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Lake St. Clair anchorages sesmith at 7:52pm 08.11.20 Destinations 9/4355 To those who either sail Lake St. Clair or transit through there...do you know of any anchorages whe
Window/portlight replacement SailingLoto at 7:10pm 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2662 I am replacing my leaky, deteriorated windows on my 1984 Laguna 26. The original windows seem to b
Hunter 38 a/c saloon vents Wl3175 at 6:28pm 08.11.20 Big Boats 1/505 Firstly thanks to all for the help in establishing the a/c set up on the 38 we have it 99% figured o
Sea Flush for engine heat exchanger - does it work Wojtus at 5:46pm 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 3/698 Hello fellow boat owners; I have just purchased a 2001 Beneteau 331 with Westerbeke 3 engine, fresh
Trouble downloading pdf file to General Downloads jmce1587 at 4:06pm 08.11.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/494 anyone having trouble loading pdf files to general downloads? error message I'm receiving is the fi
Sails to live for. (2) TomY at 1:29pm 08.11.20 Destinations 10/1537 After a much needed (Isia,..what?) and peaceful night off the Torry Islands at the eastern end of th
LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 12:51pm 08.11.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/14972 Hope all you sailors are staying safe and Covid free. Years ago, during a cruise to Australia and
Covers and the Plastic Boat.... Shorefun at 12:07pm 08.11.20 Day Sailers 2/757 I made an observation the other day. During the winter I had a grey cover on my H170 and noted the
Need a boat club near Baltimore ebsail at 9:30am 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1343 Moved to Maryland recently and am now looking for a boat club to join. One that allows working on y
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 8:40am 08.11.20 Smaller Boats 19/1820 What adhesive would you recommend for replacing my water ballast valve gasket underneath the boat?
Looking for a boat club nearby ebsail at 7:37am 08.11.20 Day Sailers 1/420 I recently moved to Owings Mills Md. and am looking for a boat club between Annapolis and Baltimore,
Hunter Interior Molding (2) mnmpizza at 7:30am 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 1/410
Do more zincs last longer? ontherocks83 at 6:38am 08.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/2702 My boat has been in the water for about two months now. I checked the heat exchanger zinc yesterday
Coast guard boarding. Hardtail70 at 5:23am 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 36/3344 How often do you get boarded and how "snoopy" do they get? Not too crazy about the idea of strangers
Dufour 35 Classic 1998 crbboca at 9:39pm 08.10.20 Dufour 3/2003 My upper spreaders were lost while my boat was being transported.It is a two spreader mast.I am unab
Dufour 1998 35 Classic Help crbboca at 9:24pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 2/379 .....The upper spreaders were lost during the transportation of my boat. It is a two spreader mast.
Beneteau certification or CE of the Boat merlera at 9:19pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/398 please anyone knows where or how i can get the CE of my boat ocean clipper 361 of 1999 or a nenete
Dufour 35 Classic Help crbboca at 9:11pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 1/8 I need the Upper spreader length on a two spreader mast 1998 35 classic. Mine were lost during tra
Honey, where are the shrunken kids? (2) SoSound at 7:30pm 08.10.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/1392 Has anyone installed a tilt davit system (or snap davit) on the swim step of a recent vintage (small
Sad day, and no way to fix Daveinet at 6:59pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 59/4219 As a matter of a couple of hours ago I lost my sailboat. We got a very abrupt tornado warning. I pre

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Invest 97L capta at 9:01am 08.04.24 It should be interesting to see what happens if Debby manages to get to SC with enough strength and
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 8:55am 08.04.24 Will need an air compressor & spray gun to get professional results. You can get perfect results o
Winch Turning/Grinding Davidasailor26 at 8:43am 08.04.24
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling dLj at 8:29am 08.04.24 As a side note - the term "mad hatter" or " mad as a hatter" comes from the 19th century hat making
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling dLj at 8:22am 08.04.24 To get a quiet, cool engine room, you need good sound insulation and good ventilation. Two separate
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 8:17am 08.04.24 I did some more investigation yesterday. It looks like the sail is stopping about 12" from the top
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? dlochner at 7:50am 08.04.24 It is probably wise to avoid using this product. Reading through the information about the tablet, i
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling dlochner at 7:43am 08.04.24 In an engine room, you want to get the heat out and keep the sound in. That presents a dilemma, if t
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Crazy Dave Condon at 7:39am 08.04.24 @rcoleman67 As a former Catalina dealer, I recall grey gelcoat was the norm on the Catalina 25 and
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 7:18am 08.04.24 Just a couple comments after reading through this thread. 1) depending upon the barrier coat system
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Rich 35.5 at 7:05am 08.04.24 "The Commoderizer is a marine toilet odor control solution that helps remove calcium buildup. Get r
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? kappykaplan at 6:52am 08.04.24 "The Commoderizer is a marine toilet odor control solution that helps remove calcium buildup. Get ri
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling FastOlson at 6:49am 08.04.24 Just a guess, but is the OP's boat about 15 years old? If so, it's a modern boat with some real mark
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 08.04.24 My solution was to encapsulate the foam using Reflexite insulation. I sealed edges with some alum
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? smokey73 at 6:21am 08.04.24 What 2 heads? Link or picture?
Invest 97L smokey73 at 6:17am 08.04.24 John, I plan on doing that but even then it is nearly impossible be to prove if a particular boat di
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 6:12am 08.04.24 Yes! I ordered & received the new decals from a supplier on EBay; have not ordered the paint. I
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover BigEasy at 6:10am 08.04.24 Oh, so you're really going to do it! Exciting. Yes! I ordered & received the new decals from a
Invest 97L jssailem at 6:03am 08.04.24 Your insight is spot on Smokey. Only defensive thought would be to take pictures of moored boats th
Invest 97L smokey73 at 5:55am 08.04.24 Interesting possible event for here in Beaufort SC. I have prepped my boat but it looks like some p

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