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delivery planning rufus1138 at 8:51am 09.30.13 Destinations 36/8322 hey guys, got good news this morning that my blind offer has been accepted for a 1978 hunter 33 in m
Antifouling for New Boat! sirarra1 at 8:09am 09.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1307 Hi All, I have just bought a Oceanis 41 and the importer told me that i need to paint the hull wit
ANTIFREEZE for Winterizing Plumbing & Engine ??? 2 OLD PIRATES at 6:59am 09.30.13 Catalina 310 6/3094 Since I'm new to the 310 and having a new Jabsco Toilet. Questions and Answers abound. I have tried
37 aft water leak geek_guy at 6:34am 09.30.13 Big Boats 2/1112 Hoping someone may have a clue where to look on this. I was doing some work way aft of the aft ber
Thoughts on -200 PG Antifreeze? Solstice at 6:19am 09.30.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4047 I noticed that WM now has a -200 rated (pure) PG. Wondering if anyone has any thoughts on whether th
A few trim questions for the slow kid .. puddlejockey at 5:43am 09.30.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2780 I posted a variant of these on another forum, but thought throwing them into a "deeper pool " of tri
Splicing fans into DC system Creola at 5:17am 09.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1307 I have a couple of 12v DC Bora fans that I'm trying to install in the forward berth. I do not want t
transducer through hull Johnkent at 4:47am 09.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2200 I have an Oday 25 that I'm looking to install a nav/gps/depth finder unit on. I did a test yesterda
Keel joint inspection/maintenance (1) Dufour4800-175 at 3:20am 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4035 Hello! This is my keel joint! Im wondering what it tells us and what should I do with it?? Also, my
DIY Mercury Low Pedro Trailer Plans Hughitt at 10:00pm 09.29.13 Trailer Sailors 2/1904 I have a hand drawn plan for a "Low Pedro" Mercury Class sailboat trailer that I will scan and email
Identifying a Beneteau First 310 & H.I.D. location (5) kevman1421 at 7:11pm 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1607 Hello All, I'm trying to identify what year this 310 is, its a salvage boat. I found a pic of a 1
Stowaways??????? woodster at 5:51pm 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 49/8377 ok have some visitors on board...little fat mice..and wondering what you guys do to get them off the
Fiberglass Deck (1) Mr Mac at 5:48pm 09.29.13 Smaller Boats 10/1543 Is there any hope for cleaning this deck? http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z112/jaguars_fan/Sail
Water in Cabin 1981Lancer at 5:42pm 09.29.13 Lancer 6/2554 So getting water in the cabin can happen tons of different ways but as I was walking inside the cabi
s2 ecclipse 1979 eliz at 5:16pm 09.29.13 S2 11/1742 boat s-2 cheap floating site unsean (just pictures) 1979 22 foot what do i have to inspect for supp
Water in the boat leehoward at 4:40pm 09.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2314 Today when I went to my boat in a slip, I found about 12 inches of water in all storage compartments
Macgregor on the North East River - September 28??? Piotr at 4:31pm 09.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1420 So my family and I took our end-of-season trip up Chesapeake from Rock Hall to the Harbor North Mari
My Keel (5) ncbyrdman at 3:34pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 12/1777 Well guys, what do you think past helping or salvagable?
Oil change for winter ?? newage1461 at 3:23pm 09.29.13 Engines and Propulsion 9/3072 I have a Yanmar 2QM15 and run it for about 25 hours each summer. I can't find anything in the book,
Epic Day! agprice22 at 3:20pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 5/1083 Wonderful sailing day on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York! Winds were steady out of the SSE all day

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Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) JamesG161 at 7:29am 05.30.23 You must set the sea state via the display. You have 3 programable states. Example: 1 ) Smooth 2) 2-
Marine Toilet Question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 05.30.23 @Ralph Johnstone There is an expression that is Like a turd in a punch bowl. @Peggie Hall HeadMis
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 7:20am 05.30.23 Your post is not clear main sail direction. Furl = In Un-Furl = Out Can you clarify a bit more? Ji
engine leak antifreeze kloudie1 at 6:56am 05.30.23 There is a block drain valve close to the oil filter, it usually has a short drain hose on it .. The
Marine Toilet Question Sailm8 at 6:53am 05.30.23 We use the single ply from Aldi's. We call it John Wayne toilet paper. It doesn't take crap from a
Stinky 2GM20F Yanmar kloudie1 at 6:46am 05.30.23 The good stuff isn't cheap.. Sound Insulation - Vinyl Foam Barrier Composite - Soundtec \| Fisheries
engine leak antifreeze Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 05.30.23 You can get UV reactive dye at auto parts stores to help trace the leak
Weird Electrical Experience Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 05.30.23 yep, just a guess. The device does appear to have a polarity sense that prevents power up and like
Sealing shaft-log options dlochner at 5:35am 05.30.23 8 hours doesn't sound excessive for the job. It is more than just removing gelcoat and putting some
Window Replacement Installation Advice (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:31am 05.30.23 I'd rather remove VHB than 5200. I'd use a hair dryer or heat gun if I'm not re-using the window alo
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 4:57am 05.30.23 The swing keel is on my list of many tasks. Yep, all of the wood is gone except some of the upper te
O'day 28 Head Finished sailme88 at 4:28am 05.30.23 I think I know this boat....Is that you Pete?
O'day 28 Head Finished Ward H at 4:18am 05.30.23 Yes, very nice work. uestion about not double clamping the below water line fittings at the Groco v
Sealing shaft-log options Captain Larry-DH at 3:28am 05.30.23
O'day 28 Head Finished Apex at 3:19am 05.30.23 .................. FYI, in case any of you are going to point out that I did not double clamp the
Sealing shaft-log options justsomeguy at 1:47am 05.30.23 Seems overkill for a $6,000 boat. Do it yourself.
Wood stain or varnish Will Gilmore at 10:12pm 05.29.23 You have a little extra wood, so try a couple of samples first to hone in on the best mix. What you
New Cat 22 Owner C_Level at 10:11pm 05.29.23 Thank you for your help. Sounds like refurbishing the interior is definitely doable but will requir
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location capt�nErik at 9:47pm 05.29.23 Where in the Chesapeake are you located? I keep my boat on Scotts creek in Portsmouth
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location capt�nErik at 9:45pm 05.29.23 I have an 82 Alden 44 myself and I just installed an 18,000btu air conditioner/ heat pump under the

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