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Johnson lever in place of the turnbuckle on the fore stay on H25 Rock Solid Ron at 6:34am 07.03.17 Smaller Boats 2/476 Thoughts on using a Johnson lever in place of the turnbuckle on the fore stay on a 2007 H25. I have
Static Noise on Handheld RoyS at 5:43am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1799 Technical question here: Whenever I visit an unfamiliar marina mooring field, I call the marina on t
34 v-berth improvement (1) Sefuller at 5:01am 07.03.17 Bigger Boats 4/961 This was not my idea, and perhaps it was standard on later boats but after struggling for a half hou
Anchor chain All U Get at 4:51am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 36/5074 Hi all, Just looking at my anchor chain that is in need of replacing. The chain has an 8 marked on
393 Cyclades cutlass bearing size Araluen at 7:24pm 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2314 Hi all In order to save time and money when the boat is hauled out, I'd like to get a new cutlass be
A PFD reminder chp at 4:28pm 07.02.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1781 A sad Canada Day sailing day today. After a very windy a rough water sailing day today, my wife and
Being towed experience chrisings at 4:22pm 07.02.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1824 So, it finally happened. I had to bite the bullet and call Sea Tow. I think I could fixed my issue (
What is the 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350 OEM prop size? James Nguyen at 4:10pm 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1454 Hi, I just got a 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350. It is still on the hard for fixing up. The old propell
Fuel uptake problem Jwhy at 2:37pm 07.02.17 Catalina 30 13/1884 After cruising against the wind and long shore off the California coast for several hours, my M25 d
Outboard Oil Extraction (2) Brian D at 2:16pm 07.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/885 Time to change the oil in my Suzuki DF2.5 Outboard. I have been meaning to do it since I cleaned out
Door Pulls? GorillaToast at 1:38pm 07.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/744 Does anyone know what the wooden rings lining the holes in cabinet doors on the Bayfield 36 are call
H 23.5 Bimini stackwalker at 12:26pm 07.02.17 Smaller Boats 11/934 Took the family out yesterday on the boat... on the busiest boating weekend of the year. Things wen
Drawer locks Bill post at 12:25pm 07.02.17 Parts Search 2/461 hunter 49 08 model need push drawer locks
Solar Renogy? rpludwig at 9:25am 07.02.17 Catalina 22 12/1264 probably should direct this to Gene, but perhaps others have used them, seems very reasonably priced
Cooking batteries gettinthere at 9:03am 07.02.17 Musings With Maine Sail 17/2258 This time it's low water. My 5 T-1275s are a year old and never need much water. But I checked them
Yanmar 3YM30 raw water cooling system problem Vegas at 5:56am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5787 How long should I run the engine to see if the impeller will prime and pump water, knowing that runn
Wheel Pilot Beneteau at 2:52am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/733 Looking to install a wheel pilot on our 1997 Beneteau 321.Will the latest version of the Raymarine w
Adding a Pilot Berth to Beneteau First 47.7 okolehao at 2:43am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1214 Has anyone successfully ripped out the salon cabinets on a Beneteau First 47.7 and built pilots bert
Salad with Catalina dressing (2) Jacomo Sailor at 9:04pm 07.01.17 Catalina 22 8/767 So the other day I rowed out to the boat and immediately noticed that something was wrong when I tri
Texada adventure (continued) (6) Captn Scotty at 8:20pm 07.01.17 Destinations 2/659 Some pictures of the current running into the lagoon, great fun, and of the crystal clear pools of t

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Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 4:29pm 07.15.24 Some of the answer relies on you. For me, I can see the faux synthetics from far away. If you are
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 4:11pm 07.15.24 Problem found...main charging system breaker tripping. Gonna replace it. House bank is 630 AH.
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System dLj at 4:05pm 07.15.24 Are the pictures showing the top of the rudder post? Or is that a coupling that attaches somehow to
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 4:05pm 07.15.24 I'm sorry, I just can't help myself. OED There is nothing wrong with calling a genoa a jib, since i
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 4:00pm 07.15.24 after all we are actually talking about somewhere to sit. I hear you. But, the surfaces are actua
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kappykaplan at 4:00pm 07.15.24 You may do better by fabricating your own emergency tiller. :plus:
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover ggrizzard at 3:53pm 07.15.24 20 years ago I used this product for a cockpit application. It's still there and there are no sign
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System shemandr at 3:42pm 07.15.24 You may do better by fabricating your own emergency tiller. Boat builders tend to cheap out on temp
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread kappykaplan at 3:32pm 07.15.24 What's more important to you, sailing or fixing up? Let that guide your decision making. Good luck
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 3:30pm 07.15.24 A four-hour job is really a two day job (16 hours)... with 8 trips to the store. Truth. I had my so
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover garymalmgren at 3:14pm 07.15.24 Hi Foswick. There is a third option that you haven't talked about. Maintenance free fibreglass. I un
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Steve L22188 at 3:12pm 07.15.24 I love the estimating formula! The $7 is new to me...the doubling of the cost is not. Don't fo
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 fred1diver at 2:53pm 07.15.24 Before doing all that, might be a stupid question, but is the wheel lock on?
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread wimbledan at 2:49pm 07.15.24 I keep digging the hole deeper! Fortunately I have yet to shell out a single $1. That won't last l
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 2:48pm 07.15.24 By the way, I just came in from the shop where I tried to clean up the pieces of that small locker l
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) Foswick at 2:20pm 07.15.24 If that's cored fiberglass can you be sure the core isn't wet? It isn't cored. I can see the under
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread shemandr at 2:08pm 07.15.24 Ugh! Ugh!
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread (8) wimbledan at 1:57pm 07.15.24 Well, in my journey to find pulpits and lifelines I stumbled across a listing for an old Catalina 22
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 1:55pm 07.15.24 My Hunter 280 had a water tank in the bow (plastic tank), and there was a plywood cover over that t
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover shemandr at 1:41pm 07.15.24 The part that is screwed down to the fiberglass: If that's cored fiberglass can you be sure the cor

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