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Passing on a good deed Bad Obsession at 4:53pm 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1781 It seems that most sailors are good for passing on a good deed. I have received a few good deeds an
Adler Barbour Cold machine John1534 at 4:15pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1874 I have been having problems with my A/B refrigeration after many years of good 24hr service. Before
scotch drinkers, reccomendations? themadscientist at 2:40pm 05.27.10 Sails Call Lounge 32/7517 I am a rum guy mostly, but I have decided I would look for "my" scotch. I have a buddy who swears by
Leaking Water Pump catealley at 2:40pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2037 I have a 1985 Catalina 27. My water pump is leaking on my Universal M-18. Any suggestion other tha
Adler Barbour Cold machine John1534 at 10:52am 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/11969 I have been having problems with my A/B refrigeration after many years of good 24hr service. Before
Have any of you tried this.... Sumner at 9:28am 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/6599 We would like to add a traveler for the main, but have spent all of our money elsewhere:cry:. I was
Screening Companionway seadaddler at 8:58am 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2658 Finally got my wife to go out and anchor over night here in Florida with PGI sailing club,her first
Lube AXEL at 8:46am 05.27.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2955 I've been using baby oil but I remember Peggie mentioning a better long term fix. Can someone post d
Main sheet travller Gwyn at 8:23am 05.27.10 Big Boats 3/1588 I have a H40 1985 and there are two bolts missing from the main sheet traveller. I can not see a w
Type of Battery jrale at 8:15am 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1526 Dear Macgregor Owners, I just purchased a 1981 25 ft Macgregor Sailboat. It is missing a battery. T
New h23 upgrade pictures (5) C Jones at 8:10am 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 15/2546 I installed new aluminum sliding hatch covers. I was tired of the teak ones breaking when a guest we
No power into the wind RussNorman at 7:54am 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1244 I would like to know if anyone knows what I can do to get more power out of my boat. My yanmar engin
Outboard Motor Question tgrass462 at 7:50am 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 6/1910 We have a Hunter 260 with a 8 HP Tohatsu OB. We've been toying with the idea of doing the LOOP one
Non-skid to smooth gel coat repair help? hhcribbs at 6:58am 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1868 First post...great forum... Greetings, our recently purchased sailboat has some crazing on both the
9.2C Bimini garylinger at 3:49am 05.27.10 S2 7/3242 I am curious to find out who has a bimini on their 9.2C. How/where is it attached, what are the dim
'A'/'B' Switch for Entertainment System JeffThompson at 3:48am 05.27.10 Big Boats 2/1264 We recently purchased a Hunter 38 and have a question regarding the entertainment system. In the lo
dinghy davits Legend 37 njfmbb at 3:25am 05.27.10 Big Boats 2/1783 Looking for good experience with a particular brand/model dinghy davits for a Legend 37. I've seen a
bimini for Legend 37 njfmbb at 3:10am 05.27.10 Big Boats 2/1344 We're looking for a bimini for our '87 Legend 37. Looking at other boats its obvious our boom is pre
re[placing trim Carolyn1964 at 9:56pm 05.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1866 Has anyone replaeced the wood trim on thier boat with TREX? I ned to replace the teak the holds th
Hello! New owner of a 1984 Hunter 25.5 Shane82 at 7:59pm 05.26.10 Smaller Boats 6/6389 Hello all! I have spent the last week cleaning and scrubbing out my new used Hunter 25.5, It had

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New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 7:51am 04.27.22 Ok, so I was thinking about my dilemma. I am missing the large nut that would normally be used to
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE joelm100 at 7:49am 04.27.22 Thank you joelm100. When you removed the lower engine mount bolt to swing the mount out of the way,
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE joelm100 at 7:47am 04.27.22 Thank you joelm100. When you removed the lower engine mount bolt to swing the mount out of the way
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch KeokiV at 7:44am 04.27.22 Hello. Basically the P Hinges have snapped. Replacements are expensive and take 8 to 12 weeks to ge
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? (2) jviss at 7:44am 04.27.22 Is your autopilot a ST 6002 or is it a 4000? I am thinking that both control heads have clutch conn
ignition key cover Catalina 30 1978 vintage mrreg at 7:39am 04.27.22 Thanks to all who replied. Great suggestions. Definitely an doable diy project Russ
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related fstbttms at 7:36am 04.27.22 I wouldn't wish ePaint on an enemy. Hope this works out.
Seawater pump replacement on Yanmar 3JH3E (4) joelm100 at 7:35am 04.27.22 Well, turns out it wasn't a big deal, but I did still curse a few engine designers. That lower star
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related JamesG161 at 7:25am 04.27.22 thinner is aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbon Per @sail sfbay post info aromatic = Xylene. aliph
2005 Hunter45 CC senang at 7:19am 04.27.22 Nice toothbrush:)
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 7:07am 04.27.22 :plus::plus: Add small paint amount into a container and add Mineral Spirts ounce by ounce , mixin
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? kloudie1 at 7:03am 04.27.22 Is your autopilot a ST 6002 or is it a 4000? I am thinking that both control heads have clutch conne
Another Battery Question..... Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 04.27.22 Boomer, this is a good opportunity to test your setup. Buy 2 new ones and series them with the old
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? MikeHoncho at 6:59am 04.27.22 Epoxy is probably more toxic during the assembly process, before the epoxy is cured. Exposure to th
Docking with a loop Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 04.27.22
Hunter 28 or 28.5 Rudder (1) SirMichael at 6:42am 04.27.22 I scraped and sanded all the paint off the bottom of my boat last spring, hopefully this picture wil
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Davidasailor26 at 6:40am 04.27.22
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch SirMichael at 6:34am 04.27.22 Question: Is the frame of your hatch damaged or unusable that you are replacing it, or is the plexi
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Johann at 5:43am 04.27.22 Yeah, for 2-3 times more Lithionics will sell you snake oil. good luck. What exactly about a robu
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 5:32am 04.27.22 I like the blueing of your metal. Like all coatings it a delay tactic. I have been using Lear Chem

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