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Help in choosing a head rainbowchaser at 1:51pm 11.09.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2669 Hi Peggy, We passed our H37 to someone else about 4 years ago, and moved to a Cheoy Lee 40 Midshi
LED bulbs Doupirate at 1:48pm 11.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/6671 Hi everyone, I would change both my navigation and cabin incandescent light bulbs for LED light bu
Fiberglass Buffing.... Nelsonhow at 12:50pm 11.09.11 Musings With Maine Sail 25/7789 I've been following you on this net for a long time and really appreciate your posts and pics. They
Need an H37C measurement. (3) Ed Schenck at 12:24pm 11.09.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1635 Having second thoughts about mounting my new electrical panel forward of the shunt(pictured). I was
Gel Coat Seperation at Stern! SunsetToo at 12:16pm 11.09.11 Big Boats 3/1351 I'm looking at purchasing a 1997 43, that I noticed has the gel coat separating at the stern! It is
solar panel mounting txtowman at 11:47am 11.09.11 Catalina 22 6/4100 I would like to mount some solar on my 75' C22 without a stern pulpit. Any inexpensive suggestions?
John Wayne Marina, WA - Favor (1) Nodak7 at 11:42am 11.09.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1093 Is anyone out there moored at the John Wayne Marina near Port Angeles, WA? I need to ask a favor. T
Block Heater for Cranky 3gm30f ? Stretch at 10:57am 11.09.11 Engines and Propulsion 18/6495 Any PNW sailors try installing an external 110v engine block heater, that connects to a fresh water
Yamaha 25 window replace tcwade at 10:09am 11.09.11 Yamaha 10/3930 The windows on my Yamaha 25 need to be replaced. I would like suggestions and recommendations about
O'Day 34 Traveler upgrade? chrisbare at 9:43am 11.09.11 Bigger Boats 1/1746 I have a 1981 O'Day 34, and the traveler only allows you to make adjustments when there is no load o
30ish coastal island hopper txtowman at 9:34am 11.09.11 Ask All Sailors 17/2707 Here I am a year after my research seems to show the Catalina 30 to be the perfect boat for Me. Whil
Radiator cap replacement for 2gm20f Dubo at 8:10am 11.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1752 My radiator cap is shot on my Yanmar. Does anyone know what the PSI rating should be and will an off
Centerboard help for a 1969 MORGAN 30 smoothsailing at 7:12am 11.09.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4223 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1969 Morgan 30. The previous owner did not use the C-board and
1969 MORGAN 30 Centerboard Help smoothsailing at 7:09am 11.09.11 Morgan 1/6133 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1969 Morgan 30. The previous owner did not use the C-board and
Diesel Exhaust Hose misha93 at 6:29am 11.09.11 Big Boats 2/1620 What should be a total length of a new replacement of an exhaust hose for Hunter 36 1981? How high s
Solomons Berth Roger Long at 6:09am 11.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2414 Strider at her berth in Solomons with the R/V Rachel Carson. My hosts graciously arranged for a thi
Anyone redone a cabin sole? ruidh at 4:29am 11.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 21/6074 This is my next big project and it scares me a little. I think I'm going to have to tackle this beca
Old Boats, Old Friends (2) Roger Long at 3:54am 11.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4484 While waiting for my friend in Saint Michaels, I looked over at a boatyard and was surprised to see
Need owner's manual christaarrabito at 10:38pm 11.08.11 S2 6/2355 We just bought our S2 and have found that the owner's manual has been very badly water damaged. Can
Retire That Silly Worthless Gate Latch (1) Sail123 at 9:01pm 11.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4305 Retire That Silly Gate Hasp I call this the "The Authentication!" What was Roger thinking anyway

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Hood Furler - 40.5 jssailem at 5:46am 11.04.22 Often it is the little things that cause our frustration. Good to hear you found a cause and a solut
Hood Furler - 40.5 MetricMountie at 5:30am 11.04.22 Got the bottom foil from a PO of the boat two back from me. It came to me in a round about way and
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear jssailem at 5:27am 11.04.22 With you background in the Hobie 16 and the Santana 30/30, both of those boats have the Mainsheet av
Cleaning a stanky bilge? HeelBoy at 4:39am 11.04.22
Slip Unavailability kappykaplan at 3:06am 11.04.22 I know that there is a huge corporation (maybe bluewater) Safe Harbor purchased Zahnisers a couple
Looking at an s2 7.9 Indysailor at 2:42am 11.04.22 I have not seen a 7.9 fixed keel. I know there is the 8.0 which is a fixed keel and is more roomy th
Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 11:13pm 11.03.22
crack/cut in compression post H30 MikeHoncho at 9:24pm 11.03.22 Is it plume or is it torqued? It looks like significant corrosion damage to the inside then the post
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 BigEasy at 9:18pm 11.03.22 I am super interested in how you go with this one. I have a 2012 Bene, and while the teak is OK, I
Dyneema for furler line Leeward Rail at 9:16pm 11.03.22 the dyneema in a tight furl is likely to slip between the coiled line not ride on top and contribut
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Dalliance at 8:51pm 11.03.22
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Leeward Rail at 8:51pm 11.03.22 I started the conversation, but just got the job started now. So, looking for answers Didn't the o
Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? FulmarCT at 8:24pm 11.03.22 Gelcoat is basically a polyester resin, most resins have a "post cure" phase where the resin feels
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear Crusty Ol Salt at 8:02pm 11.03.22 You could replace the 3 rope clutch with a 4 rope clutch. I believe the baseplate thee is large enou
Slip Unavailability Crusty Ol Salt at 7:50pm 11.03.22 I guess I am one blessed man with a boat slip. I know that there is a huge corporation (maybe blue
Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? dlochner at 7:29pm 11.03.22 Gelcoat is basically a polyester resin, most resins have a "post cure" phase where the resin feels c
Winterizing question SycloneDriver at 6:33pm 11.03.22 Not all the pink stuff is the same. Multiple solutions for this problem. I drain the main fresh wa
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Terry Cox at 6:18pm 11.03.22 Hi Art. Replaced our blocked aft head discharge hose with this product: Raritan Sani / Flex Sanitati
Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? FulmarCT at 6:12pm 11.03.22 To get a good paint job you will have to clean and repair the surface before you even before you pr
crack/cut in compression post H30 BigEasy at 6:07pm 11.03.22 Either replace it with a new one fabricated to the same specs as the existing post or possibly remo

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