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boat? ship? pontoon? why??? joes new addiction at 5:42am 12.02.11 Ask All Sailors 37/6165 Being a new to the art of sailing, trying to grasp the new language I have been imersed into in the
Hmmm...getting a little behind... BobM at 4:48am 12.02.11 S2 8/1665 Triple Play was hauled about Oct. 25th...still haven't been aboard her...although I did have a frien
Beneteau 361 - additions/modifications Philip_Oceanis 361 at 2:00am 12.02.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3142
John Meister's O'Day 23 ruidh at 6:34pm 12.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1547 I couldn't find this mentioned on the forum. John Meister self-published a book about the restoratio
The Zumberge Ice Shelf: crossing the North Atlantic to the N rognvald at 4:54pm 12.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1998 Another interesting scientific explanation of crossing 3,000 miles of open ocean in skin boats en ro
H34 Hard Starting Engine Marc Rivest at 4:07pm 12.01.11 Big Boats 8/2519 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine which doesn't like to start. It takes a lot of
Impeller Seashell at 2:28pm 12.01.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/6533 I have a 1987 Yanmar 2GM20F. One of the impeller blades is missing! I have removed the hoses and the
Cat and Morgan compatibility? N1EYO at 1:43pm 12.01.11 Catalina 22 1/1284 I've got an M22 that I've been working on and am at the point where parts, hatches and portlights ma
Pearson 30 Yare Rick486 at 1:37pm 12.01.11 Pearson 0/1269 Hello Pearson owners: I am a four time Pearson owner. I've owned 2 Ensigns, a P30 and P39 yawl. I've
M22 refit N1EYO at 1:35pm 12.01.11 Morgan 10/4953 This little centerboard boat has been close to the scrap yard more than I can count. I think its a
National Geographic Photo Contest Pics Soundbounder at 1:15pm 12.01.11 Sails Call Lounge 4/5942 "National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submission
Sealing hull/cap joint old guys sail at 12:19pm 12.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1275 I am finally getting the boat out of the yard. First I want to remove the rubrail--does anyone tell
Presto Vs Poli-glow gjaffess at 11:28am 12.01.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1875 Has anyone used Presto Gelcoat Rejuvenator. I have use Poli-glow in salt water and it lasts through
Catalina 27 - Keel bolt leak? pturner at 10:50am 12.01.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/8168 I'm a novice sailor in the process of purchasing a 1985 Catalina 27 STD with inboard Univ M18. There
Shackle for H23 Main Sheet Traveler? (1) Paladin27 at 10:33am 12.01.11 Smaller Boats 21/4896 During the 2011 season I managed to destroy the Shackle on my main sheet traveler during a gybe. It
Bedding Mast Step Plate With Butyl? GorillaToast at 10:15am 12.01.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8008 I've been using the grey butyl tape to re-bed all my deck hardware, and now I'm ready to do the mast
Useful item! (3) Watercolors! at 10:13am 12.01.11 Catalina 22 10/2575
Avoiding those Pesky Nets Bad Obsession at 9:56am 12.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1507 In my area the commercial fishery for striped bass saturates the river when the season is in. It is
Mounting a GPSMAP 720 feltensteingw at 9:41am 12.01.11 Big Boats 3/1570 Has anyone found a way to mount a larger GPS on the stock H34 steering pedestal guard. I can't fi
Prop decision: Axiom fixed vs Autostream Old Sailor 2 at 9:25am 12.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3559 As a newbie here at Hunter I need some advice. I am replacing the prop on my 42 Passage. I current

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Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil JamesG161 at 5:45am 11.11.22 I have seen similar test before. The number one in that test = Brake Fluid. #2 = Deep Creep by SeaF
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 5:19am 11.11.22 Since bottoms foul anyway, even with antifouling paint, we should be coating the bottom with Teflon
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 5:13am 11.11.22
Happy Birthday Marines (1) Will Gilmore at 4:57am 11.11.22 210829 Happy birthday Marines. Still going strong. -Will
Mystery O-ring RoyS at 4:36am 11.11.22 You can purchase silicon rubber in sheet form on Amazon and cut a gasket out of that.
Mystery O-ring (4) rgranger at 3:46am 11.11.22
Holding Tank Ventilation Apex at 3:41am 11.11.22 waste treatment plants will do the same: We made micro perforated bladders that would be installed o
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports xavpil at 2:36am 11.11.22 That is standard "dark smoke" acrylic. You can see through it without problem from the side that h
Mystery O-ring twalker H260 at 1:42am 11.11.22 If my memory serves - I read years ago on this site of a member that installed a round inspection po
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 (4) Montage_55 at 1:22am 11.11.22 I end up taking the entire unit out. So I can fix that condensation problem because of poor build qu
Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 11:03pm 11.10.22 If you leave your boat in the water year round, like we do here in socal, it makes more sense to u
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Joe at 10:27pm 11.10.22 I know nothing about your boat's holding tank.. size, location or installation details. But, if it
Filling Instrument Holes Joe at 10:01pm 11.10.22 I wish I had time to find the article, but it is there on youtube. In this case, the repair was don
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? Rich Stidger at 9:17pm 11.10.22 Rich Impressed with the genset install. I was going to put in a FP 4 kw unit, which just would have
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! jssailem at 9:12pm 11.10.22 feel like we are being pranked What was you first clue? The size of the prop in comparison to the
Holding Tank Ventilation Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48pm 11.10.22 All tank vents--fuel, water and waste-- have two functions: to provide an escape for air displaced
Folding Prop Verdict artboas at 8:18pm 11.10.22 After a Summer and Fall with our new Gori folding prop we feel like we can make some judgements abo
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? artboas at 8:14pm 11.10.22 I have four 6-volt FLA batteries in the port lazarette and a 5KW Westerbeke generator in the starbo
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:52pm 11.10.22 I've got a drain at the elbow leaving the heater. And definitely next time. Or next boat.
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 rgranger at 7:52pm 11.10.22 Thanks. The picture helps alot. Is that a vhf antenna on top of the gps antenna? Yes

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