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Pearson Decals and logo Canonshooternb at 7:23pm 07.15.15 Pearson 5/4930 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 13/2664 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 16/1598 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 13/5302 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 9/1433 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 6/1041 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 15/2317 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 9/1532 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 6/1185 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 0/619 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 5/1440 Has anyone found a digital replacement for the analog panel voltmeter, the one which has the red yel
Mic Cable run Nav station to helm 07 41DS TFlight at 12:40pm 07.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1089 :confused: I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS and I'm trying to replace the remote mic cable from the Nav sta
Beneteau FIRST 32 tiller to wheel conversion WILQ at 12:37pm 07.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2591 Hi, I have a 1981 FIRST 32 for two years. The boat is lovely and I am considering installation a wh
New Boat!!! (1) Hobopacket at 12:29pm 07.15.15 Catalina 22 10/1237 Hey everyone! Just acquired my new to me 1982 C22 a couple weeks ago and took her for her maiden ov
Cruising the Apostle Islands Saxacussionist at 10:36am 07.15.15 Destinations 8/2249 If you are interested, my article on sailing the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior has just come out
40.5 rudder bouyancy? Hunter legend collabsa at 5:31am 07.15.15 Big Boats 5/1239 I all, I have refitted the rudder on my 40.5. It was a job inherited from the previous owner. New be
Interlake - potential purchase Apex at 4:21am 07.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3877 Mom (73 but gets around just fine) just bought a house on a lake. She would like to use the sunfish
Twelve days of messing about with boats Macboy at 10:18pm 07.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1244 Well, we're days away from hauling the boat to the lake for the short term moor. I feel silly I have
1985 Morgan 323 TColeman at 9:16pm 07.14.15 Morgan 7/4632 Many Morgan 323's out there?
reefing line length Canonshooternb at 9:01pm 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1656 I have a Pearson 28-2 boat that I am looking to replace the internal boom reefing lines. This is a 1

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Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 12:44pm 12.16.23 When we go sailing, we think we're sailing a boat, how foolish of us. We are really sailing a floati
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 12:41pm 12.16.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 11:55am 12.16.23 The only prep work here is to be absolutely positive that the spot(s) where the anode(s) are attach
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 11:43am 12.16.23
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 11:17am 12.16.23 No... Galvanic isolation refers to the separation of an electrical circuit to eliminate stray curr
Clog in sanitation outlet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 12.16.23 Muriatic acid--available from any hardware store--will work and costs a lot less than SewClean. How
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water jssailem at 10:30am 12.16.23 OK.. Lets agree to talk in common terms. A Zinc is a specific piece of metal. An Anode is the metal
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 10:28am 12.16.23 dLj's conclusion is one that is shared by almost all sailors. I have been reading about wind gener
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 12.16.23 Should I strip the newly painted prop and polish to bare metal? The water will make short work of
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 10:13am 12.16.23 First, in freshwater you will need to use magnesium, not zinc anodes. If the boat is gaining on its
Solar power systems Stu Jackson at 9:42am 12.16.23 the output was ... very unimpressive. Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting
Yanmar question Stu Jackson at 9:09am 12.16.23 but I thought I read somewhere that some Yanmar diesel series engine use the same oil in the engine
Yanmar question kloudie1 at 8:58am 12.16.23 The only powerplants that I've encountered that shared transmission and engine oil were on motorcycl
Solar power systems dLj at 8:33am 12.16.23 Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting wind on my boat (mostly for liveaboard w
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:29am 12.16.23 I installed the solar/wind combo. Thinking the same as you write above. Beyond the total disaster t
Solar power systems dLj at 8:25am 12.16.23 This key point comes up often when the forum is discussing solar. I have always been curious about
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns JBP-PA at 8:05am 12.16.23 A Harbor Freight stapler may or may not be part of the problem. Some of their stuff works, some not
Yanmar question dlochner at 7:54am 12.16.23 To the best of my knowledge, no engine and transmission share the same oil supply. Doesn't matter i
Yanmar question jdrutten at 7:47am 12.16.23 This reminds me that I want to be sure to change my transmission oil before recommissioning in the s
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns LloydB at 7:21am 12.16.23 If you have found a way to get staples driven properly then you must consistently do it that way eac

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