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Philip Dann
at 10:17am 04.05.12
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Has Anybody replaced the mechanical fuel level gauge fitted in the starboard tank top,if so with wha
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Tom Young
at 1:55pm 03.07.12
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I've been putting this off. Now that I plan to build a new joint at the cabin to deck, I have to add
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stevens
at 10:32am 03.05.12
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I am installing foot blocks on my Zephyr because of the upward strain created by the main winch on m
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Tom Young
at 1:33pm 02.10.12
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I've pulled off the trim at this joint. Despite rebedding it just a couple seasons ago, water was ge
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bartc3
at 5:34am 02.06.12
3/3306
I know that chain plates are not a new topic, but I don't find any reference to chain plate failure.
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Philip Dann
at 6:35pm 02.02.12
4/3110
Having now removed the fuel tank tops and cleaned up all the threads and the fuel varnish from the b
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Jon Smith
at 5:05am 01.29.12
3/3055
I think water intrusion under the varnish is something one deals with on a regular basis. This Fall
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Philip Dann
at 8:54am 01.28.12
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After a lot of work getting the 200 odd nuts off by unscrewing them or splitting them with a nut spl
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Tom Young
at 2:49pm 11.18.11
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The website is owned by Maine Boats, Harbors and Homes magazine. They're trying to grow the website
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bartc3
at 2:36pm 11.06.11
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Does anyone know what the small tank abaft the fuel tank is? It has two small hoses coming out of th
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bartc3
at 4:02am 10.26.11
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We are now the proud owners of Tarna, an Alden Challenger. She has a Westerbeke W44B engine and a th
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jayz
at 1:03pm 10.19.11
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Hello All, We just had the opportunity to race BANJO GIRL down the coast in our annual 150nM sail
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Tom Young
at 10:27am 10.15.11
4/3503
Hopefully it's just coincidence. This report of a 38' yawl going down in Barnegat Inlet is disturbin
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Tom Young
at 9:31am 10.04.11
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A friend of mine is headed down south and got a shot of Joe in his newly launched boat, and he's sai
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HudsonChallenger
at 5:49am 09.11.11
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The Ode to Joy went into the Hudson River last weeend, after over a decade on jackstands and then a
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Iain McAllister
at 10:15am 08.28.11
2/3797
Hope everyone is faring alright?
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Tom Young
at 4:29am 08.19.11
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I've seen this Challenger down east. It was built with a straight coach roof. I just stumbled on the
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Jon
at 3:52pm 08.11.11
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So we're off either Sunday or Monday for about 7-10 days headed down east from Southport (a suburb o
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david
at 5:30am 07.30.11
1/2164
SUMMARY: I've made some changes, please let me know if the board becomes slower or if anything seem
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"the bird" (1)
Jon
at 2:00pm 07.27.11
1/2044
This came with the boat when we bought her- she was named TARNA which is tern in Swedish
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Removing caulk....
NYSail at 10:23pm 05.15.24 Can you run a razor blade down each side? I've found that helps often. I've taken a scalpel and cut |
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Funny Friday!!!
Will Gilmore at 9:07pm 05.15.24 Does that mean asexual should also be included? Or is that neither here nor there? -Will |
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End of Times
Ralph Johnstone at 8:33pm 05.15.24 We are moving to the dark side and are buying a 2007 34' Mainship Pilot. And now people will be s |
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End of Times
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Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt?
quadrille38 at 6:29pm 05.15.24 I have on my 38. The old felt was still present so I used needle nose pliers and an awl to work it |
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Removing caulk....
dLj at 6:22pm 05.15.24 The ones she is using fit perfectly into the groove to scoop the caulk out. And extremely sharp. Wo |
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Removing caulk....
NYSail at 5:59pm 05.15.24 The ones she is using fit perfectly into the groove to scoop the caulk out. And extremely sharp. Wou |
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1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number
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Removing caulk....
NYSail at 4:09pm 05.15.24 I've found often you need to make job specific tools... Essentially what @capta is saying above... |
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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project
shemandr at 4:08pm 05.15.24 ...Searched after the fact :banghead:and found that adhesive removers are effective. Will try xyl |
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Removing caulk....
rgranger at 1:40pm 05.15.24 Here is an article on the topic of softening caulk https://waterproofcaulking.com/how-to-remove-sil |
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23.5 outboard motor
rgranger at 1:32pm 05.15.24 I had the Tohatsu 6hp sailpro. It was a very reliable motor and would start on the third pull even a |
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