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gjaffess at 10:10am 05.02.12
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I am moving my boat to Wychmere Harbor this season. I was wondering if any of our readers keep thei
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Has anyone used a good non slip wax for the walking areas on the deck? I use colonite for the hull
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The combing teak steps on my 33 is cracked and pretty worn with no groves left in the top surface an
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I am a new owner of a 1972 swing keel Cat 22. I got it late last season and am having fun getting fa
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Hello everyone, Just trying to find someone that may have removed the headlining in main cabin of an
Lee Coller at 9:15am 05.02.12
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As anyone replaced the wiper seal on their Simpson-Lawrence Windlass? If so, how did you get the ne
ChiTownSail at 9:15am 05.02.12
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After lowering the mast recently on a 78' H25, installing a new light, then going to raise the mast
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Please, do not take my title as anything less than supportive of my friend. "He" actually works sup
Jack at 7:11am 05.02.12
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Hi, Just wondering about the standard 1-2-B battery switch. I put the house batts in recently and c
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Hi all, I am sure we are all scraping and fairing and painting the hulls these days so I am hoping
Swan at 6:41am 05.02.12
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I was doing my daily search on Craigslist for sailboat related listings and found this sad and beaut
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Is there a better way to remove a raw water impeller from its pump housing than with brute force an
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Force 10 Oven Like a lot of us boat owners we have a Force 10 oven where some or all the ignitors d
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My '95 H336 uses 912 light bulbs in the head, berth and v berth. Has anyone found a suitable LED rep
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Maine sail, I would post this as reply to your post on Roger's thread about starter but it touches
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After reading the suggested "The sailing misadventures of the wild hair" and looking at the skies th
oliversdad at 3:41am 05.02.12
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I have an '81 Evinrude 4.5.Hadn't been run in years.A month back I changed the old impeller then tri
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Greetings from a very wet England (UK) I am in the process of buying a 2005 Hunter Legend 36 and n
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Hi Folks, I want to tune my Mac 26S. I think the mast is too far forward. I calculated that it sh
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Can anyone advise me on replacing the port hatches on my hunter 33 cherubinin? I have purchased the

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Starboard & Port tack confusion!
PaulK at 11:28am 11.22.22
No, they actually made a point of describing the difference. I'll have to find the episode again.
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric
GregL564 at 11:04am 11.22.22
I think Sunbrella makes a marine upholstery that is pretty close, if not spot-on: https://www.sun
Key issues with C275.
Souellette at 10:57am 11.22.22
If it's going from fresh water to salt water, you might want to find out what type of bottom paint i
De-powering water heater for winter
Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 11.22.22
Yes, all of my AC circuits are push on / push off. I don't like them and am intending to change the
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat
Barnacle Bill at 10:55am 11.22.22
CDI is probably the least expensive of all of them. It uses their own internal halyard system and y
Starboard & Port tack confusion!
senang at 10:39am 11.22.22
The question of the OP is right. The rules are the same as across all countries. Only the terminolog
Starboard & Port tack confusion!
Scott T-Bird at 10:31am 11.22.22
It seems to me that what I heard on YouTube was misinformation! I think I'll go back to the episode
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question
Skipper John at 10:28am 11.22.22
Our 2022 315 came with a Yanmar 3YM20 freshwater cooled three-cylinder 21 HP diesel engine and a Ka
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08
AndyL at 10:22am 11.22.22
15mm fittings are not easy to get - my local WM doesn't stock them. Luckily my marina's store does
Warped Rudder
sbrogden at 10:20am 11.22.22
I am also open to use epoxy paint on the rudder and daggerboard.
Warped Rudder
sbrogden at 9:30am 11.22.22
If you are vanishing, get a good brand like Epifanes or Mccloskey, the less expensive Minwax spar d
Warped Rudder
JBP-PA at 9:27am 11.22.22
What sealant/paint is recommended? If you are vanishing, get a good brand like Epifanes or Mcclosk
Warped Rudder
sbrogden at 9:19am 11.22.22
Or make a new one out of fiberglass. I do not like working with fiberglass.
Warped Rudder
JBP-PA at 9:17am 11.22.22
Or make a new one out of fiberglass.
Warped Rudder
sbrogden at 9:16am 11.22.22
If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
33.5 fuel tank leak   (2)
Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 11.22.22
Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? What do y
Warped Rudder
JBP-PA at 9:13am 11.22.22
If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Warped Rudder
rgranger at 9:13am 11.22.22
Call these guys https://ruddercraft.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAxyiFgLvEGD9BeV5QyULWsUbVU3

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