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Retractable Keel banging mfree25 at 9:15am 08.10.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1254 I just finished sailing lessons and put my newly acquired 21' american fiberglass boat in the water.
Mast head wiring question jtm at 9:08am 08.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 0/540 I have my H28.5 mast down and in process of replacing the steaming torpedo lamp with a marine beam
Craziest Rigging Idea Ever? PGIJon at 6:11am 08.10.16 Ask All Sailors 36/1728 While I was tuning up the rigging on my boat, I plucked the shroud I was tightening. I then tried to
Oday Widgeon Age John From Maine at 4:50am 08.10.16 Day Sailers 4/1103 I recently bought a used Oday Widgeon. I am trying to determine when the boat was made. The hull n
Pop-top support when mast is down ? (1) Leeward Rail at 6:32pm 08.09.16 Catalina 22 18/2175 Hello all, In the process of working on our Catalina 22, and when occasionally sleeping/camping in
Types of fuel for your diesel engine Skipper at 5:39pm 08.09.16 Ask All Sailors 9/682 This is just for fun. A "survivalist" thread. :) Fuel types: Primary: #2 diesel Home heating oil /
O'Day 35 Stanchion Maintenance r2poor2fly at 4:46pm 08.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/890 Hey Guys, This is my first post. My wife and I recently purchased a '89 O'Day 35. I'm getting a li
What's changed? Scott T-Bird at 3:40pm 08.09.16 Racing 0/17 In light of the long running thread that turned highly contentious, I thought I would post this remi
Victorian Battery Monitor Blown Fuse dlochner at 3:06pm 08.09.16 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1349 This spring I installed a Victron Battery Monitor. For a couple of months it worked well. A couple
recommendation Ranger 20 moorage-land storage sharonekelly at 2:34pm 08.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/335 I have a Ranger 20 that I want to moor and/or store for future use on the Columbia. Would like some
MacGregor 26M Parts Joseph6510 at 2:29pm 08.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/595 Does anyone know of a source of 26M parts other than Tattoo? I need to replace companionway door an
Cabin door panel scratches (1) Tim Moylan at 11:35am 08.09.16 Smaller Boats 10/901 126648 Hello, I am looking for advice on how to repair and/or remove the scratches on the cabin door
5hp Nissan 2-Stroke Outboard not starting after running dry Mighty Little at 11:16am 08.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/2986 I have a 5hp Nissan NS5B probably circa mid 1990's or so....had some problems early in the season an
Recharging an old battery... vizwhiz at 11:15am 08.09.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1386 I have an old battery - old in age, not necessarily old from use. Was a house battery, was not old w
Disaster averted IH82BL8 at 5:03am 08.09.16 Sails Call Lounge 1/503 I'm on vacation with family in Minnesota. My BIL took us out on the local lakes yesterday on their
Minimum Size for an Asymmetrical Spinnaker? C22-Daydreamer at 5:44pm 08.08.16 Catalina 22 6/746 I'm wanting to experiment with an asymmetrical spinnaker so I'm looking for an inexpensive one on eb
I`m investigating Solar for a Hunter 466, seem everyone has a different opinion capi6289 at 11:58am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 8/727 Hunter 466 has 4 AGM house batteries, One Start battery, Refrigeator, Frezzer, TV, AM/FM Ice machine
A little help with a Hunter 28 stuffing box (1) johnlfox at 11:50am 08.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4106 New member here looking for a little help. I bought a 1990 Hunter 28 a few months ago, and on the l
2016 Clipper Cup - a couple of "Firsts" Apex at 11:00am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 4/410 ...well hopefully a bullet as well, but I am really speaking to "personal" first times. First - "re
When Should Medical Conditions Prevent Sailing -- Mate (or Self Even)? rardiH36 at 10:57am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 28/2574

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Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:50pm 09.22.23 Here's my post war Singer clone: That looks just like my mom's 1951 Singer 66-16. Great machine!
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:49pm 09.22.23 With this setup I can move the needle a quarter of a stitch at a time. Wow, that's awesome!
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 1:47pm 09.22.23 Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack an injector, there is a handy dandy separate fuel bl
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.22.23 D. Their recommendation was not to hook it to the engine, but to hook it to the engine's thru hull
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 12:57pm 09.22.23 Interesting, I spoke to Tides Marine about their Sure Seal; my concern over cooling water, and my Ya
Deck paint recommendations shemandr at 12:36pm 09.22.23 I don't regard painting a deck as a regular maintenance item. If it's really bad ... then maybe. Y
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? shemandr at 12:19pm 09.22.23 Or get gel coat crack filtering eyeglasses...
Just a bit too much heel and helm shemandr at 12:15pm 09.22.23 Do you have crew hiking out? I don't know the J 88 but many of the J line are designed to be sailed
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 12:09pm 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in t
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 09.22.23 I noticed that there is not a loop between my muffler and the transom My exhaust hose has a loop
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 09.22.23 Thick. Real thick. Good to know. I think we can then toss the idea of using one form of slop or
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? ggrizzard at 11:43am 09.22.23 Look up "Repairing Spider Cracks" on Youtube. Boatworks Today's channel has the A to Z, step by ste
Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 11:41am 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in th
Universal M-18 not starting kloudie1 at 11:33am 09.22.23 The engine stop will stop the high pressure pump from pumping to the injectors.. Your injector pump
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? dlochner at 11:21am 09.22.23 Those are gelcoat cracks which are cosmetic and not structural. The cure is clean out the crack and
Sewing Cushions and Bimini (3) Ward H at 11:12am 09.22.23 I'm interested in speed control, a better foot pedal, and so forth for mine. I am seriously conside
Universal M-18 not starting Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.22.23 Is this correct @Stu Jackson ? Works on a Yanmar. Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack a
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:05am 09.22.23 Did the little green feller say how thick the putty was when the transducer was pressed into the pu
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:04am 09.22.23
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway gkeiser at 10:47am 09.22.23 Hi all. An update here. My exhaust hose has a loop and mufler was not backed up with water. I foun

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