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Head Venting Issues BayMan at 7:32am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1877 Pumped my aft 25 gal holding tank after it was completely full. I know- i waited too long. Got bac
Dinghy Power Advice - Lehr Propane OB? (1) BlowMeAway at 7:19am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 55/7924 124315 We recently found and purchased a used, well maintained, Quicksilver 270 Dinghy, 900 lb. capa
Mast out of plumb (Mac 25) Piotr at 6:50am 06.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2086 It all started with lose rigging (still dealing with the after effects). Then I remembered the mast
Turnbuckle Boots (1) catalanc at 6:43am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 19/6721 Hello all, I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MKII (new to me) and I am getting her ready for launch. I step
newbie lightning protection? rpludwig at 4:50am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 69/9890 new here, new to my C-22... Regarding lightning protection, I searched and found some older posts o
bow roller on 2004 Beneteau 323 too short.... new323owner at 2:52am 06.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/892 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323. It's factory bow roller is too short; this makes deploying and retrieving
Installing a Genset in our 41DS Nodak7 at 9:38pm 06.04.16 Big Boats 16/3028 I have decided to install a Genset on our 41DS. Right now I am looking very seriously at a Kohler 6K
(Another newbie question) My keel sounds like a haunted house. Texas Gun-Man at 8:33pm 06.04.16 Catalina 22 9/1989 This question sounds so silly, or elementary, that I didn't want to actually put it out on the forum
Raising the mast catcapt at 8:02pm 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2223 Hi. I have had cats for 40 years but am new to monohulls. Just got an Oday 22 and plan to take it
New owner of a Macgregor Venture 25 1977 (1) Pascal1968 at 4:24pm 06.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 41/10655 Hi everyone. I just bought this boat and I have tons of questions lol. I saw on the web few picture
Did You Ever Notice... Squidd at 3:42pm 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 1/415 That one of those plastic caps from a water bottle...is "exactly" the right size to stopper up your
Keel Hanger Pippen at 2:21pm 06.04.16 Catalina 22 11/1137 Hi guys, I am in the process of cleaning up my keel and noticed cracks in the gel coat around where
410 Aft Locker Leak Sailgunner at 1:25pm 06.04.16 Big Boats 12/1762 There was a partition between the two aft lockers. Mine has disintegrated due to moisture. I have
Chart plotter 101.... NYSail at 11:23am 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/562 so my 12 year old standard horizon chart plotter died. Time to get a new unit and have been consider
Cruising guide for Southern BC Richard19068 at 10:11am 06.04.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 42/6223 Hi, We're chartering for two weeks out of Nanaimo this summer. First time sailing around that area.
Chart plotter 101.... NYSail at 9:36am 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1201 so my 12 year old standard horizon chart plotter died. Time to get a new unit and have been consider
Looking for charts for Newfoundland and Labrador Claude L.-Auger at 4:34am 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 0/335 Hi all, In the final stages of preparation for a 3-month cruise from Montreal down the St-Lawrence r
I have a venture 224 . sjstewart at 4:34am 06.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/4023 I have a venture 1972 224 and I was wondering on the registration the hin # says 2244 does that mea
Batteries dawniewilson at 4:07am 06.04.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3016 at the risk of sounding like a lubber...I have a question. With a house and start battery, do I need
Fiberglass helm seat on Hunter 40.5 Larry737 at 9:57pm 06.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/754 Anyone know where I can get a replacement helm seat for a Hunter 40.5? The factory says they no long

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G-10 discs for thru-hull dlochner at 8:21am 03.07.24 Using just plugging the hole will not have a large bonding area, so it will be weak. The correct way
Hand grab in cockpit xavpil at 7:56am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to inst
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 Douglas Ronne at 7:53am 03.07.24 maybe wasn't the best but what i did was put a hole in through the bottom of the arch support betwee
Hand grab in cockpit (4) jssailem at 7:21am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to insta
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 7:20am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark? Paint manufacturers
Hand grab in cockpit Calif. Ted at 7:19am 03.07.24 I think a local stainless steel fabricator could make something to replace or augment what you have.
Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 03.07.24 @Ian Robinson I sent you a private message but no response. I need a coupe of photos to see exact
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:54am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark?
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! shemandr at 6:48am 03.07.24 Jssailem, I know exactly what you mean by underwater hazards not be displayed on electronic chart
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility shemandr at 6:30am 03.07.24 "Self Polishing" implies ablative to me. Mostly the biocide is copper although the marine paint ind
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! DArcy at 6:29am 03.07.24 I took @jssailem original post as a little tongue in cheek with a nod towards information regarding
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Ward H at 6:25am 03.07.24 Yes indeed, this thread started as fear mongering. Yes you are. These kinds of statements are des
Hand grab in cockpit shemandr at 6:22am 03.07.24 Often the binnacle has something like that to grab. It would normally smaller than you've drawn but
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 6:19am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust? Be
Hand grab in cockpit kappykaplan at 6:18am 03.07.24 It is a wheel with an undersized hand grab When sitting at helm you can NOT stand from sitting posi
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 6:17am 03.07.24 If I'm reading this correctly, the commercial charts named above, that are based on Raster Charts w
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dLj at 6:15am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust? Bet
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:08am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust?
Hand grab in cockpit dLj at 6:04am 03.07.24 Looks like a simple job to have custom made and welded onto your existing structure. However, I'd m
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 5:59am 03.07.24 It was interesting to read about how far Insurance Companies will go to deny claims. Could having o

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