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Berry stains on gecoat (1) Larry D Calander at 4:19pm 08.15.15 Smaller Boats 19/3671 Ouch! Opa spent the summer in south west Florida on canal lift. Didn't really notice Washintonian P
Missing piece on the windex Davefromoregon at 3:40pm 08.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1096 http://us.binnacle.com/p1013/DAVIS-WINDEX-15/product_info.html A panel on my windex fell off. Do I
first night to sleep on the 27 and other things,.. (2) scottmellloyditude at 3:02pm 08.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 16/2459 Well, last night my wife and I slept on the boat for the first time.. It was really well except that
Interesting.. Alansails at 2:15pm 08.15.15 Catalina 310 5/995 We had a slow non sailing day at the boat so we investigated the type and age of our batteries that
New Jabsco Parmax Plus stopped sailcapt340 at 1:40pm 08.15.15 Big Boats 1/557 My new (June 2014) Jabsco Par Max Plus 4gpm fresh water pump, just replaced last year stopped workin
Sailing on Flathead Lake MT nedw at 12:03pm 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/475 We are looking for someone interested in day chartering their sailboat on Flathead Lake MT August 27
Condensation Water in Oil or More??? SailMaster at 10:07am 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/831 Hi Guys, Our Volvo MD2B had not been turned over in 10 months. We finally started getting her ready
Winter Storage: Mast Up or Down? catalanc at 9:22am 08.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4436 I'm considering a boat cover vs. shrink wrap for the long winter sleep (I know, I know ... way too e
St. Clair/Detroit River Piratenorm at 6:58am 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2253 Any Great Lakes sailor familiar with the St. Clair and Detroit River, Lake St. Clair area with some
Masthead Sheaves Piratenorm at 6:52am 08.15.15 Catalina 30 2/3971 Has anyone fitting a double masthead sheave/halyard assembly to an older 30 rig to allow the use of
Rudder head repair on oday 27 1983-1984 (3) One arm sailor at 6:24am 08.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/832 HiI everyone! I foolishly left my tiller swinging in the waves and both the rudder head and tiller h
Gas gauge does not work Jmccoy at 5:45am 08.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1024 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I have 3 gauges on the same panel. Temperature/Fuel level/Batter
Rigging the M26 Tykeflawless at 3:11am 08.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1191 Dear all, I have recently acquired a macgregor 26 s ( I am a bit confused as to whether it is the
Windvane Dubai at 3:00am 08.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/952 Out in a bit of a blow recently on my Hunter 326 and my mast top mounted wind vane has been destroye
Hunter 380 Arch - Standard or Factory Option sandiegosailor99 at 10:15pm 08.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1771 I just wrote a contract on a 1999 Hunter 380. The boat has the traditional rigging of the traveler
3 cyl yanmar loosing coolant FB111A at 5:25pm 08.14.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/1752 After sitting on the hard for 6 weeks we splashed today and after running the diesel for 10 minutes
Sealing the mast base Sylvaintu at 4:50pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 1/699 Hi, does anyone knows how I can acces the base of the mast fo seal the inner post without removing t
Cutless bearing replacement CYQK at 4:13pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1972 Hello Replaced the 30mm cutless bearing on my boat Came off and went on for the most part as adverti
Ahhhh Comfort sartorst at 3:16pm 08.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/797 Just finished removing lower cushions for a wash and air out foam, well I was thinking about the foa
Hunter Legend 45 -- Boom Height Tomol at 3:12pm 08.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/843 We bought our 1986 Hunter Legend 45 last November and have been mostly very happy, even with all of

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Why paint bottom? stickinthemud57 at 10:47am 02.09.23 The guy I bought my dinghy off of stated that the motor boaters on the lake he moored at used no bo
1998 Foutaine Pajot Athena catamaran Captain Larry-DH at 10:36am 02.09.23
Why paint bottom? Project_Mayhem at 10:30am 02.09.23 The guy I bought my dinghy off of stated that the motor boaters on the lake he moored at used no bot
Why paint bottom? Davidasailor26 at 9:16am 02.09.23
Why paint bottom? Alan Gomes at 8:59am 02.09.23
Why paint bottom? Mark Maulden at 8:49am 02.09.23
Hull void/de-lamination Stanleywester at 8:45am 02.09.23 Thank you all kindly for the advice. This forum and the folks here are genuine treasures!
Why paint bottom? jssailem at 8:27am 02.09.23 I found that the work of Steve D'Antonio to be a readable discussion on the science of blister forma
Why paint bottom? Ralph Johnstone at 8:21am 02.09.23 I believe properly applied barrier coat is expected to last about 20 years. I can provide eviden
Where to look for Replacement Trailers (3) LakeShark at 8:05am 02.09.23 @brockangelo Trail Rite made the OEM for many years and may still make them. If your serious about
Hull void/de-lamination LakeShark at 7:48am 02.09.23 @Stanleywester I think @pclarksurf nailed it on this one. If it does not bother you then I would l
Why paint bottom? Ralph Johnstone at 7:46am 02.09.23 "Disinformation" is a strong word, indicating a deliberate attempt to mislead. Guilty as charged
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? NCBrew at 7:32am 02.09.23 I am 83 and in good health and I race my Hunter 35.5 in club races. I also sail by myself on weekend
Why paint bottom? dLj at 7:29am 02.09.23 The epoxy barrier coat (and anti-fouling paint) was renewed two years ago. How often should the ba
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor walt at 7:21am 02.09.23 A small outboard charger like that may be specified for 4 amps at full RPM so lets say you get 2 amp
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:20am 02.09.23 Thanks for the information. I look forward to hearing about your trip, TimFromLI. I don't think any
Why paint bottom? dlochner at 7:18am 02.09.23 The epoxy barrier coat (and anti-fouling paint) was renewed two years ago. How often should the ba
Why paint bottom? Davidasailor26 at 7:17am 02.09.23 The epoxy barrier coat (and anti-fouling paint) was renewed two years ago. How often should the ba
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? dlochner at 7:06am 02.09.23 I haven't been to the BVI in 30 years, so any comment would be dated, other than water depth is gene
Why paint bottom? Skip K at 6:51am 02.09.23 As for the original question, is bottom painting necessary? If you don't mind scraping your boat f

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