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Composting toilets Mark Maulden at 8:27pm 09.02.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1069 In searching the archives, it seems not much has been said about these in the last 7 yrs or so. Aft
Interior taking shape (2) pclarksurf at 8:09pm 09.02.18 Catalina 22 26/2998 Prerequisite to next weekends first 130 mile road trip and overnight stay? Nothing mechanical says
New (old!) Javeline 14 Owner BarryV2 at 2:27pm 09.02.18 Day Sailers 13/1848 I sold my last boat nearly 10 years ago and have had an itch that needed scratching lately. This tim
Is it Stupid to Use a New Yamaha Outboard on a Dinghy? GorillaToast at 1:44pm 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1495 iow, will it probably get stolen within a week?
Interior Hull Trim (1) MikeHoncho at 1:41pm 09.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/718 My 78 H30 came to me with aftermarket 3/8 foam backed vinyl hull liner that looks to be glued on wit
Hilary Lister sailor extraordinaire.... Warren Milberg at 12:24pm 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 6/769 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/hilary-lister-quadriplegic-yachtswoman-who-sailed-so
Interesting LiFePO4 question/experiment Mr Fox at 11:59am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 23/3536
Raymarine Nav issues on 2009 B31 Helmer31 at 10:37am 09.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1994 Heading suddenly went out about 90 deg to east on Raymarine nav setup. My first instinct is that th
Which to choose. My dilemma! Phlbald at 8:34am 09.02.18 Catalina 30 39/4818
TS Gordon-PTC# 7 JamesG161 at 7:10am 09.02.18 Weather and Forecasting 33/3570 This is spinning up between Cuba and Bahamas. It has only a slight possibility to be a Named storm.
Surveyor recommendations near Erie, Pa. sesmith at 6:13am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/543 Anyone have a surveyor they recommend near Erie, Pa (lake Erie)?
thru hull ball valve stuck open b crites at 5:27am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1421 Any ideas on closing a stuck thru hull bronze ball valve while in the water?
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 5:27am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 38/8299 I have ten of these stainless steel portlights on the 1996 Tartan 3800. A couple are leaking, not t
Jon&Kel Jon&Kel at 11:16pm 09.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/563 Need to reseal our side cabin Windows on our 40cc port side is leaking any tips
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 Summerbreeze at 6:30pm 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 28/9854 Hello I just bought my first boat..a Catalina 27. It has a 9.9 HP Johnson Motor on it..but it look
Main sail tack. H22 (2) clnhse at 2:59pm 09.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/645 I just purchased a H 22 2014. The manual is not exactly the same as the the boat. I think this was s
Alternative Boat Babe images (4) jssailem at 1:42pm 09.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/4721 Ok already! Since there is some disturbance in the forum about posting pictures of individuals that
Leaving boat unattended for a week near Ft. Lauderdale SFS at 1:19pm 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1193 I am in need of recommendations. In the first week of October, we will be moving the boat from near
Hunter Vision 32 mast bolts on deck rkinross at 1:08pm 09.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/1016 We recently had the mast stepped after being shipped via truck. The boatyard installed the mast but
Shorter than normal 5/16 turnbuckle? (2) Team118 at 11:58am 09.01.18 Catalina 30 18/2394 Hi there guys. Haven't had to post in awhile, been able to avoid the ever present gremlins that are

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Pearson 31-2 1991 with wing keel william24424 at 7:06am 10.01.24 Looks like a solid boat, gel coat still shines. Sugar scoop is nice for boarding and exiting onto di
New Cat 22 owner (1) ambler at 6:58am 10.01.24 Stingy Sailor has an excellent series on refinishing the keel. The $tingy Sailor You can remove the
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing rcoleman67 at 6:56am 10.01.24 Thanks Sir.
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing rcoleman67 at 6:55am 10.01.24 The easiest way to look at this is that "water runs downhill." It doesn't matter what happens durin
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard smokey73 at 6:39am 10.01.24 I want to make sure I understand this. You were standing there getting ready to or applying epoxy.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard BigEasy at 6:37am 10.01.24 another boat owner in the yard started grinding out blisters on my hull without asking me. Is this
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing JBP-PA at 6:31am 10.01.24 A continuous downward slope is also important when you haul out so that water does not stay in the l
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dLj at 6:14am 10.01.24 Can we say destruction of property? If you have pics and proof, you might be able to take this guy
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane smokey73 at 6:02am 10.01.24 I have Progressive and don't think there is any clause that doesn't provide insurance when on the ha
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 10.01.24 While the previous owner has paid the storage fee, you probably want the marina to know you own the
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 5:30am 10.01.24 I was hoping to post a positive update as I went over to the boatyard again, but another boat owner
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane dlochner at 5:30am 10.01.24 While the previous owner has paid the storage fee, you probably want the marina to know you own the
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 10.01.24 Its mostly to protect the boat. The yard has the previous owner's insurance on file so they're not g
Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 5:11am 10.01.24 Thanks for the comments. My question is not if I should replace. I am replacing. Just looking for ad
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane dlochner at 5:07am 10.01.24 Since you are mostly looking for liability insurance to meet the marina's need, you might try a ride
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Tally Ho at 5:06am 10.01.24
Advice on replacing standing rigging Project_Mayhem at 5:01am 10.01.24 @Project_Mayhem Did you miss something at CD for your rigging? I was curious about the large cost
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 4:16am 10.01.24 I was hoping to post a positive update as I went over to the boatyard again, but another boat owner
Advice on replacing standing rigging Ward H at 3:53am 10.01.24 @Project_Mayhem Did you miss something at CD for your rigging? I was curious about the large cost d
Fan inside fridge/icebox marcham at 10:30pm 09.30.24 Beg to differ .... beer goes from warm to cold in about 4-5 hrs with the spillover fan.

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