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Calling all 12V Dc gurus! puddlejockey at 9:20am 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2905 Hi guys, I have an '82 H27 ( that's draining my wallet faster than a Senate budget fix) , that I'm
Barlow 16 winch handles Ken Secor at 9:15am 03.14.13 Catalina 22 8/6577 Many posts suggest Lewmar, Barient and all other "small" winches are cross compatible with the now d
first post....trailer? catndahats at 7:42am 03.14.13 Catalina 22 14/1724 Hi, I've been a lurker on here for a while, and this is my first post so go easy on me. A little
Using a Gennaker from a Pearson 323 c130king at 6:46am 03.14.13 Catalina 310 16/3697 A friend of mine has offered me his Gennaker from his Pearson 323. I would guess that his boat has
shaft size phil mac venture at 6:17am 03.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/5825 have a mac 2-22 need to know best shaft size, 20in or 25in for out board. looks like 20 would work b
Anode-Cathodic Protection fjbastone at 3:16am 03.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1445 Can someone tell me where the anode for cathodic protection is located on a 1998 Beneteau Oceanis 35
Where to cut for chain-plate inspection port Jared1048 at 11:37pm 03.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/3883 Hello, I heard someone mentioned that they cut an inspection port to look at there chain-plates an
s2 8.0 Blue water? How was hull built? candy7 at 10:56pm 03.13.13 S2 4/4026 I am thinking of buying the 8.0. It seems a great use of space. How is it in a ruff ocean? I am th
Installing a Norcolder fridge conversion bugbitten at 7:56pm 03.13.13 S2 9/2582 Folks, I'm installing a Norcolder 4408 conversion unit in my 9.2A. http://www.defender.com/product
2012 Hunter 39 Tachometer Issue canuck at 7:50pm 03.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1122 We have a Yanmar 3JH5E (40 HP) with a 3 blade prop and have the Electromaax 120 amp upgrade. At 290
Hole in keel bulb. (3) Ed Schenck at 7:41pm 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1956 These pictures are of a friend's bulb keel on his 28.5 Beneteau. The entire area appears to be fibe
Installation angle limits?????? woodster at 7:37pm 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 53/10381 OK here is the conditions....... 1 replaced the new prop shaft strut 2 used a new prop shaft 3 used
Replacing Windows in an O'Day 222 Wooden Shoe at 7:30pm 03.13.13 Day Sailers 4/1760 I would appreciate any advice regarding the replacement of the two wondows of my O'Day 222. Many Th
Hunter 30 needs help chokrisandy at 6:43pm 03.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 25/6676 Hello I recently purchased a Hunter 30, 1981, it looks nice and clean. However inside the cabin unde
Operation Sailboat (4) rickdanger27 at 6:14pm 03.13.13 Catalina 22 30/4465 i got my new 1974 Catalina 22 less than a week ago and so far i have a lot to do it seems. so i nee
Terminal blocks Bob S at 5:50pm 03.13.13 Musings With Maine Sail 22/12146 Maine, Can you recommend a marine grade terminal block for 18-22awg wire? I cut my radar cable when
New owner - 1993 hunter 23.5 I have a cover what is it for? teebutch at 5:22pm 03.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1798 just purchased a 1993 hunter 23.5 and i have a rectangular cover of the same material as my main sai
Standing Rigging Replacement Hunter 37 (1) martin15387 at 5:03pm 03.13.13 Big Boats 0/1226 Can anyone help me obtain wire tension figures for my 1988 Hunter Legend. I am starting with the cap
search only one forum Hayden Watson at 4:41pm 03.13.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2112 Good day. I am trying to search for info on removal of the bulkhead from my C30 but the results alwa
Another Roller Furling Question (222) treeman at 3:19pm 03.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4481 I realize this topic has been covered before, but I thought there might be some new options availabl

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I'm Back! DaveJ at 10:42am 04.13.23 Did you see the latest discussion on anchors? dj
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 04.13.23 OMG. I would think your worst enema would be confusing "equate" with "Loctite".
I'm Back! Will Gilmore at 10:10am 04.13.23 Hey, everyone. What did I miss? Ha, ha.... jv Everything! o_O -Will
CapCut video editing Will Gilmore at 10:09am 04.13.23 Absolutely beautiful. That is why Maine is such a great place to sail. Loved the beginning with th
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) rgranger at 10:06am 04.13.23 Lactate won't work on the nyloc nuts because it won't stick to the nylon. Thats what she said....:
CapCut video editing Captain Larry-DH at 9:51am 04.13.23
HBW50 Hurth (2) Ward H at 9:46am 04.13.23 Yep, did mine last year. The bell housing has to come off. Then you can access the bolts holding the
I'm Back! Davidasailor26 at 9:45am 04.13.23 Welcome back. Have that new / old house electric sorted?
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:34am 04.13.23 A sailor had a lot of beginning-of-season maintenance to get through before he could take his mistre
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 9:16am 04.13.23 My dad removed the transmission on our Universal (Kubota block) M12 years ago. I was a kid, but fr
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 9:14am 04.13.23 Not sure about your unit. If it looks anything like this the red arrows point to bolt holes. The bo
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 9:00am 04.13.23 The 16oz can and the 20oz can both say 93% zinc. No, what it says is that the zinc in the product
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? Rich Stidger at 8:58am 04.13.23 What's the precentage of zinc in the Rustoleum product? The 16oz can and the 20oz can both say 93%
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 8:35am 04.13.23 What's the precentage of zinc in the Rustoleum product? 25-50% by weight, according to the SDS
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? jviss at 8:27am 04.13.23 Use Rustoleum Cold Galvanize spray. Same stuff as the Pettit Barnacle Barrier except very much les
belize check in Don S/V ILLusion at 8:27am 04.13.23 Have you tried contacting their Customs office Telephone: 501-223-7092/93
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? (1) Rich Stidger at 8:25am 04.13.23 Boat is hauled out. I am using an orbital sander with 120 grit to clean the prop and strut (is ther
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 8:24am 04.13.23 There is nothing better than Propspeed, IMHO https://propspeed.com/products/propspeed/product-infor
Please critique my masthead antenna! CarlN at 8:24am 04.13.23 Replacing what appears to be very old RG58 coax with new RG-8X would likely help more than antenna p
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10am 04.13.23 About the only thing that's going to keep that area in reasonable shape is continued maintenance and

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