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Diesel Fuel through the winter sl22andre at 10:57am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1359 I purchased a boat this winter, I know the oil/filters were changed during the fall haul out, but cu
Keel stepped mast Pat T at 10:56am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1748 I am ready to commission my new used boat in 10 days. It has a keel stepped mast. My last boat was d
New Water Heater Needed Chris7543 at 9:41am 04.30.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1334 Hi All, It's time to replace the water heater in my 321. It has an Atwood ehm6 (6gal) currently.
Sacrificial zinc Pat T at 9:35am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1002 I pulled the zinc out of my engine to replace with a new one and it looked like half of it was gone.
Jabsco toilet doesn't take in water BarryL at 12:38pm 04.30.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1463 Hello,After putting my boat back in the water, all is good. Except, the head doesn't pump water in
blister on gelcoat JB at 1:01pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/954 I just took off shrink rhap ownly to find a lot blister bubles on wight gelcoat how do i fix this or
Entertainment while boating! Jason at 1:31pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1315 Hi all, i am interested in installing a Cd player in our sailboat, has anyone done this and have sug
Lowering gooseneck on mast Jeff Wessel at 2:00pm 04.30.06 Day Sailers 9/1761 Well, I have received my sliding gooseneck from Dwyer. I slid it into the track just to see the fit
Window shopping ex-admin at 12:11pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 20/1774 Some sailors are always in the market for a new boat. Many are quite content with the boat they've s
pin for genoa sliding block (1) sseibert3 at 12:09pm 04.30.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/1572 Need to find a replacement pin for my port slip block for my genoa sheet line. I believe the block
Cooler Shelf Bob Silsbee at 12:03pm 04.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/893 My wife and I just bought our first sdailboat, a 1986 Hunter 25.5. While cleaning and making it our
Airforce Sails? Sail Numbers for mainsail?? JibeMama at 3:07pm 04.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1089 I am thinking of ordering an "off the shelf" mainsail for my 1982 Catalina 27 from Airforce sails.
Hunter 146/170 Mast, Boom Foaming / Noodling - done!! Tereza at 2:42pm 04.30.06 Day Sailers 8/2322 Finally did it...took about 2 hours actual time, though if you factor in all the staring and creativ
Painting the cabin mrader at 2:36pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5970 I want to repaint the cabin on my boat. The guy at our local sail shop said we can use regular enam
Rudder dimensions mrader at 2:33pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1367 I bought my first sailboat a couple of weeks ago. It is an Aquarius 23. Someone replaced the rudde
Catalina 22 Masthead Help kanak67 at 4:21pm 04.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1423 I will be stepping the mast to install the VHF antenna, Windex, and anchor light. I purchased from
What Is Your Favorite Beneteau? Phil at 9:00pm 04.28.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1338 I know what my favorite Beneteau is...the 42s7...she's a beauty. Tell me about yours. When I finally
wind instrument Kerry13709 at 9:52pm 04.28.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1006 I am looking at replaceing a broken wind system by NKE. I am considering the Raymarine system, st60
Anchor chain caliber Ersin14832 at 11:51pm 04.28.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1576 I have a Beneteau 361. My boat's chain is 60 meter 10mm caliber. I will change my chain 100 meter cr
Best source for saving $ on a new main TSnyder at 11:29pm 04.28.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/884 I am in need of a new main for my 91 Mac 26S. What do you recommend?

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What Varnish for Cabin Sole? AlastairLC at 9:24am 06.11.21 model railroad ballast sand works very well We must share hobbies. :)
12v Fridge/Freezer Tedd at 9:11am 06.11.21 Fridge mode mine uses about 1ah once cooled down Thanks, @ronhanson01 , that's what I'm looking fo
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville JRacer at 9:08am 06.11.21
Keeping the bugs out. sail sfbay at 8:58am 06.11.21 Ouch, what a mess!! Dirt dobbers, or mud wasps as we call them, love your boat because it has spide
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install (1) Ward H at 8:57am 06.11.21 Here is a diagram I made when planning my boats instrument system. I believe you can connect you
12v Fridge/Freezer ronhanson01 at 8:46am 06.11.21 It will draw 1amp/hr on average. So compare that to your power storage
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville kloudie1 at 8:43am 06.11.21 Always good to meet fellow forum guys. Jmce1587 came by yesterday to say hello. We had a fine chat;
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic Hello Below at 8:43am 06.11.21 Looking for the male NMEA connection to connect a Raymic to the pedestal. The Raymarine model is Ra
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? Jollyroger at 8:42am 06.11.21 One of my articles on the subject of restoring a cabin sole was published in Cruising World a year a
12v Fridge/Freezer Stu Jackson at 8:41am 06.11.21 I've been trying to find out what the current draw of these things is. I couldn't find it on their
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 8:36am 06.11.21 195066
Recommendation for a good TV dmax at 8:34am 06.11.21 That Majestic looks nice, quite spendy though, I have one of these (12V) and it has worked well the
reefing blocks for oday 322 jibmayhem at 8:33am 06.11.21 Dave and Greg thank you for you responses. Greg I have watched a lot of your youtube videos. They
H310 heeling Ward H at 8:23am 06.11.21 I was taught that if you're thinking about reefing, you should have been. Several sailors here on t
311 additional battery locations Eleven at 8:22am 06.11.21 Welcome to the forum. Check this thread for 311 battery locations. My 2 additional batteries are n
Grampian 26 centerboard removeal help!! Ann at 8:11am 06.11.21 Hello... I'm afraid I haven't figured out how this forum works, can't see any answers here... But I'
Recommendation for a good TV Sailfanatic at 8:07am 06.11.21 You do want to use a 12 v tv. Plugging a tv into an inverter is an energy hog unless you live on sho
Question about Jib Furling System Sailfanatic at 8:03am 06.11.21 I own a 1987 O'Day 272. The UV cover on jib/genoa began to un-stitch so after much research, lowere
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install marchem at 8:02am 06.11.21
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? Sailfanatic at 7:58am 06.11.21 You want to use a good marine3 varnish with UV protection. Even the amounts of sun that get through

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