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Musky smell sailnewbie at 5:42pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 5/588 Mac 224, under v birth smells very musky, mildew kinda,(probably from the old foam) I can only smell
Sea Trial Sunday kimelmore at 3:57pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/464 Hooray, the engine work is done. We get to sea trial the new to us Catalina 380 that we put a deposi
2007 26m Worth 29k? GregorLuv at 3:05pm 04.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 55/4532 Friends, I am in the process of buying my first sailing boat. I have done a lot of research on blue
DeLorme InReach now does weather (1) Jackdaw at 1:57pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1516 DeLorme's InReach Satellite 2-way pager/tracker just got a LOT cooler. It now delivers on demand rea
Rivets: spreader rivets: look bronze? (2) agprice22 at 12:31pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2198 My spreader bases are riveted to the mast. A few rivets are broken! The rivets are dark in color, li
Small progress (8) pclarksurf at 11:58am 04.28.16 Catalina 22 6/688 not a lot I can accomplish during the week but gluing all my damaged teak back together and getting
West Marine 40% off bulk rope tomorrow only! Bowedtoothdoc at 11:21am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/521 So tomorrow is the big West Marine 40% off bulk rope tomorrow. I plan to replace my jib sheets and m
Catalina 25 RobertMayers at 11:21am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/543 ISO Front hatch for my 1983 25' Catalina
Hobie sail on Mac 22? pulsewave at 9:12am 04.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1573 Hi, I bought a Macgregor 22 recently, with no main sail, but would like to take it out this weekend.
Jeanneau Bimini captcleef at 9:09am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 0/606 Hello, been a while since visiting your site and I need some help. Got a Jeanneau 389 leaving the f
Pearson 30 Propulsion System Overhall (9) Skoal at 8:54am 04.28.16 Pearson 5/5253 At the end of last season, while motoring back to my slip from a nice afternoon sail, I noticed a lo
West Marine 40% off rope sale on 4/29 only! Slartibartfass at 8:12am 04.28.16 Catalina 22 10/2174 Just got an email...... http://www.westmarine.com/promo/bulk-rope-sale?cm_mmc=EM-_-Promo-_-160428-_
Adding a Genoa to a Hunter 27 Edge Terra Nova at 6:50am 04.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1318 I have a 2009 Hunter 27 Edge with the stock jib for the headsail. I was considering switching to a g
Start Battery as Deep Cycle....... Maine Sail at 5:31am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 23/2841 I have a customers boat that is launching this morning and I just got back from replacing the start
Americas Cup coming to NYC chrisings at 5:30am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2838 I'm finding myself looking forward to seeing these boats in person next weekend, 5/7-8. Anyone else
Probable ESD in Alabama IH82BL8 at 4:30am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 0/402 http://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending-now/what-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-electric-shock-d
Catalina 34 head counter/sink replacement cmnq323 at 2:49am 04.28.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1580 hello, we are the new owners of a 1988 Catalina 34. Many projects to do, currently have pulled out t
Pet peeve Biobob Catalina 27 at 10:04pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1175 Just wonder why manufacturers like 3M don't catch on to the fact that many of us often only use a sm
Stern Tube Water nipple corroded Richard Suchecki at 8:09pm 04.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3118 On my Beneteau 423, there is a water nipple on the forward end of the stern tube for the prop shaft.
Looking for a Trailer Dalton762 at 7:55pm 04.27.16 Smaller Boats 3/924 Looking to buy a used trailer for my 250 wing keel in Florida

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'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Bob_S at 9:23am 01.16.24 Thanks to you both. :) l have to explore the torque issue a little more. An engineering shop mannual
EVA Foam teak and holly flooring use. LaDonaMina at 9:07am 01.16.24 Do you have a few photos and dimensions of the remaining material? Actually I bought it all on EBa
EVA Foam teak and holly flooring use. dlochner at 8:57am 01.16.24 Another use would be the cockpit floor which would hide some superficial spider cracks which always
Insurance question kappykaplan at 8:53am 01.16.24 for mine I have to provide a certificate of insurance to rent a slip. Same here . . . And for the
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... dmax at 8:48am 01.16.24 Yes, O'Day used all glass in the keel stub (I've seen it). I had trouble determining the tourque set
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 8:30am 01.16.24
Bottom Streaking Justin_NSA at 8:18am 01.16.24 It's pretty amazing how much the color of bottom paint can change after it's exposed to water. I as
Acoustic guitar and boats. (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:16am 01.16.24 Boat friendly guitar
Bottom Streaking Project_Mayhem at 8:10am 01.16.24 It's pretty amazing how much the color of bottom paint can change after it's exposed to water. I ask
Insurance question Crusty Ol Salt at 8:03am 01.16.24 I am not sure how it works in your marina, for mine I have to provide a certificate of insurance to
Bottom Streaking (1) Justin_NSA at 8:00am 01.16.24 Mine has done the same thing. I painted it last year with a dark blue Pettit Odyssey HD. First time
Bottom Streaking Joe at 7:53am 01.16.24 See what happens if you wipe it with a damp cloth. Doesn't look serious. The bottom paint actuall
Builders Certificate dlochner at 6:42am 01.16.24 Are you registering in a state or for the USCG Federal registration? I don't know much about such
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? (1) dlochner at 6:38am 01.16.24
Builders Certificate Will Gilmore at 6:25am 01.16.24 Are you registering in a state or for the USCG Federal registration? I don't know much about such t
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 6:24am 01.16.24 Haven't listened to it yet, but I was only messin' with ya. Is Jake from Savannah? Studied classica
Bottom Streaking Project_Mayhem at 5:58am 01.16.24 Thanks for the confirmation Dave!
Bottom Streaking dlochner at 5:40am 01.16.24 Rain and oxidized gelcoat. Hard to tell how long it has been sitting. If the paint is old and the ge
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose dlochner at 5:33am 01.16.24 If the motor & shaft are in alignment the hose pretty much just sits there holding water outside th
C25 new mainsail Project_Mayhem at 4:58am 01.16.24 I appreciate your input very much on thus subject. Between your replies, and my research, I feel

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