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Water ballast drhbrody at 3:00pm 10.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/680 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 19/4081 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 0/710 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 9/2097 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 6/1087 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 13/2114 115877 115879
Is this power outlet standard? (1) tredychris at 9:14am 10.21.15 Bigger Boats 8/1313 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 535/39728 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 9/4529 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 22/1744 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 8/6069 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 18/4917 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 10/1322 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 2/465 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 16/2373 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 8/1234 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 3/1554 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 5/1908 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 4/1311 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 6/2007 What are the problems associated with using galvanized rigging on a aluminum mast. Helping a friend

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2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 (2) jssailem at 9:10am 12.01.23
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 David in Sandusky at 8:55am 12.01.23 Another endorsement for the Campbell 3 blade prop if you are going for 3. Ours shows no reduction in
Electric Motors kloudie1 at 8:37am 12.01.23 I, like a few others here, am not a fan .. I do acknowledge that there is a market where electric dr
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 8:34am 12.01.23 That looks like an owner modification. With ropes attached and the cleat nearby I would suspect it
New MaxProp came today! fstbttms at 8:30am 12.01.23
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 dmax at 8:20am 12.01.23 I had a Catalina 30 with a 3-blade prop - definitely more bite than a two blade but it affected sail
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 8:19am 12.01.23 I have not seen that movie in years. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanksgiving Cruise jssailem at 8:07am 12.01.23
Manual Bilge jssailem at 8:02am 12.01.23 That looks like an owner modification. With ropes attached and the cleat nearby I would suspect it h
Thanksgiving Cruise (5) mermike at 8:02am 12.01.23 221673 As planned, we stopped in at the Thea Foss Waterway. We stayed 2 nights at the Dock St. Mari
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. (1) LaDonaMina at 7:37am 12.01.23 Well I ordered 3 - 5'x12' Antimicrobial formica sheets in off white eggshell matte finsh (there are
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 6:53am 12.01.23 The pictures help but do not show the pump. Is there a working pump or are you pulling a plug that
New MaxProp came today! CrispyCringle at 6:47am 12.01.23 You're going to love the feel in reverse, and enjoy no windmilling prop if yours did that before.
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 12.01.23 I am not ready to jump on the lithium boat just yet. This reminds me of an incident last year when
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. Project_Mayhem at 6:16am 12.01.23 This looks great! Definitely interested in hearing more about the build and materials
Manual Bilge Project_Mayhem at 6:14am 12.01.23 Im guessing that you either pull the rope over and over it's a manual bilge bump, the rope is connec
Faucet is leaking Lfarquhar at 5:44am 12.01.23 Maybe try dis-assembling the cartridge portion and slather the "spout O ring" with a non-petroleum
Electric Motors Scott T-Bird at 5:44am 12.01.23 That used to be a sailing vlog, didn't it? Interestingly enough, Dan and Kika have always talked a
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Tally Ho at 4:47am 12.01.23 Consider a folding or feathering prop for long term sailing, that can provide the drive power of a 3
New MaxProp came today! Terry Cox at 4:44am 12.01.23 Nice looking product, Greg. Will look to see how she performs when you splash next season. Thanks fo

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