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22' Pearson Ensign bassharborboathouse at 2:55pm 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 9/5838 We are doing repairs on a early 1960's 22' Pearson Ensign. The "End Caps" for the rub rail (where th
ISO Owner of hull #456 Lorianna at 2:30pm 03.23.12 Catalina 30 0/1205 Does anyone know who owns hull #456? It is probably someone in the San Francisco Bay Area, but our
Water in the bilge CaptGregg at 2:16pm 03.23.12 Catalina 22 20/3165 I have a problem. I have tilted my trailer and have washed down the inside of my Catalina 22 and I'
Hand held VHF for Blind & other EQ JEJargoj at 1:29pm 03.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1037 My wife is blind and needs a VHF waterproof hand held. Is there one out there that anyone knows abou
Universal 5411 engine starting problems digggs at 1:05pm 03.23.12 Catalina 30 12/9354 I have a Catilina 30 with a Universal 5411 diesel engine.I am having problems with starting. I end u
430 boat handling problems trichardson at 1:05pm 03.23.12 Big Boats 4/2250 I have aquired a Hunter 430 and am having some boat handling problems, especially when motoring, and
Drum Point Marine Roger Long at 11:58am 03.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5914 Kate, Gary (the owner), and Christian who saved my engine, rescued my cruise, and overhauled Strider
Moving Seadaddler (1) seadaddler at 11:57am 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2246 Well after being at Burnt Store Marina for 4 years with no complaints I am trying out a dock in PGI
Replace or repair Hatch Cover Allons79 at 11:35am 03.23.12 Bigger Boats 3/1527 I have a 37' O'Day and need to replace or repair the hatch cover over the salon. The smoke plastic n
Fresh Water / Coolant Pump Bob S at 10:20am 03.23.12 Catalina 30 3/1373 I have a M25XP on my boat and have been toying with the idea of making serpentine pulleys for it ove
In search of elusive swing keel SaucyScallop1 at 9:56am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2989 Please Help, I own a 25ft Macgregor with a swing keel. The swing keel fell and disappeared and
Radio License's Jeff Jellick at 9:44am 03.23.12 SSB and Ham Operators 6/4617 Do I need anything more than a Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Permit, and a Ships Station Licen
loose rutter post Rick Beneteau at 9:43am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1789 Hi Guys , I have a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 10.5. I have found there is some play in the rudder bushing
Raymarine R70C chart not displaying at all ranges Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 5/1556 I have a 2003 Raymarine R70C chartplotter. I am not displaying the CMap chart data at ranges below
Leaking Lexan V-Berth Hatch circa 1991 NauticalMac at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 3/1163 This is not just a V36 problem. The old lexan type of hatch beds down flat onto a thick sealing stri
Posti-Tite Waterproof connector. jjsbiggs at 7:34am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1372 Has anyone seen or used these on their boat? Thought it might be a good thing to keep on board. htt
Masthead setup for spinnaker halyard CHM at 5:42am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2983 I have a 1988 Oceanis 430. As fas as I can tell, there is no built-in spot for a bail and block. T
Time To Shine The Hull? Ducati at 5:22am 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2268 Happy Spring! Last year I got lazy and just applied a product called McLube Hullkote to clean and
78 MAC 22: why it's not yet. nemosuit at 5:06am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1598 Group, I get asked "when are you going to launch it?" Basically, now that I'm retired, I've got
Grounding hewebb at 4:37am 03.23.12 Smaller Boats 8/2770 I was wondering if I should ground the mast to the metal work on the slip. There are taller mast in

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Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48pm 01.01.23 The gasket is now 16-17 years of age and appears to need replacement. My opening hatch and port g
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking Ralph Johnstone at 9:35pm 01.01.23 If I remember right, use a drop of SuperGlue on the ends, hold together for 5 seconds, NO SEAM !
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? MFD at 9:25pm 01.01.23 My understanding is that up here in the Pacific Northwest that heat pumps may not be particularly ef
Any sailor peppers out there? JohnShannon at 9:05pm 01.01.23 What a boring apocalypse, if you are going to be grabbing guns and "liberating stuff" surely you w
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) JamesG161 at 8:58pm 01.01.23 Currents are measured by buoy and satellites, GFS models only.
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking JamesG161 at 8:46pm 01.01.23 Contact Hatchmasters They have your gasket. LEWMAR Coastline Hatch Seal - HatchMasters Measure th
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Benny17441 at 8:34pm 01.01.23 Yanmar engines use exclusively compression to heat the air fuel mixture to its flashing point. A c
Any sailor peppers out there? rgranger at 8:20pm 01.01.23
Beneteau interior wood BigEasy at 8:16pm 01.01.23
Towing a dinghy (1) Hayden Watson at 7:47pm 01.01.23 I am a contrarian and never use a long painter to tow. I lift the nose of the inflatable and hold i
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 7:39pm 01.01.23 For sure, it's a romantic notion to imagine just sailing away from the chaos and living the life of
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 7:06pm 01.01.23 Just returned to Atlanta. Plan to launch into Lake Lanier and return to my dock at Aqualand Marina
Sarasota Bay Returning (1) patrickfarley at 7:02pm 01.01.23 Found another sailboat on a sandbar. Looks like a derelict boat that was abandoned. Most of the du
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating Andiamo1 at 6:56pm 01.01.23
Towing a dinghy Davidasailor26 at 6:49pm 01.01.23 We towed an Achilles inflatable for many years on a reasonably protected bay. The only time it was a
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating dlochner at 6:41pm 01.01.23 A photo would help here.
Towing a dinghy dlochner at 6:38pm 01.01.23 We have towed our dinghy for literally thousands of miles. It is a small RIB (8') and is towed with
Towing a dinghy shemandr at 6:31pm 01.01.23 Basically too many variables. Mine slowed the boat some mostly under power. Sailing, if the wind w
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? Project_Mayhem at 6:17pm 01.01.23 Stand in front of the boat and call D&R to confirm the model
Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 6:14pm 01.01.23 Thank you so much.. also does it really slow down the boat by 1kt or are there just too may variable

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