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yanmar start switch hangs -voltage drop jtm at 8:50am 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 9/3242 I have replace the key cylinder and the start button..... but still have this nagging intermittant "
Bottom Paint SweetTrade at 9:46am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1166 I am repainting the bottom of my Hunter 23. Its year round in the waters of North Carolina in bracki
Catalina 25-trailer pa-sailor at 12:27pm 09.06.07 Smaller Boats 0/1096 Where can I purchase a used trailer for a swing-keel Catalina 25. Location- Northern Jersey, NE PA
Anti Foul Lateral Ballast at 2:13pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1063 Can any one recommend an antifoul? My trailer hasn't got rollers if that has an affect or any tips,
Wind Vane Lateral Ballast at 2:10pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/891 Can any one advise a manufacture for a wind vane that is suitable for the removable mast?
Standing Rigging - Part 2 Richard Deep at 1:59pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/892 Earlier this year, I posted a question about when to replace the standing rigging. I got a lot of g
Batteries Hissing gr8_2_av8 at 3:20pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1126 I ran the engine for about an hour last night, then after shut down I notice that one of the batteri
Waste line replacement Tang07 at 3:32pm 09.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1058 I have an 81 catalina 30 and have noticed that the waste line going from the tank to the maserator p
Lake Pontchartrain & Rigolets to Mississippi Sound Persy at 10:39pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1542 I would like to move my boat back from Pensacola to Lake Pontchartrain in a couple of weeks. I rece
Diesel additive Deadline at 10:53pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1228 Has anyone had success with Valvtect Diesel Guard, a seemingly all-purpose additive to clean injecto
getting access to the starboard lazerette H31 pimerese at 11:17pm 09.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/989 While chasing down a leak the other day I started thinking how much easier it would be if I had easy
Exhaust stain on stern Roger F at 11:34pm 09.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/995 I am looking for suggestions and/or recommendations for product to use to remove the exhaust stains
Roller Furling on a Sandpiper 565 (1) Willybdriver at 11:59pm 09.04.07 Other Sailboats 16/4821 A friend and I recently acquired Sandpiper #907. There was a lot of extra gear supplied including th
Extra Holding Tank Mark Mynsberge at 12:43am 09.05.07 Big Boats 6/942 A 25 gal holding tank is just to small if you are going to anchor out for any length of time and tha
Couldn't pass this up - Boat 2.0 (1) Jim Seamans at 2:14am 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1003 I'll wait for version 4.11JimS/V Java
High Wind Preparedness renom2 at 2:46am 09.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/942 Now that we officially have the first storm brewing in the Atlantic I wanted to see what the best wa
Bow Thruster Pirate9127 at 2:52am 09.05.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/868 Robert Lally posted a review of the 473 and stated that he had a problem with his bow thruster on hi
Rebedding plexi/lexan/polycarbonate fixed windows tkanzler at 2:59am 09.05.07 Big Boats 7/2181 I need to fix some leaking fixed ports on my H340, which are similar to the 310 and presumably other
Heeling Kevin at 4:26am 09.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1031 I have a question about my Oday Mariner. I am fairly new to sailing and seem to do pretty well with
ODAY 25 - trailer, how to convert from a motorboat Holograman at 5:51am 09.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1289 We purchased a used Oday 25 this year at a bargain price (which is the only way we could have afford

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Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (1) SV/Journey at 10:55am 03.24.21 I think your logic is a little faulty. The threads provide a path for the water to intrude into th
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations Rick486 at 10:47am 03.24.21 Hi everyone, we have a 2005 Hunter 36 sailboat (bought last summer). We sail on the Great Lakes, pr
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port Tom J at 10:43am 03.24.21 PS I've attached some photos, one thing to mention is that we have switched from the bolts shown to
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 10:39am 03.24.21 Is this image the outside, or water side of this joint?
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' kloudie1 at 10:29am 03.24.21 note that it is not retroactive so those of us who have older motors (I have two, a 1967 and a 1981)
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications John Marrone at 10:19am 03.24.21 Walking Away Appreciate the Heads Up.....................
Sail cover insignia Ward H at 10:17am 03.24.21 I added the CD ones to my sail cover in 2018. By the third season the white is mildewed and looks li
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' SV/Journey at 10:17am 03.24.21 Most sailboat owners own dinghys so this certainly does apply to sailboat owners. We see a lot of ho
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations Justin_NSA at 10:15am 03.24.21 Practical Sailor has several articles on MOB techniques and equipment. Some information ill surprise
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (1) SV/Journey at 10:02am 03.24.21 Yes this is the outside where the rudder goes into the hull. Here's another photo.
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations (1) jon hansen at 9:51am 03.24.21 M.O.M. onboard. throw pads. throw lines. whistle and light on every life jacket. boat hooks, drag
Sail cover insignia Jacomo Sailor at 9:49am 03.24.21 Are they iron on vinyl, or embroidered? They are a single piece of red Sunbrella fabric screen pri
Spring Cruise 2021 Michael Davis at 9:41am 03.24.21
1989 Catalina 22 "New Design" Bulkhead Templates? Leeward Rail at 9:34am 03.24.21 @Aeolos. Havent found those old bulkheads so far. Unless they are in back of the shed, that i have y
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (1) dLj at 9:28am 03.24.21 Is this image the outside, or water side of this joint?
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 9:26am 03.24.21 :facepalm:
Sail cover insignia Jacktar at 9:23am 03.24.21 Are they iron on vinyl, or embroidered?
Spring Cruise 2021 jssailem at 9:21am 03.24.21 I have been busy doing my civic duty, serving on the Grand Jury. One learns a lot about the seedy pa
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port FastOlson at 9:09am 03.24.21 We used acetone to clean the areas and surfaces. Is lacquer thinner better? We also used releasing
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' Richard19068 at 9:06am 03.24.21 Probably not an issue for most sailboats Q12. Do I need to keep the Engine Cut-Off Switch Link a

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