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H216 Clean Mast/Clean Hands/Clean Sails rangerpaul at 7:02pm 05.07.09 Smaller Boats 0/993 I trailer my H216 so I raise/lower the mast a lot. My hands always get filthy which spreads to the
Water leak at the emergency tiller chelsabella at 6:50pm 05.07.09 Catalina 30 11/4629 I have water leaking from my emergency tiller head down onto the stearing assembly inthe rear cockpi
Sink Drain (3) Yabuhebi at 6:43pm 05.07.09 Catalina 30 4/6680 Hello everyone. As I wrap up my refit, I am left reinstalling the galley. I removed one of the sin
Optimus Princess Alcohol Stove frank31 at 6:03pm 05.07.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/3428 Two burner stove for parts. Missing a knob pictures available. Pick up in West Michigan, (Muskegon)
Two questions - 3 knots at 5:56pm 05.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1311 Hello -- Two quetions: 1. Does anyone make a steering pedistal guard for the M-26? I want a stain
Winter Wood Shop, Brightwork and Assy Tack (3) Grizz at 5:24pm 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1255 Submitted for review and evaluation, the fruit(s) of hours in the shop awaiting first the snow to en
What is a radio navigation system for mariners? Hermit Scott at 4:50pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 18/1866
Bad Experience rjgmt at 4:25pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1558 Wondering if anyone else has had a bad experience with Annapolis Rigging?
Making more canvas Bad Obsession at 4:15pm 05.07.09 Catalina 30 0/1071 I have added a bunch of canvas for my boat. My goal is to eventually have MOST of the woodwork on t
I love this place! Bad Obsession at 4:09pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 23/2817 This place is such an awesome place to share knowledge and hang out with like-minded people. Wouldn
Waxy Buildup?? Need a good stripper... Joe McGinty at 2:36pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1435 I've been using Turtle Wax for about three years on my boat. Its developed some blemishes that appe
Pesky Leak Aquatom at 1:32pm 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 16/1761 I have a rainwater leak that has found it's way into the aft cabin of my Hunter 280. I haven't been
Locations for autopilot corepack and fluxgate compass cbsailor at 1:06pm 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1517 I finally broke down and purchased the X-5 Smartpilot Wheel. It came yesterday and I have been readi
Hunter 33 Head Engine Access (3) Paul F at 11:13am 05.07.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1468 This is a report on one of those - one thing leads to another projects. My exhaust elbow needed rep
Performance prop ranwhite1 at 10:47am 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1290 I purchased a PerfectPitch propeller (plastic 15x11) from Performance Propellers about a month ago.
Simpson Lawrence Horizon Express howard at 10:28am 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/8208 I have the above windless and am having some operating problems. it will not let down. i have taken
Broken portlight on H280 tparrent at 10:18am 05.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1082 Much to my dismay, I found the long, fixed portlight on my 280 cracked in two the other day. I am no
welding stainless steel sailormanbigd at 10:18am 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 27/3812 ok, i know this is dumb. Can you weld ss with a stick (arc) welder? I have an old Lincoln 220V arc w
Oops! gkornrneich@comcast.net at 10:12am 05.07.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2184 Sorry, Peggie. I apologize for spelling your name wrong in my last post. Seems that since my wife's
Pressurized Alcohol Stoves Cpt. Jon at 9:37am 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4901 I'm looking for some constructive instructions on lighting an pressurized alcohol stove. I have see

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Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 6:59pm 03.17.22
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Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Capt Robbie at 6:57pm 03.17.22 Question? do you have a loop in the bilge hose near the hull discharge and do you have a check valv
Depth finder in bilge Capt Robbie at 6:46pm 03.17.22 they are transducer thru hulls and one is plugged with the pin installed. They appear to be the sam
Tenara sewing threads Ward H at 6:46pm 03.17.22 This thread (:biggrin:) has caused me to rethink using Tenara or PTFE Lifetime. When I started sewi
Trying to track down info on lines (1) brockangelo at 6:42pm 03.17.22
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Ward H at 6:31pm 03.17.22 There are major delays right now on GROCO backing plates due to the international supply chain issu
New sails mikeracca at 6:26pm 03.17.22 I need new sails. My sails are probably original. I need some guidance on what to purchase. I like
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 03.17.22 Looking good. In terms of laminate thickness you can use the table at Determining Laminate Thickness
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? DArcy at 6:23pm 03.17.22 This looks like a fun project, you are off to a great start. I really like the new main hatch. The n
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (4) Clutch Cargo at 6:14pm 03.17.22 As promised, here are images from the underside of the deck where the FWD lower chainplates have bee
Looking for artists for a logo (1) dLj at 5:59pm 03.17.22 I'm a bit late to this conversation, but I can say that I also highly recommend @Will Gilmore . He d
Friction hinges on '92 Beneteau hatch and ports BigEasy at 5:55pm 03.17.22 Has anyone tried to fix the hinges on older Beneteau's where the friction hinge no longer has any f
How to cleaning halyard on the boat thinwater at 5:48pm 03.17.22 50% of the strength in polyester double braid is in the cover, and so a reeving splice is the same d
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? (1) Tally Ho at 5:48pm 03.17.22 Hi All, Spring is coming and we'll be starting our 2nd season of a massive re-fit/restore of our 8
Trying to track down info on lines AaronD at 5:43pm 03.17.22 @brockangelo : If you haven't already, before mounting deck organizers and cleats or clutches, read
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 5:35pm 03.17.22 @peggie I would like a link to your article on vacuflush heads. I replaced duck bills and toilet sea
Removing wall covering Clutch Cargo at 5:31pm 03.17.22 Timm R, I'm probably running into a time constraint with all of the other things I have to do, but I
Replacement for Original Aluminum Deck Fills Clutch Cargo at 5:27pm 03.17.22 I called Whitecap industries directly and they were very nice to work with. Being an engineer, I es
Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker jnorten at 5:19pm 03.17.22 Guy in our fleet traced it out nice and then I think did it with markers like Sharpies..... What ab

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