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Laminating epoxy to aluminium (1) seahorse008 at 8:57am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/4462 Has anyone here ever laminated epoxy to aluminium? I'm redoing the mast step area on my J24, the mas
Stanchion for 1999 Beneteau 311 Mart3833 at 8:16am 10.09.14 Parts Search 0/1827 Does anyone know where I can get a new stanchion for my boat in UK or Europe and who were the manufa
Floppy Spreaders texoma22x at 8:06am 10.09.14 Trailer Sailors 10/2721 I've seen some dumb questions on here. Here's another. Are spreaders supposed to be ridgid, fixed
a couple of rigging questions gitpicker2007 at 8:01am 10.09.14 Catalina 22 9/1619 Please bear with me, as I've sailed Hobie's for years, but this 22 is new. I've been having a blast
Question for Furling Mast Owners Mulf at 6:28am 10.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1179 I have a 41 foot Hunter with a Selden in mast furling main. Two of my non-furling Hunter owner frien
Boom Flood SettleMeDown at 4:14am 10.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1082 New to us 473: After rain we start up and head out. Water comes running down the boom and gushing i
A bit of prop talk Philip_Oceanis 361 at 2:36am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2063 If a 16X9 3-blade fixed propeller can load an engine to maximum 3050rpm, and is replaced with a 15X1
Suggestions on a first sailboat, azsailing at 1:01am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 43/5429 I am looking for some advice on selecting my first sailboat. I have had a 22 foot powerboat for yea
Shaft brake clausjepsen at 11:53pm 10.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2930 I have an Oceanis 361 with af Volvo Penta and a 3 blade non folding propeller. Going for sail the d
Anchor windlass Beneteau 36 cc tomfoolery at 9:40pm 10.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3509 Can anyone tell me why the electric anchor windlass is set up so it only works when the engine is ru
Auto Tuners Brian D at 8:46pm 10.08.14 SSB and Ham Operators 2/4888 Is anyone using something other than an Icom Auto Turner on their boat? Maybe a SGC, or LDG, MFJ, or
Which of Three Upgrades to Buy First? CapitalistSailor at 8:13pm 10.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5383 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 with a new mainsail but the original OEM jib. I am pondering which of thr
is this group active? willsnow at 3:05pm 10.08.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/11212 Hey folks! I just joined the group, in preparation of moving to Seattle area in the spring. I've ha
Diffifcult Re-Starts Coyote at 1:04pm 10.08.14 Bigger Boats 18/2905 On our Oday 28, we have a Universal M-12. NEVER an issue getting it started. The last couple of sail
Port Lens Replacement ifundum at 11:18am 10.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1657 We are replacing the lenses on the cabin ports. They are the larger Grey #715 ports in the aft cabi
Insurance sailorsattic at 7:42am 10.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1729 I am looking for an insurance company that will write on a boat that is live aboard in Florida. Any
Cal 33-2 Too much weather helm Moonraker687 at 6:59am 10.08.14 Cal 2/2579 My Cal 33-2 have a very heavy weather helm. To reduce this weather helm, I have moved my mast forwar
Fiberglass boat building (3) albinfinity at 9:43pm 10.07.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2823 I am thinking taking on a project that it could be way to much to handle for me. So I thought this i
Total Eclipse of the Moon tonight Brian D at 9:17pm 10.07.14 Sails Call Lounge 10/3133 Starts around 4:16a Wednesday morning ET. 1:16a on the Left Coast. Totality (Blood Moon) hit at 6:24
Keel crack Dirk Pitt at 8:45pm 10.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1097 Ahoy all, found a small crack line in the keel in a boat I just bought....frig.....is there an easy

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WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION nramsey at 3:44pm 09.10.23
Removing Aft Cabin "Headboard" duck21 at 3:44pm 09.10.23 Awesome! Exactly the info we were looking for. Thank you! The Admiral will be pleased. Doug
New Electronics Networking Help Davidasailor26 at 3:37pm 09.10.23
H45CC aft Bedhead henri at 3:33pm 09.10.23 Finally I found the solution. Pulling hard on the fabric covered panel it will release. In fact thos
How to determine Genoa size? (1) Stu Jackson at 3:30pm 09.10.23 Is there a formula to determine sail %? Of course there is:
Removing Aft Cabin "Headboard" henri at 3:27pm 09.10.23 Had the same problem. In fact if you pull hard on the fabric covered panel it will loosen from the b
Push Button Starter Testing (1) Nichole340 at 3:23pm 09.10.23
How to determine Genoa size? dlochner at 2:58pm 09.10.23 Advertise the sail by its dimensions, condition, sailmaker and the size sail it was for your boat.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION kappykaplan at 2:52pm 09.10.23 What does WOT mean? (pardon my ignorance) wide open throttle
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 2:46pm 09.10.23 Did you ever check your oil level when you see this sludge problem ? Oil level is good. At 1500 -
How to determine Genoa size? Tally Ho at 2:30pm 09.10.23
Push Button Starter Testing Maine Sail at 2:15pm 09.10.23 This may help: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/add-starting-relay.194701/#post-1505182
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. dlochner at 2:11pm 09.10.23 So I can sand the black and blue off down to all white everywhere, and then prep for new barrier co
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 2:09pm 09.10.23 Gelcoat is usually white. If you sand through the gelcoat you will see the polyester resin and glas
New Electronics Networking Help jviss at 1:54pm 09.10.23 Thanks. Maretron has a great reputation. I'm personally not a big fan of screw terminals, but the
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. dlochner at 1:21pm 09.10.23 The boat is not made of epoxy, it is likely polyester resin and glass. If there is epoxy on the bott
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Tally Ho at 1:15pm 09.10.23
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (1) monocerosin at 1:01pm 09.10.23 How do I know if it's epoxy or gelcoat? Is there a test I can do to the surface? I figure doing this
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 09.10.23 The black came off I presume the black was only the black bottom paint as Citristrip isn't going
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 11:47am 09.10.23 My Universal 5614 will not go any higher than 2000 rpm's and when its up there I see black sludge l

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