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covering wax? gettinthere at 4:00am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 9/63818 My deck paint is old and is checking in spots. Bigger than swirl marks, almost as big as gel coat sp
Leaky aft H2O tank on Pearson 36-2 BubbleCuffer at 3:58am 09.14.10 Pearson 6/2377 As far as I can tell, the aft water tank on my Pearson 36-2 has no overflow. Its large surface oil-c
Replacing vhf cable SHADS at 12:57am 09.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3185 What type of coax cable do you need to run up the mast for your VHF radio?
Water pump cycling issue fox islander at 10:38pm 09.13.10 Catalina 30 0/1316 When I'm on the hook I've noticed that my water pump cycles about every 10 seconds...running for abo
Anchor Windlass on a Newport 30 MKII David W at 10:09pm 09.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/249264 My brother recently purchased a 1980 (I think) Newport 30 MKII. He want to install a windlass but is
roller furling thenickboarder at 9:06pm 09.13.10 Catalina 22 6/3342 I just bought a catalina 22 that came with a big genoa. I want to get roller furling for the boat b
changing the engine impeller tomdempsey at 7:47pm 09.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1763 does anybody know how to get at the engine impeller , does the stairs at front come away to make it
No Water Pat at 6:56pm 09.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1124 My O'day 272 is not happy and has quit pumping water overboard from the Westerbeke w10-2 diesel.
Paint over Cetol Malcolm Young at 6:33pm 09.13.10 Ask All Sailors 7/61973 Can I paint over a deteriorated Cetol finish? Will the paint adhere properly?
Whisker Pole for '77 Hunter 27 Grateful Dad at 6:32pm 09.13.10 Ask All Sailors 4/10023 Can anyone tell me what size whisker pole to get for a 1977 Hunter 27 (Cherubini). Typically I woul
Legality of a Paintball Marker (Gun) FourPoints at 6:05pm 09.13.10 Ask All Sailors 43/10765 So the other night I was out sailing with a buddy when a large powerboat came closer than I would li
Mack 22 Hull concaved brokenfeather at 5:41pm 09.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1913 We just took delivery of an 1982 Mac 22. Today while go over it more closely we noticed the the star
Keel angle bruce gabow at 5:26pm 09.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2125 Does anyone know the angle of the keel on the venture 21 when fully extended?
Stock H23 boom vang locations ChrisM at 5:22pm 09.13.10 Smaller Boats 2/1497 Greetings, As I am starting to get an understanding of how the sail controls function on my boat, a
Repair or replace Atlantes A5 toilet? davidwigler at 5:06pm 09.13.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4724 The unit is 6-10 years old and suddenly stopped flushing as if not receiving power. It has raw wate
Looking to build a trailer mcurcio1989 at 4:33pm 09.13.10 Trailer Sailors 25/14509 I have a 1970 Coronado 25. I got it last year for the right price (next to nothing). I like the boat
Ericson 39 Engine Repower BradleyD at 4:32pm 09.13.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4861 I'm looking at repowering an Ericson 39 Bruce King. The old engine is a Westerbeke 4-107. I am curio
Broken mast tang PotomacDaysailer at 3:36pm 09.13.10 Trailer Sailors 3/2834 Sunday afternoon I got my boat out to the river, rigged up, and set out. About 300 yards out - TWANG
Help Me Name a Product..? Maine Sail at 3:13pm 09.13.10 Ask All Sailors 43/7193 Hi All, I have been working now for a while trying to find just the right butyl tape supplier to su
How many H23 owners still overnight/cruise? jorg027 at 2:59pm 09.13.10 Smaller Boats 9/2341 My son and I have spent a few overnights on our boat. We still use the single burner and the sink i

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Saturated rudder (1) dmax at 7:10am 11.03.21 To seal the rudder shaft's entrance into the rudder, chisel/grind out the fiberglass around the open
Tall Rig or Standard sail sfbay at 6:51am 11.03.21 .............How do I tell (without measuring) if I have the Tall Rig or Standard Rig?....... Fast
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 6:48am 11.03.21 I ground out my thru Hull and it was really in there. I was impressed at how well it sealed and adhe
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 6:45am 11.03.21 What angle adaptor did you purchase to adapt the thru hull fitting to the valve? let me answer to
Tall Rig or Standard Justin_NSA at 6:41am 11.03.21 You didn't want to measure but you may have to. You might be able to shoot a laser type "tape'. Or y
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair MikeHoncho at 5:09am 11.03.21 Hearing stories like this ( there are a lot of them when you search) steered me in the direction of
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Tally Ho at 5:01am 11.03.21 There is likely no electronics in the Wheel Drive. Motor is DC and goes left or right depending on
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 5:00am 11.03.21 So I need: Panel (20-30amp) WATT MC4s to put on the panel leads --- No, hard to undo, find discon
Tall Rig or Standard Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 11.03.21 @EdWard3 if you run a tape measure up the mast, I suggest you also tie a spare line to the halyard t
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments kappykaplan at 3:43am 11.03.21 @Aarrrgh , post this in Ask All Sailors. This section is primarily for software issues. :beer:
Tall Rig or Standard jssailem at 10:37pm 11.02.21 Congrats to you Ed. A great boat. You can run a tape up the mast and measure the mast height. A sa
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:11pm 11.02.21 Thanks Mr. Dave. Perhaps a touch of Malapropism infected my fingers.
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Stu Jackson at 8:49pm 11.02.21
Saturated rudder JamesG161 at 8:39pm 11.02.21 Pictures would help a lot. Jim... PS: Double posting the same question does not help.
Missing bulkheads. Trick at 8:34pm 11.02.21 Yep mine are missing I presume. My girl is a '73. Wonder if it didn't come with them. And yes I have
Single handing Joe at 8:26pm 11.02.21 Has anyone rigged their 19 for single handing? How did you mount your hardware and did you move the
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip mtarcher1 at 8:20pm 11.02.21 John- looks like that'll work. I flush my 8hp Tohatsu after each use while in the saltwater slip u
Discount boat brokers Joe at 8:16pm 11.02.21 You must always remember that the term "discount" or "discounted" is a marketing ploy. When a poten
Tall Rig or Standard Joe at 8:00pm 11.02.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Interesting question..........a few options to verify:.....
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Nunavut at 7:54pm 11.02.21 What is wrong with the old muffler? Hi Greg, Before I removed the exhaust and muffler, I believe

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