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Gelcoat Condition (8) fjordstar at 7:50am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 4/1047 70169.vB I'm new to gelcoat. Am I right that this gelcoat in the cockpit is too cracked just to to
power ratio on a Maxwell 25 ST markwbird at 7:35am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1047 Does anybody know what the power ratio is on a Maxwell 25 ST? It is 2 speed so I would like both bu
Pearson Owners on the Eastern Shore? HTRN at 7:11am 11.15.13 Pearson 1/1290 I just bought a 1973 Pearson 26 and have a lot of questions. This is my second sailboat, my first be
Ethanol-free gasoline! Ken Secor at 6:54am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2573 As everyone knows, ethanol laced fuel is bad news for both carbs and injectors. Sta-bile helps,
Should I be able to see through my fiberglass? (3) fjordstar at 6:40am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 3/6833 I climbed down into the bilge yesterday to do some more scrubbing when I noticed the sunlight glowin
Dedicated windlass battery forward BobT at 6:23am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/6683 I'm planning a new windlass installation on our Gulfstar 37. What are the reasons not to install a b
thinking about chopping my keel off 12" (1) ScottNeely at 5:05am 11.15.13 Catalina 30 15/3212 I own a 85' Catalina 30 standard rig with the fin keel drawing 5'-6". I am on the hard right now and
What to bed rudder gudgeons with? Gene Neill at 4:47am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 4/820 As soon as I finish doing all the deck hardware, I want to move on to the rudder. What do the expert
Advice on deck of boat (1) banjoey at 2:24am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1802 I have just recently purchased an o'day 22. She is in decent shape. Top side she is a little weathe
Wood floors (10) ehudm at 7:47pm 11.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1803 Wood floors - more pics Almost done, TeaK ' Mahogany floor , I'll upload the rest of pics after I'l
Quick Question about my Tohatsu 9.9DE (1) Sock Puppet at 6:38pm 11.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/994 I was winterizing my 2-stroke Tohatsu 9.9 today, and noticed a little water running out on the front
is it designed to rest on the keel? mainsailman at 6:05pm 11.14.13 Smaller Boats 5/1271 My H22 has the ballast built into the hull. how much is in the keel, and is it designed to rest on t
GFI Shore Power Trips t054281 at 5:44pm 11.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/6265 When we plug into 30 amp or 15 amp shore power, there are no problems with any protective non GFI de
How I straightened my V21 mast troutman at 5:18pm 11.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/984 I am sure many people have straightened their masts so this is not new territory but it was new to m
Info about LH V-Drive transmission Eibeltje at 5:10pm 11.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/843 I want to re-power my Pearson 323 with a 20/30 hp. engine with a V-drive transmission with left ha
Best way to clean the Lexan windows? BistroMath at 4:09pm 11.14.13 S2 1/1150 Hey everyone. New 1983 S2 9.2C owner here. Love her so far. We're trying to give her a bit of a
New Table (6) RJD at 3:34pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 20/1917 My father-in-law and I built this table to replace the original one in my Catalina 22. We used Afric
Rebuilt Catalina 22 Trailer (9) RJD at 3:18pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 22/7199 After two months, a few quarts of sweat, and about $800, I've completed the rebuild of my trailer. C
Lifting my engine nramsey at 1:49pm 11.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/956 I need to replace my motor mounts. The actual mount replacement is pretty straight forward but I ha
1984 Hunter 27' portlight replacement cara at 1:26pm 11.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2969 Hi all -- we need to replace all 8 of our portlights, because the plexiglass (?) is starting to snap

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Why do we bother rant Don S/V ILLusion at 5:45pm 08.29.22
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Giro at 5:26pm 08.29.22 When I restored my MacGregor 25 I bought a new Honda 9.9 to replace the Honda 7.5 I previously had a
Why do we bother rant Tally Ho at 5:23pm 08.29.22 I ask clueless question because I am clueless..... Seriously my sailing skills are lacking way behi
Practice?? Don Guillette at 5:21pm 08.29.22 Ship Mates: Thank you all for the recommendations. During the phone call I told the 2 couples I didn
Why do we bother rant Crusty Ol Salt at 5:10pm 08.29.22
DC electric panel troubleshooting Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.29.22 Same reason I found 1 of my 3) 12-volt outlets wired into the same breaker as the fridge:banghead:
Hunter 30 and prop walk Tally Ho at 4:57pm 08.29.22
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 Tally Ho at 4:42pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Tally Ho at 4:33pm 08.29.22
Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 4:27pm 08.29.22 It is currently about $12 a gallon at Lowes. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klean-Strip-1-Gallon-Safer-M
Why do we bother rant Arbee at 4:24pm 08.29.22 Agree totally with the original rant and I've always found this forum to be incredibly helpful (and
Cleaning the hull dlochner at 3:23pm 08.29.22 I'm not sure how much a gallon of muriatic acid costs, but we buy toilet bowl cleaner at the dollar
Boat lift kappykaplan at 3:18pm 08.29.22 Definitely empty the ballast tank.
Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 3:17pm 08.29.22 It is considerably cheaper to just buy a gallon of Muriatic Acid at the hardware store, dilute by 5
Why do we bother rant kappykaplan at 3:16pm 08.29.22 I prefer curmudgeon. That's me! :plus:
Hot water heater kappykaplan at 3:14pm 08.29.22 "Cold water heater." Water heater is sufficient . . .
321 air conditioning install Weasel at 3:08pm 08.29.22 If you install a condensate on the water discharge line you will have a dry bilge. I have had one on
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? LakeShark at 3:07pm 08.29.22 @Jamesiv1 thats great to hear. Mark is a super nice guy and a wealth of knowledge. I am sorry I hav
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 08.29.22
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? ConceptKreator at 2:51pm 08.29.22 Ya I think at this point I'm at the "I might as wen test it apart and see what I can see" stage... w

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