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Beating the heat (4) Jackdaw at 6:49am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 68/4437 It was VERY hot in Minneapolis yesterday, but by 7PM it cooled to 78F and the breeze stayed up. So J
Scupper hose diameter for 1985 Catalina 27 david27 at 6:20am 07.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1601 Does anyone know the internal diameter (and even length if possible) of the scupper hoses used on a
Raymarine E7D Mark Maulden at 7:00pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1554 been cruising since first wk of June. Sometimes in real dense fog through narrow passes. This plot
Going to look at a Hunter Legend 35.5 this week... drohalloran at 6:11pm 07.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4279 Hi there! I'm heading out to look at a potential new boat, a 1994 Legend 35.5, this week and I'm tu
Lewmar customer service Ilanortho at 5:37pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 1/449 This winter I removed all the old plastic opening ports on my Hunter 34 and replaced them with 9 Lew
Mnea 0183 fred1diver at 4:05pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 9/822 Hey everyone, I just received my data/power cable for my lowrance hook4 and I'm trying to connect it
Refrigeration service referal in Dana Point CA Sandy Feet at 4:00pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 0/345 Any body out there know of a good service person for an Alder / Barbour Cold Machine 100 that works
Traveler? andy creighton at 1:19pm 07.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/840 I got my new stays on and rigged my mariner 19 today so I am ready to head to the lake as soon as I
Cabosil, or ??? Skip Gundlach at 12:49pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 4/371 Cabosil, or ??? So, I have the Lewmar V3 windlass disassembled. It takes 4 M8 studs under the deck
1983 Hunter 34 mast step plate kmason at 11:43am 07.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3759 Hello, We have just recently purchased our first sailboat--a 1983 Hunter 34. It has a broken mast st
Do your docklines squeak? I finally solved it! Zeus2012 at 10:22am 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/9626 First, I bought new lines, no success. Then I tried chafing gear, no success. I tried soaping the li
New Here.... AmandaBaydoc at 9:25am 07.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/480 I am hoping that I could get some information about whether or not there is someone out there to con
Model Hunter Joanne at 8:57am 07.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/418 Where can I get a model of a Hunter 41 as a gift for a mantle? Does such a thing exist?
M-18 stall Joetech at 8:07am 07.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/1724 I have a Universal M-18 in my 30 year old Catalina 27 TR. This is my 4th season with the boat. The
Build a stand-alone shore Solar charge station? LucM30 at 7:58am 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 19/2918 Hi all! First post on here. I've been lurking for a few months and learned plenty and now I would li
I'm doing it I'm doing it (1) sailnewbie at 7:29am 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 37/1737 First time in open water and I think I'm finally figuring things out
&%#$. changing mainsheet cleat angle on the 25? RussC at 7:26am 07.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1941 I know someone out there has a simple solution that makes releasing the main sheet cam cleat on the
Shear Pin Mr.Bill at 6:46am 07.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/470 I have a Hunter 23 (1984) and recently met with a stump or something that kicked up the rudder (as i
Boast and Brag (2) chrisings at 6:15am 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 10/743 I just have to boast and brag about the admirals recent work. She made a sail cover! And what a wond
Looking 4 Surveyor-Fla Treasure Coast Mitch Witt at 5:38am 07.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/437 Looking for a surveyor located Fla East Coast > Treasure Coast area that is sympathetic to older pro

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Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 02.23.24 I love the boat, so I'd be happy to share any of my experiences. Mine is a 1999 model that we bough
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole hunter240 at 8:19am 02.23.24 Any 23.5 owners use a track and wisker pole set up? I have and H240. Mounted wisker pole to mast,
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Hello Below at 8:16am 02.23.24 While changing the sanitation hoses, also change the water intake hose, it can harbor smells from d
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:09am 02.23.24 You can use Test Strip for Salt water intrusion in your boat, versus Fresh water tank leak. https:
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 7:51am 02.23.24 Gelcoat cracks and crazing typical do not extend into the fiberglass, so it is unlikely the core in
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 dlochner at 7:39am 02.23.24 Buy the best hoses, though ... you don't want to be doing this again soon. I even found that the to
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Project_Mayhem at 7:28am 02.23.24 There should be some reinforcement on the starboard side of the transom if you look at the transom f
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. American_Mainsail at 7:24am 02.23.24 There's two approaches to bonding. I know that Nigel tends to lean toward the "bond everything toget
Boat registration Jacktar at 7:12am 02.23.24 Florida does have a antique boat registration program, based on 25 years old and with original propu
Boat registration Leeward Rail at 7:08am 02.23.24 As noted above, the devil is in the details. Are you importing the boat from out of country ? Which
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 7:02am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can'
Boat registration rgranger at 7:01am 02.23.24 Registration -- yes Taxes -- maybe. In VA I had a 30 year-old boat and my tax was something like $
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 7:01am 02.23.24 I think this is a big part of the problem in addition to the windlass problem. The lightning protec
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can't
Boat registration jssailem at 6:45am 02.23.24
B331 switchboard rail terminal block (1) jssailem at 6:16am 02.23.24
Boat registration kloudie1 at 5:53am 02.23.24 Pretty much all states require registration if engine driven in addition to the sails. Many states e
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) twodzusfittings at 5:01am 02.23.24 @dlochner I PM'd George as we have the same model boat and offered to measure mine. (He was very he
Boat registration dlochner at 4:44am 02.23.24 The answer to your dreams should lie here: https://www.flhsmv.gov/motor-vehicles-tags-titles/vessel
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) dlochner at 4:42am 02.23.24 @GeorgeC It looks like so far no one has the information you are looking for. However, we do appreci

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