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When is a good time to buy accessories? Ward H at 9:24am 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2187 I had my boat for just a couple of weeks before it was pulled for Sandy. Over the winter I have been
How Can I Tell if Engine Mounts are Shot? tomgrigsby at 8:14am 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 16/4099 I have vibration at higher RPMs. Engine alignment is pretty good. New strut and cutless bearing. Can
Water in the Cylinders capta at 7:51am 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/978 When pulling up the anchor in Rodney Bay, the engine wouldn't start. Not so much of a problem as we
Santa Monica Area Sailing Opportunities? Ducati at 7:48am 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1150 My son is visiting the Santa Monica area next week and would love to jump on a boat...possibly crew
It Could Happen To Anyone - Be Careful! Maine Sail at 7:31am 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1827 During the "Blizzard" a good friend of Tim R. ' myself fell in the water at the marina and could not
No access to Gear ads mmedley2 at 5:25am 02.14.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1989 I have a new account but I was an old member who has changed email address/lost password. It appear
Lighting the kerosene oven? druid at 9:36pm 02.13.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1410 I have a Kenyon(?) 3-burner kerosene stove with oven in my Ontario 32. It's kinda growing on me - I
Hungry on a Mac 25 Papaspence at 7:38pm 02.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2243 Hi All, I have purchased an 84 MacGregor 25 :dance:which has the (what I assume is) standard config
Underwater viewing systems allan at 6:48pm 02.13.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2586 Has anyone used one of the electronic underwater viewing systems that have recently come on the mark
To Stripe, or Not To Stripe? That Is The Question. (1) MrSteve007 at 5:49pm 02.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2234 Well, she's up and out of the water for some slight refitting and maintenance. My factory vinyl stri
All Alone soldier1964 at 3:23pm 02.13.13 Ask All Sailors 26/5086 wanted to see the video posted of sailing short handed but it did not play. and since I am a solo sa
Mobile Bay Ternang at 3:23pm 02.13.13 Destinations 4/2398 Anyone have an idea as to how long it will take to sail from Dog River to Lulu,s on the ICW. Average
Another wiring diagram for review (1) marchem at 3:00pm 02.13.13 Musings With Maine Sail 58/15972 1982 Catalina27, Universal 5411. Mostly original wiring (I think). Battery wires currently #6. Aft
is this sail raised properly? (4) newsailor72 at 2:39pm 02.13.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2577 so I removed the stitches that held the boltropes (both luff and leech), I think they have shrunk at
Mainsail dlandersson at 12:32pm 02.13.13 Parts Search 10/3677 UK Sails is indicating that the mainsail for my 1997 26X is reached the end of it's useful life.
Shower drain GunnerNell at 12:31pm 02.13.13 Big Boats 5/2554 Hello Folks. New (to me) Catalina 34 owner here. In prepping the 2001 boat for sailing/cruising, I
Plastimo 609 jib roller reefing Christopher Williams at 10:34am 02.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1325 Hello i ame having problems with my plastimo jib roller reefing has anyone got a photo of the top of
Gives a Whole New Meaning to Single Handed Sailing caguy at 10:00am 02.13.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1822 Reposted Gives a Whole New Meaning to Single Handed Sailing Ok let try this, here's both. I came ac
USCG Inquiry Begins - Bounty Gunni at 9:52am 02.13.13 Ask All Sailors 46/9593 The Coast Guard began their inquiry yesterday into the circumstances that lead to the sinking of the
cushion covers Mark48 at 9:30am 02.13.13 Big Boats 4/1370 We are looking to recover the foam in the aft birth on our H34 and we are loonking for recommendatio

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Slip n slide! BigEasy at 12:54pm 01.23.23 Have used Woody wax in past. Yes, it is expensive. Must clean deck thoroughly before application w
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue Barnacle Bill at 12:49pm 01.23.23 Potters have good reputations and even some are ""offshore" built with extra fiberglass usage. I'd
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Barnacle Bill at 12:44pm 01.23.23 How about getting creative and shielding that mess of cables with some sort of curved plastic or fib
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Barnacle Bill at 12:34pm 01.23.23 I'm not up to speed with the latest and greatest chart plotters of various brands, but I have always
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Barnacle Bill at 12:30pm 01.23.23 It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles.
Water heater, electrical enigma Barnacle Bill at 12:28pm 01.23.23 It sounds like your water heater has a plug in it? Am I reading that right? So you can plug it
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Follow the ACP advice above,
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Thanks for the response. Bad advice, because the Hunter 146 is not made of fiberglass with gelcoat
Slip n slide! Barnacle Bill at 12:24pm 01.23.23 I agree with the Starbright nonskid deck cleaner for cleaning nonskid. For some reason it works bet
Water heater, electrical enigma leo310 at 12:22pm 01.23.23 Check you wire from the breaker to the heater or just replace it as what you have stated so far is b
Winter Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 12:03pm 01.23.23 That's odd, what does the switch do then? Our boat has two main switches; inverter draw selection
Mast cleat ckreitlein at 11:50am 01.23.23 Identical means they look the same in shape, color, hole spacing and design...i.e. squared off horns
Single handing WI Rigger at 11:48am 01.23.23 Dave The base of my Ritchie compass (TR-33G), there are two crossed gold bars. Do you know if t
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 LloydB at 11:24am 01.23.23 Had to similar problem with my Mac on the trailer with a tarp over the cockpit and couldn't understa
Slip n slide! Allan12210 at 11:23am 01.23.23 Point is, the formulation does matter. Better living through Chemistry. Most of the time. :D
Winter Cruise 2023 jssailem at 11:05am 01.23.23 Love to see you are carrying on the winter sailing tradition, Terry. Hopefully soon I will again sai
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 11:00am 01.23.23 That would be @Crazy Dave Condon :plus::beer: Thank you
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 11:00am 01.23.23 Your hull is constructed from what is called ACP or a plastic. Therefore traditional gel coat repai
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 11:00am 01.23.23 Your hull is constructed from what is called ACP or a plastic. Therefore traditional gel coat repai
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 10:58am 01.23.23 If the crack is only in the gel coat, that is not un-normal. You would have to inspect more close

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