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Interprotect 2000E drying time between coats drumbeater at 12:29pm 01.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/5880 It's fairly cool here today, mid to high 50's. We were putting barrier coat on the Pearson's rudder
Speaking of "Fresh Water" flushing.... How? rfrye1 at 11:56am 01.01.13 Ask All Sailors 28/4615 In a previous post discussing the merits of different marine heads/toilets, a few folks mentioned th
prop is stuck to shaft newsailor72 at 11:33am 01.01.13 Engines and Propulsion 25/10620 trying to pull the prop so I can grease the shaft but it's really stuck. I removed the nut but the
Who builds a good quality bimini? Pat at 10:13am 01.01.13 Bigger Boats 3/1207 We are considering installing a bimini on our 272. the issue is how effective it will be with the b
Bimini fabrication needs Jimongee at 9:55am 01.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/815 Happy New Year! Because I like to fabricate -I'm going to make my own Bimini for our Hunter 356. Do
Filters on holding tank vents jayski at 9:37am 01.01.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/5856 I read that a boat owner had installed an in line charcoal filter to help manage vent odors. I can'
120 days til Spring Launch! agprice22 at 7:10am 01.01.13 Catalina 22 22/2436 I'm starting my count-down! Happy New Year!
Cetol over epoxy resin??? Cmp1110 at 6:55am 01.01.13 Ask All Sailors 14/7670 I am currently refinishing a teak bow pulpit that is made up of many boards laminated together it i
contact hunter skipperkjr at 6:45am 01.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1167 Greetings my fellow sailors, I recently aquirede a used hunter 146, and have a question about con
So about the MacGregor bump.... Doc_holiday at 2:49am 01.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 63/10502 I didn't want to hijack the towing thread... Mine sits int the water most of the time... This fall
Happy New Year Y'all! KingAirDriver at 8:49pm 12.31.12 Catalina 22 4/1116 Happy New Year everyone! Fair winds and smooth seas in the new year! May your beer be cold and
Happy New Year mellis18 at 8:14pm 12.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/849 Happy New Year to my fellow Hunter owners! May 2013 bring fair winds and adventure!
lubricating an outboard (1) newsailor72 at 8:14pm 12.31.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/2053 doing some maintenance on my 2003 6hp 4 stroke tohatsu. I already did these items. 1. have impell
Stanchion plate polishing? (1) Euphoria2011 at 6:49pm 12.31.12 Bigger Boats 8/2330 I was just wondering if anybody knows of a good way to polish the stainless steel stanchion pole mou
What do you do in down time? (2) emergpa1 at 4:02pm 12.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 24/3249 What a sailboat owner does on a rainy winter day, get ready for the next project by going through an
What to look for in a survey on a Yamaha 33 rgsamuels at 3:42pm 12.31.12 Yamaha 0/1496 I have an accepted offer on a 1978 33, contingent on survey. Anything specifically we should look fo
Where's the best place to retire and sail? beeryboats at 1:46pm 12.31.12 Ask All Sailors 61/31306 I'm looking 10-15 years down the road for a perfect place to retire. I'm in the midwest right now wi
spinnaker rigging for oday daysailer Tim Bannon at 12:43pm 12.31.12 Day Sailers 2/6747 folks i had posted an email trying to find out any info on rigging an oday daysailer for spinnaker s
Depth sounder, knotmeter, autohelm Sarona at 12:07pm 12.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1237 Just wondering if anyone else has experienced our situation. We hit a fairly large wave just off the
Year End Status Roger Long at 11:20am 12.31.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4613 All is well here. I'm taking a break although a somewhat forced one. I must have the head and valv

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COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Len Ingalls at 12:25pm 06.13.22 https://pilingcaps.com/line-holders.html
Water Line Fitting Terry Cox at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Nope! Zurn Qest Pex fittings like shown by the OP have been out of production for several years. I h
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Kingjus at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Thank you all for your help, I found a radiator hose that seems to be working for me, boats out of t
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 12:22pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I wil
Grounding two isolated battery banks walt at 12:18pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I will
Cracked hull Shorefun at 12:00pm 06.13.22 You really like to create a lot of work for yourself. What I did.... I tried the gorilla glue. Don
Scuppers.... Captain Grey Beard at 11:58am 06.13.22 Gentlemen, These cowls and tubes are a vital part of your boats ventilation. They are not aftermark
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:53am 06.13.22 Consider dumping all your tungsten lights and converting to LED's. Easy to compare to your old one
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:52am 06.13.22
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:50am 06.13.22 What kind of stereo do you intend to use? I have a Bluetooth car stereo, and with four speakers go
Water Line Fitting kloudie1 at 11:41am 06.13.22 Yup , available at hardware stores. Male pipe thread on the bottom and a compression fitting for the
CENTERBOARD HELP FireWarrior423 at 11:39am 06.13.22 Great information. My apologies for starting a second thread for the 28. I saw this after.
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? Rob Heath at 11:28am 06.13.22 On my Oceanis 37 the fan has an interlock on the feed so it will only run when the engine is running
Mast bend Hollyberry at 11:19am 06.13.22 The masthead B&R rigs generally have a fair bit of prebend dialed in... it helps stabilize the mast
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 CABixler at 11:02am 06.13.22 Welcome to to the group I have 2003 B331 for about 15 years and also love. I replaced these and so h
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work ggrizzard at 10:37am 06.13.22 Are you saying that there is no "number" on each of the circuit breakers in your current panel? All
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work Stu Jackson at 10:34am 06.13.22 The breakers in the panel are sized for the wires from the panel, not the load. Most panels have st
Hiring a skipper Stu Jackson at 10:29am 06.13.22 The trip you are contemplating is about 1600 miles, a daunting number. This is not the way to think
Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 10:28am 06.13.22 it's an '85 28.5, B & R rig
Davits Quag at 10:18am 06.13.22 I installed Martek davits on my 321 a few years ago. The installation was pretty straightforward in

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