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Any experience with Petitt EZ Cabin Coat paint georgiatoffee at 11:46am 06.10.16 Ask All Sailors 1/625 I am looking for a good interior paint for fiberglass in a new sailboat I purchased. Has anyone used
Muscling the Kick Up Rudder TortolaTim at 10:21am 06.10.16 Catalina 22 8/4240 Okay, so how do you get enough leverage from the cockpit to get the kick up rudder up and fully down
Turning block installation (3) Randy Church at 7:57am 06.10.16 Big Boats 11/2302 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with the factory installed turning blocks. My understanding is that there is
Pearson 34 Deck Collar Sublime Sail at 6:50am 06.10.16 Ask All Sailors 2/560 Hi - I need to replace the deck collar on our 1983 P34 that we've owned for 2 years and have been re
Wind returns to Lake Minnetonka Jackdaw at 6:31am 06.10.16 Racing 4/895 Our last 2 Thursday evening races have been called because of lack of breeze. But last night it retu
272 water in forward bulkhead under vberth MaritimeTees at 6:01am 06.10.16 Ask An Oday Owner 21/1664 Has anyone ever had water accumulate in this area? No leaks on deck and only one thru hull at galley
Earthquake this morning Brian D at 5:20am 06.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 26/2514 Had a 5.2 earthquake this shortly after 1 a.m. this morning about 80 miles to the east of us. It was
1996 H26 Ballast Valve question (S) flipperskipper at 2:41am 06.10.16 Smaller Boats 6/1249 Good day from the UK (Norfolk to be precise). I have a Legend 26 in the boat yard almost ready to go
Our free Catalina 22. (2) Robr0924 at 6:53pm 06.09.16 Catalina 22 15/2587 we bought a Coronado 23, for $225. We have been getting her back in action, and have taken her out,
How to Use CNG Adapter dancrosswis@gmail.com at 6:27pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 16/4358 Hi Folks, We had a good Memorial Weekend cruise visiting Door County (WI). Great food with lots of
How to Use CNG Adapter dancrosswis@gmail.com at 6:25pm 06.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/800 Hi Folks, We had a good Memorial Weekend cruise visiting Door County (WI). Great food with lots of
Knocked out a few DIY projects today (3) rgranger at 5:42pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 3/790 124509 124510 124511 124509 124510The first is an auto pilot I got on eBay. It seemed to be workin
Replacing muffler Therapyg at 2:57pm 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/984 1983 O'Day 34 with a universal diesel. Having some trouble with black sooty smoke when motoring. One
Replacing manual bilge on Catalina 250 Scott Dufford at 2:26pm 06.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/729 Looks to me like I have to remove the rear bulkhead to get at the bilge. Somebody said I can do it t
He's Back (how to launch your Trailer Sailor) pateco at 1:43pm 06.09.16 Trailer Sailors 5/1274 Almost as funny as the docking video. FPeetFWRVxo
Removal of engine shazam at 12:37pm 06.09.16 Catalina 30 14/4615 I'm afraid I must do a complete rebuild on my Universal Diesel 5411. Any advice on how to remove it
New larger scuppers SFS at 12:08pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/501 I've discovered my scuppers are leaking into the cabin (1983 H31). While fixing the leak, I'm think
worried about stress cracks (2) donelanc at 11:48am 06.09.16 Bigger Boats 6/1425 lost my mast and boom in sept of last year. I bought a salvage boat for the mastI and it's in goo
How far has anyone sailed on a Hunter 25 circa 1970ties? Plymouth Sailor at 11:21am 06.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1051 Looking to hear about any long distance adventures on a Cherubini 25. The furthest I've been thus f
NEWPORT 27 HELM PEDESTAL (1) ATB at 10:50am 06.09.16 Newport 5/1876 124497 Does anyone know the manufacturer of this helm pedestal. It is on a 1973 Newport 27?

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Hunter Propeller Anode Rich Stidger at 5:29pm 03.18.24 I have a suggestion. Buy a magnesium shaft anode and replace the shaft zinc. I assume that is possib
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 4:54pm 03.18.24 If you can find a well cared for Legend you will be very happy with it. That seems to be the cons
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 dLj at 4:39pm 03.18.24 dlj Some of us are lake sailors and we pull our boats for the winter. My boat came from the facto
No core?? dmax at 4:07pm 03.18.24 I haven't removed my fixed ports, I guess they needed to put plywood betwen the liner and the outer
No core?? Arrgh at 4:01pm 03.18.24 Hmmm, never knew that. There is plywood core where the fixed portlights are though. Learning a lot
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 KCofKC at 3:56pm 03.18.24 It's my understanding you never want the bilge pump to be turned off. A switch from automatic to ma
No core?? dmax at 3:56pm 03.18.24 That space is between the inner liner and the outer hull - there is no core in the outer hull on the
Hunter 466 Bow Thruster Installation ultrasaur at 2:51pm 03.18.24 Tidewater Marina located in Havre de Grace, MD was a well respected dealer handling the large Hunte
Imperial or Metric Davidasailor26 at 2:37pm 03.18.24 Our Beneteau 37 is predominantly metric, but probably not exclusively. I carry both metric and imper
Swim ladder rebuild kit ? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:20pm 03.18.24 To add to @Project_Mayhem suggestion the forum store has the build list along with engineering docum
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 dLj at 12:44pm 03.18.24 I also thought the diagram was very good and easy to read. Regarding the Bilge pump I would have a
Considering a new Catalina 315 stevenhagberg at 12:19pm 03.18.24 And here is a video of the boat... NPob3HStHJU
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 KCofKC at 12:15pm 03.18.24 I also thought the diagram was very good and easy to read. Regarding the Bilge pump I would have a
Considering a new Catalina 315 stevenhagberg at 11:50am 03.18.24 Ha! I just checked Yachtworld and this is the very boat I looked at when it was brand new. It's for
Considering a new Catalina 315 (1) stevenhagberg at 10:33am 03.18.24 I think the boat I looked at was a 2019. Possibly a 2020.
Painting the Boat Barnacle Bill at 10:19am 03.18.24 It's only and 18' boat, so preparation won't be as bad as a larger boat. And yes, you want to protec
321 Rudder Play - Parts RitSim at 10:01am 03.18.24 A lot depends on the details. Is the excessive play up/down, fore/aft or port/star.? I would expec
My last boat - probably dLj at 9:40am 03.18.24 No good alternatives I've discovered yet. My mother used to say, "getting old sucks, but the alter
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina dLj at 9:38am 03.18.24 Sure, but then, who's asking, the marina or customs and immigration? The enforcing authority is no
Hunter Propeller Anode dlochner at 9:31am 03.18.24 I spoke with PYI, they explained that they do not have Magnesium and the Aluminum one has 6 screws.

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