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Is it Just Me ............. Ralph Johnstone at 2:33pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 29/3562 .................. or has anyone else noticed a decline in boating interest in their area? This ca
Bottom Painting case: is barrier coat necessary? (2) Michal at 2:11pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1103 Hi, The previous owner did not clean / paint the boat for several years. The original plan was to
Main Haylard catealley at 1:03pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1211 I have a Catalina 27 and need to purchase a new main halyard. My specs tell me 78', 5/16". My ques
Trouble starting M3-20 Bob Mc at 12:37pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/595 Sorry. Didn't mean to repost
Need Help Fishing a Wire on a H356 SA1LOR32 at 11:51am 05.15.15 Big Boats 11/1206 I'm trying to run a GPS antenna cable and satellite antenna cable from the electrical panel area to
bilge float switch cstonedent at 10:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2927 On our B311 there is a very swallow bilge. What is the best type of float switch for these boats? An
Stern arch Prime Time at 10:43am 05.15.15 Bristol 0/1369 Anyone out there buy, make, steal a stern arch for a Bristol 41.1 or 43.3?
Bow Thruster Controller dehler25 at 10:37am 05.15.15 Big Boats 0/595 Anyone know if the Sidepower 8950g will fit in the cutout for the older SM8800?
Yamaha 30 Sail from Seattle Ameseys at 10:25am 05.15.15 Yamaha 8/4943 I bought a neglected Yamaha 30 near Seattle. I spent a few months refitting her and sailed to Portla
headliner dhenze at 9:58am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1034 The manufacture vinyl, which had a foam-type backing, disintegrated on me a couple of years ago. I
"Hunter" decals braol at 9:13am 05.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2331 Anyone have a good source for Hunter-logo decals for the hull? I'd like to modernize my '79 H27 wit
From lemons to lemonade rgranger at 7:41am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1331 Hey All Starting in August I'm going to "live aboard" two nights/week. The "higher-ups" where I
Internal Outhaul Access DockH at 7:17am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/864 I cannot reach into my 8 ft boom to re rig the outhaul. The lines got old and failed. Any ideas,. ti
Finally Solved - CAT270 Instrument Panel bawlmer at 6:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/549 Back in Oct of 2013 after I took possession of Mystic, I noticed the low Oil Pressure alarm did not
Starting Univ M3-20 Bob Mc at 6:28am 05.15.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1219 Hello all. I can't get my circa 1993 Universal M3-20 to turn over. I get a very slow "mmwahll", "mm
Bottom Paint Doc_holiday at 4:38am 05.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1291 Will a quart of anti fouling cover a 26S below the boot stripe? Switching from Blue to Black and go
First race of the year (1) Jackdaw at 3:58am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1210 First race of the year at WYC. It was cold and blustery. And it rained non-stop. Predictably, we ha
Is this normal? OS2Dude at 3:04am 05.15.15 Catalina 30 21/4919 We just bought a 1985 Catalina 30. This is my first boat with a marine toilet. Issue - During the
Starboard Gate Stanchion Elton at 10:07pm 05.14.15 Catalina 310 3/1405 Where would I find a starboard, forward gate stanchion for a 310?
Through Hull Diagram Oceanis 350 RobTek at 9:24pm 05.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/603 does anyone have a through hull diagram for an oceanis 350? Even something hand drawn would be ap

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Stray current / galvanic current corrosion dlochner at 3:14pm 07.05.23 You are second guessing the source of the current without a Corrosion Reference Electrode. https:/
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? capta at 2:32pm 07.05.23 @capta, Boat porn is an acquired taste. That link is pretty good one. After I spend my time on sail
Weather forecast... (3) SoSound at 2:16pm 07.05.23 How about sharing you experiences... Where were the best fireworks of 2023. Well, as long as you
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? Tally Ho at 2:11pm 07.05.23 Good weather planning is critical. As you know from being in Milwaukee, a strong easterly wind can
Y33 Air Conditioning mermike at 2:08pm 07.05.23 There's not a lot of room to work with. Maybe under the galley sink? You might be able to create acc
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 2:03pm 07.05.23 That is correct. The SSRods are run from the base of each chain plate thru the salon to large screw
Roller furling: where do I start? xavpil at 1:55pm 07.05.23 Thx for the tips and great videos!!
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 1:51pm 07.05.23 Thanks so much
Hunter 41DS chart table plotter panel removal ice breaker at 1:49pm 07.05.23 just give it a solid pull. It has some snap connectors on each side.
SS Rod popping sound Tally Ho at 1:49pm 07.05.23 So, the rods are the chain plates? And you have wire rigging from there? Greg
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 1:47pm 07.05.23 this is what I understood are you happy with yours? how was the installation process? It was on th
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? stephen_i_w at 1:45pm 07.05.23 I have never taken that particular trip, But from my home near to Detroit I have traveled to all 3 l
Blown exhast Richard19068 at 1:36pm 07.05.23 Thanks to this terrific site I did some reseaarch to see what others did. I learned that Westerbek
Broke KiwiPorp blade Tally Ho at 1:26pm 07.05.23
ampacity of disconnects Richard19068 at 1:26pm 07.05.23 I'm not going to frog around trying to remove an adhesive lined heat shrink from over the connector
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions JamesG161 at 1:07pm 07.05.23 My H430 is only slightly bigger, but same for the most part. Jim...
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion JamesG161 at 1:03pm 07.05.23 Nigel Calder's Boatowners "bible' has very good information about this subject We did that Book re
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 JamesG161 at 1:00pm 07.05.23 Check your Private Messages. Jim...
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Hayden Watson at 12:40pm 07.05.23 I have yet to hear of a incident that involves metal spikes causing a thermal run-away also. yet th
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery MikeHoncho at 12:33pm 07.05.23

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