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2009 37' Beneteau electrical problem cajunsailor at 5:18am 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2684 37' Beneteau 2 Cabin Layout I have lost power to my "Cabin Lights" circuit as indicated on the wir
One Leg Forward, One Step Back Roger Long at 4:52am 03.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/4424 I woke up early in Solomons, excited and pain free. After a quick breakfast, I bailed out the dingh
HIN number Pominville at 4:41am 03.26.12 Catalina 30 8/8192 Hi I am new to this forum. I have a 1977 Catalina 30 and I just moved it from CT to NH. When I tri
Head-vented loop on intake line? Endurance2010 at 11:45pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 1/1268 Skippers: Query: If I have a head below the water line, must I use a vented loop on the raw wate
mixing elbow coupling-don't use antiseize Endurance2010 at 11:07pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 2/1242 Skippers: I made the mistake of using anti-seize on the coupling between the lower bracket and mixi
keel removal karlfill at 10:42pm 03.25.12 Smaller Boats 3/1184 Is there a trick to getting the fixid keel out of a hunter 19 trailer sailer I have removed the 2 b
Winlass Control Box Access gfrazzle at 9:35pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 2/984 I want to install a wireless remote control receiver for the windlass in my 2007 41DS. The control b
Dripless Cost BWagner at 9:03pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 5/1722 Hello All, Does anyone know what the ballpark cost of replacing a traditional stuffing box with a
What is this in my V berth (1) finding41 at 8:04pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3628 Today I set out to sand the bilge areas of my 1988 Macgregor 26D in preparation for painting. What I
Binacle paint primer jorgefife at 7:45pm 03.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1770 I know, from prevoius advice on this forum , what paint to use for painting my binacle: Rustoleum is
ballast on a 26' "outlaw" bernardpacific at 6:31pm 03.25.12 Day Sailers 1/1143 My hull #15 has the lead ballast bolted on from the outside rather than encapsulated inside. Were a
hull cleaner and wax suggestions? iSailor at 6:30pm 03.25.12 Catalina 310 2/1500 looking for advice on a good (and easy :D) hull cleaner and wax for my '01 310. tia, matt
Blistering bowlinguy800 at 5:53pm 03.25.12 Catalina 22 3/1373 Hey everyone, I have a question about blistering and what I can do to fix the problem. I have purcha
Got My Rub Rails On ...Finally (5) Squidd at 4:46pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2415 Rub Rails were pretty well shot when I got the boat...I don't think they were "original", but have b
swingkeel line harborhound at 4:18pm 03.25.12 Day Sailers 12/2368 i just bought a 19 weekender and it is missing the line to raise the swing keel. can anyone tell me
M25XP oilpan leak? sailorjoel96 at 3:49pm 03.25.12 Bigger Boats 9/1743 Trying to find an oil leak today I discovered what I think may be the culprit. It appears that the
current flow graphic gettinthere at 2:47pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2072 Is there a resource that graphically shows the direction of currents? I think I've seen this somewhe
L45 Diesel Fuel Tank Drawing Greg C at 2:12pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 0/901 Hunter L45 1986...I am looking for a drawing for a replacement fuel tank. Hopefully someone has repl
Data breach Phil Herring at 2:11pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 41/5599 I want to give you a heads-up on something you'll probably hear about, and we'd rather you hear it f
which type of bottom paint? jblersch at 1:33pm 03.25.12 Smaller Boats 0/839 I sail a Hunter 240 on an inland reservoir that does tend to have high amounts of algae in the summe

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Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 8:15am 11.19.22 y your belief that "dilution is the solution to pollution" then I guess it would be okay to dump ra
Are you ready to go to sea? jssailem at 8:01am 11.19.22 With limited knowledge or experience would be sailors jump on board a boat, untie the lines and head
Electric dinghy engines Kings Gambit at 7:57am 11.19.22
Passage 42 bulkhead Terry Cox at 7:48am 11.19.22 You're welcome, Dan. Just the engine hoses or all the other hoses as well? Perhaps another fellow sk
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 7:43am 11.19.22 You should note you sail in Fresh Water, In Iuka, Mississippi. Different bottom paints needed. N
Questions About Bottom Paint JamesG161 at 7:40am 11.19.22 Not sure where you are in MS? See my post #17 above for the Fresh Water Lake near him. Jim...
Electric dinghy engines Stephan at 7:28am 11.19.22 West Marine and Defender are having a sale on Torqeedo Travel 1103, about $250 off list. If you a
Are you ready to go to sea? dLj at 7:26am 11.19.22 Well, I have both - but I was referring tot he second one above for specifically the Fastnet '79 ana
Questions About Bottom Paint smokey73 at 7:15am 11.19.22 Not sure where you are in MS? The picture looks like it may be salt or brackish water. Zinc would
Are you ready to go to sea? PaulK at 7:02am 11.19.22 This book:https://www.amazon.com/Desirable-Undesirable-Characteristics-Offshore-quarterly/dp/0393033
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Mechone at 6:40am 11.19.22 Knockerloose #1 CRC Chemical Solutions - Knock'er Loose Penetrant - YouTube I can tell as a mill
Are you ready to go to sea? dLj at 6:29am 11.19.22 I just watched that same video a couple days ago. This one focused only on that boat, for info on ot
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

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