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Water ballast drhbrody at 3:00pm 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/636 What is the best product to use to clean out the bacteria and smells coming from the water ballast i
Raritan toilet install... Doug/Karen at 2:03pm 10.21.15 Big Boats 19/3922 Thinking about replacing my Jabsco manual toilet with a Raritan. What sort of issues will I be faci
Oldsalt147 oldsalt147 at 1:16pm 10.21.15 Smaller Boats 0/698 Talking about a Catalina 250: Need to clean the entire inside of the cabin area. Will the cleaner I
Interior wood (?) and storage cover refinishing mrudman850 at 12:12pm 10.21.15 Catalina 22 9/2065 Hi Pulled all the interior wood and wood-like pieces that cover the storage areas in my 77 C22. Som
Flag etiquette william24424 at 11:58am 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1056 Thoughts on flying a flag from a military veterans funeral. My father loved the ocean and once a yea
What bored sailors do: part 2 (2) ShotgunSlim at 11:46am 10.21.15 Catalina 22 13/2081 115877 115879
Is this power outlet standard? (1) tredychris at 9:14am 10.21.15 Bigger Boats 8/1273 On my O'Day 28, I found what appears to be an electrical connector assembly which appears to be obvi
Our first-ever photo contest (1) Phil Herring at 8:28am 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 535/38919 You know, it's about time we did this. Here's how it works: The winning entry will receive a $250
Javelin mast step John Stevens at 7:43am 10.21.15 Day Sailers 9/4447 Does anyone have a detailed picture of their Javelin mast step? John
Keel crank hypothetical question allen-deckard at 6:59am 10.21.15 Catalina 22 22/1727 Was thinking. (NO I don't have plans for this just thinking) But has anyone ever seen anyone use
Easy ipad mount for pedestal guard (4) Maine Sail at 6:03am 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/5933 I am being asked more and more to integrate tablets into a boats existing nav set up. As always I tr
How do i determine what size rivets? weinie at 2:40am 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 18/4765 Need to replace a mast cleat that was previously riveted into the mast. How do I determine what siz
Parts for yanmar blunt at 12:23am 10.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1283 Has anyone here had to use laboarde products for their yanmar? If so did they get you the right part
Prop wear gr8_2_av8 at 8:25pm 10.20.15 Ask All Sailors 2/449 I hauled out today and noticed about 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, a strip around the prop blades that is a
Wife got me a smart plug rpwillia at 6:59pm 10.20.15 Catalina 310 16/2278 Has anyone else done this replacement. Anything I need to watch out for? It looks pretty straight fo
Dc, northern virginia sailing in the winter Whigman at 5:07pm 10.20.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1193 For those who live in or frequently sail through the DC area. Is sailing (or being in a wet slip an
1992 33.5 hunter forward hatch ring (2) MommaOf3 at 4:35pm 10.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1537 We are first time sailboat owners with the recent purchase of a 1992 33.5 Hunter. The forward hatch
Lake michigan, wild waves Apex at 4:04pm 10.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1881 Two weekends ago we had the BEST last sail of the season 5ft with an ocassional 10ft. Last weekend
Trip to desolation sound canada paulj at 3:26pm 10.20.15 Destinations 4/1286 This was the trip Robert. Nice to have a site to post things......................... Many thanks to
Galvanized wire Slow lane at 2:56pm 10.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1920 What are the problems associated with using galvanized rigging on a aluminum mast. Helping a friend

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Acrylic Hatch Sealant JBP-PA at 6:15am 10.22.23 The usual contenders are Dow 795 silicone 3M 4000 UV polyether Sika 295 UV polyurethane
Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 5:12am 10.22.23 Is that an 8-track player in the first picture? That's a good sign that the paper charts are up to d
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (1) Arthur K at 4:55am 10.22.23 Hi Peggie. Thanks for your prompt reply. Since you can't see the entire setup, here are some furthe
Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 4:44am 10.22.23 220900
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 9:47pm 10.21.23 That would certainly solve my bottom-cleaning issues.
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup WayneH at 9:21pm 10.21.23 I'm not a diesel mechanic and I haven't slept in a Holiday Inn Express so take this for what you pai
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 7:40pm 10.21.23 That's on you. We miss you too. And that's on you, as well. Just hangout here, who cares if you s
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:31pm 10.21.23
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:12pm 10.21.23 I'm sorry to hear that Beneteau doesn't make the original any more. Maybe you should be grateful 'cu
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (3) Arthur K at 6:02pm 10.21.23 I have a similar problem on my 2005 Beneteau 323. The holding tank is installed in the cockpit locke
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:25pm 10.21.23 If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... :beer: (That is me... being p
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 2:30pm 10.21.23 FWIW: Per the HIN the HULL of my 1987 MODEL year O'day 35 was built in June of 1986:XDY Z nnnn F 6 8
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 2:26pm 10.21.23 But if you use a 14 month year, you'll be younger. :biggrin::beer: Well, I certainly can't argue w
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 1:46pm 10.21.23 Our three cylinder Kubota Genset User Manual calls for a maximum of 30 second glow plug warm up bef
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Terry Cox at 12:44pm 10.21.23 Our three cylinder Kubota Genset User Manual calls for a maximum of 30 second glow plug warm up befo
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 12:17pm 10.21.23 "Desperate times call for desperate measures". The difference here is that when you glow plug for
Spinnaker Blocks Ted at 12:16pm 10.21.23 There are some available on eBay. ELVSTROM RATCHET SAILING BLOCK 2 3/4" NEW OLD STOCK \| eBay
Halyard mast clutch question BarryL at 11:49am 10.21.23 Hi, Personally, I adjust the halyard tension on my boat frequently, Like just about every time I sa
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 10:18am 10.21.23 After it has run for a while at the beginning of a trip, it never gets glowed again. "Desperate t
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 9:30am 10.21.23 I will put a meter on the individual glow plugs today. Maybe one is failed and I am only starting

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