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Mast tuning 361 bshock at 9:22am 04.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2564 Hi folks, just launched yesterday here in Sandusky, Ohio. Hurray the season had begun! I store indo
Cabin hardware Scandia at 8:41am 04.22.17 Ask All Sailors 5/468 looking for cabin drawer pulls ( hole to hole)that are 2 in long.Stainless steel. Suggestions on web
ST 4000+ gettinthere at 8:14am 04.22.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/931 I have an ST 4000+ control head. Sent it to Ray to test. Received this... Display failure. LCD burn
C22 Recent Purchase Mark (Chops) Prescott at 7:29am 04.22.17 Catalina 22 4/471 Hi, First time on this forum as I can only just call myself a "sailboat owner". Can anyone tell me h
fuel locker solution from stingy... rpludwig at 7:14am 04.22.17 Catalina 22 3/703 here's a link to stingy's upgrade contest if you're not on his mailing list... Good solution for the
Cracks inside my cuddy cabin- Advice needed (4) Gracie A at 6:45am 04.22.17 Day Sailers 1/1675 Hello, I recently came into an '81 Oday Day Sailer II. I paid next to nothing for it and intend to
The Gulf Stream All U Get at 6:13am 04.22.17 Ask All Sailors 4/382 Hi all, We made our first use of the Gulf Stream to travel from the Bahamas to the east coast. Onc
What is it? (3) lehighsail at 5:07am 04.22.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1216 Anybody have any idea what this is?
Need help deciding on batteries Karcher at 9:55pm 04.21.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/3394 Just purchased a 1976 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. Not sure of the age or status of the batteries s
Erickson 25, 1977 - Ready to buy, I have questions? Hollymae D at 6:02pm 04.21.17 Ericson 19/4419 My husband and I are are preparing to purchase the above boat. I am a little confused I see the cen
propane hose gettinthere at 5:55pm 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 14/976 I bought a Tee kit years back to split off the propane tank to my bbq grill. the fitting that screws
Picture of 2760-003 Pump Installed on 2QM20 rardiH36 at 5:53pm 04.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1198 Aside from Ed Schenck, whose 2QM20 photo I have looked at, (thanks Ed) does anyone have a photo hand
Adhesives kampuniform at 5:46pm 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 4/310 I'm about to embark on a restoration of a Yamaha 33'. There are a few patches of teak veneer in the
Emergency Tiller Don Guillette at 3:27pm 04.21.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4662 Jackdaw's comments on this topic on another forum caught my attention - I trawl the other forums loo
1974 O'Day 20 Balsa core repair (2) Ten Forward at 1:58pm 04.21.17 Day Sailers 1/1823 135597 135598 Annual inspection revealed a soaking wet/rotted balsa core above the cabin. At this
How Sailboats Win or Lose Races Jackdaw at 12:25pm 04.21.17 Racing 17/1834 I came across this tome, How Sailboats Win or Lose Races, by William Smith and published in 1964. Ho
31, 34 & 37 cabintop windows JimLanter at 11:29am 04.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/841 Both a friend of mine and I have boats with cabin top windows that have broken. We are about five s
Cabin bulbs replacement with LEDs DStegs49 at 11:26am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1450 If Don Thompson is still a member, please contact me. I have a question about the leds that you men
New portlights for Irwin 27 1969 georgiatoffee at 11:19am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1522 Does anyone know of a supplier that would stock replacement portlights for an Irwin 27 1969? Called
Replacement Portlights for Irwin 27 1969 georgiatoffee at 11:16am 04.21.17 Irwin 0/850 Does anyone know of a supplier for portlights that would fit an Irwin 27 1969? Or of a good supplier

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I am looking to buy a Hunter (or similar) Sailboat 32'-42' JRT at 5:17am 03.20.24 You should look for a catalina 310, the only thing you might not get is an in mast furling main. Th
outboard hoisting shemandr at 5:15am 03.20.24 Some of the solutions seem overly complicated. That is until you've injured your back in some way a
outboard hoisting shemandr at 4:57am 03.20.24 My H356 came with a davit to lift the dingy outboard up to its mount on the stern rail. If memory s
Imperial or Metric Caboteur at 2:36am 03.20.24
Water Line dLj at 1:49am 03.20.24 Is PEX less likely to develop mold/mildew than vinyl tubing if air gets in during winter layup? I
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car (1) Not Too Shabby at 11:14pm 03.19.24 Thanks Gene. I've watched some of your videos and I'm always impressed by how well you've configured
Black stuff all over a boat? Leeward Rail at 10:28pm 03.19.24 Clean it correctly and it won't be a problem. Paint isn't a solution to cleaning dirt or even mold,
My last boat - probably higgs at 9:45pm 03.19.24 I also like "Last Call". But if you want a sailing term that means about the same thing you could
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car (1) Gene Neill at 7:55pm 03.19.24 Hey Shabby, if you haven't bought your Bimini yet, I strongly suggest getting one with rigid aft leg
Water Line higgs at 7:42pm 03.19.24 On my larger boats with running water I always had good luck with plastic hose from my local hardwar
outboard hoisting higgs at 7:38pm 03.19.24 I sent you a private message about a possible solution
Black stuff all over a boat? Ted10028 at 7:38pm 03.19.24 I think you can probably do a lot better at cleaning than you think, with the right products. Pain
outboard hoisting chuckwayne at 7:30pm 03.19.24 the garhauer outboard lifts work great! ours is mounted on our stern radar mast, has a built in very
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

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