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Looking for advice on selling my boat Greg2230 at 10:15pm 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1788 I am thinking of selling my boat and not quite sure how I go about it or what my obligations are. Fr
Winter projects Charlie Gruetzner - BeneteauOwners.net at 10:06pm 01.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1115 The New Year has come and gone. January is just about half over and we had another 6 inches of snow
Sailing books,schools,courses Pete at 9:53pm 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/872 As a first time owner of a H22 I need to learn how to use this boat once I get it ready to sail. Any
edson vision pedestal mortyd at 9:36pm 01.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1251 we are thinking of installing an edson vision seried wheel pedestal on our 91 c30, does anyone out t
Sail with Outboard Up or Down? BrianW at 8:59pm 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/3663 I'm a first-time boat owner and just bought a '95 H26. From some of the posts, I see some sail with
Adv: Cat 27 Retrofit outboard to inboard? Curt at 7:27pm 01.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1921 Just purchased a '73 Catalina 27 at auction that needs lots of work, the outboard probably is in nee
Autopilot 6001 Sailgirl at 7:17pm 01.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/969 We have just purchased a new H41DS and although there are many options on the boat there is no autop
cruising chute mike at 1:34pm 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1193 looking to add a chute to my inventory.I will use a snuffer nay suggestion on the dimensions?thank
Dying sails Mike at 10:35am 01.11.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1995 This may seem silly, but i have aquired an older spinnaker in good condition, but heavily faded. It
Portable head for an O'Day 25 Eric at 9:31am 01.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1047 My '76 O'Day 25 came without any head. Adding one wasn't originally a high priority for me, but I'm
Bahamas Bound 2005 Pat2157 at 8:54am 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1218 Planning on going to the beautiful Bahamas again this year, but have not been since 9/11. Has anyon
Measurements for spinnaker bill niessen at 7:41am 01.11.05 Big Boats 14/1870 I would like to shop for an asymmetric spinnaker and need a little help as I have only limited exper
Old bottom paint Jonathan Costello at 6:39am 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 6/930 My boat has an old bottom paint job that looks pretty shabby and is flaking off all the way under by
Whats the difference. H-27 and 27 Sloop Sam at 6:11am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/917 We are looking to purchase a Hunter in the 27-28 foot range. We see the displacements for some Hunt
Yanmar leaking oil NagMeKnot at 4:11am 01.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1479 My Yanmar 2GMF is leaking oil onto the bilge diaper, its not much, but its there and I don't like th
Starter Replacement John W at 4:06am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1657 The starter on my Universal M-18 in my C-27 has burned up. The cost for a new one is a bit of a sho
Haliard sheaves.... Rick J at 4:01am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1050 Hello all. Has anyone replaced your lower main and/or jib haliard sheaves? Mine are kind of cracke
Smelly "Fresh" Water Austin Bay II at 3:51am 01.11.05 Big Boats 6/1268 Have a smelly question. We were away from the boat for a couple of weeks and when we pulled suppose
What model is my Cal? Michael at 3:07am 01.11.05 Cal 15/1516 My father has given me what I was told is a 24' Cal. However none of the pics I find online of othe
boomkicker Justin at 3:03am 01.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/900 Anyone use a boomkicker in place of a topping lift and/or mast pole? There are advantages in sail sh

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Broken Seacock Handle smokey73 at 5:55am 02.18.21 What is that white sealant on the threads? Hope it is not the "devil's glue" 5200!
Marine Plywood? rlongfield at 5:52am 02.18.21 I can't find any laminate though. My local Lowes and Home Depot carry some but can order a bunch
G10 Material for Mast Step jibes138 at 5:50am 02.18.21 Alodine will provide good adhesion for paint. You might want to try zinc chromate primer after the
Marine Plywood? rlongfield at 5:50am 02.18.21 There was shag carpeting on the walls of a 70's conversion van That's taking the term 'Shaggin W
Now I know why.... DougM at 5:49am 02.18.21 Glad you cleared that up Clay. I could not imagine Lake Geneva Wisconsin being clear of ice, and boa
Marine Plywood? Justin_NSA at 5:49am 02.18.21 I had to look this up but apparently Formica is a brand name. Yeah. It's kinda like sayin Kleenex.
Marine Plywood? Justin_NSA at 5:48am 02.18.21 There was shag carpeting on the walls of a 70's conversion van turned work van that I bought in a pa
Marine Plywood? rlongfield at 5:45am 02.18.21 Where do you find sheets of formica these days? I had to look this up but apparently Formica is
Marine Plywood? (1) ShotgunSlim at 5:45am 02.18.21 I used a piece of 3/4" oak plywood and mahogany edge trim to re make mine. This is your chance to m
Marine Plywood? rlongfield at 5:43am 02.18.21 Is it necessary to replace the whole table? I'll have to double check the cut end. I had a quick
Broken Seacock Handle dlochner at 5:39am 02.18.21 Bronze oxidizes pretty easily. The oxidation pattern looks like it could be from a drip. It appears
Broken Seacock Handle JamesG161 at 5:39am 02.18.21 Does anyone know why there is so much oxidation on the valve? That oxidation is a good thing. Why
Engine Reports dlochner at 5:37am 02.18.21 There are 2 power ratings, continuous and maximum. The continuous power rating for the 4JH3TE is 50.
Marine Plywood? Justin_NSA at 5:36am 02.18.21 We recently replaced the counter in our boats, and used MDO for the counter as it is waterproof ,
Broken Seacock Handle Justin_NSA at 5:33am 02.18.21 "Rabbit is good, Rabbit is wise. " I think that your patina is normal. Bilges can be damp places.
Marine Plywood? rlongfield at 5:29am 02.18.21 Thanks for all the great info all. I assumed (incorrectly) that marine grade plywood had some water
Broken Seacock Handle Eleven at 5:26am 02.18.21 Thank you all, appreciate all comments. It seems the consensus is to haul out and do a proper seacoc
Prada Cup Finals cb32863 at 5:26am 02.18.21 Races are back on! Saturday in NZ which, is Friday in the US. https://www.americascup.com/en/news/10
Thru hull question Justin_NSA at 5:25am 02.18.21 Finding out whether or not it leaks after paying someone to put her in the water would be an expensi
Beneteau 343 head rebuild question dlochner at 5:13am 02.18.21 There are 2 possible locations for a vented loop, one on the discharge hose and one on the intake.

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