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Odorlos LuzSD at 4:48pm 11.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/4782 Hi Peggy, I wanted to give you a huge thank you for pushing and pushing Odorlos in your remarks, I f
Rudder crack Dmac336 at 4:22pm 11.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/4297 Upon hauling out my H336, I noticed the rear of the rudder has a slight crack about 2 feet down from
Hatch glass redhead78 at 3:40pm 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3289 Hey all, I recently saw a post, someone changed the old glass in a hatch, one wf clear and one smoke
Sailor from Maine lost in NARC rally Tim R. at 3:32pm 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3267 Very sad news. http://www.wavetrain.net/news-a-views/292-narc-rally-presumed-fatality-on-triple-st
Keel Hanger & Pivot Pin (3) GorillaToast at 3:22pm 11.14.11 Catalina 22 30/5899 The first item on my to-do list for the boat during the off-season is to inspect and replace, if nec
toe rail leaks mneeboston at 3:13pm 11.14.11 C&C 5/6773 my 81 c'c34 seems to leak at the hull to deck joints. has anyone ever removed the toe rail to rebed
Capri 26 M2-12 Impeller Failure (9) Diverboy6807 at 2:36pm 11.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/3449 Hello, all Universal Engine Owners. I have a 1992 Universal M2-12 that i recently had the pleasure o
Production years for the 42 CC therobesons at 2:24pm 11.14.11 Big Boats 2/1044 Hey, do you know from what year they started the 420 to what year production stopped. I think the 4
Looking to buy our first Hunter. therobesons at 2:09pm 11.14.11 Big Boats 6/1753 We have owned many, many, many sailboats over the years and are looking to get our first hunter. It
Adapt Harken Track system to Mast Mate garywheeler at 1:34pm 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1694 Anyone with a Harken Track system find a way to attach the Mast Mate to the track? Any standard slid
Shaft & Thread Size For First 42 CrazyLegs at 1:28pm 11.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1607 Hi Folks, still working away on our new to us Beneteau First 42. Love this boat more every day, howe
Sinking Mast support jrushing at 12:59pm 11.14.11 Lancer 2/2229 Hello all, I am an new sailor and I just got a 1980 Lancer 25 (my first boat). The mast support
11.0A Inner Track patrscoe at 12:57pm 11.14.11 S2 3/1479 Has anyone installed an inner jib track? Currently it is on the bulwarks teak trim. It seems with a
THE Best Fibreglas Polish? FullSailDale at 11:11am 11.14.11 Trailer Sailors 21/7757 Greetings to all. I'm CERTAIN this topic is one of the most haggled and debated of all. That said, I
issue with engine jumping into gear when at neutral? iSailor at 10:44am 11.14.11 Catalina 310 6/2293 I had the boat out for the 2nd time yesterday and something strange happened while docking. Twice,
My first race! jimgreen8c at 9:38am 11.14.11 Catalina 30 4/1784 About a month ago I bought a 77 Catalina Tall rig. They have a series of races (Three) on Sundays he
Sailing apps drock10 at 8:51am 11.14.11 Catalina 22 10/2444 Anyone use any good sailing apps for the iPhone (besides this one lol) there are a lot of them but a
Laura Dekker avoids pirates..... Joe at 8:27am 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 75/16758 We can lay to rest the heated discussion that arose a while back about whether the teenager, laura d
Engine RPMs at Idle when Dropped in Gear (2) dspellman11 at 8:00am 11.14.11 Catalina 30 2/1419 I have a thread going over on the MoyerMarine Forum - am posting here to tell Neil about what all I'
More support? (1) Viesail at 7:48am 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 5/1268 Should I put a backing plate on these bolts for the mast step on my H22? There is some cracking in t

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H26 Trailer Keel Tray twalker H260 at 10:56am 11.15.22 Our 260 trailer uses a pressure treated 2x12 from the factory. Cover with a good outdoor carpet or p
Selden / Furlex 100s - "Outer Hub" (Part B14) kjretlaw at 10:26am 11.15.22 why not try Selden in North Charleston SC. SELDEN MAST INC 4668 Franchise St. SC 29418 N. Charlesto
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 sailmcchico at 10:20am 11.15.22 I am in a similar dilemma. I want to preserve without darkening. I do not have a need to sand it nor
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 10:16am 11.15.22 @Barnacle Bill - Thanks for that info, I will take it into consideration. I had to chuckle when you
Garhauer sale justsomeguy at 10:02am 11.15.22
"Temporary" way to start the engine with two dead batteries? Head Sail at 9:52am 11.15.22 Just about any jump start pack will work. I wouldn't worry about buying new batteries and letting t
H26 Trailer Keel Tray (9) rgranger at 9:49am 11.15.22 210919210920210921210922210925210926
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 9:48am 11.15.22 Ok, I will read the can and figure out where I sail. Thanks!
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Apex at 9:46am 11.15.22 @Barnacle Bill why not skip the bottom paint altogether for trailer sailors! Nothing quite as good
Engineless.... rgranger at 9:40am 11.15.22 Water makers use reverse osmosis to remove dissolved solids (salt) from the water. My son has been
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 11.15.22 Not clear if you were able to re-clamp the hose with the Clamptite device ? If so, congrats. If no
Engineless.... thinwater at 9:37am 11.15.22 Forget the desalinator issue. Do you have the sailing chops and patients to sail in and out of mari
"Temporary" way to start the engine with two dead batteries? PaulK at 9:26am 11.15.22 Have tried hand-cranking a diesel. Not as easy as it sounds. It would probably be difficult to par
Insurance for older boats Barnacle Bill at 9:26am 11.15.22 Henderson insures old classic boats that most other insurance companies won't. Of course they requi
83 HUNTER 31 BOOM INSERTS Barnacle Bill at 9:23am 11.15.22 How about a picture so we know what you are writing about?
Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? Barnacle Bill at 9:22am 11.15.22 Your gelcoat is in poor condition. Lots of porosity as well as the scratches we see in your photos.
Selden self tacking jib system PaulK at 9:15am 11.15.22 The self-tacker on a bridle is a good idea, but doesn't provide the same adjustments as one with a t
Questions About Bottom Paint Barnacle Bill at 9:08am 11.15.22 Whatever paint you choose, read the can's label and it should tell you how long to wait between coa
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Dave Groshong at 9:02am 11.15.22 SeaFin teak oil has garnered great reviews over many years: https://www.fisheriessupply.com/dalys-pa
O'Day 30 Barnacle Phil at 9:02am 11.15.22 Thanks so much for your comprehensive reply. This will help me quite a lot. I think that I'm somewhe

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