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Keel Refinishing cobis2798 at 11:29am 05.19.13 Catalina 22 3/1080 On our salvage project Catalina, the swing keel was rusting on the leading and trailing edges. We af
weak transom pamacm at 11:25am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/868 transom where motor mount is located is soft. i am in process of rebuilding ; however, i am opened f
Hatch Replacement Big Fish at 11:18am 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1067 I own an older (1978) Hunter 27 and would like to replace the hatch over the cabin. I have read the
marvel mystery oil for engine ironhors42 at 11:14am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 16/7093 Hi. I getting ready to change oil and filters in my engine, how many of you add mavel mystery oil t
O'Day 39 Windlass Johnmpru at 10:37am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/825 I purchased an O'Day 39 w That doesn't have a windlass, we went out the other day and anchored in 3
teak handrails Ben Albritton at 9:27am 05.19.13 Catalina 30 4/2058 I am working on updating a 1982 Catalina 30. Right now it has composite handrails. It appears that
Looking for tablet and need suggestions for sailing apps RonRock at 9:20am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 34/16474 So I'm considering a tablet computer to use on my boat. Is an Ipad the best way to go? I've never be
Center of Gravity Don Crowther at 8:49am 05.19.13 Big Boats 1/699 I would like to build a trailer for my 34. But I'm trying to figure out where the center of gravity
Mast Sag caused by soft deck under the mast (7) pmirenda at 8:49am 05.19.13 Catalina 30 4/3289 Mast sag turned out to be a soft deck under the mast. The starboard pulley next to the mast had a le
Removing Mast's Sail Track Screws Seized.. Any ideas (1) PGIJon at 8:22am 05.19.13 Big Boats 8/1542 My mast is currently down and I'm rewiring and replacing all Nav lights with LED's and Antenna... Th
Replacement rudders for 26M shgena at 8:15am 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/732 Your experience with the replacement rudders on the 26M?:dance:
Starting trouble - Yanmar Sea Mistress at 8:10am 05.19.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/4636 We have a Yanmar 75 HP 4Jh3-TE that won't start after running for three to four hours straight. The
rigging on 93 23.5 hunter (5) sailboat738 at 7:48am 05.19.13 Smaller Boats 3/1223 good morning guy's well getting the boat back in the water got the mast up ok its now at the dock
Pri-D Shelf Life Warren Milberg at 7:43am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/2454 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 7/2218 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 8/3148 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 19/2828 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 3/1266 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 3/4586 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 1/854 The mast head assembly on my O'day 25 has room for two eye-spliced lines to be hung. One is for the

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Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.06.23 You can do it. I know you can. . . I think? I am so pi$$ed off with the idea of spending $100.00
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.06.23 :biggrin:always here to provide helpful information. I've got your name on speed dial in case I r
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Hello Below at 10:11am 05.06.23
Life's Most Infuriating Moments jssailem at 10:04am 05.06.23
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 05.06.23 Mostly this couple who have never come up on the dock until the other day Ducks must have a good
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 05.06.23 If you buy a new one, $100, the clips are included. Those are truly words to warm the cockles of
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 05.06.23 There were NO LEAKS observed! Absolutely baffling. Just can't see how it corrected itself and we
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour JoeWhite at 9:08am 05.06.23 Oil can also come out of the dip stick if not inserted back in.
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger sailcapt340 at 9:06am 05.06.23
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 8:43am 05.06.23 The other big challenge to going with LFP is preventing the alternator from cooking itself in its ow
Bottom Chip Repair Jacktar at 8:36am 05.06.23 True sail it til it breaks, repair and sail it again.
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location Sailor Arny at 8:30am 05.06.23 I am going to go without the furler this season, just pull it down into a deck bag, tired of all the
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer mermike at 8:28am 05.06.23 The secret to no boom is some FLA that is connected into the charging circuit to give the current s
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger Stu Jackson at 8:07am 05.06.23 sc, glad to be able to try to help. You didn't say your charger was a "Flyback" model but I figured
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick Webb at 8:06am 05.06.23 Another potential source is the oil filter seal. I once had an oil filter seal stick to the engine
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges (4) Cap'nCook at 7:57am 05.06.23 215392 With some assistance we can get the gap to close a bit more, but still short of being able t
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick486 at 7:20am 05.06.23 Great replies from the community. It is so appreciated, especially from those of us in the north,
Life's Most Infuriating Moments JamesG161 at 7:04am 05.06.23 If you buy a new one, $100, the clips are included. But I bought this, to strap down my Genset Muff
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 7:02am 05.06.23 Thanks Dave. I'm about to go out and raise once more so I can get pictures of the process and then w
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... Sailfanatic at 6:56am 05.06.23 I have been finding quotes like this in other sailing forums. I guess I disagree about blisters. T

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