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Cast iron keel? sailnewbie at 8:14am 01.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2316 I purchased my mac224 dec. 2015 and while talking with the po he mentioned the keel may be getting w
Fridge not working NigelW at 8:09am 01.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1061 I have a new to me 1995 Oceanis 400 with top loading freezer (which works) and top loading fridge to
Deck color question gkmoore at 6:55am 01.24.17 Catalina 22 9/2105 I'm about to paint the deck on my boat, have already bought Interlux Brightsides White, I think I wo
More Catalina 22 Regattas EditorC22NSA at 4:25am 01.24.17 Catalina 22 0/439 The list of 2017 Catalina 22 Regattas is growing, and NORs for the following regattas have been adde
423 anchor locker NYSail at 2:12am 01.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1684 hello all. Cleaning and found the anchor locker full of mud and water... empties the chain and rode
Help Get Control Of Ethanol kloudie1 at 7:14pm 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 35/2596 OK not anything like the rum posts.. This is a petition to sign that gives weight to the Boat US lo
How to remove cabin door hardware--1999 B 411 Tim Downing at 5:03pm 01.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4603 Hello! I just bought a 1999 Beneteau 411. The boat had a minor electrical fire in the main cabin and
Does anyone know "Eaglet" Jerry Zitterkopf at 4:25pm 01.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/651 The Eaglet is used in an advertisement for the Large Bimini at Blue Water Yacht. http://shop.bwyach
"Kill switch" for auto pilot HMT2 at 3:46pm 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2553 I do a fair amount of single hand day sailing on my '83 H31. Inevitably I will have to go forward to
Un-stepping mast on a Cal 2-25 (3) Grato at 1:19pm 01.23.17 Cal 9/4805 Greetings! I have a 1978 Cal 2-25 that is in overall beautiful condition. That being said, I notice
Coolant leak Ronald Roman at 1:06pm 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 20/2112 Every couple of months I have a small puddle of coolant below the engine and I can't find where it's
Rebedding Side Windows 40.5 (1) SVPardonMyFrench at 12:30pm 01.23.17 Big Boats 13/3657 It's rained a lot in Seattle in the last couple of weeks, and i found a source to collect fresh wate
Cleaning up a cast iron keel Justin_NSA at 9:04am 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 52/12140 I know there was discussion on this but it doesn't come up on a search. I was looking for the proces
running an antenna wire up the mast of a 1987 C-22 Lafayette Mike at 8:59am 01.23.17 Catalina 22 16/1770 2017-01-23_11-51-46 by Lafayette Mike posted Jan 23, 2017 at 11:58 AMI have heard there is a conduit
lewmar winch parts CYQK at 7:48am 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 10/969 Have 80's vintage 48st and70st winchs need to replace some of the plastic parts on them lewmar says
guppy 13 up grade (3) sailorforever at 7:41am 01.23.17 Guppy 0/1092 the stern where the the rub rail rubber comes together the rubber was separating, i found a piece of
New and Used Catalina 30 parts and accessories??? 4sandybutts at 7:04am 01.23.17 Catalina 30 9/4994 What are the best websites, stores, online forums etc. to buy new and used parts and accessories for
POLYURETHANE (MINWAX) Floor Routene Maintenance Caspurr at 6:44am 01.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1367 Looking to see what other owners are using for routine cleaning and maintenance of the floors on the
3rd reef for Oceanis 37? Rob Heath at 6:37am 01.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1704 Hi All We have just taken delivery of our Oceanis 37, and are wondering about a 3rd reef in the main
Green Turtle Cay All U Get at 6:32am 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 8/525 Made a good crossing and traveled the chart routes on the Bahama Banks. Now in Green Turtle Cay moo

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) jssailem at 1:25pm 04.04.24
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 1:08pm 04.04.24 Folks, FYI... I took my covers to the dry cleaners once and was told that because they had vinyl pa
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Rich Stidger at 12:55pm 04.04.24 I don't know the answer, but I am interested in what you find. Pictures too. I have a 1997 h40.5 w
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 12:23pm 04.04.24 Z spar is the mfg.
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 12:10pm 04.04.24 First you need to identify the mast mfg. could it be Keyon Isomat or Z Spar? Look for mfg sticker
Cleaning foam cushions? Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 04.04.24 I've dried foam overnight with a box fan overnight after they got soaked due to a leak. As for your
voltage drop with deck light only LloydB at 11:54am 04.04.24 Just off hand looks like a ground fault. So if you begin checking for that you will probably find ou
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? Project_Mayhem at 11:52am 04.04.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger LloydB at 11:19am 04.04.24 What's a slip ring? Probably not but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 10:49am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) Hello Below at 10:34am 04.04.24 Pricey little beggars but I have used these chain markers for 12 years and never lost a one. A gues
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 10:28am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 9:47am 04.04.24 Do you have a spare anchoring system? Never used ours yet, but then again you never know when it mi
Cleaning foam cushions? william24424 at 9:31am 04.04.24
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler jssailem at 9:16am 04.04.24 Interesting project. From your location I suspect you are lake sailing. The use of your engine is mi
Solar / lithium question Stu Jackson at 9:10am 04.04.24 All battery monitors do is to offer an educated guess as to state of charge. The programming of bat
Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 9:05am 04.04.24 No Internet forum can substitute for on site inspection. :biggrin:
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler (3) jssailem at 9:03am 04.04.24 Like Michael, I had to decide about the shaft after I got the engine out of my boat.. It was a slam
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Scott T-Bird at 8:45am 04.04.24 I'll agree that the 2nd picture looks a little like a dent at the spreader, but It also appears that
Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 8:40am 04.04.24 Nice Call @thinwater . Solid advice for @cstan . And I like the new Avatar.. Your boat sailing fla

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