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Recoating the hull gell coat... mklein@iowatelecom.net at 9:39am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 26/9359 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 8/7136 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 5/3296 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 4/1779 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 ?????) baycloud at 10:59pm 09.07.22 Just looked up the Shields hose, and it gets bad ratings for permeation. My hose looks suspiciously
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Paul Mermelstein at 10:33pm 09.07.22 I'm also on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis. I often put some antifreeze in the hose to the seacoc
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? Rick D at 10:06pm 09.07.22
Traveling alongside Stu Jackson at 8:41pm 09.07.22 Do you think the trucker is trying to steal your boat?
Now that's a thunderstorm. Stu Jackson at 8:38pm 09.07.22 Nothing worse than people shooting video with their phone vertically. Ugh. I still don't get it, e
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Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) artboas at 8:24pm 09.07.22 I don't have a lot of experience here, but I am working through the same type of problem right now.
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.
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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
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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

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