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2000 Oceanis boom part (2) Winsome 461 at 5:19pm 05.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/665 Looking to replace a piece of the traveler car for a 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 461. If anyone happens to
Jerk (1) rgranger at 3:29pm 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3351 Went to do some work on my boat today and found this... well actually found something was absent
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 MySong at 2:21pm 05.09.21 Smaller Boats 15/1645 The plate that my motor mounts on is badly cracked and I need to make or buy a new one. Complicating
Marinas in the Chesapeake gnzoidberg at 1:05pm 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2343 Hi everybody, I am looking for a marina in the Chesapeake area for the summer and into the fall. It
H40.5 Forward Head sump circuit shorted. edguy3 at 12:06pm 05.09.21 Big Boats 7/829 I have a '95 Hunter 40.5 and have just replaced the sump in the forward head. Seems there is a shor
Rhodes 19 electric / solar charging rbaevergreen at 11:42am 05.09.21 Day Sailers 0/689 I'm hoping to add an electric bilge pump to my Rhodes 19 (perhaps one on each side of the centerboar
The joys of reefing on our 26C Nashville_Blues at 11:30am 05.09.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/895 We purchased one of the new Lite-Skin sails from BWY with two reefing points and I wanted to share o
Sabre 34 Centerboard Outeast at 11:25am 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1075 I am revitalizing an '84 Sabre 34 with a shoal draft and centerboard. The centerboard cable snapped.
Catalina 22? For Sale SV_GALATEIA at 10:24am 05.09.21 Catalina 22 1/1009 Hi all, I live way up at the tip of lower Michigan, in Cheboygan. Driving through town last week I
Max Prop - shaft and hub tightness wsconner at 10:04am 05.09.21 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1271 I had my max prop classic reconditioned this winter and re-installing was fairly straightfoward. Ho
Hunter 460/466 Hydrovane (1) Scallywagger at 10:00am 05.09.21 Big Boats 11/2714 Hello. I have just purchased Ghostly Goose which will soon become my new Casper.I am also purchasing
H260 Forestay reefing removal? GBGraham at 2:47am 05.09.21 Smaller Boats 2/709 My H260 is fitted with a Plastimo 608 foresail reefing system. I would like to remove and service th
PSS replacement job jonelli at 12:18am 05.09.21 Catalina 30 3/1007 I had an old PSS seal that I wanted to change out. I ordered a new one based on recommendations from
Detroit River transport Jumpstart at 8:02pm 05.08.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2467 Planning trip upriver from Detroit light to Jefferson Beach (Safe Harbor) Marina on Lake St Clair. A
The simplest things ... (3) pclarksurf at 7:46pm 05.08.21 Catalina 22 0/622 Make me happy ! Last long road trip last season I managed to shear off the zerk flush with the sp
SD50 cooling water intake valve jimcowell at 7:38pm 05.08.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/814 I have an SD50, with Yanmar factory water intake valve. On the valve stem near the top end there i
D&R MARINE: Still in business? TPN at 6:59pm 05.08.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3587 I have been unable to get any response to inquiries of D'R Marine, in Assonet, Mass. D'R has been a
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? (2) SeaTR at 5:30pm 05.08.21 Smaller Boats 21/1871 Howdy, After 13 years of work / sail, I'm (finally) looking to change out the OEM main sheet travel
stereo head replacement on catalina 350 NY_QT at 5:16pm 05.08.21 Big Boats 0/731 Hi all! Just bought a 2005 Catalina 350. Replaced the OEM JBL stereo today with a new Kensington. W
H23.5 1993 (1) joetr1955 at 2:05pm 05.08.21 Smaller Boats 8/1283 Mast rivets loose on the mast base . Are they 3/16 ??? Aluminum or stainless ??? Anyone have solutio

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The holy grail of all questions nautical justsomeguy at 10:15am 04.06.25 Silica gel is absolutely rechargeable. Standard practice in commercial scale dehumidification proce
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? Foswick at 10:01am 04.06.25 Bleach would not be in my top 10 list of cleaners for that job. But, I will say that if you felt lik
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 04.06.25 Perhaps you may be able to back up a step and find something less aggressive to use on the non-slip
The holy grail of all questions nautical dlochner at 10:00am 04.06.25 All TP is not alike. What kind of TP is being used? We only use good quality (Scott) single ply TP a
The holy grail of all questions nautical thinwater at 9:57am 04.06.25 My thoughts almost exactly. I'd use a rechargeable desiccant. Silica gel is absolutely rechargeabl
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 Foswick at 9:53am 04.06.25 I should also add that they are not perfecly flat. There is about 1/2 curvature in the surface from
The holy grail of all questions nautical justsomeguy at 9:47am 04.06.25 Add a silica moisture absorbing packet to your zip lock bag. I use them in all my non food sealed c
The holy grail of all questions nautical Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 04.06.25 I was actually thinking more along the lines of the often filthy water - but to your point, that co
Maxwell 22 2 speed winch rebuild parts kloudie1 at 9:31am 04.06.25 Not good news.. This is on the internet.. I tried to get some parts for my Maxwell 21 winches and fo
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 9:26am 04.06.25 For the most part , our boat sits on a mooring on the western side of Lake Michigan . The water rare
Selden in mast question dlochner at 9:22am 04.06.25 The only time the angle matters is when furling or unfurling the sail. In the marina, get it high en
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 9:19am 04.06.25 It shouldn't need much tension, just make sure the boom is level. Even a few degrees off will cause
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BigEasy at 9:09am 04.06.25
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? dlochner at 8:41am 04.06.25 Are your decks teak? One solution might be "Formula B" a borax and washing soda solution that will
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:36am 04.06.25 I'd be concerned with bleach on raw wood. It does depend upon the wood and I don't know for teak. B
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? dLj at 8:21am 04.06.25 I'd be concerned with bleach on raw wood. It does depend upon the wood and I don't know for teak. Bu
SPRING BREAK - Weather (1) jssailem at 8:16am 04.06.25 Sunday Morning in the PacificNW has rain falling on the agenda. A wet start for the Spring Break w
Selden in mast question dlochner at 8:12am 04.06.25 Maybe we just need to keep a LOT of tension to get it tight onto the furler as we start out... It
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 8:07am 04.06.25 Free up the boom vang, and make sure you have the ratchet at the mast engaged before you wind it in
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 04.06.25 Thanks Dave. I'm not actually using it on the teak, just the nonskid of the deck, but as i wash it

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