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Bottom Paint Clydo at 11:18pm 01.15.16 Catalina 310 11/3755 First time have bottom paint. Yard says 2 - 2 1/5 gallons for Interlux Ultra W/Biolux Blue @ 298.00
Lewmar #6 in chrome DianaOfBurlington at 10:43pm 01.15.16 Parts Search 4/1172 Need two. Will make reasonable deal(s) for up to three. Anyone?
Forespar Mini-Galley or Force 10 Seacook DianaOfBurlington at 10:42pm 01.15.16 Parts Search 2/2839 Anyone have one no longer needed? I've already asked Forespar. I threatened them with making and s
Single Handing a Catalina 250 catalanc at 8:07pm 01.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 52/14352 I'm looking at a 2006 Catalina 250 with a wheel pedestal, no tiller (just looking, really ..) I pri
Where to buy IH82BL8 at 5:25pm 01.15.16 Ask All Sailors 1/357 Butcher's wax in central Maryland?
Salon Floor Rebuild Jim 5757 at 5:08pm 01.15.16 Ask All Sailors 6/760 We're attempting to replace the rotted plywood floor on our 1973 Morgan 28. This boat has an encapsu
Kermit in winter (1) Skipper at 1:04pm 01.15.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1444 118840
New Anchor Rode Bad Obsession at 10:26am 01.15.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1887 I just purchased a new anchor rode for my Compac 23. I went through Cajun Lines and I bought 100 fe
Portable Generator Rays at 9:15am 01.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 54/6873 Hi - I have a 2003 hunter 306 and am considering purchasing a smaller portable generator to power th
MacGregor 36 Traveller Flying Scot at 5:53pm 01.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1432 The traveller on my Mac' 36 is needing some TLC and I am trying to find the manufacturer without suc
Raw Water Seacock wufibugs at 2:25pm 01.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 42/9038 I don't leave that seacock open when the boat is at the slip which means it has to be opened and clo
Horsepower needs for 22 ft ODay Raul A at 11:14am 01.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 16/9630 Just got a 22 ft Oday without an outboard. Trying to figure on the appropriate safe, adequate size h
Bottom Paint Part II - Advice Flamingo1 at 10:10am 01.14.16 Catalina 22 7/1510 I probably bored many of you to tears with questions and then pictures of my boat before, during and
Hunter 50 AC Radar Install SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:23am 01.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/412 I need to run a radar cable inside the boat from the mast fitting to the nav station on my 2011 Hunt
Emergency NOAA Weather Alert Radio wufibugs at 7:59am 01.14.16 Ask All Sailors 3/555 Was looking at a deal for a Midland Radio - ER200 for $29 and wondered if it would be a useful weath
What do I do, what do I do? (1) Kermit at 6:48am 01.14.16 Ask All Sailors 42/2890 The plastic innards of this block fell apart this week. So now I'm struggling with what to do with i
Less than 12 All U Get at 5:56am 01.14.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2539 Hi all, We're sitting in Velcro Beach waiting to cross and I had a thought, a sort of "What if". L
Whisker Pole Novice PGIJon at 4:45am 01.14.16 Big Boats 14/2528 I am considering buying a used Forespar Whisker Pole - 12' to 22.5' length. 3" OD form my H34. My q
Brass water fittings Mark Maulden at 9:58pm 01.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/605 i have to replace the heat exchanger on my old Volvo MD 17C engine. Instead of paying $1600.00 for
O'Day 34 /Adjustable Backstay anyone? LouisMK at 8:37pm 01.13.16 Bigger Boats 1/656 New 34 owner here dreaming of fair weather with plenty of questions! Was wondering whether anyone ha

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Grounding electrical system Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 12.16.23 The DC grounds, AC ground, and bonding system can all be tied together at a sing ground bus. An unde
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? Richard19068 at 4:15pm 12.16.23 Which side of the un-equal end should be on the top of the floor? The longer edge or the shorter ed
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 3:51pm 12.16.23 Great. Haven't ordered the anode yet, so thanks for the link! Gotta go back to the yard to measure t
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 MFD at 3:35pm 12.16.23 Alas, I've learned the Charles Marine Isoguard Transformers were discontinued in 2016. Thanks Georg
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, MFD at 3:24pm 12.16.23 Resurrecting an old post with my 2 cents. Last summer my alternator failed on the start of a long p
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 3:21pm 12.16.23 $30 worth of Tea-Gel will last you a lifetime, unless you drop the canister overboard. Don't ask, yo
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 3:08pm 12.16.23 Last question on this topic: The MHT article on best practices for anode installation points out the
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 3:02pm 12.16.23 When looking at an item on Sailrite, click on a single item. Scroll down a bit to Description - Docu
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 3:01pm 12.16.23 I usualy run from 175 to 190. It gets close to 200 if I push it hard and the sea water is warm. W
How's my hull? Not Too Shabby at 2:53pm 12.16.23 All good points. Thank you for the tips, again.
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 12:44pm 12.16.23 When we go sailing, we think we're sailing a boat, how foolish of us. We are really sailing a floati
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 12:41pm 12.16.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 11:55am 12.16.23 The only prep work here is to be absolutely positive that the spot(s) where the anode(s) are attach
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 11:43am 12.16.23
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 11:17am 12.16.23 No... Galvanic isolation refers to the separation of an electrical circuit to eliminate stray curr
Clog in sanitation outlet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 12.16.23 Muriatic acid--available from any hardware store--will work and costs a lot less than SewClean. How
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water jssailem at 10:30am 12.16.23 OK.. Lets agree to talk in common terms. A Zinc is a specific piece of metal. An Anode is the metal
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 10:28am 12.16.23 dLj's conclusion is one that is shared by almost all sailors. I have been reading about wind gener
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 12.16.23 Should I strip the newly painted prop and polish to bare metal? The water will make short work of
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 10:13am 12.16.23 First, in freshwater you will need to use magnesium, not zinc anodes. If the boat is gaining on its

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