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Ants galore! Doc_holiday at 4:50pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1057 Yesterday I climbing in the boat to take a couple of measurements. I may have been in once before in
Transmission oil capacity burnswelds at 4:22pm 05.16.15 Catalina 30 7/1826 Hi all, I have a 1980 30 Tallrig with a 5411 diesel and hurst trans. What is the trans oil capacity
Help with Mast to Shroud Connector (3) TDudley at 3:42pm 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1123 I'm trying to strip my mast for painting and need to get the shrouds off. I took out the bolts but c
Clearance for fittings on water/ holding tanks Sailorjack at 3:30pm 05.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2164 In one of the discussions about replacement tanks someone suggested a minimum clearance between the
Light spots in hull? (1) Macboy at 1:40pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1301 Dad and I looked at an X before we decided we actually wanted an "S". I recall looking in the hatche
Main sheet track (2) Macboy at 1:35pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2830 We've got the attached mainsheet track on our boat with a pin-lock car that slides to and fro along
Stern rail thingamagigs and a cleat (2) Macboy at 1:30pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1038 Hey all. Just looking for some communal head-scratching on this one. I've since learned that the thi
Installing Cockpit Coushion Snaps Panamax at 11:45am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3343 Ones anyone have any experience installing snaps for cockpit cushions? Getting ready to drill into
Asymmetric Spinnaker Tack KZW at 11:07am 05.16.15 Catalina 310 6/2005 I'm looking into adding an asymmetric spinnaker. For those 310 owners who run one, where do you tack
Epoxy isn't adhering in some areas Don Crowther at 10:15am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 18/3140 Hello I find myself needing some advice again from the Forum. I've attached a picture of the projec
Amsteel loops and shackles. (4) Indysailor at 9:52am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1480 I've been experimenting with 3/16 Amsteel line, making loops and soft shackles. The loops are especi
H26-Best Location For Midship Dock Line Cleat BrianW at 9:13am 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 11/1631 I want to install install a dock line cleat midship on my H26. Have any of y'all done this. Hull/dec
Where does this go? (1) SDLars at 7:30am 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 8/903 Getting the cabin put back together on my son's H23 and have found a piece that I can't figure out w
Battery Terminal Short-Circuit Protection (10) Maine Sail at 7:21am 05.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/10585 I have been asked numerous times what the rules are about protecting battery terminals and how I do
Yamaha 4 Stroke 9.9 Question (1) Ward H at 6:40am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 22/12576 I saw something on my 2013 Yamaha 4 Stroke T9.9 I hadn't noticed before. About 1/3rd down on the sh
Keel fixing - is soft filler normal hjohnp at 6:05am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/876 Hi friends. Our Hunter Legend 36, made in England, 2003, has soft infill at the leading and trailing
Heads (toilet) in 1970's Catalina 22 Gillingham at 5:55am 05.16.15 Catalina 22 11/6244 Hi Catalina sailors... We have a Catalina 22 (called a Jaguar 22 here in the UK) from the late 1970
Weld on galv/black iron exhaust riser scherzoja at 5:26am 05.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1474 I'm replacing my steel pipe exhaust riser with another one and want to know if there is any problem
Frozen seacock KenzieToo at 5:02am 05.16.15 Pearson 5/1817 I'm restoring a 1972 P30 and all of the sea cocks are frozen. Before I replace them as they are ver
Towing a oday 222 peterbud at 4:17am 05.16.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/785 I am looking at a Nissan Frontier av with the 6cyl and 4x4. I was wondering if anyone had any exper

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bulge water Blitz at 7:26pm 09.11.23 looks for swollen hoses, especially the stuffing box shaft log hose if salt water. close all through
Mast up winter storage Tally Ho at 7:25pm 09.11.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 7:22pm 09.11.23
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? Ralph Johnstone at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Keel moves w no gouges. Can you explain what this means ? Are you saying the keel does move and
Halyards and Such Vincent Williams at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Thanks Usually hoist with sheet running free pretty hard to raise at least as st 1/2 up Looked at s
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 09.11.23 But all I have to do is Polish or rubbing a little bit and it comes back more yellowish. As long
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 7:01pm 09.11.23 Pink usually indicates dezincification - a type of corrosion that leaves the metal quite weak. True
Winchbit driver Ward H at 7:01pm 09.11.23 I was looking at their 1/2" right angle drill and at $99, could get two spares and still be ahead.
Mast up winter storage duck21 at 6:59pm 09.11.23 Not Lake Erie, but south side of Lake Superior. Our marina has significant exposure to the lake and
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 6:24pm 09.11.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 5:57pm 09.11.23 What is the pink indicative of? Pink usually indicates dezincification - a type of corrosion that
Mast up winter storage Davidasailor26 at 5:51pm 09.11.23 Our sailing assoc stores mostly mast up on trailers. No stands here. Is there a way to interconnect
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 5:46pm 09.11.23 My old bronze shaft looked a lot like that (maybe worse). I show the shaft at about 2:28.. 4RlzgO
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! (2) sheardc at 5:22pm 09.11.23 Considering keeping 10mm and fixing cage. Having the halyards under the cage instead of thru is not
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO stickinthemud57 at 5:02pm 09.11.23 On the subject, I have an insignia and numbers that I have self-applied to several sails I have owne
Mast up winter storage Justin_NSA at 4:56pm 09.11.23 Our sailing assoc stores mostly mast up on trailers. No stands here. Is there a way to interconnect
Mast up winter storage sesmith at 4:41pm 09.11.23 We've stored ours mast up without issues the last several years. We were in Erie, Pa so had more pr
bulge water Tally Ho at 4:38pm 09.11.23 As was said, is it salt or fresh water?? First thing to ascertain! If it is fresh, probably not
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 4:33pm 09.11.23 My old bronze shaft looked a lot like that (maybe worse). I show the shaft at about 2:28.. 4RlzgO
calling all oday 20 owners. Anomymous 163294 at 4:13pm 09.11.23 thank you for the response back.

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