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What is This (1) krantala at 3:27pm 12.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1082 Does any one know what this black stuff is. It is on the entire inside to various degrees. It's on
proper pendant size mick hodapp at 2:57pm 12.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/5847 hello folks, can someone please advise me as to the proper pendant line size ' type to use on my mac
Hunter 170 takes on water Doug Frazer at 12:50pm 12.15.13 Smaller Boats 1/963 Over a period of several weeks my hunter 170 takes on a significant amount of water in the hull. An
Propane Heater Joe Mullee at 8:13am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2273 I have a Mr Buddy small propane heater on board. My batteries are located inside a settee approximat
Checking out of BVI- rsotomayor at 7:36am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2346 Will be arriving to BVI by air and leaving by sailboat. Does anyone know if one can do the cust
Friends Geoff K at 7:18am 12.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/7114 What is a "friend" in reference to the forum? What can friends do that others can not? What happens
Trailering a Catalina 30 sail_MN at 8:31pm 12.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/16145 Just curious if anybody has done or attempted to trailer their 30 foot sailboat. I am well aware of
Shades of Blue bhstech at 3:19pm 12.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/865 My '86 C-27 is on the hard and I'm sitting here in front of the fire hoping I winterized properly an
in-hull transducer in a C22? Gene Neill at 3:03pm 12.14.13 Catalina 22 20/3133 The C22 hull isn't cored, is it?
Zippers, zippers, zippers capta at 12:47pm 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 34/6803 It doesn't seem to matter what I do, the corrosion on our Bimini zippers gets the better of us. Has
Aluminum corrosion (1) capta at 12:39pm 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1301 I have been looking for something that will clean and stop corrosion on my Lewmar 65 winch bases, b
Rusty propane cylinder threads superiorgenes at 9:50am 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 40/14704 Hi Everyone, New to the forum so be gentle with me. Is there anyone out there that has figured ou
Need Antenna for Lowrance GlobalMap 3300C HTRN at 9:10am 12.14.13 Parts Search 0/2313 If anyone has upgraded their GPS and happens to have an older Lowrance antenna they're not using, I
Admiral troutman at 6:04am 12.14.13 Sails Call Lounge 26/7548 I have noticed that many people call their wives Admiral. My wife is not crazy about this title. H
-50 PG Antifreeze Only Works...... Maine Sail at 5:42am 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3939 This morning when I woke up to let the dog out I noticed the bottle of -50 West Marine Pure Oceans p
Cutlass replace seadaddler at 4:48am 12.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/841 Hi everyone and changing out my cutlass bearing on my 07 H-36 and wondering if it is a good idea t
sail choices for offshore bob_pattison at 12:21am 12.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1362 All, The December issue of Cruising World Magazine (published in N. America
maybe I should talk to a therapist, or a self-help Guru... centerline at 9:03pm 12.13.13 Ask All Sailors 49/5108 it seems like as I get older, I have less and less patience for learning how to operate the electron
Looking for ideas for holding tank size. finding41 at 8:42pm 12.13.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 27/7656 I'm planning to add a new manual toilet to my MacGregor 26D. Take a look at the link and you can see
Repair screw holes on transom (2) Picflight at 8:38pm 12.13.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3923 Repair screw holes on transom (PICS) I am looking for steps, materials to use to fill holes on the

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Can anyone tell me what this hole is? h2o_snow at 12:08pm 03.14.23 Interesting pic. Is that a H260 layup?
Swim platform question/advice (1) jonelli at 11:47am 03.14.23 I just bought a blowup back porch instead... It was almost the same cost as your swim platform, but
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? (1) twalker H260 at 11:15am 03.14.23 That is water sitting on top of the ballast tank. It needs to be pumped out and mopped up. Severa
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake capta at 10:55am 03.14.23 Rum tasting parties go over fairly well, as do "bathtub boat" events where people make a boat out of
Daysailers on Virgin Islands.. capta at 10:50am 03.14.23 I've seen small sailing boats at many resorts, but they are usually small cats or a similar size mon
Going to Try This Again. :-) capta at 10:45am 03.14.23 Joined back in 2017 while living near Myrtle Beach and sailing a Hunter 27. Eventually moved away f
Petrel mast diameter please. PeterW at 10:14am 03.14.23 Thank-you folks.
I need advice from sailors on keel RussC at 9:58am 03.14.23 What do you think about placing a steel plate between the keel top and keel as to distribute the we
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? (1) h2o_snow at 9:25am 03.14.23 I could be wrong, but isn't that too high to be the top of a ballast tank? More like a window to t
Going to Try This Again. :-) Benny17441 at 9:21am 03.14.23 You would really need to go shopping for a transferable dock space that comes with a boat.
It's almost within reach! Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 03.14.23 Thanks for the info guys! I just ordered a double stacked deck organizers with four sheaves
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts (2) h2o_snow at 9:05am 03.14.23 Ward, Thanks. I'm kinda excited. This will be a really nice addition/safety amenity for us. It
Going to Try This Again. :-) Sailor Sue at 8:18am 03.14.23 Unless the marina situation is a lot different than around Charlotte Harbor - Punta Gorda, Cape Cora
Life Raft Storage dlochner at 8:11am 03.14.23 Viking rafts can be mounted on the stern rail. That's where mine is mounted, a 6 person coastal.
Daysailers on Virgin Islands.. Justin_NSA at 8:00am 03.14.23 I looked at them, you cant get pricing for the resort online. Phone or email only, left them a phon
Going to Try This Again. :-) Ralph Johnstone at 7:21am 03.14.23 2. I think I know that the below picture is for a battery switch, but want to make sure. Battery
I need advice from sailors on keel Scott T-Bird at 6:54am 03.14.23 It does look like the keel cover takes some abuse. I suppose the cover and the block & tackle keep
Daysailers on Virgin Islands.. DAVA390 at 6:34am 03.14.23 I was going to suggest that. I know they provide them for guests. I was quoted rates for stays at t
Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 03.14.23 I usually mix some thickened epoxy and inject it with a syringe into the hole. Then I cover the hole
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake Parsons at 5:27am 03.14.23 In the old days before GPS navigation was by dead reckoning. ... olde days ...? That's how I get a

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