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Finally! Finished stripping out interior on my 222 48dodge at 12:28pm 03.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1112 I just started back on my boat after a brief hiatus. Now about 2 years behind schedule. It has me
Interior wood stains Jimm at 12:27pm 03.23.09 Catalina 30 2/1619 Does anyone know what stain 'Minwax' would match the wood trim on a '93 catalina 30?
Rudder Crack (1) sailacat34 at 11:53am 03.23.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1516 While painting the bottom of my 34 MKII I noticed a small crack along the front edge of the rudder w
thru hull replacement BARRY3684 at 11:52am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2292 HELP! I have to replace a leaking thru hull fitting which below the water line and I need advice on
Head Ache BARRY3684 at 11:31am 03.23.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2047 PEGGY, HOW DO YOU GET RID OF THE ODOR IN THE COMPARTMENT THAT THE HOLDING TANK WAS LOCATED IN? I too
Packing Gland (1) Warren Milberg at 10:42am 03.23.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1219 This is a Hunter OEM white nylon (perhaps Derlin) packing gland. This gland is in good shape and doe
Pedestal Guard (only) (1) Warren Milberg at 10:17am 03.23.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1165 Pedestal Guard (only) (TAKEN) 1" stainless steel tubing pedestal guard, 45" high, 10 and 1/2" wide
cracks - what to do? Valentina at 10:08am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1840 Hey, Peoples ! This Sunday I was looking at a boat (to buy) and noticed many hairline cracks on a bo
Restoration BassHunters at 9:40am 03.23.09 Pearson 3/1650 Hello Pearson Owners, My wife and I are very new to sailling, but not to boating. I am an Ex NAVY
O'day 32 elalamo at 9:00am 03.23.09 Bigger Boats 2/1454 I'm thinking about purchasing a 1987 O'Day 32'. However, I don't know much about her reputation. I'm
Keel System Maintenance (1) philwsailz at 8:54am 03.23.09 Catalina 22 16/3208 Hi all! Good morning! I want to share a picture as a reminder... Check your keel cable hose! The
Keel System Maintenance philwsailz at 8:48am 03.23.09 Catalina 22 0/4 Hi
D_MN old roller furler removal kdnichols at 7:43am 03.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1238 I spent 4 hours yesterday trying to remove my old 705 Hood roller furler. I used the jib halyard
V25 Mast Fix ghickman07 at 7:41am 03.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2039 Turns out the plywood under the wooden mast column inside the cabin is rotted. I put the mast up and
mast stepping beallright at 7:31am 03.23.09 Pearson 1/1717 Hi folks I've been boating my whole life but this is my first sail powered boat a Pearson 30 .I woul
Garmin 540/440 Bad Obsession at 7:18am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1742 Has anyone bought, installed, and used a Garmin 540 or a Garmin 440. The only difference between th
speckled trout Justin_NSA at 7:00am 03.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1190 Finished wet sanding the old ablative paint from my hull down to the barrier coat. The hull seems sm
cutless bearing 356 miguelgdelrey at 6:41am 03.23.09 Big Boats 6/1189 Anyone knows the size of the cutless-bearing of a 356 (2002)? Miguel "AZUL"
Congratulations Maine Sail Ariel at 6:07am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2845 Congratulations Maine Sail on being recognized in the Sailing Anarchy web site for the excellent wor
What did I do wrong? Snotter at 5:54am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3885 I got to use my new 135% Genny for the 2nd time this weekend. While tacking in 10 knot winds the sai

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confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat justsomeguy at 8:26pm 11.17.21 A Flicka.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Alan Gomes at 7:40pm 11.17.21 Number "3" how did you check? A negative pressure would indicate m a clogged pickup tube screen, y
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question DeniseO30 at 7:30pm 11.17.21 Number "3" how did you check? A negative pressure would indicate m a clogged pickup tube screen, y
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Capt Robbie at 7:26pm 11.17.21 got onto the boat today to do some of suggestions from the group. 1. got rpms to about 2600 in neut
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 7:18pm 11.17.21 got onto the boat today to do some of suggestions from the group. 1. got rpms to about 2600 in neutr
seacock corrosion (2) jssailem at 7:18pm 11.17.21 Dave's statements above are of great help. The issue is, most times you do may not see all of the p
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 7:00pm 11.17.21 The first of the Ultime Tri's has rounded the island off of Southern Brazil and is headed back up to
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question splax at 7:00pm 11.17.21 exhaust elbow
seacock corrosion dlochner at 6:36pm 11.17.21 thank you for the answer It is scheduled for January or February. That would be a good time to re
Blister on Rudder WasabiRush at 5:54pm 11.17.21 Thanks for the replies and great info everyone. I went there today and drilled three holes in the bo
PNW flooding, terrible.. SoSound at 5:30pm 11.17.21 I think BC got hit a lot harder than we did. There are a lot of micro climates in this region, and
seacock corrosion Don S/V ILLusion at 5:30pm 11.17.21 Your pictures likely resemble the seacocks in half of all boats in any marina. Not the best design b
Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 Hello Below at 5:27pm 11.17.21 Under the V-berth mattresses there are several lift out panels that provide access to your fresh wat
Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 (1) Pat Hooyman at 5:00pm 11.17.21 In your owner's manual, behind the wood panel is the Anchor Locker. The Anchor Locker has an abov
Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 (1) Pat Hooyman at 4:50pm 11.17.21 Reply to OP: The bottom panel is just held with 4 woodscrews and gives access to windlass and surr
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle (4) jssailem at 4:43pm 11.17.21 I understand @Scott B. While this years storm is causing bad experiences for many in BC ( which I p
Masthead main halyard sheave? valcour at 4:24pm 11.17.21 all four are identical. I got the sheaves from Catalina for a standard mast a few years after the h
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle Scott B at 4:00pm 11.17.21 They call this event an Atmospheric River, due to the amount of moisture in the air that dumps an en
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle Scott B at 3:49pm 11.17.21 I hear your concern @Stu Jackson . A sudden wall of water dumped on the Island first time in 6 year
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle jssailem at 3:41pm 11.17.21 I hear your concern @Stu Jackson . A sudden wall of water dumped on the Island first time in 6 years

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