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winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2031 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2838 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3292 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/512 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had
Set me straight on this "bluewater" talk Bigjer40 at 6:11am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/6688 I have been looking for my second boat for a while now. Am I the only one that struggles with the th
Mounting winches Ted at 6:09am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/8894 I was having a conversation with one of my marina mates the other day regarding mounting winches. I
Fuel Overflow in Cockpit - Hunter 33.5 1992 (2) pariseaux at 5:56am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1558 When we fill up our fuel tank, it tends to overflow out of the area under the captain's seat in the
Taking mast down Tom Marini at 5:48am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 1/3248 I'm scrapping my 30' 1981 Islander that was dropped. I have never taken that mast down. It does ha
Silly Racor Drain Valve question wonkodsane at 5:37am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 3/936 Hi all, hope the spring is finding you well. What's the OD size of the drain valve's outlet nipple
23.5 Stern Rail Seat kit doc2b4fun at 5:30am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 2/981 anyone know any good places to look to find a stern rail seat kit for a 1994 23.5? i know they
Thru hull depth finder... jaycrawford97 at 4:49am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/801 As you can see, we are busy preparing the '97 26x for the season... next question with the Garmin
Questions on Vacuum Toilets (1) FlushedAway at 8:30pm 04.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/5781 I'm designing a vacuum toilet system for a commercial trailer bathroom and need some information...
How is the jib halyard supposed to be tied off? CapitalistSailor at 6:37pm 04.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2516 Hello forum, I purchased a Beneteau 311 last year, and I love the boat. The boat was fully rigged
Owatrol Gel Coat Restorer Wmaraines at 6:31pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5182 This product supposedly restores the faded gelcoat over all colors does not work on white. Anyone us
Iron keel primer question Gunni at 5:11pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4989 I have a few small spots of rust on my iron keel. A 1 qt. epoxy primer pack hull primer would be wa
rigging sailorsteve1 at 5:00pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 18/3806 let me check if this is correct. before i step the mast on my capri 18, i loosen the backstay a bit.
Mast-up lot in Long Beach, Wilmington, San Pedro? pupluv at 4:57pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2301 Previous I got very good feedback when I asked about slips in Long Beach, Wilmington, and San Pedro
Removing Bow Pulpit on 1981 27 Cherubini GorillaToast at 4:57pm 04.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1071 Hello All. I need to have a couple of spots welded on my bow pulpit. One is at the base of a vertica
outboard on mount while towing sailorsteve1 at 4:19pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 10/1898 i will be driving 500 miles to pic up my 87 capri 18. it has a 2009 mercury 5 hp 4 stroke on it. wit
Refill compass? pupluv at 4:12pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/6174 I have a X-10-M Ritchie Sport Compass that I inherited. However, there's no fluid to cushion the m

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More efficient way to clean gears? JamesG161 at 6:06am 04.17.23 Safety Tip. If you use Toluene or Acetone, do not use electric tools to clean the parts. MEK = Oh M
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank pdistefano58 at 5:15am 04.17.23 I wanted to thank Crazy Dave for all his help we are very grateful for him taking the time to talk w
More efficient way to clean gears? Rick Webb at 5:08am 04.17.23 Maybe a quicker way, I saw on YouTube to clean carburetor parts a guy put Velcro on the lid of a jar
More efficient way to clean gears? CYQK at 4:59am 04.17.23 pickup one of those batt operated pressure washers home depot has them works great
Sourcing leks Timm R Oday25 at 4:44am 04.17.23 JSSailem .. I swear to god ..I work with these guys ..chest out ..trying to impress anyone they can
Bow truster on hp450 (1) Nodak7 at 4:00am 04.17.23 I installed an external Yacht Thruster a couple of years ago, myself, and love it! It sure improve
Bow truster on hp450 henri at 11:36pm 04.16.23 Yes absolutely, what brand, type and power ? Was this satisfactory ... ?
More efficient way to clean gears? MikeHoncho at 10:20pm 04.16.23 Every year?
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 9:13pm 04.16.23 Or, you could get a parts washing station. You still have room in the garage don't you? :cool:
More efficient way to clean gears? DArcy at 7:39pm 04.16.23 The "proper" way is as Dave says, a part washing station. I used to use a Safety-Clean station at a
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 7:19pm 04.16.23 David, that's the method I use also. After soaking for several hours in mineral spirits, I use a
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 6:27pm 04.16.23 Every year or two I disassemble my winches, clean the gears with mineral spirits, and reassemble th
Sourcing leks dLj at 6:24pm 04.16.23 I wish he hadn't changed the subject like - I was enjoying the typo... dj
More efficient way to clean gears? dLj at 6:22pm 04.16.23 I'd use toluene. dj
Newbie Fresh and Green dLj at 6:15pm 04.16.23 dLj Yes sir I haven't asked any questions yet but thanks for your response. Mostly I was just try
Identifying water in the bilge. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 04.16.23 If you determine it's fresh water please get my attention by @Crazy Dave Condon I was the Catalina d
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it kloudie1 at 4:44pm 04.16.23 The ShurFlow inlet has a built in pressure regulator. It sounds from your note that the regulator is
New sail advice needed jdrutten at 4:39pm 04.16.23 Amazing responses! Very helpful. Thanks all!!! I'm hearing that I need to be sure I know my needs a
Newbie Fresh and Green kappykaplan at 2:50pm 04.16.23 How they mount onto the boat so as to not become loose over time. There are quite a few posts on t
Bow truster on hp450 Nodak7 at 2:43pm 04.16.23 Are you talking external or internal thruster? I did an external on my 41 if that is of interest.

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