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Brown Stain on Cabin Liner Gelcoat jmcclain at 4:51am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1274 Our Beneteau 321 has a number of areas on the fiberglass cabin/deck liner that are badly stained. Mo
Mast Wiring Brian Lambert at 4:48am 10.11.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1155 I own a Beneteau 311 and often use a working jib rigged on an added inner forestay. I have noticed t
1976 Hunter 25 Cabin Steps Before the Bell at 4:43am 10.11.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1391 Anyone have a Hunter 25 1976? If so would you be so kind as to provide me with a photo or diagram o
Roller Furling Headsail Jay at 4:28am 10.11.04 Smaller Boats 10/1650 I just purchased a 1994 Hunter 260 and would like to install a roller furling headsail. It has the s
Drying a hull for bottom job Gary at 4:21am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/957 Hi,I have a mirage 27 that spent a long time sitting in fresh water, and had about 6 large 2-6 inch
Annapolis Boat Show Rick Evans at 4:07am 10.11.04 Ask All Sailors 20/2852 My wife and I just got back from the Annapolis boat show. It was unbelievable. If you've never bee
Transom replacement Jerry at 3:55am 10.11.04 Chrysler 1/2293 Hello,I am getting ready to replace my severely damaged transom on my buccaneer 18 (total transom r
Busted Mast Jeff at 3:53am 10.11.04 Smaller Boats 5/1047 I have a '74 Catalina 22 that was demasted in Hurricane Frances. The mid supports must have gone fi
Delamination Stevebe at 3:44am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/860 Know anyway to re-glue a fiberglas delamination? This is above the water line. I had hears someone d
New to this Dennis at 3:42am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/877 I am new to boating. How do I know when fiberglass or gelcoat need to be repaired. Are spider cracks
Release Paper White Lightning at 3:36am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/940 What do you recommend using for release paper?Thanks.Dean Drevlow
Almost Finished Don12324 at 3:35am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1030 My boat had been left in the woods for about twenty years (as near as we can tell) without any prote
let the wind take me where it may bill van at 3:29am 10.11.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/883 Being a new sailer (and very inexperienced) can you tell me if what I'm doing is correct. Yesterday
delamination repairs David Babcock at 3:19am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1335 I purchased a home built sailboat to restore. The major issue is what to do with the hole in the gla
CP and Odorlos? Gregg at 3:12am 10.11.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1478 Hi Peggie - Just bought Raritan's CP for the bowl. The label talks about chemical head products an
Bet you knew this was coming! jmcclain at 3:10am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/936 There seems to be no end to the "wax, polish, cleaner" controversy on this and other boating sites.
Re-Bedding Opening Ports George H260 at 2:54am 10.11.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1012 Hi AllI just did a archive search and could not find the answer I need, so here it goes.I have a
Spider cracks Brad18489 at 2:49am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1581 Hi: I have a freshwater Beneteau 400 with a maze of fine spider (stress)cracks all over the hull be
Spider cracks below the waterline Brad18489 at 2:44am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1248 Hi: I have a freshwater Beneteau 400 with a maze of fine spider (stress)cracks all over the hull be
No end of trouble with my Catalina 42 rforsyth at 2:43am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1604 Four years after my '96 Catalina 42 MK II was placed in fresh water, I had it taken out of the water

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Pictures of keel bolts on 1980's Catalina's 25 dmax at 7:21am 02.20.21 It looks to me that in the first picture, some of threads have corroded away, no? If that's the case
What Color is Your Holding Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 02.20.21 Regarding using pvc fitting, I remember reading something about keeping the rise above 45 degrees..
Polars Hobgoblin at 7:06am 02.20.21 Thanks!
New owners/new name JAE at 7:04am 02.20.21 Hi Will! Thank you...we will fire up the magma after the ceremony
questions on generator on 2014 385 johnperri55 at 7:00am 02.20.21 May I ask where you are thinking for the install on the boat and roughly your budget? We have a 20
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? Terry Cox at 6:59am 02.20.21 Note that my purge is on the correct side of the siphon breaker Hi Jim, just wondering, is that a
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size Terry Cox at 6:41am 02.20.21 I am planning more excursions this year with my 08 hunter 33 and planning to upgrade the anchor rod
New owners/new name Will Gilmore at 6:35am 02.20.21 As far as sacrifice to the gods. In ancient Greece, if a pig, for example, was sacrificed, the gods
Prada Cup Finals Davidasailor26 at 6:30am 02.20.21 I agree - nice to see a little more balance. Interesting that Ainslie said in the interview after ra
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? (1) JamesG161 at 6:25am 02.20.21 PS: I was the "mechanic" who figured out the problem and fixed it. Here is my fix that prevents an
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Capt jgw at 6:20am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year documen
New owners/new name JAE at 6:15am 02.20.21
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? JamesG161 at 5:56am 02.20.21 Basically, the drain pipe from the Lastdrop shaft seal was either plugged up, Similar to the PYI;)
Polars Marmalade at 5:49am 02.20.21
South Coast 22 LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 Southcoast 22 was my first boat. Bought a hurricane wreck and tried to repair and restore it. Learne
South Coast 22 (1) LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 excellent you guys. now i cant wait for summer so i can work on the boat. i bought it in october so
VHF antenna problem Don S/V ILLusion at 5:38am 02.20.21 Mark indicated the usual reason - most marine VHF antennas have a loading coil so when you look at t
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! sailme88 at 5:23am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year document
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? rgranger at 4:35am 02.20.21
can you splice like the pros? kappykaplan at 3:37am 02.20.21 Not even close!

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