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Boarding ladder at stern rail pmac at 12:15pm 11.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/3310 I purchased 1985 Catalina 27 in June this year. I have been chasing electrical gremlins and have "ca
Keel seam weeping jubilee at 11:44am 11.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2356 I have a 460 thats been hauled and there is weeping through the keel joint, still not dried after 4
Tuning First 265 standing rigging sailingbluernie at 11:32am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1161 I need to tune the standing rigging on a Beneteau First 265. Does anyone know where I can find the
Bottom paint question dave_and_dd at 11:07am 11.20.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 26/3731 Hey folks - looking at probably hauling and painting the bottom on my 2007 Catalina 309 over the win
Catalina 309 Logo Plate Canvasback at 10:16am 11.20.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1903 Does anybody know where I might be able to find a set of Catalina 309 logo plates? These are the pl
Yanmar 2GM20F Heat exchanger refurbishable? Dubo at 9:42am 11.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/4654 I removed the heat exchanger from a Yanmar 2GM20F and would like to replace the shroud surrounding t
Cool we can now post videos Skipper at 9:28am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1287 Instead of only linking. Nice additional functionality
Plans To Redevelop Alameda Marina In The Works fstbttms at 9:20am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1499 And at a community meeting last night, the developer showed 4 or 5 iterations of the plan, none of w
Raw Water Pump for Boat's Refrigeration Finisterre at 9:00am 11.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1051 I have a 2001 Hunter 380 with raw water refrigeration. The pump has gone out and needs replacing. Lo
First 235 Hull Thickness cb32863 at 8:29am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/669 Does anyone know what the thickness of the hull is in the area where the transducers are mounted? A
Re-purposing used halyards IH82BL8 at 8:27am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4142 I just replaced my halyards and want to used to old ones to replace my jib sheets which are in prett
Beneteau 45 Code 0 vs Spinnaker SteveInMD at 4:25am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/12139 I'm trying to decide if I should order a spinnaker along with the code 0 for my Beneteau 45 or if th
Replacing 2 blade with 3 blade prop Broadman at 6:57pm 11.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/858 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 49/6854 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 3/1883 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 17/2213 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 6/1103 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 0/814 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 7/3074 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 13/1428 We plan to spend 3 months on the ball in Boot Key and 3 months on the ball in Key West. Then head b

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What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Captain Larry-DH at 9:04am 01.23.24 Thank you! This was my first time doing any significant work with plastic this soft. Good call on t
Strange phenomena seen while boating? LaDonaMina at 8:58am 01.23.24 I have also witnessed this reflected light phenomena from both the Navy ships as well as when sailin
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? agrunsky at 8:55am 01.23.24 I represent the fairer sex. I have a Catalina 320 and sail single handed with a husband that has P
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud (2) dmax at 8:19am 01.23.24 I have completely redone my chainplates which I believe are similar to yours, namely Nav-Tec u-bolt
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( smokey73 at 8:15am 01.23.24 As you said @Screen Saver, that is an old failure just waiting to cause loosing the mast :yikes:. J
Strange phenomena seen while boating? Claude L.-Auger at 8:09am 01.23.24 One night, on watch during what we had called the graveyard shift (12:00 to 03:00) on a trip from MA
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 8:03am 01.23.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 7:55am 01.23.24 No cruisers party Bad!!
Testing out my jump starter... dlochner at 7:55am 01.23.24 I SUPPOSE that the jump pack could have in line diodes or something that prevented power from going
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 7:54am 01.23.24 If you were looking for a rocket ship with four 500hp engines on the back and a bank full of cash yo
Strange phenomena seen while boating? (1) thinwater at 7:50am 01.23.24 The standing waves from tidal bores in rivers. https://saltwire.imgix.net/Tidal_Bore_1.JPG?cs=srgb&
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 7:33am 01.23.24 Why do you consider that wasteful? dj My tongue was firmly in my cheek. When I first began discu
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? dLj at 7:25am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster. Why do
Testing out my jump starter... BarryL at 6:57am 01.23.24 Hey, I am not an electrical engineer but I sometimes play one when on boats. When you have an exte
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Captain Larry-DH at 6:54am 01.23.24 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful beca
Strange phenomena seen while boating? kloudie1 at 6:22am 01.23.24 I have seen the torpedoes of light that were pretty freaky, but figured out that dolphins swimming a
Testing out my jump starter... LaDonaMina at 6:15am 01.23.24 Would the manufacturer of said jumper have designed into it a fail safe system to insure this type o
Noisy boats All U Get at 6:11am 01.23.24 Liquid soap on the dock lines will help.
Testing out my jump starter... sailme88 at 5:56am 01.23.24 1. Quite true but ONLY when the engine is running. Which "batteries?" Assume you meant boat batt
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 5:49am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster.

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