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What's more chip resistant... Drinky Crow at 12:58pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/485 ...gelcoat or LPU?
Interior Wood Refinishing npaulay at 12:51pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2911 Hello, I'm working on restoring my fathers sailboat and one of the first projects is cleaning the
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 DFD at 12:12pm 04.14.20 Trailer Sailors 15/1988 I would like to freshen up my 170 hull paint. Not really sure if it needs it as I don't know how to
Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual npaulay at 11:27am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/8690 Hello, I am search of a Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual. I've tried to contact Yanmar directly asking fo
Yanmar B-type Engine Instrument Panel P=97 Tachometer (1) SeanP at 9:19am 04.14.20 Parts Search 8/4219 Hello all! I am struggling to find the P=97 instrument panel for my Hunter 31. EBay has a number of
Mega 30, Head plumbing length/size (2) Ethanhopps at 8:56am 04.14.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1725 Hello! First post here so go easy on me... I bought a mega 30 (save the ugly comments, you're just j
Panel mounted bilge switch questions jdy2kgt at 7:11am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/641 Recently my bilge pump wasn't working. Due to time constraints I called in a pro. To my surprise t
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? ScottySailor at 12:48am 04.14.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/7753 Hey all doing some work on my Yanmar 2gmf and I stupidly took apart the fuel limiter screw whoops!!
What deck paint Hunter 33 woofetc at 8:40pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/907 The diamond pattern anti-slip area of the side decks running along the length of our 2008 Hunter 33
Hunter 386 Year 2002 Line Replacement Gary Ryan at 6:17pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/857 We purchased our new/used Hunter 386 last October. It was wrapped and on the hard. I did notice th
Hunter 38 Interior wood stain match letskeepriding at 6:05pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 12/2876 Just a heads up for anyone who might need to touch up their interior wood. After painstaking researc
Yanmar 3TNE68C-EG1 Service manual srancourt at 5:55pm 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 2/529 Anyone have a service manual for the generator Yanmar 3TNE68C-EG1
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). (4) Ziggler at 5:52pm 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 31/3041 Shorthanded, I back my 1984 Morgan 323 away from her slip but we get blown into the adjacent boat -
Beaching your sailboat Ryan61065 at 5:14pm 04.13.20 Trailer Sailors 14/3156 What's the policy on running your boat aground on purpose. Will, it hurt the boat to let it rest on
Specifications help Tbride at 12:43pm 04.13.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1451 I recently bought a 2004 Mac 26M with a broken mast. The new mast is in place but there is a naggin
Catalina 380 - Cable Length Issue John Gilbert at 12:39pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 1/1020 I have to replace the cable from my wind instrument readout in a Navpod above the steering pedestal
Where is your GPS antenna? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:22am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2823 Mine is on the transom. Right next to the B in Bella.That's where a P.O. mounted it. I broke the mou
Securing floor with 4200 adhesive (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2492 Well, I purchased the sheet of teak ' holly plywood, made the cuts and finished the flooring. It fi
battery monitor slow to read (1) lunasea6 at 7:15am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1625 I have an original battery monitor that takes a few minutes to give a reading. Is this likely the g
Sliding Galley Catalina 22 Erbardy at 6:10pm 04.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2671 IS there anyone that lives within a respectable distance of western PA have a sliding galley for a C

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A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode marcham at 11:08pm 10.24.24 We've anchored from Victoria to Prince Rupert. 98% of the time we drop 175ft. Very rarely 250ft. We
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped Surfside at 9:54pm 10.24.24 If it is screwed into a plate in the deck, I would try using a drill. Attach it securely to the bol
Cabin ceiling vent latch part (3) MachZ at 9:34pm 10.24.24 228154 File edges with fine mill file and deburr with Scotchbrite 228157 228158 Installed. It's not
Cabin ceiling vent latch part (10) MachZ at 9:29pm 10.24.24 228147 228148 228149 Cut channel to clasp length 228150 Drilled to screw size 228151 Counter sink 22
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair Ralph Johnstone at 8:29pm 10.24.24 See post #3 by @Peggie Hall HeadMistress for lead to an endless selection of poly fuel tanks : http
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 8:27pm 10.24.24 I still have to ask the question which I imagine is lying in wait on the tip of many people's tongu
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped Steve_Catalina at 5:47pm 10.24.24 Try the international site for your C28. "catalina28.net" Good luck
Cabin Top Winch Advice... Gene Neill at 4:42pm 10.24.24 Gene: Thank you for your reply, 10-4 on the base plates. Is a one (1) inch too much for a base pla
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped ...3TacksontheWater at 4:30pm 10.24.24 If it is screwed into a plate in the deck, I would try using a drill. Attach it securely to the bol
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped ...3TacksontheWater at 4:22pm 10.24.24
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair (1) garymalmgren at 4:11pm 10.24.24 If your leak is a pinhole, the tank is pretty well gone. You will play wack-a-mole repairing the nex
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair kappykaplan at 3:59pm 10.24.24 A plastic tank will work fine. Check with your local chandlery.
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped jssailem at 3:25pm 10.24.24 If it is screwed into a plate in the deck, I would try using a drill. Attach it securely to the bolt
Pearson 31-2 Owners? kappykaplan at 1:31pm 10.24.24 I replaced a plastic 17 gal tank with a 27 Gal plastic tank on my Pearson 37.
Pearson 31-2 Owners? inkunzi at 1:24pm 10.24.24 Hello I just purchased a 1991 pearson 31-2. Aluminum fuel tank leaked I removed it and will cost $
Catalina 385 weight? KCofKC at 12:20pm 10.24.24 Steven, yes, the first C-30 I loaded was 14.5K, not what I was expecting for sure.
Hood Swivel arelic1949 at 12:13pm 10.24.24 Thanks much, Skipper for the reply.????
Hood Swivel BrianQ at 11:58am 10.24.24 I have a hood swivel from an 810 LD or 800 SL furler but the dimensions would be greater than what y
30 amp Circuit breaker Johnb at 11:36am 10.24.24 Useful to know - that is a very good price.
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission DArcy at 11:35am 10.24.24 That is great marketing. Throw out a few catch phrases that can be searched on the internet but lead

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