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2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? SycloneDriver at 7:39pm 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 38/5711 Yesterday I took out an 08 B 31 for a test sail. Here are a few thing that I observed and a questio
Universal 5411 won't shut off with key Bob Kirkpatrick at 6:48pm 05.03.20 Engines and Propulsion 18/2662 Just bought 30 Catalina. Needed to bleed air from engine which went OK, but now engine won't shut o
Rub Rail End Cap (1) sjsflyer at 5:48pm 05.03.20 Catalina 310 6/1478 These are not available any more. Other than replicating it at a machine shop, any ideas?
Seeking rudder blade Catalina 22 jonathanwolfe at 5:08pm 05.03.20 Parts Search 4/751
1973 Mariner Kwkokonut at 3:04pm 05.03.20 Day Sailers 5/1154
Escape plastic is cracking peterbmn at 12:57pm 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2802 I have an 11.5ft Escape Mambo, one piece plastic hull.... it has cracked where the Keel slides into
Yep Brian D at 12:22pm 05.03.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/691 3zIgJmmtZi0
C22 Removable instruments (2) Lazy1 at 11:03am 05.03.20 Catalina 22 7/1854 Hi, I was thinking about making something that sat just inside the companionway to mount instrument
Best winds for Older V-17? IdahoV17 at 10:53am 05.03.20 Trailer Sailors 29/3582 Ahoy there mates , I have restored a 1972 Macgregor Venture 17 fractional sloop . I have been in a 2
cb retract line cover has shrunk? sf50 at 9:59am 05.03.20 Smaller Boats 1/472 does anyone know why the center board retract line cover on my H240 seems to have shrunk? it requir
Appropriate Anchor Sledge62 at 9:37am 05.03.20 Catalina 22 16/1793 Can anyone recommend a suitable anchor type and weight for 22 on inland lake?
Summer's here liz873 at 9:21am 05.03.20 Sovereign 0/3715 just looking for all Sovereign owners getting ready for the summer. Im in NY and own 1986 Sov 7.0 .
Removing bottom paint from gelcoat Chris Flanagan at 9:17am 05.03.20 Smaller Boats 4/860 I was nearly done painting the bottom of my boat when I goofed up and got a little of the bottom pai
Garmin GPSMAP 3010 or 3210 capta at 8:49am 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 0/253 Does anyone out there have or know anyone who has a Garmin GPSMAP 3010 or 3210 that is inoperable? I
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 83/14548 This is a question that has been nagging me. Sue and I have been shopping and looking at Catalina 3
Radiator cap experts Skipper at 8:09am 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 2/413 During last run, the 15 psi cap on the exhaust manifold spit about a pint through the relief hose in
Hunter 33 prop sailortex at 7:41am 05.03.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/930 I am going to to need to be replacing my prop on a new to me 05 Hunter 33. When it was pulled out go
Seaward 25 construction Noodat Lady at 7:25am 05.03.20 Seaward 2/1744 I was reading this archived review of the Seaward 25 from 2003: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sa
Re-glassing base of rudder tube ('86 H28.5) (3) redteledrew at 5:26am 05.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/381 Found spider cracks at base of the rudder post bushing where I believe water was coming in while und
Re-glassing rudder post redteledrew at 5:16am 05.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/25 Base of post ('86 H28.5) had spider cracks that I figured is where water was coming in when underway

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TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jdrutten at 3:43pm 07.11.24 Nice. How many coats? My memory is somewhat fuzzy here. I had brought the seats home and it ende
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 3:38pm 07.11.24 Semi-tractor use fifth-wheel hitches, much different. This is basically true, especially for small v
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again.
Toyota Rav 4 for towing LakeShark at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicl
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Disconnect the high temp alarm wire on the top of the engine for a day and see if that stops the ala
O'day 20 Centerboard (3) twodzusfittings at 3:25pm 07.11.24 Question: Is your centerboard designed with Stainless Steel plates holding Wedges up into the cavity
Are These Davit Mounts? capta at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I'd go with davits.
O'day 20 Centerboard shemandr at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I've had two centerboard boats and sailed a few others. I don't think any had a rigid centerboard a
Mainsheet capta at 3:12pm 07.11.24 I think a mainsheet should be of sufficient size that it is easy to grasp as almost any size would w
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 3:04pm 07.11.24
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jdrutten at 2:55pm 07.11.24
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 2:52pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicle
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? pgandw at 2:52pm 07.11.24 I use the CS Johnson velcro keepers on my 19ft Mariner. I love them and now have a complete set for
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dmax at 2:48pm 07.11.24 I have Cetol on my teak for over 5 years (3 coats), put a new coat on every 2 years, still looks gre
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 2:46pm 07.11.24 Completely different products, one is a varnish, one is coating.
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Foswick at 2:13pm 07.11.24 This is eerily similar to an issue I am dealing with on the boat we just bought. It has a sporadic
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project G Newboat at 1:48pm 07.11.24 Alright, I've cleaned everything out and looked at it again. I think this butyl tape is what I want
Toyota Rav 4 for towing LakeShark at 1:36pm 07.11.24 If the question is will it move the boat a short distance the answer is yes. If your asking if its
Are These Davit Mounts? Foswick at 1:22pm 07.11.24 They look more like fishing pole holders. For davits, I would expect a mounting that is much more
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:20pm 07.11.24 As Dave says, the SS wire in the casing is most likely seized. Pull it out from the casing and lube

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