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Hatches- Clean and cover (1) Dan D at 8:59am 01.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1095 I brought home my 4 hatches that need cleaning and polishing- has anyone used a product that worked
float switch gunk (1) gettinthere at 8:52am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1121 What is this on my bilge pump float switch bracket? pocket that is usually dry, only gets rain wa
V 21 display Portland OR Boat Show mcfast at 8:44am 01.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/902 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/venture21class/photos/recent/1631798550/view
Propane conversion worth it? tmiller1116 at 8:32am 01.14.13 Catalina 30 11/5729 We live aboard an '83 Catalina 30'. We have an alcohol stove/oven (Origo 6000) which works fine...
MArine Air Water circulation kjretlaw at 7:50am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1910 I have an issue with my AC unit, every time I clean out the screen for the seawater pump it fails to
Engine Cleaning, Heat Exchanger & Altenator (8) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:19am 01.14.13 Catalina 310 36/9661 Engine Cleaning, Heat Exchanger ' Alternator The Engine in General So here is what my engine looked
Solbian SL80L x2 or x3, Genasun vs. Morningstar controller marujo.sortudo at 6:09am 01.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2866 I am looking at installing 2 or even 3 Solbian SL80L panels to provide solar for my 220 Ah Concorde
SSB Install on a Boat with No Back Stay? Bowedtoothdoc at 5:59am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 32/6629 I am interested in learning more about Ham and SSB radios. Most of the time from what I have seen th
Dodger for a 320 garethreeves at 4:26am 01.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1343 Can anyone give me details on where I could find a dodger for my 320 like the one on this boat http:
any ideas for a moonraker 26 Ryder and clets moonraker 26 at 1:11am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1425 I am the an owner of a moonraker 26 an I have a very short rudder so I can't point highenough for r
Replacing and inboard with an outboard Lazysailer at 1:08am 01.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/10406 Hi All, I'm new to this forum and sailing and have had some bad luck with my inboard 8.5hp yanmar
More buyers than sellers? obsailor at 7:58pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3263 I lost my boat in Sandy and have been looking in the NY/Conn/RI area for a replacement and found sel
Post compression help hummingbirdbassist at 7:06pm 01.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 55/10029 Any one in the severna park area of md( near Annapolis) got any free time and know how on fixing a m
Elec plug slowdog at 6:50pm 01.13.13 Engines and Propulsion 1/1810 What kind of plug do you use to hook up a elec start outboard to the battery so that you can remove
New 322 owner with some some questions.. Second Wind at 6:42pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 6/1774 Some of these might sound silly, but I hope to get your help- 1) in the head is a storage box of so
Meet SBO: Dave (3) Phil Herring at 6:31pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2596 Dave's sailing experience began at age 11 at camp Nor'wester in the San Juan Islands, sailing Corona
Stanchions gfrazzle at 6:00pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 0/727 Anybody know offhand the diameter of the stanchions on a 41DS? I need to order a bracket and I am aw
Blasting the hull with walnut shells McZube at 5:34pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/6259 My boat is a Hunter 31 with an 11' beam. Any idea how many hours it will take to blast the bottom u
Great collection of manuals merlinuxo at 5:15pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1308 I don't know who put this together but he or she did all of us a great service. http://www.fujiyacht
The Log of the Record Run (1) Roger Long at 5:13pm 01.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/8038 I think that title is already taken for a poem or song about the Schooner Ernestina but I sure feel

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Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt rgranger at 8:48am 11.30.22 Thank you for the advice, rgranger! I will get some penetrating oil and use some patience too. than
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale (1) rgranger at 8:46am 11.30.22 That looks like a viable approach. A concern I have is that the bolts going into the meat of the me
Side Stay Tension Joe at 8:28am 11.30.22 :plus: Always, the goal is to keep everything where you want it, and where you want it is centered
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem Don S/V ILLusion at 7:56am 11.30.22
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 7:49am 11.30.22 Great advice from you all! Thank you, I really appreciate it.
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 7:48am 11.30.22 Thank you for the advice, rgranger! I will get some penetrating oil and use some patience too. thank
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt kloudie1 at 7:44am 11.30.22 Another consideration: If you grind the head of the screw off, the sheaves and plate will come up an
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Rich Stidger at 7:44am 11.30.22 The best results that I have had for loosening small fasteners like yours is to use penetrating oil.
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues dkinzer at 7:32am 11.30.22 I found a table on the old Raymarine forum I forgot to mention that I asked the Raymarine tech st
DC distribution panel in Hunters George Braun at 7:30am 11.30.22 Hi George. What is improper about push-to-reset breakers? Different model boat here, but we have a
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale (1) HeelBoy at 7:24am 11.30.22 Something like this... cut out the bad area and weld in a piece of iron... I'll bounce that idea
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (2) rgranger at 7:20am 11.30.22 If you strip that one also, then you need to tap and drill out the screw and use one of the corksc
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale (1) rgranger at 7:08am 11.30.22 This might be a helpful read... https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/faqs/can-you-weld-ca
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 6:52am 11.30.22 @HeelBoy How did you repair the pivot hole? Future tense, how will I? I have a plan for cutting a
Don't try this in your Sailboat rgranger at 6:48am 11.30.22 Bring me.... .....my brown swim trunks.:poop:
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale rgranger at 6:44am 11.30.22 @HeelBoy How did you repair the pivot hole?
Side Stay Tension rgranger at 6:41am 11.30.22 I like to see the leeward shrouds relax but not deflect from inline. -Will :plus:
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 6:30am 11.30.22 No, it'll be just fine. Your not going to leave it in the water except when sailing. Besides, you s
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 6:29am 11.30.22 Do you think a rudder made of alternating pieces of wood bonded together needs a layer of fiberglas
Side Stay Tension Will Gilmore at 5:07am 11.30.22 In my opinion, your shrouds should never be floppy loose, there should always be some tension. If

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