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Top painting on a budget Kommy000 at 12:27pm 02.24.18 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1065 Cleaned my boat and see some white paint in the water and paint is a little chalky. I know that to
P42 Genoa Track Rebed Jim_H42 at 12:27pm 02.24.18 Big Boats 11/1306 For those of you who've re-bedded the genoa tracks on a Passage 42 - are the nuts 'captive'? I'
Filling screw holes in hull Richard19068 at 11:29am 02.24.18 Ask All Sailors 18/4243 I need to fill a couple of #10 screw holes from an old thru hull strainer for an engine intake (chan
Age test... ready? Brian D at 11:12am 02.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 20/1361 If you fall down and people around you laugh, you are still young. If you fall down and people arou
26s Centerboard Reinstall HobieJuan at 9:53am 02.24.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/932 I need to reinstall the centerboard on a 1993 26s which the PO removed for repairs. I have purchase
235 owners around the Indiana area flynhi4u at 9:13am 02.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/477 My wife and I are interested in looking at a 235 but are having a hard time just finding on in the a
SS U-Mixing Elbow Ken13559 at 7:17am 02.24.18 Ask All Sailors 36/8751 About 2+years ago I fitted an SS U-MIXING Elbow bought from eBay. First year check, I reported the U
SCW pump issue Ken13559 at 5:29am 02.24.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3450 Had a small leak at shaft of Sea Cooling Water pump (Johnson). Took it out to change the lip seal, i
My Nominee:Stupid Boater of the Month MitchM at 5:24am 02.24.18 Ask All Sailors 29/2175 On the night of June 20, 2016, Justin Stahmer, 39, from Newport News, Virginia, was on his boat, flo
D950 Kubota/Universal M25XP Gearcase seal pullark at 5:07am 02.24.18 Catalina 30 1/785 Hi, This is one for the mechanical gurus who know the Kubota diesel intimately... I'm a little confu
Water in diesel tank Hunter 34 hunter healer at 7:53pm 02.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 37/3437 After treating the diesel fuel with an additive I forget to screw in the filler cap. It rained for 6
Mast wiring in 1996 MKIII Tucson Sailor at 4:19pm 02.23.18 Catalina 30 17/4376 We're considering replacing the wind instrument and mast wiring on our 1996 Cat 30 MKIII. I hope to
322 Deck Color The Tanqueray at 12:37pm 02.23.18 Bigger Boats 3/708 My anchor locker cover has a few nicks and I want to fix them. I can find no reference for the color
The Laser (1) Simon Sexton at 9:15am 02.23.18 Ask All Sailors 32/2492 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to ask y'all what everyone thinks about the Interna
Beneteau 393 Engine Compartment Gas Spring Hoverjocki at 9:13am 02.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2481 Hi. Do any of the Beneteau 393 owners have a picture of how their gas spring is attached to the boat
Anyone building Sharpies on the west coast of Florida to buy?? videorov at 7:14am 02.23.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1944 I might be looking for one if I find the right design. Also anyone know of any Santana 23D boats for
New Battery Bank Questions firehoser75 at 11:56pm 02.22.18 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2089 Looking for some opinions/advice, just what these forums are great for! I am installing a new batter
I am the walrus Goo goo g'joob (1) Brian D at 7:32pm 02.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 52/3010 If you see it, say you see it. Then give us the first letter of what you see. DO NOT SAY WHAT YOU SE
Shallow water sailboats lifting centerboards and lifting rudder videorov at 6:16pm 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2880 Im going to be moving to Pine Island area Saint James and wonder who is sailing some shallow water b
Flexible stuffing box hose size 1984 Hunter 31 Glenn2002 at 6:10pm 02.22.18 Mid-Size Boats 14/3028 Will be hauling the boat out at the end of April to do the bottom and to re-stuff and change the fle

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Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 1:08pm 04.04.24 Folks, FYI... I took my covers to the dry cleaners once and was told that because they had vinyl pa
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Rich Stidger at 12:55pm 04.04.24 I don't know the answer, but I am interested in what you find. Pictures too. I have a 1997 h40.5 w
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 12:23pm 04.04.24 Z spar is the mfg.
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 12:10pm 04.04.24 First you need to identify the mast mfg. could it be Keyon Isomat or Z Spar? Look for mfg sticker
Cleaning foam cushions? Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 04.04.24 I've dried foam overnight with a box fan overnight after they got soaked due to a leak. As for your
voltage drop with deck light only LloydB at 11:54am 04.04.24 Just off hand looks like a ground fault. So if you begin checking for that you will probably find ou
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? Project_Mayhem at 11:52am 04.04.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger LloydB at 11:19am 04.04.24 What's a slip ring? Probably not but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 10:49am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) Hello Below at 10:34am 04.04.24 Pricey little beggars but I have used these chain markers for 12 years and never lost a one. A gues
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 10:28am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 9:47am 04.04.24 Do you have a spare anchoring system? Never used ours yet, but then again you never know when it mi
Cleaning foam cushions? william24424 at 9:31am 04.04.24
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler jssailem at 9:16am 04.04.24 Interesting project. From your location I suspect you are lake sailing. The use of your engine is mi
Solar / lithium question Stu Jackson at 9:10am 04.04.24 All battery monitors do is to offer an educated guess as to state of charge. The programming of bat
Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 9:05am 04.04.24 No Internet forum can substitute for on site inspection. :biggrin:
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler (3) jssailem at 9:03am 04.04.24 Like Michael, I had to decide about the shaft after I got the engine out of my boat.. It was a slam
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Scott T-Bird at 8:45am 04.04.24 I'll agree that the 2nd picture looks a little like a dent at the spreader, but It also appears that
Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 8:40am 04.04.24 Nice Call @thinwater . Solid advice for @cstan . And I like the new Avatar.. Your boat sailing fla
O'day 192 tidal mooring jssailem at 8:36am 04.04.24 the keel just barely touches the soft sand at the lowest tide. This will do a wonderful job of cle

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