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Pri-D Shelf Life Warren Milberg at 7:43am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/2448 I used to use this fuel additive to cut down carbon emssions, increase lubricity with low sulphur fu
Unbelievable BobM at 7:37am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2215 I was notified that the marina I winter store my boat at was going to work on their sea walls. Howe
Stuffing box flax size Ink Dude at 7:33am 05.19.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3139 I need to repack my stuffing box. I have to do the job afloat, and I need the flax material size to
trailer loading donavansails at 7:26am 05.19.13 Smaller Boats 19/2810 I bought a Hunter 23 last fall. I have been out with it a few times this year Love this boat but for
Oday 22 chain plate mike4433 at 7:22am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1262 I have an 1980 oday 22. Looking at other chain plate posts I'm seeing that the chain plates are atta
Pearson 26 mast support bblument at 7:16am 05.19.13 Pearson 3/4513 Hello, all... Well, the saga continues.. just when I thought I was almost done working/renovating
Mast Head line question Ward H at 6:04am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/842 The mast head assembly on my O'day 25 has room for two eye-spliced lines to be hung. One is for the
Steering system "pod" alternatives?? Chris Patterson at 5:25am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2350 This is not an attempt to blast Edson, as they no doubt make some beautiful equipment. Some of it in
Automatic Freewheeling gearbox? (1) BobT at 4:58am 05.19.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1425 Can anyone identify the gearbox behind the transmission? This is in my new old ('79) Gulfstar 37. Al
Mooring line size PHitchcox at 4:50am 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1105 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 19/8326 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 9/2006 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 5/1742 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 2/10401 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 4/1538 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 1/910 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 3/972 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 20/2186 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 1/1392 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 1/862 Well, things are moving along. Today I completed the install of the new switches/circuit breakers pa

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Is BoatUS membership worth it? Kings Gambit at 6:55am 04.23.23 A few years back I awoke with an episode of vestibular neuritis while anchored in an exposed cove at
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 6:40am 04.23.23 My 1988 Hunter 33.5 keel was entirely cast iron. No lead at all. At approximately 12 years , I h
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 6:37am 04.23.23 Thanks Dave and Ralph. I'll give it a shot.
Found a 2003 C310 (4) JRT at 6:35am 04.23.23 Some more pics, Abby took pan pics, pretty cool. When conditions got sporty, cameras where down lo
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 6:29am 04.23.23 @skipperclaud , can you supply a few closeup pictures of the joint. It may give us a better pictur
Maxprop Grease dlochner at 6:24am 04.23.23 My point is you are worrying about trivial amounts of money when compared the costs of maintaining a
Hunter 326 Compression post finish (2) Ken13559 at 6:21am 04.23.23 I didn't polish my compression pole. It as shiny like new. I suppose you could use 0000 sandpaper or
Maxprop Grease dlochner at 6:02am 04.23.23 A tube of the recommended lubriplate 130-AA is expensive. The last tube I bought lasted about 6 year
Rudder Bearing smokey73 at 5:47am 04.23.23 Pictures!
Universal M-18 fresh water pump questions mforum at 5:46am 04.23.23 Thanks all for the info, especially the Kubota option. I left the pump alone for now and will keep
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? Gene Neill at 5:43am 04.23.23 Sorry, no video. It was my first such project, so just doing the work took all my concentration. P
Rudder Bearing thetone at 5:35am 04.23.23 I have removed the lower pin. Loosened the 4 bolts on the collar. The upper pin won't budge. Tried t
Lubricating Through Hull Valves dlochner at 4:55am 04.23.23 Thanks, Dave. Do you mean a zerk fitting? Will Sta-Lube work? I meant zerk, auto correct decided
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Don S/V ILLusion at 4:31am 04.23.23 Thanks for the responses guys. Because of family ties, we frequently visit New England for past 13 y
Rudder Bearing shemandr at 4:22am 04.23.23 What have you done so far? It would be helpful to know so posters don't suggest remedies you've alr
Corroding galvanized shackle jviss at 4:04am 04.23.23 And Amazon: MarineNow 3/8" US Type Drop Forged Galvanized Bow Shackle with Over Size Screw Pin for A
Corroding galvanized shackle jviss at 4:03am 04.23.23
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty shemandr at 2:54am 04.23.23 There is an old adage about New England weather: "If you don't like the weather wait two hours. It
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty David in Sandusky at 12:03am 04.23.23 My main concern in forecasting is thunderstorms. In over 600 days of sailing mostly on Erie, we have
Corroding galvanized shackle skunther at 11:26pm 04.22.23

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