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Where/How do you attach fender lines? Ward H at 4:54pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 25/7641 I ordered new fenders and I am learning to splice by using some extra Trophy Braid to make 6 foot fe
Life of bottom paint out of water mdsdurango at 4:52pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1331 Second post from new member searching for a great sailboat up to 30'. I'm looking at a boat that has
Cockpit and Courtesy lights always on PDReynolds at 4:50pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4336 This may be real easy to answer. I have just purchased my 2006 Beneteau 423 and I am still getting t
above the waterline hull paint kpgraci at 3:14pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1253 looking for hull paint, got the bottom paint and i see lots of 'topside' marine paint, is there a sp
Midship cleats simi1947 at 3:07pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/916 If anybody, like me on my 2009 Beneteau Oceanis 31, was thinking of fitting the Barton 32mm track cl
Painting Interior Nevermoor at 2:35pm 04.14.13 Lancer 7/4167 Greetings and salutations, fellow sailboat owners! After the past week on the boat for spring break
Jim Seamons is back Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1150 I recieved a call yesterday from Jim Seamons and they were mooring off for the evening at Hilton Hea
Lake Ponchartrain Sailors Idratherbesailing at 2:25pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1564 Has anyone been into Bayou Lacomb recently with a 5 foot or over keel? I used to take my 5'3" draft
Looking for a genoa. UPSGUY at 1:46pm 04.14.13 Catalina 22 1/778 Ok
Bowsprit hvbaker at 1:45pm 04.14.13 Catalina 30 0/1237 Has anyone put a Selden bowsprit on a Catalina 30 standard rig? If so, was any modification to the p
110 volt to 240volt Akapeterc at 1:32pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1668 I want to connect my new 2003 hunter 44ds to shore power in Australia and was wondering is there any
Gelcoat repair update (1) Hydro Therapy at 1:18pm 04.14.13 Day Sailers 10/2076 I recently made some repairs to my toe rails. I think one of the previous owners played bumper boat
Composting head Florida sail at 12:28pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 29/8650 Has anyone had any experience with the C- Head? It is less than 1/2 the price of the Air head and c
Battery Question Finally Free at 12:16pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 5/1683 We have a 1995, 42 Passage. I am pretty sure I am going to need to replace the batteries. It has t
New leak source '84 h27 (1) amcmahon at 12:06pm 04.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1739 For 10 years now, since purchasing Radiant Beam, I have been trying to eliminate water leaks, both s
Raymarine ST60 rudder indicator actuator installation Euphoria2011 at 11:13am 04.14.13 Bigger Boats 0/1060 I got my hands on a raymarine rudder indicator with the atcuator unit and was thinking about install
Wooden Rib Replacement StumpSail at 10:44am 04.14.13 Day Sailers 2/974 I have recently acquired a 1964 oday mariner centerboard model and i have noticed that many of the w
Catalina Coronado 15 1986 donv at 9:23am 04.14.13 Smaller Boats 2/1770 Please send me any photos or owner manuals on the Catalina Coronado15 preferably around year 1986
Manual needed for Cruisair 7000btu A/C unit McZube at 9:22am 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1673 Does anyone have a link where I can find a manual for this A/C unit? Thanks
H 356 LPG solenoid sailmaster39 at 9:15am 04.14.13 Big Boats 4/1086 On my Hunter 356 I think my LPG solenoid has failed.I`ve checked everything.Stove sparks,tank is ful

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More efficient way to clean gears? JamesG161 at 7:37am 04.17.23 Please explain how a drop of Methyl Ethyl Ketone on cardboard will start a fire? MEK is the activa
More efficient way to clean gears? MikeHoncho at 7:31am 04.17.23 Safety Tip. If you use Toluene or Acetone, do not use electric tools to clean the parts. MEK = Oh
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 7:27am 04.17.23 What are you using for grease? Harken? After only one years a good synthetic grease should not be ha
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Jacktar at 7:27am 04.17.23 Use a nylon 1/4 bolt with wingnut to keep from backing out, cheap at about buck or so and breaks wit
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 7:18am 04.17.23 https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/paints/making-sense-of-solvents
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue kloudie1 at 7:08am 04.17.23 The Yanmar wiring harness connectors are notorious for this problem. Look at the (usually two) big h
More efficient way to clean gears? FastOlson at 7:08am 04.17.23 Just do not give in to temptation and use Acetone. That will dissolve -unevenly- the black dye off o
1990 Beneteau 45f5 rgranger at 7:07am 04.17.23 You may need to search for each topic separately. I did a quick google for Beneteau 45 wiring... an
Newbie Fresh and Green Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 04.17.23 Dinghy selection, in my mind, is completely based on cost vs use. We don't use a dinghy very much a
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it rgranger at 6:56am 04.17.23 is blocked.. look for mud nests or spider blockages in the vent first, then look for blockages in t
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions brockangelo at 6:50am 04.17.23 2. My rudder doesn't have a lock. The upper pintle? Has a drilled hole for I imagine a split ring.
Newbie Fresh and Green rgranger at 6:48am 04.17.23 Somebody gave me advice once that when buying a new to you boat - sail her for a year before making
Best glue to adhere peeling numbers to dacron mainsail. rgranger at 6:42am 04.17.23 Here are a few articles I found on the topic https://www.charlotteobserver.com/reviews/fabric-glue
Identifying water in the bilge. rgranger at 6:39am 04.17.23 Here is something that might work.. AquaChek Salt Test Strip Titrators for Pools - Salt Water Pool
Identifying water in the bilge. rgranger at 6:31am 04.17.23 I was the Catalina dealer who introduced the boat now retired Just to clarify, Dave is now retired..
Identifying water in the bilge. TwistedVet at 6:17am 04.17.23 So I had the same issue ('89 C22) but with a swing keel. After a trip in the Mississippi Sound in de
More efficient way to clean gears? JamesG161 at 6:06am 04.17.23 Safety Tip. If you use Toluene or Acetone, do not use electric tools to clean the parts. MEK = Oh M
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank pdistefano58 at 5:15am 04.17.23 I wanted to thank Crazy Dave for all his help we are very grateful for him taking the time to talk w
More efficient way to clean gears? Rick Webb at 5:08am 04.17.23 Maybe a quicker way, I saw on YouTube to clean carburetor parts a guy put Velcro on the lid of a jar
More efficient way to clean gears? CYQK at 4:59am 04.17.23 pickup one of those batt operated pressure washers home depot has them works great

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