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Signetmarine Sl80 roberr124 at 4:25am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1872 Hi All Looking for troubleshooting information for SIGNETMARINE SL80 depth sensor(worked fine Octo
Attaching a Boom Bang to a Venture 22-2 Faris at 10:41pm 05.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2484 Hi, So, I have plans to install a boom vang this weekend. I'm just trying to figure out where to a
Hunter 45CC Manual page missing andersonjames at 8:48pm 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/957 Hello, I was checking on a system in my manual an noticed that I am missing pages 58A-2 and 58A-3
halogen light bulbs and vimar dimmer light switch andersonjames at 8:41pm 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1439 Helllo, I have been not able to find anyone to tell me what watts the halogen light bulbs are in th
Is selling a Late Model Used Large Hunter Difficult? Beautiful Day at 8:34pm 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2340 I have heard that selling a late model large Hunter can be challenging. Is this case? For example, d
help: USA metric propshaft source?? MitchM at 7:45pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2584 does anyone know of a USA supplier (or one in toronto CA) for a metric propshaft? i'l
What type of bottom paint is this??? Mike1956 at 7:37pm 05.12.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1307 I have a 1982 Catalina 22. It was purchased five years ago from someone in Pennsylvania who purchase
New Anti-boater Federal Bill Rick D at 6:55pm 05.12.11 Sails Call Lounge 27/13144
Raritan Head MLampner at 6:42pm 05.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6769 Peggy enjoyed the book and found it helpful. My Hunter 30 has a First generation Compact Raritan He
Lightning Storm seadaddler at 5:59pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 32/8499 You are anchored out for the day or night or out sailing far from port and a lightning storm surroun
Honda 5 HP Water Pump Replacement (19) CaptDon01 at 5:54pm 05.12.11 Catalina 22 3/22471 Many of us have the little Honda BF5, 5 HP 4-stroke outboard on our boats. It's not too difficult t
Unusual High Tides on the upper Chessy Witzend at 5:47pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2832 For the past 2 days we have had very high tides, it's not a full moon, no southerly blow'en, no stor
H26 Mast+Steamer+cables and connectors Chiriqui at 5:40pm 05.12.11 Smaller Boats 9/2828 I dropped the mast today to find out why my neither my mast or steamer lights didn't come on. I'm p
Tohatsu MFS6B Outboard Witzend at 4:24pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 16/6361 I purchased this outboard from Defender industries at the end of December of 2010. I have maybe 1 ho
Boat Wiring Ducati at 3:34pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2077 Last fall just before haul-out I took photos of all of the wiring connections for the mast. I looks
Clearing the decks Roger Long at 3:00pm 05.12.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5505 I signed the papers today to sell the business I started in 1986, a quarter of a century ago. That
Almost ready to splash. (4) geehaw at 1:14pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1523 Well the boats bottom is painted the rest cleaned and shiny. No more white butt when ya sit on her.
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:39pm 05.12.11 Catalina 30 7/2783 I'm rebuilding my M-15 and would really like to find someone who is re-engining and would like to se
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:36pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/966 Rebuilding my engine and would like to buy an engine for parts...anybody re-engining? Thanks, Jim
Insurance Agreed or ???? rhythmsurfer at 12:08pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5661 Now that we have been pouring more and more money into our "boat on the hill." I have decided to get

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Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair danooxnard at 8:46am 08.20.22 I have used a product called Aquaseal. you can get it on amazon. I stays flexible for years and year
1975 Oday 20 centerboard sail sfbay at 8:45am 08.20.22 Check with Rudy at D&R Marine D & R Marine (drmarine.com)
H240 Interior wall fabric Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 08.20.22 There are reasons why hunter went with mouse fur. Longevity before being addressed
19-2 Center board question Crazy Dave Condon at 8:32am 08.20.22 @rgranger ever had a Pelican land a load on your boat?:biggrin:
Bimini for my 1987 David in Sandusky at 8:13am 08.20.22 First, this site does a great job on biminis - but, although they do know your boat you do need to c
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 08.20.22 You do need to read and learn as much as you can absorb if you are going to be an owner of a sailboa
Refrigerator Conking Out DeniseO30 at 7:59am 08.20.22 Thanks all, for your responses. I should have worded the question more carefully. I am primarily
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Rich Stidger at 7:57am 08.20.22 Your hole will be a difficult patching issue. IIRC patches should be 2" from the hole. And in your
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode leslie894 at 7:57am 08.20.22 Can you post a photo of the splice?
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Brian D at 7:50am 08.20.22 As I mentioned before, this is temporary. I don't plan on removing the patch, but will use real pvc
Refrigerator Conking Out NYSail at 7:49am 08.20.22
Northern Lights... May be viewable south of the 49th Parallel smokey73 at 7:35am 08.20.22 Used to see them through the periscope frequently when we came up for a sat pass. Spectacular north
Refrigerator Conking Out SycloneDriver at 7:33am 08.20.22 My dock neighbor had an issue with his fridge. He replaced control board twice. Recharged the ref
hunter 280 main sail effort (1) rgranger at 7:31am 08.20.22 Glad it worked out for you. I keep a can of this in my boat's tool bag. Walmart had on the shelf.
Hull and Deck construction dmax at 7:29am 08.20.22 It really depends on the extent of the rot/moisture - I had some around my chainplates and deck fill
H240 Interior wall fabric rgranger at 7:23am 08.20.22 A wire brush wheel or eraser wheel on a cordless power drill can be used to get the fuzzy residue of
H240 Interior wall fabric rgranger at 7:23am 08.20.22 A painted surface will be cleaner (less odor and mold) but it will peel eventually and that will be
What's up with my rudder? (4) rgranger at 7:13am 08.20.22 I'm going to bet that you have a small hole in the rudder near the leading edge (see pic). And a c
19-2 Center board question (1) rgranger at 6:36am 08.20.22 208515
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair rgranger at 6:32am 08.20.22 I think goop and flex seal are the same stuff

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