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Will bleach harm the gelcoat dtdsail at 5:39pm 02.07.11 Catalina 22 3/5886 Will a 10 to 1 soluiton of water and bleach harm the gelcoat on my catalina 22,tryed a small spot it
Boat transport Sandy Stone at 3:45pm 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 14/9030 We are very close to being the new owners of a Beneteau 375, unfortunately some 1,000 miles from our
Greenport NY rcangemi at 3:30pm 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 12/5860 Hi - I am new to this site so if this is not the correct forum for the question, I would appreciat
Hand rail rebedding Seattle Scott at 1:03pm 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 10/6335 I removed the hand rails to refinish the teak. I thought they were screwed through the cabin top int
butyl Tape & Silicone shemandr at 12:37pm 02.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1630 I've reviewing MS's thread on butyl tape and am trying to get an order up among my local sailing thr
Shifting Through The Sail Trim Gears Don Guillette at 11:08am 02.07.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 27/11771 If you ever drove a stick stick shift car did you ever downshift? Of course you did and the reason w
Help me solve a problem Tim R. at 11:01am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4889 We have a wind generator(Air Marine 403) that is mounted on a 1.5" SS pole. Every winter I want to b
old glue mrchess at 10:54am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2536 What are some ways to remove 31 year old carpet glue from my 25ft O'DAY? THANKS
varnish for 2001 catalina jdgrnt66 at 10:28am 02.07.11 Big Boats 3/2187 Hello all, I am refinishing a 2001 catalina and I am looking for the varish type and color so I can
US coast guard approved life jackets in Canada Captain Gadget at 10:24am 02.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/18696 I guess this is mainly for Canadian boater. Was wondering if anyone has run into problems using US C
Leopard Catamaran Owners jaysandy at 10:06am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3398 We need to have a catamaran or even further Forums for brand specific cats like we do for monohull
Painting Foss Foam rudder Warren Milberg at 8:27am 02.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3091 My '86 H28.5 has a Foss Foam rudder. The tech/info sheet that came with states it should be painted
Broken Forestay hunter240 at 8:23am 02.07.11 Smaller Boats 5/2464 The day before I pulled my boat out my forestay broke and mast came crashing down. It broke where t
Lewmar winch upgrade Rag Bagger at 8:21am 02.07.11 Catalina 30 8/4229 I purchased my 1984 Catalina 30 summer of 2010 and have a laundry list of projects I want to do. As
36-2 Alternator NYSail at 8:10am 02.07.11 Pearson 4/1971 Hello all... I have a 1986 P36-2 with a 3HM35F engine... and the original alternator. Would love to
the new guy damianparsons at 8:01am 02.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1326 Hi all, New to sailing, trying to buy a 26, preferably M (?) to have some fun with family (wife and
TV jwieneck at 7:45am 02.07.11 Big Boats 4/1824 I have two questions. I am looking to add a mast head TV antenna. I have heard that the Shakespeare
Polypropylene diesel tank miramarsailing at 6:47am 02.07.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1631 Hi all Does anyone have any info on sourcing a custom made tank to replace the stainless steel tank
Check your boat cover Mike G. at 6:16am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1886 This has been a tough January here in Connecticut. We are not used to the excessive snow of recent
Hunter 37 armandogrg at 5:34am 02.07.11 Big Boats 1/1337 Need full, specs to rebuild a 1979 Hunter. Any nideas nwhere?

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Isla Holbox, Mexico (4) Will Gilmore at 10:18am 07.30.22 Between my unfortunate condition and my son's work demands that kept him as tied to his phone and a
New owner Justin_NSA at 10:14am 07.30.22 Did you get any maintenance records from the previous owner?
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller Hello Below at 9:51am 07.30.22 Has anyone come up with a clever way of keeping the water that channels down the traveller from com
New Battery Benny17441 at 9:48am 07.30.22 I think the only question being posed is where to locate a 100W solar panel in a 22'boat? Sorry,
Hunter 356 side boarding step? Hello Below at 9:39am 07.30.22 We were looking at both the Fender Step and the West Marine version, but saw a lot of reports that
What to do about missing inboard motor? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 07.30.22 but being forced to motor at 2800 has opened my eyes. Are you now suspecting your consumption at
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 9:32am 07.30.22 Start simple. Check the cable and clamps. If the clamp becomes disconnected from the transmission, i
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Hello Below at 9:24am 07.30.22 What are the symptoms of the sail drive not engaging? The only thing I could suggest is what is lis
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower drm1 at 9:22am 07.30.22 We were able to run the air con and the water heater for the 4 days we were in port over the last 2
Hunter 356 side boarding step? AndyL at 9:19am 07.30.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower AndyL at 9:14am 07.30.22 FYI, we run our Air Con by using the parallel setting. We do not run the water heater or microwave
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 07.30.22 In addition to @jssailem 's suggestions, consider installing an external alternator regulator for ke
New owner Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 07.30.22 Check out all hoses and their thru-hulls throughout the boat. Do this ASAP. Add antifreeze and V-be
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? jssailem at 8:51am 07.30.22 You have made an investment in your new battery bank. It is wise too protect that with a charging sy
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Milt Fuehrer at 8:50am 07.30.22 Thanks for your response. Shift lever is working. Thanks again
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly kloudie1 at 8:45am 07.30.22 Get someone to look at the gear lever on the box while someone shifts from the helm.. push the gear
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 07.30.22 As @Davidasailor26 summed it up, if your batteries are at 12.7V and the fridge is not running, the f
What to do about missing inboard motor? Calif. Ted at 8:38am 07.30.22 Outboard wells were designed for 2 stroke engines with their much smaller powerheads, a 2hp or elect
Help Boom Jacktar at 8:20am 07.30.22 Yep 65' is long enough to put boom out for wing and wing downwind without letting the boom bang up a
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? Davidasailor26 at 8:15am 07.30.22

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