ponelio57 at 8:44pm 05.07.19 Morgan 3/1445 We bought a 1984 Morgan 323 last year. Turns out it has nasty odor issues. We are replacing the bla
King's Cup Regatta Announced AlastairLC at 6:57pm 05.07.19 Ask All Sailors 3/463 Prince William and Princess Katherine have announced A King's Cup Regatta to raise money for charity
Seeking used furling head sail for C&C 29 mk2 Saltysteve at 5:24pm 05.07.19 C&C 2/958
Leaks! SV At Last at 2:58pm 05.07.19 Catalina 310 9/1847 The port side handrail on the coach roof is leaking during torrential rains. It seems easy enough t
Can this trailer be launched by ramp? kdammen at 2:41pm 05.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/5593 Looking for advice on a boat we are getting. Hunter 29.5, It includes this trailer. Is it possible t

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A little dingy dmax at 7:14am 11.07.24 "I paint aircraft as my vocation" - if you're familiar with Imron, Awlgrip makes a similar paint tha
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak john2 at 7:09am 11.07.24 our mast was without weep hole. Over time the mast sealed with dirt and started leaking in the bilg
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (6) Jnovva at 7:08am 11.07.24 228309 228310 228311 228312 228313 Height from top of bunk, that may vary depending on your tr
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) DRhoads at 6:56am 11.07.24 Thanks for the comment's guys - just some personnel notes. Kappykaplan - concur could use some upgr
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 6:18am 11.07.24 Jnovva - you rock! The photo is fantastic. Would you by any chance be able to send the rough dimensi
drinking H2O hose maintenance? dlochner at 5:55am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never hear
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions DRhoads at 5:53am 11.07.24 Shokunin Concur w/ Terry, Great choice :) Take a look at his inputs on the website. Lots of good
Heat Pump Winterizing DRhoads at 5:47am 11.07.24 Method 1. No power required just gravity. - funnel attached to a long tube (~1/2 diam) that fits
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Project_Mayhem at 5:47am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never hear
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 11.07.24 I also bought a boat that had been on the hard for a couple of years. It's sitting on the factory Ca
Hold post for future announcement goweld at 5:32am 11.07.24 Hello, we are working on reestablishing www.Paceship.org and thanks to Dave's support, we'll be hos
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:31am 11.07.24 I was warned by an experienced marine diesel mechanic that plastic strainers inside the engine comp
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Rick Webb at 5:16am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never heard
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (1) Jnovva at 5:04am 11.07.24 I've been working on my trailer. Maybe this photo will help. Good luck!
Varnishing difficulties. dLj at 5:02am 11.07.24 Sometimes autocorrect helps. Thanks, I can find it on McMaster-Carr. I seem to spend a lot of time
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads sailme88 at 4:36am 11.07.24 as a rule of thumb, stands are placed where bulkheads exist. Cradles don't alway offer this, especi
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions Shokunin21 at 4:34am 11.07.24 Thanks for the feedback. Sounds interesting about the ss bar, I'll look for the article.
Plumbing Terry Cox at 4:29am 11.07.24 Hi Randy. Likely your boat has the same fresh water system as ours. Wrote an article about it awhile
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 3:39am 11.07.24 Friggin ' auto correct... The would be residue free tape. There are several varieties - put in "re
Plumbing (1) kloudie1 at 3:31am 11.07.24 The original fresh water piping was polybutylene tubing, 3/8" ID by 1/2" OD gray .. The tubing got a

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