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Here's some Treasure. Fred Ficarra7897 at 2:10am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1168 The Spaniards are claiming that one of their 200 year old ship wrecks, salvaged in international wat
Painting topsides Drexel Scott at 1:15am 05.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1453 RE "gremlins in the bilge". The poster that mentioned the cockpit scupper drains is probably right a
Vertglas Removal Rich M at 2:35am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 2/3931 Many years ago I applied Vertglas to my 28.5 and am now faced with a situation where some of it has
Island Girl Rick D at 2:52am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1760 FYI: just brought a whole bunch of island girl cleaning and finishing products from this site for my
lancer 25 sail deminsions Stan Bowers at 3:02am 05.08.08 Lancer 6/2345 I recenlty inherited a Lancer 25. She's in pretty good shape but I noticed a few small tears in the
Looking for interior cushion fabric Jon at 3:16am 05.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1003 Hi,I have a '99 C320 and need to repair one of the interior cushions. I believe the fabric is call
Thru Hull space AircooledPatriot at 4:30am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1765 I cannot find any thread that discusses this.How much space should there be between the thru hull
Connecting & disconnecting VHF radio Sailoff at 5:25am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1085 Last year we purchased and installed a new VHF radio. In fall we had to cut the wire to the power t
Sail Cleaning Soot Sailoff at 6:12am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1254 We have a carferry that puts out black soot that blows over the marina twice a day all summer. It h
Teak Guard users only Sailoff at 6:22am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1775 Last year we installed new teak slides for the companionway hatch cover. We used Teak Guard on them
I'm looking for propane gaz stove for Dulcin�e Dulcin�e at 7:15am 05.08.08 Big Boats 0/883 I just bought a Hunter 34' 1983 and I need to replace the stove. I'm looking for a propane one, use
scupper system Dan Vitale at 9:07am 05.08.08 Catalina 22 4/2121 I was wondering about drainage of the cockpit when the boat is in the water. Do I leave the gate va
new ropes Coronado 25 1968 danp at 10:22am 05.08.08 Other Sailboats 4/1745 Completely out of my element. Wife bought a 1968 Coronado 25 ft sailboat and "wants all new ropes"
shipshape? Ross at 10:57am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1292 On another thread was the topic of compass adjustment. Is a boat ship shape without a properly adjus
phrf JoeB at 12:07pm 05.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1226 How do I find out the phrf for my Oday 240?
8-10 pounds of thrust for one dingy one sailor and one admiral.... Don at 12:52pm 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1197 Hello I've got a little 8 foot inflatable dingy for getting back and forth to our boat. I was wonde
diving/detail mark831 at 12:58pm 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1373 HI, I'am starting out on my own diving and detailing boats in Santa Cruz Harbor. I figure Sailboat o
oxidized gelcoat Syversens at 1:19pm 05.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1135 Hey all, I would like to freshen up my gelcoat after a nice cleaning this weekend. used boatsoap/bru
Hull Flex and Grid Separation Craig at 5:53pm 05.08.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/3016 Has anyone ever experienced hull flex in a Hunter that has the new Plexus bonded grid?There are so
Sailing Away to Key Largo :) BaySailerBill at 7:46pm 05.06.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2449 Hi All,The Admiral and I are taking our first real vacation (without the kids) in seventeen years

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Repairing crack on deck HOB No1 at 6:22am 10.25.21 Thank you for your replies. Ralph, you were reading too much into the lighter shading. Probably du
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? RoyS at 6:11am 10.25.21 I originally had the Jabsco manual compact toilet. I compared the dimensions of their compact model
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor. Agreed.
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? Justin_NSA at 5:19am 10.25.21 Could it be that sailors of old had tight butts?:biggrin: You don't see many big butt pirates in t
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 5:16am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor.
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.25.21
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? dlochner at 4:48am 10.25.21 Thanks Peggie. That's what I thought. Last year I did swap out the bowl. lt was an expensive but wel
Thanksgiving and Christmas Will Gilmore at 4:19am 10.25.21 The Boy Wonder was obviously a Fly Boy, not Marine. And shouldn't there be an apostrophe in 'corps'
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount dLj at 3:13am 10.25.21 I kept waiting for the punch line - did this fix the problem? I'm assuming it did, but I hate to ass
What is this? Davidasailor26 at 2:56am 10.25.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Port leaks CliffM at 2:29am 10.25.21 The seals are probably original, so 21 yrs old. Defender has seals for the older Lewmar ports (pre
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 1:44am 10.25.21 I'm glad to hear you got out there, and didn't go down the rapids ;) Racing with experienced crew i
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed jssailem at 10:01pm 10.24.21 the boat was a knot faster with the old baggy sail When you were tacking, seeking VMG to a point
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Mikem at 9:19pm 10.24.21 Happy 246th US Navy! And thanks to all who have served in that service over the 246 years. For th
I need help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:56pm 10.24.21 While you may have eliminated most of the smell, your cushions (fabric & foam) are probably permeate
Another plumbing question? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15pm 10.24.21 It works great but I'm pretty sure I got one thing wrong. I didn't install a loop from the toilet di
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount (7) Skipper at 8:03pm 10.24.21 Update: I replaced the heat exchanger. It was $100 to acid wash the old one and repair a couple of t
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection DArcy at 7:55pm 10.24.21 Wow, that's a new one. I've never heard of dropping the keel as a regular maintenance item before.
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip Joe at 7:52pm 10.24.21 Well, it has taken many trips to mechanics, dealers and the internet to finally find a device that
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:51pm 10.24.21 Head compartments on most recreational boats used to be quite small before "cabin" boats became floa

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