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Ecoclad bottompaint orion at 8:07am 10.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1726 Has anyone had any experience with this new bottom paint? Sounds interesting but it is expensive- $3
sink seawater intrusion wesandevie at 7:19am 10.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3294 We are new owners of a 2004 Hunter 41. When we sail and heel over to the starboard, seawater comes
Alternator Recomendations for 25XPB jimmcgee at 6:02am 10.01.12 Catalina 30 20/6816 Over the weekend I noticed that my tach was reading high. About 500 RPM above normal at idle, 1,000
Huntington Long Island Roger Long at 5:49am 10.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 14/4926 The year before my birth a book was published with the following passage: The cabin of a small
O'Day 222 Advice jerseygirl at 5:30am 10.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1344 Hello- I am a new O'Day 222 owner. I just put the boat in the water and am noticing some discrepan
Twin Main Sheet Set Up (2) Sylvain at 5:12am 10.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/8095 I didn't like the traveler location on my H33C. Here are some photos of my new set up with twin m
Lancer25 markiv 3dunelane at 4:52am 10.01.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/4872 I need to give up my boat, I am in Gloucester Ma. It has a brand new main in good condition on a mo
NJ Passage Weather and Plans Roger Long at 3:55am 10.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1683 I have put together an email list of crew and others involved in my plans and just sent this out: T
Loose deck cleats karlos263 at 3:34am 10.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1221 I have a couple of loose deck cleats and thought I would be able to tighten them easily from inside
Boom placement crosswind at 5:59pm 09.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1742 So after setting out on 5 different sails in 5 knot and under winds I am slowly playing with as many
Question for Sea Casper Shoaldrafter at 5:57pm 09.30.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/101 I looked over on the engines and propulsion forum and could not find thread about engine efficienc
Hunter 40.5 Waste Hose and Tank smokey73 at 5:37pm 09.30.12 Big Boats 1/1272 I know many of you have replaced your holding tank with a Triple M tank and I plan to order one and
Will this mount hold my motor? (1) Viesail at 4:29pm 09.30.12 Smaller Boats 4/1456 Just got a nice used Tohatsu 9.8 for my H22. I've seen where people have had 9.9's on their H22, so
How about some diesel advice from the experts? RAD at 4:05pm 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3807 On my way to the beach for the weekend I noticed the tach going nuts but no change in engine rpm so
Trailering a 25.7 or a 25S ??? aviatorjames at 2:38pm 09.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 48/28818 Anybody already doing this? If so, I've got some questions if you don't mind! Thanks in advance...
hunter30 chris byrd at 2:13pm 09.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1321 I have a hunter 30 1977. it is in panama ct.fl.it recently broke mooring. it was undamaged. it is cu
Does it still make sense to restore old boats? Jackdaw at 1:58pm 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 125/44068 A general question. Does it still make economic sense to bring a generic old fiberglass boat from th
Advice on a M25 rgranger at 1:00pm 09.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3527 Hello MacOwners So... I need (want) your advice. I've been thinking about abandoning a restoration
Main sail captain cotton at 12:08pm 09.30.12 Parts Search 8/7087 Looking for a main sail for a 1987 O'Day 322 ...
rot in cabin sole mikejw at 9:48am 09.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1425 Just taken delivery of a "new" 1978 27'. Sails are nearly new ' it has a working Yanmar diesel. Hull

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Grounding log capta at 12:45pm 03.18.23 Some boats seem to attract lightning while others do not. Skipping Stone was often the highest mast
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 03.18.23 the one job I'm not looking forward to. I had made preparations last fall to replace the two 3/4"
Halyards and Such stephen_i_w at 12:37pm 03.18.23 While a 2 speed winch can be coslty, I found it very helpfull on my previous 27'. Even with a long
Halyards and Such dlochner at 11:52am 03.18.23 1. When you are sailing, where do you all keep your spinnaker halyard? When the yard rigged by boat
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems BigEasy at 11:48am 03.18.23 My autopilot did crazy Ivans too. I never fully trusted it. My fluxgate compass was mount
Grounding log dlochner at 11:40am 03.18.23 Lightning is a very large electrical discharge between 2 poles, the earth and the cloud forming what
Screwed Up Cetol Project dlochner at 11:30am 03.18.23 Cetol is fairly thick, it is not a varnish, it is more like a paint. Thinning may be an option, chec
Screwed Up Cetol Project BigEasy at 11:30am 03.18.23 No need to sand it all off. I would lightly sand (by hand) along length wood grain and reapply. Do
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:57am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell i
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:56am 03.18.23 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/macerator_installation Yes. I have replaced the "T" with a Y valve, se
Grounding log LloydB at 10:53am 03.18.23 'What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originates in
Passport Renewal Marmalade at 10:50am 03.18.23 in a few weeks I will call their hotline to see when they plan on completing processing Just went
Grounding log Brian D at 10:36am 03.18.23 Current flows from positive to negative, and voltage flows from negative to positive. The earth is n
Macerators Sailm8 at 10:28am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell it
Second Battery Joe at 10:17am 03.18.23 This book is a must for sailboat owners. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T
Passport Renewal (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 03.18.23 I understand skepticism but they will tell you the same thing if you call any border crossing gate
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 03.18.23 That diagram is pretty much the right idea. The group 24 you have is better suited for the engine th
Second Battery (1) Souellette at 9:56am 03.18.23 I like the idea of the ACR. Was referring to this diagram from Blue Sea Systems. Not sure where the
Second Battery Souellette at 9:53am 03.18.23 Here's the link to the battery. It's a group 24. Thanks.
37C Deck flexing from stanchions Jim Legere at 9:48am 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in

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