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High Density Paint Roller - Urethane Plymouth Sailor at 8:17am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 0/230 Anyone have pros/cons on the aforementioned for rolling and tipping?
Firefly Batteries???? JimInPB at 6:52am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 13/4083 Has anybody tried Firefly brand "carbon foam grid" batteries? They make some pretty wild claims.
260 Rudder Shaft GBGraham at 1:50am 04.20.18 Smaller Boats 5/628 My rudder shaft has a 9/16's hole right through the shaft 7" above the lower bearing. I can see no m
Three cabin Beneteaus? Macboy at 10:44pm 04.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4595 Hello from the MacGregor side! ; ) My wife and I are researching a year's sabbatical sail and in ou
lacing up the cable bundle for the mast. pics. just sharing. (7) tipsyravensailing at 9:39pm 04.19.18 Ask All Sailors 27/2389 hey guys. Q'A is over for at least one part: https://scontent.fdet1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30741
should I take a Hunter 170? Scott C at 6:28pm 04.19.18 Day Sailers 49/8781 I've been offered a Hunter 170 - for free - by a reliable source, a good friend in his 70s no longe
Sailing along Martha's Vinyard southern shore MightyMike at 6:21pm 04.19.18 Destinations 2/962 Warming myself in the glow of Opan CPN on my tablet, I am thinking about potential trips if this cra
Tohatsu 5hp 4-stroke dies Mac Bentley at 6:07pm 04.19.18 Engines and Propulsion 21/7702 I have a Tohatsu 5hp 4-stroke, just a few years old. Having carb problems I think. I use real gas. I
lifeline repair/replacement splax at 5:29pm 04.19.18 Big Boats 10/1895 During a period of high wind and high tide my boat was pushed far enough over to catch the upper lif
Beneteau 473 - Waste Tank Panel Removal? CharlesWashburn at 4:50pm 04.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1042 Hello, We are trying to figure out how to remove and access our waste tanks. I removed the obvious
Sanitation barbed fittings.... NYSail at 2:44pm 04.19.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/967 I need T fittings for 1 1/2" sanitation hose (Raritan Sani / Flex). Where is the best place to get
Diminished Black Water holding tank capacity Ted Pinelli at 1:04pm 04.19.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/823 The waste tank is listed at 17 gal, however it seems to fill up too frequently requiring us to pump
Micron Extra third season in southern New England? RobG at 12:26pm 04.19.18 Ask All Sailors 6/799 After power-washing at haul-out last fall the bottom paint condition and thickness still looks very
373 - LED navigation bulbs ToddS at 8:47am 04.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1623 I am new to my Beneteau 373 (2004) and am in the process of upgrading/swapping all the bulbs out for
SPREADER LIGHTS sailnoproblem at 8:02am 04.19.18 Ask All Sailors 12/2216 I am looking for suggestions. 4 years ago I put a pair of TACO LED brand spreader lights on to repla
Extended anchor roller for 311 Catsail at 7:52am 04.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/698 Hello, I want to stow my Mantus anchor on the bow, but the factory roller is much too short. Has a
Hunter 40.5 keel to stub joint glennmul at 6:37am 04.19.18 Big Boats 32/6397 Hi All, My keel on my 1997 40.5 has a moisture line where the stub meets the bulb on the bottom. I
Plastic hatch window restoration Delawaredave at 8:03pm 04.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1183 1984 Hunter 27. Hard plastic hatch windows are oxidized. What kind of plastic are they ? polycarbo
37 Cutter boom vang Manny at 7:55pm 04.18.18 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1924 Anyone have pictures of how the vang sheet is configured on the 37? Is sheet the proper term for the
Connection VHF to GPS? (2) Biobob Catalina 27 at 7:26pm 04.18.18 Ask All Sailors 14/5165 Recently purchased a Standard Horizon Matrix AIS/GPS GX2200 and trying to connect it to my Lowrance

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Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? jssailem at 12:34pm 08.30.24
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 08.30.24 Good luck with locating the replacement part for the oven control. Now, there's the small matter of
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? kbgunn at 11:45am 08.30.24 Check your rig tuning. Did you notice a difference between port and starboard tack? Make sure the ma
Lubricate exterior through hull ball valves (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 08.30.24 Best stuff I've seen for water repellency is Super Lube Grease.
2014 Marlow Hunter e33 Issues danhopkins at 11:14am 08.30.24 Unfortunately they recently shut down the Marlow Hunter website. The only resources I've found are r
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 11:06am 08.30.24 UPDATE ON THE PROPANE DEBACLE: I re-assembled the system with the new regulator, gauge, and the QCC
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 10:45am 08.30.24 Just an observation here but you've already had a blown wide open, failed hose simulation when you
What kind of propane regulator to use? (3) Rich Stidger at 10:38am 08.30.24 Hi Ralph, Good luck with the project today. Not to load you up with more tasks, but I'm wondering
Reefer/freezer installation Jkutyna at 10:37am 08.30.24 I'm unaware that it was ever an option to have the icebox converted to a refrigeration unit by Hunte
What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 08.30.24 But in order for this excess flow check to be activated, it requires an inrush of gas to the system
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 jssailem at 9:33am 08.30.24 The typical M25 spin on fuel filter is reported as a 20 micron filer. P/N298854 It comes in a range
Replacing Portholes jssailem at 9:12am 08.30.24 If bronze dead lights are on the wish list, I would agree that searching the salvage sites for them
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Captain Larry-DH at 8:48am 08.30.24 Come on guys . You are all missing the obvious . These folks are in the Pacific Northwest . I've be
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast Timm R Oday25 at 8:41am 08.30.24 This fall marks 19 years with our Oday 25 . I second the suggestion about the bulkheads . Check wher
Keel types 310 early and late models jssailem at 8:38am 08.30.24 It sounds like a possible solution. It will be design dependent to shed more flotsam than it collect
Catalina 16.5 mast support pgandw at 7:48am 08.30.24 Thank you, Dave. Yeah, I figured it out that I needed to lash the mast at both supports, and also m
Catalina 16.5 mast support Crazy Dave Condon at 7:38am 08.30.24 @Oldskoolguy please post a photo how the mast is supported at the transom. @pgandw gsve you advise
Wheel to tiller Joe at 6:51am 08.30.24 The good news is that there are many, many people who think wheel steering on a small boat makes it
lifeline Joe at 6:40am 08.30.24 Most common lifeline wire size is 7x7 3/16 x 5/16. 7x7 refers to arrangement of strands in the
What kind of propane regulator to use? American_Mainsail at 6:18am 08.30.24 @Tally Ho and @Ralph Johnstone - So I know that there is "something" in the QCC connector, and I be

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