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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 8/4034 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 6/2553 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
Operation information Weasel at 2:30pm 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/756 I need some assistance in programming and receiving data from my new Lowrance Combo Elite -5 DSI Nav

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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
Wood stain or varnish MikeHoncho at 9:45pm 05.29.23 Sand it all off. Multiple coats of de-waxed blonde shellac then varnish. Make sure to use de-waxed
O'day 28 Head Finished (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 05.29.23 Very nice install. Particularly like the tubing leading away from the vacuum breaker vent before it
Adding a 2nd winch and more zinahewitt at 8:34pm 05.29.23 Spinnaker sheets should go as far back as possible. A BLOCK (don't call them pulley's, please) clip
Adding a 2nd winch and more zinahewitt at 8:32pm 05.29.23 The pad in Photo 2 is for a turning block. In order to get a better feed to the winch, the jib shee
Memorial Day -- Redux Mikem at 8:13pm 05.29.23 Stand for the flag, kneel for the fallen.
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 05.29.23 My question is what is a normal amount of vibration at the helm on this Sailboat? Shouldn't be an
engine leak antifreeze Ken13559 at 7:59pm 05.29.23 Could leak be from the weep hole under the FCW Pump? Position a mirror under pump to see. That's whe
Help finding a windlass for a new install on 2005 Hunter 33 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:58pm 05.29.23 If you're handy with a myriad of tools, you can fabricate this setup : irst shot a 2005 Hunter 33 ?
O'day 28 Needs a New Transducer (Airmar P79?) twodzusfittings at 7:39pm 05.29.23 Have you thought about installing one that shoots through the hull, eliminating any holes. This year
Memorial Day -- Redux Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:33pm 05.29.23 As Memorial Day comes to an end I think it's ok to move to a lighter story of soldiers who survived
engine leak antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 7:30pm 05.29.23 coolant leak drip from bottom of engine port side That may be where it drips from but it's not li
Marine Toilet Question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:19pm 05.29.23 Of course, you can always use your hand, and then wash your hand after every poop, if you're worrie

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