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Recoating the hull gell coat... mklein@iowatelecom.net at 9:39am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 26/9355 Hi, I am refinishing an old mac 25. It has many scrapes in the gell coat. I was wondering after
361 Dingy ??? pdnervo at 9:32am 04.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1558 got a 361 and would like to go coastal cruising... what is a practical dingy and where shall i store
Sold our H26 sea_casper at 8:35am 04.20.11 Smaller Boats 5/1834 Sold our 1998 H26, now moving to Hunter Mid-Size Boats Forum. Our old boat is now in Quebec, Canada
Macgregor 26X - what controls the swing keel? tkanzler at 8:04am 04.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/9051 What controls the swing keel on a 26X? Cable? If so, where does it run, and how do you control it?
Replacing Stantion (1) doctorsail at 7:45am 04.20.11 Catalina 310 3/2159 Has anyone has the opportunity to replace a stantion. Over this winter water and ice collected in gu
Charge both banks together? Stephen Trapani at 7:29am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2565 I have two banks with a big starting battery on one and two 6V in series on the other. They got deep
Hull maintanence markb49 at 7:26am 04.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1384 I'm getting my hull gel coat redone and have to decide to either wax or bottom paint the new finish?
Volvo MD7A Thermostat simpsoned at 6:47am 04.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/8936 Have an older MD7A and it never comes up to temperature. Suspect the t'stat is frozen in the open p
electric anchor windlass on 1991 H42 eianm at 1:15am 04.20.11 Big Boats 4/1850 I finally used my anchor for the first time today ( we are lucky in Sydney- we have many public and
Jacked boat off trailer Solace of Freedom at 12:02am 04.20.11 Trailer Sailors 3/5363 I thought I'd share w/ y'all how I lifted my C22 off the trailer. I don't have access to a com-along
oil canning of hull on beneteau 461 andiamo2 at 10:36pm 04.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2372 I am told that I have oil canning of my hull on my 1997 461. Has anyony experienced this problem and
Catalina 27 option for 1979 engines ptsbug at 9:29pm 04.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/7738 I located two seperate 1979 Catalina 27 sailboats that would take a considerable amount of time to d
Yard sale bottom paint Lee Thompson at 7:48pm 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3349 Would you use bottom paint that's 7 years old? Its to late for this year but...... I got 2 gal $5 :
Wire-Rope halyard length CNein001 at 6:44pm 04.19.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/7135 Please help if you can add any insight. I am replacing the wire-rope halyards on my 27 foot Cal. I
Roller Furler Dan Brown at 6:35pm 04.19.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3100 I am considering a roller furler for the jib on a Ranger 23. I would like to hear from owners about
New Sailor In Need Of Advice!! 2ifbysea at 6:26pm 04.19.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/3295 Due to the death of my neighbor and sailing partner, I am now in charge with keeping up his boat. I
DC power on Bene 393? - Help please Pat T at 4:35pm 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2511 Helping friend out on his new to him boat. -1995 Beneteau 393. Back in the water for Spring launch a
Weaver Snap Davits seadaddler at 4:15pm 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3385 Has anyone installed Weaver Snap davits on the newer walk through stern of the Hunters like my 2007
81 h33 ac main breaker dand51 at 3:59pm 04.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1559 Does anyone know how to test the main breaker on a 81 h33? The wiring diagrams that came with the b
Solar fan on forward hatch Mac25 TOMV at 3:48pm 04.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1778 Over the winter I broke up the solar fan mounted on the forward hatch while removing snow. I don't

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Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) artboas at 8:06pm 09.07.22 My permutation test was to run a damp rag down the hose & smell it. No smell off the rag, but if you
Bimini ShotgunSlim at 8:04pm 09.07.22 If you sail in fresh water like I do, you can get by quite nicely with an aluminum framed binini fro
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? artboas at 8:03pm 09.07.22 I pulled the floor boards, some of which had to come up to remove the original aluminum holding tan
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? baycloud at 8:02pm 09.07.22 It's a 1993, hull 558. Don that's what I read. I have the plywood floors out now, I'll take a secon
1987 Cat 22 Transom Scupper Drain Gene Neill at 7:58pm 09.07.22 Oops crap.. Sorry I just remember you going through a lot of work. I thought it was to make them bi
Traveling alongside Ralph Johnstone at 7:54pm 09.07.22 Is it common for owners to supervise/travel alongside the tractor trailer hauling their boat Are
Now that's a thunderstorm. Leeward Rail at 7:52pm 09.07.22 Nothing worse than people shooting video with their phone vertically. Ugh.
Internet entrance test Leeward Rail at 7:45pm 09.07.22 This example is to show you that even internet research helps you understand your answer. https:/
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Internet entrance test Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 09.07.22 When I hear people say "impactful" I want to say "an enama might help". :ass::poop: And here I th
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:27pm 09.07.22 Interesting. I've scoured the forums and everyone seems to say (for the forward head) to tie the tw
Internet entrance test Ralph Johnstone at 7:24pm 09.07.22 The other two current uses I abhor are: 1. "awesome" 2. The absolute worst "..he reach out to me...
Electric panel dlochner at 7:18pm 09.07.22 Refrigerator does not come on. I think it is an electrical problem, as there appears be power to t
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 09.07.22 Considering you didn't mention the year of your boat, you certainly like to live dangerously. Even
Bottom Paints fstbttms at 7:14pm 09.07.22 At my Club we do not use a bottom cleaning diver. We dive on our own boats. So, there's no one to
Practice?? sesmith at 7:14pm 09.07.22 Agree on practicing docking skills. You really can't get too much of that. Until we started cruisi
Electric panel Ralph Johnstone at 7:01pm 09.07.22 as there appears be power to the switch, but compressor does not start. If you have power to the
1987 Cat 22 Transom Scupper Drain Leeward Rail at 6:57pm 09.07.22 Not me! Mine are glassed in. No insert. Oops crap.. Sorry I just remember you going through a lot
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? baycloud at 6:42pm 09.07.22 Interesting. I've scoured the forums and everyone seems to say (for the forward head) to tie the two
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 6:14pm 09.07.22 That sounds about right. I asked 6-8 vendors on ebay selling the shurflo screens and strainers if th

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