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Cabin cushions redux 23 foot Escape at 5:48pm 09.20.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6593 This is a late reply to all who responded about my need to clean up the moldy cabin cushions on my H
Instruments and cockpit lights! (3) emergpa1 at 5:02pm 09.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2535 Don't you always hold your breath when you flip the switch to on after a wiring project! Lol
Hunter 240 transducer installation marginal at 4:12pm 09.20.12 Smaller Boats 13/3686 Hello everybody, I have to install a transducer for a sounder on a hunter 240. I think that the be
Sail numbers lskid47 at 4:01pm 09.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/6306 My main has no sail numbers and would like to know what my number is. Is it located in the serial nu
Question Witzend at 3:55pm 09.20.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1669 So I was sitting having lunch with my 92yr old Father, who is still quite on top of it, and we were
Rusty Iron Keel After Priming and 2 Coats of Anitfouling (2) carboman at 3:48pm 09.20.12 Smaller Boats 12/2240 Maybe its not as bad as I think, but i ground the keel down to as clean a metal surface as i could.
So who's taking me sailing in Annapolis...? Maine Sail at 3:25pm 09.20.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1417 Going to be at the show Oct 4th through the 7th.... I need some good screw off time on the water and
Grunert Holding Plates (Refrig.) RichH at 12:22pm 09.20.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/7578 Free to good home. 12" X 18" X 3" tk - 2 pcs. Grunert Eutectic Refrigeration Holding plates.
Proper outboard for mac 19? Drtubesocks at 12:18pm 09.20.12 Engines and Propulsion 0/1258 Hello I'm new to this site and am the new owner of a Macgregor 19. The boat is a 1995 and came with
need help on macgregor 26D 1990 need to rewire medkid134 at 11:40am 09.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/8511 hello everyone i am new to this site just bought my first last week and just started to clean it up.
Endeavor justsomeguy at 11:21am 09.20.12 Sails Call Lounge 3/5631 Endeavour The space shuttle Endeavour just flew over my house. I didn't get a picture.
'79 H30 Keel Stub (3) jwitczak at 11:01am 09.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1869 Hi all, Sometimes its better not to look ... In a 'below-the-waterline' overhaul project I fou
85 Macgregor 25 keel guestion sasafil at 10:47am 09.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1987 I recently bought my Macgregor 25 and I am new to the sailing. How am I going to know when my keel i
Displacement smoothsailing at 10:21am 09.20.12 Morgan 2/1599 I would like to know the approx. displacement of my boat. 1969 Morgan 30 Universal A-4 gas
Anchor roller (2) Mike Mc at 9:47am 09.20.12 Catalina 310 2/1608 My anchor roller, and anchor took a hit from a runaway boat during Tuesdays gales. Anybody ever rep
SBO App? kpgraci at 8:32am 09.20.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1717 So I've got this shiny new Samsung Galaxy S III smart phone - where's the SBO forums app? :D
Annapolis Boat Show Promo Code? Ed H at 7:51am 09.20.12 Ask All Sailors 20/17149 I have been holding out buying my tickets... Anyone know of a valid "promo code" to get a discount?
Mast Flotation Keowee Jim at 7:34am 09.20.12 Trailer Sailors 14/15705 I can't find anything posted since Nov. 2011 on mast flotation, but am new to this site. Should I g
To Cover or not to Cover (boy am I in trouble) Long Story at 7:10am 09.20.12 Catalina 310 4/1653 :confused: Hi all - Here is the story - Long Story, :doh: I have never in 20+ years of boat owne
What is the best location for anchor fairleads on 26C? (2) Cruiser1 at 5:22am 09.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/8339 At present my anchor rode is cleated off in the center of the deck and just runs over the edge of th

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Folding prop dlochner at 11:34am 11.06.22
Folding prop jssailem at 11:26am 11.06.22 You might want to seek out replacement parts, before you get to deep in the woods on the project. It
Coupling removal jssailem at 11:22am 11.06.22 I have looked but do not have a good image to show the issue. I'll be going up to the boat the 14th.
Coupling removal jssailem at 11:21am 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acce
Coupling removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 11.06.22 The issue has me carefully rethinking the ideas regarding a PSS or the traditional Stuffing box cur
Do you put your bimini down? Scott T-Bird at 10:52am 11.06.22 I prefer sailing without a bimini. But that's really not an option if you want your boat to be comf
Folding prop Cederholm at 10:49am 11.06.22 If your going to take the prop in to be serviced, why not take it as is and let the shop do all the
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 10:46am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines sailing gal at 10:40am 11.06.22 The answer was that there was lots of scale and hard growth/shells in the aft loop. It was so much
Coupling removal Tally Ho at 10:28am 11.06.22 @Evil Daddy, I pulled my drive train out to investigate some fine cracks in the propeller shaft.
Folding prop PaulK at 10:24am 11.06.22 We had a prop like that for 24 years on our last boat. Worked beautifully after being sent to Martec
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 10:15am 11.06.22 A google search shows another 39 on this forum with a delaminating plywood base, so it seems the 40
Solar Confusion Hello Below at 9:53am 11.06.22 The Victron manual for the 150/60 calls for a minimum circuit breaker rating of 70A and a maximum o
S3 Espar D5E heater Hello Below at 9:34am 11.06.22
Folding prop jssailem at 9:24am 11.06.22 If your going to take the prop in to be serviced, why not take it as is and let the shop do all the
Coupling removal jssailem at 9:16am 11.06.22 The issue has me carefully rethinking the ideas regarding a PSS or the traditional Stuffing box curr
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 9:14am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
Coupling removal Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 11.06.22 the only solution may be to cut the shaft. If the shaft is brass, it's headed to the scrap heap a
Coupling removal jssailem at 9:13am 11.06.22 Serendipity. I was exploring the same dilemma. I reviewed MaineSail's installation of the PYI PSS Dr
S3 Espar D5E heater Ralph Johnstone at 9:08am 11.06.22 Can the tank be above the fuel pump and heater? Not unless the heater has provision for a positiv

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