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My new galley faucet is driving me nuts.... kito at 11:08am 08.18.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1261 I bought a new faucet for my galley. It has the standard 1/2" IPS theads (straight threads) for it's
home made roller furler swivel letsail at 11:07am 08.18.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4349 To those of you who have made a roller furler: What and and where did you buy the swivel for the h
Helm Courtesy Light John Murphy at 11:04am 08.18.14 Big Boats 3/933 Please, The light at the forward base of my helm ( H376, 1998 ) is not getting power. Light ' on/o
Has anyone seen my S2 Ketch rigged boat? (3) Stewie26 at 10:59am 08.18.14 S2 9/4390 Anyone know the where abouts of my S2 Ketch rigged boat? Does anyone know the where abouts of my ol
Water system galliob at 10:14am 08.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/691 The water flow from my "fresh water" tank has recently reduced to just a trickle. The pump is runni
Shroud Turnbuckle Specs Demon76 at 10:12am 08.18.14 Smaller Boats 2/859 I have a bent lower shroud turnbuckle threaded T bolt and want to replace the whole turnbuckle assem
rubber bumper strip McTeague at 9:26am 08.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/22228 I recently picked up an O'Day 22. After the season I would like to make some repairs. I would like
78 Oday 20 plug question AJLajoie at 9:07am 08.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/5045 Hi. In my 78 O'Day 20 footer, there are a few holes in the bottom of the hull. I know they are for
Small Part Manufacturers C2L at 8:28am 08.18.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1497 I have several rope clutch handles that have broken and need replacement. Has anyone found a small
Question on Emptying Racor Filter Water Bowl (1) SawyerCurt at 8:09am 08.18.14 Catalina 310 15/7797 Quick question on the frequency that the clear water bowl (or whatever the official name is) on the
Yellow Brick users... dstouten at 7:15am 08.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/923 I am doing the Baha Ha Ha at the end of this year and will probably be doing Hawaii this next year.
What is this? (1) Alvorada at 6:44am 08.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/890 So, I am embarrassed to ask, but in the attached photo, what is that? I never noticed it before, but
Morgan 323 front hatch seal waltdrechsler at 6:25am 08.18.14 Morgan 2/1977 We have a 1984 Morgan 323 with the curved front hatch. The seal is shot and due to the configuration
Eyebrow removal jibes138 at 5:52am 08.18.14 Bigger Boats 11/3435 I bit the bullet and removed those thin strips of teak that run along the top exterior edge of the c
VHF Installation Problem JeffThompson at 4:48am 08.18.14 Big Boats 1/599 Finally decided to update the VHF on our 2005 Hunter 38 to one with AIS capabilities (SH GX2150). As
? about Puffer stability? sail101e at 8:58pm 08.17.14 AMF 28/40941 Can any of you Puffer owners tell me how the puffer compares to the Sunfish as far as stability goes
Hunter 26.5 Brucer at 8:50pm 08.17.14 Smaller Boats 4/883 When I removed the chainplates from my project boat I neglected to note the orientation of them abov
refrigerator needs replacing, falkntrader39 at 8:47pm 08.17.14 Bigger Boats 2/1308 I got a great project this week, an O'Day 39. The port window was missing and the galley rotted away
new refrigerator, where? falkntrader39 at 8:19pm 08.17.14 Big Boats 0/641 I've bought the ultimate project. The galley area is rotten, water dripped through a missing window.
New owner help sail101e at 8:13pm 08.17.14 Ask All Sailors 72/12283 I recently bought a small sailboat (Sunfish) and it about did me in on Saturday. I got about a mi

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Topside paint dlochner at 1:27pm 07.17.23 the gel coat repair I did was fairly spongy to the touch What kind of gelcoat did you use, with w
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 07.17.23 Hi All, I hope your week is going well, not too hot, not too rainy. I have a main sail cover. Loo
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May dlochner at 1:24pm 07.17.23 An article on how disabilities like this relate to chart reading would be interesting. Something to
Topside paint jviss at 1:07pm 07.17.23 Hey everyone, I'm searching for the white paint I should put on my cockpit/deck to roughly match.
Clean main sail cover kappykaplan at 12:58pm 07.17.23 I treat my dodger and bimini with 3M 303 every year.
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 12:56pm 07.17.23 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg You can't
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May thinwater at 12:25pm 07.17.23 OK, we are drifting way off topic here! ;) ln our ongoing attempt to provide accurate and useful
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 12:24pm 07.17.23 Next time I see the owner I'll ask what his plans are for Indy J Ed Thank you!
Winch handle safe use TimFromLI at 12:08pm 07.17.23 My wife got me foldable winch for Father's day. it comes in handy when we race or when you single h
Cleveland Area surveyor recommendation LloydB at 11:57am 07.17.23 I am surprised but they do that in Portland too; lots of sailboats for sale and sailboats but nobody
Topside paint Hollyberry at 11:35am 07.17.23 The original deck surface will almost certainly be gelcoat - although perhaps someone has redone the
Water proofing zippers.... Richard19068 at 11:33am 07.17.23 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg https://pa
Broker related question LloydB at 11:27am 07.17.23 I think you need to find a surveyor who is local to you and your sailing area who can advise you as
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 11:08am 07.17.23 To the cleaners? What do they do to it? And do they waterproof if after. Never heard of this! Also,
Water proofing zippers.... capta at 11:07am 07.17.23 Ours too had flaps covering the zippers on the outside.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass jon hansen at 11:03am 07.17.23 yeah! we'll tell you what we know and make up what we don't know.
two questions - 2008 H36 George Braun at 10:52am 07.17.23 1 - anyone know the AWG of main battery connection cables offhand? I forgot to measure this weekend
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SycloneDriver at 10:51am 07.17.23 The engine in the photo is M2-12, not M25 though? Does the same alternator bracket problem apply?
two questions - 2008 H36 George Braun at 10:51am 07.17.23 Mine is a short 2/0 cable. Jim... thanks Jim - i just need to add a very short piece on the negati
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Johnb at 10:42am 07.17.23 I don't know how authoritative the below is but it does make interesting reading. https://homeard

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