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Protect Stainless wyctoronto at 2:29pm 12.07.17 Big Boats 23/4930 the salt water environment is already showing on our stainless. What is suggested as protection? Wax
New Owner with absolutely no experience sailing JAYNV at 12:32pm 12.07.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 61/7486 Hello everyone, My name is Jay. I am getting ready to pick up a sailboat which I am acquiring for f
Air Conditioning Install Sailorman52 at 10:30am 12.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/584 I would like to install air conditioning on my Hunter 36' 2005. Can someone tell me exactly all the
Air in fuel lines?? Coddiwomple at 6:38am 12.07.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2896 So changed raycor bowl, fuel lines. Bled lines cracked injectors and bled them. Checked about three
Port lenses-where to get/or polish? (1) Skipper at 5:58am 12.07.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2571 I looked but couldn't find posts here that exactly match. Please direct me or look at q's below. Tha
Old Genoa - Bin it or recycle it? onlinelee at 4:48am 12.07.17 Ask All Sailors 13/918 Hi friends, When I bought my B361 it came with an old 134% genoa. I just inspected it and found the
AC wiring in N28-2 MitchK at 8:39pm 12.06.17 Newport 3/965 All, as I was going through the boat over the past several weeks, I discovered the AC wiring leaves
1977 Hunter 27ft - I need help! (1) aliurganci at 4:04pm 12.06.17 Ask All Sailors 17/9746 Hello, I've been windsurfing professionally for 13 years. I guess now it is time to buy a sailboat
Looking for advice and solutions to my genoa (3) pzmaria at 3:57pm 12.06.17 Catalina 30 10/1606 Hello members. My genoa foot is rubbing on a rail when fully furled out. It keeps wearing the bottom
Yanmar 3GMF Engine mounts py26129 at 12:53pm 12.06.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/1482 Hello everyone It's finally time to replace the engine mounts under my trusty Yanmar 3GMF. One o
Rub Rails 423 NYSail at 6:28am 12.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/947 Hello all, I hear that rub rails were an option out of the factory..... My new to me boat does not
Catalina 42 mainsail FOR SALE alaska_coop at 10:30pm 12.05.17 Big Boats 0/16 Catalina 42 mainsail, Dacron heavy duty cruising mainsail. Sail in good condition. A few small spots
Strange fiberglass cavity between bulkheads? patrickkidd at 7:38pm 12.05.17 Catalina 30 13/2570 There is a glassed-off section under the cabinets between the two bulkheads on my C30. Anybody have
New guy CTS at 6:27pm 12.05.17 Catalina 310 7/966 Gotcha! My wife Lisa registered here first and I (Mike) have been using her log in. Well she got t
Have Catalina 36 mkII circumnavigated the world? HinduKush at 4:42pm 12.05.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 49/15055 I am new to Catalina but when I saw them at the 2017 St. Pete boat show. I thought the quality was m
P42 forward electric head not working Spwiddy at 2:25pm 12.05.17 Big Boats 7/875 Hi all, My forward electric head stopped working. The switch has checked out ok and also the motor
Prop Size Rosie1 at 2:10pm 12.05.17 Irwin 2/998 I have a Irwin 30 1980 with a 2 blade 13x13 prop I want to go to a 3 blade has anyone ever done this
Fuel filters for 356 and slight drip (1) CharlieSea at 1:28pm 12.05.17 Big Boats 8/1153 My pre-owned 356 came with a Racor R20P mounted on the bulkhead forward of the fuel tank and the eng
How to vent a cabin-mounted day tank on a Catalina 30? (2) patrickkidd at 12:15pm 12.05.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2637 Hello! I am trying to figure out how to vent a diesel day tank for my new diesel cabin heater. The
Boom. (1) Simon Sexton at 11:17am 12.05.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1200 Okay I read that this was a crash test, but still... http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/12112002

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Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy jssailem at 11:34am 05.25.24 If you are going to through-bolt the hardware, how are you going to get to the underside of the deck
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Hello Below at 11:27am 05.25.24 We had a wind storm come through, the storm loosened one of the mounts for my bimini arch, so I'm g
P42 Engine removal advice (1) jssailem at 11:25am 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. sion, r
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Mark Maulden at 11:25am 05.25.24 In these situations I use a tiny piece of wadded up paper towel jammed in the hole. What Dave said
2024 Hurricane Forecasts jssailem at 11:10am 05.25.24 This is not good news This is true. While we can not do much to affect the development of such sto
Thermostat T33 at 11:10am 05.25.24 It's sea water cooled with a heat exchanger and antifreeze. It started overheating and I went throug
Raw water vented loop question smokey73 at 11:07am 05.25.24 @Rich Stidger What kind of vent valve do you have that you can install a hose to the bilge? This Sc
Mast bag? jssailem at 11:03am 05.25.24 We each have our own styles of sailing. I learned to handle the lines at the mast. I have sailed on
Raw water vented loop question Rich Stidger at 10:59am 05.25.24 FWIW, I replaced my entire vented loop a couple years ago because I couldn't find or repair the valv
Thermostat Rich Stidger at 10:52am 05.25.24 I'm not familiar with your engine. Is it fresh or raw water cooled?
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Davidasailor26 at 10:22am 05.25.24 Thanks for the report! The AGM bank in our 37 reached end of life a couple seasons ago and we went w
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy SoSound at 10:12am 05.25.24 Unless the new installation is going to be through bolted, is it really necessary to drill the origi
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dlochner at 10:10am 05.25.24 In these situations I use a tiny piece of wadded up paper towel jammed in the hole.
Mast bag? stickinthemud57 at 9:50am 05.25.24 I once interviewed a single hander aboard the Open 60 he raced around the world. His halyards were
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Sandy Stone at 9:30am 05.25.24 What is the headliner made of? If it's hard plastic, maybe you could drill a small pilot hole from
Mast bag? thinwater at 9:08am 05.25.24 ... If you single hand, as I do frequently, anything that allows you to stay in the cockpit is wort
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Crazy Dave Condon at 8:50am 05.25.24 @Coloradonosea I am a former sailboat dealer now retired. American Fiberglass has been out of bu
Prop Shaft runout JoeWhite at 8:45am 05.25.24 I would fix everything ASAP
2024 Hurricane Forecasts (1) JamesG161 at 7:50am 05.25.24 The NHC did make their Standard Pie Chart llite era. Dammit Jim...
Raw water vented loop question JamesG161 at 7:45am 05.25.24 I know the ABYC recommends an 8" clearance for no vac. breaker The reason For a Vac Breaker.. Eng

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