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How many coats of varnish? chschell at 5:09pm 04.01.18 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 7/3785 I have re-stained and am varnishing the hatch pull on our Hunter 340 -- any recommnedations on how m
O'Day Javelin Transom Repair NewsailorMA at 2:48pm 04.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2066 Hello all, Transom on 14' Oday is shot...totally rotted out. Wondering if anyone had any repairs do
It's the Easter Bunny Brian D at 1:49pm 04.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/430 Happy Easter! 7FPELc1wEvk
Erickson Oyster Catcher 25 specs Hollymae D at 10:48am 04.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/992 Im looking for help please. I have a 78 erickson, we bought last year. A boat that old is bound to h
What is the future of the Catalina 22? Gene Neill at 10:38am 04.01.18 Catalina 22 76/12461 Sorry, I don't mean for this to sound pessimistic or depressing. :) Does anyone know what the sales
Winch Maintenance Jacksail at 9:42am 04.01.18 Catalina 310 28/5085 Is there an alternative to the Harken or Lewmar brand winch grease? What kind of grease is it? I am
Finger holes in teak floorboards in cabin Chesapeake 331 at 9:26am 04.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1182 Still learning boat terminology so be kind. Our 2001 331 has the original teak cabin flooring. Most
It's all in the math... Brian D at 9:03am 04.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 4/623 XXCpC3SWzXc
Bene 361 Water Tank Dip Tube mcrow33 at 8:58am 04.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/628 My aft water tank has a dip/pickup tube that extends from the top of the water tank to the bottom.
Cushion re-cover (6) kbgunn at 8:12am 04.01.18 Catalina 22 7/1163 I've been working on re-covering the cabin cushions over the cooler months. Working with foam + canv
Stolen boat found All U Get at 6:25am 04.01.18 Ask All Sailors 4/892 Hi all, Just heard on SSB radio that the catamaran stolen in the Florida Keys two days ago, was fou
41 owners input on crusing the ICW and Caribbean Tucker67 at 6:24am 04.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3951 I am a Stinkpotter looking at purchasing a hunter 41s or 44s and would like to get input from owner
Broker recommendation required Bosman at 9:42pm 03.31.18 Ask All Sailors 7/529 A good friend of mine is looking to purchase a sailing yacht 27-29ft in US and transport this new (u
Battery Test Discharge - Help interpreting results (2) smokey73 at 7:09pm 03.31.18 Ask All Sailors 0/236 Sorry for the long post: First - Thanks Mainsail for you excellent articles and posts on Battery Ca
Happy Easter everyone Ken Cross at 6:02pm 03.31.18 Ask All Sailors 8/573 Happy Easter! It's Easter here (New Zealand) today. Best wishes tomorrow to those of you on the oth
Puddle in the quarterberth - arrrghh! (1) LuckyDuck at 4:59pm 03.31.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1194
M-25XP Rotation? (1) Ward H at 4:29pm 03.31.18 Ask All Sailors 5/881 I know I have a right hand prop. So does that mean when standing aft of the engine looking forward,
Upcoming Catalina 22 Events EditorC22NSA at 3:23pm 03.31.18 Catalina 22 0/481 Upcoming Catalina 22 sailing events: Region 3 Championship Regatta at Lake Martin, Alabama, weekend
Thru Hull Problem RoyS at 3:03pm 03.31.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2611 I purchased an Isotherm Refrigerator Conversion Kit during the great Defender Sale last week. The ki
Rudder trouble! McGhee62 at 2:33pm 03.31.18 Smaller Boats 8/1601 Newbie sailor learning on a freshwater lake in Alabama. I bought a Cat 22 because of all the good th

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3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 6:18pm 04.11.24 Not likely. What could be the cause the hard start after work performed on the injector pump and i
3GM30F Service Issue kappykaplan at 5:59pm 04.11.24 So if the engine runs well while cruising, then air is not entering the system causing the hard sta
Entering Canade with children. Hello Below at 5:32pm 04.11.24 My Daughter and family are going to go on a cruise with us and we got to thinking about the possibi
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 5:31pm 04.11.24 No. So if the engine runs well while cruising, then air is not entering the system causing the har
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 5:30pm 04.11.24 OP do you have an itemized bill listing parts costs for the [parts installed ? are t
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 5:05pm 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. @Ted10028 if you view that video, you will s
Small Wood sailboat SFS at 4:51pm 04.11.24 ... Don't paint or varnish the handles though. You want the wood grain there open so your hands do
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 4:33pm 04.11.24 This is unburnt fuel, no? Yes. More white than grey is the smoke. I know it well. My rebuilt engi
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? MitchM at 4:16pm 04.11.24 thanks for all the thoughts. buying 2 brand new tires on new rims are much
3GM30F Service Issue MitchM at 4:05pm 04.11.24 OP do you have an itemized bill listing parts costs for the [parts installed ? are th
Hull color MitchM at 3:57pm 04.11.24 I read on a cruisers thread the easy way to match old gel colors: go to a big paint store
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tom J at 3:40pm 04.11.24 it seems you never wanted to use your propeller and rudder to guide the stern of the boat up again
Entering Canade with children. Hayden Watson at 3:25pm 04.11.24 It would be both biological parents and they both have military id's but the kids don't get theirs u
Entering Canade with children. Calif. Ted at 3:23pm 04.11.24 Both Canada and the US will require passports and if only one parent they may require birth certific
3GM30F Service Issue kappykaplan at 3:13pm 04.11.24 Would the engine still run as well as it has when cruising if air is entering the system? No.
Entering Canade with children. Don Crowther at 3:10pm 04.11.24 I know as a canadian everyone including infants require a passport. Might be worth a call to customs
Alternator charging JamesG161 at 2:44pm 04.11.24 It was done in my Engine Compartment, but the "Solenoid" broke when Engine Key starts. I talked to
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:44pm 04.11.24 The engine would only after a very light burst of Thrust in the air intake, but then ran well yester
Alternator charging AKlight at 2:08pm 04.11.24 Ah. Ok, thanks Jim! So I need to figure out if I have an ACR then and i could isolate the house bank
Alternator charging JamesG161 at 2:00pm 04.11.24 Yes i understood. It depends on your Selector switches near your Engine. Our Genset Alternator cha

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