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Trying to close gaps in poor dodger/bimini design (2) patrickkidd at 1:44pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 1/867 Hi there! I am trying to close some gaps between pieces of navy sunbrella between my dodger and bim
Bedsheets for oceanis 45 keevers at 1:31pm 10.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1601 does anyone have the dimensions for the mattresses in the three berths of the 45 or where did you pu
Dried lake scum cleanup Chris Flanagan at 1:18pm 10.29.16 Smaller Boats 13/3748 I pulled my boat out of a lake after being there all summer and made the mistake of not powerwashing
My story about buying new sails (6) Ward H at 12:53pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 20/12830 (I know this is a bit long winded. You can read just the 1st and last two paragraphs to get most of
PGSC (1) seadaddler at 12:22pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/521 Over 20 boats from Punta Gorda Sailing Club heading north and some to Tarpon Springs and some to St
Cleaning and Restoring the Interior Bill and Kathy McDonald at 11:48am 10.29.16 Catalina 22 9/1482 I am tackling the clean up of the cabin. Mostly dirt and gradoo. Hiding in corners and creavasses
PEARSON pedestal electronics mountin (1) Daddio417 at 11:24am 10.29.16 Pearson 2/1347 As I do not have access to my vessel for a few months can anyone advise the width of a 1989 31-2 ped
Best way to store sails? gitpicker2007 at 9:41am 10.29.16 Catalina 22 6/3957 I've got several sails that came with the boat, that I'm not using. I currently keep them onboard, s
head sink yorammelnik at 6:39am 10.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1038 Hi I own an Oceanis 390 and want to replace the sink in the head. Any ideas of where to buy an orig
Weight of boat with moorings Franklin at 6:15pm 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 36/4508 I come here to ask this question because I want to see if anybody can poke a hole into my theory tha
Winterizing Randall Schmidt at 4:26pm 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1696 I have a 1984 Oday 28 with an inboard diesel and pressure water system. I'm a new owner. I had an
Deck repair around New Bern, Nc peterbud at 6:56am 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/707 I recently ripped out a chain plate due to a bas bulkhead. I have removed the bulkhead and had a
NOAA Rivers south All U Get at 2:55am 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/721 Hi all, I'm looking for some info on how NOAA compares high water and flood stage. We're currently
Yanmar 3GM30F engine RPMs fluctuate when engine warm dkerphunter at 12:54am 10.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 21/6531 Hi, I have a 1985 3GM30F installed in a Hunter 336. It's been perfect for 21 years. This year, the R
Rigid Boom Vang for H 23.5 stackwalker at 5:43pm 10.27.16 Smaller Boats 8/1267 Anyone have a recommendation for a rigid boom vang for my 23.5? I'm starting my winter spending spr
Testing new ad format Phil Herring at 4:07pm 10.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1631 Just a heads-up that you may notice a few ads mixed into forum threads. These are limited to: - th
Companionway step and other questions. Bill and Kathy McDonald at 3:55pm 10.27.16 Catalina 22 18/1861 IMG_3437 by Bill and Kathy McDonald posted Oct 27, 2016 at 4:44 PMThe piece of C### step at the comp
Good Cover Solutions for Teak protection from sun while boat in water Ksailboat Owner at 3:38pm 10.27.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2635 Fellow Sailors, I own an O'Day 272 that sits in the water all year long in GA, and have to continual
What to do after reverse polarity oday630 at 2:22pm 10.27.16 Musings With Maine Sail 17/8512 So...after completing the exhaust overhaul, some wiring upgrades and yearly maintenance it was time
even the macgregor camper boat can be a well balanced sailor TortugasRoyal at 10:52am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1501 Even the macgregor camper boat (26X) can be a well balanced sailor. Wow. I have achieved it. Boat i

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2024 Hurricane Forecasts kappykaplan at 4:24pm 05.24.24 This is not good news, Jim and John. Tks for sharing, err forecasting. :beer:
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (3) Coloradonosea at 4:08pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish. Feel free to send them my photos of what it s
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 05.24.24 The only time I remember removing the cable from the linkage was over the winter in 2020 / 2021. I
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 1:26pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Salty79 at 12:51pm 05.24.24 Haha ok well I couldn't turn down the good deal on the Raritan. May need to do some modifications to
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:25pm 05.24.24 The Jabsco QF has a pump to put water into the bowl and another pump to empty the bowl. That's beca
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... (1) Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is the geometry on the new guard different so that the throttle hits it? As I recall, the old pede
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Richard19068 at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is there no adjustment on the engine end of the cable?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... dmax at 12:13pm 05.24.24 When I replaced the throttle and gear shift levers on my boat with SS ones, the throttle would hit t
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question (1) Salty79 at 12:12pm 05.24.24 Thank you Peggie. My problem with the Raritan will be positioning. Either the discharge pipe will st
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Hello Below at 11:55am 05.24.24 replace it with a Raritan SeaEra, which Defender has with household bowl for $609. Pretty much a s
Electric Head conversion (1) Scott B at 11:48am 05.24.24 Quick question for folks with the Sea Era in question here: can the bowl be rotated 180 so it faces
Mast bag? BrianQ at 11:48am 05.24.24 You don't need to coil the line. You can stuff the tail end in and keep stuffing like you load a li
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 11:47am 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish.
Mast bag? stickinthemud57 at 11:39am 05.24.24 That's exactly the point. If you have to coil the halyard before putting it in the bag, it's' just
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:37am 05.24.24 When I saw the price of that conversion, I recommend you return it and replace it with a Raritan Sea
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 11:34am 05.24.24 Welcome ..Ask away.. We love pictures Apologies I didn't realize I could respond with a direct r*
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate JamesG161 at 11:25am 05.24.24 however does not seem to exist for my vessel. I will not be a physical PLATE !! Just the Certifi
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 11:24am 05.24.24 Well my first concern is water that may have gotten in through the separation at centerboard and dec

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