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Engine over heat still not resolved Duke13540 at 6:33am 05.31.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1709 No water seems to be coming out of the exhaust. Water flows thru the intake value after opening the
Hull Identification # Roy at 6:34am 05.31.08 Ericson 2/2146 I recently got a Ericson 27-1973 and am trying to register is but cannot find the HIN on the boat
H336 water tank overflow antoineH336 at 7:22am 05.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1067 Hi everyone,It was raining all day long here in Lake Champlain and since I just stood my mast, I w
16 YO Circumnavigation Tim R. at 7:32am 05.31.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1210 http://www.zacsunderland.com/
cleaning sails porsche at 11:09am 05.31.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1138 How do I clean my sails, type of cleaner and method ETC. They have some stains and are just a little
vang help kitterysurfer at 10:59am 05.31.08 Smaller Boats 12/1968 can anyone tell me how far aft of the mast should i put my pad eye for my vang?my boom does not hav
Rudder Play Karl at 10:14am 05.31.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1251 I just finished repairing some damage to the rudder on my 1980 Hunter 27, a friend came along to che
Hunter 19, good deal? DaveB at 1:03pm 05.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1142 Hello Hunter owners, I am a first time owner and came across a boat for sale, I usually have rented
bristol tiller peice jeff at 2:53pm 05.31.08 Bristol 0/2181 i need a new rudder/tiller connecter. the one that clamps the ruddershaft in the cockpit. the diamet
Traveler line cat.27 David at 4:50pm 05.31.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/937 I would like to change out my traveler line.Does anyone have an idea what length I need to buy or is
Main Sail seadaddler at 9:03pm 05.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1002 Main sail just want to thank you for advising me to buythe makita 9227 when I had been confused wha
Need a pattern Hogan at 8:34pm 05.29.08 Smaller Boats 1/937 I want to make rail pads for the stern rail seats on my Hunter 260. Does anyone have a pattern for c
Sometimes Practical Sailor is Not So Practical... (2) Maine Sail at 10:14pm 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 47/3616 Hi All,Just yesterday it was like Christmas. I went to the mailbox and both Professional Boat Buil
Battery question volleyallen at 1:30am 05.30.08 Smaller Boats 2/2883 I purchased a 1979 22ft Cat 2 years ago from a local marina and I have really enjoyed learning to sa
New sailors. Boat questions. Crusoe at 2:12am 05.30.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2044 My wife and I are new to sailing and would like to get our own boat soon.Our playground is the puge
Selector switch options ... Scott at 1:51am 05.30.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1192 I purchased a Blue Sea "Dual Circuit Plus" switch to install this weekend. It appears to be much si
Battery charge line from engine 2GM20F Brian at 2:24am 05.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1016 Looking at the manual it looks like there's an option to run a charge line from the engine to the ba
35.5 bow (anchor) roller PJ at 2:43am 05.30.08 Big Boats 1/959 we have a 1990 35.5. I was trying to set up the anchor roller to use our 26 lb. plow. The way the ro
DC power problems Peter Busschbach at 3:30am 05.30.08 S2 2/1590 I have a 1984 S2 9.2A. Since winter storage, my power system has become flaky. I haven't had any pro
In market for sailboat Jon6440 at 4:14am 05.30.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1025 I have a sailing friend (yes, really) that's between boats and is looking for a 'trailerable' sailbo

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bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 6:57pm 12.13.21 There you go. Skip the bottom paint. Keep your bottom clean and smooth.
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Bill Russell at 6:53pm 12.13.21 @Bill Russell a lot of good responsives but two questions for a better response. First is traile
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance Jenni1066 at 6:49pm 12.13.21
Masthead Repair Blitz at 6:45pm 12.13.21 Thanks looks like the right head box that's a Kenyon mast, probably from the 80's. The two bolts ho
deck craze lines PaulK at 6:44pm 12.13.21 Gelcoat crazing is a problem with some boats because the resins they used in building them had some
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 6:37pm 12.13.21 They've already been asked but the OP hasn't responded.
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance DArcy at 6:36pm 12.13.21 I was told by the boat broker this model does not have a water ballast system. Maybe it does Sailb
deck craze lines dlochner at 6:01pm 12.13.21 Is crazing difficult to fix? No it is not difficult, just incredibly tedious and time consuming.
P42 Maxwell Windlass (2) Jim_H42 at 5:56pm 12.13.21 Thanks Terry for the write-up. Did you ever determine whether the flat head machine screw that sec
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 5:53pm 12.13.21 My layout is similar to this except that the ACR leads skip right over the isolation switches and a
deck craze lines Don S/V ILLusion at 5:52pm 12.13.21
deck craze lines Captain W at 5:22pm 12.13.21 Is crazing difficult to fix?
deck craze lines Rick D at 5:21pm 12.13.21 Geeze. OF COURSE it has crazing. It's a 1990 boat. I have a 1994. Is there crazing? OF COURSE.. Am I
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 5:09pm 12.13.21 Would any of these work for you? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+u+nut+u+clips&crid=3MN
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance sail sfbay at 5:09pm 12.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! It might be a water ballast per Catalina 250 - Practical Sailor (practical-s
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws heritage at 5:04pm 12.13.21 Would any of these work for you? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+u+nut+u+clips&crid=3MNQ
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Phil Herring at 4:53pm 12.13.21 Yeah, the PNW is a good place for people who like the color grey. No gators, though!
Rigging attachment question PaulK at 4:43pm 12.13.21 The eyes on the spreaders look like they'd be good to rig bullet blocks for flag halyards. A radar
Chart Plotter Location Souellette at 4:41pm 12.13.21 These are all great ideas. I'm leaning towards trying to incorporate the traveler since it would pro
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 4:41pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist. Ah, not there. I guess I could buy

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