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Mercury 9.9 running rough mid throttle doc2b4fun at 11:14pm 04.26.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/2687 Hello all.. Im hoping someone may have some words of wisdom for me. I have a 2014 Merc 9.9 4 strok
First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience Acvt at 6:25pm 04.26.20 Trailer Sailors 19/2894 Hello everyone! Thank you in advance for your input and experience. As a disclaimer I know what I am
SORRY POSTED TWICE, CANNOT DELETE. USE OReplacing Failing vinyl with teak (or stained pine) strips Pir8te King at 5:58pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/6 Like everyone, the foam backed vinyl on our 93 351 Oceanis is detaching. I came to Beneteau via Pear
Replacing detaching interior vinyl with wood slats (1) Pir8te King at 5:57pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2379 Like everyone, the foam backed vinyl on our 93 351 Oceanis is detaching. I came to Beneteau via Pear
Info on Goiot manual windlass, 351 Oceanis Pir8te King at 5:41pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/521
Prop Walk when in reverse billredd1 at 2:59pm 04.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/7983 I own a 1979 Hunter 33. It's challenging to handle when maneuvering in close quarters. It currently
Marinebeam stern light wiring Scott T-Bird at 2:08pm 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3031 It took me a while but I finally fished the wiring for my new LED stern light through to the panel.
next parts to add, mast turning blocks S/Y Obelix at 1:50pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/592 After a successful treasure hunt for a winch and deck organiser I have found myself in need of a cou
O'day Widgeon conversion to workboat dmtorre at 1:42pm 04.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3261 Hi All, Not sure how this will go over on a sailing forum but here goes. I've recently acquired an
Original O'day Upholstery Fabric (1) DannyS at 12:52pm 04.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3705 Has anyone had any luck locating the upholstery fabric originally used on O'day 34's and 35's? Ours
cockpit size nottooold at 12:52pm 04.26.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/768 how much longer is the cockpit in a capri 16.5 than a 14.2?
Painting just below water line NYCatalina30 at 12:00pm 04.26.20 Catalina 30 7/1042 My Catalina 30 has 4 coats base + 2 coats of Interlux CRC applied. A more experienced sailor in my y
Spare Haylard as Topping Lift for Spin Pole? markwbird at 11:51am 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 4/797
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 (3) geoks59 at 10:45am 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 47/3907 Hi fellow sailors. I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I own a 1988 Pearson 27 (great
New owner of a 29.5 dbrooksatc at 7:57am 04.26.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1335 Assuming the survey and sea trial go well I will be a proud owner of a Hunter 29.5. I was wondering
An encouraging sight in Rockport Harbor (Me.) (1) TomY at 5:31am 04.26.20 Destinations 4/711 Three Joel White Shellback dinghies and a Dyer Dhow, all rigged to sail, yesterday.
Mega 30 restoration (2) Ethanhopps at 8:30pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1476 My mega 30 that I got free is coming along. sanded it back to gel coat (the various colours of it),
Sailing Grand Traverse Bay: Victoria 18 or O'Day 192? Csaucer at 8:15pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1443 I am a first time trailer sailor (have been sailing dinghy's exclusively) and I am looking at both a
Mt Sinai, NY Ablative Bottom Paint Recommendation? Mickstr at 7:33pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 12/885 I've had an O'Day 322 in Mt Sinai for 4 years now, using West Marine CPP bottom paint. I'm not lovin
Why I love newbe boat owners Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:33pm 04.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 44/2962 "Dear Headmistress. According to your instructions I put the thingamabob in the whatchamacallit, t

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Hull damage mac twenty five (4) 1954 willys at 8:40pm 03.17.24 223566I bought this boat which looks like there is hall damage behind the swing Keel, where it goes
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? atlanticbrew at 7:52pm 03.17.24 Hello Captain Rob, I have the exact same error message coming from my S2 Raymarine auto pilot. Mot P
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:47pm 03.17.24 thanks for the help. The meter on the central circuit panel says it is charging at about 13.6 V. Do
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 7:43pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:37pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Painting the Boat PaulK at 6:35pm 03.17.24 As BB outlines above, the process is a lot of work. It takes hours to do the cleaning right.(Don't f
Lewmar winch #40 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 03.17.24 The EVo series use plastic stripper ring rather than aluminum. Not sure if that is a negative
Roller Furler quirky ? BTC1984 at 5:51pm 03.17.24 The issue was halyard wrap. Eventually the halyard snapped and needed to be replaced. Planning to
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 5:44pm 03.17.24 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Barnacle Bill at 5:38pm 03.17.24 The major purpose of having a sprit is to push the asymmetrical spinnaker out away from the bow of t
Hull color ronshara1 at 4:56pm 03.17.24 Beige.. that sounds like a good place to start
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:47pm 03.17.24 That looks like a nice unit. There are a number of products on the market for marine use that offer
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:44pm 03.17.24 That is a very nice unit. No matter route you choose, you need to figure out how much each one of t
Hull damage mac twenty five Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 03.17.24 Welcome to the forum, and sorry to hear of the troubles. What kind of damage? Do you have pictures
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Barnacle Bill at 4:39pm 03.17.24 It might be easier to pick the paint you want to use and ask that manufacturer if it will be compati
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Davidasailor26 at 4:34pm 03.17.24
Painting the Boat Barnacle Bill at 4:32pm 03.17.24 First of all, Brightside or any 2-part polyurethane paint like Awlgrip (Brightside is one part), wil
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: jssailem at 4:10pm 03.17.24 the best way to determine the health of batteries Is to do a controlled 20 hour capacity test. Det
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dLj at 4:04pm 03.17.24 here is my charger. I think I'm OK with it Well, it does not have 3 stage charging, as one would w
Hull color Barnacle Bill at 4:01pm 03.17.24 Having once worked for a SanJuan dealer I remember that the usual hull color of the 26 was a beige,

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