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Post compression help hummingbirdbassist at 7:06pm 01.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 55/10736 Any one in the severna park area of md( near Annapolis) got any free time and know how on fixing a m
Elec plug slowdog at 6:50pm 01.13.13 Engines and Propulsion 1/1839 What kind of plug do you use to hook up a elec start outboard to the battery so that you can remove
New 322 owner with some some questions.. Second Wind at 6:42pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 6/1868 Some of these might sound silly, but I hope to get your help- 1) in the head is a storage box of so
Meet SBO: Dave (3) Phil Herring at 6:31pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2691 Dave's sailing experience began at age 11 at camp Nor'wester in the San Juan Islands, sailing Corona
Stanchions gfrazzle at 6:00pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 0/744 Anybody know offhand the diameter of the stanchions on a 41DS? I need to order a bracket and I am aw
Blasting the hull with walnut shells McZube at 5:34pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/6840 My boat is a Hunter 31 with an 11' beam. Any idea how many hours it will take to blast the bottom u
Great collection of manuals merlinuxo at 5:15pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1348 I don't know who put this together but he or she did all of us a great service. http://www.fujiyacht
The Log of the Record Run (1) Roger Long at 5:13pm 01.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/8190 I think that title is already taken for a poem or song about the Schooner Ernestina but I sure feel
Marinium Fuel, Water and Holding Tank Caps (2) Euphoria2011 at 4:28pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 1/1472 Hello, I have 3 deck ports that say Marinium on them and I was thinking I might look into getting ne
End Slip? unclemoey at 4:08pm 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1664 Hello, the harbor has offered me an end slip for my father's 42' sailboat. I don't have too much of
RN300 gps raymarine (2) Navicula at 3:45pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 3/4370 I have this RN 300 Raymarine GPS that I want to use with my standard Horizion VHF with AIS.........a
Reliance on modern technology kpgraci at 3:04pm 01.13.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/3242 I found this interesting when compared to our modern reliance on gps. In "Sailing alone around the
Water Heater replacement (1) bobmorning at 1:32pm 01.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/2051 Just pulled the original water heater out of our 1985 Hunter 31. Attached is a photo. It appears
Fishing for Newbies merlinuxo at 12:26pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1876 Took a neighbor out for a couple hours today. He's late forties and never been sailing but wanted to
1976 Oday 25 cabin leaking. seabrooksailor at 12:09pm 01.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3977 Hello all, I noticed last week that my cabin roof was letting in quite a bit of water, it has never
correct prop size Mikey in Westbygodseattle at 11:28am 01.13.13 Catalina 30 21/13997 looking to replace the 2 blade prop on a Catalina 30 with a 3 blade. The boat is an 1988, Universal
Hatch Covers Eric3626 at 10:53am 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2949 Any suggestions where I can obtain hatch covers for outside of opening hatches on my Beneteau 473?
Question regarding sanitation hose size and length (1) padozary at 10:16am 01.13.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/16735 I recently purchased a 2006 H44. The boat has the the original sanitation hoses which I want to rep
Need owner's manual for 11.0C fruivita at 9:49am 01.13.13 S2 6/2077 I just purchased a 1985 S2 11.0C and while there's a boatload (pun intended) of manuals on various c
Custom Rudders JasonC at 9:11am 01.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2640 Anyone who have built or installed custom rudders, can you please share you specs, I want to build s

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Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:36am 03.28.23 Just my subjective opinion but this SEEMS to be lasting longer than the crap I was using before :
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:35am 03.28.23 No visible oxidation when it was used on the deck. I definitely wont be using it on there again. Way
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:35am 03.28.23 Just my subjective opinion but this SEEMS to be lasting longer than the crap I was using before : b
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? BarryL at 7:34am 03.28.23 Hi, I'm not familiar with that motor so I can't make and specific suggestions. For a regular gas OB
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dlochner at 7:32am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else I use the li
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? dlochner at 7:27am 03.28.23 Change the water pump impeller annually before launch. Don't rely on water coming out of the weep ho
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? JBP-PA at 7:26am 03.28.23 A spark plug and a spare cotter pin for the propeller is what I carry - new outboards are very reli
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? JBP-PA at 7:26am 03.28.23 For ordinary day use, not crossing oceans or being in distant or exotic lands , I carry spare: plugs
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 7:26am 03.28.23 It's hard to imagine that you could get enough tension on the babystay with that method. Maybe with
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? dmax at 7:25am 03.28.23 A spark plug and a spare cotter pin for the propeller is what I carry - new outboards are very relia
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else
Water Tank Material Claude L.-Auger at 7:06am 03.28.23 Thanks for the info Peggie. And for WasabiRush in case you're asking because you have a problem here
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:01am 03.28.23 I suspect that you can buy a top quality 10-15 gal plastic tank for the same or very little more th
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 6:54am 03.28.23 Looks like a variation on the ideas of Felix Wankle. He designed a rotary compressor in the 1920s.
Asbestos? kloudie1 at 6:15am 03.28.23 Some of that stuff was fiberglass but as previously stated, wet it down thoroughly to eliminate risk
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 03.28.23 The new one is basically the same. The old one is filled with holes from previous wire runs and mou
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) dlochner at 6:05am 03.28.23 there will be gelcoat repairs, especially in this area. Now you are living dangerously, tempting
New Running Rigging for a C310 DaveJ at 6:04am 03.28.23 All, thanks for the advice, I ordered the jib sheet in one piece, and will use the cow hitch. Binnac
Halman 27 dlochner at 5:43am 03.28.23 Could it be considered a blue water boat? There is no generally agreed upon definition of "blue w
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 03.28.23 Silicone embeds in the porous gel coat and inhibits the adhesion of paint or gel coat. It can not b

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