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Air Breeze driving me nuts hoges in wa at 4:46am 04.13.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1001 Hi. I've had an air breeze on since about Aug. 2011. The nuts bit is that it often goes into a mod
Trying To Save Her.... hangin at 1:29am 04.13.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/3933 I recently picked up a 1970 O'day Tempest 23. I knew it would involve some project work to bring her
what brand windlass for 356 Jimongee at 10:22pm 04.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3127 Hello all, After several bottles of Ibuprofen I realize it's time to purchase a windlass. Today I a
Keel Turning Ball Help jroddy at 8:15pm 04.12.13 Catalina 22 5/1830 My newest '76 C22 is difficult to crank keel up or down. You can do it but it seems to hang.. Could
Re-Bedding Pedestal rpwillia at 7:58pm 04.12.13 Catalina 310 0/841 Anyone done this? Anything special I need to be aware of? I think mine may be leaking.
looking for someone in pensacola fl allen-deckard at 7:48pm 04.12.13 Catalina 22 7/1090 Me and wife want to take a sailing trip next year with our 22. Last year we went to Pensacola witho
Engine Commissioning bobcat30 at 6:55pm 04.12.13 Catalina 30 6/1645 Can anyone point me to a site where I can read about changing fuel filters on the Universal M 25 XP?
Interior Paint Color Kevinbilly at 5:55pm 04.12.13 Catalina 22 4/1016 I have c22. Does anyone know a paint code. I need to do some touchup. Its a off color white. What'
Cockpit seat hatches Lost Parent at 5:55pm 04.12.13 Catalina 30 3/1312 Has any body replaced the dumb little hinges on there cockpit seat hatches with a long stainless pia
Head scratcher from this weekend's boat show in Oakland (1) Phil Herring at 5:31pm 04.12.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2013 Note, it does not fly.
What is this junk on my hull (2) Skippy at 5:22pm 04.12.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1888 So I was getting my boat ready for summer and i noticed these tiny raised bumps on my hull. they're
VC-17 Stormydog at 2:54pm 04.12.13 Catalina 30 4/1605 Hello all, this is a two part question. First one is applying a VC-17 to the bottom of our boat.
Rudder improvement papamills at 1:27pm 04.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1459 1999 Mac 26X, twin retractable rudders, 48"L X 9" tappered to 8", poor control at low speed, no bite
Solar mast head lights Blane at 12:22pm 04.12.13 Big Boats 11/7564 WE are all trying to save power on the hook. Has anyone tried a solar light on the mast head? If so
Hunter 34 Stern Tube Jacques C at 11:38am 04.12.13 Big Boats 19/5505 I have discovered that the propeller shaft has worn through the bottom of the bronze stern tube. So
Oday 28 bottom work? Dragon Fly at 11:31am 04.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/983 Ahoy ! spring bottom painting scraping and general cleaning: what tools needed? a rotary
Barrier Coat - Catalina 380 - 2001 bob_kowalski at 9:42am 04.12.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1392 I bought this boat in 2008 and it had a fresh coat of ablative bottom paint. I sail on the Chesapeak
Planning to replace hatch slider rails this weekend Brian S at 8:59am 04.12.13 Day Sailers 4/1296 Are there any gotchas I should be aware of? I got new sliders from D'R. As near as I can tell, th
spring bottom painting Dragon Fly at 8:53am 04.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/827 Hey all sailors; 28' oday on the hard and about to sand and paint bottom; wash scrub/clean decks and
Electrical Panel Ideas for C-27 caguy at 8:37am 04.12.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1231 I want to move the electrical panel and switch to a drier and more convenient location. Where have

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H34 keel smile (7) cdells at 4:28pm 05.01.23 I got some work done today. I used a stripper to get off as much paint as I could then went to town
Another Winter Movie... BOC Challenge.. jviss at 4:25pm 05.01.23 BOC Challenge : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Thank you! How would I ge
Sailing Movies? jviss at 4:23pm 05.01.23 The best one Captain Ron I've seen that too many times. :)
Sailing Movies? jviss at 4:22pm 05.01.23 You can find lots of movies, audiobooks, and ebooks from your public library. Especially ones you w
Sailing Movies? jviss at 4:20pm 05.01.23 I think you'd do much better trying to find audio books. Very few really good sailing movies are on
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? jviss at 3:52pm 05.01.23 I can't answer this directly, but a warning from a surgeon. Just before departing Frisco on my circ
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water skunther at 3:36pm 05.01.23 Good news! They make anodes with built-in drain valves: https://www.amazon.com/Camco-11533-Atwood-A
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? capta at 3:25pm 05.01.23 I can't answer this directly, but a warning from a surgeon. Just before departing Frisco on my circu
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 Sanfelice at 3:20pm 05.01.23 Take into consideration what you using for a tow vehicle versus the weight of the boat. Hunter has a
How long can a diesel sit idle? artboas at 3:12pm 05.01.23
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam artboas at 3:09pm 05.01.23 Yes, that is exactly the hose that drains the fridge The place to mount the sump box is Judy forwar
New Rug patbratton at 2:44pm 05.01.23 It looks great! I didn't something similar, the non skid on the reverse side was rubber like. It
Mast raising ideas... (2) pclarksurf at 2:37pm 05.01.23 The best video of the process belongs to Stingy Sailor; I use his basic principle ( I don't use the
Advice on interior paneling repair (1) Deleted member 117556 at 2:31pm 05.01.23 If you want to try something simple first you might try Trade Secret to repair the wood. Very simple
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? skunther at 2:12pm 05.01.23 1. It's not actually the piston ROD that needs the grease 'cuz it doesn't rub against anything...it
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't RussC at 2:10pm 05.01.23 John. as a devils advocate here, as well as a 40 year (Gas, no Diesel) mechanic, why is he tearing t
Waste Tank Level Indication Hunter 33 2004 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:48pm 05.01.23 The surprises did improve my intuition over the years.... :biggrin:
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Davidasailor26 at 1:44pm 05.01.23
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Skipper John at 1:43pm 05.01.23 Good news! They make anodes with built-in drain valves: https://www.amazon.com/Camco-11533-Atwood-Al
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:42pm 05.01.23 1. It's not actually the piston ROD that needs the grease 'cuz it doesn't rub against anything...it'

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