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Tall Ships Duluth (1) Jackdaw at 12:48pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1108 They are coming into port now! Anyone else going to be there on the water?? http://i667.photob
Best stripper twdevore at 11:29am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 33/13809 I'm refinishing the teak in my cockpit and am looking for a strong varnish stripper that won't hurt
Center boat jackline O34 or O35 DaveM at 11:00am 07.25.13 Bigger Boats 1/1358 I wondered if anyone has figured out how to run jacklines down the center of either one of these boa
Universal Diesel 5411 PaulET at 10:06am 07.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1123 I've been told that my O'Day 28 diesel engine needs an overhaul to correct low compression. Should
Survey what to look for. nolasafari at 10:04am 07.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1254 Hi, all. My name is Jim and I live in New Orleans. I have sailed for many years, and now returning
CNG Supply in British Columbia Neil McDonald at 9:30am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1156 River Marine, the long established marine CNG distributor in BC, closed their doors last year and al
Faux Teak GreenLight at 8:31am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 5/1866 The cabin sole on my 92 C 30 is white, slightly pebbled fiberglass with teak and holly plywood cutou
Ventless Propane Waterheater KenKindrick at 8:24am 07.25.13 Big Boats 5/1553 Does anyone have experience with a ventless propane water heater, such as the Excell 1000? Thanks
Stuffing Box/Packing Gland strangemagic77 at 8:24am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 2/1065 When engine is running in or out of gear the packing gland has no drip. Is this something to be con
White Squall (3) John T1594 at 7:48am 07.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 7/8536 They say that sailing can be hours of enjoyment interrupted by moments of sheer panic. Last week we
Electric Winch installation kevingreen5 at 7:01am 07.25.13 Big Boats 0/897 I am trying to find out how Hunter routed the wiring from the winch motor back to the navigation sta
Hatch leaking kingsailor at 6:07am 07.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1028 One of my Lewmar hatches is leaking. Does anyone know where to find a replacement rubber seal ? It's
Mainsheet cleat Clydo at 10:25pm 07.24.13 Catalina 310 6/2533 Newbe question. I singlehand most of the time and would like to replace open V mainsheet cleat on c
Newbie: Possible to get black water into fresh tank ? Delawaredave at 9:41pm 07.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1755 Newbie. The water from sinks really smells bad. I do not think it smelled that way when we bought
Building an Arch wufibugs at 9:04pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2230 I would love to have an arch as an attachment point for a bimini, for a radar pole and pole for gps
Ports and Hatches for early Irwin 27 Seabreeze27 at 5:30pm 07.24.13 Irwin 2/4503 '69 Irwin 27 - Ports and Hatches Greetings! Perhaps someone will be able to help me as I learn more
Boat sharing experience audriuskanape at 4:57pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3865 Could you please tell about a good experience of sharing a sailboat or any advice, how to get into i
"New" Owner--Bunch of Questions DanKo at 3:45pm 07.24.13 Catalina 22 10/1935 A few weeks ago I bought the boat mentioned in this thread and have been very happy: http://forum
raymarine st1000 calibration newsailor72 at 3:29pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 7/5006 The unit should arrive by this Fri, I'm looking at the users manual now and am a little confused by
Acceptable engine water temp at 5knots mmeechan at 3:13pm 07.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/3369 I have a question I've searched for but while I found a bunch of interesting articles I didn't find

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New Fuel Sending Unit (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17pm 05.22.23 how about cutting a spacer out of starboard or some fuel impregnable material and placing it betwee
Possible SmartPlug problem Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 05.22.23 SmartPlug (the manufacturer) calls that part the "inlet." I believe what they would call the plug i
older Raymarine L760 Instrument Joe at 9:31pm 05.22.23 Looks like you need to open the case to I.D. the wires. bummer.
Engine Alinement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 05.22.23 When I first removed the original mounts they were bedded with what I believe was 4200. Ahah! So
Buying new flares this year? jonelli at 9:04pm 05.22.23 I'm no expert, just a coastal local sailor. But, I have lots of expired flares, and one time during
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? dLj at 8:47pm 05.22.23 It would be cool if there was a way to determine the condition of the chainplates; maybe ultrasonic
Carbon fiber mast prep for painting dLj at 8:29pm 05.22.23 Don't really know the answer, but it seems to me blasting with a soda blast media would work well wi
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full FastOlson at 8:27pm 05.22.23 I have a 2022 Bavaria CR34. This is, for all intents and purposes, an almost new boat. Refer to th
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 05.22.23 What else could it be??? I'm assuming (what else can I do ?) that the bend was aft of the shaft l
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Dalliance at 7:30pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I alway
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 7:27pm 05.22.23 Im in the San Francisco Bay. Ive had my boat in the slip for about 11 months now and was feeling laz
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:17pm 05.22.23 Scott said: I installed the Scad TM1 and am really happy with it; however, I found the calibration
Slow sump pump with backflow Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:08pm 05.22.23 I think his opening sentence has thrown us a bit. I believe he meant that after replacing his toilet
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! dlochner at 6:34pm 05.22.23 A great and rewarding job! Congrats. Be sure to leave the documentation of your efforts on board. I
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Crusty Ol Salt at 6:30pm 05.22.23 Sooooo, let us twist the topic a little. In my mind, there is a far better chance of my boat havin
Engine Alinement Dan Anthony at 6:29pm 05.22.23 I just read RJM's post. I already have shims under my mounts, these shims are easily removed. Perh
Slow sump pump with backflow (4) McPhee at 6:28pm 05.22.23 Hi Greg, I also have a switch on the head to turn it on and off. I followed the lines. Here's what
Engine Alinement jviss at 6:26pm 05.22.23 Regarding strut alinement. I made up a metal slug that fit snugly in the cutlass bearing and was a
Engine Alinement Dan Anthony at 6:11pm 05.22.23 To all that have read and responded I say thank you. I had no idea so many would read and comment.
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 6:04pm 05.22.23 I am going to dip my toe in the water just to balance the reviews here. My, new on commissioning, K

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