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Wheel rusted in place markwbird at 6:33pm 05.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/661 I need to remove the Yacht Specialties stainless steel wheel from its stainless steel hub to install
Strengthening/adding Sprite interior bottom laminate (3) Old Sprite Sailor at 6:29pm 05.11.14 Day Sailers 1/810 I am in the process of repairing some dings and cracks in the laminate on the inside of my 1959 O'Da
H26 Standing Rigging Question Fred at 6:01pm 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 1/637 Should the upper shroud be connected to the forward chainplate and the lower shroud to the aft chain
Bottom prep? a65sailor at 5:20pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1112 I am in the process of taking my hull down to gelcoat. The question I have is how do you get the boa
keel bolts mstevens1816 at 4:47pm 05.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1092 I am restoring and modifying a mariner 19'. I have the keel off and have had it repaired by a boiler
Air conditioner installation toddorts at 4:03pm 05.11.14 S2 4/1021 I'm having my yard put together a quote for me on installing a self-contained air conditioner/heat p
The Kaufmans speak Indysailor at 1:38pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1051 I heard this while driving home from Cincinnati this morning on This American Life. You can stream i
Air conditioner Maddies dad at 1:10pm 05.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/865 Need to replace my air conditioner that was not installed properly when I purchased the boat. What d
frozen engine seacock raye at 12:12pm 05.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1215 opened seacock before starting engine, thought I heard water flushing thru engine, just got a short
slow leak bmorr at 12:12pm 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 9/1297 In contrast of our policy to keep people in and water out of our water ballast 26 Hunter, we have be
Bringin in the sheaves Pat at 12:07pm 05.11.14 Bigger Boats 8/1325 Has anyone replaced the sheaves at the base of their Z-Spar mast on an O'Day 272? How difficult i
House Bank - 2 separate or 1 parallel scherzoja at 11:21am 05.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 47/12331 When designing a house bank with four 6v golf cart batteries @ 12v (assume 200AH for each of the 2
need new bolts for toe rail 1983 Hunter 31 davejet at 10:59am 05.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/757 need new bolts and Butyl Tape for toe rail 1983 Hunter 31 Does anyone know I get these bolts and wa
Water in bilge after healing EmptyNest at 10:04am 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 5/1391 I've noticed that our 2000 H-260 has water in the bilge after a run where we're healing 15 to 20 deg
Tacking Don Guillette at 8:45am 05.11.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/9612 I spoke with a FL sailor today who's problem was tacking his Catalina in 5 to 8 knots of wind. He cl
Rigging Question Fronk5 at 7:46am 05.11.14 Catalina 22 7/1190 Hi, I acquired a Loos gauge and want to get my boat set up right this year. Can anyone tell me how
trailer keel boards . mmsailor at 7:26am 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 1/695 The carpeted boards that the keel would slide on are rotten . Were there originally a one by or two
Hull Identification Number ronflowers at 6:14am 05.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/701 Hello all. I recently purchased a Mac 25 that has an HIN that is only partially legible. I understan
Rub rails whisper 92 at 5:57am 05.11.14 S2 7/1662 I picked up an 1982 S2 9.2 that needs a lot of work. One area I would like to clean up it the rub r
wood stands krantala at 4:48am 05.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/731 Hey folks, I am getting ready to take my 25 off the trailer for an over haul. Does anyone have any

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Tongue Extensions JBP-PA at 9:47am 10.09.22 The bar is 10 ft, but some of it must remain in the sleeves, if I use all three sleeves, about 5 ft
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 9:46am 10.09.22 Double nut on the bolt tightly and see if you can turn it with appropriate sized wrench.. Good sug
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Mark Maulden at 9:40am 10.09.22 Double nut on the bolt tightly and see if you can turn it with appropriate sized wrench..
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 9:34am 10.09.22 You specifically stated there is no standard... When in fact there is one. Point taken.
Through holes and prop Leeward Rail at 9:31am 10.09.22 Many production sailboats (and powerboats) are built with more (sometimes much more) than 1 shaft d
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 9:21am 10.09.22 He was
Through holes and prop Leeward Rail at 9:17am 10.09.22 No one said it the distance can't be larger than 1 shaft diameter. No one said there are not boats
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jon hansen at 9:14am 10.09.22 blaster is fine, however i switched to kroil and have much better results. love the kroil! my $0.0
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 8:50am 10.09.22 Me ? I don't know nuttin'. I rely on the experts to tell me what to do. Hence ABYC P-6 6.5.5.4.
Through holes and prop Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 10.09.22 Right. I'm making it up and you're the expert :laugh: Me ? I don't know nuttin'. I rely on the
Through holes and prop dlochner at 8:05am 10.09.22 Yeah, I'm making it up and you're the expert :laugh: 77 209878 209879 209880 No one said it t
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:39am 10.09.22 Fantastic, @JBP-PA . I like the idea of a separate extension, especially since I have surge brakes a
Through holes and prop (8) fstbttms at 7:32am 10.09.22 Oh boy, here we go again, playing it fast and loose while making it up as we go along. Right. I'm
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 6:43am 10.09.22 The "Sonnet" and Captain Fiero departed Sandy Hook this morning. Can anybody recommend a cheap(Read
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:33am 10.09.22 There are predominately two materials that are used to construct a dinghy. PVC or Hypalon. I am a
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:32am 10.09.22 Thank you! Thank you!
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:31am 10.09.22 Perhaps try Stabond U-148 two-part adhesive. Good for PVC or Hypalon. I used it to repair a blown s
Alternator Bracket RoyS at 6:25am 10.09.22 Does this remain in place? If so how is it secured? Yes, remains in place. Secured by same fastene
Tongue Extensions (3) JBP-PA at 5:47am 10.09.22 Here is my extension in case it helps. It has a sliding bar with its own hitch. It slides through s
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 12:06am 10.09.22

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