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Ya know, it astonishes me how... (1) Windtherapy at 5:53pm 05.08.15 Day Sailers 8/1354 ...some people take are of their boats and how they do or should I say try to do repairs. Attached i
Buffing the hull--what to buy Windtherapy at 4:55pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1986 OK so today I power washed the bottom and it looks sweet. Then I pulled off the old stickers and ad
Can't Find 90* Holding Tank Vent Fitting GorillaToast at 4:34pm 05.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1339 I've seen plenty of 90 pipe to hose barb fittings in the size I want, but none come with a flanged*
Shower head Mark Maulden at 4:29pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1557 Im looking for a hand shower that has a true on/off switch and not a trickle switch..the only thing
Mast ID rvene at 3:18pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1018 I have a mast issue with my 1978 C'C34. The mast is a teardrop type shape, but lacks the internal c
Windlass for Hunter Vision 32 tgrady at 1:50pm 05.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/629 I saw a picture in the gallery so I know someone has done it (Noel Black?). Can it be done effectiv
Raritan Ph-II head - stuck inlet ball Al - s/v Persephone at 1:44pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2382 About 5 years ago, I purchased and installed a Ph-II upgrade kit - a decision I certainly don't regr
Freedom 21 Cat Boat ???? Ropeburn at 1:03pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1659 In my travels through the marinas, I have come accross a 1985 Freedom 21, that was for sale but no a
season beginning, water pump shuts down, no flow (5) jrevkin at 11:36am 05.08.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1892 Hi, I have a Shannon 28 (1982). I'm fitting out post the winter. The water system was winterized. Af
DIY ACR EPIRB Battery replacement mz4wheeler at 11:35am 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/31640 My ACR batteries were up for replacement, and rather than sending it off to get them replaced I elec
Tracking a leak (1) JohnnyMac at 10:42am 05.08.15 Big Boats 5/1121 87874.vBI have a slow leak that has rotted the cabin sole by the settee in the position that the wat
New Main Sail Furling line JDREHER at 10:30am 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/790 Can anyone tell me how much line I need to replace the Mainsail furling line on my 1995 Oceanis 440
trailer for Catalina 28 kenisall at 9:49am 05.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/3836 I have a Catalina 28 Wing Keel, that i need to haul occasionally for maintenance. I have found an
Steering quadrant clarsen at 8:43am 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1381 There's great difficulty removing the steering quadrant from the post on my 381. Any suggestions?
Lewmar #10 Hatch Hinge Pin Removal (4) KZW at 7:48am 05.08.15 Catalina 310 7/8281 How does one remove the hinge pins of the Lewmar #10 hatch (Low Profile? - Trim Line?) on the coach
4 more questions :) Windtherapy at 7:35am 05.08.15 Day Sailers 10/1724 1. I have to change out my entire rub rail. PO must have really smashed it all somehow so anyway, I
Types of Silicon?? AllenF at 7:15am 05.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2502 When is "100% Silicone" not "100% Silicone"? The manufacturers of portlights recommend "100% Silico
Might be a silly questions but it's more about physics Windtherapy at 7:12am 05.08.15 Day Sailers 7/1086 Cabin cooler drain. I hear that it drains into the bilge area--silliness but, I will change mine to
32' Irwin Classic pacerow at 6:16am 05.08.15 Irwin 0/1751 Does anyone have an idea of how many 32' Classics were manufactured between 1970 and 1974? I believe
Prop walk on a 2009 B37 Vegas at 6:07am 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1173 I just bought one and it has a fixed 3-blade prop with a 29hp Yanmar. It's having some work done on

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Clean main sail cover zinahewitt at 9:56pm 07.18.23 I treat my dodger and bimini with 3M 303 every year. So for 303 You take it home, you spray it , Y
Clean main sail cover (1) zinahewitt at 9:52pm 07.18.23 Sunbrella is usually matte, and looks like canvas, showing the threads on both sides. This seems to
Need Help with my Spaghetti! jssailem at 9:28pm 07.18.23 Old boat's electrical were not always properly color coded as they are now. A thick black wire goin
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 catalinasailing at 9:15pm 07.18.23 I have ran a ground and the issue came up after the boat ran a ground and pulled by harbor master ve
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 9:10pm 07.18.23
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 jssailem at 9:09pm 07.18.23 the following is My opinion based on the images and the statements made. The cracks like that on a
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. BTC1984 at 8:41pm 07.18.23 Look for a hose running from the top of the waste holding tank to a vent somewhere on the boat. Min
Winch handle safe use TimFromLI at 8:39pm 07.18.23 Perhaps. It would be interesting to see how that handle would behave if a pawl gave way and set the
Need Help with my Spaghetti! dlochner at 8:07pm 07.18.23 The DC- (DC does not have a ground) ends up at a connection point on the engine, typically around th
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? WayneH at 7:59pm 07.18.23 I have three in a locker on my boat and one of them popped sometime in the last year. Not sure when
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs ggrizzard at 7:07pm 07.18.23 "Dual Contact"! One for the red (hot) wire contact, one for the black (or yellow) wire (ground) cont
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? rgranger at 7:03pm 07.18.23 I had three inflate when i didn't want them too... but it had nothing to do with the mechanism and e
Smoking St. Louis Ribs rgranger at 6:58pm 07.18.23 I need to get one of those eggs.... I keep looking for them on offer up and FB market place.
Need Help with my Spaghetti! Joe at 6:20pm 07.18.23 When anyone says "THICK BLACK WIRE" to battery and the same to the engine.... I can't assign any va
Against the wind - in the docks Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 07.18.23
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? Rick D at 5:50pm 07.18.23 I think you are doing a good job of eliminating most of the common sources. FWIW, I had the same iss
Against the wind - in the docks PaulK at 5:13pm 07.18.23 How does that work with a 20 mph wind pushing the boat into the dock? If the boat is held by the s
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Tally Ho at 5:03pm 07.18.23 Pump may need to be serviced (or replaced), joker valve is probably shot, discharge hose could be pl
Merit 22 owners sloughsailer at 5:02pm 07.18.23 I have to drop the mast on my Merit 22 by myself. Other times I had friends helping and a place to h
Water proofing zippers.... Tally Ho at 4:52pm 07.18.23 Not a good analogy. Oil is oil. Sailcote is not the same as conventional zipper lube. Sailcote i

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