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Power buffer recommendations, anyone? kbbarton at 7:48am 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 44/6269 The gel coat on my boat has little faint black specks all over it, especially in the cockpit and cab
Launched finally redhead78 at 7:07am 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/836 Finally hit the water yesterday in Peekskill,ny, all goes well I go down Hudson tomorrow to key port
any -all sailors Dragon Fly at 3:19am 06.15.13 Bigger Boats 4/947 Oday 28' roller furling jib ... can't/won't unfurl! just got boat back in the water from 6 months
circuit breaker not tripping Ross Gard at 2:16am 06.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1047 I am trying to figure why my nav. light doesnt trip? Last week took some green water over the bow,
A door for a Bristol 24 beast at 12:08am 06.15.13 Bristol 1/1814 my brother and i are making a tubular steel frame that slides into the slot the slats sit in this wi
Bimini on Bavaria 36 firehoser75 at 10:38pm 06.14.13 Bavaria 0/5001 I have a 2005 Bavaria 36 cruiser with spinaker winches near the helm. I am looking to add a bimini w
Replacement Engine dtedesco at 10:30pm 06.14.13 Catalina 30 2/1529 I have to replace the engine in my 1989 Catalina 30. It has a Universal M25 Diesel engine. Has any
Socks! (3) finding41 at 9:59pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1088 Who knew. I was kind of surprised when I saw these. I was shopping for socks but didn't see ones to
How 'bout them paste on Windows??? (1) topcat0399 at 9:43pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/853 Hah?? Hah?? How 'bout 'em? Hah? Prettiest thing on that oooollld boat! For sale - 1 set of aluminum
Chalky decks lnikl at 7:55pm 06.14.13 Big Boats 1/889 My 1983 Hunter 34 has non-skid that my daughter hates the chalky feel of. I know that if I were to u
AC & Frig Errant1 at 7:52pm 06.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1210 Hello to all, New to the site, have a 1993 First 310 and am considering up grading to an A/C unit a
name on my sailboat (3) trainmanjess at 7:28pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1104 hello all I finally got enough work finished on the hull and transom to get the name put on my boa
Goiot wheel pedestal maintenance BigEasy at 7:00pm 06.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1688 Has anyone performed routine / preventive maintenance on a Goiot swiveling steering pedestal mainten
catalina vs jaguar mangolatitudes at 6:34pm 06.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1095 I own a 1981 jaguar 27, which is by all accounts a catalina down to the manuals and marketing materi
Water in storage compartment lbyonkers at 5:24pm 06.14.13 Smaller Boats 6/1704 I have about 2 inches of water in the front two storage compartments on the starboard side.. No wat
painting deck non-skid on Passage 420? tadd5181 at 5:22pm 06.14.13 Big Boats 1/717 I recently had my Passage 420 polished and it was suggested that the non-skid portion of the deck (w
cutless how to e swartz at 4:21pm 06.14.13 Big Boats 1/743 can someone direct me to a you tube video of cutless bearing removal for a 88 hunter 37.5 or any oth
Need a new OB for my dink rfrye1 at 3:50pm 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 27/3676 After 20 yrs my Nissan 5hp 2 stroke has given me its last answer. I spent 3 hrs on it this morning w
still waiting to launch kpgraci at 1:47pm 06.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1273 Well, I've come to grips with the fact that working on my boat while its in my front yard is just as
Cockpit stains eclark at 1:26pm 06.14.13 Day Sailers 5/1534 I have a Hunter 146. A tear in my cover caused leaves to enter and stain my cockpit. I have tried li

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Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? Terry Cox at 6:37am 07.24.22 Grr. A sore topic here in Washington. Still do not have an answer to my questions from DOL, DOR or m
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? stickinthemud57 at 6:31am 07.24.22 Taxes in Texas for boats: -Sales tax on purchase of 6.25%, with municipalities usually tacking on an
GPS antenna location on Hunter 45 DS JamesG161 at 6:13am 07.24.22 A separate GPS mushroom antenna is used for my Marine FM radio. My MFD has GPS as part of the unit.
Anchor Windlass input (6) Sefuller at 6:10am 07.24.22 I installed a windlass on our boat over the last winter and having just completed a two week cruise
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Tally Ho at 6:04am 07.24.22 If you win the $110M Powerball, will you be buying up SailboatOwners just to tell the people that h
Main sheet line Hunter 326 JamesG161 at 5:52am 07.24.22 Could anyone advise me how it should be set up? Note line 2 of the manual diagram. "Opt Traveler S
Beckson Replacement Lens Tp3 at 4:40am 07.24.22 Thanks Dave. Will do.
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Davidasailor26 at 4:15am 07.24.22
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start GordonSmith100 at 12:10am 07.24.22
Universal M-12 running hot Richard19068 at 9:41pm 07.23.22 Thanks for the update. My HX has an end cap on only one side. Would certainly be easier to clean out
Insurance Assurance? Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 07.23.22 Annual requirement at Everett Marina for using their slips. Proof of insurance State boat permit C
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad dLj at 9:17pm 07.23.22 Looking forward to it! dj
Raymarine Wind failure Ralph Johnstone at 9:12pm 07.23.22 I went to the top of my mast, disconnected the transducer, and cleaned the contacts with some very
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration (3) Richard McDonald at 9:08pm 07.23.22 Alfa: I'm now a 2 sailboat owner for a while! Closed on the "new" for me 2006 Beneteau 423 on Thursd
Anchor Windlass input jmce1587 at 9:06pm 07.23.22
Insurance Assurance? rgranger at 9:06pm 07.23.22
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? Stu Jackson at 9:05pm 07.23.22 I thought of this thread when I looked at my boat insurance paperwork as I stored it in my boat book
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Ralph Johnstone at 9:02pm 07.23.22
Anchor Windlass input dlochner at 8:02pm 07.23.22
Anchor Windlass input Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 07.23.22

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