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welding aluminun redhead78 at 6:16am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2418 Hey all, I have 2 small about 2" long cracks in the base of my mast,I am wondering how to repair the
Self-Tailing Winch for Catalina 30 bgarrant at 6:06am 03.29.12 Catalina 30 5/5706 I single-hand my 1977 Catlaina 30 frequently. I would like to convert my Lewmar 25 winches to self-t
Kohler 8kw diesel 8EFOZ w Yanmar 3TNE74CKH TJ-LJ Champion at 5:51am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2136 Recently we've run into a snafu with our generator on board our 450 cc. Internal pieces from the gen
Spartan: A Vintage NY50 Finds Salvation Soundbounder at 4:57am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1816 The owners took Spartan on the racing circuit last summer (2011) starting in Maine, where they parti
Telltale reading Quoddy at 4:52am 03.29.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/6543 Why is the advice given to have all the mainsail telltales flowing except the top one, which should
Companion way All U Get at 3:37am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 45/6659 Hi all, I had given some thought to the companion way hatch and how to secure it during the night wh
My Sailboat Mentor Bailed (1) Sail123 at 10:03pm 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2236 I met a guy that sails a Mac 26 X. He is pretty knowleggable about sailboats, more than me. He he
Lake Pleasant, AZ Best Anchor Foosflicker at 9:56pm 03.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6909 Looking for the best or most useful overnight anchor for Lake Pleasant,AZ. Our first anchor (Danfort
center of gravity fore and aft. txtowman at 9:48pm 03.28.12 Catalina 22 5/1986 Is the center of gravity moved when the keel is up or down? I know if i am tending sails on the bow
Hunter 356 overhead light lens removal Solemn Silence at 9:01pm 03.28.12 Big Boats 6/2865 So how does one remove the lens in either of the head overhead lights to change the bulb? There must
Instrument jorgefife at 7:36pm 03.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2021 Cannot resist a bargain so I bought a Si-Tex Navadd8000 MK2 G It has 4 wires and would like to test
Spirit 23 Inner & Outer Window Frames Windyway at 7:30pm 03.28.12 Parts Search 0/2057 I'm looking for original plastic window frames. I really need these frames to finish off my 23 foote
Hunter 23 Lake Ontario Crossing grindz145 at 7:02pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 67/12450 Hunter 23 Lake Ontario Crossing - Any Pocket-Cruisers? Hey guys, So I've got it in my head that
Tef-Gel or Loctite? SVTatia at 6:29pm 03.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/9688 On applications with dissimilar metals and where back-out prevention is also needed, what would be t
Rusty 2YM15 sea water pump dee.yeah at 6:27pm 03.28.12 Yamaha 6/3252 Last week I replaced the cracked sea water filter and the hose of the 3-year-old 2YM15 on my Y25. I
9.2 plexiglass hatch Lorin Smith at 6:00pm 03.28.12 S2 6/3247 Hello S2 9.2A owners. I need dimensions from a forward deck hatch please. If one of you will send th
And God said "Let there be light" (3) CaptGregg at 5:50pm 03.28.12 Catalina 22 4/1393 Well I don't have all the wire nicely bundled, I still have a bit more to do to it, it's mainly temp
amf puffer cherylvorndran at 5:28pm 03.28.12 AMF 0/6051 Looking for a dager board for a 1980, 12.5' puffer. Does anyone know where I can get one?
Standing Rigging Tension? hubbardo at 5:11pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 0/1001 What is or how can I find out what the factory recommends for the tension on the standing rigging fo
Halyard and Line Lengths for 1978 H-25 hubbardo at 5:10pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1214 Does anybody know how long the Halyards and Sheets were when a 1978 Hunter 25 came from the factory?

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Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering azsailing at 4:49pm 09.01.22 Is the bracket the motor's on really worth the trouble? I had the motor mounted directly to the tra
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 4:41pm 09.01.22 Excellent question! I'd like to hear from someone who's tried. I don't know if it would be accura
Propane pressure gauge Head Sail at 4:21pm 09.01.22 Could you not use a non-contact temperature gun to see where the temperature changes on the surface
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Richard19068 at 3:29pm 09.01.22
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? MarkHejtmanek at 3:10pm 09.01.22 Thanks Andrew - much appreciated basics! I'll get a number of opportunities to sort out the process
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 3:06pm 09.01.22 But enough info on the post to meet most boaters needs. I don't want to know what the hell any b
Invest 91L kappykaplan at 2:54pm 09.01.22 Confirmed fish storm, Danielle.
Just a little surface rust kappykaplan at 2:39pm 09.01.22 This looks innocent enough. But it's not... Definitely not! :beer:
Just a little surface rust dlochner at 2:36pm 09.01.22 Yep, been replacing my cheap HW store clamps with the Scandvik clamps on essential systems. A couple
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? thinwater at 2:29pm 09.01.22 All sorts of cute sollutions (I would go with Dyneema if I did not have the proper crimper, and prob
Hunter Hull laid up Crazy Dave Condon at 2:28pm 09.01.22 @DOCKHAND Never heard back. If you can be more specific as to model and year, damage and/or conc
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 2:24pm 09.01.22 suppose an apology is in order Apology Accepted. I saw the switching back and forth between Weight
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 1:59pm 09.01.22 The issue with the bulldog clamps and Nico press style swaging is attaching the stud that needs to
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 1:55pm 09.01.22 Thanks for all the advice everyone. I will probably use the $6 solution for this long weekend trip,
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 1:43pm 09.01.22 The issue with the bulldog clamps and Nico press style swaging is attaching the stud that needs to g
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) rgranger at 1:41pm 09.01.22 I am hoping that I can properly (and reasonably) fix the trunk so I can continue sailing this wond
Mast lights morbidfollower at 1:36pm 09.01.22 We'll be staying at the guest docks at Elkhorn Yacht Club on 9/3 and then again on 9/7 and 9/8. Com
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer rgranger at 1:35pm 09.01.22 So you are asking if you need stabilizer for your fuel stabilizer :poop: I want in on that.. Know
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? (1) rgranger at 1:33pm 09.01.22 Sounds like you will be going with dynema but if you decide to build your own in the future, the mos
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? shemandr at 1:17pm 09.01.22 I hope this isn't insulting but scope out the site for overhead power cables. This has to be on you

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