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Cold Weather Cruising ... JoeRickard at 6:45am 11.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 35/6290 I'm a Great Lakes sailor and have an Oceanis 45 (5th season). I'd like to prepare my boat for early
Fitzgerald report JohnShannon at 7:55pm 11.01.17 Ask All Sailors 39/2572 Navy has released a report on the McCain and Fitzgerald collisions. http://s3.amazonaws.com/CHINF
Refit -Running gear (7) pvtpotter at 7:05pm 11.01.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1242 Lots of good work done. New prop shaft, shaft log, cutlass bearing and engine mounts. Reconditioned
Specs for Replacement DPDT Switches in Panel? Tyler Rippel at 5:25pm 11.01.17 Smaller Boats 16/1009 I looked in the manual but can't find specifics for replacement requirements. I have a couple switc
Deck Repair on my 222 mccadamsoday at 12:58pm 11.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/589 Has anyone ever used the Sani-Tred coating on your deck? Mine has superficial hair-line cracks all
Wh...What...? Is This? (1) Simon Sexton at 12:32pm 11.01.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1529 https://www.boatdesign.net/attachments/6141865-jpg.91223
Monohulls with inverted bows (3) Bosman at 8:51am 11.01.17 Ask All Sailors 65/11301 Seems the trend is catching on. Perhaps this may be old news, but the Spanish Sarch S7 is joining t
Dual 6V battery setup - switch wiring/removal? Tyler Rippel at 8:09am 11.01.17 Smaller Boats 19/1869 Since I only have an 8HP outboard, I don't exactly need a super high power, dedicated starting batte
Look what washed up on the beach... (1) shemandr at 7:31am 11.01.17 Ask All Sailors 29/2205 Anyone in the Eastern US knows that the last four days has been very windy - not cruising weather!
H49 Autopilot Computer Location Velero49 at 6:31am 11.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/393 I am upgrading my MFD from E120 to C120 3rd generation. The C120 is NMEA/Seatalk/Seatalk hg/Saetalk
Sailing my boat home Windy Dawn at 5:22am 11.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1085 I'm a new owner of a CAL 2-29, new to sailing as well. The previous owner and I are sailing her down
NOR - 2018 C22 National Championship Regatta EditorC22NSA at 4:47am 11.01.17 Catalina 22 14/1323 The Notice of Race for the 2018 Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta, scheduled for the week of
Cetol, brush or rag DAVA390 at 6:42pm 10.31.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4575 Sanding and refinishing the tiller handle. I have had this boat 4 seasons,never been done. Looked al
Hunter Direct Hayden Watson at 5:53pm 10.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1274 I was talking to a Hunter 386 and needs to replace the pulpit. I told him that I could get a factor
Water entering via exhaust? iainpennington at 4:30pm 10.31.17 Catalina 30 4/833 I've got a Catalina 30 Tall rig with Yanmar 22hp engine. At revs over about 2800 rpm, the stern is p
Garmin aquires Navionics Scott B at 3:54pm 10.31.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1287 Interesting.... http://boatingindustry.ca/current-news/6308-garmin-acquires-navionics?utm_source=ne
Join the Coast Guard - learn to sail like the pros ;) RussC at 3:19pm 10.31.17 Ask All Sailors 8/822 1447632948624811
INERIOR PAINT ON C30 lpbosch at 2:42pm 10.31.17 Catalina 30 3/805 I want to paint the interior of my 1981 C30. The overhead and exterior bulkhead have the textured f
Beginner // Catalina // 27' or 30'? Chris87 at 1:49pm 10.31.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/7257
Catalina 27 Window and trim seals johnbkobb at 11:54am 10.31.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2985 Has anyone used this kit for the Catalina 27? Aluminum Window Reseal Kit C-25, C-27 from the Catali

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Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 7:16pm 03.19.24 Ditch the accumulated and get a Shurflo pump. Propylene glycol is good bacteria food. After 7 year
outboard hoisting dlochner at 7:11pm 03.19.24 Take a look at Garhauer Marine. They have several lifting davits that work vey well. https://www.ga
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:00pm 03.19.24 10 gallons is such small tank that recommissioning the system would be more trouble than it's worth
Black stuff all over a boat? jssailem at 6:32pm 03.19.24 Give it a good cleaning and scrub down. Soap & water. It could be carb TSP is often used as prepara
outboard hoisting jssailem at 6:27pm 03.19.24 Here is a product that might help. The Outboard SwingLift. Kd2hP_MvXrA
Black stuff all over a boat? thinwater at 6:25pm 03.19.24 I think you can probably do a lot better at cleaning than you think, with the right products. Paint
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? jssailem at 6:13pm 03.19.24 I suspect the chlorine commissioning program identified by @Peggie Hall HeadMistress would be worth
Water Line jssailem at 6:09pm 03.19.24 Good query. I have not heard of mold in pex pipe as an issue. It is a plastic so suspect it is a min
Water Line Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 03.19.24 Is PEX less likely to develop mold/mildew than vinyl tubing if air gets in during winter layup?
Polycarbonate Bimini Window jssailem at 5:34pm 03.19.24 I know the challenge. My boat has been sitting for about 14 months while I did the engine rebuild. 2
outboard hoisting (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:32pm 03.19.24 I'm envisioning an arm coming off of the arch like this. the arm swings to help position the block a
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 5:09pm 03.19.24 Ok, its been two years of use. A lot has changed........After my trip to the islands and getting a
How to identify Lewmar pedestal model (H33) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 03.19.24 Call the forum store and speak with Mike. They have a copy of the build list of parts for your boat
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 4:58pm 03.19.24 That goes into the slots in the walk thru portion of the transom behind the wheel by the swim ladde
Does anybody recognize this? (1) Calif. Ted at 4:25pm 03.19.24 That goes into the slots in the walk thru portion of the transom behind the wheel by the swim ladder
Polycarbonate Bimini Window servechilled at 4:24pm 03.19.24 Haha! Thanks. I wish I could say that more sailing than sitting happens for my boat!
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 4:09pm 03.19.24 Divider panel for inside the fridge? i'll try that but I doubt it . the refrigerator seems like it
Does anybody recognize this? dmax at 4:03pm 03.19.24 Divider panel for inside the fridge?
2005 Hunter 456 Sailboat Prop. Zinc Size? jssailem at 3:33pm 03.19.24
2005 Hunter 456 Sailboat Prop. Zinc Size? JamesG161 at 2:27pm 03.19.24 Any owners know what size I need for a Prop Zinc? None, if your Shaft Zinc is good. Jim...

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