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Flexofold vs Varifold Folding Props AlastairLC at 3:08pm 05.01.18 Ask All Sailors 12/5313 I'm trying to decide between these two brands of 2 blade folding props. The Flexofold costs $1145; t
Best Paint...... Papadave at 2:19pm 05.01.18 Catalina 22 4/678 I have a few , well more than a few hairline cracks/"spider-webs" on the deck and hull, none very de
Replacement red and black shift levers for 1989 C30 Gordon Shackelford at 12:01pm 05.01.18 Catalina 30 2/798 Hi! Anyone know where I can find replacement shift levers??
1987 28.5 Forward hatch (2) thetone at 9:55am 05.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/847 Hello, I am looking to replace the forward hatch on my 1987 Hunter 28.5. I would like to just repla
473 - Proper Alternator / regulator wiring Benny GrowSailing at 9:53am 05.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1090 All, we recently bought a used 473 (Model 2003) and are currently working on the electrical system.
H26 Outboard Motor Shaft, Long or Extra Long Doug J at 9:44am 05.01.18 Smaller Boats 64/14072 Can someone tell me what the recommended shaft length of the motor for a H26 should be? Is it 20 in
PREPPING H23 for paint + questions about keel prep (2) drewsyntax at 7:56am 05.01.18 Smaller Boats 34/1969 Hi All Lots of work on the H23 in motion. Ive stripped down most of the 30yrs of paint off the keel
Bottom Paint? (1) Lemon Drop at 7:49am 05.01.18 Catalina 22 11/1635 Has anyone used the rustoleum marine bottom paint? My boat is primarily a fresh water boat but the P
Ericson 35-3 questions BobHorn at 6:09am 05.01.18 Ericson 3/3333 Looking at possibly buying a 35-3. The boat has two water deck fills so I'm assuming two water tanks
Came across this class of sailing craft - Blokart Will Gilmore at 5:28am 05.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/582 I just discovered this class of sail powered cart called the BloKart. Just thought some of you migh
Shortening sails on C&C38 Landfall Saltyalex at 7:49pm 04.30.18 C&C 5/1846 Hi, guys. I am a freshly baked C'C38 Landfall owner and trying to figure out how to make her happy.
Replacing a thru hull with a larger one - hole enlargement Captain Larry-DH at 5:46pm 04.30.18 Ask All Sailors 4/546 I want to replace the puny 750gph bilge pump in my engine compartment with a 4000 gph model. That re
whipping mast head stays on a Hunter 22 SP22 at 4:06pm 04.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/823 Can anyone confirm or deny the need to whip the mast head stays above and below the spreaders on a 1
Bottlescrew/turnbuckle threads on 1989 first 32s5 bernie_ni at 1:07pm 04.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/427 Hello all, I was starting to get my mast ready to go up again for the first time. I noticed all 4 of
2003 42ft Oceanis CC -Hydraulic Steering Leak Rob2435 at 12:57pm 04.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/757 Not my boat but researching for a fellow mariner... On the hydraulic pump there are two bolts on eit
Blessing of the Fleet (2) Simon Sexton at 12:55pm 04.30.18 Ask All Sailors 3/473 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! Yesterday I had the amazing opportunity to take part in the
Pearson 39-2 prop specs mpbeagle at 12:30pm 04.30.18 Pearson 1/906 I'm looking at a few folding props on ebay and was wondering if anyone knows the pitch and diameter
Sanitation Hoses Terry Cox at 11:28am 04.30.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1193 Hi Peggie, would you please provide your feedback on the new Thetford Marine's Tecma-branded premium
O'day 27 leans Whatsit at 11:02am 04.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1251
Trailer design loading keel boat kcpilotpat at 8:31am 04.30.18 Trailer Sailors 43/10089 There is a challenge in loading sailboats onto trailers without using a hoist. The angle of the tra

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3M 5200 Ward H at 5:41am 09.03.24 "I raised the issue because there is too much disinformation, misinformation, and plain old rumor m
top side handrails mermike at 5:03am 09.03.24 I'm not 100% sure. I thought the handrails were through bolted from the inside, with the nuts under
Passage 42 Bent Keel shemandr at 4:37am 09.03.24 Yeah, you have to look at the tabbing around the keel pan and the tabbing around all the bulkheads.
Passage 42 Bent Keel georgeleo at 4:35am 09.03.24 Your right .entire keel area will need minute inspection.
3M 5200 sailme88 at 3:22am 09.03.24 it would seem that California has banned more an more things over the years. Along with that goes a
3M 5200 dlochner at 2:32am 09.03.24 This is simply not true. If it was then get rid of all your epoxy and polyester resin. I agree that
What kind of propane regulator to use? MikeHoncho at 10:21pm 09.02.24 I don't have a picture of the refill adapter, so I will describe it. Listed in order of connection
What kind of propane regulator to use? MikeHoncho at 10:12pm 09.02.24 The pressure fluctuation is the result of LPGs vapor pressure and is consistent with the data. They
Megayacht Bayesian sank Hayden Watson at 10:00pm 09.02.24 I was also thinking the hull got punctured, but first I asked myself how much anchor rode they had
3M 5200 MikeHoncho at 9:59pm 09.02.24 There is nothing on a boat that is a never remove solution. This is simply not true. If it was the
top side handrails jssailem at 9:06pm 09.02.24 Using plugs is a good thought to finish off the look on the liner. That would resolve the issue in
To charge or not to charge SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:55pm 09.02.24 When I stated 3 independent outputs of the Cristec charger, I meant that the 3 outputs were isolated
Lake Superior morning (1) DaveJ at 7:29pm 09.02.24 Lake Ontario evening. Mouth of the Niagara River. cheers
Speed over water not working Davidasailor26 at 7:29pm 09.02.24 On the Zeus you can also go into Settings -> Network -> Device List. That should show you everythin
Lake Superior morning Ralph Johnstone at 7:14pm 09.02.24 Beautiful :clap: !
Tank Sensors Jan_H at 7:03pm 09.02.24 I did a post on this awhile ago. ..... (Read my post ) Was this meant to be a link to your post?
Speed over water not working Captain W at 7:00pm 09.02.24
top side handrails sailmandan at 6:41pm 09.02.24 Thanks for your thoughts. Most boats have backing washers and nuts for the handrails. I was wonder
Passage 42 Bent Keel Davidasailor26 at 6:31pm 09.02.24
top side handrails jssailem at 6:23pm 09.02.24 I have teak handrails on my cabin top. I had leaks develop after 48 years. I took the bungs out of t

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