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Blue Kiwi Grip- Wayward Star Refurb (1) ilance at 8:06pm 05.23.17 Catalina 22 16/1774 I'm getting my paint and epoxy orders in. You folks who were recommending Jamestown Distributors we
1972 Catalina 27 am I the only one? surfforce 1 at 6:24pm 05.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/997 Does anyone here own one of these like I do? I sure could use some help.......
Black Mold on Fiberglass! surfforce 1 at 5:27pm 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 28/17536 What do I use/process to remove the black mold from fiberglass deck? Thank you!
3 sailors walk into a yacht club... (1) Kermit at 5:25pm 05.23.17 Sails Call Lounge 21/1669 Well, one sails in and the other 2 drive in. @Crazy Dave Condon and I met @rgranger at Smith Mountai
352 stern riding low under power KennyBene at 4:34pm 05.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1166 Hello all- final survey today before purchase of a 1999 352. The boat's in great shape but during t
Hull number, again sharps4590 at 3:49pm 05.23.17 Day Sailers 18/3844 Sooo...about a year ago I sold my Widgeon and felt.....deprived....ever since. I rectified that by
I wonder? (1) flynhi4u at 3:23pm 05.23.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/788 How long it will take Cindy to notice the new license plate frame I got for our Jeep? ter much thoug
376 (1996) Deck Sheave replacment or modify (3) varigging at 2:05pm 05.23.17 Big Boats 0/449 I would like to replace or modify a poor design on my 1996, 376. As you can see in the photos. The
Wing on wing safety for Mac 25? (2) RussC at 1:03pm 05.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2661 We're just back from a three day stay on the boat at our local lake. the last day there was really l
H44DS brown ooze, exterior window overhang (1) kyoung27 at 12:12pm 05.23.17 Big Boats 6/781 Has anyone had this happen? A brown ooze has been dripping from several spots on the underside of th
9.8 Tohatsu. Karyon at 10:34am 05.23.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1330 I have a 9.8 tohatsu ob , from what I hear and gather is that the 9.8 mercury's are the same as well
new member with question mrl.md at 10:32am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 1/302 First off, want to say hello, I just joined this forum after having been lurking for a while. I have
Swim Step Ladder/Lag Bolt Question - Revised rfrye1 at 9:40am 05.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1585 I plan on installing a folding/telescoping on the swimstep on my H376 this weekend. I'll be using 42
H260 Centerboard up-haul lower line diameter Tom2909 at 7:57am 05.23.17 Smaller Boats 3/572 Hi All, I need a new line for the lower section of the centerboard up-haul rig and want to verify th
H260 roof softness Mathieu Fortin at 7:39am 05.23.17 Smaller Boats 5/567 Hello everyone I've owned a 260 with my dad for the past 2 years. I always felt a soft spot on the
New outboard motor (1) Dionysis at 6:49am 05.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/417 Guys, I have a problem... I recently bought a new Mercury 15 hp 4 stroke outboard for my 14' john bo
1984 Beneteau 345 RIDAVIDK at 6:26am 05.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/579 HI all I am new to the forum, so hello. I have been sailing a 1975 Pearson 28 for the last 4 years
Hatch drop boards Dimensions (3) tempest1964 at 6:25am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 4/741 I have been reading a lot of the old posts on here regarding drop board dimensions and couldn't find
Time management - Fog LeslieTroyer at 6:07am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 58/2610 For those of you who travel in fog - what percentage of the time is spent looking at AIS and RADAR
Nyloc brass prop nut or not ?? Brahmany at 3:46am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2754 Currently undertaking an opportunistic antifoul and am changing the cutlass bearing while on the har

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Removing caulk.... dLj at 12:16pm 05.15.24 I've found often you need to make job specific tools... Essentially what @capta is saying above...
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump dLj at 12:13pm 05.15.24 I agree it looks interesting. You might want to seal the electronics board. That does not look parti
23.5 outboard motor pgandw at 11:51am 05.15.24 The Tohatsu/Mercury/Nissan 4-6hp are all the same motor with larger carburetors for the higher hp mo
Removing caulk.... capta at 11:16am 05.15.24 Speedy, no. But faster, perhaps. Dental tools work very well in areas where most tools won't fit. I
Connecting bilge areas Benny17441 at 10:59am 05.15.24 Easier to get a wet vac and get the water out. Find and correct the leaks to avoid a recurrence onc
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? AndyL at 10:41am 05.15.24 Thanks for the pictures. It looks great.
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 10:32am 05.15.24 Any update on this? If you were asking me, I haven't done anything since my last post. The two hol
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 9:39am 05.15.24 @Southern Crux As a dealer, I gave the original plans for the Hunter 23.5 to Hunter. Small Mercur
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? (1) sailcapt340 at 5:46am 05.15.24 Perfect help again. I checked out all your recommendations. I downloaded the Tides Near Me app on m
Winch placement thinwater at 5:25am 05.15.24 JSsailem had a good point. You don't need to be behind the wheel. On my last two boats (one tiller
23.5 outboard motor Rick Webb at 4:21am 05.15.24 20" shaft is the minimum 5Hp is likely just OK Most important consideration on brand is what brands
23.5 outboard motor dlochner at 3:53am 05.15.24 Shaft length is important, more important than an extra hp or two. If the shaft isn't long enough th
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Chase Hartzell at 9:03pm 05.14.24 It looks absolutely fantastic! Thanks again for documenting all the work you did. Between Andy, Jim,
23.5 outboard motor Southern Crux at 8:44pm 05.14.24
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Fidgit at 8:07pm 05.14.24 Sorry for the late reply! I followed the manufacturer's instructions, and they seemed pretty spot on
looking to buy a new (to me) boat rgranger at 7:57pm 05.14.24
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? jssailem at 7:07pm 05.14.24 https://deepzoom.com
Hot water tank colin59 at 6:37pm 05.14.24 any tips on bypassing the hot water, we also have the system where engine coolant will heat the wate
looking to buy a new (to me) boat (1) shemandr at 6:05pm 05.14.24 224799
looking to buy a new (to me) boat shemandr at 5:58pm 05.14.24

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