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Pacific Northwest Cruise 2004 Terry Cox at 6:38pm 01.09.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/859 For this of you interested, just published our Pacific Northwest Cruise 2004 on YouTube. Offers man
Sunfish Hull Speed...? Simon Sexton at 6:23pm 01.09.19 Racing 50/16539 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Earlier this week, a friend and I had an interesting conversat
Holding Tank Issue Lily at 4:54pm 01.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/475 I keep trying to pump out my boat but when ever i do not a lot comes out as if it were empty but whe
Climbing a mast Rltgold at 1:57pm 01.09.19 Catalina 22 3/675 I need to inspect the top roller on my new furler and I am hoping I can do it with the mast up and i
h41 headliner removal Valerio at 12:43pm 01.09.19 Big Boats 4/631 i would like to see the autopilot on the rear cabin. how to remove the headliner ?
Update on home HF counterpoise Brian D at 11:59am 01.09.19 SSB and Ham Operators 14/3077 After much study to include the webpage I made regarding the KISS-SSB, I tried a new-to-me counterpo
Need help with old depth finder. (2) Chimera64180 at 10:45am 01.09.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1651 So this could be the original depther finder on my 1986 Compac 23. I dont know the brand. The It
Forgot to fog my outboard, what's the worst that can happen? bgstar19 at 9:52am 01.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 15/6793 I forgot to fog my 5 hp 2-stroke Mercury outboard motor when I put it away for winter storage, what'
423 Fridge Pump KeelMePlz at 8:42am 01.09.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/952 Greetings, me fridge pump has stopped working. Manual says there is a fuse but not where it is. I
Insurance while racing sailboatracer at 8:12am 01.09.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2388 If you race your boat, does your yacht club or racing organization require you to have liability ins
Line Cutter for Prop -Caravelle TaborKP! at 6:04am 01.09.19 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1689 Does anyone have experience with a line cutter for the prop shaft. Have looked at a few, but curiou
THE HUNTER 23.5 THE BEAM ARE ALL IN WOOD? (4) JAVIER DAVILA at 5:09am 01.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/472 WHO COULD HELP ME? I HAVE A DOUBT REFERRING TO THE HULL OF HUNTER 23.5? I AM FOR BUYING ONE AND I SE
Strange oil pressure fluctuations geoffschultz at 3:52am 01.09.19 Ask All Sailors 17/4385 I have a 1997 Yanmar 3JH2-T(B)E turbo motor in my Freedom 40/40 and when I start it up, the oil pres
Exhaust vented loop parts (1) MarkSails21 at 7:17pm 01.08.19 Ask All Sailors 3/630 Anyone know where I can get the parts for the Exhaust Vented Loop on a Yanmar 3gm30f ? What was ther
Need help on this filter (3) s/v milou at 5:58pm 01.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3794 1983 First 38, 4108 Perkins Need info on this pre filter, trying to figure out if there is a filter
Catalinas rule (1) Tom J at 5:41pm 01.08.19 Catalina 310 51/5540 A few years ago, the six slips available for sailboats at our yacht club, four of them were Catalina
Alden Caravelle for sale in Panama. (1) TomY at 5:15am 01.08.19 Alden General Chat 8/4497 Recently posted for sale online on the Alden Yachts facebook page. Ad says Price reduced to $55,00
Engine exhaust GABristol29 at 5:14am 01.08.19 Ask All Sailors 17/3233 PO installed a Yanmar 3GM30F in my Bristol 29. He glassed over his exhaust throughhull which appear
Bilge pump wiring question wyctoronto at 4:55am 01.08.19 Big Boats 7/991 installing new Rule with no float. I have 2 browns and a yellow coming into the bilge and the Rule h
Searching for the correct size electric windlass Noyrt at 10:50pm 01.07.19 Ask All Sailors 34/3187 Need some help still in choosing a correct power windlass. Any help appreciated... Here is what we h

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Varnishing difficulties. (3) capta at 11:57am 10.25.24 Of course, all the info is important, but from my experience, it's about preparing the wood. Any old
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped brazenarticle at 11:54am 10.25.24 There are several threads about this on the Catalina 28 group. If you reach up behind the teak trim
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped jssailem at 11:30am 10.25.24 Don't ignore the drill idea. I have used it several times all with success.
Dyneema Double Eye jssailem at 11:28am 10.25.24 The loop spliced dyneema line is certainly a consideration. For the specific application I would hav
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Dorfl68 at 11:13am 10.25.24 I see what you mean but that's just the Catalina 42 design, which did them well for hundreds of boat
What is this stuff on my hull? LloydB at 11:13am 10.25.24 As we approach Halloween pumpkins warts have began appearing in many unexpected places. Scientist ex
Dyneema Double Eye Richard19068 at 11:09am 10.25.24
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 10.25.24 Welcome to the site @Dorfl68 . These struts seem a little problematic to me and I don't even have o
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair dlochner at 11:02am 10.25.24 The two main causes of pin hole leaks in aluminum fuel tanks are bacterial growth inside the tank an
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 10:51am 10.25.24 I figured alcohol would be the most mild solvent to clean it The Total Boat HALCYON WATER-BASED MA
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 10.25.24 A new top quality plastic tank up to 25 gallons shouldn't cost you more than about $300, I like t
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 cymeyer at 10:47am 10.25.24 Hi, I'm considering buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321. The size and the interior design work well for o
Varnishing difficulties. BAD ORCA at 10:36am 10.25.24 Even though I abandoned the path of varnishing enlightenment years ago, I brought many of its tech
Varnishing difficulties. Joe at 10:00am 10.25.24 Even though I abandoned the path of varnishing enlightenment years ago, I brought many of its techn
Varnishing difficulties. JoeWhite at 9:41am 10.25.24 I am not an expert, but I watched YouTube showing that the bubbles are caused by the air trapped in
Dyneema Double Eye stickinthemud57 at 9:39am 10.25.24 Maybe instead of the double eye you make one continuous loop? That could be spliced like j5CZzAo0Ix
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:55am 10.25.24 I saved about $2k, which is something, plus the delay wasn't workable, $2K to replace a holding tan
Varnishing difficulties. BAD ORCA at 8:53am 10.25.24 Just to be clear about the wood's temperature. The absolute temperature is less important that the
Varnishing difficulties. BAD ORCA at 8:49am 10.25.24 Hey, Here's how I learned to varnish. K0PiMZGD5LQ I am not an expert and I hate varnishing but i
Varnishing difficulties. BAD ORCA at 8:47am 10.25.24 Varnish work is tricky. Success comes from: Choice of chemistry (varnish) Starting surface Applica

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