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Snow Day Thought... Hot Water FourPoints at 9:43am 02.10.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3328 Sitting here after being more or less snowed in for the last 2 days has got me thinking about long t
More HP borediniowa at 8:53am 02.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2156 I currently sail my MacGregor 25' in the Mississippi River and have came to the conclusion that I ne
Leak repair of pvc fresh water tank windomember at 8:28am 02.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2327 Hello everyone. This is my first post. Now a Beneteau 38s5 First owner. My acquisition is not withou
Repair of a leak black coloured fresh water tank. windomember at 8:21am 02.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/771 Hello everyone. This is my first post. Now a Beneteau 38s5 First owner. My acquisition is not withou
want to install boomvang, questions (1) newsailor72 at 8:19am 02.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2234 I want to install a boom vang on my mac 22 but the mast base lacks attachment point. after googling
Fuel gauge hard left Izzeebee at 7:45am 02.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1162 Fuel gauge used to work and is now hard left. There is fuel in the tank. Probably half full. Volta
How To Treat Cabin Floor? Brianthomas at 7:44am 02.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1841 Hey all, I am starting the (massive) project of re-varnishing my exterior woodwork, but was also wo
Blue Sea Terminal Fuse Bob Mc at 6:07am 02.10.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1332 I'm putting these terminal block fuses on my batteries. How do I determine which fuses to use (30 to
Mooring Mast Buoys (1) Sailavie1 at 9:32pm 02.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4354 Has anyone used these as an aid to pick up mooring lines? They appear to be a good alternative to us
Cabinet Hardware Mainsheet99 at 7:26pm 02.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1993 I own a 1996 Beneteau 42s7 and am interested in a source for the push button cabinet latches. Does
bimini top sdstef at 4:27pm 02.09.13 Day Sailers 8/2439 Anyone with an Oday 25 know the dimensions required for a bimini top. My boat is in storage 60 mile
Manual anyone? madhatter23 at 4:13pm 02.09.13 C&C 5/1830 I need a manual for a C'C 24. I am getting the boat ready for the water, purchased it and just got i
Baja Fuel filter kingsailor at 3:58pm 02.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/15233 I am headed to the Bahamas and am told I will need to filter the fuel I take on. But I can not find
Does anyplace sell hose replacement kits? iSailor at 3:54pm 02.09.13 Catalina 310 3/1585 Since most of my hoses are original and 12+ years old, I wanted to replace all the coolant and water
Time for new batteries Team118 at 3:49pm 02.09.13 Catalina 30 4/1669 Well, I think I've coaxed by 2 Walmart Maxx--29's for as long as I can... They have lasted me 5 ye
Trailer for a 240 Rick Webb at 3:08pm 02.09.13 Smaller Boats 1/763 A little while back someone was looking for a trailer for a 240. I saw this and thought I'd report i
How did you get interested in sailing? Mikem at 2:50pm 02.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/4842 I helped my grandfather build a 21' cabin cruiser (help is too strong a word, I did as directed), an
Bottom paint RDS2012 at 2:32pm 02.09.13 Smaller Boats 20/4169 What is an economical paint to use for the bottom on an 18.5? Trailer sailer on freshwater lake. Th
Catalina 270 Genoa blocks wspitler at 1:53pm 02.09.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1288 The pulleys on our genoa blocks are very badly worn (to the metal) in one spot on ea. block. Our 27
Fair Wind Sails windwagon at 1:48pm 02.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1047 Has anyone bought sails from Fair Wind Sails? Their prices are very good. They say they are able to

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Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals Rick D at 8:35am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:19am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the rema
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:58am 03.31.23 BTW, the active ingreedient in Citrus Strip contains chlorinated hydrocarbons (nasty stuff) so wear
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:56am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the remai
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:36am 03.31.23 Okay, edit: lots of money. ?? I have a boat but it has an engine. I will either fix and sell it or p
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand justsomeguy at 7:29am 03.31.23 we're talking work and money. Hopefully it'll be a quick fix on the engine, but I hate to break t
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 03.31.23 Beautiful boat and hoping for a good survey s ;)
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (5) Justin_NSA at 7:18am 03.31.23 I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on how to remove bottom paint easily and without sandi
Second anchor question flightlead404 at 7:10am 03.31.23 Himmm Some typo above, or I'm losing it " siminer" I'm assuming snubber of course in, but in any
I'm a newbie fresh and green! (2) dlochner at 7:08am 03.31.23 Not so fast! I got a good look at the bottom side of this boat today and I'm crushed right now just
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 03.31.23 On the surface the boat appears to be in average condition for its age. You really need to dive into
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 6:37am 03.31.23 This is way more work than I was anticipating. I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on ho
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 6:32am 03.31.23 Great info, many thanks. I'm still waiting for my gooseneck in the mail before i move foward with c
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER PaulK at 6:28am 03.31.23 Not sure what your pictures are trying to show. Are you trying to remove/reduce the gap between the
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 03.31.23 Using this velcroed cotter pin avoids the problem:Johnson Velcro Wrap Cotter Pins If you find them
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals JamesG161 at 6:14am 03.31.23 This link might help Troubleshooting Compressors - Cruisers & Sailing Forums But what is your issue
Is rigging tape evil? PaulK at 6:11am 03.31.23 Using this velcroed cotter pin avoids the problem:Johnson Velcro Wrap Cotter Pins If you find them t
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 03.31.23 I found a cotter ring that was ready to fall out during my annual mast inspection. Knowing how riggi
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 5:32am 03.31.23 I did more sanding yesterday. So far just to the last layer. It was windy, so it kept whatever wasn
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals (2) fero at 4:49am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite a

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