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Folding Wheel shanker at 8:28am 05.08.13 Smaller Boats 4/986 I have an opportunity to put a 32" folding wheel on my 260. The larger wheel will help while steerin
What zinc do I need on my max prop? kpsails at 7:27am 05.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2197 I'm a new owner of a 1993 Beneteau M445. I need to get some spare max prop zincs, but I've no idea
H36 Salon Table Addition/Extension ? PKFK at 6:55am 05.08.13 Big Boats 5/1329 Hi - The salon table in the H36 seems to be a tad small for entertaining - and the port side is es
Rail Chair Seats fireman416 at 6:42am 05.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/829 Hay all Odayers. I want to build a set of chair rails seats for my 322 and am looking for some ideas
Decisions, decisions. Roger Long at 6:37am 05.08.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/8384 One unanticipated aspect of resuming the cruising frame of mind is learning the exercise of free wil
Cat 30 quadrant Cayenne at 6:23am 05.08.13 Catalina 30 0/1054 I just bought a 1977 hull #367 that needs a new quadrant. The existing one has about a 10 degree pla
Hunter 23 Electrical panel box fstopf4 at 5:35am 05.08.13 Smaller Boats 8/2613 Hello all, I am in the process of repairing/updating a hunter 23. The issue I have at the current ti
Tiller/Rudder haul down Doc_holiday at 5:25am 05.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2059 I finally got one of the quick release things that will pop open if my rudder hits something. I can
windlass installation Mark Maulden at 9:17pm 05.07.13 S2 0/1107 I posted a post of my windlass installation in "ask all sailors" with some pix. I think it's going
steering wheel adjustment TOM HAFTMAN at 9:00pm 05.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1548 how do you adjust the steering wheel so that it turns in equal distance in both direction? mine stop
Companionway bulkhead thickness biglefty at 8:54pm 05.07.13 Catalina 22 11/2294 I bought a c-22 that i left in Baja, so I can't eyeball it. I've purchased a marine stereo I wan
lost drain martnj32567 at 8:45pm 05.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/770 where does the drain in the foward compArtment lead to oday 23 it was stopped up so i undid it to fi
It's 5 O'clock Somewhere, and I Need a Blender. caguy at 8:22pm 05.07.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2954 Has anyone tried this product. It got mixed reviews on Amazon. Mention was made about having adequat
70s-80s model Perkins 4-108 Bonzai at 6:42pm 05.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 1/1848 Hey guys. Can someone advise me on minimum oil pressure at idle for this engine? I plan to rebuild b
O'Day 25 Spreaders close hauled at 5:47pm 05.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1864 My son just purchased his first boat, a '78 O'Day 25. The mast was temporarily stepped by the seller
Origo stove supplies DAVA390 at 5:03pm 05.07.13 Ask All Sailors 17/8386 So, we brought home the P23 Sunday and we've been going through it in the evenings. We`ve never cook
Yanmar YSM 12 rebuilt ! (4) orizon2012 at 5:01pm 05.07.13 Catalina 30 1/5648 I told you a few months ago that i was thinking of rebuilting my 33 years old YSM 12. SO I DID ! My
Sheave box attachment (1) JoeLena at 4:16pm 05.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/837 Can you all tell me how the lower sheave box attaches to the mast? The boat is a Rhodes 19, but shou
Old original motor mount... 1973 22' Oday hp18carr at 1:10pm 05.07.13 Day Sailers 6/1971 What are the pros and cons of the old original motor mount? I'm thinking about keeping it as I rewor
Hanging a Hammock Capt Strapfoots at 12:55pm 05.07.13 Ask All Sailors 11/8524 How strong do we think the bow rail is. I am thinking of running a line from the top of the mast to

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Lubricating Through Hull Valves dlochner at 4:55am 04.23.23 Thanks, Dave. Do you mean a zerk fitting? Will Sta-Lube work? I meant zerk, auto correct decided
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Don S/V ILLusion at 4:31am 04.23.23 Thanks for the responses guys. Because of family ties, we frequently visit New England for past 13 y
Rudder Bearing shemandr at 4:22am 04.23.23 What have you done so far? It would be helpful to know so posters don't suggest remedies you've alr
Corroding galvanized shackle jviss at 4:04am 04.23.23 And Amazon: MarineNow 3/8" US Type Drop Forged Galvanized Bow Shackle with Over Size Screw Pin for A
Corroding galvanized shackle jviss at 4:03am 04.23.23
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty shemandr at 2:54am 04.23.23 There is an old adage about New England weather: "If you don't like the weather wait two hours. It
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty David in Sandusky at 12:03am 04.23.23 My main concern in forecasting is thunderstorms. In over 600 days of sailing mostly on Erie, we have
Corroding galvanized shackle skunther at 11:26pm 04.22.23
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 04.22.23 Will Sta-Lube work? Probably the most resistance to water is found in SuperLube. I know it's us
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines Terry Cox at 8:48pm 04.22.23 Our boat has a marine grade Group 24 starter battery. The one I just replaced lasted 12 years and th
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 8:38pm 04.22.23 you can put a zero in that and then lube the ball through the zero. Thanks, Dave. Do you mean a ze
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines (2) High Current at 8:05pm 04.22.23 You tickled my curiosity. When I went to work on my boat Friday (1990 Catalina 34 with Universal M2
Lubricating Through Hull Valves dlochner at 7:46pm 04.22.23
Lubricating Through Hull Valves rgranger at 7:24pm 04.22.23 @Maine Sail had something on this over at cruisers forum https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f55/b
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 7:18pm 04.22.23 Do you have ball valves or cone seacocks? Ours look like this one: Bronze Seacocks (Adaptersize\:
Found a 2003 C310 (8) JRT at 7:00pm 04.22.23 Abby and I entered our first race this year, truth be told this was technically our first actual sai
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Joe at 6:45pm 04.22.23 The top down technique will do some good, but not with WD 40, of course. I've had a bit of luck with
More efficient way to clean gears? (1) jviss at 6:22pm 04.22.23 :yikes: And we are back to @Maine Sail 's suggestion to use BBQ lighter fluid.... which is essenti
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty dlochner at 6:20pm 04.22.23 I understand forecasts are just that and not always correct, however, my question is - why are for
Hunter 34 prop shaft jssailem at 6:08pm 04.22.23 I want to buy the shaft, coupler and have them fitted and faces all at once Do not know about that

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