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Black Mold in Wood Paneling SailboatInteriors at 8:16am 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1932 We recently purchased a Catalina 36. There is pine wood paneling on each side of the saloon mid-shi
6V GC2 battery wiring for equalizing Fred Villiard at 8:13am 06.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1731 Maine, I have 4 6V GC2's wired series parralell, with a watering sysem. They are very inconvient t
Mast Raising from Dock vs. Trailer Tim Moylan at 5:53am 06.18.14 Smaller Boats 14/1684 I have been raising the 240 mast while the boat is on the trailer for the past few years. Been succe
offshore sailing a Daysailer 17 bluesman at 3:18am 06.18.14 Day Sailers 4/2603 Hi everyone. This is my first post. I just purchased a DS (actually a 2000 Cape Cod Shipbuilding
Preventative Maintenenance (1) dpaquin at 9:27pm 06.17.14 Big Boats 18/1434 In the navy we had this amazing preventative maintenance program that listed everything to service a
Hunter Rendezvous Catalina Island July 25, 26,27 RHUMB RUNNER at 9:05pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/838 For the second year in a row the rendezvous on July 25,26,27 is in jeopardy of not happening. Last y
gooseneck oceansoul at 9:01pm 06.17.14 Smaller Boats 12/1238 Does anyone know it the original gooseneck was adjustable..we are having trouble with the boom hangi
Newport Mk2 Dinette Conversion Issues (1) Buzzlovelace at 8:11pm 06.17.14 Newport 2/2130 Hello, I just purchased a 1979 MKII and when we went to drop the dinette table we found that the are
Mast and Boon finally up...... (4) woodster at 7:34pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1448 Mast and Boom finally up...... :dance: spent most of the day reading the mast to be stepped and a b
Suzuki outboards Rick Templeton at 7:27pm 06.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/1605 I'm looking for a new outboard for our dingy. Found some good prices on Suzuki 4HP 15". Wondering if
St 60 depth sounder Mark Juetten at 7:25pm 06.17.14 Big Boats 11/1382 Our Ray marine st 60 depth sounder quit working this week This was 3 year old replacement for OEM st
Cast iron keel maintenance. rbenyoung at 7:20pm 06.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4056 I have an accepted offer for a 1996 Oceanis 400, Today was the survey. The haul out revealed a keel
Rub Rail fasteners leaking?? Birchy at 7:16pm 06.17.14 Catalina 310 2/868 While performing some work to the inside wood panels on the port side of my 2003 Catalina 310 we re
Hunter 310 opinions Tim22 at 6:46pm 06.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/3974 Hi all I am considering buying a 1997 H 310 and would be interested in current owners opinions.
So I went sailing in the small craft advisory weather... Piotr at 6:41pm 06.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 46/6184 ...with my son (who's been sailing with me the last 4 seasons) and his friend (who has never sailed)
Cat netting on a Catalina 22? $? (1) shortstop at 5:50pm 06.17.14 Catalina 22 16/2409 I would really appreciate your thoughts on these points: 1. I'm planning on buying my first boat, a
masthead spinnaker block issue (1) rmwac at 5:34pm 06.17.14 Catalina 30 5/2496 In the photo you see a plate the PO had made to accommodate a swivel block for the spinnaker. The g
Transmission Issue strange noise. Clydo at 4:51pm 06.17.14 Catalina 310 12/1730 While running engine at the dock 2500 rpm in gear (ok at my marina) after warm up and about five mi
Hunter bashing Don Lucas at 3:44pm 06.17.14 Big Boats 33/4473 How many here are members on other forums? Why do you think so many on them think it is some kind of
Kickup rudder that would fit a Holder 20 Holder20 at 3:44pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/633 I would like to replace my stock rudder with a kick-up rudder. I saw one company that will custom p

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Alternator Stu Jackson at 1:43pm 10.20.22 Or....an alternator regulator...which then goes thru some sort of switch to the battery (per @Stu J
Identify This Boat? higgs at 1:38pm 10.20.22 I think it looks like a Buccaneer.
Need HydraHoist JRacer at 1:29pm 10.20.22 My old J24 (2750 #) was on a HydroHoist for 30 years. Have numerous racing boats (J24, Capri 22, Col
Need HydraHoist dlochner at 1:20pm 10.20.22 Hydrahoi If someone has a hydrahoist for sale they know all that. I am in Chattanooga TN. You adj
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? flightlead404 at 1:16pm 10.20.22 Great find! I've replaced 3 now. Anybody find replacement switches for these? Having similar int
Need HydraHoist Steve Sherman at 1:07pm 10.20.22 2000lbs Hydrahoi OK, 2:1 says it's the weight and not the year. What is the hoist mounted on ? W
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level Crazy Dave Condon at 1:06pm 10.20.22 Would you like to talk with me. If so send me your number please by private message Former dealer
23.5 replacement parts Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 10.20.22 Your welcome
Mast light power on H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:01pm 10.20.22 As I understand this no power to the deck plug? did you pull the plug out to see if clean and any p
Need HydraHoist Steve Sherman at 1:00pm 10.20.22 Looking for a hoist to lift a 2000 sailboat out of the water. Steve Sherman steve@optistuff.com 20
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 Leeward Rail at 12:49pm 10.20.22 There was one area where the veneer was peeling badly enough that the raw suction of the Shop-Vac a
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 Leeward Rail at 12:36pm 10.20.22 For the paneling, I've used fine wet and dry emery paper with teak oil as the lubricant. That is e
Alternator tfox2069 at 12:28pm 10.20.22 Battery. Or....an alternator regulator...which then goes thru some sort of switch to the battery (
Need HydraHoist dlochner at 12:22pm 10.20.22 He's probably looking for a boat hoist for his J22 which weighs about 1800 lbs and has a 4' draft to
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida jssailem at 12:10pm 10.20.22 Free with internet access is DeepZoom Trip Just relocate the map to the east coast and you can get
Shore power questions Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 10.20.22
Shore power questions jssailem at 11:58am 10.20.22 Install 110ac battery charger. AC power allows you to run a vacuum while in port. You can run an ele
Need HydraHoist Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 10.20.22 OK, 2:1 says it's the weight and not the year. What is the hoist mounted on ? What is the keel to c
Need HydraHoist kappykaplan at 11:16am 10.20.22 Or it weighs 2000 pounds? That's what I took away . . .
Need HydraHoist Tally Ho at 11:04am 10.20.22 Or it weighs 2000 pounds?

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