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89-94 H27 Lower Shroud Attachment (1) MarkW11 at 4:00pm 05.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/568 New boat for me and I'm about to step the mast for the first time. Today I noticed that one of the l
30A Shore Power Inlet Fail (1) dlochner at 3:38pm 05.15.16 Musings With Maine Sail 13/2408 Replaced the standard 30A shore power cord with a Smart Plug. After removing the old inlet I discove
WA6CCA Vertical Dipole for Sailing Yachts Brian D at 3:00pm 05.15.16 SSB and Ham Operators 5/1768 Back in October 2014, I reported that I built an HF Dipole antenna for my boat. Since then, the web
Holding tank Tim22 at 2:25pm 05.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1367 Hi all I have just discovered that the holding tank on my hunter 310 needs replacing. The input hose
Leaking Keel chuck stas at 2:25pm 05.15.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/5131 I just sanded the bottom of my Boat to paint it. When I was finished I saw a dark spot and thought I
Droning vibration at 2700 rpm mytime at 1:56pm 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1505 I have a 1994 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25xp. Over the winter I had: A new prop shaft spun and b
Poly will stop you dead. (1) LeoLambert310 at 1:32pm 05.15.16 Catalina 310 2/869 123444 Having picked up a poly sheet floating under the water the size of the boat stopped us dead w
Do you get seasick? rgranger at 12:02pm 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 30/6541 The topic of seasickness came up on another thread and I didn't want to hijack the thread... Here i
I am in deep trouble! Mayday! jd4cm0601 at 12:01pm 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 123/22379 Let's start this by saying that I'm an idiot and maybe the worst boat owner on the planet. I bought
goose neck replacement djekels at 11:11am 05.15.16 Parts Search 1/706 I've had it with my current gooseneck breaking off the mast from its 4 rivits per attachment. Does
Dock equipment-newbie question Texas Gun-Man at 10:20am 05.15.16 Catalina 22 8/792 I'm renting a space at my local lake marina. It is a lake with only 3 sailboats (only 2 active) coun
Halyard sheaves at base of 23.5 mast Scotty147 at 10:16am 05.15.16 Smaller Boats 30/2664 Some time ago I removed the pin and sheaves at the base of the mast on my 23.5. The plastic separato
Interior stain for Pearson 36-2 Ghughes at 9:06am 05.15.16 Pearson 5/1896 We are restoring a Pearson 36-2 (1988) and had to replace teak plywood around ports. Any recommenda
Ground Prep for Morgan 36T Chip Doughty at 8:31am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 1/715 Hello Everyone, I just bought a 1973 Morgan36T than is going to reside on my property for the next y
Raw water pump Ron20324 at 8:05am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1371 This is my first go-round with the raw water pump leaking out the back. I follow the threads about t
Transducer 26m macrigger at 6:10am 05.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/599 Im installing a lowrance transducer and would like it inside as opposed to a stern mount.....any ide
Edson pedistal guard on Yacht Specialties pedistal. johnm5858 at 5:48am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 2/370 After much talking with Edson and planning and installing, I just got done installing a pedistal gu
Edson pedistal guard on Yacht Specialties Pedistal. (1) johnm5858 at 5:44am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2509 After much planning and installing, Imjust got don installing a pedistal guard, my concern is the en
Aluminum water tank repair? (3) Chris & Lenore at 4:49am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2206 Our spring surprise this year was a leak in one of the fresh water tanks. Seems to be about a pint a
Universal Diesel Engine Paint StanleyJ at 4:13am 05.15.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/2081 Hi Folks! I am looking for the dark gold or bronze engine paint found on Universal diesel engines.

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outboard hoisting chuckwayne at 7:30pm 03.19.24 the garhauer outboard lifts work great! ours is mounted on our stern radar mast, has a built in very
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 7:16pm 03.19.24 Ditch the accumulated and get a Shurflo pump. Propylene glycol is good bacteria food. After 7 year
outboard hoisting dlochner at 7:11pm 03.19.24 Take a look at Garhauer Marine. They have several lifting davits that work vey well. https://www.ga
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:00pm 03.19.24 10 gallons is such small tank that recommissioning the system would be more trouble than it's worth
Black stuff all over a boat? jssailem at 6:32pm 03.19.24 Give it a good cleaning and scrub down. Soap & water. It could be carb TSP is often used as prepara
outboard hoisting jssailem at 6:27pm 03.19.24 Here is a product that might help. The Outboard SwingLift. Kd2hP_MvXrA
Black stuff all over a boat? thinwater at 6:25pm 03.19.24 I think you can probably do a lot better at cleaning than you think, with the right products. Paint
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? jssailem at 6:13pm 03.19.24 I suspect the chlorine commissioning program identified by @Peggie Hall HeadMistress would be worth
Water Line jssailem at 6:09pm 03.19.24 Good query. I have not heard of mold in pex pipe as an issue. It is a plastic so suspect it is a min
Water Line Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 03.19.24 Is PEX less likely to develop mold/mildew than vinyl tubing if air gets in during winter layup?
Polycarbonate Bimini Window jssailem at 5:34pm 03.19.24 I know the challenge. My boat has been sitting for about 14 months while I did the engine rebuild. 2
outboard hoisting (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:32pm 03.19.24 I'm envisioning an arm coming off of the arch like this. the arm swings to help position the block a
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 5:09pm 03.19.24 Ok, its been two years of use. A lot has changed........After my trip to the islands and getting a
How to identify Lewmar pedestal model (H33) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 03.19.24 Call the forum store and speak with Mike. They have a copy of the build list of parts for your boat
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 4:58pm 03.19.24 That goes into the slots in the walk thru portion of the transom behind the wheel by the swim ladde
Does anybody recognize this? (1) Calif. Ted at 4:25pm 03.19.24 That goes into the slots in the walk thru portion of the transom behind the wheel by the swim ladder
Polycarbonate Bimini Window servechilled at 4:24pm 03.19.24 Haha! Thanks. I wish I could say that more sailing than sitting happens for my boat!
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 4:09pm 03.19.24 Divider panel for inside the fridge? i'll try that but I doubt it . the refrigerator seems like it
Does anybody recognize this? dmax at 4:03pm 03.19.24 Divider panel for inside the fridge?
2005 Hunter 456 Sailboat Prop. Zinc Size? jssailem at 3:33pm 03.19.24

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