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Replacing 2 blade with 3 blade prop Broadman at 6:57pm 11.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/743 I'm a newbie to boat ownership and haven't sailed for years. A year ago I purchased a 1993 36' Hunte
High Thrust Prop Mikem at 4:40pm 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 49/5265 Our 1981 Catalina 25 (swing keel standard rig) is powered by a 1991 9.9 two stroke Mariner with a th
New style chainplates vs old SailShannon at 4:31pm 11.19.15 Catalina 22 3/1746 Replacing the bulkheads are first on the list once I get the new Shannon home. I was looking at the
Buying sailboat grtlakes at 3:11pm 11.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 17/1890 Hey guys. My question is about buying a used sailboat. So I have no sailing experience, but really w
95, H26 wood panels rather than carpet. Astrozombie at 12:17pm 11.19.15 Smaller Boats 6/1019 I want to put wood panels on my H26 where the carpet runs along the inner walls in the galley and in
2011 Hunter 50 AC Purchase SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:26am 11.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/790 Hi All, I am planning to purchase a 2011 Hunter 50 AC in St. Pete that was never titled. It does no
Closing sink through hull ChrisNY at 10:00am 11.19.15 Sirius 21/22 7/2585 Hey everybody, I am now the owner of a brand new used Sirius 21 (1978). I keep in the water and wi
On the ball in Boot Key Florida (Marathon) Paul and Judy at 9:04am 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1207 We plan to spend 3 months on the ball in Boot Key and 3 months on the ball in Key West. Then head b
Check your batteries! Might not be the alternator! Nymph at 8:26am 11.19.15 Big Boats 7/1907 2014 Marlow-Hunter 40 with Yanmar 4JH5E (54 HP ' SailDrive SD50) and ElectroMaax 140a Alternator My
Marlow-Hunter 31 named on of Sail's best boats of 2016 Phil Herring at 8:13am 11.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1276 http://shoutout.wix.com/so/f8fe1e3f-3cfd-4a60-8e6b-829fa1c0d083#/main
Bigger boat Meriachee at 6:50am 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1457 There's always the question of a larger boat in our world, and here's a quick timelapse (another top
Hand Rail Refurb CRichardsDSX at 4:54am 11.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/924 After doing the necessary repairs to be able to use the boat for the better part of a year - it's ti
Font change Phil Herring at 9:03pm 11.18.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/438 You may have noticed :) the font changed Wednesday night. Serif fonts are easier to read and this i
M-H 31; 7.8 Knots... Really? Rick D at 8:59pm 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2211 Not to be snarky, well, maybe. Anyhow, I was thumbing through Sail magazine (I know...) and there wa
Reversing the keel winch? RussC at 8:02pm 11.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2303 It seems like such a logical modification to flip the keel winch so the handle is accessed in the co
Engine box insulation marchem at 3:12pm 11.18.15 Catalina 310 10/2494 2000 C310. The insulation in the engine box was apparently falling off and removed by the PO. I'm
Cleaning a prop Rodd at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/11829 This year I will not be removing my prop. There is a bunch of white scale on the prop, and I was wo
Anl fuse busbar vs. dual mrbf and plain busbar marchem at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 10/6851 First of all, thanks to everyone here for all the help and advice I've gotten in the past regarding
Diggin threw photos did i ever share this? (1) allen-deckard at 1:19pm 11.18.15 Catalina 22 7/633 I was getting more stuff dug out and making sure things work got my screen door out and was wonderin
Free sails? pateco at 10:06am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2162 Has anyone else signed up for this? I like the Idea of FREE sails, but don't know how hard it is to

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Evaluating a South Coast 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:58am 04.01.23 Not sure if 26 Southcoast had straight grain balsa in the decking. If so, take someone who knows s
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 jssailem at 5:50am 04.01.23 This is interesting. If the proper filter for your M-25 is UNI300209. Found at: https://marinediese
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 njlarry at 5:22am 04.01.23 Which M25? They are very different.
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Crazy Dave Condon at 5:08am 04.01.23 I use to recommend the two wheel swing away on either the swing keel or fixed keel Catalina 16.5 as
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Scott B at 5:03am 04.01.23
Stuck tell-tales thinwater at 5:01am 04.01.23 Try spraying them with Sailkote. The disks should come off easily with xylene. That said, there is
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 4:22am 04.01.23 Lanocote will also work. Tefgel will work too, but I wouldn't use it in this application as it is to
Passport Renewal jssailem at 3:44am 04.01.23 Yum. Happy Days are coming.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (1) JamesG161 at 10:03pm 03.31.23 LanocoteTef-Gel vs. Lanocote - Practical Sailor Jim...
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 9:22pm 03.31.23
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 9:09pm 03.31.23 Ok, Mineral spirits it is. I checked and brass brush is more gentle than steel wire, so I'll go with
Survey Question Greg_D at 9:04pm 03.31.23 I did a quick look, my best guess would be a price range of 10 to 20k. Sounds expensive! I loo
Bilge Pump breaker Benny17441 at 9:00pm 03.31.23 Sounds like redundancy for the float switches, if the lower fails the upper should catch it. What a
Survey Question Crusty Ol Salt at 8:57pm 03.31.23 Any rough idea on how much something like that would cost? First I would get a new survey. This w
Goosneck to Boom justsomeguy at 8:32pm 03.31.23 Hello https://www.sailrite.com/Sail-Track-Stop-Round?gclid=Cj0KCQjwiZqhBhCJARIsACHHEH9rTuRmjYI_XUy
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 8:23pm 03.31.23 Yeah no it says all over the paper work that I have a right to back out of the deal at anytime and t
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:20pm 03.31.23 What are the cracks coming thru the bottom layer telling me? If that layer is a barrier coat then wh
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Sailfanatic at 8:01pm 03.31.23 The black layer sounds like it is definitely a barrier coat. I would not remove it, get the rest o
I'm a newbie fresh and green! dlochner at 7:48pm 03.31.23 I told you guys my wife says I'm obsessed with this. I have already found another boat of the same
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 7:26pm 03.31.23 Ha ha ha. I'm not a chicken farmer any more. The local bear, coyote, mink and raptor population s

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