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getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3920 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1290 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1811 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3347 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o
Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4026 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u
Cabin Paint rblevens at 7:24pm 04.26.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1021 Hi everyone! I am going to paint the insides of the cabin and I was wondering if I should use any sp
Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1195 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/6124 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en
Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/853 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1142 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/1017 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1617 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9912 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1119 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/1042 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/778 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free
23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1939 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1778 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out
Head filling with seawater YVRguy at 7:13am 04.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7526 Hi folks. I have a different twist to a common problem. Every time I pump out the head when I retu
323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2123 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t

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Watches rgranger at 6:00pm 08.09.23 Here's my slightly (but hopefully not obnoxiously) different take on the whole "best watch" questio
Watches (1) jaysweet at 5:34pm 08.09.23 Here's my slightly (but hopefully not obnoxiously) different take on the whole "best watch" question
Rowing a 22 AaronD at 4:55pm 08.09.23 Rowing a Catalina 22 Does anyone have experience with adding a set of oars to a 22 ? What lenth ? W
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 4:21pm 08.09.23 Had an insurance survey today (Condition and Valuation) - Surveyor will recommend I remove the chain
Merit 22 owners RussC at 3:48pm 08.09.23 Email address is digger1time@gmail.com. You should be able to send the .pdf file as an attachment.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 3:31pm 08.09.23 The DSC signal from the MOB1 is a VHF signal from a low powered device. As such it is limited by lin
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Davidasailor26 at 3:14pm 08.09.23 I just read this in the MOB1 manual: DSC call from this device? I mean, I'm solo sailing, there
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) jviss at 3:07pm 08.09.23 I just read this in the MOB1 manual: s really won't see my AIS position and hear my DSC call from t
Halkey-Roberts V85000 Automatic Cap twalker H260 at 3:04pm 08.09.23
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp kloudie1 at 3:00pm 08.09.23 KM3P? my old ('85 vintage ) shows that seal for my KM3A as a Yanmar part# 177088-02961 which is a s
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Davidasailor26 at 2:56pm 08.09.23 Good thought on switching the wires. I have two guesses - the breaker is weak and the engine vibrat
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 2:50pm 08.09.23 Servicing my auto-inflating, vest/harness PFDs. I will install the MOB1 on one of them, and clip th
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 2:31pm 08.09.23
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 1:56pm 08.09.23 Email address is digger1time@gmail.com. You should be able to send the .pdf file as an attachment. T
VHF Handheld jviss at 1:52pm 08.09.23 Score! Someone just gave me an HX270S with a dead battery pack, plus the charging stand and wall ad
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 kloudie1 at 1:32pm 08.09.23 I have had problems with new raw water impellers for that engine that are minutely too narrow (diame
VHF Handheld jviss at 1:27pm 08.09.23
Watches jviss at 1:26pm 08.09.23
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 12:52pm 08.09.23 Because of the LOW over Italy today , it is Snowing in the Mountains in August 7, 2023
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 12:41pm 08.09.23 can you explain a bit more about the steering currents in your post above? You must change to 500h

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