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name on my sailboat (3) trainmanjess at 7:28pm 06.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1266 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 2/1853 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 1/1190 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 6/2151 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 1/794 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 1/802 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 27/4011 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 12/1400 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 5/1730 I have a Hunter 146. A tear in my cover caused leaves to enter and stain my cockpit. I have tried li
Is she worth saving (4) Jared_801 at 11:31am 06.14.13 Catalina 22 4/1035 Here we have a battered old Catalina 22. Currently owned by our sailing club. We are trying to decid
Advice from 272 Owners neosoul at 10:41am 06.14.13 Bigger Boats 10/3573 I Need Advice from 272 Owners Hello, I was hoping to get some advice. I recently sold my 83 Day
40 Legend (1) smackdaddy at 7:57am 06.14.13 Big Boats 9/1776 After 4 years of looking and evaluating, we just scored a well-kept, nicely-equipped 1989 40L. htt
New boot stripe? Captn Scotty at 7:56am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1400 I am painting a new boot stripe on my Islander 32, any restrictions on how big it should be? I was t
Failed Garmin chart plotter gregorybross at 7:47am 06.14.13 Catalina 30 26/3524 I have a Garmin 2006 chart plotter that suddenly quit working . I contacted Garmin for help and all
H376/380 V-Berth shelves rfrye1 at 6:08am 06.14.13 Big Boats 3/1220 Has anyone added upper shelves/stowage to their V-berth? A lot of wasted space up there. A 6-8" shel
Norcold Icebox tray? (1) Euphoria2011 at 5:55am 06.14.13 Bigger Boats 1/841 It is hard to keep food and drinks situated in any kind of order within these deep iceboxes and I no
Trailer or shipping options for fin keel sailboat JALaman at 5:22am 06.14.13 Trailer Sailors 4/8236 All -- I am new to this forum and searched for trailer info, but am unable to find anything. I am p
installing a bracket for a small engine on an oday 17 buzzy at 5:21am 06.14.13 Day Sailers 1/3160 Please help us with suggestions as to how to install a bracket for a propane fueled 2.5 H trolling m
Stern Rail Wt Capability vmaks at 4:57am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 15/5654 Rec'd a 65 lb outboard with my dinghy. Blogs in the past indicated that it is imperative to NOT tra
Spreader Covers Hamsandwich at 1:37am 06.14.13 Catalina 22 6/1328 Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't these the spreader covers that are no longer available on Catal

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Dil at 5:03am 04.26.23 I'm looking into float plan apps for Android. Any recommendations? The USCG has an app with a floa
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 4:58am 04.26.23 but few have AIS and most wouldn't know how to use DSC if their life (or in this case mine) depende
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 4:52am 04.26.23 Correction: I should have said "personal locating device" not "personal location beacon". Where I
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:50am 04.26.23 If you are going to be in near shore waters and in a crowded area, a PLB is not a good choice. The
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 4:46am 04.26.23 Do you have power going through a transfer switch on an inverter? My Xantrex has a reset button bu
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam Rich Stidger at 4:41am 04.26.23 I recall either extending the drain hose through the hole into the bilge or just putting the hose th
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? dlochner at 4:39am 04.26.23 As I read your description I'm inclined to agree with @kappykaplan advice to use Dow 795 or GE Silpr
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? danooxnard at 4:35am 04.26.23 I used butyl tape on my Catalina 22 windows, and it was a great decision. Worked great I could repos
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 4:35am 04.26.23 'm looking into a PLB and a small, waterproof VHF with GPS to clip on my vest/harness. If you are
Irwin 33.1 SailingLoto at 4:07am 04.26.23 Decks were soft. Running rigging was quite old. I passed on it without hesitation.
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? kappykaplan at 3:44am 04.26.23 Dow 795 should work well for this application.
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue jviss at 3:33am 04.26.23 I had same engine and same issue on last boat that all of a sudden appeared. very common. Too bad y
WINCH DRUM jviss at 3:25am 04.26.23 @jviss, I hear you. You understand what I"m aiming at. I'm wondering if resurfacing isn't an option
WINCH DRUM Apex at 3:22am 04.26.23 @jviss is on the right track to your question. I have heard of people re-chroming the drum. Tape w
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 3:21am 04.26.23 Where will you be sailing? Are you coastal cruising? Doing some passages? Sounds like you'll be liv
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Leeward Rail at 12:08am 04.26.23 If you are offshore you would do well to have some sort of "personal locator beacon" too. Always
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue NYSail at 11:01pm 04.25.23 I had same engine and same issue on last boat that all of a sudden appeared. very common. Too bad yo
Lewmar window gaskets NYSail at 10:51pm 04.25.23 I think you have to push it in with a plastic roller tool but be sure not to puncture the gasket.
WINCH DRUM Joe at 10:31pm 04.25.23 @jviss, I hear you. You understand what I"m aiming at. I'm wondering if resurfacing isn't an option
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Richard19068 at 10:31pm 04.25.23 If not going to far offshore I like to have a GPS/DSC enabled handheld VHF clipped on to my life ve

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