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Water in bottom of V- Berth pilots lady at 6:55pm 09.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1478 We just purchased a 311/2000 and we have found small amount of water and salt crystals in the V-Bert
272 A-Frame agprice22 at 6:55pm 09.03.13 Bigger Boats 1/1045 Does anyone know the length between either outer (main) shroud chainplate and the forestay chainplat
Oceanis 41 Dinghy Davits henrykatz at 6:50pm 09.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/13130 Hello and thanks for you help. I have a 2012 Oceanis 41. It has a very wide folding transom/swim p
Heart Freedom 2000 Inverter issues lyleh at 6:44pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/4768 I have an older Heart Freedom 2000 inverter/charger which has been working fine but now the transfer
One more time - hull liner source Ritdog at 6:24pm 09.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2016 I have been searching this whole site repeatedly, and KNOW I have seen it someplace: Source of hu
Cockpit sole problem!! Unstable pedestal!? Dufour4800-175 at 6:16pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 20/4893 Hello, Im the owner of a Dufour 4800 1983 and I remarked that the steering pedestal was not very so
Do I need an automatic bilge pump marcocarol at 5:16pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 38/8323 I am new to living on a sailboat and new to sailing. I have been told my many people who live in the
Do I need an automatic Bilge Pump marcocarol at 5:04pm 09.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/4231 I am new to living on a sailboat and new to sailing. I have been told my many people who live in the
Hull ID Numbers Bw whisper at 4:56pm 09.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1998 Can anybody help decipher this id number? xdyn0094m79h
There will be a pause in our programming Roger Long at 4:54pm 09.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/10492 The yacht club in Onset turned out to be a great place to leave the boat with stout moorings at reas
Can You Identify What This Is (1) Styx at 4:27pm 09.03.13 S2 5/1647 I own a S2 8.0c. This board, approximately 2x16, is under the bow bunk. It has a hole of approximate
chartplotter off John R at 3:56pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1567 I have a Garmin 741 chartplotter. Recently I've noticed that it is off by maybe 20 feet. That's not
Water stains lbyonkers at 3:50pm 09.03.13 Smaller Boats 6/1179 I have several water stains on the carpet above and on the sides of the window. I know how the water
Can you weld on a cast iron swing keel? ncbyrdman at 3:35pm 09.03.13 Catalina 22 13/4806 I have a Cat 22 that I am working on I asked some other boaters on here and got great info , Thanks
Inverter & Solar Panel Long Story at 2:10pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 17/4050 I posted this on the C-310 Site but did not get much of a response. It was suggested to post to all
Problem in the Bow. Need to Empty but No Drain. flabrewer at 1:58pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2803 I just purchased an '88 O'Day 272LE. The blackwater tank is in the bow under the v-berth. The hatc
Where do we start? JBE51 at 1:33pm 09.03.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3305 Dear Don, We are new to sailing, 1 year, and have taken 2 ASA courses. We have a 25' Hunter and a
My unscientific battery endurance test! doehunter at 1:31pm 09.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3192 It seems like the board's kinda slow so I thought I'd share my recent test. Last year I installed
A view from the dunes (1) Rob19574 at 1:13pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1623 Yes, Long Island has is special places (Peconic Bay) - my boat can be seen anchored along with our r
Aft lapping/pounding noise jackzimmerman at 1:11pm 09.03.13 Big Boats 18/4710 We have a Hunter 380 (first and only boat experience) and when the tide or any small wakes hit the a

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Why are silicone based waxes bad? dmax at 3:45pm 03.28.23 I would say compound and wax is better but I've done both and I think Poli-Glow is less work. I did
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:39pm 03.28.23 If we can only get the bloody thing to go VROOM.,. :plus: Good luck, John! :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 3:34pm 03.28.23 This has been a step forward step backward project. In my last post there was a lot of excitement.
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 3:19pm 03.28.23 Please read my blog. It will help you. Honest, it will. I plan to read it several times. Thanks.
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dlochner at 3:18pm 03.28.23
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast Stu Jackson at 3:16pm 03.28.23 I found that there is a marina (almost centered) between Gray's and Neah Bay called "Lapush Boat Ba
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Captain Larry-DH at 3:14pm 03.28.23 Check out Poli-Glow (PoliGlow) - it's not for the purists, it's like a floor wax with UV protection
Why are silicone based waxes bad? George Braun at 2:51pm 03.28.23 Products with silicones and especially products with PTFE, no matter the brand or the details- all h
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dlochner at 2:47pm 03.28.23 In the past I tried Poli-Glo and did not like the appearance. To my eye it gave the hull a plastic l
Water Tank Material Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:30pm 03.28.23 By "nipple" are you referring to the female fitting in the tank? Or the male hose fitting? --Peggi
New Running Rigging for a C310 Siamese at 2:24pm 03.28.23 You are right to not trust the Catalina figures. Two years ago, I replaced all the running rigging
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (1) rgranger at 2:21pm 03.28.23 You will want to save and reuse this end cap... move the two machine screws seen on either side and
Asbestos? (1) rgranger at 2:13pm 03.28.23 I would do more than just wet it before I disturb it (BTW-one of my job roles is to serve as the che
Hunter 240 Running Rigging Dave Groshong at 1:37pm 03.28.23 We offer them here, yes the manual is generally accurate: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/rr.php?m
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dmax at 11:59am 03.28.23 Common floor wax stripper removes it - I've done it, it's not that bad. Overall, much less work than
I am Knot going aloft today (1) h2o_snow at 11:50am 03.28.23
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast FastOlson at 11:43am 03.28.23 I have done deliveries up n down the Washington coast for several decades. Most skippers want to get
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast Terry Cox at 11:19am 03.28.23 There is a suitable marina in Gray's Harbor, about 9 hours from Astoria. Consider Willapa Bay as a
Pipe threads sesmith at 10:28am 03.28.23 When it comes to pipe thread fittings I've always found that teflon tape usually works great on new
Pipe threads (1) JoeWhite at 10:24am 03.28.23 214099 Assuming your threads match, I wrap 8 turns of pipe tape then wipe the above paste on both su

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