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painting copper sallylynnh at 1:16pm 05.23.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2720 I have cleaned my heat exchanger and now need to paint it. I'm having trouble finding what paint to
Securing Swim Ladder reworb at 1:04pm 05.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2899 The swim ladder on our new to us 311 is held in the up position by a ratty old sticky bungee cord.
Stern Boat drain robert19954 at 11:42am 05.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2877 Water gathers on my stern deck. It used to drain out of the back but for some reason it doesn't and
Leakage into the bilge Brian Aldeghi at 11:31am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1764 Just bought a Mac 26s. Has a few issues--the worst of which is about 10 gallons of water coming fro
Mast steps, Fixed or foldable? Gyberman at 11:13am 05.23.12 Catalina 30 1/1398 Hello Catalina 30 Owmers, I recently purchased a 1987 MK 2 Cat 30. My problem is the Spreader lights
26C trailer chad6647 at 10:54am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/927 Has anyone ever modified a 26X (2005) trailer to work for an older 1993 26C?
Catalina 27 radio installation navigateur at 10:30am 05.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 37/8178 I just finished my radio installation on my C27 and thought it might be of some interest. it seems t
Show Us Your Waterline Stripe (1) Sail123 at 9:49am 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4822 Am redoing my bottom paint and looking for ideas. I have this left to do and feel stumped. Black
ReWiring O'day 23' Electrical System rs8684 at 8:26am 05.23.12 Day Sailers 6/4770 Hi All- I have a 1979 23' O'Day. One of my projects this summer is to get the electrical system wo
mast for kirby 25 Kootenay pirate.. at 8:22am 05.23.12 Parts Search 0/2750 Anyone have a mast for a kirby 25.?
Through hull clean out....... woodster at 7:12am 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5955 i am putting a through hull fitting on the outside of my bottom to receive sea water for cooling my
Lightening struck TerryGufshoz at 6:13am 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1683 Lightening struck my mast 2 days ago and I'm searching for advice on what damage to check for. I'm
What is the weight of the Mast? RonRock at 5:58am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/7944 After reading the excellent post by tkanzler I've decided I'd like to figure the loads on a planned
O Day 28 Halyard Wrap on Forestay Rag Doll at 5:07am 05.23.12 Bigger Boats 7/3514 I have an Isomat Mast on my 1986 O Day 28 and have a rigger finishing the installation of a Schaefer
The Pride of Baltimore Roger Long at 4:41am 05.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2371 I'm bumping this up from out of another thread because I think some people here might be interested
Mantis as an alternative to a bimini egodsey at 11:09pm 05.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1441 Anyone have experience installing/using a Mantis from Protecht as an alternative to a conventional B
Light Fixture Question cvj at 9:18pm 05.22.12 Bavaria 9/2773 Our 2000 Ocean 38 CC has some Chromed light fixtures for small fluorecent Tubes. I need to change
Replacing forward bulkhead. Emory M at 6:57pm 05.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1043 I need to replace the bulkhead. I see that the head of the keel has SS brackets coming thru the trun
Starting my Cruise Bad Obsession at 5:56pm 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2176 I just started my excursion into the bay today. I left the dock late, about 1L-- p.m. There was a
30 Amp Main Panel CaptGregg at 5:40pm 05.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1440 My Catalina 22 has a 30 amp shore power connector mounted on the side. The PO had wired it directly

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Pesky Otters Crazy Dave Condon at 7:59am 12.31.22 Squirrels also hate mothvballs
Older sailers stickinthemud57 at 7:52am 12.31.22 My timing was poor. I just got back into sailing in 2022, and just turned 65. I am trying to make up
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Tally Ho at 7:50am 12.31.22 Don't ignore the Great Lakes. Very good cruising on Lake Michigan especially along either shore.
Pesky Otters kloudie1 at 7:26am 12.31.22 The alligators here keep the otters pretty much at bay! :yikes:
Older sailers kloudie1 at 7:23am 12.31.22 Turning 75 in 2 days.. Just about fully recovered from a knee replacement..I usually go out for a sa
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease Tally Ho at 7:16am 12.31.22
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? JBP-PA at 7:15am 12.31.22 Windy.com wins for me for a APP. The free version of windy includes currents. PredictWind also in
Older sailers FastOlson at 7:13am 12.31.22 Age is only a number, albeit an important one. Your condition, physical and mental, is more importan
Older sailers thinwater at 7:10am 12.31.22 Higgs: You sounds like a smart guy. You have not "lost your nerve." Dares are for adolescents and s
Any sailor peppers out there? FastOlson at 7:08am 12.31.22
Saltwater hose to engine (1) 4Winds at 7:05am 12.31.22 All, please accept apologies for late follow-up! I installed between throughull/raw water strainer a
Older sailers dlochner at 7:03am 12.31.22 Last April I turned 70 while anchored at Grand Cay in the Abacos. This June we will leave Lake Ontar
Older sailers RoyS at 6:58am 12.31.22 My wife and I are both 74 and in good health. We take one two week long cruise each year and numerou
Any sailor peppers out there? Tally Ho at 6:58am 12.31.22
Raymarine Axiom RoyS at 6:44am 12.31.22 The Yacht Devices engine interface will work if your engine already has multiplex instruments. They
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) JamesG161 at 6:11am 12.31.22 Windy.com wins for me for a APP. a sail.
Pesky Otters sailcapt340 at 5:50am 12.31.22 Higgs, that does work!! I know! I have an electric model that I have used in my garage for years
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 Joe at 5:38am 12.31.22 It's not really your boat until you do cut a hole in it. Before that event it's a demo/charter.
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... sailcapt340 at 5:34am 12.31.22
Pesky Otters jssailem at 4:46am 12.31.22 drug fueled rave under the dodger Was that the otters or the others?

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