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Surveyor says?... (2) IH82BL8 at 12:21pm 03.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/873 Actually it was five years ago when we bought the boat that the surveyor pointed out that anchor hat
Best Manual toilet....... NYSail at 10:00am 03.14.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/5098 Just got a new boat (to me) that has two electric toilets. While this is neat and everything, there
Changing Transducers lehighsail at 7:56am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2445 I was reading the thread about painting the thru hull transducers and stopped at KappyKaplan's post.
Thru Hull Repair Paint billjoye at 7:53am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/464 I have a question which I've been unable to resolve. How to you properly finish a thru hull repair?
Macgregor 22 keel cable (2) pulsewave at 6:49am 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1727 Hi all, The keel cable on my Macgregor 22 looks like it's getting a little frayed (see pics). Any
Pulpit + Piling + Tornado = (1) PGIJon at 6:31am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1611 Result of a tornado last night here in Punta Gorda. Not a lot of damage around us other then trees
Questions on buying a new used boat Bob S at 4:59am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/385 We've been looking to move up to a bigger boat and had some questions. Yachtworld has some interesti
Beneteau461 Polar Diagram gunsiray at 4:10am 03.14.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/455 Dear Friends, does anybody has the polar diagram of Beneteau 461 ( year 1997 ) ? Or else could you
Wiring Harness Upgrade (3) gypseywannabe at 10:19pm 03.13.17 Catalina 30 14/5531 Hi All, In the process of updating my wiring harness from the original, dangerous trailer plugs. Th
Cabin Sole Teak Questions... (1) Jtcf78911 at 9:57pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/403 Hi everyone. Well. Mother winter just couldn't let us go without one more big dose of snow. We had
Hunter 33 2QM15 sinister_me at 9:57pm 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 21/1856 Recently acquired a hunter 33 with a bad engine. PO had rebuilt, but said the alarms kept going off.
Foggy Notions in Southern California (1) Kings Gambit at 9:11pm 03.13.17 Destinations 14/2366 I was more than a little surprised on Saturday to hear NWS forecasting severe fog conditions along t
Albemarle Sound Cruise - North Carolina (1) GL-WindPower at 7:55pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 5/2521 Hi everyone, from Michigan here. Hard to think of sailing when the temp for the day is only 24 degre
Sun Gypsy 2017 cruise Michael Davis at 7:35pm 03.13.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 47/4272 Into Sydney this last weekend to take our Gwaii Haanas orientation. Stopped at Tanners to order char
Yamnar Engine mount rubber parts (2) Tally Ho at 5:41pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2402 Does anyone know if the rubber parts of one of these Yanmar engine mounts can be purchased? or is a
B361 Holding Tank Flush Procedure 361BenGary at 4:44pm 03.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3640 We did not capture the procedure for flushing the holding tank with seawater for our 2003 Beneteau 3
Electricity replacement Richard Bayle at 1:23pm 03.13.17 Big Boats 13/1202 OK, moving away from snubbers and rodes to another topic. How to put back the electricity. I have
Do you paint the depth transduceer? markwbird at 1:15pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 34/5299 I am doing a bottom job and I also replaced the depth transducer. This is a through hull transducer
Vinyl Striping Applied Over Vinyl Striping? rardiH36 at 9:52am 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 25/7580 I know that vinyl striping can be successfully removed. Either by careful and very time consuming
2QM20 Engine Integral Cooling Water Pump Replace/Repair rardiH36 at 9:39am 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5554 Has anyone with a 2QM20 engine replaced or rebuilt the engine integral cooling water pump? Mine has

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Swim step lanyard DArcy at 2:01pm 05.27.24 SS cable is best for many things. But this one failed from corrosion and kinking, things Dyneema wi
H 34 anchor locker hose S/V Isabella at 1:56pm 05.27.24 Probably the same for me. No worries. Thanks for the reply.
Memorial Day -- Redux (1) JamesG161 at 1:51pm 05.27.24 225079 Remembering the 1.3 Million who gave their lives, for our Freedom, in all our conflicts. J
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 1:41pm 05.27.24 to me, this looks like a leaky injector(s)..You shut the engine down and fuel keeps dripping into t
The falling c - Clip dLj at 1:33pm 05.27.24 Thanks, all! I think finding a replacement form a 1985 Isomat system might be a challenge and frank
H 34 anchor locker hose Mike Oldak at 1:30pm 05.27.24 @Mike Oldak do you happen to have the dimensions of the toe board? Specifically the height from th
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? rgranger at 1:19pm 05.27.24 I have had my halyard jam with the sail up on a Coronado 23. I powered into a protective cove and
Non working microwave Alansails at 12:42pm 05.27.24 sent you a PM... !
The falling c - Clip Davidasailor26 at 12:32pm 05.27.24
Swim step lanyard capta at 12:28pm 05.27.24 How much use do you think it took the wire cable to fail? I would stick with the cable and perhaps f
hull port (windows) leaking (1) Jerry1956 at 12:20pm 05.27.24 I ended up removing the windows and thoroughly cleaning the hull and aluminum frame of the window.
The falling c - Clip capta at 12:20pm 05.27.24 I have a hard time trusting a repair, if I haven't figured out the how and why of the failure, befor
The falling c - Clip odaydokay at 12:11pm 05.27.24 Thanks, all! I think finding a replacement form a 1985 Isomat system might be a challenge and frank
321 Rudder Play - Parts dmdiehl64 at 12:06pm 05.27.24 Had to take the quadrant to a machine shop to get the sheared off bolts drilled out and helicoils in
Swim step lanyard thinwater at 12:02pm 05.27.24 Why not just use stainless cable replacing the original? dj SS cable is best for many things. Bu
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? jssailem at 11:28am 05.27.24 Hi Adam, When I was first exploring sailing more than a pocket yacht in the Salish Sea, the ambiance
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup AldernyRace at 11:23am 05.27.24 Very helpful. Thanks for the detailed post!
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? ShawnL at 11:21am 05.27.24 I decided to go with the unpleasant option. Used a vibrating saw to slice through the outer fibergl
H 34 anchor locker hose S/V Isabella at 10:58am 05.27.24 @Mike Oldak do you happen to have the dimensions of the toe board? Specifically the height from the
Chain plates Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 10:39am 05.27.24 I'll check mine today.

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