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Will -60 pink RV antifreeze with alcohol hurt my 3gmf letsgo at 5:12pm 11.17.09 Big Boats 16/7126 I just winterized my Yanmar 3GMF with pink RV biodegradable -60 degree antifreeze. The bottle says i
interior finish johnweaver at 3:24pm 11.17.09 Pearson 4/2324 I need to touch-up some areas on the teak in the interior of my 1986 Pearson 36.2 and was hoping tha
Mast mount location for wisker pole jkittka at 3:13pm 11.17.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2752 Having aquired a wisker pole I would ask that if anyone already has one if they could provide me som
small mainsail Airlandsea at 3:09pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2785 I have a 25' hunter and the mainsail is slightly short on mast and boom....is it a bad idea to use t
hunter 19 Adrian Morris at 1:02pm 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 11/1689 have a hunter 19 and would like to get a power tilt electric start motor for next year have a honda
Oday fuel gauge sail2kn0m0r at 12:37pm 11.17.09 Day Sailers 2/1586 D'R marine mentioned that my Oday 26 fuel tank uses a Twin site fuel gauge and I just need to figure
Landlocked Newby w/a 26X DesertSailor87 at 12:20pm 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1299 I just purchased a 97' 26X which is in need of TLC, but I'm game. I need to replace the 12' steerin
propeller shaft rattle wflowe2 at 10:06am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6736 I have a new to me, 2008 Catalina 320. It was very lightly used before I bought it and had it deliv
Silva Compass Bobbi Ullinger at 8:41am 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1858 I was just finishing up getting Kinship ready for the winter, when I noticed that the compass card i
Sailling South Florida / Bahamas jkkfl at 8:21am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1352 Hi name is John and I own a 41 DS 2007 Hunter Sailboat. My home port is Fort Lauderdale FL and I a
H37 Cutter cabin sole replacement SailTIP at 8:11am 11.17.09 Big Boats 6/2530 Finally got around to working on replacing the parquet flooring in my cabin. Tore out a section, exp
Trailer sailor bottom paint? ChrisNC at 7:39am 11.17.09 Trailer Sailors 4/4410 Well, I think that normal practice is NOT to paint the bottom of a trailered boat. However, my "n
Replacing cabin roof reinforcement? ChrisNC at 7:22am 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1939 In getting to know my new '77 Venture 25, I discovered that I need to do some work to the cabin roof
Liquid Rubber for inflatables nancishouse at 6:40am 11.17.09 Catalina 30 1/1660 Has anyone used this product?
luff pre-feeder (1) BobM at 5:02am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6404 I made a comment on another post "I found some feeder rings on board I used to raise the genoa solo.
Mast prebend Quoddy at 4:09am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3694
1981 2-gm Yanmar Zinc hunter frank at 3:08am 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1369 The zinc in the head is attached through a cover plate. Can I just unscrew the zinc from the plate o
Rules of the road Broke Sailor at 1:35am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3337 I ran into a poem in a Nautical Almanac. It goes something like ths: When all three lights I see ah
protection form ice storm ..? Mark H at 9:15pm 11.16.09 Smaller Boats 1/1052 Can you guys share ideas for covering my H23.5 on trailer for winter?Txs in advance guys .
DOT propane gas cannisters jcherubini at 8:17pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1144 Has anyone every had trouble acquiring the screw-on propane bottles, such as are used on the Forespa

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86 Hunter 25.5 (1) Mrfixit at 8:11am 04.15.22 Hello everyone, I have 1985 Hunter 285 sailboat and was wondering If anyone spliced the shielded pol
40.5: Shaft growth rgranger at 8:07am 04.15.22 Everyother week the tides are right for me to take my runabout to work... and on Monday I notice tha
Water Heater Discharge (2) SV Bella at 8:03am 04.15.22 Here is a pic of my actual water heater. I believe my pressure relief valve worked. Because the en
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:03am 04.15.22 So you want to learn to speak English... gh Thought Through Throughout Thorough Tough Taught
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? Rich Stidger at 8:03am 04.15.22 I was thinking about extending the PVC pipe a few inches to protect it a bit more Good idea; can't
40.5: Shaft growth Rich Stidger at 7:59am 04.15.22 Anti-fouling not withstanding, growth will accumulate quickly on props and shafts that are not run r
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? (1) baycloud at 7:36am 04.15.22 I found surprises too...
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits mikeracca at 7:35am 04.15.22 This is a problem in automotive stuff as well. I was taught this about stainless way back in high sc
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:15am 04.15.22 Just an update. I got about 5 gallons of fuel off the boat yesterday. The first pump I used was sim
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jssailem at 7:07am 04.15.22 You nailed the problem like a pro. Calder agrees with your insight. :clap::biggrin:
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines JamesG161 at 7:06am 04.15.22 Since Perkins = Volvo Penta I have a spot for Volvo Penta. Jim...
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 7:00am 04.15.22 Yes @CYQK , a contact would be nice. So far contact with the West Coast Perkins distribution center
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Leeward Rail at 6:58am 04.15.22 Hard to avoid in some cases. It is a small tight knit sailing community here and many boats have had
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Leeward Rail at 6:54am 04.15.22 It could have been worse: it could have been your brother-in-law you sold it to. :banghead::) You
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:47am 04.15.22 204409
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 6:17am 04.15.22 Now that's what I'm taking about. -Will
Water Heater Discharge (1) JamesG161 at 6:14am 04.15.22 First of all that is not his picture above. This is taken from WestMarine Advisor. s showing a stai
Westerbeke 10-2 folks -- coolant qs, anybody know? (1) SeaSoul at 6:10am 04.15.22 Hey all! I found out why the coolant overflow wasn't draining into the exhaust manifold--clogged wi
Water Heater Discharge sailme88 at 6:05am 04.15.22 Multiple issues going on here.. First, the that hose to nowhere is kinked.. Rigid gray pipes should
Water Heater Discharge Captain Mateo at 6:02am 04.15.22 yes I see that now, but you might also replaceTCV it with "Thermostatic Mixing Valve". His thru h

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