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boat stains norpacsm at 8:30pm 09.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2594 Washing the boat today and have what look like dirt stains that wont come off with soap and water. w
Another New O'Day 23 Owner J&C at 6:58pm 09.01.10 Day Sailers 8/3113 Hello to all! My husband, Joe, and I recently purchased a 1984 O'Day 23 in great shape. The person
Is this common? KYODAY at 6:58pm 09.01.10 Day Sailers 2/1541 I purchased a 1978 Oday 23 several weeks ago and am almost finished removing all hardware topsides f
Macgregor 26s centerboard SailorDavy at 6:26pm 09.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/9205 I need to drop my Mac 26s centerboard. What type of wrench is used to remove the bracket nuts? Also,
Carrying mast down on hunter 31 DanCurilla at 6:07pm 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1348 Hi everyone, looking for some advice on carrying my mast down on my 31 hunter. Will be doing the cha
WS Traveler in Heavy Air Coldwater at 4:50pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1968 Hi all, This is my first post here although I have been reading a lot for the last few weeks. Gre
Diesel Loss of RPM and power marcericjo at 4:34pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3224 Hi, I had an unsettling Sunday sail, though the first few hours were wonderful, we sailed a litt
PLEASE hELP (1) seabreeze at 3:25pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2534 Hi All I am new to this site and to sailing. I had a lot of boats in the past but now I bought my
VHF radio problems lbyonkers at 2:23pm 09.01.10 Smaller Boats 3/1332 My original VHF radio on my 1988 hunter 23 will turn on but not lock on any channels. It will scan t
Need Info on a Severn 20 WenPyle at 2:02pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1944 I just aquired a Severn 20 (according to the title) and the only information I can find is the pictu
Bottom Paint?? nemosuit at 12:50pm 09.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4835 I'm patching blisters and imperfections on the hull and gel coat of my 1978 MacV-22, and thinking ab
R33 teak handrails Desmond at 12:48pm 09.01.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2061 I have replaced my teak handrails with SS. So now the teak is for sale. Two rails 9 loops each. O
Hunter 26 1994 centerboard problem sraymon12 at 12:35pm 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5516 I have a Hunter 26 1994 and I need to replace the rope/line going to the centerboard. My owners manu
O'Day Sprite cnarwicz at 11:39am 09.01.10 Day Sailers 2/9906 I just bought an O'Day Sprite and it doesn't have any rigging on it. Got the sails though! I am look
Installing backup bilge pump KandD at 11:30am 09.01.10 Big Boats 9/2839 What needs to be done?? Our breaker panel has the wiring for a single pump right now, I have a small
wiring and electrical Jim Eller at 9:16am 09.01.10 Catalina 22 3/1653 I recent purchased an Catalina 22 Mark 1, '87 model. I want to add a few things to this new boat.
cant find the 20A breaker/fuse gpd955 at 8:59am 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Just changed the oil pressure switch and still now power to the panel. Th e trouble shooting manual
Epoxy vs Poly paints kirbyc1goo at 8:48am 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1538 What type of paint should be put on the outside deck of a sailboat? I know a fella who put epoxy on
Westerbeke, Volvo or Yanmar. Used boats & their engines .. Pros / Cons GNWFast at 8:35am 09.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4530 We have seen varied viewpoints on boat engines. Which would you prefer and why? We will be looking
In Mast Wiring thaeni at 8:26am 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1561 I have a 1992 33.5 Hunter. My steaming light went out and when I went up to change the bulb the wiri

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Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Benny17441 at 9:23pm 04.12.22 There are a number of factors that determine the maximum capacity. 1) The Captain/Operator's experi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out BigEasy at 9:20pm 04.12.22
Removing lettering stain Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 04.12.22 FSR and white scotch brite
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 8:37pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 8:33pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the v
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 8:31pm 04.12.22 Beautiful work! dj
Removing lettering stain jssailem at 8:20pm 04.12.22 One alternative would be to paint the transom in a darker color. This is true. But if that is the
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? jssailem at 8:14pm 04.12.22 Removing the mast to the hard or doing the rigging while standing on the boat. ? When removing the
Removing lettering stain Benny17441 at 8:07pm 04.12.22 Pick a small spot in a letter and keep sanding to see how deep the color penetration is. Hopefully
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice Phil Herring at 8:05pm 04.12.22 @higgs: the image is now in your original post.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:59pm 04.12.22 Thanks DArcy. The updated Navionics is a big improvement and I give them credit for making an updat
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice (1) DArcy at 7:55pm 04.12.22 Good on you for reaching out to sailors to warn about a dangerous situation. The Navionics Web App
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Grotto at 7:52pm 04.12.22 I ended up buying blanks for the sr mariner thru hulls on my boat because of 5200. I would end up d
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:49pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thin
C 310 wheel BC Bernie at 7:48pm 04.12.22 My stock wheel was the 32" not 30" Destroyer, by Edson. Parallel 1" shaft. I switched it out not too
Head hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:42pm 04.12.22 1. How old are the hoses ? u methodically rinse out the hoses first. A slow ass busting process i
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 7:42pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thing
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:39pm 04.12.22 My idea is that the leakage from the gland should be so minuscule that you could mop it out of the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Ralph Johnstone at 7:36pm 04.12.22 Try to build a dam which will catch the small leakage from the gland and keep it out of the bilge.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:25pm 04.12.22 Going to try and upload a short "video" of the noise. It was dark, so will in effect just be sound.

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