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Is it Just Me ............. Ralph Johnstone at 2:33pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 29/3968 .................. 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 5/1148 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 2/1356 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 0/616 Sorry. Didn't mean to repost
Need Help Fishing a Wire on a H356 SA1LOR32 at 11:51am 05.15.15 Big Boats 11/1307 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 15/3212 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 0/1443 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 0/632 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 8/5144 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 2/1083 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 6/2455 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 14/1433 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 3/902 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 0/598 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 4/1263 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 7/1371 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 14/1323 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 21/5354 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 3/1507 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 0/640 does anyone have a through hull diagram for an oceanis 350? Even something hand drawn would be ap

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I thought I have seen it all...and then this. PaulK at 1:24pm 11.10.23
Pearson electra? Rick486 at 1:18pm 11.10.23 Don't think an Electra. Looks a bit short on length and the lines on the cabin look a bit sharp. I n
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 12:19pm 11.10.23 Windows have always come out for me, once they were UV damaged, but I'm thinking heat could help.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 12:13pm 11.10.23 Did you ever dive the boat and clean the prop and hull? Nope.
Bimini window.... (2) kbgunn at 11:54am 11.10.23 You have the right approach. Keep it simple. A roll up flap with snap or velcro closures is perfect.
replacement of glue-in fixed ports thinwater at 11:51am 11.10.23 Windows have always come out for me, once they were UV damaged, but I'm thinking heat could help. I
MARINE GROWTH fstbttms at 9:48am 11.10.23 micron CSC ablative among others. glad to help That you say a thing doesn't make it true. To wit,
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 9:40am 11.10.23 Inspired, I started and realized Wrong way is to use thick knife... I quickly changed directions an
Oday 25 cabin roof dmax at 9:07am 11.10.23 As far as I know, O'Day decks are all balsa cored. If the area is an inch or so thick, it's cored. M
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (3) william24424 at 9:00am 11.10.23 Inspired, I started and realized Wrong way is to use thick knife... I quickly changed directions and
MARINE GROWTH Don S/V ILLusion at 8:59am 11.10.23 I am unaware of any ablative paint that cannot withstand prolonged exposure to air. And neither are
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. LloydB at 8:56am 11.10.23 The given example seems backwards to me because the guy seems to be cleating off a slack line. Proba
Pearson electra? capta at 8:17am 11.10.23 Poor baby. It makes me so sad to see a lovely boat, no matter the size, in fatal disrepair. I hope s
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. capta at 8:13am 11.10.23 In a situation where I needed power on a dock line, I always ran the line to one of my ST-65 electri
MARINE GROWTH fstbttms at 7:46am 11.10.23
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Hayden Watson at 7:29am 11.10.23 Did you ever dive the boat and clean the prop and hull?
MARINE GROWTH Don S/V ILLusion at 7:26am 11.10.23
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Terry Cox at 7:06am 11.10.23 Thanks Terry. I wondering is the loop like a p-trap or is it just a loop of wire? Shaped like a 'P
MARINE GROWTH fstbttms at 7:01am 11.10.23 Generalities are always wrong sometimes. Some ablatives are supposed to be limited to 30 days dry-
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing (2) jssailem at 6:22am 11.10.23 Dan. Here is what I did on my mast rebuild to stop water from damaging the deck under the mast base.

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