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Kindle fire gary at 11:35am 07.30.15 Smaller Boats 5/1127 Wondering if any of you are using the Kindle tablet with some of the chart plotting aps.
Jack Stands Ted Pinelli at 11:31am 07.30.15 Catalina 310 20/5885 I need to purchase jack stands for winter storage on the hard, Does anyone know what size I will nee
Jack Stands Ted Pinelli at 11:22am 07.30.15 Catalina 310 0/912 I need to purchase jack stands for winter storage on the hard, Does anyone know what size I will nee
Rub Rail for H26 MHastings at 11:01am 07.30.15 Smaller Boats 3/696 Hello! There is a gap in the rub or toe rail of my H26 of about 4.75 inches, which is black. Doe
Vacuflush system h410 Jim D at 9:48am 07.30.15 Big Boats 27/3392 Does anyone have a hunter 410 with a factory vacuflush install? I am deciding on new heads to repla
What Size internal raw water strainer for M25? OS2Dude at 8:30am 07.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/2224 My 1985 Catalina 30 has a Universal M25 engine. I don't know if it ever had a strainer on the raw w
main sail trim mm2347 at 8:20am 07.30.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3528 Help! Last week I could not get my main trimmed. My boat is a 222, the wind was at about 7 to 9 an
Counter Top Replacement in '85 Catalina 30 MkI OS2Dude at 8:12am 07.30.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/5705 The counter tops in our 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I were stained by a PO. Nothing seems to be able to get
Upgraded Battery Selector Switch, Installing an Inverter and (5) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:58am 07.30.15 Catalina 310 0/2195 As we push towards our departure date, we have been doing a lot of upgrades to the boat. Here is a
Compass Cover Replacement (1) rs8684 at 7:48am 07.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2648 I am looking for a compass cover for the one pictured. I believe it is standard for a 1979 23' O'da
3D Printer and expensive screens PGIJon at 7:40am 07.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/678 I was wondering if it would be possible to use on of the new 3D printers to print those expensive po
restoring holiday 19 (4) spectret2 at 6:20am 07.30.15 Newport 15/6814 well after three years of buying new parts and paint we are restoring sonictide, our Newport holiday
Mast profile rogjack2 at 6:19am 07.30.15 Day Sailers 1/887 Oday 23 1980 owners-- Do any of you know the Kenyon mast profile of the boat--I am thinking C1 or C2
Westerbeke 10/2 lower alternator mount Mickstr6 at 6:37pm 07.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/807 I have an '87 272LE with a Westerbeke 10/2. One recent morning, when I started the engine, the lower
Oil Pressure Light on??? All seems OK?? Universal 25 XPAC mytime at 5:57pm 07.29.15 Catalina 30 6/1766 I have a Catalina 30 1994 Universal 25 XPAC with 900 hrs. Occasionally my oil pressure light would c
Boom Furling - Do you like it? BayMan at 4:19pm 07.29.15 Ask All Sailors 7/5164 Im considering a boat that has a boom furling main. I am familiar with in-mast furling but not boo
Swing keel Stratus3 at 3:42pm 07.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1930 Question, what holds the swing keel in the down position on a 26s
Swag off All U Get at 3:19pm 07.29.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1564 Hi all, I've been busy with little projects and came across a roadblock. Pearson used a swag on
Yanmar Engine Heat Exchanger schooner39 at 2:21pm 07.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1490 Hello All, Last weekend I was changing the oil in my Yanmar 4JH2-TE diesel engine on my sailboat
Recent developments for JC2 DianaOfBurlington at 2:12pm 07.29.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2335 For those who have not heard-- http://dianaofburlington.blogspot.com/2015/07/press-release-for-gene

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Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning BarryL at 7:32am 12.22.23 Hello, I also used to use SR60. I was very happy with it. Unfortunately it has been discontinued.
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Timm R Oday25 at 6:53am 12.22.23 I've tried a variety of manual bilge pumps. Seriously, I found the easiest and most effective was a
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 12.22.23 Here's some testing on various mast/deck electrical connectors. I went with the SeaDog due to shippi
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 6:08am 12.22.23 Aside from lack of structural support that Timm mentioned, If the 23' has a bulkhead of similar size
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 5:00am 12.22.23 HDPE does not have the compresive load ratings as wood . It will bow out or "flex" under pressure .
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 2:32am 12.22.23 This old bulkhead had screws holding it in at the top and bottom. Why is HDPE a bad idea? It probabl
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning Mark Maulden at 10:57pm 12.21.23
Prop rotation question Mark Maulden at 10:22pm 12.21.23 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd.
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 6:33pm 12.21.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:30pm 12.21.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whi
Prop rotation question Rich Stidger at 5:38pm 12.21.23 @Scott T-Bird - I sent you a private message.
Yamaha 36 broken mast. jssailem at 5:04pm 12.21.23 I know that Ballenger Spars makes custom spars for a variety of boats. They may be a resource. http
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 4:23pm 12.21.23 The tops of both bulkheads were indeed screwed into a recess or groove . Seems like the Oday factor
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 4:20pm 12.21.23 Replace the connector on the mast and deck to prevent further core rot. I also believe I've seen a w
Yamaha 36 broken mast. mermike at 3:52pm 12.21.23 I will be following this thread in case anyone has a solution. I sure don't. Sorry for your trouble.
Thru Hull Replacement? jssailem at 2:19pm 12.21.23 Randall Your image appears to show what looks like a Marelon valve. It has a triangular base. The b
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (3) jssailem at 2:08pm 12.21.23 Petitt Trinidad is the is the gold standard for scrubable bottom paint. I used Petitt Trinidad Dar
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning dLj at 11:02am 12.21.23 I'm using Trinidad HD and am very impressed with its performance. I've only had to dive two or three
H41 DS access to starboard jib block Baja bash at 9:19am 12.21.23 I had a leak in the aft cabin on the same boat. I pulled out the alcove and rebedded it. Cured the p
Wood light/wiring mounts LakeShark at 9:00am 12.21.23 I have seen the teak blocks on the older original masts. If replacing I would go with the standard

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