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Boat lettering removal jack boats at 3:44pm 01.31.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1992 Anyone have a clever way to easily remove old boat lettering without harming my gelcoat? Never min
Antifouling paint for my tender mellis18 at 2:56pm 01.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1974 I want to paint the bottom of my tender. It is a Caribe inflatable with a hard bottom. Has anyone
Wanting to restore and improve not retrofit MoondancerFL at 2:56pm 01.31.12 Catalina 30 12/2711 Hey everyone Im looking for some advice on where i could possibly get some woodwork done. I want to
eliminating spiders Ed Cortese at 12:43pm 01.31.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1845 Any advice on how I can eliminate or cover "spiders" on our 36' 1995 Catalina MKll
Overhead Cabin Lights Plitmanm at 12:39pm 01.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2345 I have a 1990 Beneteau M500 and one of the cabin overhead lights has fried. It is the old standard r
To buy or not to buy Bog13 at 11:55am 01.31.12 Catalina 22 10/2173 I have been looking at 3 boats 1, Mac 26 2, Hunter 26 3, Cataalina 22 I like all 3 however I like th
Sequitur in Puerto Williams Sequitur at 11:08am 01.31.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1299 I have just added a new post to the blog at: Puerto Williams and Ushuaia
Babt or inner stay Treb001 at 11:02am 01.31.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1193 Hi
Stainless Holding tank py26129 at 10:51am 01.31.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2872 Peggie A friend of mine is in the process of buying a new boat. The local dealer (in Toronto) is
1/BOTH/2/OFF Switches Thoughts & Musings (13) Maine Sail at 10:16am 01.31.12 Musings With Maine Sail 262/198008 Preface: I have seen ' read many on the internet refer to the 1/2/BOTH as "Maine Sail's preferred me
Shower drain Lost Parent at 10:04am 01.31.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2062 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 that has a shower that we like to use on long trips but have a problem ...
Used Dodger for 1986 Hunter 31 motrell at 8:54am 01.31.12 Parts Search 1/2743 Looking for a used Dodger for a 1986 Hubter 31
Jib Sheet rigging, winches and travelers? joes new addiction at 7:37am 01.31.12 Ask All Sailors 7/6373 This is on my '71 PT 1/4. I've just about finished the cabin refitting and wiring, and was sitting u
Closing a flag halyard loop Kermit at 6:48am 01.31.12 Ask All Sailors 19/6521 I love my flag halyard but the ends are tied together which leaves a not-particularly-attractive tai
DIY PortHoles rgranger at 6:17am 01.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3213 Hey All I'm starting a new thread here so I don't hijack HollyWeirdo's V17 thread. If you have bee
Used Dodger for Hunter 31 motrell at 6:16am 01.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/11 Looking for a used doger for a 1986 Hunter 31
1991 Beneteau 350 Mast height Wayne86048 at 5:32am 01.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1576 I am in the process of buying a 1991 Beneteau 350. The info I have doesnot include the mast height f
Web Site to keep Captain Fuzzy Face Busy (1) Shoaldrafter at 4:35am 01.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1626 Here is Web Site to keep Captain Fuzzy Face and other land locked sailors busy: http://www.marinet
Hunter 40.5 to cross the pacific Feb 2012 (5) Dennisail at 2:25am 01.31.12 Big Boats 40/12843 Hey guys. My partner Nikki and I purchased a 40.5 in May 2011 at Longbeach. Its time for us to
Nothing to do with sailing, but bank loans AtlanticAl at 12:14am 01.31.12 Sails Call Lounge 6/6293 This is not to do with sailing, but maybe someone has some info on it. Me and my wife, own four hou

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Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs Sea-ker at 10:35am 11.27.22 Super info and just what I need. Yes, Ralph, that method is a tad more time consuming plus the grand
Miracle Rescue of MOB kloudie1 at 10:28am 11.27.22 That is a lucky dude.. He doesn't need to buy any lottery tickets because he just used up all of his
Watermaker Caboteur at 10:24am 11.27.22
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements (1) sail sfbay at 10:08am 11.27.22 My Hunter 46 has little mast prebend and furing and unfurling got really easy when I replaced the da
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? RitSim at 10:02am 11.27.22 Remvove the heat exchanger zinc to drain the heat exchanger, then reinstall the plug. Open the wat
Watermaker dlochner at 10:01am 11.27.22 I was thinking along those lines. GMTA
Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 11.27.22 I am usually of the school that torques the bolt until the head snaps off then backs off a quarter
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:54am 11.27.22 The brine out flow could flow in to a sink drain or through a thru hull above the waterline. You mi
Watermaker dlochner at 9:50am 11.27.22 The brine out flow could flow in to a sink drain or through a thru hull above the waterline. You mig
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? PovilO at 9:41am 11.27.22 Do you have vertical battens? On my 361 the top batten would stick in the mast not allowing the top
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:40am 11.27.22 I suppose these units require a dedicated seawater intake thru-hull, and then one for outflow of bri
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:40am 11.27.22 The alternator in your outboard should be able to keep the battery full enough to start the motor th
Oysters!! Don Guillette at 9:33am 11.27.22
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 11.27.22 What are you running on a 22 foot boat that requires a 300ah battery? That is the most significan
Oysters!! Don Guillette at 9:27am 11.27.22 Was he Chief Helmsman on Pyewacket ? :liar: If so, I met him one night over my fish & chips at Turk
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard stickinthemud57 at 9:25am 11.27.22 I was considering getting a magneto for my Tohatsu 8 hp 2-stroke, but a boat motor mechanic told me
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:22am 11.27.22 Maintenance amounts to flushing or changing filters and seals periodically but no more so than any
Hunter 50 AC - Spare Rudder System Zencra at 9:14am 11.27.22 hunter made a SS pare rudder that clamped to stern of boat in an emergency. I do re.ember seeing thi
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:11am 11.27.22 A good quality 150w solar panel would provide enough power to run the watermaker every sunny day fo
Watermaker Don S/V ILLusion at 9:10am 11.27.22 We have a Spectra 400 which exceeds our need usually but with guests or grandkids onboard, it turned

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