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Concrobium opinions? Roger Long at 7:54am 10.03.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/5092 Does this stuff have any potential for mildew in hard to reach places? I see on their web side that
Leaking Strut JupiterSeaBee at 7:44am 10.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3588 I just bought a '78 O'Day 30 and the shaft support strut is leaking below my gas tank. It is causi
good old boat? Bob J. at 7:31am 10.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3210 We've been looking at early 80 vintage boats that won't break the bank. We're not doing any trans
transducer installation....question gwp at 7:31am 10.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2035 I have the transom mount transducer which the manual states is ok to use as a "shoot thru hull" inst
Fuel tank and water tank vents. s/v John Galt at 7:08am 10.03.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2318 Can any one tell me where the fuel tank vent goes to?:confused: I have a Columbia 41 Center-cockpi
bulkhead pete dery at 5:47am 10.03.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2021 I've recently discovered dry rot in my bulkhead, it is an oday 25, any suggestions on how to repair
Sun Shade Andrew L at 5:28am 10.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1316 I recently ( May, 2010) , bought a 1984 Hunter 22 ; it's in good shape all around for the age.
my entry! stevern at 2:36am 10.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1451 A big HI! for all sailors and others. This is my entry in this fantastic forum . I'm sure to appreci
Anchor chain overhaul-product review Endurance2010 at 9:41pm 10.02.10 Big Boats 1/1274 I recently took the task of overhauling my very rusty 30 year old anchor chain, in lieu of spending
Just For Fun... Sail Trim Evaluation (1) Rick D at 9:22pm 10.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5280 This is just for fun. I was looking over some photos of last year's Ensenada, Baja Mx race and I fou
What's wrong with wire halyards? kpgraci at 9:20pm 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4385 I have a wire to rope halyard on the main, the jib is all rope - I assume because the wire broke and
Jib/Genoa size vs power Geoff K at 8:50pm 10.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5621 How much difference in forward force is added by making the headsail larger? I know everyone says bi
Raritan PHC: Intake from fresh water (not thru-hull)? niku at 7:18pm 10.02.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4102 I recently purchased a Raritan PHC toilet for my 26' sailboat, and I have an installation question.
beneteau 37 AJL at 6:20pm 10.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1710 What do owners think about this Boat. Heavy weather, comfort, speed.? I'm trying to decide between a
Lancer keel and ballast kdm005 at 6:11pm 10.02.10 Lancer 1/2116 Does anyone know how the keel is set in a 1975 L25 . How the ballast was mounted in the keel
Where's the bilge? jfrench at 5:28pm 10.02.10 Catalina 22 2/2035 Here's a newbie question for you. Where do I place a bilge pump in A Catalina 22? And what's the bes
Looking for 18 x 1.5" ss wood screws. caguy at 4:17pm 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2175 I need 6 #18x1 1/2'' ss wood screws for the new mast hinged base. I tried calling Catalina and he ha
Hunter 356 vrs Hunter 36 Charlie L at 1:48pm 10.02.10 Big Boats 12/9406 I am currently looking at a Hunter 356. I checked the specifications and could not find any differe
Blog sites Merry Prankster at 1:06pm 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1949 I am shortly (within 30 days) moving on to my boat and starting on my life cruise. I am wondering i
Fixed Port Removal on Irwin 37 MKI stevee9259 at 10:24am 10.02.10 Irwin 3/3106 We're trying to remove the four original fixed windows from our 1976 Irwin 37. They have riveted alu

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Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? Joe at 3:18am 11.08.21 Don't do it. But.... talk to a legit sailmaker to understand why.
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 jibes138 at 3:11am 11.08.21 Don't cut the parts your arrows point to. Are you planning to rebuild the motor? Can't you remove
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Eleftherios G at 1:54am 11.08.21 I have contacted as proposed by the manual them but they weren't very helpful. They advised me to co
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. solesurchin at 1:24am 11.08.21 Use Permatex 80335 Muffler and Tailpipe Sealer, 3 oz. for $5.65 on Amazon Not sure I can find this
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. solesurchin at 1:20am 11.08.21 Is that picture in the vertical or upside down if it's vertical it looks like you have a pinhole le
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 10:01pm 11.07.21 And where would THAT put your keel?
Has anyone built a boarding step? (1) Hello Below at 9:20pm 11.07.21
Has anyone built a boarding step? Hello Below at 9:12pm 11.07.21
New toilet and holding tank system (1) Flying Jay at 7:33pm 11.07.21
New toilet and holding tank system (1) Flying Jay at 7:31pm 11.07.21 How did you get the new tank into the boat? It looks too big to fit through the access door from t
New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 7:25pm 11.07.21 How did you get the new tank into the boat? It looks too big to fit through the access door from th
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 11.07.21 Cutting tools that come to mind are disk/grinder, sawzall, multi tool, plasma cutter. What about pu
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SycloneDriver at 7:13pm 11.07.21 The 12 volt systems in my 88 First 285 and my 08 Oceanis 31 are quite different. Both batteries on
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 7:09pm 11.07.21
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:51pm 11.07.21
Alternator wiring SycloneDriver at 6:50pm 11.07.21 After a quick google search it appears that the center connector is also B+.
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SoSound at 6:44pm 11.07.21
Alternator wiring SycloneDriver at 6:36pm 11.07.21 I wonder if the center wire could be the stator tap used to drive the tach. It's been too long sinc
Jib halyard question. Stu Jackson at 6:27pm 11.07.21 If you do the search on jib downhaul you may find my prior posts on this subject, did one just last
Adding a 115V outlet Jaxn at 6:15pm 11.07.21 FWIW, I have a Blue Sea charger/ACR combo that is hard-wired to the battery, but plugs in to AC via

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