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First Weekend as a Widgeon Owner (1) Kyle Partain at 8:07pm 08.09.20 Day Sailers 9/1142 So, I bought my 1973 Widgeon on Thursday morning, hauled it home, worked a few hours and then rigged
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 6:28pm 08.09.20 Trailer Sailors 48/4344 Hello, I am considering a trailer sailboat. I have been researching all the various options. The wat
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor BayGirl at 5:41pm 08.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1454 The galley storage above the fridge compressor is obviously hot. I find it more convenient to store
Coolant "filling neck" 4JH4E yanmar...... (1) NYSail at 5:11pm 08.09.20 Engines and Propulsion 9/959 Hello all! So yanmar 4JH4E has a pressed on filling neck for coolant. Have heard these are an issue
Tohatsu 9.8 JBird at 3:23pm 08.09.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2074 I have a Tohatsu 9.8hp outboard that shifts fine from neutral to forward and neutral to reverse but
Help! Fresh water system sucking air? Stephentrapani at 2:14pm 08.09.20 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3769 I have a '79 H33 and my fresh water system started acting like it was sucking air, spitting out air
Anyone have any idea what this is? (1) ShawnL at 1:35pm 08.09.20 Catalina 22 4/1172 This was in the boxes of boat stuff the PO gave me with the boat. Anyone have any idea what it is,
Top it up and hope???? odaydokay at 1:15pm 08.09.20 Engines and Propulsion 15/910 My Honda 2.3 dink OB was attached to the stern pulpit and during the storm somehow managed to do an
Widgeon - another replacement question - buoyancy foam replacement tdol87 at 11:36am 08.09.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/844 1964 Widgeon has buoyancy foam running along the top of port and starboard sides, under the fibergl
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D (1) srimes at 11:35am 08.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2105 Went out solo yesterday! Weather buoy recorded 29kts gusting 37 and very steep 8.2/8.9ft waves at 5.
Widgeon - rotted transom - suggestions on how to cut the stern bench (or not) to replace the full wooden transom (4) tdol87 at 10:52am 08.09.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/865 Looking for suggestions - including repair folks local to north/central NJ or Ithaca NY - for repl
Below Decks Autopilot Install on 92 C-30 gvsho at 8:59am 08.09.20 Catalina 30 6/2115 Looking for guidance on installing a below decks AP on a 92 C-30 Tall Rig. I inherited a B'G NAC-3
Precision 21' - self righting ? Bluenoser at 7:58am 08.09.20 Precision 3/3362 Purchased a 98 Precision 21' and having lots of fun but am a little concerned about what might happe
1998 H376 Cutlass Bearing Part Number or Dimensions pparker99 at 7:57am 08.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/430 Hi All, Anyone have a PN or dimensions for '98 Hunter 376 cutlass bearing? Phil
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side ironmig at 7:08am 08.09.20 Catalina 22 15/1163
Somes Sound On MDI (1) TomY at 5:00am 08.09.20 Destinations 3/820
Following in the footsteps.... (5) Himilou at 11:54pm 08.08.20 Big Boats 22/1830 So theres that other guy on here, really I think it would be fine if he wanted to come practice on
Need advice- Repair swing keel trunk - Chrysler 26 (1) Erbardy at 10:43pm 08.08.20 Ask All Sailors 1/971 Hi. I hope someone can point me in the right direction. I have a new to me 1978 Chrysler 26. Love
Erie PA over night trailer sailor Lazy1 at 8:53pm 08.08.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1588 I have called the PA Game commission and so far the only option I have found to launch the boat and
Simulated Teak Georgedoyle at 6:41pm 08.08.20 Big Boats 21/2139 I'm looking to replace the simulated teak on the transom step of my Hunter 49. It gets very hot. It'

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Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 7:16pm 08.03.24 Tropical Storm Debby a Hurricane on Sunday. Prepare soon. Dammit Jim...
Wood refinishing final passes Tally Ho at 4:24pm 08.03.24 Are those holes big enough to hold cups? Shot-glass holders :facepalm: I assume those are for the
As H26 floor sags does this decrease ballast tanks so boat rides higher? (1) twalker H260 at 4:20pm 08.03.24 First thing that comes to mind is if the ballast tank has filled to capacity? Our 260 has a soft cab
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Michael Davis at 3:40pm 08.03.24 Will need an air compressor & spray gun to get professional results. Any excuse to buy new tools!
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover (1) jviss at 2:38pm 08.03.24 While we're at it... Mercury, in their infinite wisdom, made the top cover latching parts of plain
Painting Stainless Steel Cowls jviss at 2:26pm 08.03.24 Well, it's that time again. I think I'll switch from red to white cowl interiors. I learned sinc
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 2:20pm 08.03.24 The engine starts, then when the Key is ON position, the Grey Solenoid switches to ACR mode. Jim.
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator JamesG161 at 1:41pm 08.03.24 can the start battery be a start battery if it's always combined with the house when starting??? T
Wood refinishing final passes PaulK at 1:33pm 08.03.24
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 12:23pm 08.03.24 The cover on my Yamaha 115 outboard is beyond compounding; it needs to be repainted. The outboard
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover BigEasy at 12:20pm 08.03.24 The cover on my Yamaha 115 outboard is beyond compounding; it needs to be repainted. The outboard p
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 11:36am 08.03.24 As a matter of fact, she can make stencils with this thing, in case I want to paint on the logos.
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 11:35am 08.03.24 Keeping it waxed seems to have actually made it worse. Wax buildup ? Try stripping it without dam
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 11:19am 08.03.24 My daughter has a vinyl cutting "plotter," and she even knows how to make multi-colored "stickers,"
Wood refinishing final passes jviss at 9:15am 08.03.24
Hard to raise mainsail dlochner at 8:56am 08.03.24
No one owns a Mariner? Really? Boatyarddog at 8:36am 08.03.24 I own the M32 Ketch, very solid. This boat was built by Clair Oberly, in Long Beach CA. Older versio
Wood refinishing final passes danooxnard at 8:29am 08.03.24 BigEasy nailed it. I have used the gloss spray poly on several projects to get that final shine, it
Wood refinishing final passes BigEasy at 8:27am 08.03.24
Wood refinishing final passes (1) BigEasy at 8:25am 08.03.24 I refinished the companionway ladder a few years ago. After staining, I applied 4 coats of minwax/h

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