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O'day 25 gate on mast? Nevada Mike at 6:50pm 06.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1504 I have a hole on my mast that appears to be were a gate might go to keep slugs from falling out. Di
Please be gentle while I consider reinventing the wheel Kermit at 6:12pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3231 I've cleaned and bleached my teak and holly sole. I've had one person suggest putting 2 coats of cle
How far will epoxy go? jhogle at 5:53pm 06.01.17 Catalina 22 3/554 Ive got this small gouge in my keel that I am hoping to fill in before applying some new bottom pain
Recommended furler for a 23.5 PropellerHead at 5:49pm 06.01.17 Smaller Boats 20/1017 Can someone recommend a furler? I'd like to keep the price in the range of the CDI FF2 or the Shaefe
Any Merit 22 opinions? ;) RussC at 5:29pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/3963 I've been toying with the idea of purchasing a decent looking Merit 22, but am torn if it would achi
Recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27 So Cal Catalina at 4:16pm 06.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/2128 I have recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27. The boat is in decent condition, but could use some mi
Shower drain leak/rebedding Bryan9 at 2:49pm 06.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/496 Our 2006 Beneteau 323's shower drain developed a leak, as attested by discoloration at the bottom of
A brisk sail Dennis Kitchen at 1:53pm 06.01.17 Smaller Boats 28/2017 Video was taken on the 24th of May with local winds calling for 26mph with gusts to over 40. This is
I'm Interested in buying.. Marty at 11:09am 06.01.17 Day Sailers 1/584 I could make use of another one of those Blue Mesh Bags and a set of seat cushions that are in great
Plywood repair from leaking portlight nestorph at 9:21am 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/650 Please direct me to the correct forum if this question doesn't fit here. I have two leaky portlight
Fresh water distribution manifold sgbridge98 at 8:58am 06.01.17 Big Boats 20/3289 I cannot turn the valves in the fresh waster distribution manifold under the sink in the galley. I
Cayenne 41 Sailboat?? Ropeburn at 6:34am 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2673 Need some information on this boat. It appears to be fairly narrow, and built in Europe. How does it
Yanmar keyswitch Apex at 4:52am 06.01.17 Bigger Boats 9/1481 my keyswitch gave up to uv beatings. anyone know of a source for replacement? looks like a simple
Air in fuel hose new installation rblevens at 8:30pm 05.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/549 Been replacing a motor in my H37C and a new 500 Racor filter, too. The engine finally run well for
Oday 25 rigging question.. Douginmd at 7:30pm 05.31.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1248 I have a (new to me) Oday 25 that has adjustable blocks on the port and star board sides which is af
MMSI FCC or What! StargazerP303 at 6:42pm 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 27/2043 Note: I am not an expert here but was tired of the lame reasons given for MMSI usage and fee's that
water from hot water tap has sulpher smell Franzcat at 6:26pm 05.31.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1433 I have a Catalina 30 that I bought used and have been working to get back into shape. The water hea
Eight bells - Bert Foster Jackdaw at 1:35pm 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 7/515 WYC loses one of its greats. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/05/31/eight-bells-bert-foster
Wayward Star: reinforcing the cockpit (2) ilance at 12:25pm 05.31.17 Catalina 22 9/815 I finally got my epoxy order! The Git Rot kit was absolutely DEVOURED by the petrified plywood in t
H26 Stancion stern rail seat size ? jbreland at 11:51am 05.31.17 Smaller Boats 1/304 OK I obviously cant spell or type. Topic was supposed to be H26 Stanchion rail size, or stern rail s

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Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) BigEasy at 4:39pm 06.03.23 Note that the video discusses rebuild of the Raymarine 4000 wheel pilot, not the 4000+. The 4000 mo
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump Screen Saver at 3:57pm 06.03.23 Yea this particular model Yanmar engine is not supposed to need and external pump of any sort and th
Dissimilar Metals dlochner at 3:47pm 06.03.23 Tef-Gel (amazon link) on the threads. Buy a tub, you'll never run out and it is not that much more m
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Ward H at 3:44pm 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing (1) dlochner at 3:44pm 06.03.23 Also, from that brief moment you took your eyes off the channel and ran aground, Were you watchin
Dissimilar Metals Rick Webb at 3:31pm 06.03.23 Or use rivets either SS or aluminum
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 3:25pm 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing stickinthemud57 at 3:23pm 06.03.23 What kind of boat? Draft and bridge clearance height? What time of year? Heading north or south?
Dissimilar Metals Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 06.03.23
3 Blade Prop Swap? Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 06.03.23 Sounds like a good trip. It could be worth checking the prop shaft alignment. At least that can be d
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 3:04pm 06.03.23 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW? What kind of boat? Draft and bridge cle
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 lsavocchi at 2:50pm 06.03.23
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 2:48pm 06.03.23
Dissimilar Metals dLj at 2:44pm 06.03.23 It would be my suggestion to use monel fasteners instead of stainless steel. dj
Dissimilar Metals Ralph Johnstone at 2:36pm 06.03.23 The rate of corrosion of the anode (aluminum boom) is affected by the comparative areas of the anode
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) kappykaplan at 2:36pm 06.03.23 Hi everyone - Updating the thread. Tks for letting us know. :beer:
3 Blade Prop Swap? kappykaplan at 2:34pm 06.03.23 good to know where the emergency tiller was! :plus:
Its funny Friday! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:31pm 06.03.23 216438 Like, how much anchor rode should I put out ?
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Will Gilmore at 2:25pm 06.03.23 to outright rage Also, from that brief moment you took your eyes off the channel and ran aground,
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 2:12pm 06.03.23 The regulator and programming for the 618 is basically the same as the 614, except the the 618 can

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