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Backing plates agprice22 at 4:28pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3015 I am rebedding all my deck hardware, and where possible, I would like to use backing plates to reduc
Trailer and tire size question Bigjer40 at 3:49pm 05.18.14 Trailer Sailors 10/2919 Hi all, I am looking to down size to a trailer size as my last post indicates. I am real interested
Epoxy resin as a wood ahesive? (1) Gene Neill at 3:28pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 25/2777 I started removing the trim edge from a rotten bulkhead today. Sadly (and contrary to what I've rea
refrigerator hook up colinhulse at 2:52pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 25/3942 My new unit runs off 12v or 24v. I have a double pole double throw switch, so that I can run it off
Grey smoke from my Yanmar 4jh3te drtsr1 at 2:18pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 5/3990 Looking for insight on what I am getting grey smoke from my engine, about 1700 hrs. Runs smooth,
Water pump replacement Hunter 460-Yanmar 4jh3te drtsr1 at 2:12pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 4/1169 Looking for a boat yard to replace the seawater pump in palm beach or Ft Lauderdale fl. It looks
H22 Daysailer Mast Crutch Mount Broken Joetul at 2:10pm 05.18.14 Day Sailers 3/1719 I didn't even get the boat home before the mast crutch mount broke. The crutch pins into a mounting
It lives!!!! hummingbirdbassist at 2:05pm 05.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/922 This Yanmar 2qm15 has been on the hard SINCE 1998, it was properly put up by my simple standards. R
Replacing Seaward S600 Waterheater sailcapt340 at 1:30pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 8/4807 I need to replace the Seaward S600 Waterheater on my 2000 340. It has a leak somewhere just drainin
Mixing and matching batteries, house vs engine... centerline at 1:30pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1134 in addition to the battery area wiring needing to be cleaned up and marked, its time to replace the
Pettit Barrier Coat Bob J. at 1:25pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 3/737 Has anyone tried/had good luck with the Pettit Protect product? I've used Interlux 2000 in the past
Level boat awerman at 1:07pm 05.18.14 Smaller Boats 7/1060 On a 1984 c-25 catalina. Where can I get a square/levy point to use to mount bulkhead compass? The
Social Forums not visible on Android App Brian D at 11:22am 05.18.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1920 The Social Forums on the Android App are not showing the three forums available. Not sure if it is m
Beneteau First 30E bilge pump and water tank overflow (2) shyamh at 10:13am 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3292 Hello All, I'm a recent owner of a 1984 First 30E, and I have a couple of things I could get some h
Old Hunter 22 - need hatch cover, sail cover ncmtnsailor at 10:04am 05.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/661 Hi, I'm new here and am wondering where to find sources for replacement parts for a Hunter 22. I'm
An Embarassing Question ............ (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 05.18.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/7523 ................. no it's not ED, incontinence, or anything as trivial as that. Can anyone offer a
Old wiring geek_guy at 7:53am 05.18.14 Big Boats 6/1216 I have an 86 legend 37. The forward nav lights were not working. I worked and worked. Finally ran
cleaning whisker pole scratches friesen at 7:23am 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1073 Hello I acquired a 10 year old whisker pole. It is in good shape but a little scratched and scra
whisker pole pad eye friesen at 7:10am 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2762 I have just acquired a whisker pole for by 2007 B40. Can anybody advise me where they bought thei
profurl halyard swivel maintenance friesen at 7:07am 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3196 Hi everyone My 2007 B40 has a Profurl genoa furling system. I believe it is the C350 model.

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Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD rgranger at 6:00pm 04.21.23 It will be many weeks before it gets installed and used, so I can't give you a "real world" report
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 5:55pm 04.21.23 So the second switch is not really necessary then?
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 5:39pm 04.21.23 @DArcy wondering why you can only power your radio from the house bank. If that bank fails, it does
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection (2) Mike25 at 5:37pm 04.21.23 Here's what I came up with to repair the trunk. I laid roving and applied polyester resin to the da
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs (1) WayneH at 5:31pm 04.21.23 214859
Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 5:20pm 04.21.23
Squeaky companionway cover Ralph Johnstone at 4:41pm 04.21.23 Take a pic as says @Project_Mayhem . Show the inside of slide mechanism under the companionway cove
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity (3) jssailem at 4:35pm 04.21.23 The time and duration of slack tide varies each day. Using a tool like DeepZoom you can see the chan
Bilge Hose Ralph Johnstone at 4:28pm 04.21.23
Bilge Hose dlochner at 4:01pm 04.21.23 The hoses need to be strong enough to with stand oils and chemicals that end up in the bilge. The h
Squeaky companionway cover JoeWhite at 4:00pm 04.21.23 The lanocoat I used on the track has fixed the squick for me
Squeaky companionway cover Project_Mayhem at 3:58pm 04.21.23 Take a pic of the track. Sometimes the materials wear away over time and the vertical aft edge of th
Bottom paints dlochner at 3:58pm 04.21.23
Bottom paints Davidasailor26 at 3:49pm 04.21.23
Squeaky companionway cover dmax at 3:35pm 04.21.23 You can put down strips of HDPE like this: Rockler Nylo-Tape Friction-Free Drawer Slide Tape, 3/4" W
Squeaky companionway cover kappykaplan at 3:28pm 04.21.23 McLube SailKote should do the trick.
Injector Pulling Tool jviss at 3:18pm 04.21.23 From what I can tell, my injectors are a light press fit into the head - I couldn't pull them out b
Universal M-18 fresh water pump questions jviss at 3:17pm 04.21.23 You don't replace fresh water pump impellers. You can remove it and re-install with a new gasket.
Injector Pulling Tool dkinzer at 3:08pm 04.21.23 From what I can tell, my injectors are a light press fit into the head - I couldn't pull them out by
Injector Pulling Tool jviss at 2:51pm 04.21.23 I'm confused, are the injectors pressed into the head? Why is a puller necessary? The only injecto

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