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Yanmar 2GM20F Mixing Elbow jrezab at 2:36pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2031 I am replacing the Mixing Elbow on my 1986 Pearson 303. There is a stainless steel connecting piece
Wind Instrument display not reading doctorbill at 2:14pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1634 My Raymarine ST60+ Wind display is not pointing to the wind although it is displaying wind speed. I
Replacing teak simonphillips at 1:12pm 10.04.14 Catalina 30 9/1407 Hi, been lurking on the site for a long time and picked up lots of useful hints and information. Now
Electrical Systems/Battery SG (1) jrevkin at 12:13pm 10.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1142 I'm surprised there is no electrical systems forum, so I'll post here. I have 2 battery banks. One
Hot side of exhaust of an Atomic 4 DougBaker at 11:09am 10.04.14 Catalina 30 2/876 Looking for feedback. Just rebuilt the hot side of the exhaust and ended up with water trying to bub
Mac25 leak Jack Bernard at 8:20am 10.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1089 I am somewhat new to my 1984 MacGregor 25. I have a leak. It may be the pivot bolt and am planning
Why pull boat in winter versus leave in water ? Delawaredave at 7:25am 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 55/17133 Newbie. 27 footer. Bohemia River, Chesapeake Bay, MD. Seems most people in our marina pull boat
Engine coolant NYSail at 6:43am 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2013 Hello all...... I will be changing my engine coolant this winter and was wondering about different b
Winterizing with In-Mast Furling kenvail at 5:03am 10.04.14 Big Boats 17/4248 I'm approaching my first northeast winter with my new-to-me 2006 Hunter 38. It has a huge mainsail a
HIgh Tide Roger Long at 4:19am 10.04.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/2543 It was a wild and loud night here listening to a combination of astronomical and wind driven high ti
PHRF rating adjustments Ted at 8:41pm 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3003 Assume for a moment that a sailboat was designed for a specific geographical area taking into consid
Victron 600s negative voltage reading (2) rexabbot at 8:08pm 10.03.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/7379 I have had my Victron 600s for a couple years in my motor and it has worked fine. Today I moved it
advice needed,Dock side tension for larger/oversize shrouds Water Bill at 6:20pm 10.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2138 we replaced our 9/32nds uppers, headstay, backstay and 1/4 lowers and cutter/inner forestay with 5/3
Widgeon questions DianeLT at 4:45pm 10.03.14 Day Sailers 5/886 Hello, I am a new Widgeon owner. I bought a boat in reasonable condition, but I note that the hole w
Hunter 19 - any owners out there? caslegers at 4:28pm 10.03.14 Smaller Boats 1/573 I'd love to connect with Hunter 19 owners! Just got a 1993 - great condition, very excited. Need
Hunter 19 jammed swing keel/centerboard caslegers at 4:25pm 10.03.14 Smaller Boats 1/1711 New Hunter 19, 1993 owner - would like some help on a number of topics... experienced Lightning sail
Main Sheet Rigging caslegers at 4:23pm 10.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/562 I'm a Lightning sailor who just acquired a Hunter 19, 1993. I would very much appreciate a photo of
Need Hatch Cover for 25 Lehooks at 3:23pm 10.03.14 Day Sailers 4/1001 Big storm took my sliding hatch cover to the deep last night. Does anyone know of a derelict 25 tha
Shipboard 20m dipole Brian D at 3:20pm 10.03.14 SSB and Ham Operators 13/10195 Finally ordered all the parts for my 20m dipole for the boat. Was thinking of going with an auto tun
Hunter 456 production run 1951seayalater at 12:30pm 10.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/933 I am considering buying a Hunter 456, the owner says that it is a 2006, but I cannot find any prices

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West Coast Space Launch (1) Leeward Rail at 10:47am 11.17.22 I asked Space-X the rename StarShip to Jefferson StarShip. That flew like a lead balloon. They sho
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel Parsons at 10:44am 11.17.22 I was hoping @fstbttms would chime in to give us the right answer. So what is it, Mr. Bottoms - if
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks Roland5048 at 10:41am 11.17.22 I've been using Gel Gloss for years now. Does a good job with soot stains from the exhaust. At Hom
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks Project_Mayhem at 10:28am 11.17.22 Removes surface gel coat Could this be a replacement for wet sanding??
Where, or where? Richard19068 at 10:21am 11.17.22 Weird is right. I can't even find that on my globe.
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 11.17.22 Something I've always found to remove ANY stain is : ou can find. Just apply a liberal dose of elb
Dyneema for furler line Mifeo at 9:42am 11.17.22
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 9:30am 11.17.22 It may be that the ecological rules will soon make bottom paint useless. What's your definition of
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 9:27am 11.17.22 Ablative paint, by it's nature requires less diver maintenance... 100% not true :laugh:
Lazarette Pad Locks: Battery, Fuel and Companionway Project_Mayhem at 9:23am 11.17.22 I'm guessing you're in salt water? I've been using those rubber coated master locks with the hex sha
winterizing puzzle dmax at 9:23am 11.17.22 Diesels need three things to run: compression, fuel and air. It's not compression, engine was just r
winterizing puzzle JoeWhite at 9:21am 11.17.22 No fuel in the tank?
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel fstbttms at 9:21am 11.17.22 I wouldn't put any paint on it. I'd be afraid that the crud would just stick more firmly to the pa
Dyneema for furler line Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 11.17.22 For distance from block to spool I will say as far as practical. At some point the furling line be
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks rgranger at 9:06am 11.17.22 That kind of stain possess a unique chemical challenge. If the stain is soot, then it is mostly car
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum kappykaplan at 8:59am 11.17.22 I've just heard not to EAT the yellow snow. :poop::thumbup:
new jersey, the best sailing on earth :) (1) rhodes1776 at 8:53am 11.17.22
Electric dinghy engines (1) william24424 at 8:50am 11.17.22 Pro Electric ---- lightweight, less maintenance, dependable starts, cleaner, quieter, cheaper to run
Dyneema for furler line Mifeo at 8:46am 11.17.22 The stanchion blocks wrap around the stanchion. They are ran on the outside because of the curve
Roller furling rigs Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 11.17.22 I think I'd skip the UV protection. Either one of 2 things will happen .... UV degradation that fa

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