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Yanmar Parts? Apex at 5:10pm 11.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/817 I am looking for a thermostat for the YSM-12. Anyone have a website recommendation?
Fiberglass expertise needed dscribner at 4:56pm 11.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1258 I'm thinking of re-configuring my icebox. I figure on a mold, mold release, gelcoat and the like. H
Raymarine Auto pilot jimmac99 at 4:29pm 11.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/5387 Contemplating sailing to the Bahamas this winter. What are the pros and cons of installing an EV 10
Water in rear storage areas Shannonsailer at 2:12pm 11.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5820 I find water in storage areas under large bed at rear of boat. Can anyone tell me where it comes fro
O day 272 need some help Bgjj at 1:45pm 11.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1255 Can someone tell me locations stands should be on the hull of 1987 272le don't have manual T
Winchmaster Flying Colours at 1:37pm 11.01.13 Big Boats 0/821 Does anyone have a website, need a manual, for a Winchmaster 600W portable electric winch handle.
Lifting a C22 off its trailer ? Milton.Audas at 1:00pm 11.01.13 Catalina 22 10/6918 I have a need to raise my boat off the trailer in order to position it better on the trailer. Sho
Reliability of B&R Rig Boilermaker5175 at 12:51pm 11.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5154 Although I find much to like about Hunter sailboats, particularly for lake sailing/coastal cruising,
Hunter 23.5 decals djpryor at 12:42pm 11.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1336 I have a 23.5 Hunter that I need to replace the striping ' decals. Does anyone know where I can purc
New cockpit drain through hulls Minnesail at 11:54am 11.01.13 Catalina 22 8/5135 I have a 1974 Catalina 22 that still has the original cockpit drain setup. I've read here that Catal
question about 15 O'Day's year and model jerryvowles at 11:46am 11.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/797 I have a 15' O'Day Hull No. 3015, Class No. 333 I got this info from a name plate I'm mounting a s
oil and water dont mix patman75 at 10:25am 11.01.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1164 Got a mighty YSM 12, 78 vintage and just blew a head gasket, so sea water in the crankcase. Im going
Cheap Boat Antifreeze funsail at 10:07am 11.01.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2352 It's time for winterizing and the price for RV/Boat antifreeze is getting very high. I have seen a m
Adler-Barbour Refrigerator Thermostat (1) cnardell at 10:07am 11.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/7243 Since I bought the Hunter 290 new in 2001, the refrigerator has been problematic, primarily due to t
best mouth horn?-Horatio Hornblower? Ward S at 9:39am 11.01.13 Parts Search 7/4453 At the Annapolis Boat Show earlier this month, Pam Wall of West Marine, showed and told of the Horat
Pressurized water to elegance head lillia28 at 5:51am 11.01.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3795 I am considering upgrading my Mariner 28 to a Raritan Elegance electric head. The boat does not have
Leaking thru Keel Bolts n4hhm at 5:07am 11.01.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/4591 OK Old Timers, Here's the situation. H 27 with very little keel leak resting in slip. More pronounce
Source for H37 Cutter water tanks lingerfeltja at 8:31pm 10.31.13 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2370 I am the very happy new owner of a 1982 H37-cutter. The content and enthusiasm of this group was a m
Rough Bottom on H216 bobbened444 at 7:40pm 10.31.13 Smaller Boats 3/1028 I have a nine-year old Hunter 216 that has always been sailed in salt water. The bottom has been pa
Beneteau 40 winterizing ac unit Captpete12 at 7:17pm 10.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1333 What is the best way to winterized the cruise air unit

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Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? Rich Stidger at 8:58am 04.13.23 What's the precentage of zinc in the Rustoleum product? The 16oz can and the 20oz can both say 93%
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 8:35am 04.13.23 What's the precentage of zinc in the Rustoleum product? 25-50% by weight, according to the SDS
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? jviss at 8:27am 04.13.23 Use Rustoleum Cold Galvanize spray. Same stuff as the Pettit Barnacle Barrier except very much les
belize check in Don S/V ILLusion at 8:27am 04.13.23 Have you tried contacting their Customs office Telephone: 501-223-7092/93
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? (1) Rich Stidger at 8:25am 04.13.23 Boat is hauled out. I am using an orbital sander with 120 grit to clean the prop and strut (is ther
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 8:24am 04.13.23 There is nothing better than Propspeed, IMHO https://propspeed.com/products/propspeed/product-infor
Please critique my masthead antenna! CarlN at 8:24am 04.13.23 Replacing what appears to be very old RG58 coax with new RG-8X would likely help more than antenna p
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10am 04.13.23 About the only thing that's going to keep that area in reasonable shape is continued maintenance and
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? jviss at 8:08am 04.13.23 I don't know that I would sand the prop. You might create crevices that could encourage barnacle ad
Hull/deck Leaks JamesG161 at 7:20am 04.13.23 I used a 5 gallon bucket of water with Red Easter Egg dye in it. No staining type. Put some white
Anti seize on coupler set screws? JamesG161 at 7:16am 04.13.23 PYI Inc. \| PSS Maintenance Kits Kits for PSS seal. Use @dlochner Red Lithium Grease on the other s
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 dano2022 at 7:11am 04.13.23 That is so cool, the Catalina Direct people said there's about 2 inches of fiberglass there. However
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? JamesG161 at 7:10am 04.13.23 applying some Pettit Barnacle Barrier. :plus: Jim..
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 6:51am 04.13.23 I meant loctite on the coupler set screws. I don't think it will hurt, use the nonpermanent type.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? skunther at 6:49am 04.13.23 I meant loctite on the coupler set screws.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 6:48am 04.13.23
Anti seize on coupler set screws? skunther at 6:45am 04.13.23
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 6:29am 04.13.23 The coupler set screws should be as tight as you can get them and then wired into place so the screw
Hull/deck Leaks jssailem at 5:51am 04.13.23 Seattle rain. There are a couple of answers. Buy a tarp and cover the area leaking tape green g
Paint Rollers (Covers) RoyS at 4:51am 04.13.23 I use a foam roller. Full recoat with hydrocoat every fourth year. Chip touch up with a small dispos

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