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What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:57am 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1183 MIne was done last week :D
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? snoopy_ at 9:51am 01.16.21 Catalina 30 18/3315 Hello, I had issues with my furler this year, which is a Hood 707SL. I spoke to Hood (Pompanette)
Cat 22 cabin cushions Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 9:10am 01.16.21 Catalina 22 13/4519 looking for all 10 cabin cushions for project rehab on a cat 22 1977
Instrument Pod over Companionway (1) Pete402 at 8:28am 01.16.21 Sabre Sailboats 3/3209 Got another Sabre question. The instrument pod (3 instruments) over the companion way on my 402 Spa
Shaft coupling attachment (1) RitSim at 7:49am 01.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1174 It's time to change the Volvo shaft seal before Spring launch. I have the new seal - just wondering
Winter Storm Malcom shemandr at 5:55am 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2167 I was just watching TWC ( don't ask) and they're monitoring the storm in Boston. Their live shot is
Replacing cabin portlights with exterior plexiglass panels? michaelapk at 5:47am 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/3164 I am in the process of refitting my '83 Ericson 30+ because of water damage to the cabin side-walls.
Mixing Electronics Manufactures kenvail at 4:35am 01.16.21 Big Boats 7/1462 My 2006 Hunter 38 came with Raymarine instruments. I am considering buying the new Garmin GPSMAP 743
Bike Rack (2) Voyager1 at 8:14pm 01.15.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1375 I am sure someone has done this before but thought I would share. Since I have not tested yet open t
Traveler blocks (1) All U Get at 5:49pm 01.15.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1039 Hi all, I would like to find two blocks for my traveler with a becket. These are about 2.5 inches
Prada cup on TV RussC at 2:00pm 01.15.21 Ask All Sailors 69/6035 fyi: the Prada cup ( Americas cup) is being shown live on NBCSN evenings at 6:00 PM West coast time.
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting (1) Hayden Watson at 12:35pm 01.15.21 Ask All Sailors 21/4610 I have a C30 that has 6:1 mid-boom sheeting with 3-attachement points for the main sheet to the boom
Swing Keel Degs at 10:11am 01.15.21 Catalina 22 2/818 Doing a keel overhaul on my early Catalina and want to know what size the 4 nuts are that hold the
We knew it would eventually happen... jssailem at 9:54am 01.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/707 https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-names-first-female-commanding-officer-of-a-nuclear-powered-aircraft-ca
Hunter 27-3 sliding hatch slider strips replace CharlieSea at 8:27am 01.15.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1304 Has anyone had to replace the U shaped slider strips for the new Hunter 27-3. Was it necessary to r
Oday 27 sail for sale Chaos30 at 6:20am 01.15.21 Ask All Sailors 1/18 I am looking to sell my sails for my 27' Oday. Main sail by Ace Sail makers 2 reefs, 4 full battens,
Simarine Battery Monitors Scott B at 5:58am 01.15.21 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1822 Looks like a very interesting concept in having everything in one place and capability of monitoring
'77 fin keel Gene Neill at 5:42am 01.15.21 Catalina 22 1/645 I don't see many of these. The boat looks a little "tired", but at some point a real sailor owned he
Only in Florida dlochner at 5:24am 01.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 21/2995 So, what's surprising here? That Key West has a BYOB floating Tiki Bar? It was stolen? The thief was
Wet bilge and oil glops: troubleshooting tips? LukeAvanti at 9:21pm 01.14.21 Catalina 30 7/1608

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37c fuel tank cleaning (1) colemj at 11:42am 05.14.25 I am not sure what constitutes a real filter. I will be using 20 micron see-through inline filters.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:06am 05.14.25 Just my 2 cents worth. Adding to @dLj 's comments which are right on the mark, maybe one or two a
Boat Dog BigEasy at 10:58am 05.14.25 Also any of the retriever types used in duck hunting probably would be good. No problem with La
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 05.14.25 Does it attach to anyting and if I replace it, how far forward should it go? Hi @niceshoes6 , and
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 05.14.25 Show us a video of the engine running while in neutral. I'm not clear on this one myself. @Brian
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. Calif. Ted at 9:15am 05.14.25 Typically, there are 2 hoses, one exhaust powered by fan and one passive intake with no blower.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? dLj at 9:00am 05.14.25 A couple observations. Cleaning tempered glass is easy. But you have all the other materials, the fr
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock American_Mainsail at 8:59am 05.14.25 i just wanted to stop in to thank everyone for giving their thoughts on this. My big takeaway here
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? JRacer at 8:54am 05.14.25 Oh. I assumed they were an acrylic. For glass, I would use acetone and then isopropyl alcohol I woul
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 8:50am 05.14.25 I forgot to mention toon they are tempered glass
37c fuel tank cleaning Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:45am 05.14.25 There are a few issues with your plan. First, to run off an outboard tank, you will need to provid
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove Tally Ho at 8:44am 05.14.25
Creature Comfort Enhancements on O'Day 26 SailingTurtle at 8:23am 05.14.25 Old post but this is very inspiring. I have been trying to model your galley shelving/stove and the
Boat Dog Stu Jackson at 8:18am 05.14.25 Would not your own experiences with a 40 pound critter inform your choices? Unless living on board
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? JRacer at 8:04am 05.14.25 Might see if you can get any guidance from US Plastics www.usplastic.com. Maybe their tech support p
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03am 05.14.25 Thank you for the kind words! I'm also glad to answer questions, that's why I'm here. --Peggie
Hull liner fabric suggestions needed jssailem at 7:44am 05.14.25 Boat interiors are a fielders choice. You used the term "Hull Blanket" from a list of 112 options by
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove 4lane at 7:34am 05.14.25 Sure. What would you like to see outside of the photos in my first post?
CNG smokey73 at 7:20am 05.14.25 @Moon Dytuck I suggest you try to get ahold of multiple tanks and fill them. There is really no phy
Boat Dog dLj at 7:15am 05.14.25 I had a labradoodle that did very well on the boat. I would think any of the poodle type mixes shoul

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