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Squatting Beneteau 1998 Oceanis 352 (3) Rob2435 at 5:17pm 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/3569 So, I have an issue or at least I think I have one, my boat squats. As in the description it is a 1
Swing keel paint RichieR at 2:40pm 04.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3180 Hi, I'm going to be checking out the swing keel on my v21. There seems to be some rust bubbles. Re
O'day 23 weight? JJShockley at 2:26pm 04.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/760 Anyone know the "hanging weight" of a 23? Regards to all...
anchor roller Bruce Maxwell at 2:09pm 04.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/796 I am trying to hook up an anchor chain to an anchor running thru the roller on the bow. I can fit th
Asymmetric chute: inside or outside gybe? marchem at 12:09pm 04.19.16 Catalina 310 8/6093 Just started playing with the asymmetric chute on our C310. First big question is to run the sheets
Propeller Guard? MDS64 at 10:45am 04.19.16 Pearson 0/714 Has anyone had any luck installing a guard around their propeller? I have a 1979 28 and we catch a
Holes in mast & boom Stan Linado at 8:52am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/4536 Previous owner(s) of our boat have, over the years screwed many pieces of stuff to the mast and boom
Hunter 140, 146, 15,170 questions? richard lulik at 8:21am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1290
H34 Steering link out of line (1) PGIJon at 7:51am 04.19.16 Big Boats 7/937 Is this or is this not an issue? I've seen MaineSail and other mention that the H34 cable is out of
fixed window material? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/909 Does anyone know what the 3 fixed windows on my '91 30T are made of? When we bought it we had them a
Dripless Shaft seal leaking (2) galynd at 7:31am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2458 My model 2000 Beneteau 36cc has a volvo-penta dripless shaftseal which is leaking. It generally drip
How best to clean spilled diesel from gelcoat? tmjb at 6:05am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1811 I guess I overfilled my fuel tank with diesel at the end of last season. With the warmer weather t
Boat Broker (Buyers) recommendation in Annapolis, MD realst at 5:49am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/736 Anyone have a Buyers Broker they can recommend in the Annapolis/ Baltimore area?
Universal M20 lpbosch at 5:24am 04.19.16 Catalina 30 12/3452 i am thinking of repowering from 5411 to M20 in my C30. Has anyone used the M20? Will it fit in the
Bow gaurd SS 44ds Dwayne Anderson at 8:44pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/861 I'm happy to share we have just purchased are first Hunter sailboat it is a 44ds 2003. It is in exce
Venting mods gfroch at 7:06pm 04.18.16 Catalina 30 11/1515 Hi all- Another question on our "new to us" 1987 Catalina 30. We had a major deck re-hab job over t
Should I be worried? dennisv at 7:01pm 04.18.16 Bigger Boats 6/1181 There has been many changes with the marina I have my boat (1984 Oday 28) at this last year. The ow
Deck wash hose Mark Maulden at 6:39pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2976 I installed a Jabsco deck wash last year. A "springy" hose and a nozzle came with it. Used 4-5 tim
gelcoat or paint (1) jleblanc31 at 6:23pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1118 I ve decided to paint Philter when I get her white is boring . the bottom and above the water line n
250 WB MKII waterline e714753 at 5:20pm 04.18.16 Smaller Boats 0/697 I am planning to bottom paint my 2012 250 WB. I just purchased the boat this year and stuck it in th

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Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 5:05pm 03.26.24 Electroplater? Likely electropolishing. The battle - is it worth fighting... have you paid for the
Welding Flaw? dLj at 4:17pm 03.26.24 @dLj thanks for your help. Unfortunately it looks like I might be in for a little battle on this o
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 3:53pm 03.26.24 Is that chrome plated? The second photo of the weld filling in a hole certainly looks plated. gary
Welding Flaw? garymalmgren at 3:48pm 03.26.24 Is that chrome plated? The second photo of the weld filling in a hole certainly looks plated. gary
Funny Friday!!! (2) JamesG161 at 3:27pm 03.26.24 I love funny Signs. tom right of this sign. and 223797 Jim...
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel ShawnL at 3:21pm 03.26.24 No one here follows the regs, except the sail boats. I've had ski boats pulling tubes cross so clos
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 3:10pm 03.26.24 223795
Fridge: 12V or DC dlochner at 3:09pm 03.26.24 Why would the OP, invert his power when he has 120 VAC? Well Jim, I'll just quote the OP on this:
Welding Flaw? capta at 3:04pm 03.26.24 It looks to me that the mixture and/or scope of gases was wrong during welding. This means that the
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 3:04pm 03.26.24 Storing electricity as DC in a battery, then inverting it Why would the OP, invert his power when
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 2:52pm 03.26.24 @dLj thanks for your help. Unfortunately it looks like I might be in for a little battle on this on
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (1) Tom J at 2:45pm 03.26.24 I looked at the owner's manual and the DC circuit schematic doesn't even show the fuses. No wonder
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Tom J at 2:39pm 03.26.24 Tom thank you. Have had boat for eleven years and fuse size worked for me. My boat has electric w
Balmer sg200 problem dlochner at 2:19pm 03.26.24 I'm perplexed by your problem. I've had he SG200 with the smart shunt for a couple of years and it h
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Alan Gomes at 2:07pm 03.26.24 Yea, that's a tough one. If you're a full time cruiser, that makes sense. If you only use your til
Companion way H26 (1) DRhoads at 2:06pm 03.26.24 I made this one w/ cabinet grade plywood and lots of varnish. Easy, works, matches interior wood (Te
Fridge: 12V or DC dlochner at 1:51pm 03.26.24 Sorry Dave, not True. Try to run a DC air conditioner.;) It is all in the Amps it pulls and resis
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine JBP-PA at 1:51pm 03.26.24 Go with the Pelagic. The Raymarine pilots are toys by comparison. Yes, the Pelagic is more money in
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 1:41pm 03.26.24 DC is better because it is more efficient. Sorry Dave, not True. Try to run a DC air conditioner.
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal TimFromLI at 1:38pm 03.26.24 would removing the cutlass bearing give you enough wiggle room?

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