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Topside jfrench at 9:17am 03.29.12 Catalina 22 1/1041 When a paint manufacturer specifies "topside" I thought it meant a paint for decks, until I started
3M 5200? or 3M 4200 Costy at 8:50am 03.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/11110 I am not fammiliar with any of those products but I have heard about them,I was inquring @ Lowes abo
Bilge pump question cb32863 at 7:39am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3273 Seeing as our friends at Defender are having a nice sale right now, perfect timing for me. I need t
Need paint specs for porthole border paint for B361 Jazzy James at 6:31am 03.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1053 I have a 2000 Beneteau 361. The 2" border strip of white paint on the fixed portholes starboard and
welding aluminun redhead78 at 6:16am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2481 Hey all, I have 2 small about 2" long cracks in the base of my mast,I am wondering how to repair the
Self-Tailing Winch for Catalina 30 bgarrant at 6:06am 03.29.12 Catalina 30 5/5856 I single-hand my 1977 Catlaina 30 frequently. I would like to convert my Lewmar 25 winches to self-t
Kohler 8kw diesel 8EFOZ w Yanmar 3TNE74CKH TJ-LJ Champion at 5:51am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2219 Recently we've run into a snafu with our generator on board our 450 cc. Internal pieces from the gen
Spartan: A Vintage NY50 Finds Salvation Soundbounder at 4:57am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1861 The owners took Spartan on the racing circuit last summer (2011) starting in Maine, where they parti
Telltale reading Quoddy at 4:52am 03.29.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/6791 Why is the advice given to have all the mainsail telltales flowing except the top one, which should
Companion way All U Get at 3:37am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 45/6860 Hi all, I had given some thought to the companion way hatch and how to secure it during the night wh
My Sailboat Mentor Bailed (1) Sail123 at 10:03pm 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2325 I met a guy that sails a Mac 26 X. He is pretty knowleggable about sailboats, more than me. He he
Lake Pleasant, AZ Best Anchor Foosflicker at 9:56pm 03.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/7387 Looking for the best or most useful overnight anchor for Lake Pleasant,AZ. Our first anchor (Danfort
center of gravity fore and aft. txtowman at 9:48pm 03.28.12 Catalina 22 5/2261 Is the center of gravity moved when the keel is up or down? I know if i am tending sails on the bow
Hunter 356 overhead light lens removal Solemn Silence at 9:01pm 03.28.12 Big Boats 6/2993 So how does one remove the lens in either of the head overhead lights to change the bulb? There must
Instrument jorgefife at 7:36pm 03.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2116 Cannot resist a bargain so I bought a Si-Tex Navadd8000 MK2 G It has 4 wires and would like to test
Spirit 23 Inner & Outer Window Frames Windyway at 7:30pm 03.28.12 Parts Search 0/2088 I'm looking for original plastic window frames. I really need these frames to finish off my 23 foote
Hunter 23 Lake Ontario Crossing grindz145 at 7:02pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 67/12982 Hunter 23 Lake Ontario Crossing - Any Pocket-Cruisers? Hey guys, So I've got it in my head that
Tef-Gel or Loctite? SVTatia at 6:29pm 03.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/10313 On applications with dissimilar metals and where back-out prevention is also needed, what would be t
Rusty 2YM15 sea water pump dee.yeah at 6:27pm 03.28.12 Yamaha 6/3432 Last week I replaced the cracked sea water filter and the hose of the 3-year-old 2YM15 on my Y25. I
9.2 plexiglass hatch Lorin Smith at 6:00pm 03.28.12 S2 6/3345 Hello S2 9.2A owners. I need dimensions from a forward deck hatch please. If one of you will send th

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Title Don S/V ILLusion at 2:29pm 12.16.22 Well of course they would be helpful. They can smell the money. I'd be very helpful, if I was about
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Claude L.-Auger at 2:24pm 12.16.22 Merry Christmas. I know the feeling Re Covid. After 2 years and the 2 vaccines plus 2 boosters + th
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Leeward Rail at 2:19pm 12.16.22 Zumwalt-class destroyer No worries there. They were a huge financial mistake from the get go and y
Caframo rgranger at 2:13pm 12.16.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 2:08pm 12.16.22 merry christmas john
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:33pm 12.16.22 WELL Good / bad and now ugly... Scott, my diesel mechanic, recovered from Covid after taking a Hawa
Title Sanfelice at 1:21pm 12.16.22 FYI, if the boat was/is Documented by CG regulation, it can't have a title. Even if Documented many
Fuel Gauge BarryL at 1:04pm 12.16.22 Hey, Before you start replacing things, be sure to check the wiring and the connectors. Over my 20
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Captain Larry-DH at 1:03pm 12.16.22
Title dlochner at 12:58pm 12.16.22 Well of course they would be helpful. They can smell the money. I'd be very helpful, if I was about
Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 12:54pm 12.16.22 On my Hunter 380, my fuel gauge always shows about half full....even when the tank is full, What
Caframo Ralph Johnstone at 12:51pm 12.16.22 'Those two are not allowed on my boat' or a couple of the previous posters? Ouch ! What did thos
Title jssailem at 12:50pm 12.16.22 My experience is they are very helpful. Well of course they would be helpful. They can smell the m
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard QCI at 12:44pm 12.16.22 Thank you all very much for your advice! I will make sure to secure the mast so it does not bonk me
2003 B361 Battery Charger Location jssailem at 12:38pm 12.16.22 Merry Christmas to you... Brand new to you boat. Next Christmas is going to have a tough time living
keel resting on bottom (1) WayneH at 12:31pm 12.16.22 When the tide goes out. . Not my boat this time.
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? (1) thinwater at 12:24pm 12.16.22 Catamarans. 360 view from the salon. Keep watch while eating lunch. But not typically very small, wi
Fuel Gauge (1) jssailem at 11:50am 12.16.22 A picture of your tank top showing the sending unit would be helpful. This is one of the Moeller se
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.16.22 take a Cruise Liner, but never join the US Navy. Especially on one of the new https://duckduckgo.
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? kappykaplan at 11:21am 12.16.22 PS: take a Cruise Liner, but never join the US Navy. Whyyyyyyyyyyy?

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