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Odor starts when port is open Leprecaun at 12:18pm 05.14.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1677 Had no odor, then it got hot, now odor is returning. This is not a head holding tank odor, smells mo
How to replace centerboard haul up line ? RW20720 at 12:04pm 05.14.15 Smaller Boats 14/3716 I have a 2004 260 and the centerboard haul up line is frayed and the boat stays in the water. We ar
How thick is the hull? EdWard3 at 11:07am 05.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1035 About to do blister repair on my Hunter 30 (1980)... Just so I know what's behind the blister, anyo
Rant justsomeguy at 9:18am 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1918 If you use an iPad with an external GPS device as a navigation aid, do not allow Apple to update you
Jib sheet cleat T_Cat at 8:06am 05.14.15 Catalina 22 12/5616 Would anyone like to share their jib sheet cleat set up for single handed sailing? I was thinking of
Size of sails horseshoe1970 at 5:20am 05.14.15 Day Sailers 3/1079 Let me start off by saying, I KNOW NOTHING! I recently acquired a 17' O'Day Day Sailer that was mad
Stability Test for Irwin 65 1983 Ketch CaptainrichardG at 4:41am 05.14.15 Irwin 0/1317 Ahoy Mates, I am in the process of getting a Certificate of Inspection (COI) from the British Virgi
stanchion sealant GarEi at 2:09am 05.14.15 Pearson 4/1967 I have a Pearson 303 and am rebeding a stanchion. There is a rubber pad under the base of the stanch
Release Outhaul Tension When Not Sailing? rardiH36 at 8:10pm 05.13.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/5158 After much-too-much time on my garage floor, I finally completed the cut-down and transformation of
Yacht Insurance renewal up 20%!! Rich Stidger at 5:50pm 05.13.15 Ask All Sailors 38/3482 Yikes! I wish my income had gone up 20% to match. Has anyone else seen this kind of increase since
DIY galley alternatives Monheganlover at 5:37pm 05.13.15 Catalina 22 22/8668 I have a '77 C-22. I am not finding much use for the sliding galley, at least not enough to compens
New rudder clarsen at 4:11pm 05.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/625 Need a new rudder on our 381. Any recommendations?
Bottom Paint Deleted member 117556 at 1:58pm 05.13.15 Catalina 310 6/1315 Hey All, Having the first bottom job done since I own my 310 and am using Petit Ultima SR 60 as is t
Vision-32 mainsail gate Bill23009 at 1:53pm 05.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1331 I have lost the mainsale gate on my Isomat mast of my 1990 Vision-32. I have been trying to find a r
Solar Power Installed (4) Regular Guy at 1:43pm 05.13.15 Smaller Boats 1/685 To support my board batteries when off shore power I installed one of those flexible solar Photo-Fle
Forward hatch sandpiper10471 at 1:36pm 05.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1128 Any 37C owners have ready access to the interior (liner) dimensions of the forward hatch over the V-
O'Day 15 help 02809bristol at 12:05pm 05.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/5758 Hello, Our family just adopted a O'Day 15. Needs a little work but should be sailing soon. Are t
Keel bolt leaks on a Hunter 23 Colorado Mountain Sailor at 10:35am 05.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/936 Has anyone fixed a keel bolt leak on a 1986 Hunter 23?
Custom woodwork (2) surfer100p at 10:16am 05.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1082 This my custom mohogany wood work. I'm getting into furniture and custom woodwork. Does anyone know
Destination San Diego Bay Kings Gambit at 7:14am 05.13.15 Destinations 15/3366 Going to do something new over Memorial Day Weekend; an overnight transit from Ventura Harbor to San

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Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. dlochner at 10:30am 09.11.23 What's that without spell correct ? It is correct, not an auto correct. https://www.hempel.com
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 10:29am 09.11.23 Well 10mm is what I have and it's jamming up. I looked at 8mm / 5/16. It works in the clutch but fee
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? Ted10028 at 10:23am 09.11.23 not sure if it is correct but someone mentioned that on the Catalina 32 you had to take out a water
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 09.11.23 silic one bottom paint system. What's that without spell correct ?
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 10:06am 09.11.23 Sorry I could not resist this. Not only did Hurricanes follow @dLj trip but Active Volcanoes in the
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! Apex at 10:01am 09.11.23 3/8 or 10mm should be more than up to the task at hand. = more room around the cage?
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford PaulK at 9:48am 09.11.23 Warships of the period (Galleons)do seem to have painted decoration and quarter galleries. Trading v
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling. shemandr at 9:34am 09.11.23 The Sunset Bay Marina is only good if you want to sail on the St. Lucie River and the St. Lucie Yach
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 9:05am 09.11.23 Looks like I did not update what I found at the masthead!! DOH Both jib & spinnaker halyards were g
Push Button Starter Testing cagreen75 at 8:48am 09.11.23 The easiest way to test the switch is to get a short piece of wire the same size as the wire on the
Screw Terminals and Ferrules kappykaplan at 8:46am 09.11.23 I was wondering if anyone else here bothers with these? I was not aware of these types of connecto
bulge water DRhoads at 8:44am 09.11.23 Don't forget the mast
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 8:26am 09.11.23 Excellent! I did find some grey just above the white so yes to the gelcoat layer. I will carry on wi
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? kappykaplan at 8:21am 09.11.23 You can buy it at hardware stores or the poster Maine Sail on this site sells it, or used to. SBO
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? dlochner at 8:21am 09.11.23 I doubt it is ordinary HW store silicone as that stuff does not have good adhesive properties. It i
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? isaksp00 at 8:12am 09.11.23 It looks like it might also be butyl tape. The light grey stuff. It is sticky so could have been use
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location wojo5901 at 7:16am 09.11.23 Thank you all, I will look further when I get back to the boat. Hopefully this weekend....
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:09am 09.11.23 Recon flights are now shifting bases of operations from Puerto Rico to Florida. This is a buoy to w
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 7:00am 09.11.23 Weather Guys signing off. : St John's may be involved in this.:facepalm: Invest 95L --> TD 13 -->
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas dmax at 6:47am 09.11.23 Another alternative is you could patch up the cracks etc with some epoxy (G-Flex would be good) and

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