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Source for SeaLube jviss at 1:49pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 7/504 Greetings, I've heard people talk about this many times, as a lube for manual head pumps. Now that
EPOXY? CRobinson at 12:36pm 08.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/685 I have a 1995 MacGregor 26 C (swing keel and water ballast, conventional trailer-sailer and not the
Just bought a new to me a 1982 O'day 19 (1) bgstar19 at 12:30pm 08.12.18 Day Sailers 7/1743 I Just bought a new to me 1982 O'day 19. This is my first sailboat. I used to crew on a J29 for Wedn
Galveston Bay Night Race Bill19233 at 12:10pm 08.12.18 Racing 1/511 tADIYFPq0j0 Like WayneH said in his post, the first leg was into a 15 to 20 knots apparent wind wit
Preparing Catalina 30 for shipping johnb207 at 11:10am 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 12/2372 I am considering buying a Catalina 30 that will need to be shipped about 200 miles. I see that I can
Galveston to Vera Cruz unhinged schoolboy at 8:48am 08.12.18 Destinations 20/3627 Scouring pilot charts and running predict wind models, wondering if someone had tips.
Furling lead blocks on stanchions Ward H at 8:47am 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 20/3471 Time to replace the original Hood furling lead blocks on the stanchions. They don't spin well and tw
M25 so Engine not throttling up past 2400 ChrisCall at 8:41am 08.12.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/868 Sorry its universal m25xp. Coming back a long trip I noticed my engine not throttling up past 2400 r
Went sailing on Galveston Bay Friday night on someone else's boat. WayneH at 8:06am 08.12.18 Racing 3/426 Connie and I are in Houston dogsitting for my middle stepson. I got invited to crew on Firewater (a
Autohelm 4000 peterbud at 5:56am 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 5/494 I have a auto helm 4000 and I am continually getting a reading of a course of 65 degrees no matter
Seeking pros/cons re 2000 Jeanneau 52.2 Hap at 9:56pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1033 My wife and I are considering moving up to a 2000 Jeanneau 52.2. Will be using as live-aboard, and
Wayfarer stability vs. Catalina 16.5 dave9137 at 7:33pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 0/726 I used to own a Wayfarer Mark I GRP and found it to be quite stable and am now considering purchasin
1992 30T Out-haul, Reefing system, lazy jacks Rxsail at 6:45pm 08.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/385 The former owner rigged the outhaul with an interesting combination of bungee cords and small cords.
36CC in mast furling servicing H-2 Bubba at 4:13pm 08.11.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/953 Got a 1998 36CC with in mast furling. Very stiff to furl/unfurl. Got to be something to lubricate.
Please read: Firewall changes Phil Herring at 2:36pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 0/541 Happy Saturday! We added new threat detection and mitigation services to our firewall this morning.
sabre dorade vents bobmorhard at 1:02pm 08.11.18 Parts Search 14/2417
Solar Panel Odd Failure Rick D at 12:18pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 5/812 I purchased a couple of 100 watt semi-flexible panels from Amazon last year and had the opportunity
Only took me 8 years to figure this out artboas at 11:45am 08.11.18 Big Boats 35/3147 So, how many 45/ 49 /50 owners have the large cleats with the hole in the bottom? And when you try t
Deploying anchor on boat with bowsprit (2) Ward H at 8:44am 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 18/4038 C30 w/anchor rollers on bowsprit. ling our new C30 and now we're getting ready to anchor out. Just f
H260 rudder post. MaxinCalgary at 8:11am 08.11.18 Smaller Boats 8/624 I am noticing corrosion on the rudder post as my H260 sits in a slip on the west coast . The post is

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New Campbell Sailer Prop jssailem at 10:44pm 08.05.23 Now I need to inspect all the thru hulls. :plus: Yes. Do you have room for a shaft zinc? You will
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:42pm 08.05.23 Just by fact that you are missing a couple of sections of blade while adjacent sections look smooth
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 8:51pm 08.05.23 I am skipping putting a priming bulb in the engine compartment. Seems a bad idea. Putting a bulb clo
Bomar hatch dog BTC1984 at 7:02pm 08.05.23 I saw your post about the punch. So I went to harbor freight and bought a basic pin punch set. It w
J/24 anchor roller? Joe at 7:00pm 08.05.23 :Again, check with Garhaurer Marine. I found one that fit my new Mantus perfectly. That style ancho
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets Eric S. at 6:34pm 08.05.23 Thanks @CurtisC, I did pretty much exactly as you said and I'm back in business! It was easier than
New holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:18pm 08.05.23 I'm aware that the Southern Ocean is no place for amateurs...Are the seas so large that just keeping
Tiller tamer Siamese at 6:15pm 08.05.23 That clutch is the best thing going. Better than anything makeshift, and better than the Davis. I
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 5:52pm 08.05.23 This looks worrisome. I cleaned up one of the blades and it appears that it has suffered from galvan
New holding tank Andrew of Oracle at 4:50pm 08.05.23 Hi Peggie Yes this is what I have don but added a couple of valves to prevent water draining out of
New Campbell Sailer Prop fstbttms at 4:11pm 08.05.23 How tight should the nut be? As tight as you can make it without breaking something. It's pretty c
New Campbell Sailer Prop (3) SycloneDriver at 3:57pm 08.05.23 I got the prop pulled today. The hardest part was removing the collar anode, in the middle of remo
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:40pm 08.05.23 The pin is called a tension pin. It's the same as a roll pin, as I had mentioned. Did you use a r
Bomar hatch dog kappykaplan at 3:33pm 08.05.23 Well done, BTC1984! :beer:
Zinc coating on a Max Prop kappykaplan at 3:30pm 08.05.23 Pettit Zinc Coat Barnacle Barrier. This is what I use. Works very well.
Zinc coating on a Max Prop (1) jviss at 3:02pm 08.05.23 I was thinking of trying this: Pettit Zinc Coat Barnacle Barrier.
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma sailliny at 2:54pm 08.05.23 Sorry to hear about the Tornado. My suggestion is to find a local sailmaker and have them spec out w
Zinc coating on a Max Prop Rjm st.petersburg at 2:52pm 08.05.23 PYI is now selling Crystal Prop. I haven't tried it, but probably will give it a shot on my next hau
Tiller tamer Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 08.05.23 When I had tiller boats. I used a dock line stretched straight across the cockpit with 3-wraps aroun
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal thetone at 2:24pm 08.05.23 There's lots of work that needs to be done in that area. The coupling will probably have to be cut

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