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Life and times of Phreatophyte; adventures in a damn fine pocket cruiser (3) seatane at 7:13am 05.27.20 Yamaha 5/1160 I intend to utilize the following posts to share some of my highlights, lowlights, and lessons learn
Different types of rope (2) gtg at 6:59am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1156 Been kept out of the sun. What is the super stiff rope for? Did the oil anchor rope for some reason?
Questions about Garhauer Ez Glide dfp51 at 6:42am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/728 We purchased a Ez Glide system for our O'Day 28 and one thing has me puzzled. The system has loops
Salon berth cushion storage - Hunter 36 thg0724 at 5:04am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/466 Is there an intended spot for storing the cushion that covers the table when not converted to a bert
Broken Cable Railing Delawaredave at 4:21am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1406 Newbie / frugal / kludge master. Cable railing broke - at crimp fitting. Is is possible to repair
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? Delawaredave at 3:53am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2551 Hunter 27. Painting topside. They sell "non slip additive" - couple questions please: Does it wor
Fish in the raw water intake (1) Dr. D at 3:39am 05.27.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2114 Yesterday I was finally able to take the boat out for the first time this year, just to knock off th
Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? Bkmama at 9:28pm 05.26.20 AMF 18/8955
Error Bkmama at 9:03pm 05.26.20 Day Sailers 0/523 Error error
Crew Dragon Launch Time Weather (2) JamesG161 at 8:43pm 05.26.20 Weather and Forecasting 13/1573 The first time USA will launch 2 astronauts from American soil to the Space Station, since Space Shu
Bob and Bill's excellent Covid19 adventure (1) Jumpstart at 8:26pm 05.26.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/1011 One of my racing crew, relatively new to sailing, scored an unbelievable deal on a 1984 S2 9.2. Eba
Xantrex inverter not inverting TimFromLI at 7:23pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2961 I have a Xantex freedom 458 2000 watt inverter/charger that is on the fritz. When in invert mode it
First motor out in the ditch (2) Grotto at 5:43pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 7/713 Rigged and ready but blowing like stink elected to give the motor a stress test ran for 5 hours stea
Frameless fixed portlight removal stonybrookpictures at 4:50pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 6/971 I have a 22 MKII with frameless fixed portlights. One has a leak. Any instructions for removing? Pre
New stuffing box overheating bertram at 4:50pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3774 We recently removed our 13 year old PSS system on our Catalina 350. It didn't fit right and we're l
Anatomy of a hole (1) pclarksurf at 2:22pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 10/1666 Strange but interesting-- I had asked a question previously about overdrilling/ potting the 1/2" hol
Been a busy May (6) cb32863 at 1:15pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 2/618 With racing put on hold until further notice, I have kept Seeker on the hard, aka driveway, for the
Motor Size? Christian Nally at 11:09am 05.26.20 Sirius 21/22 10/2587 What's the appropriate size for an outboard for the Sirius 21? Before I describe the size we have,
feathering prop Oday 39 henrykorous at 10:38am 05.26.20 Bigger Boats 12/2145 Was wondering if any on had a folding or feathering 3 blade on their oday 39. Looking at brands, per
Hunter 336 salon table Lulu Belle at 8:42am 05.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/375 The bolt that tightens the collar under my salon table has stripped (threads). Since the nut that t

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Is this a DC current leak? Davidasailor26 at 1:08am 11.03.24 What types of devices are connected to the fuse block? My guess is one or more of them have some cap
Turnbuckle lubricant? justsomeguy at 9:01pm 11.02.24 One drop of light oil, top and bottom.
Winterising Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:46pm 11.02.24 Not quite how I recommend winterizing the sanitation system (toilet and holding tank.) If you go to
H280 Dog house hinge Calif. Ted at 5:43pm 11.02.24 Looks like someone already tried those plastic anchors for drywall, previous owner fix no doubt. Cle
Hole for gin pole in the mast CrispyCringle at 5:24pm 11.02.24 Thanks for your response. We do intend to use and store the boat at a local lake. I talked to Dave
Full enclosure questions Project_Mayhem at 4:44pm 11.02.24 @Project_Mayhem that arch would need to be very strong and stiff -- would move the effective sheeti
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? capta at 4:41pm 11.02.24 I was able to confirm the suspect leak with dye under black light (green dot inside the red drawn c
CNG Stove Alan Gomes at 4:32pm 11.02.24
CNG Stove Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.02.24 Make that, "non-pressurized alcohol stove." I like mine a great deal, by the way. If it is an Ori
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? mforum at 4:02pm 11.02.24 I once brought this very idea up with a local tank welder. He said repairs are possible, but very t
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? FastOlson at 3:38pm 11.02.24
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 2:43pm 11.02.24 Thanks for your response. We do intend to use and store the boat at a local lake. I talked to Dave
Winterising Barnacle Bill at 2:38pm 11.02.24 For the inboard, you want to make sure you use a non-toxic engine antifreeze so protect the environm
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 2:29pm 11.02.24 Can you provide anyone who sells Hayn metric turnbuckles? I was unable to find any. Rigging Only do
Full enclosure questions Captain Larry-DH at 2:18pm 11.02.24 @Project_Mayhem that arch would need to be very strong and stiff -- would move the effective sheetin
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 2:17pm 11.02.24 To answer your question, Hayn has metric and standard sailboat turnbuckles, studs and swage fitting
Urban Sailing Scott T-Bird at 2:11pm 11.02.24 Interesting comment about taking the Cape May channel to avoid the offshore rollers crossing Delawar
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? Barnacle Bill at 2:08pm 11.02.24 It is the throttle control handle base and if there is another hole in the half closest to the fiber
Source for Metric turnbuckle Barnacle Bill at 2:03pm 11.02.24 To answer your question, Hayn has metric and standard sailboat turnbuckles, studs and swage fittings
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Barnacle Bill at 2:01pm 11.02.24 I didn't read all of the responses so I apologize if I repeat something, but here is my take on your

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