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Happy thanksgiving! (1) RussC at 12:07pm 11.27.25 Ask All Sailors 1/219 235630
Starter voltage JohnSn at 8:58am 11.27.25 Big Boats 14/895
Happy Thanksgiving, all! kappykaplan at 7:15am 11.27.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/481 Thankful for having this forum with all its passionate sailors. May all have a wonderful time with
Cleaning a Diesel Tank Foswick at 6:53pm 11.26.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1453 We have a 45-gallon tank. This boat has not run its engine much in about the last 10 years. We got h
Resealing Bomar Hatch Lens Project_Mayhem at 6:39am 11.26.25 Ask All Sailors 6/320 I'll be removing the lens of my hatch to replace the gasket. I have Dow 795 and a new gasket. I've d
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? (4) Paceship.org at 3:07pm 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1265 I'm loving the Paceship PY23 which has a 20" draft with the steel stub keel and centerboard. I've h
Formula B vs Formula A - Mold removal and prevention - what am I missing? (Practical Sailor Magazine) Paceship.org at 3:01pm 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 4/535 Formula B vs Formula A - Mold removal and prevention - what am I missing? The practical Sailor conc
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? Venexiano at 10:57am 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 9/740 Dear all, Which anti-fouling paint do you suggest for the mooring of 3 bouys in a shallow harbour?
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:01am 11.25.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/579 The temp sensor connector was starting to fail on my M25XP. The wire was breaking and it would barel
2004 Beneteau 331 - Fresh Water Issue? Gator70 at 9:59am 11.25.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/780
New or used mast for a 2003 ComPac 23 Capt Colquhoun at 8:23am 11.25.25 Parts Search 1/322 I also need a port stern rail. Storm damage.
portlight Spring DanMaine at 7:35am 11.25.25 The Cherubini Hunters 5/393 how can I remove and reinsert the torsion spring on the port lights on my Hunter 37c?
Replace Main or Jib first SailingCal21 at 6:23pm 11.24.25 Ask All Sailors 8/610
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM (2) twodzusfittings at 5:57pm 11.24.25 Bigger Boats 11/613 As I continue to repair and eliminate leaks, I have found a few more. The big question is: Trim or N
Question On Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 3:09pm 11.24.25 Ask All Sailors 31/2264 Still trying to get my thought methodology straight on this. Assuming the following: Scenario #1 I
CNG to Propane HBBIS at 1:18pm 11.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/588 Which locker to use for propane storage port or starboard?
Gel coat color match for 1984 Mark 3 30-foot knotimpossible at 8:59am 11.24.25 Newport 1/696 Does anyone know the brand and color for the right match?
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay SFBayBristol at 8:59am 11.24.25 Bristol 5/1107 Any fellow Bristol owners nearby. I'm happy to chat. I've owned a 35.5 fixed keel for 6 years, bough
House SOC while on shore power (1) Decisions at 7:21pm 11.23.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/782 Hi all, Newbie here but I am out of ideas and hope you can help. I have a 2024 Oceanis 40.1. While
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 11.23.25 Catalina 30 5/459 I'm trying to calculate the amount of material I will need to replace my compression block with G10.

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Hot water relief valve east coaster at 3:57am 01.29.26 Gentlemen, thank you for your colourful and interesting responses as well as your repartee with resp
Salon table opinions sought marcham at 8:35pm 01.28.26 Anything with a few coats of poured epoxy looks great and will reflect some light.... a bit easier t
Salon table opinions sought Timm R Oday25 at 6:45pm 01.28.26 We are in fresh water ,Lake Michigan . The moisture seems to permeate most wood fairly thoroughly .
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Start battery setting BarryL at 6:21pm 01.28.26
Start battery setting Davidasailor26 at 6:07pm 01.28.26 Following the method Barry mentions and armed with the tips here, I found the following on the star
Salon table opinions sought dLj at 6:06pm 01.28.26 We know a woodworker who does a lot with curly maple. That seems to have a good deal of grain. Whit
halyard questions JoeWhite at 5:45pm 01.28.26 I buy the line with not wipped ends. To put the line through, I pull the outer cover back 6" exposin
Start battery setting marcham at 5:37pm 01.28.26 The starter for my Yanmar began intermittently working over the summer. The engine now starts only
H280 Salon Sleeping Bed/Table chp at 5:14pm 01.28.26 A bit late on the response and you probably figured it out by now but the fluted post in the floor j
Hunter 49/50 transformer jssailem at 5:00pm 01.28.26 @mainesail has a great resource for ideas electric. He is maintaining a site that is supported by us
Start battery setting jssailem at 4:35pm 01.28.26 focusing on the positive connections because we imagine all those industrious electrons needing to
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halyard questions Calif. Ted at 3:18pm 01.28.26 The XLS had a little more stretch than I liked for the main halyard so I use MLX3.
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