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teak deck black spot Annoyed owner at 7:17am 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 6/5153 Hope you can helpI have the cockpit floor and seats of my boat finished in teak. About 6 months ag
Trying to find the brand of this ailboat (1) Jamyl at 9:33am 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1139 HiI will like someone who nows the brand of this sailboat I only have the picture of the sail logo
Solar Charger Chuck Turner15902 at 11:07am 06.23.07 Catalina 22 9/1466 I am installing a small Sunsei solar charger on my 22 Sport. I could use any input on how to run th
And now maybe someone can help me to identify... (1) Dick Dixon at 10:40am 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1412 My Kirie Elite 37 has this access (see photo) over the top of the rudder shaft. Unfortunately I've
Homemade Rail Seats - Answer to Mounting Question (1) Dick Dixon at 10:31am 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1094 A week or so ago, I posted a photo of rear rails seats I made for my boat. Many of you wanted to kn
Which is the right position for the dry/wet valve? Chris at 10:19am 06.23.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1392 Peggy, you answered this once before and I forgot to write this down. Do I keep the valve in the d
Help for Painting with Perfection from Interlux Gladiator at 11:39am 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2072 I am trying to paint my fiberglass boat with Perfection (from Interlux) my hull (topside).I selecte
Newprot 16 Lynn14745 at 11:22am 06.23.07 Trailer Sailors 0/1556 Just bought a used 1976 Newport 16 (perhaps Neptune 16). Would like to touch base with anyone who ow
Lectrasan not working Bob of SF at 11:53am 06.23.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6058 Well, I was directed to Peggy Hall here for Lectrasan questions, although any help by anyone would b
Out haul Catalina 22 Julie at 12:23pm 06.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2021 I just bought a 22 and put her together, as she was trailered and broken down for storage. Upon set
H26 Trailer Question pmeyers at 12:59pm 06.23.07 Smaller Boats 19/1101 I'm about to hit the road for about 1200 mile tow. I have the factory trailer for the H26 which ha
The names gotta go but... SEADANCE at 1:49pm 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1946 As of about two hours ago, Peter and I are the owners of a 1979 33 foot Hunter named "Gin Mill". She
Cruising northern Green Bay and Lake Michigan Bruce20825 at 2:55pm 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1070 Co-Skipper Bill and I will be cruising Michigan's Garden Peninsula at the head of Lake Michigan. We
Sailing the 4th (1) 70623 at 3:17pm 06.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1025 OK, I'll try this again. I will be sailing out of Grand Traverse Bay Mi. on the 3rd or 4th. Any-one
San Francisco bay sailors Roger at 4:29pm 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1026 Question for San Francisco bay sailors:To visit SF for sailing, what months would typically be the
VHF Radio & GPS thubbard84 at 4:10pm 06.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1049 I have a Uniden Solara VHF radio that has the DSC feature. How exactly do you "hook up" a GPS to it?
Hunter 23 Stanchions William Best at 4:55pm 06.23.07 Smaller Boats 1/1291 I am wondering if anyone knows of a source for replacing my two starboard stanchions. I have been un
Espar heater not coming on uptownsteve at 3:19pm 06.23.07 Big Boats 6/1621 I have recently purchased a 2003 Hunter 386 in Vancouver Canada. The Espar heating system was workin
Rub Rail ulpilotrmh at 8:23pm 06.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1003 When I upgraded my rub rail to the newer wide rail I asked CD tech support how many sections of the
Vented Loops Terry Stewart at 8:43pm 06.21.07 Catalina 310 3/1438 Our marine head appears to have a siphon created where water still fills the bowl (about half way) w

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C25 cabin sole soft spots SailingLoto at 11:24am 09.04.21 Thank you for the advice! I will check it out. As a c25 owner that only weighs 160lbs, the sole in
sailboat refrigerator units jeepbluetj at 11:19am 09.04.21 I wouldn't use a water cooled unit anywhere but possibly the tropics (and likely not there, either).
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Mark Maulden at 11:14am 09.04.21 Where is your raw water strainer wrt the waterline? If it is high, do you have air in it?
thru hole replacement (1) Mechone at 11:04am 09.04.21 I'm on the hard. the outside flange is cracked although the brass valve doesn't seem to want to c
Rudder bearings H34 DeniseO30 at 10:57am 09.04.21 McMaster-Carr my go-to or anything industrial or unique they have all kinds of sleeve bearings plast
Bilge pump placement on my H376. Diablito at 10:54am 09.04.21 Thank you artboas. The Whale Ic will definitely do the job. It will be a great addition to the bilge
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Head Sail at 10:53am 09.04.21 Did you replace the impeller with the same brand that was "spun"? I had the same problem with the b
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Richard19068 at 10:45am 09.04.21 Have you pulled off the heat exchanger cover to check for debris there?
FreeJib Sail twodzusfittings at 10:13am 09.04.21 But who reads the first line on any posting HA HA HA
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 9:55am 09.04.21 Where is your boat? I looked around the yard but didn't see a Hunter 260. I'm heading out for a coup
Near Miss in Port Huron Murgatroid at 9:38am 09.04.21 There is another factor I see, it looks like a lot closer passing then it is due to telephoto lens c
Why does Hunter have a bad name? Stu Hudson at 9:26am 09.04.21 Because Hunter Marlow dumped on all the Hunter owners who purchased their boats before HM took over.
Marinco Solar Vent Installation (1) Rick D at 9:19am 09.04.21 I installed a replacement in my hatch. I had two others over 22 years. I didn't have to cut it, but
new Javelin owner sail sfbay at 8:58am 09.04.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Post pics and let us know how she s
H41 losing coolant somewhere Nachismo at 8:50am 09.04.21 Nodak7 nailed it! A tiny crank of the aft drain valve & no more disappearing coolant! THANKS!
thru hole replacement sunlover at 8:31am 09.04.21 ............ Would it be a reasonable expectation to pull it out and run over to West Marine?.......
Marinco Solar Vent Installation seadaddler at 8:23am 09.04.21 Are you drill with hole saw or note and if using hole go slow the heat will melt some of the plasti
Marinco Solar Vent Installation sail sfbay at 7:43am 09.04.21 My two cents: Remove the hatch Tape both top and bottom Clamp a piece of wood on the back side Dri
thru hole replacement sail sfbay at 7:40am 09.04.21 ............ Would it be a reasonable expectation to pull it out and run over to West Marine?.......
Catalina 315 Instruments stephen_i_w at 7:32am 09.04.21 I personally prefer dedicated instruments. Whenever the weather turns ugly or some other unexpected

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