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Aluminum water and fuel tanks - corrosion Captain Larry-DH at 6:18pm 03.04.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2771 I was talking with the owner of a 1998 boat that has aluminum water and fuel tanks. He said his boa
First day, broke the mast. Hunter23 CluelessSailor at 6:07pm 03.04.21 Smaller Boats 3/675 Hello all, I was attempting to step the mast of my hunter 23 and, long story short, managed to brea
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor jr22553 at 5:34pm 03.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/8628 Has anyone converted from diesel engine to an electric motor? If so, what are your thoughts on the c
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? gypsy_jason at 5:06pm 03.04.21 Ask All Sailors 55/5374 I did a ton of searching but couldn't find any exact answers. I have my boat living on a trailer at
sirius 21 hull id? travisraw at 4:54pm 03.04.21 Trailer Sailors 7/800 Hello. I am a new sirius 21/22 owner and am trying to find location of my HIN for my insurance compa
Refinishing boom ends Drinky Crow at 3:37pm 03.04.21 Ask All Sailors 1/461 which are castings black anodized I figure but all crusted with white which I figured was salt depos
H40 Legend center of gravity apm2000 at 3:18pm 03.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/314 Anyone know the fore/aft location of the center of gravity for the H40 Legend? Alternatively anybody
Raymarine Auto Pilot ShawnL at 2:39pm 03.04.21 Catalina 22 6/1396 I'm strongly considering getting a Raymarine St1000+ for my '22 this year. It looks like one of the
Overturned Car Carrier (3) shemandr at 1:39pm 03.04.21 Ask All Sailors 21/1498 I was helping move a boat down the coast last week and we ran across this in Brunswick Inlet: Evi
Legend 37.5 Electrical Schematic C27_HappyRock at 12:56pm 03.04.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/765 Hello, I'm very interested in a detailed electrical schematic for a Hunter Legend 37.5 does anyone h
H216 Swimming Ladder Mike216 at 12:11pm 03.04.21 Smaller Boats 1/543 Does anyone have a swim ladder installed on their Hunter 216? It would be great to see the install
Oday 23 Transducer Thru Hull Glassing mkam at 11:40am 03.04.21 Day Sailers 0/348 Hello, the depth and speed units which came with my 84 O'Day 23 no longer work and have developed sl
Helm minor vibration "At Ease" at 11:28am 03.04.21 Catalina 30 1/597 I have a 1989 C-30 #5355 Last year was my first season with this boat and love it! (previous boats C
V Berth Mattress Mike Mc at 9:54am 03.04.21 Catalina 310 9/1358 I need to replace the 20 year old inner spring mattress on the vberth. Catalina Direct sell an origi
Anyone installed Raymarine RV100 on a sailboat? DanMaine at 9:48am 03.04.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1406 Raymarine recommended two separate transducers on each side of the hull on my 37' sailboat for a tho
Cover pic? Really? (1) Jackdaw at 8:04am 03.04.21 Ask All Sailors 77/4471 Why good old boat magazine would use this picture on the cover, I have absolutely no idea.
Mac 25 bottom issue (1) Grumps at 5:39am 03.04.21 Ask All Sailors 13/964 I bought a 1983 Mac 25. The previous owner had it about a year. He left it in the water (fresh) beca
Mainsail furling line. fullbore at 3:55am 03.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/2085 Looking to start replacing running rigging on new-to-me B323. The existing mainsail furling line is
Boat Babe on Strike! Terry Cox at 7:42pm 03.03.21 Sails Call Lounge 12/2241 I miss her. Original poster closed to further replies. Wonder what she is up to? She is always welco
Hull Exterior Maintenance Advice? (3) CowboyWay at 7:14pm 03.03.21 Catalina 310 9/1093 On my C310 I have a few projects that I want to tackle before I put the boat back in the water in 6

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boat shades Justin_NSA at 8:57am 01.24.24 Have you looked at Zarcor CloZures? I used one in the head on my previous MacGregor. https://www.zar
Noisy boats rgranger at 8:49am 01.24.24 Now that will be VERY interesting! Do post his response. All I know is when I cleaned them off, the
New Hampshire State Seal (1) jssailem at 8:34am 01.24.24 You mentioned the state seal.
Noisy boats dLj at 8:30am 01.24.24 It's simply tiny crustaceans eating stuff on your hull. Just realized I had pollicipes pollicipes
Noisy boats Windpilot at 8:21am 01.24.24 It's simply tiny crustaceans eating stuff on your hull.
Noisy boats dLj at 8:12am 01.24.24 That is interesting. I have not had that one before. I work with a guy in our Biology department wh
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (2) william24424 at 8:09am 01.24.24 Compounded & waxed interior fiberglass. Clearly you can see the difference in the before and after..
Noisy boats rgranger at 7:52am 01.24.24 ... you could hear them making crackling sounds. .. dj That is interesting. I have not had that on
New Hampshire State Seal Will Gilmore at 7:49am 01.24.24 The Portsmouth shipyards were once a dominant maritime tradition on the East Coast. Now, Portsmouth
Strange phenomena seen while boating? Calif. Ted at 7:49am 01.24.24 In daylight saw an upside down motor vessel halfway to the horizon, big one like an Ocean Alexander,
boat shades Calif. Ted at 7:42am 01.24.24 I've been using pleated shades, used to be available from Odyssey Sailmakers in any size or color an
New Hampshire State Seal shemandr at 7:35am 01.24.24 I guess our New Hampster members are busy at something else. With two Floridians talking about the
New Hampshire State Seal ggrizzard at 6:36am 01.24.24 Yeah, he's in training right now! :D
boat shades ggrizzard at 6:34am 01.24.24 Google "Boat Port Shades". There was a recent promo from a national company with a new line of shad
Noisy boats dLj at 6:23am 01.24.24 Can't do anything about the mating fish bumping against the hull at our dock in the springtime, tho
Noisy boats David in Sandusky at 6:04am 01.24.24 Shock cords on halyards. Drop pennant and flags that may strum on stays. Take down a manometer that
Strange phenomena seen while boating? David in Sandusky at 5:48am 01.24.24 Our watch crew saw an inexplicable light on the mid-watch when we were heading south outside the Gul
Bilge/hull drawings Mechone at 5:27am 01.24.24 If you have access to a length of copper tubing 1/4 inch 3 ft or more ,attach fittings to get it
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? jssailem at 4:30am 01.24.24 Ralph. We should praise Terry. He can still remember fractions. :biggrin:
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Terry Cox at 4:25am 01.24.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/

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