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Don't neglect your air filter odaydokay at 10:00am 07.31.20 Engines and Propulsion 11/1115 I used to be religious about changing the foam rubber filter element in my Universal M12, first year
Adventure Bob J. at 9:25am 07.31.20 Ask All Sailors 2/363 I was lucky enough to have my son spend four days with me anchored over at Hollbrook Island. Before
DC Phillipi Circuit Panel Breakers Jeff Tirey at 8:56am 07.31.20 Bavaria 3/2496 Does anyone in the Bavaria sailboat community know where one can find individual circuit breakers fo
Hunter 1991 35.5' Legend blaser1234 at 7:55am 07.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/338 Any tricks for removing fiberglass access panel for shower faucet replacement? Have started to cut c
EEE SAH EEE AHS TheSoggyDollar at 6:35am 07.31.20 Catalina 22 10/668 Still new here and want to do things right... Soggy is docked at McCotters Marina in Washington, NC
Stripping Bottom Paint Dan Hunter 28.5 at 7:26pm 07.30.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1005 I am in the process of stripping the bottom paint off my Hunter 28.5 sail boat. The two West Marine
Trailer for Oday 25' Jakegt117 at 7:19pm 07.30.20 Trailer Sailors 5/1187
Identify this wire (1) andrewgswitzer at 3:42pm 07.30.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/821 I know this wire goes here. I just don't know what it is. It is on the front of a yanmar 2gm. Is it
Insulating our Hunter Fridge BugOutBoat at 10:02am 07.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1203 We would like to replace the insulation around our Hunter 460 fridge. We'd like to hear from anyone
New Bedford, MA local knowledge? jviss at 9:24am 07.30.20 Ask All Sailors 17/936 Hi there, Thinking of visiting New Bedford next week. Anyone familiar with sailing there, taking a
Shifting issues Beneteau 373 at 9:06am 07.30.20 Ask All Sailors 5/681 Hello. We purchased our Beneteau 373 sailing boat a year ago. On the first day the shifter will not
Vacuflush to Fresh Head change over kellysails at 8:40am 07.30.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2809 Hello, My first post on Sailboat Owners forum. I have been a SN member for years but I hear that
Sailboat Beauty Pageant (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1404 Since we're all on the water filling our phones with photos, post your best pic of your own boat. E
Hot water coming through cold lines Jacksail at 7:51am 07.30.20 Catalina 310 18/2478 Just back from a trip to Long Island Sound, mostly motoring, but the thought of a nice shower at the
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 Jacksail at 7:47am 07.30.20 Catalina 310 10/2751 The aluminum propane tank cannot be refilled due to age. It was made in 1999. No reputable dealer wi
Shifter Cable....new unwanted project! rpell1@msn.com at 6:51am 07.30.20 Ask All Sailors 3/487 Good morning all, ...and another project I didn't want....My shifter cable snapped and I'm having a
Facnor Shackie thetone at 3:09am 07.30.20 Ask All Sailors 2/347 Can anyone tell me the specifications of a Facnor R24 shackle? I can't seem to find the specs anywhe
routing for transom drain 09 26M jeffjuneau at 2:54am 07.30.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1293 Hi, I am just 5 days into a new-to-me 26M, and am stumped by a lot of the plumbing. This is an 09 26
H42 Anodes question eianm at 11:18pm 07.29.20 Big Boats 6/739 on my 1991 H42 i have anodes on my skeg , shaft and on my variprop. I am intrigued that there is n
Squealing shaft? NotCook at 8:34pm 07.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1080 So we are motoring along, about to enter the channel into the marina, and a horrendous squealing sou

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Dufour 500 GL PaulK at 10:13am 04.11.24 The name (Grand Large, which means Offshore in French) makes it sound like it's supposed to be for l
A fresh old gelcoat reveal Drinky Crow at 9:56am 04.11.24 Ok never mind. I has Primocon. Using the word "putty" generically. Of course I have a two part wate
Small Wood sailboat PaulK at 9:55am 04.11.24 The oars, (maybe ash?) are never going to look as good as the varnished rail - the wood doesn't have
A fresh old gelcoat reveal Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 04.11.24 The gelcoat is probably polyester which, by itself, is not completely waterproof and could blister e
Catalina 34 Interior Alansails at 9:27am 04.11.24 Parker & Bailey lemon oil polish. Since 1879 works well on wood, smells nice, and last all season.
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Alansails at 9:11am 04.11.24 When we bought our 310 the wind instrument was dead, Raymarine sent us a new sending unit at the top
Catalina 34 Interior william24424 at 8:43am 04.11.24 Parker & Bailey lemon oil polish. Since 1879 works well on wood, smells nice, and last all season. $
Electric Windlass Rich Stidger at 8:39am 04.11.24 Simpson-Lawrence, who was bought out by Lewmar, used to use a French-made motor by Leroy-Somner. It
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 7:57am 04.11.24 A lot of Captains, myself included, stand forward of the wheel while they back into the slip. :plu
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 7:54am 04.11.24 i'll try it but with my luck I think half the time id miss the cleat and then go to using a boat ho
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 7:45am 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. The line will the go from the boat to the op
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 7:45am 04.11.24 I was reading Practical Sailor today and there was an article about solo sailing. One of the issues
What's on the underside of the stanchions on my 23-2? CaptainCr3ative at 7:41am 04.11.24
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 7:38am 04.11.24 Yes, ours look to be ready to be replaced or removed for good.
A fresh old gelcoat reveal BarryL at 7:31am 04.11.24 Hey, Years ago when I had my boat bottom soda blasted, I used Pettit Protect before applying bottom
1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info William Taylor at 7:20am 04.11.24 I think your serial # goes to the Perkins M60 engine. If so here is a link to the manual. http://ec
Keel shemandr at 7:02am 04.11.24 When a yard re-bedded my keel they used 5200. It was a yard with a very good reputation. I took my
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: BrianQ at 6:49am 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. The line will the go from the boat to the opp
1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info jssailem at 6:39am 04.11.24 I think your serial # goes to the Perkins M60 engine. If so here is a link to the manual. http://ecg
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 6:27am 04.11.24 Have you considered practicing controlling the boat from in front of or beside the wheel? A lot of

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