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Engine compartment (1) paulj at 12:33pm 04.15.13 Catalina 310 14/2654 Looking at this area for storing engine spare parts or start battery location. paulj :troll:
Deck cleaning and restoration cbyl at 12:05pm 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/862 I purchased a 1967 O'Day Tempest last year and am looking to brighten the deck. Has faded badly over
Reasonable Canvas guy in Annapolis? Skipper at 11:54am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 41/6021 I'm educated, experienced, and talented at what I do. So why is it that a guy who sews canvas is ent
Bimini Top For Catalina 22 (1) karmadog at 11:36am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 5/1597 Hi all! I want to add a bimini top to my Cat22, but I have the main sheet release about two feet
Manuel Hunter 280 in French fredvanbochoven at 10:12am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1103 Hi there all Hunter sailors all over the world. Proud owner of a 1996 Hunter 280 based in the South
The GRAND Plan. Good or Bad idea mdsdurango at 9:49am 04.15.13 Trailer Sailors 16/4466
Universal diesel engine wiring harness jcb2 at 9:44am 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1408 I have an O'Day 31 and just pulled my Universal diesel (M18) out to remove the prop shaft. In doing
Convert Jabsco Manual Head to Electric robfmcc at 9:38am 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2337 I am thinking of converting my manual Jabsco head to an electric head on a 1998 Beneteau 352. I've
Ditching the Salon Table (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:04am 04.15.13 Catalina 310 13/3662 We are ditching our salon table. The area just feels so much bigger with the table gone. For now
Battery Isolation Nrmlspeed at 7:26am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 20/2721 I may be overdoing it but my technique for putting the boat away is to disconnect the battery. Is th
Commissioning my first time. Stormydog at 6:01am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1199 Hello all, this will be our first time commissioning our boat. Our boat is a 28' Catalina MKII. We d
swing keel removal (3) ancbob at 5:48am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 28/9440 Ok, so I have the sled built and under the boat. 3 of the 4 keel bolts loosened just fine. For the f
Fitting a life raft on a Hunter 33 Bertus at 5:29am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/998 Does anyone know where a life raft is supposed to be fitted on a Hunter 33?
Electric Head seadaddler at 4:13am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1972 Anyone put a electric head on a 2007 H-36,my wife talking to our friends with a raritan electric hea
Aircon & Genset Ken13559 at 4:11am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1739 I've a 12000BTU Cruiseair Zephyr ZF12K aircon. Borrowed a friend's Elemax SHX2000 genset just for tr
Deck Recore Ajay73 at 3:14am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/3564 Last week I cut into my deck under a turning block because of some wet plywood when drilling out one
Need to buy sail(s) airshac at 8:45pm 04.14.13 Trailer Sailors 11/2965 I just bought a Mac 22 and need sails for it. Looking mostly for the main sail to get started, I'm
need some help identifying Nosidamt at 7:42pm 04.14.13 Balboa 1/1269 I just purchased a Balboa Sailboat. It measures 24' LOA. I am not able to find a hull plate on it
Hull make up Tom Joad at 6:21pm 04.14.13 Newport 3/2878 Can anyone tell me about the makeup of the hull of a 1974 newport 27? Specifically thickness, mat
Asymetrical Spinnaker halyard on 35.5 Barquito at 5:45pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 0/815 Has anyone run a new spinnaker halyard in a 35.5. We are now the proud new owners of a 1992 Hunter L

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Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 4:52pm 04.18.23 That looks much better. You must have cleaned it. But not yet stopped the corrosion.
Need help to recognize a part Tally Ho at 4:51pm 04.18.23 My anchor has a hole in it, and that front pin goes through the hole to secure the anchor when at sa
Need help to recognize a part ggrizzard at 4:47pm 04.18.23 If you have an appropriate anchor, i.e. plow, Mantus, CQR, etc., (Fortress wont work), you'll have t
Rust color in Antifreeze JoeWhite at 4:44pm 04.18.23 That looks much better. You must have cleaned it.
Need help to recognize a part zinahewitt at 4:41pm 04.18.23
Pumpin up those fenders! Hello Below at 4:39pm 04.18.23 Would I better off using a high volume pump such as one for a dinghy/air mattress/etc or one that's
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 4:38pm 04.18.23 Good stuff to keep in mind. Thanks. I once owned a Hunter 23 Wing Keel and it came with original sa
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Rick Webb at 4:37pm 04.18.23 Wonder what it would say about understanding women?
Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 4:30pm 04.18.23 Very good feed back from all of you, thanks for sharing all of your knowledge. If the rest of the sa
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Salty Jack at 4:27pm 04.18.23 Thanks. I have one more issue to resolve and the 1981 C22 will be on my lot. I have a 2023 Tohatsu S
Pumpin up those fenders! NYSail at 4:25pm 04.18.23
Need help to recognize a part ggrizzard at 4:24pm 04.18.23 Looks like a bow roller anchor retaining pin(s). Have you attempted to push the small pins on the e
Need help to recognize a part NYSail at 4:21pm 04.18.23
Rust color in Antifreeze (2) buddybear at 4:18pm 04.18.23 The heat exchanger which I replaced in 8-2015 from Mr Kool never had a drain valve after several tr
Hunter 34 prop shaft cdells at 3:59pm 04.18.23
H34 keel smile cdells at 3:47pm 04.18.23 Thanks for the responses guys! Kloudie, do I put G Flex in the gaps then torque down on the keel b
Pumpin up those fenders! Joe at 3:38pm 04.18.23 Bicycle pump
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Joe at 3:36pm 04.18.23 You're never going to get priority opinions form a source that doesn't know anything about your boar
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions ShawnL at 3:23pm 04.18.23 I'm an outlier. I have a 2-stroke mercury 9.9 and love it. It's heavy, but after servicing starts
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 3:22pm 04.18.23 Organic chemistry; brings back nightmares :yikes:. Happy that you Chem E's deal with that stuff

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