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2 Things: Positive Pressure & Compass Oil GorillaToast at 11:59am 11.13.12 Catalina 22 18/1793 Hi All. Has anyone really tried the Positive Pressure method of detecting leaks? How airtight do y
sail slugs iwillmott at 11:03am 11.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1945 I have a Hunter 40.5 which means the mast is long(high). The main is original UK sails with metal sl
rudder post details (2) Bergovoy at 10:24am 11.13.12 S2 27/4660 my rudder post is rusting away. is thisstuffing box below waterline??? any details of how the
There will be a Pause in Our Programming Roger Long at 10:10am 11.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/5955 I spent a couple nights in a slip last spring at the Hampton Public Piers which I found to be the go
Tarps and rope hitches (12) Trinkka at 9:27am 11.13.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3628
1980 S2 8.0B new owner, please help! timtim at 8:04am 11.13.12 S2 5/2379 New to Sailboats, just purchased S2. saildrive needs repair or suggestions on doing away with it. Sa
standing water soldier1964 at 7:55am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 3/4987 I have a Helms25 with two drains in the cockpit but there always seems to be more water standing in
chain stopper disaster (1) med2463 at 7:50am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4160 We have a Lewmar chain stopper, the $150 version, on our foredeck that locks sometimes when the cha
Paint Advise For Cockpit Floor (1) Britmick at 7:27am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1545 I have a Hunter 23.5 ' the cockpit floor gets dirty ' messy looking very easy! As almost everything
Spare parts fro Bahamas trip simpsonc at 6:42am 11.13.12 Big Boats 4/2035 I am relatively new to a 2005 Hunter 41 AC. We are planning to take her to the Bahamas in January,
Shroud tensions for 21.7 pb1 at 5:50am 11.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3697 Can anyone tell me what the correct shroud tensions should be on the B 21.7. I seem to get differen
Fiberglass hatch flanges are broken (1) paddy4699 at 5:28am 11.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1057 1986 C22 purchased this last July and now we are working on obvious needed repairs. Our biggest con
fuel tank gasket leak MORNING LIGHT at 3:44am 11.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1297 Hi since i've changed the the fuel tank sensor, it has been leakin ever since when i fill it up ev
Dinghy in the anchorage Sailm8 at 2:57am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2565 Just returned from 3 or 4 nights out. While enjoying sundown I noticed several dinghies motoring ar
New running rigging EdWard3 at 9:22pm 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1189 Welcome everyone. I am a new owner of a 1980 Hunter 30 Cherubini. I'm excited to post my first of
Synthetic Oil in Marine Diesels? Stretch at 8:29pm 11.12.12 Engines and Propulsion 12/10592 A friend runs a synthetic oil mixed along with conventional diesel engine oil in his 6 cly Cummins,
Home brew computer nav station (6) windwagon at 7:34pm 11.12.12 Big Boats 19/10296 Last year I posted pictures of a micro computer I built as my Nav station. During last winter I rede
26X Spreader Repair papamills at 7:11pm 11.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2204 The spreader tube on my 1999 26X had a clean break where it enters the spreader socket shortening th
stern teacher63 at 6:44pm 11.12.12 Smaller Boats 5/1371 After the second time of my portable fish finder transducer being cut and another $75, my patience i
Barient winch (line stripper ring) davjonLegend at 5:33pm 11.12.12 Big Boats 12/7119 The plastic line strippers in my Barient 23-11 winches need to be replaced (again). The last ones I

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Being contacted hceajudah at 9:35am 06.03.22 It may have been me I must confess! I do apologize if it was and so sorry the private email was wor
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) pipedream at 9:08am 06.03.22 Depends on where you look: https://wa100.dnr.wa.gov/puget-lowland/cypress-island You should also t
Outboard mounting bolts seized skunther at 9:05am 06.03.22 Holy crap, I think you're right! I don't remember ever seeing that on an outboard before, either.
Outboard mounting bolts seized skunther at 9:05am 06.03.22 I was wondering the same thing. Never seen anything like it.
Outboard mounting bolts seized skunther at 9:04am 06.03.22
Outboard mounting bolts seized skunther at 9:03am 06.03.22 Could you simply put a crescent wrench on the plastic handle, where the pin goes through? The threa
Keel centering spacers LakeShark at 9:03am 06.03.22 Here's a picture of the spacer. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but those spacers are the wro
Outboard mounting bolts seized Tedd at 8:46am 06.03.22
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) MikeHoncho at 8:43am 06.03.22 interesting. there is nothing about it on their website. Only privately owned balls licensed by the
Oceanis 352 - location of refrigerator compressor ("Cold Machine") Thadeus Burns at 8:34am 06.03.22 Mine is located on the stern port side (basically under the propane locker, near the hull. I have t
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jssailem at 8:07am 06.03.22 Man they have a project boat to recover. It has such beautiful wide decks.
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 7:40am 06.03.22 I had a pinhole in my Zodiac Cadet, it was tough to find and when I did I made a "temporary" repair
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 7:29am 06.03.22 Wow, some great ideas here, fellas. Much obliged!
O'Day 25 Head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27am 06.03.22 New marine sanitation regs included in the Federal Water Pollution Act ("Clean Water Act") of 1978
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave danooxnard at 7:14am 06.03.22 I have used a product call Aquaseal to fix pinhole in inflatables, no patching required. It works gr
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter DArcy at 6:57am 06.03.22 blue jeans ?!? What were people doing in there? The crystals are a great mystery, I'm following th
Outboard mounting bolts seized danooxnard at 6:51am 06.03.22 This is from a previous post. Heat and beeswax !! The trick is to heat the screws add some bees w
Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 6:46am 06.03.22 Thanks all for the great tips, very useful information.
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter kloudie1 at 6:21am 06.03.22 We are fortunate that we can get ethanol free gasoline here. I normally have 15 gallons stored; it h
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? Will Gilmore at 6:17am 06.03.22 Artistic Flair to Companionway Hatch Boards: Very lengthy project post -Will

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