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UofW SeaGrant Marine Corrosion Workshop Charles Erwin at 4:58pm 04.02.15 Ask All Sailors 0/564 If you have any appetite for this kind of stuff and you are located proximate to the conference site
Shower in head. (1) Mike Mc at 2:30pm 04.02.15 Catalina 310 5/1712 Has anybody replaced Grohe shower behind head? Very hard to reach underside of faucets behind head.
Proper deck mounting of Perko "Flush Ring Pull" (1) Ziggler at 1:59pm 04.02.15 Ask All Sailors 16/5763 After months of redoing the deck, trying to re-install a small, square based 1 3/8" x 1 3/4 inch "Pe
Hunter owners, our job just got harder Hello Below at 1:18pm 04.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1543 Several times a year, I will come across a question pertinent to my Hunter that no matter how much s
Universal M35B vibration at less than 1000 rpm Sandy Feet at 12:21pm 04.02.15 Big Boats 16/6875 I have a 2002 Universal M35B diesel engine on my Catalina36 MK11. when the engine is in neutral and
Do you care about the hydrodynamic shape of your keel? $tingy Sailor at 11:36am 04.02.15 Catalina 22 22/3384 I need your input. I've written a blog article about the C-22 Swing Keel Refinishing DVD and its
2007 H31 Wema water gauge Jerry21707 at 11:01am 04.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1763 Wema water gauge not working. There is power to the gauge as it lights up when the breaker is on.
Is this black box keeping my head sump from working? (2) pmartson at 10:29am 04.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/934 The wash basin drains into the shower sump, and a float switch should activate the pump. Right? Th
curtain magnets??? Ken Cross at 9:10am 04.02.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1161 Our new to us 1989 Hunter 30 needs port light coverings. At night with lights inside everyone and ev
Hunter 33 leaking behind the packing nut Dannotti at 8:43am 04.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 20/3602 I have some extra water coming in a bolts just behind the packing nut. I had a bot mechanic in our y
New Owner needs help with Johnson Sailmaster please Domorox at 8:24am 04.02.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/2460 Hey folks. I hope everyone is doing well! I bought a 78' Oday 25 back in October and it has a mid
O'day 25 - Shore Power autocad at 8:17am 04.02.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2976 Hi, I'm updating the "shorepower" currently installed on my 75 O'day 25. The current setup looks lik
temp. rain/sun shade for sides/rear of bimini? iSailor at 6:44am 04.02.15 Catalina 310 5/5675 Has anyone rigged up some sort of temporary rain or sun shade for the sides or rear of a bimini? My
Davits Larry D Calander at 6:24am 04.02.15 Smaller Boats 8/1160 Has anybody installed davits on their h26?
Need help with refinishing deck plan jmczzz at 4:00am 04.02.15 Catalina 22 87/10004 boat up, trailer out, upside down hangers out, pics ?? I have searched and read a lot about refinis
Critical Standing Rigging Part -- Re-Use Old or Go New? (2) rardiH36 at 9:56pm 04.01.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2914 I can't decide what is best in this case: Re-use my existing OEM important standing rigging part.
Headsails with vertical battens - on boat storage ? smacklin at 9:00pm 04.01.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2587 Question about headsails with vertical battens. A.k.a. like a J105 Ullman Fiber-path blade.
Another Coast Guard resuce Brian D at 7:44pm 04.01.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2230 This time some sailors on a replica Pirate Ship. http://www.weather.com/news/video/coast-guard-resc
40.5 Structural Integrity puig at 7:43pm 04.01.15 Big Boats 7/2494 Would really like to hear from other 40.5 owners on any issues with keel to hull joints, hull flexin
Making some spring headway! braol at 6:21pm 04.01.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/583 Finally starting to tick some things off my to-do list now that I can work outside again: I f

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Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 10.16.23 The forum store can get the exact rudder for you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) rgranger at 10:28am 10.16.23 The 5 foot difference between the 2 boats was pretty dramatic. My first transition like this was
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 10:09am 10.16.23 The outer covering is highly pitted, see photo. I'm hoping it doesn't make much difference With he
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Skipper J at 9:58am 10.16.23 YouTube videos are a good place to get the basics of boat systems. Everything eventually breaks, so
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 9:25am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:22am 10.16.23 I'd skip the hull protection and pay more attention to the Navionics charts :biggrin:. That said,
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:06am 10.16.23 As a former owner, I have the now defunct Starwind 19 Association's boat manual if youre interested
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (1) rgranger at 8:38am 10.16.23 I think my boat got flooded a lot so turned inside floor and floor glue squishy, so I got a good pr
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:26am 10.16.23 HAVE YOU CONSIDERED DRY SLIPS? I went through the same transition about 8 years ago.... BUT I SPLI
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.16.23 Do you only sail in far-away destinations that you have to travel hours to get to? What is your fre
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 8:16am 10.16.23 After several days of soaking the exchanger in evaporust, it still wouldn't budge. I cut out a circu
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 7:36am 10.16.23 THANK YOU !
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 7:32am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder. On c
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Davenport at 7:27am 10.16.23 I'm happy. but actually me using 2 layers of what is called "1/2 inch" plywood but is bit smaller,
Cradle screw jack conversion Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 10.16.23 Photo would help. Please note the lift points found on both sides of you boat that are found under
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger RoyS at 7:01am 10.16.23 1. Having a boat in a marina is like having a vacation home. Even if you don't get to sail, you can
Invest 94L jssailem at 6:48am 10.16.23 Looking at the macro picture over the next 10 days. Thursday19/Friday20 could bring a spot of rain.
Invest 94L kloudie1 at 6:35am 10.16.23 Watching weather carefully.. some buddies and I are planning a little cruise around the Pensacola/Gu
Engineering Help Needed (1) jssailem at 6:32am 10.16.23 A canoe with training wheels. What happens when you need beer? That would be a disaster waiting to
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Ward H at 6:07am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder.

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