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Installing shore power (4) Erbardy at 2:37pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2664 202703 202704202705202706Installing shore power. I am going to have two recepticals, one is for the
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 10:14am 02.17.22 Catalina 22 22/3045 Good morning everyone. This will be the first of hopefully many posts to this thread and forum. On
Salon Lights wiring H49 (1) Velero49 at 7:04am 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/557 I am replacing 6 lights in the salon. The old lights (mini flourecent) have 3 wires and the new on
transmission heat exchanger question CYQK at 2:54am 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 4/582 Mounting new exchanger on new zf12m gear Anyone know of a substance to apply between them that will
315 Starting Battery Specifications (2) Skipper John at 11:37pm 02.16.22 Catalina 310 5/1616 Our new 315 was ordered with the starting battery option, but the manual did not address how the bat
Thanks for all the help and advice CaptainRan at 10:39pm 02.16.22 Smaller Boats 4/684 We're moving from Las Vegas to Puget Sound and I've already purchased a new boat up there so letting
Retrofitting an arch Ryan Oakes at 7:02pm 02.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1032 I have recently purchased an 87 hunter 40 legend which has the traveller in cockpit. I'm curious if
Insurance higgs at 6:42pm 02.16.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3077 A friend of mine just bought a Bayhen 21 in Florida - worth around 4K. He has had a terrible time f
help to identify this part (1) chp at 6:10pm 02.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/736 Has anybody seen this part which is what I'm assuming is a forestay tension adjuster. Can't find any
Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring Laid-back at 12:30pm 02.16.22 Big Boats 9/1326 I had to take out my alternator to change the impeller, not having done the Boas Fix yet. When putti
Yanmar coolant Dale Haz at 9:55am 02.16.22 C&C 8/5554 I'm unable to locate Yanmar coolant YG30, it appears to be replaced by YG30R. Are these the same pro
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 9:43am 02.16.22 Ask All Sailors 16/13473 Hi all, What do you all think is the best tool for drawing boat schematics? Something free or che
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. (1) waterman30 at 9:17am 02.16.22 Smaller Boats 8/1036
Raritan PH Superflush .v.s Raritan PHII Apex at 3:11am 02.16.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2313 What's the difference? Wednesday morning curiosity as it were...
Mattress Dimensions - 2018 Oceanis 41.1 AwwShucks at 8:17pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/973
Sole Refinish Question Archangel123 at 7:33pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1317 I have a 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 36 Center Cockpit. The boat is nearly immaculate and I want to mainta
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Manuel Mendoza at 5:42pm 02.15.22 Catalina 22 8/1075 Greetings to all, I decided to do maintenance on my kick up rudder and it has been impossible for me
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Cap'n Dave at 2:59pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1242 Went sailing Saturday morning, 30 degree weather. Left the slip without starting the 2GM. After a co
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? flightlead404 at 7:58am 02.15.22 Big Boats 9/1794 In an effort to get a little more "curb appeal" I'm looking to replace the cabin top pinstriping. N
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 7:41am 02.15.22 Catalina 309 Group Forum 26/6715 Looking for experiences of others with this problem. I finally proved that the water to the bilge

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Repainting deck garymalmgren at 11:44pm 05.19.25 RE; Any brands in particular? 3M has a good reputation. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/marine-u...
Repainting deck seatrail at 10:43pm 05.19.25 RE: What do you think would be a good paint to use to spruce it up. Powerwash and polish is much
Repainting deck seatrail at 10:43pm 05.19.25 Depends on if your current deck surface is paint or gelcoat. If it is gelcoat, then the faded appea
Hunter 410 Mast Wiring jssailem at 9:32pm 05.19.25 Depends on how your mast was set up. In my boat I set it up so you disconnect the electrical wires a
Is this boat bottom okay? jssailem at 9:23pm 05.19.25 Swing keels are meant to be raised and lowered. You would be wise not to make it any fatter or you
Is this boat bottom okay? newsailor72 at 9:17pm 05.19.25 If I get a boat with an iron swing keel, what's the recommended way to protect it if I keep the boat
My first boat and I'm a bit puzzled Tally Ho at 7:48pm 05.19.25 Looks good. Did you beef up the glass in that area? Greg
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD dlochner at 7:20pm 05.19.25 Thank you Foswick! Yes to the solo and I'm about to install an autopilot (overdue). I have a couple
Compass Glare Hood Blitz at 7:13pm 05.19.25 What brand compass is that? I think you may be missing a piece for the hood.
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD flyingwaspsailing at 7:01pm 05.19.25 Honestly, the absolute best thing you could do, if it is an option, is to bring along another warm
H49 New Sails VanIslandGuy at 5:35pm 05.19.25 We went with a cruising laminate, radial cut, full battens, slab reef main. Also went with a square
Bow Eye (1) patrickfarley at 5:33pm 05.19.25 231596
My first boat and I'm a bit puzzled patrickfarley at 5:31pm 05.19.25 Replaced bow eye. It was stuffed with pieces of Styrofoam.
My first boat and I'm a bit puzzled (4) patrickfarley at 5:31pm 05.19.25 231594231595
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:21pm 05.19.25
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper boulevardtalonman at 5:01pm 05.19.25 I didn't say I didn't like the Catalina. I've never sailed or crewed on one and know nothing about
Vanguard Volant 18 Ted at 4:27pm 05.19.25 The Vanguard Volant 18 has a sail area to displacement ratio of 50.22. Although I have never sailed
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 4:21pm 05.19.25 Salon window installed, sorry no pictures Went on without any problems
1984 H31 Bilge Pump Setup (1) Tally Ho at 4:07pm 05.19.25 Got any more friends with boats to give away? Congrats on the boat. Here is a simple diagram to sh
Compass Glare Hood Tally Ho at 3:59pm 05.19.25

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