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Is This What We've Been Waiting For? robertsapp at 7:44am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1899 Google Nexus 7. A seven inch Android tablet with WiFi and Bluetooth. Includes GPS, accelerometer, g
Oc 351 Prop shaft taper?? sailrj at 7:03am 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1023 I know that the shaft for an Oc 351 is 25 mm, does anyone know what the taper is and will a 1" prop
Acapulco to Puntarenas Costa Rica captain neo at 5:58am 07.10.12 Destinations 3/2239 I have been Looking to buy a sailboat in Costa Rica, Pacific Coast, I have found nothing, but i have
Sinking feeling rblevens at 5:41am 07.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/919 Last fall, after I made repairs to the bottom- I went ahead and bottom coating the whole bottom.
Automatic wet-cell battery break-in? jviss at 5:24am 07.10.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2773 Sorry if this is covered in another thread; I searched and couldn't find anything. Is there avail
Contact in San Diego Kordie at 5:20am 07.10.12 Destinations 1/1716 We are planning on doing the Baja HaHa this Oct. planning from Australia is tricky. I wonder if th
Cabin stereo speaker system jibes138 at 2:51am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2418 The speakers in my cabin, a set of Bose 101 outdoor speakers that are now about 25 years old, sound
Cheapest EPIRB ever AtlanticAl at 12:39am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2790 I just bought an EPIRB for $11.50 It was supposed to be out of date, but it tested perfect, besides
Distilled or RO? capta at 9:30pm 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1908 Well, we've got the watermaker up ' running. Of course it's making way too much water for the two of
Looking at Catalinas swampcreek at 9:02pm 07.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2917 We currently have a '93 Macgregor "S", we love it but it's time to move to a bigger boat. We're look
is catalina 30 mast grounded? tom power at 8:35pm 07.09.12 Catalina 30 5/2977 Hi all, Back in the spring I was looking for Catalina 30 Mark II. Ended up finding a nice 1985meal
Boat wax? Phil P at 7:44pm 07.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1226 OK...so when my boat was on the hard at the beginning of the season at a distant boat yard, the guy
H23 Folding Rudder issues Paladin27 at 7:00pm 07.09.12 Smaller Boats 11/2505 So, this past weekend, we had 3 to 5 ft waves in Lake Michigan near South Haven (well that's what NO
First 47.7 Plumbing jacrider at 6:53pm 07.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/870 All: my new to me F47.7 has factory installed black water supply of lines that have red or blue stri
Questions from a newbie mmeechan at 6:51pm 07.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1907 Just bought my first boat, a '88 Catalina 27, and was curious about a couple of things. The bilge pu
Service and Owners Manuel's for 2006 45CC 1brianduffy45CC at 4:40pm 07.09.12 Big Boats 3/1259 Does anyone have these Manuel's in a PDF file that they could share with me. I bought a used boat a
wanta B gonn rodbrown at 4:11pm 07.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1227 does anybody out there know of a brand new electric start 8 to 10 hp 4 strock outboard that will fi
Raw water air conditioning? bcollis at 3:10pm 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 19/8972 Has anyone made their own sea water air conditioning unit? I found a small radiator, attached some 1
had a close call when leaving slip yesterday (2) newsailor72 at 3:10pm 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4833 So I was trying to get out of my temporary slip yesterday, (sort of new to this slip and late aftern
Oil Paints for Bottom ? David S at 2:57pm 07.09.12 Trailer Sailors 17/5443 Hey guys and Gals, how about a run down of info on using oil paint for boat bottoms? Home Depot ha

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Questions About Bottom Paint JamesG161 at 5:57am 11.19.22 Not sure what it had, but replaced it with magnesium This is a good Anode choice for Fresh Water s
Passage 42 bulkhead Dan Kelly at 5:53am 11.19.22 Thanks Terry. Don't have any major problems. Need to do maintenance and replace all of the hoses in
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. AlastairLC at 5:52am 11.19.22
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 5:45am 11.19.22 No, zinc. In this photo the prop looks OK. What's it look like now?
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) cousineddy at 5:25am 11.19.22 Look for reddish pink areas on the prop, they are a sign of the zinc being leached out. Since its
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 5:03am 11.19.22 You can zoom in to the photo of the prop to see the Anode. Not sure what it had, but replaced it wi
Questions About Bottom Paint (2) cousineddy at 4:55am 11.19.22 You can zoom in to the photo of the prop to see the Anode. Not sure what it had, but replaced it wit
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter (1) garymalmgren at 4:17am 11.19.22 Hi Christopher. Your bend is not radical. It is a gentle curve that will straighten out as rgranger
Do you like Pocket Yachts Will Gilmore at 2:52am 11.19.22 I really like the Seawards. They are very much the boat I would design myself. Prefect for trailer
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 11:23pm 11.18.22 Here is a spring collar hose clamp that may be used. Available in autostores.. the hole in the dec
Running Backstays Kelda at 11:19pm 11.18.22 I purchased Aphrodite 101 hull #138 last summer. The previous owner had not installed the running ba
C22 Pop Top Assist Gene Neill at 9:02pm 11.18.22 The stainless end fittings are much more durable than the typical plastic ones: I'll say. Where d
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter towchristopher at 8:48pm 11.18.22
West Coast Space Launch Brian D at 8:22pm 11.18.22 Yeah, where is my head today? Thanks Rick.
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter rgranger at 8:15pm 11.18.22
Companion Way Screens CrispyCringle at 8:08pm 11.18.22 I sew quite a few things for my boat. The premade ones seem like a pretty fair deal for approximatel
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 7:36pm 11.18.22 Galvanic corrosion is caused by 2 dissimilar metals immersed in an electrolyte which are at differen
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 7:13pm 11.18.22 Given what I can see in the photo the "wormy things" are the result of galvanic corrosion in which
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 7:07pm 11.18.22
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. dlochner at 6:49pm 11.18.22 I think two coaming and two cabintop electric winches would be good. I should be able to save some

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