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Help with topside paint repair (5) malyea at 5:45pm 10.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1719 Somehow managed to scrape my painted topside (...plz don't ask...) and would like to repaint/repair/
Boom vang repair Wareing at 5:20pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3930 Has anyone had experience repairing a profurl rigid boom vang. Mine has lost all power. It is on a h
Fluid Film Liquid A for rudder rust AnchorDragger at 5:19pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1469 My old Wavelength 24 has a typical fiberglass spade rudder with a steel framework inside welded to a
Mac 26C owners and O.Bs rgranger at 4:55pm 10.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2564 How many of you Mac 26C owners mount your outboard directly in the transom cut out and how many of y
Lowering sail on isofurl casey at 3:18pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1505 Because of this storm I recently tried to lower my jib sail for removal. From what I understand you
Great Lakes are a piece of cake higgs at 3:01pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 45/7624 Forcast for southern Lake Michigan: NORTH GALES TO 40 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 14 TO 18 FT WITH
Diesel fuel in bilge Brenda Reiland at 2:09pm 10.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/7279 I recently purchased a Hunter 28.5. I have diesel fuel in bilge but I cannot find tithe source of th
What is my 1884 M25 worth? (5) jjsbiggs at 2:09pm 10.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/6924 I'm thinking of selling my 1984 M25 but need some input on what you folks think it may be worth. I b
starter battery location mackatt68 at 1:41pm 10.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1748 I've had my 1998 26x going on 12 years now. Two years ago, I finally got tired of having issues wit
My O day sail ripped wetsu82 at 12:53pm 10.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2116 My oday 25 main sail ripped the seem out about halfway up the sail, the material not damaged just th
replacement solar panel parka303 at 11:51am 10.28.12 Big Boats 8/4721 does anyone know where to obtain a replacement solar panel for a 1991 hunter legend 37.5.the company
Albermarly to Palmico Sound Velero49 at 10:04am 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4336 I need some local knowledge. My bridge clearance is arounf 64' and I draw 5.5'. There is a 64' br
Sumner seadaddler at 9:57am 10.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/831 Hey what's up I sent a few private Messages to you ??????. Nick
shifting cable shortstuff at 9:51am 10.28.12 Bigger Boats 3/1520 Our shifting cable broke on our 1980 28' Oday today. Does anyone know anything about this cable? E
Just want to wish east-coasters good luck Phil Herring at 9:04am 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 21/3291 Hopefully this will be milder than predicted. We'll be pulling for you!
Looking for MacGregor 26M boaterjen at 7:11am 10.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1057 Hi. I'm new to this forum. I thought I'd poke my head up in here and let you all know I'm interested
Cal 25-2 Spring Lines txcalsailor at 5:57am 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2409 I have a 1980 Cal 25 and would like some advise on spring lines. The boat does not have a quarter or
Bulkhead paint and prep Scurvy at 5:46am 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 25/10469 Thinking about purchasing a '75 O'day 25'. I am not a huge fan of the wood veneer that they used bac
Storm Party (2) Roger Long at 5:22am 10.28.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 32/9377 This storm is going to affect so many people that I've met or gotten to know through this forum that
most expensive sailboat acquisition ever ... (1) page.crow at 5:06am 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1593 http://news.yahoo.com/billionaire-holds-navy-ship-hostage-184034845--abc-news-topstories.html Billi

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1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 4:00pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... th
Asbestos? WayneH at 3:52pm 03.27.23 Wet it down if you are going to disturb it. That will keep the loose fibers from flying around. You
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe JohnK Austin TX at 3:52pm 03.27.23 That should not be a problem... This iPadAir is 4th gen, model nyfq2ll/a, running sw version 15.4.1
Asbestos? Davidasailor26 at 3:42pm 03.27.23 Asbestos was used in some wraps like that. I don't know if there's an easy way to tell if that's wh
Dieless Crimpers? capta at 3:41pm 03.27.23 I purchased a hydraulic crimper through Northern Tools for considerably less than the prices you quo
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. capta at 3:35pm 03.27.23 There are quite a few farm machines that use Kubota engines. Parts can easily and fairly inexpensive
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 03.27.23
Question about replacing gasket on Jabsco head AndyL at 3:22pm 03.27.23 Just wanted to give a quick update on what I did. This is simple stuff but since I asked, maybe oth
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. Plymouth Sailor at 3:15pm 03.27.23 Mark, A few years back I had to replace my mixing elbow. It was for my 2000 340 (Yanmar 3GM3F).
Dieless Crimpers? JamesG161 at 3:07pm 03.27.23 As we were connecting up our new 9kw Kohler diesel generator, our 2500 watt starter needed an 2/0 ex
Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men!
Dieless Crimpers? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 03.27.23 Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up taking the easy way out and just getting the cables pre-made.
Water Tank Material Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:41pm 03.27.23 The fuel tank isn't HDPE either...at least it hadn't better be because that's the wrong type of PE.
Catalina 25 floor access panels Roy the retired PM at 1:51pm 03.27.23 Hello, I have a "new to me" 1982 C25. What are the wooden access panels for in the floor of the ca
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 1:33pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... the
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing (1) gotons at 1:19pm 03.27.23 I just wanted to post another update with an additional picture. I've got some janky stuff going on
Dieless Crimpers? (1) JamesG161 at 1:02pm 03.27.23 This what we used for 2/0 wire. irst error. We got it right the 2nd time. Jim... PS: Under the Ar
Heart stopping drone footage Joe at 1:01pm 03.27.23 I watched a few of Team Malizia's vids after the drone footage peaked my interest. It's so interes
I thought I should post this warning. Maine Sail at 12:40pm 03.27.23 I've got a used boat. OK, OK, it's an OLD boat. Built in 1980. I decided to dump the two old 100ah
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? Davidasailor26 at 12:38pm 03.27.23 Now that the smoke has cleared. wledge about his pump. Good luck... Jim... No, vanes just flippe

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