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New Tiller & Custom Tiller Cover (2) dknape at 12:00pm 07.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1115 So I just received my new Ash ' Mahogany tiller from Ruddercraft this week. It looks amazing, espec
Mast step rebuild 192/222? Brian S at 10:05am 07.16.15 Day Sailers 2/951 Has anyone had to do a mast step rebuild on a 192 or 222? I'm pretty sure that my standing riggin
gas addatives mm2347 at 8:48am 07.16.15 Day Sailers 30/4384 Practical Sailor tested gas add. a number of years ago (have lost the article)) and found that it w
Trailering RESTICO at 6:42am 07.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/604 I need to find out the total height of Oceanis 440 from base of keel to top of cabin so I can get it
Pressure water hose leak - so hard to patch? odaydokay at 6:15am 07.16.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1050 20 years ago I installed a pressure water system using Shields 148 VAC hose, 3/4". Over the weekend
Broker advice requested on prep to sell 420 Persy at 5:13am 07.16.15 Big Boats 5/1155 I have an 01 Hunter 420 that I'm looking to sell. There are a few issues that need to be dealt with
Hey RC, My Windlass Stopped Working...? (2) Maine Sail at 4:23am 07.16.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1017 My fun from yesterday.... http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/160755345.jpg The new fangled
Resurrection of a 1992 26C Lzed at 1:45am 07.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1036 I purchased a 1992 Mac 26C for $1 and a case of wine. The last owner used it one season and then par
Removing front stay Akapeterc at 11:43pm 07.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1199 I have to remove the front stay on my Hunter 44DS to allow it to be lifted front on, into the travel
Pearson Decals and logo Canonshooternb at 7:23pm 07.15.15 Pearson 5/4636 Does anybody have a source for new Pearson decals or logos ? I would like to brighten mine up Th
Push Engine Start Button... nothing happens SailFysh at 7:22pm 07.15.15 Catalina 310 13/2255 The past two times we have taken our 2003 Catalina 310 out we have experienced starting issues. The
very low water in the reservoirs and lakes..... centerline at 5:21pm 07.15.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1424 it seems like it was just a couple of months ago that some of the sailors in the NE part of the coun
Centerboard problems (2) EricF9667 at 5:01pm 07.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4876 Hello, I am re-posting this to the Macgregor forum, so if you have already viewed and replied I a
Spiders Jamason at 4:55pm 07.15.15 Smaller Boats 9/1373 How do you keep spiders at bay in the cabin? I'm on the boat three days out of week. I've used lots
Keel guard (2) All U Get at 4:41pm 07.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1005 Hi all, Our dinghy had some scratches from being run up in some beaches and I had seen this Keel
H460 Under Sink Odor Brigadoon460 at 3:19pm 07.15.15 Big Boats 15/2166 Hello, I have a 2001 H460 and have been dealing with an unpleasant odor that comes from underneath t
Toilet Jdaniel343 at 2:46pm 07.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1380 What toilet was used originally in a 1977 Catalina 27?
Dagger Board Pipe Leak rich26nc at 2:14pm 07.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1080 I have a shoal draft 1984 O'Day 26 purchased a year and a half ago. The daggerboard line has never b
Dagger Board Pipe Leak rich26nc at 1:25pm 07.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/584 I have a shoal draft 1984 O'Day 26 purchased a year and a half ago. The daggerboard line has never b
Panel Voltmeter buddybear at 12:52pm 07.15.15 Catalina 310 5/1298 Has anyone found a digital replacement for the analog panel voltmeter, the one which has the red yel

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Vacu flush bowl seal deforming discovery at 1:36pm 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 1:35pm 07.17.23 Update, yes the mystery water line into the grey water tank is the main salon a/c condensate line wh
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (3) discovery at 1:32pm 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Topside paint dlochner at 1:27pm 07.17.23 the gel coat repair I did was fairly spongy to the touch What kind of gelcoat did you use, with w
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 07.17.23 Hi All, I hope your week is going well, not too hot, not too rainy. I have a main sail cover. Loo
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May dlochner at 1:24pm 07.17.23 An article on how disabilities like this relate to chart reading would be interesting. Something to
Topside paint jviss at 1:07pm 07.17.23 Hey everyone, I'm searching for the white paint I should put on my cockpit/deck to roughly match.
Clean main sail cover kappykaplan at 12:58pm 07.17.23 I treat my dodger and bimini with 3M 303 every year.
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 12:56pm 07.17.23 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg You can't
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May thinwater at 12:25pm 07.17.23 OK, we are drifting way off topic here! ;) ln our ongoing attempt to provide accurate and useful
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 12:24pm 07.17.23 Next time I see the owner I'll ask what his plans are for Indy J Ed Thank you!
Winch handle safe use TimFromLI at 12:08pm 07.17.23 My wife got me foldable winch for Father's day. it comes in handy when we race or when you single h
Cleveland Area surveyor recommendation LloydB at 11:57am 07.17.23 I am surprised but they do that in Portland too; lots of sailboats for sale and sailboats but nobody
Topside paint Hollyberry at 11:35am 07.17.23 The original deck surface will almost certainly be gelcoat - although perhaps someone has redone the
Water proofing zippers.... Richard19068 at 11:33am 07.17.23 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg https://pa
Broker related question LloydB at 11:27am 07.17.23 I think you need to find a surveyor who is local to you and your sailing area who can advise you as
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 11:08am 07.17.23 To the cleaners? What do they do to it? And do they waterproof if after. Never heard of this! Also,
Water proofing zippers.... capta at 11:07am 07.17.23 Ours too had flaps covering the zippers on the outside.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass jon hansen at 11:03am 07.17.23 yeah! we'll tell you what we know and make up what we don't know.
two questions - 2008 H36 George Braun at 10:52am 07.17.23 1 - anyone know the AWG of main battery connection cables offhand? I forgot to measure this weekend

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