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Best product to clean Vinyl Bumpers look4judy at 1:28pm 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1094 We have several White Vinyl Bumpers that are in need do a good cleaning. Any suggestions on what pro
What to mount on the bulkhead? (1) Dr. D at 1:00pm 05.05.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3447 We have done a few modest changes to our 2018 35.1. One part we have not yet changed is mounting any
+1 For Weems & Plath shemandr at 11:14am 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1329 I bought a hand held compass from this company about 30 years ago. I took it out of storage early t
Any info regarding... Member 131497 at 1:43am 05.05.20 Destinations 0/13 Any info regarding the safe areas in the Dominican Republic?
Hunter 23.5 Roller Furler Pin (1) Undertow at 11:23pm 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 8/1332 Hi all, I'm a new 23.5 owner and new to sailing in general. While stepping the mast for the first t
Fore-deck Fun (4) pclarksurf at 10:06pm 05.04.20 Catalina 22 19/2742 Time to fix the fore-deck before the rigging parts show up-- was always on the list, but now that I'
In for a penny in for a pound! (3) Rusty Keel at 8:13pm 05.04.20 Catalina 22 14/2388 Well I had a large soft spot in the deck I I finally convinced myself to take care of. It looks lik
Social distancing on a launch? TimFromLI at 7:59pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 42/3456 My club is getting ready to open launch service to our moorings and we're grappling with the problem
Flush mount flag pole socket (1) Team118 at 6:04pm 05.04.20 Catalina 30 5/1167 Hi, I want to replace the flush mounted flag pole socket on the boat. It is very corroded. But sea
What happened to shore power service? Manete at 5:40pm 05.04.20 Catalina 30 9/1460 I cannot figure out why there is no 110 shore power service on our boat. Nada. We bought the boat
Water pumpkinpie at 3:51pm 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2099 .
Hunter 34 - replace cutless bearing propeller shaft declan tyner at 3:03pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1748 Hi, I am looking for advice on removing the propeller shaft on my 1986 Hunter 34. Is it possible t
I have Hunter 33.5 brochure Pat T at 2:04pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/371 Year ago I was looking at buying a used boat, ended up with my second Catalina (eventually had a 3rd
Brownsville TX area sailing... Member 131497 at 2:03pm 05.04.20 Destinations 3/779 Hi again... I got a good response from a member regarding that area, but I need more so I can expand
326/356 chainplate access question? jld at 2:03pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/975 Hi, I'm new to the forum and am hoping to get a Hunter 326/33/356/36 this Summer. I have a question
Newb Paint Question (1) TheSoggyDollar at 1:46pm 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 11/2212 We just got an 86 Catalina 22. The bottom needs to be painted before we put her back in the water an
Newb Paint Question (1) TheSoggyDollar at 1:43pm 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 6/634 New to us. The bottom needs to be painted before we put her back in the water and got that quoted at
Which sealant should I use? sailnoproblem at 1:26pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 14/4134 I'm sure this has been asked before, but I am lazy and tired after sanding all the old Cetol off my
Battery questions fred1diver at 1:17pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1050 Hey everyone, my boat needs new batteries, came across an ad for golf cart batteries, being 6v I wou
Hunter 386 Cable run Gary Ryan at 12:07pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/304 Does anyone know how the cabling ( GPS, Wind Speed, Depth ) on my 2002 Hunter 386 Helm ( Cockpit ) r

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Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 4:23am 02.01.25 I am curious if anyone has tried using a cordless impact gun to start an engine. A cordless drill I
Seattle Boat Show Indysailor at 4:18am 02.01.25
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 10:37pm 01.31.25 I think maybe Blitzen is a bad luck boat. My father thought she might be haunted. That was the se
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 7:44pm 01.31.25 Wow. I think maybe Blitzen is a bad luck boat. Without knowing where the storm came from, inland o
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:42pm 01.31.25 If the sea water version, install a vented loop in the intake line. 'Twould be best if you can put i
Runaway diesel dLj at 7:23pm 01.31.25 Kinda like the pilots of the single engine prop jobs that hand-spin the prop to start them. If you
Runaway diesel Tally Ho at 7:18pm 01.31.25 My thoughts - pretty close to deadly.... As in, it could kill you. Candidate for the Darwin award
Runaway diesel Tally Ho at 7:15pm 01.31.25
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 6:36pm 01.31.25 We were helping the owner deliver Blitzen back to Clearwater. Her husband was lost at sea and Blitz
New Ham Alan Gomes at 5:10pm 01.31.25
New Ham Don S/V ILLusion at 5:09pm 01.31.25 "I came across a Morse Study disk, one of many ways I learned from years ago. Besides sitting and l
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:57pm 01.31.25 Will, where in Mobile bay did you go aground? Blizten looks like it might draw seven feet. I can i
Outfitting a little bare boat dLj at 4:18pm 01.31.25 I've never known a simple Ziploc bag to keep things dry for more than a few minutes in water. Use
Outfitting a little bare boat (1) Will Gilmore at 3:35pm 01.31.25 Another poster was kind enough to share a link for a book about two (of his friends?) Nope, never
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 2:00pm 01.31.25 I mentioned earlier that I use sealant on the threads, but didn't mention which type. coincidently
Handcrank starting a small engine. Rick Webb at 12:26pm 01.31.25 I am curious if anyone has tried using a cordless impact gun to start an engine. A cordless drill I
New Ham kappykaplan at 12:23pm 01.31.25 What information? "I came across a Morse Study disk, one of many ways I learned from years ago. Be
Runaway diesel Alan Gomes at 11:47am 01.31.25 I didn't know that the new diesel engines are actually four cycle not two cycle as the earlier smal
Runaway diesel LloydB at 11:36am 01.31.25 I didn't know that the new diesel engines are actually four cycle not two cycle as the earlier small
New Ham Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 01.31.25 I know this is an older posting, but I have some information you may be interested in. What inform

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