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Tiller cover for clutch tailboom at 8:22am 10.12.23 Catalina 22 3/888
Water tank leak (1) Bogart at 11:45pm 10.11.23 Big Boats 14/1374 Hi All Bogart is a 45CC 2007 model. We have discovered a slight crack in the top of the aft starboa
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 10:24pm 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 31/10195 After the flurry of posts in the thread about Navionics Price Increasing, relaying positive experien
Catalina 30 Survey jofro at 5:01pm 10.11.23 Catalina 30 7/2402 I have an offer accepted on an 1985 30' Catalina pending Survey and Inspection in 2 weeks. After to
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats (3) Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 10.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/754 @FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 9:10am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 2/546 looking for any information on how to remove the engine block from the transmission housing on a Yan
Columbia keel question James River Sailor at 8:40am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/891 Would anyone happen to know what Columbia used for their keel material; lead or cast iron? Specifi
Simrad/Navico WP 100 Wheelpilot (1) ESampsel at 7:13am 10.11.23 Parts Search 2/1063 Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifical
Simrad/Navico WP 100 Wheelpilot Parts (1) ESampsel at 6:38am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 1/474 Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifica
Legal Question Raymus at 3:38am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 21/3369 Does the United States Coast Guard, Navy, etc. have any authority to board or detain a foreign perso
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. JohnnyP at 9:00pm 10.10.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1498 I cannot get my genoa sail down. It looks like I have good size gap between a couple of profurl furl
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Beneteau40sailor at 7:01pm 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1904 Preforming winterization of the water system on my 2011 Beneteau 40, had the electric heater and hai
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 (1) JohnK Austin TX at 2:36pm 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1980 Hello all, I have compiled my test-sail results on sailboats I short listed for my next boat that in
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Panera at 2:18pm 10.10.23 Engines and Propulsion 18/3490 I've been chasing a coolant drip associated with the expansion tank. After each cruise, there is co
Hurricane Lidia (1) JamesG161 at 12:25pm 10.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 0/614 Hitting Mexico's West Coast Mountains will kill Hurricane Lidia, before entering the Gulf. Jim...
Beneteau First 21 Classic officebob at 10:33am 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/765 Just wondering how much slower the Beneteau First 21 Classic is, versus the Beneteau First 21 swing
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Phips at 9:55am 10.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2401 Hi all, New owner, new to forum, so apologies if this was answered already 20 time... but can't find
Florida Marlow Hunter 37 help needed Juice6576 at 7:10am 10.10.23 Big Boats 3/927 So I am going down the Seadek rabbit hole for my Marlow Hunter 37. I made the cockpit templates befo
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 6:51am 10.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 9/1372 Small Disturbance in Gulf.
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) jssailem at 6:38am 10.10.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 19/2442 I had this map pop up on my Computer today. I thought it would be fun to share. There is a lot of wa

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Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 7:50pm 09.23.25
Dumb Question Mitch Witt at 7:46pm 09.23.25 Why have a wooden floor mat in the head? Doesn't it make it much harder to keep clean and sanitary
Hull patchwork repair Mitch Witt at 7:38pm 09.23.25 How far do I grind it down? You must become familiar with "scarfing" to understand how grinding is
Hull patchwork repair dlochner at 7:32pm 09.23.25 Would the job be possible with a rotary buffer and sanding disc? Would wet sanding cut down on airb
Hull patchwork repair Foswick at 6:38pm 09.23.25 I mean ... you can just rough up the inside and slap several layers of glass over the area. That wo
jabsco marine head dissatisfaction sailme88 at 6:03pm 09.23.25 the vanes on the macerator might be damaged or worn..
Dumb Question sailme88 at 6:02pm 09.23.25 It drains faster thru the slats and lessens the slip and fall possibilities..
Dumb Question lehighsail at 5:25pm 09.23.25 Is that a wet shower? It looks like water could drain down to a sump to be pumped out to the bilge
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 3:58pm 09.23.25 Since it was a thru hull, do you have access to the outside? How does it look out there? Really t
Hull patchwork repair ShawnL at 3:54pm 09.23.25 I don't think a buffer or wet-sanding would really work. You want to attack it with something prett
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 3:54pm 09.23.25
Hull patchwork repair Project_Mayhem at 3:47pm 09.23.25 If it's that poorly done on the inside, who knows what kind of work was done on the outside
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 3:47pm 09.23.25 Well, you could do that, and then you would have new problems to figure out. And sooner or later yo
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 3:45pm 09.23.25 It really isn't a difficult repair. Folks are just trying to make it clear that you need to grind a
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 3:44pm 09.23.25 Since it was a thru hull, do you have access to the outside? How does it look out there? Really t
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 3:42pm 09.23.25 How much are you selling yours for?:biggrin: Haha im not giving up on her yet. Just a steep learni
Prop damage. Foswick at 3:38pm 09.23.25 Then you are probably OK. If you plan to motor the entire 42 miles, you might consider replacing/rep
Hull patchwork repair Project_Mayhem at 3:35pm 09.23.25
Hull patchwork repair ShawnL at 3:22pm 09.23.25 Since it was a thru hull, do you have access to the outside? How does it look out there? Really th
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? thinwater at 3:22pm 09.23.25 Pettit has 2 products named Hydrocoat. To quote from their website, the one I was talking about is

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