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Garmin striker 4 SailingLoto at 3:59am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2840 i was looking for just a round depth finder for my boat, and came across the Garmin Striker 4 on sal
Y25-II chainplate leak/bulkhead repair drew_d at 1:16am 01.18.21 Yamaha 1/601 i'd had a suspicion i had a leak this winter, and i finally caught my chainplates actively leaking a
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE (5) wyndcatcherowner at 8:19pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 10/3888 My partner and I just bought our first boat. It was the first boat that we looked at, and to be hone
Battery panel 2.0 (1) kpgraci at 7:35pm 01.17.21 Day Sailers 2/719 Just finished rebuilding my battery charging panel for my Oday 22 after my last set of batteries die
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 6:00pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1909 My "new to me" old Cal 27 has a Kenyon 219 - 2 burner propane cook top. The PO had a 20# tank conne
Brand new coolant pump fail. Skipper at 5:31pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 7/584 I posted previously about the coolant pump failing after only 5 years. Original had lasted 31 years.
Yanmar 3YM30 Tach Lead Optical or Lead off Alternator mytime at 5:28pm 01.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/998 We purchased a 2007 Hunter 33 without a working hour meter. The previous owner kept excellent mainte
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 4:47pm 01.17.21 Bigger Boats 26/4198 Anyone familiar with the hull construction/layup at the keelson? is it balsa core as per the remaind
Advice for grinding out and tabbing in a new bulkhead michaelapk at 4:08pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2133 Looking for some guidance on preparing the inside of the hull for tabbing in a new forward bulkhead.
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Sethsdad1965 at 3:58pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2747 Hello all! This summer I replace the Impeller on my Sherwood twice after it failed. I recently upg
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 2:28pm 01.17.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1869 I just installed two brand new Trojan T-105's in series. I noticed when i was charging them at work
What's going on with the end of our traveler? (3) pmbuck at 2:02pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1098 We are refitting a 1973 C'C 39. Our traveler appears to have serious metal corrosion on the large me
Odd requirement in boat insurance Dr. D at 1:29pm 01.17.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2708 Due to a "Practical Sailor" article, I reread my Geico boat insurance policy. The insurance does not
41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 11:45am 01.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1544
Curtain Rod Alternatives? ShawnL at 9:55am 01.17.21 Catalina 22 2/1033 The curtain rod in my 72 Catalina (the one separating the head 'compartment') has about had it. The
Owners Manual Moondog 43 at 9:02am 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 3/898 We have a 1985 43ft Center Cockpit Morgan and are looking for an owners manual for it. Any suggestio
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') Beachdog2 at 7:04am 01.17.21 Day Sailers 13/3472 I have a 1989 O'day and would like a way to keep my anchor where it should be, on the bow of the boa
Number of angels on the head of a pin! (1) Pagan Baby at 6:46am 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 2/612 Or fittings on top of the mast. I have my mast down this winter for reworking and am trying to figu
PSS DRIPLESS question barnstormer at 6:33am 01.17.21 Catalina 30 11/2053 Looking to replace pss dripless on my 1987 catalina 30 tr, need to know stern shaft log dia. I tried
C309 Spreader Deck light Pompadi at 11:24pm 01.16.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/853 Hi all, Does anyone know the bulb size / type for the deck light . Probably go led if there's one th

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Is your boat haunted? dLj at 6:43pm 10.29.24 Sounds like a raccoon got into your boat and left. spoil sport... LOL dj
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 6:23pm 10.29.24 I had a boat that was on the hard and up for sale. There was an inquiry and we arranged to look at
Stuffing box wrench size question Tally Ho at 6:13pm 10.29.24 I used standard pipe wrenches (short, small ones). The only issue I had was getting them side by si
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please markymac1961 at 5:35pm 10.29.24 Oops - rudder stock was glassed to the stbd side, with little attachment to the port side... but th
Stuffing box wrench size question Terry Cox at 5:34pm 10.29.24 Skimping on wrenches has not worked well for me over the years. Our stuffing box, that has a 1.25" p
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please Jan_H at 5:02pm 10.29.24 Oops - rudder stock was glassed to the stbd side, with little attachment to the port side... but the
Stuffing box wrench size question JoeWhite at 5:02pm 10.29.24 Yes, I use two of what Richard suggested. The packing size is 1/4", 3 rings.
Stuffing box wrench size question (1) TimFromLI at 5:01pm 10.29.24 I've used this with some success as well as crow foot wrenches. The good thing about the crow foot i
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please Jan_H at 4:57pm 10.29.24 Hi Mark - Based on my correspondence with David Walker (of Foss Foam) last year, Hunter took over ma
Is your boat haunted? william24424 at 4:26pm 10.29.24 Either a ghost or a thief. I left my boat @ Christies dock in Newport., a once happening bar with la
Water based Spar Eurethane william24424 at 4:10pm 10.29.24
Water based Spar Eurethane (2) jssailem at 4:06pm 10.29.24 1. Can I use this product on my teak toe rails? 2. Inside the sailboat on the teak trim pieces? 3
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please markymac1961 at 4:06pm 10.29.24 Mark, Your rudder was most likely manufactured by Foss Foam in Florida (www.newrudders.com). I re
Is your boat haunted? FDL S2 at 3:58pm 10.29.24
Water based Spar Eurethane dlochner at 2:25pm 10.29.24 Can I use this product on my teak toe rails? Inside the sailboat on the teak trim pieces? Can I use
Black tank overboard discharge.... Richard19068 at 2:20pm 10.29.24 Likely would fail a CG inspection, eh? Probably okay. I don't think there are any coast guard reg
Stuffing box wrench size question Richard19068 at 2:16pm 10.29.24 I'd probably get two of these: https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/wrenches/pipe-wrenches/14-i
Stuffing box wrench size question yelkenli at 2:11pm 10.29.24 I also meant to ask if anyone knows the size of the GTU packing that is needed for this particular s
Is your boat haunted? dlochner at 2:02pm 10.29.24 Yup ! About five years ago left the boat on a Sunday night, and as I always do gave the entire boat
Water based Spar Eurethane dLj at 1:52pm 10.29.24 I don't know for sure, but I believe using a water based over an oil based is OK but not the inverse

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