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bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Bill Russell at 9:43am 11.27.21 Trailer Sailors 21/4370 I've followed the thread for bottom paint, but didn't see any post that speaks to my situation. I w
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger (1) luisglezi at 4:02am 11.27.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1171 Hi all I am adding a LFP4 battery to increase the battery house capacity of my boat (Dufour, 38ft,
IRWIN 25 Bluenose at 3:57am 11.27.21 Irwin 6/3130 Hello all, I am looking at an Irwin 25. I am not familiar with this boat. Can you please tell me any
Deck repair (1) Rob Archer at 5:50pm 11.26.21 Catalina 30 0/546 Currently repairing wet decks on 1978 Catalina 30. Started on side decks. How far under the toe rai
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 4:06pm 11.26.21 Catalina 30 22/2731 Evening y'all, So long story short, had my transmission cable swapped out and now the boat steers
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S (1) stickinthemud57 at 12:50pm 11.26.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2219 For a long time I have disliked the way the lifelines on my 26S have interfered with getting in and
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom (4) chichiflys at 12:04pm 11.26.21 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2353 Happy Thanksgiving, So last summer I "built" a soft boom vang for our '82 H36. I attached it to th
Porta Pot on 23.5 waterman30 at 11:49am 11.26.21 Smaller Boats 5/852 I am thinking of buying one of these boats. Looks from pics like there is a hinged cover in vberth a
C-36 salon table Mscheurich at 9:17am 11.26.21 Ask All Sailors 3/700 Hey folks, Looking for replacement salon table for my 1993 C-36. Any thoughts on vendors or other so
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... (2) Rich Stidger at 8:25am 11.26.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1521 Around the year 1990 I was at work and I received a call from the New London, Connecticut Coast Guar
Touchless Sailing Don Guillette at 6:23am 11.26.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3036 First, I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and I hope you have a merry Xmas!! After all we've gon
Prop and cutlass bearing removal bradm at 5:33am 11.26.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/997 Much has been written about this, but here are a couple of additional notes from my recent experienc
Tipping angles All U Get at 10:19pm 11.25.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2593
Y33 sling placement? mermike at 10:11am 11.25.21 Yamaha 2/1116 Does anyone have an idea where to place the slings on the Y33? I've not seen anything in the manual.
H386 water leak above main table in cabin. ComoxSweetCaroline at 9:04am 11.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/722 Hello, I'm trying to chase down a leak on my boat that sees water accumulate in the light fixture ab
CNG to propane NCBrew at 4:51pm 11.24.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1550 I know this must have been discussed many times. I need the complete instructions fo converting CNG
Lewmar old standard lens replacement. Ted Hartman at 2:10pm 11.24.21 Big Boats 4/1299 I have a 1994 42 Hunter Passage. Any tips on removing and replacing the old standard lens? I have
Custom seadek (1) Flying Jay at 12:29pm 11.24.21 Catalina 310 11/2034
Earn money from your boat Daria Skormina at 11:19am 11.24.21 Ask All Sailors 1/18 Hi, everybody! I hasten to please you Today the mobile application (for owners of water vehicles) o
Dingy Davits Capt Andy at 8:58am 11.24.21 Ask All Sailors 2/2383 Hunter offered dinghy davits as an option, at least in their 41-45 foot boats. Does anyone know if t

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Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 6:41am 11.01.24 I was hoping to avoid replacing the studs, which means replacing the wires, probably the spreader b
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? thinwater at 6:34am 11.01.24 Lining diesel tanks is accepted practice by standards. However, the usual procedure involves a very
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 6:26am 11.01.24 Or just replace the wires and the toggles with swaged fittings. Which boat is this for? I was hop
Surveyor in the Brunswick Georgia area dlochner at 3:28am 11.01.24 Geico won't insure a boat over 20 years old if it's 40 feet or over IIRC - as in, they won't insure
Source for Metric turnbuckle jssailem at 7:50pm 10.31.24 Try https://www.mcmaster.com/products/turnbuckles/system-of-measurement~metric
Full enclosure questions jssailem at 7:38pm 10.31.24 How often should one look to keep watch? All the time. We have a variety of hazards. Logs, ell gra
Full enclosure questions PaulK at 7:03pm 10.31.24 Using a slit - perhaps with double zippers so the opening for the sheet can be moved to accommodate
Full enclosure questions thinwater at 6:51pm 10.31.24 ... It also is not that hard to unzip a panel to go our look out. Not to be snarky ... How often
Surveyor in the Brunswick Georgia area dLj at 6:15pm 10.31.24 I'm looking for a surveyor in the Brunswick Ga area to do Condition and Valuation survey. This is n
Hole for gin pole in the mast CrispyCringle at 5:47pm 10.31.24 Yeah, to my my purely layman opinion, the mast seems like it has some issues. But I'd think its usea
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Moondawg at 5:26pm 10.31.24 Thanks Dalliance! I pulled the sending unit today and tested it. Very inconsistent ohm readings, s
Source for Metric turnbuckle TimFromLI at 4:27pm 10.31.24 Try Wichard. I had the same issue with my lifelines.
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. dlochner at 4:11pm 10.31.24 5-6 hp will be fine, long shaft is essential. Don't fall for the bigger is better mentality. Above 6
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 4:04pm 10.31.24 I'm assuming that was a typo and you meant 3/8-28. 1/4" would just slide through a 10mm female ...
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Dalliance at 4:01pm 10.31.24
Source for Metric turnbuckle dLj at 3:55pm 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite? I'm assu
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 3:19pm 10.31.24 Or just replace the wires and the toggles with swaged fittings. Which boat is this for?
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 2:17pm 10.31.24 Another option is to replace the swage ends with sta-lok long stud fittings and go imperial. Saves
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 1:52pm 10.31.24 Better quality marine turnbuckles have a chrome plated bronze barrel and SS studs. This prevents ga
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 1:44pm 10.31.24 It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't have toggle ends which means I have to rejigger the

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