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Teak oil on non teak surface Tony Litvak at 11:08am 06.13.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2168 Last year, I varnished my tiller and sadly to say, I'm begining to see the varnish chip away. Inste
mixing elbow rtmccue at 10:14am 06.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1050 Im trying to replace the mixing elbow on my 1997 376. 3JH2E the inlet fitting is too small does any
Rotten Stringers Nathan Needel at 8:47pm 06.11.07 Seidelmann 3/1743 I have discovered that the stringers on my S37 are exposed on the bottom.That is when they glassed
Gas engines, am I being over cautious? Andy at 10:26pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1567 Simple question. Looking to get a boat that is a bit larger, I have seen a lot of nice boats (I like
Weather Helm Cheers14182 at 10:35pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1410 About two years ago I managed to put our Legend 40 hard aground. The result was no apparent hull d
Frozen Headstay Turnbuckle Corey16781 at 11:20pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1693 Hi;My headstay turnbuckle is frozen and a couple of shots of WD-40 have not yet been able to loose
41 DS sailor5017 at 11:28pm 06.11.07 Big Boats 7/1332 We are very seriously considering the purchase of a 41DS Any one have any comments for us to think
Trailer brakes (again) Dan D at 11:39pm 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1046 Yesterday I moved my axle back 12" as has been recommended by mr bill and several other folks in her
windlass alans at 11:44pm 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1098 hi, msprint 600 windlass will pull for about 10 seconds and then looses power as if battery is drain
Oday 37 Hatches Martin Bosman at 12:32am 06.12.07 Bigger Boats 4/1245 Dear Readers,It's time for me to replace my hatches in the Aft Cabin. The once on Port and Starboar
Soft Spots on Deck Dee23149 at 1:00am 06.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1890 Help and GuidanceMy husband and I are looking at a used (1987) 25 foot Catalina Sailboat. We are r
Bits and Pieces Stewart at 1:23am 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1544 Just got a fixer-upper, anyone have owner's manual for '73 22' MacGregor, and also need tiller and r
Bimiis and Booms J. Barrett at 1:27am 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/854 Can anyone advise of a good source for a bimini top for a 25? Or maybe any specific measurements tha
Shroud tension? Catalina 27- 1984 Bill Luksha at 1:50am 06.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/8460 What tension (per a Loos guage) should I have on my Shrouds on a 1984 Catalina 27 ???
Transon Ladder Charm at 2:17am 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/904 I am looking at putting a transom ladder on my "83 Mac 25'. I purchased a 2 step fold down ladder. A
Pumping Head Dry builds pressure @ pumpout diaphra theArchitect at 3:26am 06.12.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1956 I have an new old boat. When I pump the head dry the diaphram at the holding tank pumpout balloons
ever seen an oday rage its a bowrider/skiboat ? tgp8282 at 3:29am 06.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1063 i have an 89 o'day rage that i purchased it is a 19' bowrider/kiboat with an outboard has anyone eve
removing knot meter sending unit on 1989 42 catali philip vizzini at 4:11am 06.12.07 Big Boats 3/1377 is there an easy way to remove knot sending unit from hull. I just took delivery ofa 1989 catalina
Bowed mast Kyle Pulsifer at 4:05am 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2930 Last summer I bowed my mast. There are no kinks or anything, My father inlaw came down this past we
Deck Stepped Mast - Dish situation tcrespo at 4:34am 06.12.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1186 Hi all - I've got a 1975 O'Day 20 that has had a soft spot around the mast step for some time. The

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Anchoring near submarine pipelines? sail sfbay at 9:14am 10.07.21 That was my first reaction when I learned about the spill. As an aside, do over and underwater hydro
Sail help sail sfbay at 8:46am 10.07.21 Welcome to the forum!! The turbo sail is reportedly a 54-square-foot mylar sail with a full batten
Cetol gloss markwbird at 8:33am 10.07.21 No.
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? (1) sail sfbay at 8:07am 10.07.21 This UK site Yanmar 2GM20 Engine overhaul kit (parts4engines.com) sells a Yanmar 2GM20 engine overh
Companionway Hatch Storage justsomeguy at 8:04am 10.07.21 Mine fitted diagonally in the cabin portside aft.
Cetol gloss berner73 at 8:00am 10.07.21 The aesthetics are subjective, and I would fall on the other side of 31seahorse. I personally prefe
New J/9 Sailboat Codybear at 7:52am 10.07.21 I like the looks of it and I'm sure it would smoke a C275 upwind, but I see three issues that would
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 7:31am 10.07.21 199103
Maine Sail update Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27am 10.07.21 GoFundMe takes a 10% cut of all donations. Not true. According to their website there is no "platf
Maine Sail update (1) lehighsail at 7:06am 10.07.21 GoFundMe takes a 10% cut of all donations. Maybe better to go to MarineHowTo.com/support
Can't Imagine How This Would Feel DayDreamer41 at 6:45am 10.07.21 You can unmute the audio by clicking the speaker icon with the line through it.... The first vid I
Can't Imagine How This Would Feel cb32863 at 6:43am 10.07.21 So, this seems to have occured in St. Louis. Too bad there was no audio. Do you know what the out
Can't Imagine How This Would Feel DayDreamer41 at 5:56am 10.07.21 Did you see a mast? No, but the mast was probably shipped from the Chicago area to somewhere along
Can't Imagine How This Would Feel RoyS at 5:30am 10.07.21 Did you see a mast?
Cetol gloss 31seahorse at 5:23am 10.07.21 I like the satin/gentle gloss finish it already has. Will I be missing out on UV protection? Will
Best caulk for deadlight? SailingLoto at 4:45am 10.07.21 Dow 795
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Jim Legere at 3:41am 10.07.21 The Yanmar dealer locator shows five dealers under "Marine Recreational" in NB. I have found this pa
Water Heater hoses Gary Ryan at 3:30am 10.07.21 Thanks all, appreciate it!
B 311 bilge pump float switch Mechone at 2:34am 10.07.21 No, you are not correct. This boat only has a hose pickup for the pump in the shallow bilge. The
B 311 bilge pump float switch CliffM at 2:14am 10.07.21 If there is a bilge pump installed in the boat, you already have the wiring necessary to either ins

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