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Gearbox: glaze cone? Ken13559 at 4:34am 10.28.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/490 Curiouly how does one cause his Kanzaki gearbox cone to glazed?
Turning ball for keel cable? mcginn m22 at 10:17pm 10.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1503 Hello all, new owner of a 1974 22' Macgregor. I dont have much history on the boat, but it has a bro
1990 hunter 30 chain plate rods (1) cruisingretired at 8:05pm 10.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2159 I looked at a 1990 Hunter 30 today and during my initial inspection I found some things that cause m
New sailboat launched Bob 04 H260 at 7:14pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 1/414 I just watched this on the news and thought it might interest some on here, http://atlantic.ctvnews.
13 minutes of sailing awesomeness cb32863 at 4:53pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 2/475 One design C ' C 30's. Enjoy........ 5FxUDhhQQVo
Simrad vhf Slider at 4:46pm 10.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1017 I have Simrad electronics on my Beneteau 37. The VHF RS25E is connected to The Simrad NSSB nav syst
Blue seas vessel systems monitor, vsm 422 marchem at 4:11pm 10.27.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/762 We just upgraded from our Catalina 27 to a Catalina 310. I got a lot of great advice from this foru
Can anyone id this boat? (1) Gene Neill at 2:48pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 9/960 My brother sent me the pic, he saw it in Hawaii. http://i67.tinypic.com/11gooci.jpg
Chain plate ubolt (1) Rick Webb at 1:34pm 10.27.15 Smaller Boats 8/916 I am having the gelcoat on the upper half of my boat redone. The guy doing it asked me to remove as
Soul square footage lpbosch at 11:28am 10.27.15 Catalina 30 0/529 i am away from my boat for a bit and was wondering if anyone knew the square footage of the sole (or
Thinking of buying a c 25 need help decode hin: ctyk2027mb801 jmczzz at 11:20am 10.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1052 Can the HIN: CTYK2027MB801 be decoded to tell me anything about this boat? thanks James
Cast gate hook repair? SCMermaid at 10:33am 10.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/451 I am trying to replace the cast gate hook on Hunter 260 pelican hook. Have tried CS Johnson cast ga
Dodger height drazlou at 10:15am 10.27.15 Catalina 30 16/5108 My original 1994 dodger finally fell apart. The height of the dodger was always a pita. I'm 5'-10" a
Can a new alternator cause rough idling when cold? gettinthere at 9:27am 10.27.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/1094 Changed out the alt a few weeks ago. Same size and config as previous one, small frame, P type with
Backstay adjuster for a beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 8:29am 10.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3345 My Beneteau 311 has a conventional turnbuckle on a single, 3/16" backstay. Much of the job of holdin
* san diego county coastal areas severe watches & warnings * Brian D at 8:04am 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 3/388 San Diego County Coastal Areas Severe Watches ' Warnings NOAA Weather Radio Coastal Flood Advisory
I'm considering the purchase of a first 285, would this boat be safe for blue water passages? forest gras at 6:07am 10.27.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 31/8348 My friend has a First 285 boat for sale, I'm hot for his boat as I love the look and feel. She sails
Lifeline stanchion questions (1) Sefuller at 3:49am 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 17/4155 I have all the stanchions off our O'day 34 as I am re-coring large sections of the side decks during
Http://www.supplementsdeal.com/garcinia-active-slim/ James Garzon at 12:04am 10.27.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/5 Garcinia Active Slim Portion control can be just as important as counting calories. The modern ide
Catalina 30: can a "u" dinette be changed to "l"? Doug55_Seattle at 11:17pm 10.26.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1163 Hello! Past sailing life in the PNW / Puget Sound area included a Catalina 27 and I am now (after a

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Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? dmax at 7:25am 03.28.23 A spark plug and a spare cotter pin for the propeller is what I carry - new outboards are very relia
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else
Water Tank Material Claude L.-Auger at 7:06am 03.28.23 Thanks for the info Peggie. And for WasabiRush in case you're asking because you have a problem here
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:01am 03.28.23 I suspect that you can buy a top quality 10-15 gal plastic tank for the same or very little more th
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 6:54am 03.28.23 Looks like a variation on the ideas of Felix Wankle. He designed a rotary compressor in the 1920s.
Asbestos? kloudie1 at 6:15am 03.28.23 Some of that stuff was fiberglass but as previously stated, wet it down thoroughly to eliminate risk
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 03.28.23 The new one is basically the same. The old one is filled with holes from previous wire runs and mou
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) dlochner at 6:05am 03.28.23 there will be gelcoat repairs, especially in this area. Now you are living dangerously, tempting
New Running Rigging for a C310 DaveJ at 6:04am 03.28.23 All, thanks for the advice, I ordered the jib sheet in one piece, and will use the cow hitch. Binnac
Halman 27 dlochner at 5:43am 03.28.23 Could it be considered a blue water boat? There is no generally agreed upon definition of "blue w
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 03.28.23 Silicone embeds in the porous gel coat and inhibits the adhesion of paint or gel coat. It can not b
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 5:17am 03.28.23 64911927 -Will
Halman 27 Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 03.28.23
H37C Main sail reefing (1) Jim Legere at 3:22am 03.28.23 That hole through the gooseneck (to the left of the sheave) is for another pin that carries a jammer
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks sailmandan at 10:52pm 03.27.23 1979 That makes sense. The engine was removed from the front and put under the companionway. so mayb
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks mermike at 10:44pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Engine in front? I have a stainless fuel tank, starboard side. '83, engine
C22 sliding hatch (3) pcharn01 at 8:24pm 03.27.23 Now laminating glass and epoxy to the outer shell. After this cures, peel off the peel ply and 3 mor
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 8:20pm 03.27.23 Ground out the inner shell and composite. Had several issues, the wear through the bottom side of t
H37C Main sail reefing (1) gockleyd at 7:57pm 03.27.23 This is encouraging me to try and get the original system working my gooseneck looks like this. And
Asbestos? dlochner at 7:32pm 03.27.23 The next question is "What do I replace it with?" Fiberglass muffler tape. Find it in the high perfo

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