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Portsmouth Tables Access Clark at 8:54am 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/355 Is it now a requirement to be a USS member to see the handicap tables? I could swear that a few yea
Delamination???? Piotr at 8:12am 07.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1148 I recently noticed that my foredeck seems to be giving way more than normal. I also noted circular (
crazy to cast own fixed portlights? friends_w_beneteaus at 6:34am 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2695 Has anyone used clear, impact-resistant resin to cast their own replacement portlights? Really bumme
Anyone in South/East Texas??????? (1) Jerry Johnson at 1:50am 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 13/698 I am trying to see if there is anyone in the Kemah Texas area that might be around home at the end o
Lifeline marine Radio PGIJon at 7:08pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/624 Just saw what is touted to be a very capable "Marine Rescue radio. At first this appears to be a be
She's in the water!!! (1) Jammin jr at 6:55pm 07.18.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/548 Finally got her launched. She sails great. She is quite the beautiful boat if I do say so myself. Sh
Towing mrudman850 at 6:35pm 07.18.16 Catalina 22 5/1183 I asked this question on FB. I'll ask it here as well. What do you think about towing my 1977 C-22
How to plumb a faucet druid at 5:47pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 16/5238 You'd think I was the only one in the Universe doing this, but I'm sure SOMEONE else has done it...
Refrigerator and Freezer air leaks! skykingtwo at 5:10pm 07.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2649 I have been coping with leaky seals in the tops of both refrigerator and freezer for as long as I ha
Sealing the front end of the main hatch on a Catalina 22 ? Leeward Rail at 5:10pm 07.18.16 Catalina 22 6/2506 Evening all... I've got another question for you. When towing down the highway, and in driving rain
Sail Shopping.....oh my! JhartSAV at 4:58pm 07.18.16 Trailer Sailors 9/2177 So I've just begun shopping around for a new set of sails for my '84 Precision 16. Trying to deciph
how to fix a crisp dingy cover? waterpirate at 4:36pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/701 So my newest acquisition included a custom boat cover. It is in good shape other than being UV cris
Mildew battle/deck leak on Hunter 23.5 Chris Flanagan at 4:32pm 07.18.16 Smaller Boats 3/564 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 with the knowledge that there was a mildew issue, with 20/20
Sink drain air lock (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2123 The sink in our head is very slow to drain. Until today I assumed it was just because the sink isn't
Companion way track Don Crowther at 2:38pm 07.18.16 Big Boats 6/779 Does anyone know the width of the track for the companion way. I'm not going to be near my boat for
Thoughts on Perko ventilators? Useful or no? (1) pclarksurf at 2:26pm 07.18.16 Catalina 22 9/900 after removing all the rest of the deck hardware including the (I'm assuming original ) Perko Ventil
Some kind of cabinet door closure (1) SabreToothedEngineer at 2:00pm 07.18.16 Big Boats 3/776 On my 1983 H34 they used some sort of closure everyplace they wanted to close a cabinet door or hold
Unstep mast with mainsail left in? BayMan at 1:51pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1385 I will soon be venturing down the Erie Canal and so must unstep my mast and lash it to the boat. Th
Replacing rollers on top of mast? DS II LJBrennan007 at 1:28pm 07.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1749 Hi all, I'm a sailing newbie so please pardon my poor terminology. I have a 1970's? Daysailor II th
Advice on selling Macgregor with bad trailer MeggieLou at 12:25pm 07.18.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1164 We have a 21ft 1983 Macgregor Venture. The boat is in great shape with all working rigs and sails, a

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Bilge Paint that doesn't stink dlochner at 4:52am 02.24.24 I have used TotalBoat Bilge Paint, it is an epoxy based paint that leaves a hard shiny finish. After
B331 switchboard rail terminal block Allanco at 11:39pm 02.23.24 Thanks for all suggestions. I haven't found an identical Wago block, but it might be because mine ar
How Many Legend 37s? Ringydingydo at 8:30pm 02.23.24
How Many Legend 37s? Tally Ho at 8:08pm 02.23.24 Does anyone have educated guess (or facts :) how many Legend 37s were built? My HIN is HUN37711B98
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue dLj at 7:32pm 02.23.24 Have you sacrificed a virgin to Poseidon? I tried that in one of my last projects but couldn't fin
V berth leak from electric windlass dlochner at 7:07pm 02.23.24 If you are referring to the seal between the windlass and the deck, most certainly. All deck hardwar
Keel dlochner at 7:04pm 02.23.24 I would look here: Index of /wp-content/export/Miscellaneous And you will find an excel spreadsheet
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue garymalmgren at 6:10pm 02.23.24 Run the engine until it is warm. Disconnect the raw water line where it injects into the exhaust elb
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 6:04pm 02.23.24 The "cheap" antenna is used OUTSIDE 24/7, rain, shine or snow, on RVs, home and some boats, worldw
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue ggrizzard at 4:02pm 02.23.24 If you hire a mechanic to trouble shoot your engine he will ask these questions after you tell him
Resurfacing cockpit ranger rgranger at 3:58pm 02.23.24 @rgranger diid you do that on yours? Do you need to prepare before laying it? Is it custom cut or d
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Leeward Rail at 3:48pm 02.23.24
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 02.23.24 Hmmmm ...my instrument reads about 10F below the actual temp. Perhaps the issue is with the freshwa
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue geoffschultz at 2:58pm 02.23.24 This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are a
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue geoffschultz at 2:56pm 02.23.24 Im assuming you replaced the raw water hose and valve fro the thru-hull to the strainer? Check the
Keel Ringydingydo at 2:07pm 02.23.24 If you are paying the yard to do the work, I'd love to know what they estimate the cost to be? I am
Keel Ringydingydo at 2:00pm 02.23.24 I would look here: Index of /wp-content/export/Miscellaneous And you will find an excel spreadsheet
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest twodzusfittings at 1:44pm 02.23.24 How did they manage 20 years ago? Flag signals. Oh sorry, that was 40 years ago!
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 1:24pm 02.23.24 starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, accordin
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Scott T-Bird at 1:11pm 02.23.24 This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are ac

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