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2008 Hood Furler troutsmustang at 4:30pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 24/3510 Setting the boat up for my first sail with her, we can not get the furler right. I will unfurl, but
Mounting Microwave lokimbar at 4:25pm 03.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2545 I recently bought an O'day 31 that came with an old/ unsafe pressurized alchohol stove/oven, which I
Does anyone know exactly what this is??? (1) Sailor Scotty at 4:21pm 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1486 So this device came off the bow of a 1950's Kettenburg 50 sloop. Thinking it may have something to d
Yanmar cockpit control (1) Captainron1 at 3:50pm 03.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/852 Hello everyone and many thanks to the valuable replies to my previous requests. Today I am looking t
Several questions ... eliems at 1:53pm 03.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1197 Laying in my V Berth with 30 knot winds and the boat sailing around on the anchor pretty good, I was
Yanmar idle speed correction blackeydp at 1:26pm 03.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 9/16610 First time running up this season on with a Yanmar 3GM30FV. My idle speed will not go below 1600 rpm
Crimper Force GPX at 12:58pm 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1955 I recently read the Crimper shoot-out (great article) and it seems to me the two critical specs on a
Sailboat stands: (5) Trinkka at 12:05pm 03.28.12 Day Sailers 4/2337 OK guys. Here's the scoop on the boat stands. I bought them at Brownell's Boatyard in Mattapoisett M
Replacing my genoa jam cleats with cam allen-deckard at 11:43am 03.28.12 Catalina 22 2/1353 Ok an odd ball question here but this year I've decided to replace my jam cleats with cam cleats.
Ranger 28 Compression Post Corrosion (3) RandySaint at 11:40am 03.28.12 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/6980 Hi, I just bought a Ranger 28 (hull #183) and have some corrosion at the base of the compression pos
Do you wax and buff your boat on the water? RECESS at 10:01am 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3877 I really do not want to do a haul out just to buff out the gel coat. Do any of you do the work while
Please I need your input!! spunky13 at 9:52am 03.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1762 My wife and I as we speak are negotiating on a Catalina 380. We love the boat and it is in excellen
Black plastic bow piece on Hunter 33 Zeke Zambella at 9:39am 03.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 18/3956 Hi, My 81 Hunter 33 has a trashed black plastic bow piece. I have seen some activitty on this su
Securing mast to bracket on deck (1) Chris Bogle at 8:34am 03.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3148 How is the mast secured on the deck bracket. There are 2 pins that slip into the deck bracket but ho
H260: A different traveler design possible? (1) Sublime at 8:31am 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 18/3624 I wondered if there is any way to reinforce the deck to accomplish this. I've seen travelers mounte
New 4 Hp Outboard gjaffess at 6:56am 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2343 Any Recommendations For A New 4 Hp Outboard. I'm Looking For Dependability And Ease Of Starting. A
muriatic acid and odorfree hose? duetto at 6:37am 03.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2313 hi all, i know muriatic acid removes the calcium buildup in hose but i was told that it will harm t
Sears microwave Slipin Away at 5:09am 03.28.12 Big Boats 6/1847 Has anyone had any experience removing the Sears/Kenmore microwave installed in the galley. How is
Brass water intake ring adjustment Blue Pearl Captain at 4:06am 03.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1469 Just bought a 1993 Hunter 27 with a Yanmar diesel 9 HP motor. It requires adjusting a brass ring for
Anchor rode- no locker Joel H. at 1:25am 03.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1597 So, my "78" C27 does not have a anchor locker. At this time I'm not interested in putting a hawspipe

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Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer (1) jssailem at 1:16pm 09.01.22 You may find some good information to support your efforts here.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sail sfbay at 1:13pm 09.01.22 If you have an unopened bottle of STA-BIL, it will be good for up to five years. Then once you open
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer jssailem at 1:09pm 09.01.22 All what I did expect to hear back. But never hurts to ask. A wise Captain knows when he hears goo
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum rgranger at 12:56pm 09.01.22 I'd do it. Every one dies. Most live unexeptional lives before they do.
25 bulkheads jon hansen at 12:54pm 09.01.22 https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/hunter-25
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 12:52pm 09.01.22 We pay with metric dollars. And now Mr. JamesG161, for your final question worth $100,000.00, WHI
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) FaberNumber2 at 12:30pm 09.01.22 Your Merit is beautiful--I have a 22, also. I love the winch installation and am going to copy your
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 12:19pm 09.01.22 Exactly as you've said. Boiling liquid is cold but the gas is not cold or even if it was cold, poor
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS senang at 12:09pm 09.01.22 The hardest job is getting access from below. Once you have that it is an easy job. I replaced a sta
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 12:03pm 09.01.22 Just checked France does not require vax as of August 1! Sorry for error.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 11:57am 09.01.22 You have time to get vaccinated (if you are willing to go this route). If you are planning on saili
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 11:52am 09.01.22 I may be totally wrong, but as I recall, the "amount of liquid propane" can be deduced from observin
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 09.01.22 Ralph, I'm agreeing with you! I think that write up reinforces your point. It doesn't matter what t
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 11:38am 09.01.22 Thanks Scott. The halyard is at the mast. The clutch was going to be used to temporarily hold the
Is this a common H34 sole problem? swshogren at 10:36am 09.01.22 Capt Robbie thanks for the heads up.... I'll look to see if that's were part of my problem lies.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sailcapt340 at 10:23am 09.01.22 Thank you all for your responses. All what I did expect to hear back. But never hurts to ask.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 9:47am 09.01.22 It sounds like a funny story, but the load seems to be so light that I probably wouldn't worry abou
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 9:46am 09.01.22
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 9:45am 09.01.22 $6.50. I got out of the store with what I think I needed. My suspicion is you have a servicable so
New lifelines jssailem at 9:40am 09.01.22 I'm in agreement with Jon... About right price if they do everything. I paid $660 to have them made

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