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Here is an Ingenious Setup for Raising a Rather Large Mast (3) caguy at 1:00pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2526 I was prompted to dig into the plans from my Luger 30 project. The Luger has a 34' mast and uses a
Core repair 40.5 bustedrudder at 12:16pm 05.02.12 Big Boats 1/1032 When we acquired leilani the surveyor had found an area of core saturation just below the galley fix
H33C Rudder stuffing box (4) Redbeard33 at 12:13pm 05.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2728 I have developed a leak in the rudder shaft that is fairly significant. It fills the 40 gallon bilge
Is an 84 Mac 25 tender? Fredn56 at 11:26am 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1738 I am considering an 84 Macgregor 25 in the Fresno area. I have been sailing the St Johns river in Fl
CS30 Bow Stem 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:20am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1674 Hi All: Just joined today and love this forum. I just got a CS30 and the survey pointed out that th
Great customer service!! shanker at 10:14am 05.02.12 Smaller Boats 5/1214 A big thumbs up to TED CORLETT at BOOMKICKER!!! I ordered and paid for two boomkickers, via intern
Wychmere Harbor Harwich Ma gjaffess at 10:10am 05.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1588 I am moving my boat to Wychmere Harbor this season. I was wondering if any of our readers keep thei
non slip wax gjaffess at 10:03am 05.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1132 Has anyone used a good non slip wax for the walking areas on the deck? I use colonite for the hull
Combing Teak Step H33CRich at 9:49am 05.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1447 The combing teak steps on my 33 is cracked and pretty worn with no groves left in the top surface an
Newbie questions dph123 at 9:49am 05.02.12 Catalina 22 3/1197 I am a new owner of a 1972 swing keel Cat 22. I got it late last season and am having fun getting fa
HR382 Headlining Removal MosesMK at 9:23am 05.02.12 Hallberg-Rassy 0/4906 Hello everyone, Just trying to find someone that may have removed the headlining in main cabin of an
Replacing Wiper Seal on Simpson-Lawrence Windlass Lee Coller at 9:15am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1772 As anyone replaced the wiper seal on their Simpson-Lawrence Windlass? If so, how did you get the ne
H25 Mast Wiring ChiTownSail at 9:15am 05.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1107 After lowering the mast recently on a 78' H25, installing a new light, then going to raise the mast
A Friend In Need RobertLangdirect at 9:06am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1377 Please, do not take my title as anything less than supportive of my friend. "He" actually works sup
voltage back flow? Jack at 7:11am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2420 Hi, Just wondering about the standard 1-2-B battery switch. I put the house batts in recently and c
peeling paint Jack at 7:04am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1387 Hi all, I am sure we are all scraping and fairing and painting the hulls these days so I am hoping
Amazing Request! Please Read!!! Swan at 6:41am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3713 I was doing my daily search on Craigslist for sailboat related listings and found this sad and beaut
raw water impeller sailor420 at 6:21am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3516 Is there a better way to remove a raw water impeller from its pump housing than with brute force an
Forc 10 Oven MsEmee at 6:15am 05.02.12 Big Boats 1/1207 Force 10 Oven Like a lot of us boat owners we have a Force 10 oven where some or all the ignitors d
Another LED question... Rxman47 at 5:10am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1660 My '95 H336 uses 912 light bulbs in the head, berth and v berth. Has anyone found a suitable LED rep

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STEEL RAILS jssailem at 1:37pm 12.20.22 Rick. Simple answer is No. If the steel is there and has deteriorated to a point that the strength i
1994 vision 32 fuel tank dimensions Stokeshc at 1:10pm 12.20.22 i would think if it exist it could be measured
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 1:03pm 12.20.22 I really like that 48 North lets you pick from a wide range of lengths for your bridle. The prices
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? VenturED at 12:51pm 12.20.22 I think the forward hatch on your V21, and most likely the cutter rig, were options. My boat came wi
Oysters!! justsomeguy at 12:46pm 12.20.22 Ted; I never did get his name or the boat he owned. Turner?
All Sailors kappykaplan at 12:44pm 12.20.22 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Same to you and yours, and to all our SBO members! :beer:
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:43pm 12.20.22 John I agree with that your saying is there any type of material that i can attach to the rails to g
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced M
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jon hansen at 12:30pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:27pm 12.20.22 What do you mean by engine frame ??? do you mean the 4 steel an rubber engine shock mounts if so th
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:26pm 12.20.22 @Ken13559 , @Ralph Johnstone did you ever notice any performance issue? I think the amount of fue
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jssailem at 12:22pm 12.20.22 Hey Tom, Has this been bugging you for a while and your getting around too try and solving the chal
Electrical system dlochner at 12:21pm 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery.. This is unlikely. The batteries would be quite huge or a
STEEL RAILS capta at 12:15pm 12.20.22 There is no reason at all to pull the engine. Just build yourself an A frame strong enough to lift t
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 12.20.22 Another question ... do you use a trickle charger only in the winter when you don't plug into shore
Anchor Bridle capta at 12:08pm 12.20.22 I've never understood the desire for a bridle if they aren't tying up to a mooring or have a bowspri
STEEL RAILS jssailem at 11:56am 12.20.22 Rick. Get into the engine bay and assess the condition of the metal used. How much metal is remainin
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 12.20.22 I was asking about capacity in amp-hours (ah) which is the typical capacity specification for deep c
All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then

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