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what is the best thing for exterior teak? dean arneson at 1:57pm 08.11.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/949 Iam looking for a cherry looking finish to match the boat's stripes
Head Through Hole PL at 1:01pm 08.11.00 Big Boats 3/1055 I am purchasing a Catalina 36MKII. The factory does not install a through hole for direct overboard
mildew in my sail jolie at 1:00pm 08.11.00 Other Sailboats 1/766 I have a 3" round dark mildew stain in mu mailsail.Any way to safely remove?
Little Ding jolie at 12:49pm 08.11.00 Other Sailboats 1/771 I have been sailing my Hunter Passage 42 for about 2 weeks now, and sailing totally for about 2 week
Adequate genoa size for a Legend 40.5 Gustavo Coll at 12:14pm 08.11.00 Racing 1/1349 I will order a new head sail for my hunter but I do not know if I should order a 155%, 150% or 140%.
sanitation hose odor Robert Cooper at 12:12pm 08.11.00 Big Boats 9/1239 Does anyone have experience with replacing the sanitation hoses on a 40.5? How is the forward head
Head sail for Legend 40.5 :155%, 150% or less? Gustavo Coll at 12:10pm 08.11.00 Big Boats 2/1009 I will make a new mylar/kevlar head sail and I do not know which size it should have. It is a fracti
Identity? - Caption Contest Paul Akers at 11:33am 08.11.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1079 Phil, I think the next contest should be to identify the kind of boat this is.
Through Hole PL at 10:18am 08.11.00 Ask All Sailors 1/1380 I am purchasing Catalina 36 MKII. The factory does not install a through hole for the head to pump
Auto Props Tony Wilcox at 9:50am 08.11.00 Big Boats 2/1001 Does anyone have any knowledge about Auto-Props? Also any thoughts about what would be a good prop t
Hull speed Bob Robeson at 9:07am 08.11.00 Ask All Sailors 2/1604 Hull speed a result of the hydrodynamic forces at work. Like previous posts, this theoretical speed
Hard To Start Ian at 8:43am 08.11.00 Trailer Sailors 1/1983 Gordon, I have Yanmar YSE12. It has run perfectly for years. All of the sudden it won't start with
Different exhaust noise ?? Tom Schlagel at 6:21am 08.11.00 Other Sailboats 2/873 I noticed this year that our Yanmar 3JH2E (38 hp) seems to be making a different exhaust sound from
Speakers- owner's poll Mark Cooper at 5:54am 08.11.00 Smaller Boats 6/911 Looking at adding a stereo system on the boat and was just curious... where are other 240 owners mou
Autohelm 4000 Remote Rob Johnson at 4:17am 08.11.00 Ask All Sailors 1/1742 I no longer have a wire remote for my older model AH 4000 autohelm. According to Raytheon, the unit
battery options John at 2:41am 08.11.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/931 Has anyone replaced the 8D's with other battery sizes, such as golf cart batteries (T105 equivalent)
Bow anchor roller Gary at 2:35am 08.11.00 Ask All Sailors 2/1434 I am looking for an anchor roller on my 1988 Hunter 35. The roller WIDTH needs to be 2 1/4 inches or
Advice Required Rod at 2:01am 08.11.00 Smaller Boats 3/1014 I am a "Prairie Sailor" Every year at this time I am smitten by west coast sailing. I am presently
1 1/4" Rail Clamps, anyone? John Alexander at 1:38am 08.11.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1696 Sounds silly, but I've been searching for 1 1/4" rail clamps (to mount a teak drink rack) since earl
Need Roller Furling Advice C. Posey at 12:46am 08.11.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/985 I want to get roller furling for my 1976 Catalina 27 which I use mostly for day sailing in bays. I

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Old Man Going West!! jssailem at 9:38pm 03.01.20
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Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) JamesG161 at 9:20pm 03.01.20 So, if the switch or the pump became connected to ground by immersion or partial immersion in an el
I Knocked off A few things on the 2-do list Rick Macdonald at 8:30pm 03.01.20 One of my 3 furler fairleads wore just like that. It was the only one without a stainless insert but
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) Will Gilmore at 8:11pm 03.01.20 So, if the switch or the pump became connected to ground by immersion or partial immersion in an ele
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) JamesG161 at 8:08pm 03.01.20 Potential is the key word. Jim...
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) Will Gilmore at 8:00pm 03.01.20 The 12 volt positive source. Why are the electrons not coming from the negative side? I think I s
More January racing in Texas (1) Bill19233 at 7:58pm 03.01.20
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) JamesG161 at 7:47pm 03.01.20 The Load is the motor and a good example of potential... Stray current corrosion. Jim...
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) JamesG161 at 7:44pm 03.01.20 Where is the electron source when the positive wire is referred to as hot? The 12 volt positive so
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) (1) Will Gilmore at 7:35pm 03.01.20 Ok. I know we've covered this electron flow vs current and really, I've had this stuff in a couple
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble Pizzazz at 7:33pm 03.01.20 I think the OP has the right idea, just follow the steps once more: 1) If you crank the manual pump,
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble Mickstr at 6:25pm 03.01.20 Couple of things. 1. No offense, but are you aware that the manual pumping action of pushing the lev
H26.5 outboard controls Joe at 5:59pm 03.01.20 BTW, check your owner's manual for proper connection. That shift lever (front, black) doesn't look
I Knocked off A few things on the 2-do list rgranger at 5:32pm 03.01.20 Wow. Your control line is pretty abrasive! maybe! But the boat is a 1995 so it lasted 25 years.
I Knocked off A few things on the 2-do list justsomeguy at 5:23pm 03.01.20 replaced the fairleads for the furler Wow. Your control line is pretty abrasive! then I packed up
Navionics App Issues seadaddler at 5:07pm 03.01.20 My IPad was acting up yesterday like that would not stay open but it worked fine today. Nick
PNW Winter Cruise 2020 Terry Cox at 5:02pm 03.01.20 Another great video production Terry. Looks like you had your Insulated pants on... Nicely color co
I Knocked off A few things on the 2-do list Michael Davis at 4:57pm 03.01.20 Sounds like a day well spent!!!
Old Man Going West!! shemandr at 4:36pm 03.01.20 I have a friend who sails a J24 on Flathead lake in what seem like an active fleet. I can ask him a

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