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Lewmar folding wheel on B361 (1) bshock at 8:27am 04.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/6146 Hi all, I'm the new owner of a 2000 B361 in Sandusky, Ohio. I'm seriously considering switching ou
Polycarbonate diesel day tank alexco38 at 8:04am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 0/868 I like to copy Roger Long's day tank / fuel polish idea. However, I am thinking of using polycarbona
need some feedback mgandpcbryan at 7:53am 04.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1302 Morning: I'm looking at a H 33.5 for sale in my area. I've owned a Catalina and an O'day. Any th
Specs for a new Jib Halyard for 272LE Daniel Reichman at 7:18am 04.02.13 Bigger Boats 8/1741 Hi, I need to purchase a new Jib Halyard for 272LE... My owner's manual is not with me at the mome
Tall Ships Duluth 2013 PrincessoftheLake at 6:49am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1688 The Tall Ships are going to be in Duluth MN JUly 25-29 this summer. My girlfriend and I are thinkin
23.5 Wound (1) hercguy at 6:20am 04.02.13 Smaller Boats 6/1261 I found this on my 23.5 this morning. Location is on the stern by the transom. Most likely caused by
Selden cx 10 asym furler Randylb at 4:53am 04.02.13 Ask All Sailors 6/6642 Hi All I am about to buy a Selden top down furler. I'm looking to hear from anyone who has already
Powerwashing In the Frozen Midwest? GorillaToast at 4:32am 04.02.13 Catalina 22 19/1853 Would I be a fool to power wash my hull when overnight temperatures are still dropping into the mid
79 L25 Head Locker: Adding Shelves (4) Steve22116 at 8:05pm 04.01.13 Lancer 0/1207 Good evening all. Recently Beckson Marine... http://www.beckson.com/osdp.html ...had ports on sale f
Replacing Flex Teak panels (1) artboas at 7:58pm 04.01.13 Big Boats 2/1037 If you need to replace any flex teak panels, this will be of great interest
Outboard HP roll call rs8684 at 7:42pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 19/3416 Hey people - I currently have a 9.9 for my 23. I've heard somewhere that a good rule of thumb for a
Sinking? capta at 7:30pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1768 Once again it has come to my attention that a vessel was lost due to an influx of water and insuffic
Max HP for a 240 O'DAY dsreichert at 6:03pm 04.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1200 Currently I have an 8HP Johnson Sailmaster on an '88 240. This motor is probably original to the boa
O'day 23 electrical system rs8684 at 5:40pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 7/2242 Hey guys, I've been spending the last 2 days tearing out my 79's electrical system. Just for inform
Hunter 25 2008 mast light troutsmustang at 5:28pm 04.01.13 Smaller Boats 6/1598 Working on placing a new tricolor/anchor light on top of my mast. I took a part the old two switch a
Converting dining table to bed Akapeterc at 5:22pm 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5249 Hello, I have just purchased a 2003 Hunter 44ds, Still on the hard can't wait to get it in the water
Jib halyard block and forestay (1) Sastevenson at 5:16pm 04.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3301 Hey all, I am working on converting my rig from hobie to standard cruiser and I was hoping some pe
Who built this version of the Islander 32? Captn Scotty at 5:03pm 04.01.13 Islander 12/6973 Does anyone know who designed this boat? I'm having a heck of a time getting the right info. It is a
sliding companion way cover Idaho at 3:58pm 04.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1346 I have a Ben First 345 and want to remove my sliding companion way covers. How do I go about gettin
Rudder make-over Marclevesque37 at 3:55pm 04.01.13 Precision 5/5626 I have tuned everything on my p-18 rudder. (Tooke apart every piece, washed everything, varnished th

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Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation JamesG161 at 12:05pm 04.12.23 If my reglued seam fails Maybe this... Cut new gasket at seam. Cut an inch out of old gasket. Glu
Hull/deck Leaks DArcy at 11:47am 04.12.23 I am not familiar with the Catalina 30 hull to deck joint. If it was sealed with 5200 as Dave says i
AITA? Racing situation that came up stickinthemud57 at 10:55am 04.12.23 If you're short handed or have an inexperienced crew, then tacking is 'expensive' and you may want
AITA? Racing situation that came up Daveinet at 10:47am 04.12.23 As one commenter put it, "if you ain't trading paint, you ain't racing...oh wait, that's NASCAR."
Leave the refrigerator on or off? BigEasy at 10:43am 04.12.23 I allow my fridge to remain on also; like to have cold beer & ice readily available as needed! I h
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation BigEasy at 10:30am 04.12.23 I know how, but what is my prize for the secret?:pimp: Still restoring my boat. I already k
Escape Rumba - Mast Replacement rgranger at 10:24am 04.12.23 Yes I think your's is a different model. Wish they still made them. They are fun and easy.
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank (1) rgranger at 10:21am 04.12.23 Posting mainly to follow this thread ... Posting for the same reason... and to let you know that you
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation BigEasy at 10:20am 04.12.23 There should be tiny air holes at the seam point. That seam should be between the handles. Heat g
Paint Rollers (Covers) sailcapt340 at 10:17am 04.12.23
Paint Rollers (Covers) Timm R Oday25 at 10:12am 04.12.23 I'm not sure I can help.. I just know everything is better after a nap...
Sea water pump hasket JoeWhite at 10:06am 04.12.23 I use lanocoat
Sea water pump hasket BarryL at 10:06am 04.12.23 Hi, I also use a thin film of silicon grease to hold the gasket in place. I figure it cant' hurt.
Sea water pump hasket Head Sail at 10:02am 04.12.23 No sealant required. The two surfaces are machine surfaced flat.
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 9:58am 04.12.23 This is for you to check your Genset Serial numbers to make sure. I think you have hit the nail o
Sea water pump hasket kloudie1 at 9:45am 04.12.23 SuperLube is "Food Grade".. I just haven't found the right roux shade and shrimp to do that!
Sea water pump hasket Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 04.12.23 Always good for an item to serve multiple purposes. :thumbup: I'm sure SuperLube would act perfec
Please critique my masthead antenna! (1) jssailem at 9:35am 04.12.23 including these good ol' Shakespeare squeeze-on connectors. :biggrin: HOW it all still worked, I do
Sea water pump hasket sailme88 at 9:31am 04.12.23 I have a rubber O ring gasket. I use the same material with it that I use on the gasket of our well
AITA? Racing situation that came up william24424 at 9:22am 04.12.23 Yes, thanks for clarification Barry. I meant early tack = as soon as you realize you're not going to

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