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Major work ahead (2) gypsy81 at 1:14pm 02.15.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/2807 So, My husband and I got this boat, nearly for free. It's a MacGregor26 with a daggerboard. We belie
Fake? Wood floor Jimmy at 12:39pm 02.15.18 Smaller Boats 19/1865 Do I need to treat my floor with anything to waterproof it. H 26
Looking for replacement 3 blade prop for my 1994 Legend 40.5 with Yanmar gertonw at 9:07am 02.15.18 Big Boats 6/826 My prop is pitting and loosing bits. I understand the electrolysis in my marina (Marco Island, FL) i
Strictly Sail Miami Feb 15-19, 2018 (1) pateco at 7:32am 02.15.18 Ask All Sailors 7/752 Is anyone going to the Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show? We are going on Saturday to explore all of t
Low Cost Crimper Waandderer at 8:24pm 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 8/936 Does anyone here know of a low cost Crimper, preferably Hydrolic, for swagging swagged on fittings
pictures of S2 8b interior mm2347 at 6:25pm 02.14.18 S2 9/3931 could anyone post pictures of the interior starboard aft end of seats area @ the quarter berth w/ cu
Advice from Alexa - or - Love is Complicated Kermit at 5:40pm 02.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/687 pypRKeF3u6A
Update on Five Month Voyage Rick D at 1:00pm 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1481 Seems the boat was seen again. I would think the drone had the coordinates embedded and perhaps some
In Search of Used/Old Sails JB1473 at 12:59pm 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1424 I would be grateful to anyone who could guide me toward a source for used sails. I am in search of a
Deck Organizers kclancy at 9:53am 02.14.18 Catalina 22 17/3211 Hey Gang, Can anyone that has led their lines aft weigh in on how they organized their lines? Which
Curved Companionway Steps for Hunter 450 (1) JD20815 at 8:50am 02.14.18 Big Boats 8/1304 One of the curved steps on my 1998 Hunter 450 broke and I had flat replacement steps made. I have f
Kiwi Anti-Skid Paint kclancy at 8:48am 02.14.18 Catalina 22 7/896 Hey Everyone! I am in the process of finishing my exterior teak and rebedding all the hardware. I a
Who wants to be a Thousandaire? Kermit at 7:59am 02.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/1625 It appears @jssailem will be our next forumite with 1000 Likes. Welcome to the club!
Silver/Aluminum Toe Rail Plymouth Sailor at 6:48am 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 3/879 I've posted a few topics lately, my apologies but I'm going through another refurbishment of my vess
Correct thermometer and ecofan for Dickinson Newport patrickkidd at 4:39am 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 0/453 hello! I bought an Ecofan 806 for my Dickinson Newport diesel and I think it got fried because the
Who was looking for a furler upper swivel? Ron20324 at 9:38pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 2/479 I can't locate the post where someone was looking for the upper swivel of a jib furler. Help?
War Thunder ground forces (1) Bosman at 5:38pm 02.13.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/576 Anyone indulged in RB battles? Could use a squad mate every now and then. https://encrypted-tbn0.gst
Slight "screeching" warning buzzer Clydo at 4:39pm 02.13.18 Catalina 310 15/2407 With engine running at idle 1100 rpm have very very faint buzzing sound from oil pressure gauge. Wh
Among the winter projects...... (2) FasterHorses at 3:32pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 5/612 So among the winter projects on my list for 2018, is the updating of our battery charger. I am certa
Battery issue Gabor15908 at 2:21pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/840 In the summer, I forgot to check my 2-T105 house batteries. All the cells (6 on the two batteries) w

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Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:18pm 07.12.24 but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out as it was catching on something. Very li
Anyone know what's up at D&R Marine? Tally Ho at 8:17pm 07.12.24
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 8:10pm 07.12.24 Good news. Did you try moving the fuel cutoff by hand to make sure it works properly? Greg Yes
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue Tally Ho at 8:07pm 07.12.24 Update: removed cable and pulled wire out, but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Rick Webb at 8:05pm 07.12.24 Absolutely a great idea. We played around with all sorts of ideas but the only one that truly worked
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 7:47pm 07.12.24 Update: removed cable and pulled wire out, but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out
electric windlass BigEasy at 7:47pm 07.12.24 Could you also use something like this on a simple windless system? Maybe? Have a friend who use
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 7:45pm 07.12.24 Update: started up just fine today.
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. SoSound at 7:26pm 07.12.24 I like that idea, @Will Gilmore, the clip more than the velcro. But I wouldn't rule out a clever us
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) SoSound at 7:21pm 07.12.24 @twodzusfittings (if I've never told you so, I love that name!), I don't have pedestal guard tubes b
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (2) Will Gilmore at 6:24pm 07.12.24 I'm thinking something like these to catch the two leaves to the center board. Plastic cabinet latch
electric windlass dmdiehl64 at 6:22pm 07.12.24
Replacement for bose 321 artboas at 5:47pm 07.12.24 I would reccomend going with Garmin Fusion. It's meant for the marine enviroment, and can be control
charging problem with new batterie artboas at 5:24pm 07.12.24 I call BS on the 3000 aH.
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin artboas at 5:23pm 07.12.24
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? MitchM at 5:19pm 07.12.24 excellent ideas, thank you all. I have been running AGM s as house batteries in m
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin quadrille38 at 5:18pm 07.12.24
T3800 Depth of Plastic Waste and Water Tanks? dlochner at 5:08pm 07.12.24 Forget the float senders. Get yourself a couple of Gobius Cs. https://gobiusc.com
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 5:06pm 07.12.24 Ah, please elaborate! I was thinking of a bunch of coats of Cetol natural followed by a couple of
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 5:03pm 07.12.24 I'm also curious about the differences between Lust and Gleem. I've used Gleem and like it, but not

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