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Lake Pontchartrain Sailors rgranger at 10:44am 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1504 Hey Guys.... My daughter has just recently been accepted to graduate school at Tulane. So now I'm
Crazy rules in Washington? Ken Cross at 7:34am 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 44/4497 I find it interesting that there is a new proposed law in Washington State that defines flare launch
C30 MKIII built in battery charger question.. AXEL at 5:00am 02.20.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/812 I just bought this boat last season. I have only used the shore power once. This boat has what I bel
Hour meter Twille at 5:53pm 02.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/907 I have a H38 - the hour meter is not reading, yanmar 3jh4e. Any thoughts before I tear into the pane
Does your Yanmar 3GM vibrate? tomgrigsby at 5:35pm 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 10/2212 Mine does. Previous owner said it vibrated. Did an alignment but it measured pretty good. I've li
Fairclough Cover End of Useful Life (1) Marc14857 at 4:59pm 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 7/3646 Looks like my Fairclough cover finally gave up after 10 years of protecting our boat. I've got about
Alternator questions Ken13559 at 4:51pm 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1133 I've Yanmar 2GM20F fitted with a 3rd party 80A alternator LR180-03B. I've never seen the charging cu
Engine base to hull (1) wilf at 4:35pm 02.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1373 http://20170214_135651.jpg does this look like something has been cut off the front of this engune
322 engine base to hull conection wilf at 4:25pm 02.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/632 Does any 322 owners have any pictures of the engine base floor (the part that the engine mounts are
How can i post pictures on topics wilf at 3:37pm 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 2/288 Anyone explain how i can post pictures on topics ?
hot water hoses replacement h-30 1989 gary mallett at 1:30pm 02.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/948 Is there an easy way to replace the hot water hoses on a 1989 h-30? Or should I just splice from bo
Oil Presure Alarm M25XPB Tdaddy2000 at 11:30am 02.19.17 Catalina 310 5/1025 Hello all, Thank you for all the input on repair options for oil pressure warning light and alarm a
Maintenance of batteries in summer layup NeilMcCubbin at 10:44am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 3/357 We are about to lay Milvina up for the summer in Grenada, and would like advice on how to "summeriz
Protecting Mooring Pennants (2) Northstar1014 at 8:40am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 5/3157 Hello, My cape dory 27 is on a mooring (north shore of massachusetts). For my pennants, I presentl
Fuel tank vent Ned Ludd at 6:33am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1007 While crawling through the aft end of the boat checking hose clamps and the general condition of thi
What is the definition of a "local" sailmaker? Dan_Y at 6:02am 02.19.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3701 This post from Jackdaw in another thread defining the sail maker got me thinking about this subject
New Dink-Air or Alum floor for Davit storage? Solstice at 4:28am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 20/3517 Hi All, Looking for some input--we are in need of a new dink and are leaning heavily toward an air f
Yanmar Coolant Change Ilanortho at 4:21am 02.19.17 Big Boats 6/1402 Hi; I need to replace the engine hoses on my 3GM30F. What is the best way to drain the antifreeze in
Electric Start Outboard and Solar Panel Bill and Kathy McDonald at 11:28am 02.18.17 Catalina 22 10/1709 I have a Yamaha 9.9hp 4 stroke and also have a solar panel. The PO said to not use the single batte
Is a Dousing Sock Necessary? shavdog at 10:55am 02.18.17 Big Boats 30/4741 I am looking at asymmetrical spinnakers for a 1994 35.5 hunter legend....I had one on a cape dory 2

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Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 5:19pm 05.16.24 Expoy is great for sealing wood! Cured epoxy will turn yellow with UV exposure so you would still n
Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 5:18pm 05.16.24
Epoxy vs Varnish (1) jssailem at 5:16pm 05.16.24 This is a pine stern seat. I sanded it and covered it with a coat of epoxy. Then since I planned to
Epoxy vs Varnish MikeHoncho at 5:07pm 05.16.24
Epoxy vs Varnish kbgunn at 4:51pm 05.16.24 Expoy is great for sealing wood! Cured epoxy will turn yellow with UV exposure so you would still ne
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 (2) Allan12210 at 4:14pm 05.16.24 If it looks anything like mine, remove the fuel hose from the shut off valve. The aluminum block wit
23.5 outboard motor Southern Crux at 2:46pm 05.16.24 Thanks everyone for all the recommendations. I went and checked up on the status today of my current
Gooseneck Pin AndyL at 2:32pm 05.16.24 Seems like you're not the only one... Gooseneck On 1992 Hunter 33.5
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 1:53pm 05.16.24 That's a great help - and thanks for the advice about dry lube. I checked out some pictures online
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jibes138 at 1:40pm 05.16.24 Very ambitious of you. Looks good so far. I saw a guy recore around his chainplates on a caliber 3
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 jibes138 at 1:22pm 05.16.24 pick up tube for what? Sorry I just read your headline. It might be plastic, some of them have a sc
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting jibes138 at 1:16pm 05.16.24 I used G10 sheet stock for my backing plates when I replaced my through hulls and valves with seacoc
out haul cleat isaksp00 at 12:44pm 05.16.24 On my H23 I just coiled the line with fairly small loops and let it hang, on one of the reefing rams
End of Times isaksp00 at 12:42pm 05.16.24 Will your handle become "trawlergunner"?
23.5 outboard motor Sail22Capri22 at 12:13pm 05.16.24 I have a Capri 22 with the 6HP Tohatsu 20". The motor has been great and plenty of power even when g
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump kloudie1 at 11:14am 05.16.24 Yup, exactly the same pump function.... That is the subject of my wondering.. seems like it could wo
Removing caulk.... NYSail at 11:05am 05.16.24
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump Terry Cox at 10:37am 05.16.24 The pump pumps water into the exchanger then the warmer water exits from a thru-hull. Hi Claude. I
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? Davidasailor26 at 10:02am 05.16.24
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump kloudie1 at 9:46am 05.16.24 @Terry Cox... The water pump pumps sea water through a heat exchanger to condense the refrigerant fo

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