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Remedy for leaking Lewmar portholes robert dros at 11:51pm 09.25.14 Big Boats 11/10389 I am asking any boat owner who had similar problems with leaking Lewmar portholes, the rubber seals
8.5 knots today San Diego Bay noon 9/25/14 shortstop at 10:10pm 09.25.14 Catalina 22 6/1133 We hit 8.5 knots today sailing in San Diego Bay at Cabrillo point. Sail Flow expected 14/15 mph win
A Better Mousetrap ? ? ? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2906 ................. just maybe. Jabsco Heads. I don't think I'm telling any tales out of school when
Anchor chain Yamaha 33 Rick B at 8:48pm 09.25.14 Yamaha 0/1458 Currently we use 33 feet of 5/16 HT shackled to 250 ft of ? double braid. It is time to get a windl
storing mast efr272 at 8:31pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/5422 My mast is of the boat for the winter, just bought the boat, storing on saw horses. I've seen masts
C&C Boat cradle doomington at 6:02pm 09.25.14 C&C 0/1963 I own a 1976 C'C 30. The cradle I owned was damaged sometime this summer and I need to build anothe
Want to crew in Jacksonville, FL. area dmiller at 5:32pm 09.25.14 Catalina 22 1/712 If any skippers are needing a good crew member in the Jacksonville/ Fernandina Beach area in the gre
32' vs 36'? jimm22n at 5:32pm 09.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/4796 All, If you had to do it over again would you buy a bigger 36' older boat or a smaller 32' newer
Glassing in an old thru hull hole. kito at 4:11pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/7106 I have done some searching on this topic and really haven't seen a definitive way to do this. I will
Misalignment of shaft in shaft tube (5) Guts1236 at 3:50pm 09.25.14 Catalina 30 1/1208 When I purchased my Catalina 30 the engine and transmission have been removed. The shaft had a drip
Ray Marine Linear drive rubber bellows/boot ice breaker at 2:10pm 09.25.14 Big Boats 2/1082 Does any body know where to source the rubber Bellows/boot for the ray marine auto pilot? It goes ar
Replace vent hose doctorbill at 2:06pm 09.25.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2329 I am getting the foul stench with flush problem and after doing some research and have decided to ta
Windlass for beneteau 321 gmayell at 12:57pm 09.25.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/6444 I am looking for ideas on how to install an electric windlass on a 1999 Beneteau 321. A picture of t
water in bilge archimedes at 12:13pm 09.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1057 I'm looking a purchasing a Catalina 22. The boat is in pretty good shape. Does not seem to have
Stainless Canvas Snap Tool (3) philwsailz at 12:09pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4366 Working on one of the boats over the last two weeks, I find that the Dretz-brand snap tool available
'89 33.5 Ballast keel HORROR mlacasse1 at 11:40am 09.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1112 Friend's boat went aground and layed on the stbd side. When we hauled the boat I put my foot on the
sandable bottom paint Panta Rei at 9:38am 09.25.14 Bigger Boats 5/1269 As you may recall from my refurb project Panta Rhei was originally sold into the Caribbean charter f
Prep work for repainting hull of my boat? HillbillyWanderer at 9:30am 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 27/5905 Lots on this but really did not see answer I was looking for. I am planning on painting the entire h
Help!.....boat leaking? polarbear at 9:23am 09.25.14 Catalina 22 14/2391 I am new to sailing monohulls. Am sailing an old 70's Catalina 22. Have kept it in a freshwater sl
Winterizing A4 Gobsmacked at 7:53am 09.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/2142 The Ericson 29 we bought this summer has an Atomic 4 engine, with which I have no experience ( our p

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Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Gary Ryan at 5:57am 08.15.23 I have the same problem this year on our Hunter 386. I dove under the boat and noted that the senso
Spreaders dlochner at 5:33am 08.15.23 Per Ecletic's suggestion, I would inquire with Blue Water Yachts. I have never seen a mast with shr
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 4:49am 08.15.23 Such a good looking boat. Back at you!
pros and cons of adjusting valves... jviss at 4:37am 08.15.23 Manual says I ought to be doing a valve adjustment. Why do you think they say you ought to be doin
Rub Rail Help Ward H at 4:30am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck shemandr at 4:29am 08.15.23 I used to keep a small putty knife, a toothbrush and a cut off plastic container right at the paddle
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Ward H at 4:19am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Ward H at 4:06am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck shemandr at 3:03am 08.15.23 It took half a season to get fouled? I used to clean mine weekly.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck kappykaplan at 2:18am 08.15.23 Leave the blanking plug in between uses and only put the impeller in when you go sailing. :plus::p
Has This Happend to You? kappykaplan at 2:15am 08.15.23 :plus: I have my sails inspected/repaired/washed annually.
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 9:25pm 08.14.23 Many foams will dissolve with gasoline or acetone. I was told the same thing.... unfortunately gre
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 08.14.23 The valve will burn if the gap is too small which causes the valve to not be against the seat long e
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Hayden Watson at 9:16pm 08.14.23 Many foams will dissolve with gasoline or acetone.
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 9:11pm 08.14.23 Has anyone had experience removing this stuff from inside the mast? Is this easy or would I be walk
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 08.14.23 but it will go faster than the wind dead down wind. Sail GP boats can apparently reach 4 times the
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 08.14.23 Zebra mussels. Of course you need the blanking plug as mentioned. But those little buggers can be i
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 8:01pm 08.14.23 Hi Meriachee, Beautiful job on the sprit! Do you have any photo/videos of your top down furler? Th
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 7:58pm 08.14.23 Any issues with upward loading on that bow (anchor roller) bracket created by the leverage of the s
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:52pm 08.14.23 Do you need to get it all out? Or just enough to run wires up the mast?

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