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Blisters?? Now a bit confused (2) katana750 at 5:42pm 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1556 I posted this in another area first and was told what has happen weren't blisters. I don't know wha
Stern railing size skaterp14 at 5:35pm 05.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/974 I am going to be adding a solar panel to my 26s and was going to be using Bimini brackets to mount i
US Spar Furling Mechanism-cracked (3) vince arsenault at 5:01pm 05.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4310 Just installed mast today on my Beneteau 37 2011. It has a US Spar in-mast furling system. As I look
Portsmouth or PHRF Rating for O'Day 222 daleyellin at 4:56pm 05.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3320 Does anyone have information on a Portsmouth or PHRF rating for the O'Day 222. I am considering bec
Leaking speed or depth transducer CABixler at 4:15pm 05.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3895 I have a Beneteau 331 with the common Raymarine ST-60 series gauges. Had some zebra mussel issues wh
Replace throttle cable on 1995 Hunter (2) chitradurga at 3:38pm 05.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1756 I'm replacing the shift and throttle cables on a 1995 Hunter 29.5. The shift cable replaced with no
Oday 28 Cutlass Bearing Jeff H. at 3:26pm 05.10.14 Bigger Boats 3/2012 I want to change the Cutlass Bearing on my 1982 O'Day 28. I would like to know if anyone has experie
Beneteau First 25S Rudder system geofboole at 3:16pm 05.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5585 I purchased a new Beneteau First 25 S. It arrived from France last week. I am having trouble figurin
port window screens trainmanjess at 2:48pm 05.10.14 Morgan 0/2557 hello all in need of help finding port window screens for my '71 Morgan 35' sailboat.... I have o
She did it! (1) clueless1 at 11:57am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1503 Took her on her first sail today! Just ran along clear lake and then anchored for a bit. Yay!
C-22 Mast Head Refurbishment CaptDon01 at 11:49am 05.10.14 Catalina 22 5/875 Being exposed to the salt environment started taking a toll on the aluminum mast head casting on our
Catalina 25 swing keel trailer specs BIOMED BOB at 11:29am 05.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/7340 I recently purchased a 1978 catalina 25, it is in the water and I am trying to get / rebuild a trail
DIY Cabin Cushion Covers (1) $tingy Sailor at 9:21am 05.10.14 Catalina 22 10/4496 I'm very happy to announce today that my cabin cushion project is finished. They turned out great :d
Clean Bilge 7sailing7 at 9:13am 05.10.14 Big Boats 4/1300 What should you put in the bilge to keep it clean and smelling good ? I always have 1/2 inch of wate
White Board at Nav Station sd1953 at 8:37am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 18/5198 I am working on the nav station area of my boat. I am painting a wall (bulkhead) on the aft side of
Life Lines Rxman47 at 8:36am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1423 I know this has been posted before, however, I have not been able to find the information. What is
M25XPB fuel filters Richard19084 at 8:35am 05.10.14 Catalina 310 4/2169 The Westerbeke spares kit for the M25XPB includes 2 fuel filters. One I recognize as the normal spin
MacGregor identification rettop at 7:51am 05.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3415 I have a MacGregor 26 built in 1990. I don't have the original invoince but do have serial number a
Y25 Mk2 jazzyjd09 at 7:43am 05.10.14 Yamaha 7/2886 What a fun boat! Im two years in, and loving it. Everything except the engine. Looking for advice. I
Sail miss formed when reefed YVRguy at 7:09am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2794 On a recent trip we had some bigger winds and we decided to deep reef the main. The reef looked per

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Ignition panel replacement dlochner at 5:34am 07.22.23 If it is a Yanmar, plates may still be available. You'll need to know what style plate you have, Yan
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 5:33am 07.22.23
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater dlochner at 5:31am 07.22.23 The T and P valve on your tank is there to keep the tank from blowing up not the plumbing. There sho
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water Monheganlover at 5:26am 07.22.23 Thanks for the suggestions!
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) thinwater at 5:25am 07.22.23 Understood that masthead is a power vessel definition and not a "top of mast" thing. I didn't know
"Portable" Anchor Light? Rick486 at 3:07am 07.22.23 @Rick486 and @dlochner how and where do you mount these? The light is very small in weight (didn't
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 12:44am 07.22.23
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help jonelli at 12:39am 07.22.23 My old one was probably never rebuilt. The seals and carbon bearing were really stuck in there. The
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 07.21.23 Have you checked your HBW-50 to see if it can be rebuilt? If you have access to a small benchtop pr
Papillon Summer Solo cruise. Hayden Watson at 11:30pm 07.21.23
Ignition panel replacement Richard19068 at 9:33pm 07.21.23 Or should I get a piece of plexiglass and cut the appropriate holes in it and fabricate my own mou
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 9:30pm 07.21.23 The answer to your question is spelled out in the annex to COLREGS. A certain number of degrees of
Windows Hello Below at 9:28pm 07.21.23 Both Portside and Starboard side windows have cracked. Is there somewhere I can get replacements?
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 07.21.23 Use a bottle of the sealant you put inside of it and roll it around. It works really well. Same conc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:18pm 07.21.23 My tubes have a target pressure of 3.8 psi, and I would be very hesitant to go much higher in fear
Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 6:57pm 07.21.23 Thanks everyone! It looks like the most economical route for this will be to acquire it locally sinc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable shemandr at 6:42pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice isaksp00 at 6:14pm 07.21.23 I'd consider using your main halyard attached to one of the bow cleats and then tightened enough to
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 07.21.23 If you pop off a cooling water hose at the lowest point and shut the thruhull, all the water in the

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