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refinish teak or go plastic???? piedpiperIII at 8:15pm 06.19.10 Catalina 22 3/1809 Has anyone changed teak to the plastic that CD offers???? And why ? It is time to refinish my teak
What Model is this? (1) Jfelkins at 7:18pm 06.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1230 This boat hasn't moved in a fwe years. I don't have the money to by a boat but thought I'd approach
Surprising Leak source H27 '84 amcmahon at 6:25pm 06.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1437 Ever since I purchased my 1984 h27 six years ago I have experienced more water accumulating in the b
Outboard mount on transom josegatos at 6:00pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 12/8368 When installing a motor mount on the transom, does it have to be mounted on the beam which goes acro
Bilge pump alarms Ross at 5:43pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1951 Automatic sprinkler systems in commercial buildings have alarms that are driven by the water flow fo
Thru hull fittings James Eastwood at 2:47pm 06.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2807 My 2005 Hunter 33 has seacock fittings with the inside wall of the thru-hull section reduced to the
Close One Roger Long at 2:44pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1452 Close one today. I decided not to run down the sound after raising sails because my son wanted to s
'80 vs '84 m-25 jhnblngr at 2:14pm 06.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1404 i got two m-25's. trying to decide which one to keep and which to sell. is there anything about the
Lifeline sizing Nereussailor at 2:13pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2332 When buying coated lifelines, If it's advertised as 1/4", is the cable itself 1/4" or is the cable a
Bad Day In Blakrock or in OKC Mick at 2:08pm 06.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1198 Friday I was finished stripping the old 26C . The insurance company had settled with me . Now the on
Lines on the Main and Genoa Leech tomgrigsby at 1:42pm 06.19.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3572 My sails have a thin little lines on the leeches that can be tensioned or eased. What are they for?
1970 O'day 23' Pop Top Project (8) nateman at 11:10am 06.19.10 Day Sailers 153/37487 1971 O'day 23' Pop Top Project Well it has finally begun! We bought her new years day and took own
breaker panel lights (LED's) Winton at 11:08am 06.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1295 I want to replace several burnt out LED "on" indicator lights on a 1985 breaker panel. The size on
Boat Shoe Deal maxxx at 10:19am 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1998 For what its worth, I ran across a sale at my local k mart that bears consideration. They have 2 sty
Air Conditioner loses prime H44 Schatzi at 10:03am 06.19.10 Big Boats 7/1926 My air conditioner pump occasionally loses prime. It may be due to healing over and putting the rai
Light air, big waves Geoff K at 9:15am 06.19.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4039 Two days ago we set out for a pleasant sail in 8-10 knot winds hoping to practice the trim directio
How do I see the jib? Geoff K at 9:01am 06.19.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/4074 I've read Don's book and am amazed at how little I know. Now I'm trying to put some of that new know
At sea for 1152 days, returns home! Brian D at 7:28am 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3172 A long LONG range cruising sailor is back on dry land after more than three years continually at se
And another thing...where is the fuel shutoff?? PrincessoftheLake at 5:21am 06.19.10 Big Boats 7/2371 I know there has to be a fuel shut off valve somewhere but where would it be on Hunter 1995 40.5? O
Seawater Leak duncanhoo at 5:04am 06.19.10 Bavaria 13/5131 Owner of 2003 B44. Got it second hand and have had numerous water in the bilge issues. Got the fre

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eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 5:24am 05.25.22 With regard to Electrical Engineers: Another dangerous defect in their approach to electrical wirin
Anyone know what this is? RoyS at 5:19am 05.25.22 I have a cup on a shelf in my boat full of stuff like that that I find lurking about with no obvious
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. kappykaplan at 5:15am 05.25.22 Yesterday we lost our pet cat of 15 years, Tiny. I knew his time was quickly coming to an end, but
eenie, meenie, minie, moe RoyS at 5:12am 05.25.22 I boat my boat from an electrical engineer. I didn't have your problem. Instead I had purple wires,
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 5:09am 05.25.22 Thanks for all the input. The weather has not been great here so I'm not spending as much time on t
Anyone know what this is? Will Gilmore at 5:07am 05.25.22 axle cap like off the a cooler hard to tell without a size reference The rollers on my trailer ha
Thru-Hull Stats RoyS at 4:57am 05.25.22 My refrigerator uses a heat exchanger built into the thru-hull for the galley sink. This in place of
Anyone know what this is? Rick Webb at 4:54am 05.25.22 axle cap like off the a cooler hard to tell without a size reference
can't pump out waste tank sailme88 at 4:47am 05.25.22 When the macerator on our boat failed it became necessary to autopsy the system.. The holding tank w
Preventer for a Hunter 420 RoyS at 4:45am 05.25.22 My boom only has the two bails, one for the preventer and one for the mainsheet. In prior seasons to
Magma grill kappykaplan at 4:41am 05.25.22 Could you get/make a rubber insert to put inside the clamp?
can't pump out waste tank All U Get at 4:03am 05.25.22 We met some cruisers with a similar problem. The tank was plugged so bad that neither the macerator
Anyone know what this is? Apex at 3:16am 05.25.22 freeze cap?
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 3:06am 05.25.22 Hi, Thought I'd finally follow up on this and ask another question. I went to the pump out station a
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training FastOlson at 11:11pm 05.24.22 Chatting with the CG petty officer, he said he could read the boats name as they made their run ove
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training jssailem at 10:47pm 05.24.22 Crossing the Columbia bar is on my bucket list. Been up to the CG Bar observation tower. There is a
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:23pm 05.24.22 Well I didn't think that fingerprints on the bottom side of the glass would matter, but the print ha
Bed-It Tape is back! ggrizzard at 9:59pm 05.24.22 Hooray!
Anyone know what this is? ggrizzard at 9:55pm 05.24.22 I can't see any normal holes in it, But... It might be a very old shaft coupler that somehow got le
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:46pm 05.24.22 ... Well that's about all the important stuff for tonight... oh I got the right hand part printing

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