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engine drags {sometimes} when starting Jack at 1:57am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 31/4501 I am at witts end with this problem. My 86 Catalina 27 with the M-18 diesel has a starting issue. Ac
New Boat Purchase TJ Hart at 1:55am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1041 Making a 1st time purchase of a BRAND NEW sailboat. Wondering what the mark ups are? How much can
New Sailboat Purchase TJ Hart at 1:51am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1232 When purchasing a brand new sailboat, how much "wiggle" room is there in price? None? Tens of tho
Surveyor Needed LI NY rad at 4:33am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3143 A friend is looking to buy and needs a surveyor on LI NY.
Cetol drips Tim Op't Holt at 5:08am 02.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1216 I've a few drips of dried Cetol on the gelcoat. What is recommended to remove it?
Starting Battery Size Bad Obsession at 4:06am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 19/2583 I am wondering what size starting battery to use in my boat. The current set up is starting off of
How much bottom paint for a Hunter 23.5 Scubajeep at 6:24am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2696 I am getting ready to paint the bottom of my Hunter 23.5 and was wonder how much paint should I get?
Cross-Linked Polyethylene, Diesel, and Sealants. Need Advice. Joe Mullee at 8:46am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3665 I'm wondering if there is a sealant that is impervious to diesel (fuel tank) and will form a good se
retro fit furling main to 26d gmc at 8:34am 02.28.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1089 hi does anyone know if the furling main from a 26m can be retro fitted onto a 26d or is there anothe
Replacement refrigerator components Alan & Lynne at 9:34am 02.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1285 Has anyone replaced their refrigerator components on a 340? The factory-installed system on our 1999
ST50 Wind Rick D at 9:56am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4870 I must be getting old. My ST50 Autohelm wind cups were reluctant to turn at low wind speed. I had a
Head (shower) drain Pete Nelson at 10:40am 02.28.08 Big Boats 5/1594 Hi! First of all, I don't know why the "Your name" slot shows simply "P", without even a "." How ca
Seidelman Raft Up sailaway78 at 10:45am 02.28.08 Seidelmann 0/1427 Why don't some of you SE guys get a gettogether together. I am in the New Orleans area, and would l
1985 29 Lancer gary.lyn at 11:00am 02.28.08 Lancer 2/2773 New Lancer owner, a power sailer 29, a project boat but very sound. I'm looking for any information,
over night trips along gulf coast Chuck Creel at 3:27pm 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1214 anyone planning trips around end of apr or may this year and want a chase boat ,, keep in touch.
Void repair HAL at 8:24pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 How do I repair an on deck pea size void that has cracked open the gelcoat? Also unused screw holes
dripless shaft packing Banooma at 10:14pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/7834 Hi,Another newbie question from a first-time inboard owner. From a few different sources, I'm som
Going Up Your Rig Tsehum Pete at 10:20pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2960 I am thinking of buying a bosun's chair. My buddy says I should also buy a climbing harness as well.
Waxing Topsides? PrincessoftheLake at 11:36pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 17/4073 Is it a good idea to wax the deck or should it just be cleaned and left alone?
Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River MoonSailer at 11:48pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1370 I am planning a trip down to Pickwick Landing State Park in a week or two and taking my grandkids an

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Christmas shopping advice from the Frog JamesG161 at 12:04pm 11.22.21 Well not so bad if she got a MOP from a Green... MOP-PET Jim...
OK... it isn't a boat, but... kloudie1 at 11:55am 11.22.21 Like Daveinet, I have used 5200 and tape to repair a rear bumper cover. It did have to be removed fo
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Jake N Eggs at 11:31am 11.22.21 Here is the 3M instructions. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/collision-repair-us/applications/bumper-and
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Brian D at 11:28am 11.22.21 Dave, that is the issue I have. In order to get to the back side I have to remove it completely. Mig
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Daveinet at 10:45am 11.22.21 So what I have done to me Jeep rubber/plastic fenders is glob a bunch of 5200 on the back side and t
Keel to hull joint Robert Strickland at 10:39am 11.22.21 Everyone is very calm, and I really expected some "looming catastrophe" like keel bolts rusting thro
Will this buff out? Daveinet at 10:35am 11.22.21 Glorified duck blind? I'm pretty that is intentional.
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe Perez at 10:21am 11.22.21 Stu, I realize that. AC shore power always goes to the breaker first, before it's distributed. Usual
bottom job or sand and paint? sesmith at 10:18am 11.22.21 I wish VC offshore worked better than most reviews I've read indicate. It would be an easy switch f
Will this buff out? markwbird at 10:13am 11.22.21 That would be anything but cheap.
Single handing Stu Jackson at 10:09am 11.22.21 Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy when needed. I have mine with its hook under the
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Stu Jackson at 10:02am 11.22.21 This is the first time I've worked on a boat where all the AC connections go to a terminal block, i
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Brian D at 10:01am 11.22.21 No, haven't gone to a body shop for that very reason. I can be fixed, but there is no money in that
Single handing patbratton at 9:52am 11.22.21 When you sail, do you take along an area chart or do you use an app on your phone or some other devi
Single handing Stu Jackson at 9:50am 11.22.21 The other item I have to purchase is a hand held radio. I am looking at one from West Marine, the o
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? jssailem at 9:37am 11.22.21 Eian. Your observation of diesel on the surface of the engine would lead me to clean/dry the engine
Dinghy storage NYSail at 9:30am 11.22.21 Thanks all!
OK... it isn't a boat, but... jssailem at 9:30am 11.22.21 I think the body is an extruded plastic not a fiberglass. Have you sought out an autobody shop? Susp
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:39am 11.22.21 When you sail, do you take along an area chart or do you use an app on your phone or some other devi
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe Perez at 8:35am 11.22.21 Thanks Mike. Yeah, that's what I'm looking for. I haven't gotten back to working on that. This is th

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