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Debbie at 11:09am 02.10.06
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Has anyone used Island Girl Products for cleaning their 170 hull/removing oxidation? In March we wi
Donalex at 10:44am 02.10.06
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Hi Phil, I applaud your continuous development of this site. One detail which might be worth doing
chas1776 at 10:26am 02.10.06
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Does anyone know where to get replacement toe rail for a 322 oday?
Tom Heiting at 10:07am 02.10.06
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I recently inherited an 8hp 2 stroke Nissan which appears to be less than five years old. Can anyone
Morris Covin at 9:34am 02.10.06
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I have a Hunter 30 with a Yanmar 2GM20F. Is there an easy way to remove the wood cover/housing to a
jeff10600 at 8:35am 02.10.06
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the luff extrusion clips that hold the pices together as they go up the forestay are failing and th
Rcman4u2 at 8:17am 02.10.06
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I am planning a trip to Bimini for the first week of June 2006. I have never been and would really
Taylor at 7:24am 02.10.06
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My boat is stored on a bouy. I just bought her in November, and I've now realized that I did not f
Taylor at 6:58am 02.10.06
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I've just bought a new boat, a 46' sloop with two heads. The waste hoses appear to be quite old, a
tom h at 6:57am 02.10.06
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When I go the Irwin 37 centerboarder, there was a big CLUNK everytime I turned the boat with the cen
Andrew at 6:36am 02.10.06
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I own a 2005 Beneteau 331. In some sea conditons the lift keel makes a pounding noise as though it i
Steve at 6:36am 02.10.06
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I have owned a 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5 for the past several years. I have done a lot of minor upgrad
Rick at 6:27am 02.10.06
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We have two Lewmar #43 2 speed winches, pre-1980, that each need a spacer between the sleeve roller
Sailor Tim at 3:37am 02.10.06
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I would like to add a teak floor grate in the head compartment to my 361. I think it would be a nice
Dave 1265 at 3:36am 02.10.06
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Going to trailer the boat from New Smyrna to Orlando. Going to float it onto the trailer - not worki
james bennett at 3:02am 02.10.06
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need to buy some toe rail damaged in Katrina
uploadjoe at 2:43am 02.10.06
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I am just wondering if anyone has one of the premade Bimini's from this site? We have a 25.5 and we
PY charlie at 2:05am 02.10.06
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As I was surfing the forums gathering information, I came across this statement--------- "glass hul
Rob at 1:41am 02.10.06
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I've been watching the Volvo Cup race coverage. I have one observation and question. These boats are
skipperbill at 12:27am 02.10.06
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I just purchased a 1974 27' Catalina. In the galley there is a 2burner Primus stove. I think it is

Recent Replies

New outboard?
kendyoozed at 5:02am 05.29.21
got the parts in and the motor fired up in less than 2 seconds. No leaks and it seemed to run well.
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane
sailme88 at 4:19am 05.29.21
Had my Autoprop rebuilt last year ( before COVID) Because of an overheating issue all last year I w
Don't want to sink my boat!
kloudie1 at 3:28am 05.29.21
As the ball is rotating, the valve body is open because the ball opening is bypassing its seal.. whi
Bow Anchor Roller for Macgregor 25
justsomeguy at 3:25am 05.29.21
Do I even need an anchor roller on a Mac 25 IMO, no.
Don't want to sink my boat!
justsomeguy at 3:18am 05.29.21
N'est pas? N'est pas. Gracias. Yep, what else are o-rings for?
Don't want to sink my boat!
Rick486 at 2:46am 05.29.21
@Rick486 , did you mean to write something, or were you alerting me of replies? Don's reply has cal
Length of stock winch handle
Larry O at 10:50pm 05.28.21
The manual uses the winch. How do you raise the mast?
Length of stock winch handle
Larry O at 10:48pm 05.28.21
Are you raising the mast right? The H26 system is designed to not need a winch, let alone a bigger
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today
Jumpstart at 9:24pm 05.28.21
The water temp is a lot colder today. A couple of days of 25-35knot NE winds and the bottom has turn
Sail Track Lubricant   (1)
thinwater at 8:58pm 05.28.21
In the P-S articles I referenced earlier there were a couple of similar ideas. Run a cleaning rag u
Sail Track Lubricant
Tedd at 8:48pm 05.28.21
some of us do not want silicone of any kind on our sailboats. I'm interested why that would be.
Don't want to sink my boat!
rgranger at 8:38pm 05.28.21
Keep a plug handy for piece of mind.
methyl hydrate
rgranger at 8:34pm 05.28.21
- but be aware the fumes are poisonous Since the alcohol "stove fuel" at the $$ "marine" store is
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced?
Tom J at 8:28pm 05.28.21
I just ran a wire from the engine to the engine instrument pod. It was pretty easy to do. As I reca
Help me Understand Batteries
MikeHoncho at 8:20pm 05.28.21
On a side note. I installed a Balmar Sc200. It seems to be the best opportunity to remove some of th
Help me Understand Batteries
Head Sail at 8:17pm 05.28.21
I think it's saying for example, to get to a DoD of 50% in 1hr, a fully charged battery under load w
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane
MikeHoncho at 7:59pm 05.28.21
Well after almost a year I finally got the prop on. I ended up designing and building a dive hookah
iMarine USA Review
MikeHoncho at 7:50pm 05.28.21
Circling back to this thread. I purchased a radar, bracket, Balmar alt and ext regulator and a Balma

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