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Mooring line size PHitchcox at 4:50am 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/950 Good morning one and all. Returning to the water and need some help. My 290 is far away but I ne
Does this look like electrolysis? (2) Sefuller at 4:46am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 19/7008 Last fall when I hauled out, I noticed for the first time these whitish deposits around my bronze th
Removing painted-on boat name IH82BL8 at 4:42am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1861 All along I've been under the impression that oven cleaner would remove the old boat name. It doesn
1984 H31 uncored hull? IH82BL8 at 4:24am 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1542 I thought I remember someone here saying these boats had no wood core in the hull below the waterlin
Beneteau Dock N Go Problems Kanggandi at 1:20am 05.19.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/9957 Our dock n go system hasn't worked for 4 months and they can't fix it !!! Has anyone else had any
how much does my S2-9.2a weigh Bergovoy at 9:02pm 05.18.13 S2 4/1263 hello, I am considering have my 9.2a transported from Marathon, FL to Marina del Rey, in L.A. I
Will the Projects Never End? shipwreck66 at 8:09pm 05.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/837 Finally traced my air problem to the fuel pump, spent an hour driving to buy a new one, installed, b
Zinc Fish hookup Phil P at 7:47pm 05.18.13 Big Boats 3/896 Last season I hooked up a zinc fish to the chrome surround on my shore power inlet. At season's end,
help with other mac forum wayne nicol at 7:38pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1923 i really hope this is ok to post here, but i have got onto a bunch of different sailing, boating and
microwave-convection oven curt309 at 6:52pm 05.18.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1222 Thanks in advance, new to the forum. My wife would like to replace the oven on our 2012 with a micro
P23 repairs update. (1) DAVA390 at 6:50pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 1/828 Well, things are moving along. Today I completed the install of the new switches/circuit breakers pa
First 285 Bimini ayedieu2 at 5:58pm 05.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1037 Help! Can anyone recommend a manufacturer that sells a bimini for a Beneteau First 285? It gets so
Something Older Than Most Of Our Sailboats (2) rardiH36 at 5:46pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1582 I thought to post this because a few might have recollection of the WWII era Liberty and Victory shi
Refrig replacement jblamart at 5:30pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/997 I have an 12V Adler Barbour Compressor that is labeled combicold cc-20-AW that I believe to be origi
South coast winch parts Cb1222 at 5:20pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1320 Does anyone know where I can get south coast winch Pawls and springs?
Rear Mast Support (4) patrickfarley at 5:14pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5563 I have been working on speeding up trailer to sailing. I am trying to get it to under 30 minutes(by
rebuilding marine head crystalsailor at 5:12pm 05.18.13 Sails Call Lounge 4/9502 I have an old Wilcox Critten Skipper marine head. Mechanical, all bronze with long handle. It has be
Trailer trouble Grizmaster7 at 4:56pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2243 Does anyone else have this problem with the original trailer for the Mac 26 S or C. The last few cra
Eelectric trolling motor oceansail0 at 4:26pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1209 Has anyone used a trolling motor on a 21 footer before? I have a Freedom 21?
Creaking in the V-berth GorillaToast at 2:59pm 05.18.13 Catalina 22 1/857 Whenever I spend the night on my boat (which is often), as I move about in the v-berth, the boards c

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Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 3:38am 07.15.22 What lands on your deck from air pollution gets washed off down the scuppers. People living in the
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) twodzusfittings at 3:35am 07.15.22 I don't know what SF and TF mean but the sizes are correct. Thats what I took off the shelf and fitt
watch the fuel source Captain Larry-DH at 3:18am 07.15.22
watch the fuel source NYSail at 11:52pm 07.14.22 Well gee that sucks! Did you fuel up at a marina or a regular gas station?
Open engine intake.... NYSail at 11:44pm 07.14.22 I would never leave my boat with open valves. When sailing I have always left engine and others open
45DS mainsail furling (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:36pm 07.14.22 I saw your post yesterday morning just before heading out to the boat. Figured it was about time I
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 10:08pm 07.14.22 You mean as awful as :poop::poop::poop: ?
Oil change pump Kanzaki gearbox markwbird at 9:43pm 07.14.22 Amazon
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race BarryL at 9:40pm 07.14.22
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Tedd at 9:29pm 07.14.22 Would you mind elaborating on this? What do you mean by "darting out from under you"? An unintenti
Starting my LFP build. Hayden Watson at 9:18pm 07.14.22 If I can manage the height, the length and width are no problem. I have plans to break out the exi
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 8:33pm 07.14.22 However, once you hit about 7 knots (half a knot above hull speed) it does become a bit of a balanc
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 8:32pm 07.14.22 Still wing-on-wing sail configuration, but with the apparent wind angle more forward. My jib starts
Air bnb for Dock Rental g sven at 8:24pm 07.14.22 I was more thinking outside of marinas. The idea would be that people could rent out their private d
mast wieght David in Sandusky at 7:49pm 07.14.22 I would estimate less than 200 pounds. It was not hard for me to lift one end of our mast when we to
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 7:40pm 07.14.22 When I got a degree in mechanical engineering, I took one semester of structural engineering, and t
Formal Nautical Education David in Sandusky at 7:34pm 07.14.22 When I got a degree in mechanical engineering, I took one semester of structural engineering, and tw
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot JohnShannon at 7:21pm 07.14.22 On my Ray marine I ended up with a small lead acid battery wired in right at the autopilot. The t
Air bnb for Dock Rental dlochner at 7:09pm 07.14.22 Yes with some caveats. In marinas where the slip is rented there is often a clause in the rental con
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains Tally Ho at 7:05pm 07.14.22

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