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Dare I cut out some cockpit deck bear62041 at 10:47am 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3491 My 1986 222 has a great storage area inside the cabin, aft of the step, aft of the centerboard halya
Latest pics of my custom H190 (5) tampastockman at 10:45am 04.30.12 Smaller Boats 7/1493 Here are yet more pics. Some are duplicates from previous post just to put them all together. The fi
How hard to check 3YM30 HX? Ken Honeycutt at 10:00am 04.30.12 Big Boats 3/908 Making my pre launch spring commissioning yesterday and discovered I had lost two impeller blades so
Jackline paulj at 9:16am 04.30.12 Catalina 310 0/1319 http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2012-04-24#.T56djqvy9q1 paulj
Black Gold (1) kloudie1 at 9:09am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1635 Got tax return .. went out and bought 4 new Yanmar motor mounts .. average price $116.85 each (diffe
Keel Shackle mbailey17 at 9:04am 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1096 Just recently Bought a 85 Mac 22 and doing a little work on her, mostly cosmetic stuff, bottom paint
Testing engine sensors wahoo42 at 9:03am 04.30.12 Big Boats 1/956 How does one go about checking engine sensors and gauges. I have a Passage 42 with a 4JH2-TE Yanmar
Sinking of the Aegean Hunter 376 noprob2 at 8:29am 04.30.12 Big Boats 0/1992 http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/30/11466954-gone-through-a-blender-no-signs-of-distress-be
What magazines do you read? Kermit at 7:53am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 28/3442 I just got a solicitation from "Soundings" magazine for a 12-month rate of $20.00. They don't offer
Replacement Navigation Lights ggooch at 7:09am 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/6069 I am replacing the original navigation lights on my 1982 MacGregor 25 and need a little advice. The
Ice box drain and Pirate defense gun RECESS at 7:04am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1873 Just thought I would put out there an idea we stole from a fellow sailor. Our icebox uses a Jebsco h
Rudder richk at 6:42am 04.30.12 Big Boats 2/1029 My boat (1988 H35 Legend) is currently hauled and I am prepping it for launch in two weeks. I notic
22oday doug brown at 5:39am 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2364 hi , i got a 22ft oday sailboat, i need to find out how to hook up the main, so i can let the sail s
Leaking bilge Deadline at 3:18am 04.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1170 My Hunter 320 is ten years old and pristine. But now one of my keel bolts is leaking. I estimate a q
Inner Child Toy Boat Question? Sail123 at 12:49am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2385 Who here used to have toy boats in the bathtub as a kid? I am taking a bath and I just finished a
Goodbye, H23 (1) Brian M H23 at 11:27pm 04.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/1783 I know I haven't been very active lately, but some of you might remember me. In any case, I figured
Teak Rejuvenation Options (4) Sail123 at 10:53pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2783 Teak is over 35 years old. My 1976 Clipper Marine Aft Cabin 32 has always been a saltwater yacht. Fo
New boarding ladder (2) paulj at 10:09pm 04.29.12 Catalina 310 2/1525 Just can't make that one foot up on deck and bent knee jump any more.... Modification # 1 shown.
Vinyl stripe over Gelcoat stripe Skywalker at 9:42pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2218 I want to change the hull stripe color on my Beneteau. The waterline has a factory Gelcoat stripe th
Realized I left my water pump on Bigjer40 at 8:59pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2153 I am leaving town for the week and realized I didn't shut off all the swithces on my DC panel. The

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Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 01.04.23 I sanded a portion of the original wood and have color-matched it but the veneers turn too dark hen
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood Ralph Johnstone at 8:36am 01.04.23 Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood Are you sure the walls are mahogany ? In 1999, the walls
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood Oday to Gallivant at 8:35am 01.04.23 Buying any old veneer wasn't the question. I bought two different veneers my woodworking buddy says
The cycle of life kloudie1 at 8:34am 01.04.23 Thanks for the excellent job you've done with the forum, Phil.. Pushing all the great information in
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 8:30am 01.04.23 There is a throttle lever at the controls and it needs to be opened. Have you stated what your en
Dingy conversion jssailem at 8:19am 01.04.23 What are the cubic feet of an inflatable dinghy air tubes? What are they 8" or 15" diameter tubes?
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Benny17441 at 8:12am 01.04.23 I have never seen a diesel with a throttle valve in the intake. Opening the throttle does nothing
Dingy conversion JBP-PA at 7:50am 01.04.23 The lightest pourable foam I know of is 2lbs/cu ft, after it's cured.
The cycle of life Don Guillette at 7:43am 01.04.23 Phil: Good luck Mate. One of the regrets in my life is that I never had the chance to meet you and B
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations JBP-PA at 7:43am 01.04.23 Rustoleum cold galvanizing paint is zinc. This is different than rusty metal primers, this is zinc
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood sail sfbay at 7:42am 01.04.23 You can purchase Veneer Tech 3M pre-adhesive backing veneer on Amazon Veneer Tech 2 x 8 3M Pre-Adhes
Dingy conversion jssailem at 7:35am 01.04.23 With all these ideas, does anyone have an idea how much weight will be added in the process to the d
Stock Color for 85' 22 JBP-PA at 7:31am 01.04.23 I've made some very close mixes using a white base, a TINY LITTLE SPECK of black, and a surprisingl
The cycle of life Rick D at 7:22am 01.04.23 Hard to know what to add to these comments, Phil. I hope you have some satisfaction seeing a vision
Dingy conversion JBP-PA at 7:20am 01.04.23 Pourable flotation foam is actually quite easy to work with, much easier than epoxy. Just quickly m
Need a H336 potable water tank monitor RoyS at 6:52am 01.04.23 Consider also a water meter instead. Just insert it in the output hose with a couple of hose clamps.
Dingy conversion rgranger at 6:30am 01.04.23 Interesting idea. Maybe inflate then glass the tubes? That was my first thought also. I think i
Older sailers Sailm8 at 6:11am 01.04.23 Well life is funny. We lost our boat to Ian and I sort of thought that was it for boating. There i
The cycle of life sailme88 at 3:53am 01.04.23 Phil, You did it WRONG !!! You've set the bar so high that it will impossible for it to be topped..
The cycle of life Will Gilmore at 9:59pm 01.03.23 Phil, there isn't an emoji to click that expresses how I feel about your post. I am grateful for wh

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