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Blob Material (1) LakeOntario270 at 1:46pm 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/805 Looking for a recommendation on what to use to seal my new cable (left side) in my Nav Pod. I'm gue
Primary Fuel Filter on 2001 Hunter 410 Darb at 12:41pm 10.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/972 Hello fellow Hunter owners. I have a 2001 410 that is factory equipped with a Northern Lights gener
Chance it or replace Richard Bayle at 12:27pm 10.14.18 Big Boats 14/1573 Surya, a 41 DS, is 10 years old next month, and I am having suggestions out here that the insurance
What is the fitting on the bottom of the boom used for? (1) Tim Mills at 10:29am 10.14.18 Big Boats 3/615 Does anyone know what this plastic fitting on the bottom of the boom is? I want to use it for attach
Hydraulic Backstay Adjuster Kings Gambit at 9:49am 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1462 My rigger just installed an integral hydraulic backstay adjuster (split backstay), replacing the blo
Catalina 22 Pop-Top Cover GrantG at 8:52am 10.14.18 Catalina 22 2/1680 Hi guys, I just picked up my new (to me) 1989 Catalina 22 last week and I'm really enjoying my new
Alternator replacement (3) BC Bernie at 8:04am 10.14.18 Catalina 310 6/1513 My 2004 310 with Universal XPB 25 has a Fleece Neville 8MR 105 amp (higher output than the original
Strippers (1) kbgunn at 7:47am 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 26/4378 Ok...I know the title of the post was click bait, but I'm hoping someone can help. I have Lewmar Wa
Replacing galley faucet IH82BL8 at 4:51am 10.14.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4419 Can I use an RV faucet, or is the a necessarily "marine" specification for the application? Thanks.
Power windlass sailme88 at 7:33pm 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/845 Greetings, Our C-34 has a deck mounted windless the is powered by Armstrong. Now retired we plan to
Help installing MSD on a Thetford 550p (Porta Potti) guywarwick at 7:05pm 10.13.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1657 I would be very grateful is anyone could help me with the correct method of installing an MSD with m
To Drone or not to Drone? (1) Grey wolf at 5:29pm 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 7/809
Screwed impeller... rpell1@msn.com at 4:25pm 10.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/950 Hi all, Now that I have changing the impeller on my M25xpa down to a science, maybe next time I will
Catalina 18 Shrouds Attachment at the Upper end Ajay73 at 4:11pm 10.13.18 Smaller Boats 4/948 Today I was looking over the shrouds and stays of my new to me 2003 C18. I looked at Catalina Direct
New Venture 222 owner jimrichey at 4:06pm 10.13.18 Parts Search 2/568 I have just purchased a 1971 Venture 222 and I am trying to restore it. I am currently searching for
Nut Size on 1995-40.5 MetricMountie at 3:19pm 10.13.18 Big Boats 18/1400 wondering if anyone would know the nut size on the keel bolts for a 1995 - 40.5 and the torque specs
in mast sheets GREGP at 1:34pm 10.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/678 My main and jib sheets run inside the mast. The plates that cover the hole where they exit are missi
12volt smart tv CYQK at 10:10am 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 39/3395 Has anyone found a good source for one of these?
1995 Catalina 42 Adler Barbour fridge advice JlewCat42 at 9:46am 10.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2228
replacing cdi halyard ljo at 9:00am 10.13.18 Smaller Boats 25/7423 Our cdi furler is 17 years old and we are thinking it is time to replace the internal halyard before

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What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 12:16pm 07.19.24 I think my bracket is made of aluminum so I would have to use non treated wood due to possible corr
What wood to use for motor mount? FeelinMorgan22 at 12:07pm 07.19.24 I've had HDPE (Starboard), G10, PT, and plywood. HDPE is a hard NO for me. You guys are killing m
What wood to use for motor mount? dLj at 11:35am 07.19.24 Here''s a data table of woods including black locust. https://robidecking.com/compare-hardwood-deck
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast Sailor Sue at 11:31am 07.19.24 Another alternative since someone will be going up the mast... We've had good luck tying a small mes
Stray current in the water MitchM at 11:20am 07.19.24 old aluminum hull powerboats with shore power on were the villains in our former marina
What wood to use for motor mount? thinwater at 11:14am 07.19.24 I've had HDPE (Starboard), G10, PT, and plywood. HDPE is a hard NO for me. It will work, yes, you co
Mainsheet mike pace at 10:33am 07.19.24 Contact D&R MARINE, INC. ASK FOR RUDDY, HE WILL HAVE JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. P.O. BOX
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast smokey73 at 10:29am 07.19.24 @smokey73 - Maybe you could send two chase lines in the tubing. Use one and tie the other one off
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast (1) smokey73 at 10:28am 07.19.24 In case I wasn't clear. Here is a picture of the irrigation tube up the mast.
'99 Hunter 450 Arch removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 07.19.24 After removing nuts and bolts, what are people doing to break the bond and free the arch? Trying to
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 07.19.24 Is prop movement/ realignment is fixable in the water. Check the health of your cutlass bearing b
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 07.19.24 His additional posts were an unnecessary and arrogant criticism of the members who had offered supp
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Foswick at 9:40am 07.19.24 My point is that IF* you are going to paint a bottom with "non-effective" bottom paint, why go to t*
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Alan Gomes at 9:34am 07.19.24 If you think anti fouling paint doesn't retard fouling growth, I suggest you go a few months withou
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast Rich Stidger at 9:32am 07.19.24 @smokey73 - Maybe you could send two chase lines in the tubing. Use one and tie the other one off f
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? fstbttms at 9:29am 07.19.24 My point was, why bother with painting a boat bottom with antifouling paint that does not actually
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Alan Gomes at 9:25am 07.19.24 Anybody who thinks that cleaning an unpainted boat bottom (no matter how frequently) is a substitut
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast smokey73 at 9:22am 07.19.24 Thinking some more (as my wife says, "I hate it when that happens") I am going to try to feed one o
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? fstbttms at 9:22am 07.19.24 But in that case, why bother with painting it? Anybody who thinks that cleaning an unpainted boat
Stray current in the water fstbttms at 9:19am 07.19.24 It would be remiss safety wise to not warn poster and readers to NOT swim around that boat and that

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