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All things Sunscreen rgranger at 7:21am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1594 I consider myself to be a sunscreen aficionado and wanted to share what I have learned... I also did
Rudder Diek at 7:20am 06.22.20 Big Boats 2/695 Damaged my rutter on my Hunter 34. Needs to be replaced. Anyone have suggestion on where to purchase
Legend 45 Prop. alankeene at 6:59am 06.22.20 Big Boats 2/605
Sahara Dust JamesG161 at 6:59am 06.22.20 Weather and Forecasting 7/2243 One part of the world I never wanted to visit... The Sahara Desert No worries, parts of the world'
Waste discharge pump. Better luck this time (2) Justin_NSA at 6:46am 06.22.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/499 Let's hope 3rd time is a charm as they say. My records show that the boat came with a Jabsco. I see
refinishing cabin foor boards Drjeffjd at 6:41am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1597 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 and I have a couple of floorboards that have some mold damage. Can anyone
Looking for Columbia 29 Defender genoa or jib crbedd at 6:37am 06.22.20 Columbia 5/2102 Looking for pre-owned roller furling genoa or jib in good condition, looking good for Columbia 29 De
Replacement seal for forward hatch, '93 Catalina 34.. daviddiscenza at 6:10am 06.22.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/767 Hello. I have a '93 Catalina 34 with a leaky forward hatch. I've searched through the products secti
Honda 50 too much oil? Emerald isle matt at 6:09am 06.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/537 Hi I have a 2003 Honda 50 that has oil coming out of dipstick. Early this year cleaned carbs with ga
Catalina 36 MkII Owners Manual amrajab at 11:46pm 06.21.20 Big Boats 2/3013 Does anyone have a pdf copy of the owners manual for a Catlina 36 MkII? I would greatly appreciate i
Propane System Repair dph123 at 8:38pm 06.21.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/790 Discovered my propane system is leaking. I need someone in Poulsbo/Kitsap or Seattle to troubleshoot
Mystery boat* (2) Spinnacher at 8:19pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 32/4320
Replacing the Hatch lens Richardwm at 7:21pm 06.21.20 Bigger Boats 9/5835 I have an 84 34 foot O'day and want to replace the lens on the cabin hatch. Anyone know if it is a
Pressure washing teak decks higgs at 7:04pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 24/7434 I usually hand scrub my teak decks with a bleach mixture every year. I am thinking about using an e
H410 Steering issue (1) scottdube at 6:49pm 06.21.20 Big Boats 10/2066 So we were out this evening for a Fathers Day sail. As we motored out we lost the steering. Wheel
just saved 90$ fred1diver at 3:38pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1067 went to the boat yesterday morning and finally found the shore power plug, it bugged me not knowing
Acrylic slider over companionway decktosser at 2:44pm 06.21.20 Smaller Boats 14/4270 I'm betting that this topic has been discussed before but my search has not turned anything up that
Life lines and padding G0ri11@ at 2:35pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2843 I installed the stanchions on my J24 yesterday, with some old vinyl coated lifelines that are servin
Father's day Sailnobroblem at 2:17pm 06.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/732 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all. Supprised no one posted this earlier
Transducer placement on a 18.5 Hunter Revv up at 12:35pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1262 Got a Garmin Striker plus 4 to act as a depth finder, the plan is to mount the transducer in a seale

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Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame colin.w at 12:24pm 04.04.25 Pics? What's the issue with your current frames? The current frames are about 30 years old and ver
Sailing Tender Foswick at 11:49am 04.04.25 I took some measurements on the boat, yesterday, and am feeling pretty good about the Eastport Pram.
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 04.04.25 For most small dings, I just use plain white....... I have been repairing exterior spider cracks
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 11:38am 04.04.25 A crows foot is more robust, but will be hard to torque as the drive is not centered over the bolt.
Starting battery Tally Ho at 11:37am 04.04.25 The engineers might be conservative, but the boat builders picking wire gauge and connectors based
What's this? Tally Ho at 11:36am 04.04.25 Check the gooseneck? Greg
The holy grail of all questions nautical dLj at 11:34am 04.04.25 I've tried without sucess various types of tupperware .:huh: As you have learned, tupperware does
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (2) Tally Ho at 11:33am 04.04.25 I agree with Smokey73 and using your feet. Be cautious with that. Do you think you could use a se
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (5) sailcapt340 at 11:10am 04.04.25 I agree with Smokey73 and using your feet. Be cautious with that. Do you think you could use a se
Replacing nuts on keel bolts smokey73 at 10:51am 04.04.25 Just a caution to those who may be inclined to use your feet to try to apply torque as shown in Post
Sailing Tender Foswick at 10:50am 04.04.25 Saw this earlier today, made me think of this thread. This picture just raises a bunch of question
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 10:37am 04.04.25 Another option might be a deep-offset box wrench. But I'm not sure you have the clearance on those
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 10:32am 04.04.25 That's a lot of keel bolt - my O'Day 35 had 7 that were 3/4" for a 4600 lb. keel. The most forward
The holy grail of all questions nautical Timm R Oday25 at 10:17am 04.04.25 I've tried without sucess various types of tupperware .:huh:
The holy grail of all questions nautical dlochner at 9:54am 04.04.25 Ziplock bags, plastic containers with snap on lids, or an always dry compartment. Don't keep them
The holy grail of all questions nautical Stu Jackson at 9:37am 04.04.25 I've had my own boat(s) since 1983. Keep the extras in their original packaging or use zip lock bag
The holy grail of all questions nautical kappykaplan at 9:36am 04.04.25 Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper from becoming soggy when onboard for any length of time
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Stu Jackson at 9:33am 04.04.25 Does Catalina recomend 235 ft. lbs.? I set mine to 110 which is around what Catalina reccomends for
Removing the Steering Shaft on a Merriman/Yach Specialties Pedestal Sable Sailor at 9:29am 04.04.25 Apologies for being so late in replying. Thanks for the suggestions. The manual just shows a pin (ro
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit fred1diver at 9:12am 04.04.25 Did you by any chance try to contact a Honda dealer to ask them? it might be a common issue that t

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