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Rub rails? D Hardman at 8:20am 03.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3169 Good morning, I'm new to the site and see that there is a lot of information shared and I'm hopin
selling your boat Ginger80 at 7:52am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3595 the time has come that every sailor dreads. I have to sell my boat. Any advise would be apprechiated
What kind of Fiber glass cloth should I use? (1) Gary_H at 6:58am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1692 OK, I'm repairing a hatch cover and so far I have cut out the bad section and dug out all the rotten
The Mast is up!! ewoden1 at 6:35am 03.19.12 S2 7/2619 So long, not so cold winter, with sole and cabin top repairs. Stepped the mast this past weekend.
Hunter 376 Running Rigging Fareleeds Dave Sullivan at 6:34am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1464 Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way to accomplish maintenance on the runnig riggine fairlead
tachometer recommendations (1) bugbitten at 6:04am 03.19.12 S2 11/2745 Folks, I'm big on engine instrumentation. My 9.2A came with zilch. I've added a temp gauge and now
Peukert Exponenet for Deka DC27 kielboatsa at 5:53am 03.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4496 Does anyone know the peukert exponent for a deka marine master DC27 (flooded group 27 deep cycle). I
Roller furling for a 1976 24'C&C patmacdonald at 12:09am 03.19.12 C&C 2/1642 I folks, Does anyone know where one would be able to find a decent used roller furling for a 1976 24
Bahamas Dismasting (1) BWagner at 9:41pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2044 See the attached photo. This is the sailing vessel Fair Winds which suffered a dismasting off Eli
Universal M-18 HX - what the... (1) Skipper at 8:46pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1450 I found an earlier post from someone with an M-18 who couldn't figure out how to get the port-side e
Light coming through Costy at 8:05pm 03.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1530 So I got below in 21' Mcgregor and I am seeing light coming through the front lower V shape part of
Sailed to Fort McRea for the weekend RECESS at 7:46pm 03.18.12 Pearson 0/1205 I sailed down to Fort McRae from Chico Bayou in Pensacola yesterday, spent the night and sailed back
340 Halyard Blocks Andy1237 at 7:07pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 3/1477 Need to replace one of the halyard blocks at the base of the mast. Owners manual says "Rutgerson Se
How do these sail? (2) rpwillia at 6:59pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 12/6309 Saw this in the boatyard in Ft Washington, MD. Don't see these too often and wonder how they handle.
Has anyone replaced the "Grease Cup" on their water pump? jrowan at 6:51pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 11/7840 Hello all, I decided to do some more spring maintenance chores today, and after changing the oil I r
Replace rubber rail on stern sugar scoop mrinkel at 6:48pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5000 I have a new to me Beneteau Oceanis 370 (1991). I would like to replace the rubber rail on the ster
Brookhouse NMEA 0183 Multiplexer Crane man at 6:43pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6651 Can any one verify if Brookhouse is till in business:doh:. I'm currently trouble shooting a Brookhou
Why pan head screws on the toe rail? Nelsonhow at 6:06pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1195 I finally decided to chase down several toe rail leaks on my old H-30. I started from the stern and
O'Day 30ft 1979 Manual Captainron1 at 5:45pm 03.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2899 Hello, I am looking for the manual (s) that would have come with the O'Day 1979 30ft. My boat has 5
New batteries Blitz at 5:04pm 03.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3031 I was recently instructed by my supplier to two new house batteries (US Battery group 31) that I sho

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Y-33 Midstay mermike at 5:17pm 01.03.23 John - that's how mine is rigged. There is a stout backing plate underneath that fitting, attached t
Any sailor peppers out there? (3) Will Gilmore at 5:14pm 01.03.23 212009 And... Keep one of these laying on the deck. 212012 -Will
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:07pm 01.03.23 I always thought those big ships that fell prey to pirates in little boats, should have just kept a
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 01.03.23 I thought the idea is to move the pistons in the cylinders, without cold fuel being sprayed in, to
Newbie. Catalina 18 sola fide at 4:55pm 01.03.23 Hello there, I can direct you to watch sam holmes on you tube, He is verify informative on rigging
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 4:53pm 01.03.23 I thought the idea is to move the pistons in the cylinders, without cold fuel being sprayed in, to
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tally Ho at 4:48pm 01.03.23
The cycle of life JamesG161 at 4:38pm 01.03.23 Thanks Phil for the Trust you gave to me. Move down south for Fun in the Sun... And dodge a few Hu
Y-33 Midstay (1) jssailem at 4:37pm 01.03.23 I saw one that has a fixed stay position on a 1981 boat. orm sail shroud. This at least looks like i
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 4:24pm 01.03.23
The cycle of life jssailem at 4:17pm 01.03.23 Thank you Phil... You gave us a path to find each other and help by sharing our mistakes as well as
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 01.03.23 @QCI and I spoke today. The internal FF4 internal halyard broke on the raising and lowering side bu
Any sailor peppers out there? (2) jssailem at 4:10pm 01.03.23 They have aerial flares in shotgun shells. One of these in Stainless Steel - The Mossberg Mariner
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:50pm 01.03.23 Like I said look at installing instructions in the Ff2 manual
Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths Crazy Dave Condon at 3:45pm 01.03.23 Your welcome @rudygiljr
Dingy conversion dLj at 3:41pm 01.03.23 I am sorry fellas, BUT... I can't see pouring expanding foam into the tubes working. Coconut fibers
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Davidasailor26 at 3:28pm 01.03.23
Dingy conversion garymalmgren at 3:27pm 01.03.23 I am sorry fellas, BUT... I can't see pouring expanding foam into the tubes working. Coconut fibers
Any sailor peppers out there? Captain Larry-DH at 3:10pm 01.03.23
Any sailor peppers out there? dLj at 3:00pm 01.03.23

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