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Peppermint Rats shipwreck66 at 4:56pm 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/5230 Well, the peppermint oil seems to work. I put peppermint-oil soaked cottonballs in the cabin and no
... thinking about selling... gabriel.donnelly at 4:32pm 01.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1466 ok, I know what your probably thinking... -I don't really want to sell the KnottyGirl but the lake h
Boat Trailer Design Gudenuph at 3:40pm 01.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8121 I got to thinking. Now my head hurts! Seriously though, why support the boat on a trailer with the
water at bottom of post Navicula at 2:55pm 01.28.12 Big Boats 1/1226 hi...............its been raining very good here in toronto..........I went to the boat today and no
Off-Center Anchoring atwhite2 at 2:27pm 01.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4581 I just returned from the Chicago Strictly Sail show with waves in my eyes and wind blowing in my hai
Shaft Repacking Recommendations? Tom L at 1:35pm 01.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2792 At the end of my last sail for the season back in November, I noticed the drive shaft on my '94 Hunt
1976 S2 8.0C portlights Surfagoody at 1:25pm 01.28.12 S2 2/1723 Howzit everybody, Looking high and low for replacements for 1976 S2 8.0C portlights. Originals ar
LBA MLampner at 1:20pm 01.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3347 Peggy, pulled the old head today and to my surprise everything went very well. The toilet unbolted w
cat 250 wk winch sgarber at 10:38am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 2/1828 Just bought a 97 c250wk and are looking forward to sailing it. I would say that most of my sailing w
Dimensions of Hunter 260 Genoa jimfrankelly at 9:30am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1352 Does anyone have the measurements for the standard Genoa for the Hunter 260 ?? Thankyou
Impeller replacement on 361 w/ westerbeke 30b (1) mmdesmith at 9:20am 01.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4250 Anybody tried this and have any advice? I've mastered the oil changes but am now venturing into new
Washdown pump install on a 44/426 captainpat at 8:39am 01.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1685 Looking to add an anchor washdown pump to my Hunter 426/44 aft. I would like to get installation de
Thru-hull Hole Problem, Maybe GorillaToast at 8:19am 01.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5679 I have two holes in my hull where failed depth and speed transducers used to be. Neither worked; the
Keel nut galvanic damage or corrosion? (2) BillyK at 7:59am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2649 Pulled on of the rusty nuts off of the keel bolts and found this after wirebrushing. Is this rust d
Sailing with "little ones" rfrye1 at 7:53am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1209 In December I'm taking the family down to the BVI for a week on a 42' cat. My son will have his 2 1/
New windows Kadima at 7:21am 01.28.12 Catalina 30 3/1434 Was planning on removing and resealing windows and came upon a set of tinted windows (mine are untin
HIN to Hull Number? FourPoints at 6:54am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3008 I've got a 1990 Hunter 27. The survey when I bought it in 2009 didn't include one piece of informati
Hunter 260-question about factory coatings Sublime at 6:52am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 14/2533 I'm getting ready to have a bottom job done. It's the boat's first bottom job. I noticed that at a
Universal M-18 warm up \ Domestic hot wtr Skipper at 6:45am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5652 Before I change the thermostat, troubleshoot wiringguagessenders, I'd like to run this by this for
'85 M25 Mast Spreaders -- Need Info, Measurements Please... M25Project at 3:28am 01.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1336 Hi -- My complete restoration of an '85 M25 is coming to a close. What a LONG journey (almost 3 ye

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Electric dinghy engines Scott T-Bird at 12:00pm 11.16.22 @dlochner , why did you choose Torqueedo instead of ePropulsion? Was it just a matter of availabili
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel Davidasailor26 at 11:57am 11.16.22 I use a little transducer paint just to cut down on how often I need to pull ours out for cleaning.
Electric dinghy engines dlochner at 11:51am 11.16.22 How fast does it charge? I have a Torqeedo with a 915 ah battery, quick charging it is not. The capa
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel dlochner at 11:41am 11.16.22 There are transducer anti-fouling pants. Some are rather pricey, at $5 an ounce. https://www.defend
Mystic to Quincy Captain Larry-DH at 11:40am 11.16.22 Galilee would be a better stop than Newport. Quick in and out at Point Judith with almost no detour.
40 ft hunter electrical (1) rgranger at 11:38am 11.16.22 Go to Hunterowners.com and click on the "Resources" link... then select your boat... there is a lo
Ericson keel rgranger at 11:34am 11.16.22 The difference between a good repair job and a great repair job is knowing how to hide your mistakes
Electric dinghy engines Scott T-Bird at 11:30am 11.16.22 Thanks for posting this video! What size dinghy are you pairing with the motor and how is performan
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel Parsons at 11:25am 11.16.22 I've thought about hitting it with a shot of the Pettit barnacle spray, to cut the crud down. It's
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel dlochner at 11:21am 11.16.22 No real need for AF on the impeller. If it gets fouled, pull it out and clean it. You should have a
Ericson keel dlochner at 11:18am 11.16.22 If the keel had hit some substantial there will be evidence of it on the leading edge of the keel. T
Miss sailing (1) rgranger at 11:11am 11.16.22 Gloat alert! :dancing: I got this pic too...
Engineless.... rgranger at 11:08am 11.16.22 https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles/Boats/Engine-Prop-Steering/i-2gZDDWL/0/1279203c/4K/20220721_14
Catalina 27 Electrical Panel arlouper at 11:08am 11.16.22 No, I'd use forstner bits to counter sink a hardwood frame with the appropriat wood screws directly
Questions About Bottom Paint rgranger at 11:03am 11.16.22 They also claim it will get "impossible" stains out of gel coat. This has the same active ingredi
Selden self tacking jib system PaulK at 11:02am 11.16.22 Our setup was curved, but it doesn't have to be. The curve serves to keep jib sheet tension constan
Mystic to Quincy BarryL at 10:58am 11.16.22 Hey, I don't have many comments except to note that April will be COLD! The water will be very cold
Ericson keel Scott T-Bird at 10:51am 11.16.22 The "crack" is really a joint between the fiberglass hull and the bolt-on keel. It's not uncommon t
Ericson keel PaulK at 10:38am 11.16.22 The crack you see all around the keel is the keel/hull joint. It's where the metal keel attaches to
Ericson keel Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 11.16.22

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