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How Did Your Passion For Sailing Begin? Terry Cox at 7:42pm 10.20.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 36/4025 Chapter One: I grew up here; http://mapcarta.com/23977808/Map Mine began around five. Grandma's fa
Life Raft Service Ilanortho at 4:23pm 10.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/279 Hi; I have a Viking Life that is time to re-service and pressure test. Anyone have any recommendatio
Interior Salon Arrangement JeffSwans at 3:02pm 10.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2289 I have had my 81 Cherubini 33 for about a year and getting most of the quirks figured out. One thin
H 340 question Keith13315 at 2:02pm 10.20.16 Big Boats 3/501 Hi I am looking at a H340 1998. Moving up from a H31. Can anyone tell me if you know of anything I s
What size tire to buy for C22 Trailer jhogle at 12:20pm 10.20.16 Catalina 22 8/2014 I just bought a C22 and I am hoping to go pick it up Monday. One of the things the marine surveyor
Hunter 31 Bilge Compartments (2) seattle-hunter-31 at 12:08pm 10.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 18/3238 I have a continuous water leak draining into the bilge, but I haven't yet found where it originates.
Mast Drop on a 25.5 twodzusfittings at 8:20am 10.20.16 Smaller Boats 2/478 So I went through this, this weekend. I built a crux to hold the mast when down, a Yoke on a pole to
O'Day 30...Good Bad or Ugly FlyboyTR at 8:15am 10.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/11991 Hello, We are considering the purchase of an 82 O'Day 30 (centerboard version). The original motor
Rub Rail replacement Randall Schmidt at 7:58am 10.20.16 Ask All Sailors 18/3964 I have a 1984 Oday 28. the prior owner replaced the rub rail with a teak rub rail that needs mainte
Water line blocked or hidden valve? OS2Dude at 7:42am 10.20.16 Catalina 30 11/1761 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I has two fresh water tanks, one forward under the vberth and the other unde
FARR MUMM 30 OPINIONS JohnShannon at 7:52pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2539 Thinking of getting one of these. What should I look out for?
Hunter 22 Rigging GaryRigged at 6:48pm 10.19.16 Smaller Boats 7/1071 I bought a 1983 Hunter 22 this year and had a good summer on the water. I followed the suggestions
Boat speed decreased by 1 knot (2) mytime at 6:18pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 33/3125 I had boat hauled today and noticed barnicals on shaft and fishing line tight on shaft forward and a
Stainless steel chain capta at 6:16pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1452 Coming on two years with my 1/2 inch "hot dip galvanized" ACCO (made in the USA) chain and we are al
Keel cable replacement schedule MaryEllaRose at 4:10pm 10.19.16 Catalina 22 21/3123 How often should I be replacing my keel cable and roller ball? Next season will be the third year on
Refractometer calibation Jerry21707 at 3:12pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1663 Just purchased a refractometer to test my winterizing antifreeze protection. I calibrated the instr
Blistering on a new bottom? MattObjects at 2:11pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 23/2090 When we bought our Rafiki 35 last summer, the boat's bottom was in good shape structurally (no delam
Water in the Bilge stress cracks on the keel housing? A J M at 2:03pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/685 I am the original owner of a 7.3 meter s2 sailboat with shoal draft. The boat has always had a dry
Catalina Hard Top Dodger Information (2) Frank P at 10:46am 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/12711 Hello All, I am trying to find information (pricing, options, materials etc) on the hard top dodgers
Help identifying windlass brand and model. (1) Jean Andre at 9:50am 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/318 I recently acquired an Elan 43 sailboat and I am looking for help to figure out the brand and model

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Is gas UV sensitive? rgranger at 8:39am 10.09.23 This source feels like it provides relevant information to address your query.. Appears the change
P42 Watermaker Install Jim_H42 at 8:35am 10.09.23 Thanks capta - your install and research parallels my thinking as well. I'm thinking for around $
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? cagreen75 at 8:34am 10.09.23 If you anchor out often you might consider a large alternator with an external regulator setup to ch
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? jssailem at 8:34am 10.09.23
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:31am 10.09.23 Try cascade dishwasher gel , has high oxalic acic content and wont kill the cloth fibers. I am not
Is gas UV sensitive? jssailem at 8:29am 10.09.23 This source feels like it provides relevant information to address your query.. Appears the change i
Is gas UV sensitive? Project_Mayhem at 8:27am 10.09.23 My motor is a two stroke, hence the bluish color. It doesn't seem to have any affect on the motor's
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? Jacktar at 8:24am 10.09.23 Try cascade dishwasher gel , has high oxalic acic content and wont kill the cloth fibers.
Is gas UV sensitive? rgranger at 8:22am 10.09.23 bluish? Is your motor a 2-stroke? If so, the blue is not gas but the oil you add... and oil has a
Broken Rudder rgranger at 8:19am 10.09.23 but it easily passes the 10 foot rule. my new favorite rule....:beer:
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Kings Gambit at 8:19am 10.09.23 Those slides on my Selden boom make a three-point attachment for the mainsheet assembly on my Bavar
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... dlochner at 8:17am 10.09.23 If you are a couple of millimeters over the full line when the dipstick is laid on a clean white pap
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:14am 10.09.23 If all else fails, perhaps a white paint pen will make it less noticeable :thumbup::clap:
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Jim_H42 at 8:13am 10.09.23 Hamish - thanks for the great information and link on the rodkicker. I agree you need a "boom sli
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:13am 10.09.23 The Oxalate anion in potassium oxalate will chelate the Fe+3 ion in rust and lift it out. The "rus
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 8:10am 10.09.23 AGM batteries are very sensitive to being deeply discharged and left in a partial state of charge fo
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 8:04am 10.09.23 Add the cost of a compatible charging system in that equation. That may need to be done anyway, as
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? Project_Mayhem at 8:04am 10.09.23 I was surprised at how reasonable it was to have my genoa and main cleaned and fixed. The loft's sta
Damage to Keel RoyS at 8:03am 10.09.23 Fill the bilge with water and watch outside to see if it weeps out.
Broken Rudder (1) JBP-PA at 7:59am 10.09.23 Ok. "mostly" passes the 10ft rule.

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