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New home page today for Beneteau and Mac Phil Herring at 5:25am 06.10.15 Ask All Sailors 2/995 We're going to begin installing the new home page and nav bar today on the Beneteau and Macgregor si
New Owner - Steep Epoxy Learning Curve CRichardsDSX at 4:59am 06.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1514 G'Morning All! Recently came into a project boat, and the learning curve on the epoxy is kicking
Need a new fresh water gauge star302 at 2:44am 06.10.15 Big Boats 13/2187 Hi, We own a Hunter356 2002..Our gauges are on one panel and are digital and have never worked. W
Cast Iron Keel Repair docschreiber at 6:54pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 15/7738 I have a '72 Coronado 23-2 that I recently purchased. My intention was to buy a "ready-to-sail" boa
Valuation help MLampner at 6:26pm 06.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1088 Love my 77 Hunter 30, but I am going to be relocating to an area where it's time for a smaller boat
2009 B37 with 29 hp Yanmar (2) Vegas at 4:06pm 06.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1059 Trying to find the original hour meter on this boat. Was the ORIGINAL hour meter a digital one in
Help please! timlc1963 at 3:42pm 06.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2193 I just got a Mac 26X and I absolutely know nothing about sailing at all. But I'm trying to learn. Th
centerboard fix - more information (1) rickkinross at 3:23pm 06.09.15 Day Sailers 3/1136 Hi, I have the well known centerboard leak and saw this post on one of the forums and would like a
2GM20F Engine overheating admorton at 2:52pm 06.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 33/5255 I have a Hunter 28.5 with a 2GM20F Yanmar engine. I can't seem to solve my overheating problem with
Gasoline Transfer Pump (1) SqPeg at 2:31pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1415 I have a gas can in a swim platform locker that I want to transfer fuel from, up to an outboard on t
Packing Gland Jdaniel343 at 2:16pm 06.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1923 I have a 77 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. I purchased the boat recently and just got it in the water
Packing Gland Jdaniel343 at 2:15pm 06.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1174 I have a 77 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. I purchased the boat recently and just got it in the water
Bare boat charter olegedelman at 1:51pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/813 i am pretty sure i will put a boat into charter in the Caribbean, so i am looking for 3 people who a
C-22 NATIONAL's COMING UP SOON! CaptDon01 at 1:50pm 06.09.15 Catalina 22 0/498 HOSTED BY C-22 FLEET-20 JULY 17-22, PORTLAND OREGON Don't sit on the fence to much longer or it w
Just got my first Catalina (1) cudamank at 1:36pm 06.09.15 Smaller Boats 3/1901 Hi All, new here, and just purchased a 1982 Catalina 25 fixed keel. Looking forward to getting some
varnish thinned with acetone? Richard19068 at 1:07pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 13/5615 Good news bad news. The wife said she would put on the third coat of varnish Monday while I was a
A coupla questions about my Cat 22 MatagordaWind at 12:56pm 06.09.15 Catalina 22 11/1899 I have an 83 Catalina 22. When I went down to sail last weekend I noticed the tiller and rudder wer
Another ChartPlotter/Fishfinder Question Ward H at 11:36am 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 5/961 Will a CP/Fish Finder read depths as shallow as 2 feet? All literature talks about max depth. I
Oday 26 BOOM ATTACHMENT mlindberg1 at 11:03am 06.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/540 Stepped the mast on my 26 and have a boom question. Sorry for all the questions but this is new to m
P303 Toilet fix/repair Don Guhr at 10:37am 06.09.15 Pearson 8/1845 What holds the 4 nuts that secure the toilet? How can I access those nuts? Has anyone replaced

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Re-anodising boom and holes dLj at 2:42pm 11.30.23 My question is why do you want to fill the holes? Just esthetics? If there is no other reason I woul
Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC Rick at 2:17pm 11.30.23 They do not make that brand of compass anymore. What is wrong with it?
Electric Motors rgranger at 1:29pm 11.30.23 Very cool. I hope to have an electric sailboat someday.
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport dbk0630 at 12:02pm 11.30.23 This blurb from Catalina Direct seems to partially address your question(s)... Keel Centering Spacer
Charts recommendation Hello Below at 11:19am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Faucet is leaking Ralph Johnstone at 11:03am 11.30.23 Maybe try dis-assembling the cartridge portion and slather the "spout O ring" with a non-petroleum g
Charts recommendation pgandw at 10:58am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Dodger Needed Richard19068 at 10:09am 11.30.23 FWIW one year ago I paid $4,000 for a "California" style dodger recover . That included no-rot threa
Dodger Needed Bob S at 9:10am 11.30.23 I stand corrected, 8K included the Bimini with two flexible solar panel attachments. Brain dead befo
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 8:45am 11.30.23 The tank is now totally siphoned out. Last night I did some approximate measurements, and I now bel
Dodger Needed NYSail at 8:17am 11.30.23 $8,000 for just a dodger seems real high. I paid last year about $10,000 for a full enclosure..... A
Dodger Needed kloudie1 at 6:23am 11.30.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials for
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding smokey73 at 5:49am 11.30.23 Hello All- Well, reading the manual I see my continuous rating is 3200 RPM and my 1 hr is 3400. I
Single private mooring rentals smokey73 at 5:37am 11.30.23 IA quick look revealed this document regarding NC law: Microsoft Word - t14a_07h.doc (nc.gov) , but
Lantern Advice dlochner at 5:31am 11.30.23 We use unscented lamp oil that can be purchased at a grocery or hardware store. But the W&P does bur
Dodger Needed Bob S at 4:57am 11.30.23 I paid 8k last year for our dodger without the frame. The quality canvas shops in my area are straig
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:47am 11.30.23 Is there an inline fuse on the red or plus side of the DC system? If so, check that too
Dodger Needed Crazy Dave Condon at 4:30am 11.30.23
Dodger Needed Terry Cox at 4:20am 11.30.23 Paid $1,400 a few years ago for Leta's Top Shop to replace our dodger, bimini and main sail cover. J
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding sailcapt340 at 3:33am 11.30.23 Glad you found it. The throttle slipping back is one very annoying problem to have on a boat. And

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