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Refrigerator Drainage Goode Cheatham at 8:14am 09.18.01 Other Sailboats 5/792 We have a 2001 boat - the reefer drain is plugged - I have been able to gently insert a 4-5 foot len
Stuffing Box Size Bill Peery at 7:56am 09.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/911 I am trying to order some of the new GoreTex packing material for the stuffing box on my 1993 C-30.
Winged vs. Fin Keel Ryan Doggett at 6:52am 09.18.01 Destinations 3/1717 Hello,I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 18. Can anyone tell me the performance differences
Sailing Stress Gary Wyngarden at 5:40am 09.18.01 Ask All Sailors 11/1185 What's been your most stressful moment sailing? A knockdown? A fire on board? Running aground? Drag
rudder for Oday 34 delvin at 4:37am 09.18.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1058 Does anyone know where I can buy a used or new rudder for Oday 34?I have bent the rudder post on t
What size/style boat would you recommend? Daniel at 2:49am 09.18.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1241 Myself and two friends would like to buy a boat in a few years and sail around the carribean for a y
410 service alert Bryce at 1:52am 09.18.01 Big Boats 2/911 Spoke with Greg Emerson @ HM this AM. He indicated they will be changing the chainplates on all H41
Trailering our 27' Catalina Mike at 11:19pm 09.17.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/856 Has anyone ever loaded their 27' Catalina onto a trailer from a deep boat launch? Can it be done?
Anchor roller for Hunter 25.5? Dan at 10:54pm 09.17.01 Smaller Boats 0/1029 Does anybody have an anchor roller mounted on their 25.5 Hunter? If so, how is it mounted? I need to
cleaning with acetone John O'Donald at 10:14pm 09.17.01 Other Sailboats 11/5854 Recently I was doing some gel coat repairs and cleaned first with acetone. I tried it on a stubborn
Deck/Mast Step Compression Guest at 9:50pm 09.17.01 Smaller Boats 5/1226 I recently was caught in a small microburst; after doing the obligatory "spin around the washing mac
Transom Locker Leaks 35.5 John Bannister at 8:29pm 09.17.01 Big Boats 3/932 I have checked virtually every possibility now including rudder post leakages and still cannot find
Width of Transom Gary C at 2:41pm 09.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/3214 I'm trying to order some vinyl lettering, without making an hour long trip down to the boat just to
Raytheon ST 4000 Autopilot Manual needed Gary N. at 1:41pm 09.17.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1394 Hi everybody I just want to say how much I enjoy this site, being a new boat owner and all this is g
I'm BACK!!!!!!!! Cliff Ruckstuhl at 12:43pm 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/740 Some of you know me through my post for the last couple of years and some personally. So you know
More Questions??? Cliff Ruckstuhl at 12:25pm 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/825 SO how much mast bend and rake to the 28.5's need to be fast? How have you set up a Back Stay Adjus
Compression Post Problems Bud Cook at 10:56am 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/811 The counter weight in our compression post is frozen in place and I can't raise or lower it. i have
P420 autopilot Scott at 10:30am 09.17.01 Big Boats 7/844 I'm trying to decide on which autopilot to use on a possible accquistion of a P420. I like the ST70
First Boat Loan SingleSail at 9:54am 09.17.01 Ask All Sailors 3/998 How hard is it to get a loan for a live-aboard? Is it possible to get a loan for a boat if you don'
Coronado 15 rub rail Bob Moss at 8:25am 09.17.01 Smaller Boats 1/1747 I need to replace the vinyl rub rail on an older Coronado 15. Does anyone have experience in locati

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Just bought an Oceanis 38 ron2photo at 2:02pm 02.19.20 We just bought a 2016 Beneteau Oceanis 38. We moved it from Norwalk CT to Portsmouth RI on December
Rabbit Hole DJAY at 2:01pm 02.19.20 I call it the hellhole; holdover from airplane days. I'm 68 years old, 5'11" and 225. Not as flexibl
Adding a bigger hose around existing to seal odors dLj at 2:01pm 02.19.20 Builders do stupid things that make owners' lives miserable. To replace the pumpout hose on my Sabr
Internal halyards ? little breeze at 2:01pm 02.19.20 thank you Dr JudyB and Shemandr for your expertise.. so helpful Im going with CD kits makes a lot o
Electric re-sale value? Noodat Lady at 1:48pm 02.19.20 ther than by incineration, leading to the release of the hydrocarbon-based p
Electric re-sale value? dLj at 1:44pm 02.19.20 I do like the idea of electric power I have some reservations though. How long do these batteries l
B311 forward bulkhead cutout. ron2photo at 1:44pm 02.19.20 I have a 2016 Beneteau Oceanis 38. That year, and maybe other years, the bulkhead was an option and
Electric re-sale value? Sailnobroblem at 1:37pm 02.19.20 I do like the idea of electric power I have some reservations though. How long do these batteries la
How old is my Javelin? airolasp at 1:33pm 02.19.20 I understand the Javelin iis a 14-foot dinghy designed in 1960 and built by the O'Day company until
Electric re-sale value? Will Gilmore at 1:26pm 02.19.20 4. A point that I never see addressed in the electric/IC comparison is the Carbon footprint of the
Secondary fuel supply Rctbolero at 1:24pm 02.19.20 I'd believe the dirt in the tank is on the bottom except in choppy conditions. The shorter tube wou
Secondary fuel supply jssailem at 1:24pm 02.19.20 And if the obstruction is blocking at the intake and cannot go up to the filter? If it gets to tha
Electric re-sale value? dLj at 1:19pm 02.19.20 The big problem with hydrogen fuel cells is that the majority of the hydrogen is produced from fossi
Secondary fuel supply Ron20324 at 1:15pm 02.19.20 ; what may have plugged one tube may shortly plug the 2nd tube. I'd believe the dirt in the tank
Electric re-sale value? Noodat Lady at 1:05pm 02.19.20 I think the original cause of a continuing bad rap sheet for Hydrogen stems way back to the 1930s.
1984 Catilina 22 mast Hunter216 at 1:01pm 02.19.20 Hi Looking for help/info on our 1984 Catalina 22. We recently acquired the boat with a mast with
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack dLj at 12:55pm 02.19.20 Your mast is likely a 6000 series Al alloy. I'd be hesitant to weld it. It's an easy enough alloy to
Winch shims (1) rgranger at 12:38pm 02.19.20 Find a really flat surface, like a piece of marble floor tile. Affix some sandpaper to the flat sur
Rabbit Hole Colibri at 12:35pm 02.19.20
Looking for plastic CDI Furling Drum (Bail) rgranger at 12:33pm 02.19.20 Thanks rgrainger. Looks like I will have to concoct something. Usable furler, just missing one part

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