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Help Get Control Of Ethanol kloudie1 at 7:14pm 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 35/2728 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 16/4879 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 1/674 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 17/2730 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 9/5045 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 20/2316 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 13/3860 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 52/12799 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 16/1879 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 10/1028 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 0/1170 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 9/5210 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 6/1434 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 9/1835 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 8/551 Made a good crossing and traveled the chart routes on the Bahama Banks. Now in Green Turtle Cay moo
El Dorado Rum (1) Jackdaw at 9:53pm 01.22.17 Ask All Sailors 48/3830 This weekend we held our annual winter crew party, an event that Jodi and I throw to thank everyone
AC Circuit Confusion! Scott T-Bird at 6:54pm 01.22.17 Ask All Sailors 28/7725 I'm hopeful about my electrical upgrades this winter but getting confused about the various componen
Anyone else in SoCal enjoying the rain? Brian D at 6:00pm 01.22.17 Sails Call Lounge 22/1737 The wind is howling and the rain is falling. Thursday and Friday last week great rain. Saturday a re
H37C Fuel Tank SlowFlight at 2:36pm 01.22.17 Big Boats 10/1626 I have a 1984 Hunter 37C. I'm having dirty fuel issues and want to install fuel tank inspection plat
Blue Seas buss bars gettinthere at 10:51am 01.22.17 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2401 RC Not very impressed with the design of Blue Seas Buss Bar and the MRBF fuse holders. The MRBF fu

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Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:50am 06.06.24
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:48am 06.06.24
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 06.06.24 Among the considerations here is the structure where you intend to move and support it as the load o
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 9:20am 06.06.24
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 9:14am 06.06.24 My main application is for a fore and aft spring line whilst in a slip with a secondary use for con
Curiosity might be making me overthink dmax at 9:04am 06.06.24 As has been said, a difficult project. Though not as convenient, a much simpler way would be to add
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:02am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj I ran it for ~4 hours at WOT (3250rpm),
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (1) Skycap92 at 8:47am 06.06.24 Thanks for the advice on the glue residue. It's coming off easier than I expected. Next major questi
Curiosity might be making me overthink Project_Mayhem at 8:43am 06.06.24 I think the most complex part of this project would be the water drainage channels in/around the lid
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 06.06.24 Tape works very well to hold in epoxy. It also minimizes sanding. With a bit of practice you wont ne
Color-matching gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 06.06.24 I use a RAL color swatch to find the closest match and then have a local gelcoat supplier mix it for
Small Outboard Motor Stands FDL S2 at 8:16am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Min
Curiosity might be making me overthink dLj at 7:36am 06.06.24 I think I'd be more inclined to develop systems to allow better access to that area from the inside.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 7:36am 06.06.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:34am 06.06.24 For those of you finding this in a search some day, here is our official answer posed in the origina
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch Johann at 7:25am 06.06.24 Picking this back up. I picked up the Whale IC with manifold. While the manual states to use smooth
Curiosity might be making me overthink dlochner at 7:23am 06.06.24 Interesting idea, a lot of work, and some essential small details to consider. The first issue is
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dLj at 7:22am 06.06.24
Portlight Polish dLj at 7:20am 06.06.24 So use some headlight lens restorer followed up with clear spray acrylic UV coating? All of these
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? (2) JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.06.24 These pictures may help since I had do same repairs to my H430. ... PS: The Fluid Flow Profile is

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