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Deck Core Under Sea Hood?? StPeteSailor at 1:53pm 03.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/869 I have a 1988, 35.5 Legend. Finding a leak at the interior base of my companionway and doing some
Surge brakes and trailer extensions jwilcoxon78 at 10:47am 03.09.15 Trailer Sailors 27/7021 So I replaced the old surge actuator and drum brakes on the Majic Tilt that came with my H260 at the
Installing a transponder Sunday Sailor at 10:38am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1718 I've seen a few ways to do this but can you give me any suggestions on something that's fairly easy
Restoring Iron Keel - Belt Sander? PDReynolds at 10:33am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4128 Hi All, My 2006 Beneteau is in need of a keel re-work this year. I am planning on getting the kee
Safe hose/charcoal (?) filter Richandhelen at 9:42am 03.09.15 Big Boats 6/749 We were made aware that our dockside hose is not "drinking water" safe. And it seems that the hoses
Dinghy slats Brian D at 9:30am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1109 My Mercury dinghy has wooded slats for flooring. One of them broke but is still intact. My concern i
Trailrite trailer help shaubby at 8:40am 03.09.15 Catalina 22 12/3588 Hi all, I'm rebuilding a 1983 Trailrite trailer for a Catalina 22. The trailer has drum brakes wh
What is this? (4) cajon409 at 8:16am 03.09.15 Big Boats 3/759 Yes under my jenny connected on both end of this bottle is hose to my exhaust manifold from the jenn
survey, how old is your steering cable? njlarry at 7:17am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1536 How old are your steering cables? Wondering if I should replace mine even though they look fine. Co
Sea Frost Relay, Acr 7610 Replacing Battery Isolator, Altern NICK1951 at 6:25am 03.09.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1679 Alternator D+ stud Good Morning Maine, I am replacing my battery isolator (.8 volt drop) with a
Bedding a new rope clutch (1) Gene Neill at 6:20am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 9/4618 I can't get straight in my head how this will make a watertight seal, being split down the middle li
Zodiac transom Cmp1110 at 4:07am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3353 Good morning all, I have begun removing rotten transom on our 2004 zodiac 310. Has anyone here and
What is this part? (1) lpolliard at 10:11pm 03.08.15 Catalina 22 5/797 Found this in the trailer box with the straps. But the boat is all buttoned up for travel next weeke
Height of deck organizers (3) George Da Porge at 7:27pm 03.08.15 Catalina 30 9/1665
Bottom of hull rudder post issue (5) George Da Porge at 7:20pm 03.08.15 Catalina 30 11/2901
The Dogs of SBO: Gus (3) Phil Herring at 6:11pm 03.08.15 Sails Call Lounge 3/2193 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
New to me Joe308 at 6:07pm 03.08.15 Catalina 22 9/830 How yall doing I looked at my Catalina 2weeks ago I made a offer had no idea of what I was looking
ODay 28 head trouble (1) schenckd at 6:06pm 03.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1628 I have a 1981 Oday 28 on freshwater lake. 15 gallon holding tank under V-berth. The marine toile
Hatch gasket cording Mark Maulden at 6:05pm 03.08.15 S2 9/1984 Found a few threads dating back a few years on hatch gaskets. Internet searches showed a myriad of
OMC Saildrive schenckd at 5:54pm 03.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2582 Any idea on how long the gasket or main seal (where sail drive passes through the hull) should last.

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Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... Don S/V ILLusion at 9:45am 12.23.22 Best explanation so far. Per Coulombs Law, the colder the electrons the faster the Amp flow is.
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 12.23.22 211799 Jim...
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? twalker H260 at 9:42am 12.23.22 Often the crimp on style fitting will have a normal hose Barb in the interior for the hose to slide
Its funny Friday! JamesG161 at 9:28am 12.23.22 Without reading the article, what do you think that might be The answer is in a Time Capsule burie
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... JamesG161 at 9:23am 12.23.22 cold electrons Best explanation so far. Per Coulombs Law, the colder the electrons the faster th
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE JamesG161 at 9:19am 12.23.22 I am guessing the extra glare Look at the glare on the Garbage Cans that Solar Winds blew over.;)
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... Don S/V ILLusion at 9:17am 12.23.22 Hard to understand where the problem is here - cold squirrels, cold batteries, cold electrons,.....
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE (1) rgranger at 9:15am 12.23.22
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 12.23.22 On the road 365 days of the year ?
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 12.23.22 For your boat or auto tires to have compressed Air to inflate dingy, air mattress, tires, etc or bl
Happy Festivus... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 12.23.22 Ah yes ! The airing of grievances to be followed by the annual feats of strength. My favorite ti
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 12.23.22 might as well been maintained charged by 2 squirrels running on a tread mill. Maybe a whole famil
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... JamesG161 at 8:44am 12.23.22 For your boat or auto tires to have compressed Air to inflate dingy, air mattress, tires, etc or blo
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? sail sfbay at 8:35am 12.23.22 Newer engine is a PLUS. Price depends on condition of engine, sails, electrical, plumbing, rigging,
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... JamesG161 at 8:33am 12.23.22 I have a charged up "Jump Start" just for such a time. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Schumacher-Electric
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 7:20am 12.23.22 And in the news today: ng the article, what do you think that might be ;)
Mast stepping JBP-PA at 6:47am 12.23.22 But I Rx a crane to safely get the mast up. The Pearson 303 has a keel stepped mast. A crane is n
Happy Festivus... Crusty Ol Salt at 6:41am 12.23.22 And a Happy Festivus to you
Happy Festivus... Timm R Oday25 at 6:27am 12.23.22 Festivus for the rest of us !
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 6:23am 12.23.22 Yes i like the idea of if needed remaking it or cleaning it up really well an using the cold galvani

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