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Question; wax over painted hull? AXEL at 7:34am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/8 I recently acquired a small sailboat, a Phantom (similar to Sunfish). I started out sailing on these
What model Yanmar in the 40.5? PrincessoftheLake at 7:24am 06.15.10 Big Boats 4/1263 I know I should know this but I am blanking. I think it's the 4JHE? Is that right? I am asking be
Replaceing Vent (1) AndrewB at 6:41am 06.15.10 Big Boats 1/1524 How do I remove this air vent. I want to replace it with a new one that shines.
Looking for a Trailer for my Hunter 265 dvdm60in at 5:42am 06.15.10 Smaller Boats 7/2317 Does anyone know or can recommend where to get a good deal on a trailer for my Hunter 265 I just pur
Furler on backwards windhunter at 4:35am 06.15.10 Big Boats 0/945 I have a new to me H34. In a rush (and rain) when getting the mast up my assistants put the feeding
Marine Air repair in south Florida... Persy at 4:01am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1225 I have not been able to get my Marine Air a/c fixed here in Abaco and am heading back in a few day
Bow Rail wmacken at 3:53am 06.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1098 I need a bow rail for an Oday 25. Does anyone have a used one or know where to get a new one? Thanks
Hand Held GPS - Help Me Pick One Ducati at 3:02am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2845 Gone is my plan to purchase an expensive chartplotter. I now have decided to buy a handheld GPS.
Is my 38s5 hull cored or solid fiberglass? soc117811 at 1:54am 06.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2416 Hello I found a few blisters on my First 38s5 from 1991. I would like to postpone repair for a whi
Racing Handicap Gwyn at 1:52am 06.15.10 Big Boats 2/1350 I have a 1984 Hunter Legend 40 and I am racing her on the East coast of Scotland. I have not been
Hair Dryer Review Bad Obsession at 12:59am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3099 A while back I posted about getting a 12V hair drier for my Fiancee. After many debates and a lot o
Honda 8HP 4 stroke manual needed barryheath at 9:21pm 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1938 I bought a 1989, 26 foot Mac and it came with many owners manuals but not one for the Honda outboard
Loose fit form tank drain nipple to clean out hose Nelsonhow at 8:33pm 06.14.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2463 Peggy, Last year I followed your advice and (any your book) and removed and replaced the old head i
Replacement Sails Lostknight at 8:32pm 06.14.10 Lancer 9/5855 Looking for a little help/info from some of you that are bound to know more than I. I recently bou
single lever side mounted control shadylady at 7:58pm 06.14.10 Pearson 0/1195 About ready to put the boat in the water, but have problems with the leakage and gear shift (side co
Volvo 2003 JoeD at 7:11pm 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1476 Have pulled my engine. It ingested some water into number two cyliner caused buy the exhaust rusted
1982 H27 wire size standing rigging jmnewell at 5:42pm 06.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1626 I am rigging a 27 foot 1982 Cherubini, and currently does not have the rigging, I need to know what
Beneteau 361-- 2000 dollars, what was paid? nnarth212 at 5:37pm 06.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1702 Fellas, Please go easy on the newb... my subject captures my question: What was the 361 (outfitted
West System SNAFU - HELP! NorfolkRagbagger at 4:32pm 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 23/4443 :confused: Been working with a friend on a West System (great stuff) epoxy patch the length of the
pneumatic strut supports Marty at 4:27pm 06.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/8349 Hello fellow sailors and 25 owners. I finally got around to purchasing struts to hold up the pop-to

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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
Intake Silencer Richard19068 at 9:30pm 05.24.22 You have to keep i filled with DSF (diesel silencing fluid). Yes but isn't that very hard to get n
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:53pm 05.24.22 I got 1/2 of the new version 4 panel printed. This time it is black and the print turned out perfec
Alternators mikeracca at 8:44pm 05.24.22 Over the past 7 years exploring the Salish Sea and Puget Sound, if you focus on getting from marina
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 05.24.22 but we would like to develop the skills to cross the Columbia Bar Start reading. Seriously. Use Go
MacGregor 25 Classification stickinthemud57 at 8:37pm 05.24.22 There seem to be two types of sailors - serious racing sailors and everybody else. Racing boats tha
Alternators mikeracca at 8:36pm 05.24.22 I don't understand why you would pay that much money for a disposable Chinese alt (you don't even w
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Stu Jackson at 8:28pm 05.24.22 1. Make sure about your plumbing to the water heater. If it is shut off, it could also shut off t
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) Sgt B Powell at 7:57pm 05.24.22 Good timing, I am about to do the same thing. Thanks for the insight.
New Articles Blitz at 7:50pm 05.24.22 If you are concerned about water loss and insist on keeping your charger always on at the slip I wou
Dealing with wind shear Mac Smith at 7:41pm 05.24.22
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training FastOlson at 7:35pm 05.24.22 No USCG Capt license, but about 20+ crossings. It's not difficult. Study the basics. Make very sure

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