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finishing the rudder... ??? (1) centerline at 12:10pm 03.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3201 I have the rudder ready for finishing and I know epoxy is the best to use, but as a day sailer, do I
Washed My Sails (9) Squidd at 11:53am 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3020 Noticed it this winter when I laid out the #4 that I made (reconstructed) on top the Genny I got off
Inboard 1Gm Diesel engine needs new motor mounts pamac at 11:22am 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/937 Is it possible to install motor mounts on 1985 Yanmar Diesel 1GM engine or should this be left to ex
Peggy, HELP! Rag Bagger at 11:09am 03.26.12 Catalina 30 3/1357
Centerboard pendant peterbud at 10:52am 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3275 To anyone that has not checked their centerboard pendant lately, ( I was one of you) I would reconm
Lifting a v25 anthony at 10:12am 03.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1112 Hi All I have gleened much info from this forum over the time I have been a member, and I thank you
Yanmar 2GM EBay patrs duncanew at 9:59am 03.26.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1443 Yanmar 2GM EBay parts My 1981 Yanmar 2GM starter is beginning to not engage properly and I am looki
Beneteau 323 Single Handling? BoxedUp at 9:24am 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3218 We've previously chartered a Bene 39 ' 42 but I had crew along. This year, we'll be chartering a 32
Hood Seafurl 2 - furliing line size? Charlie B at 7:55am 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2939 I just purchased a 1985 Catalina 36 with a Hood Seafurl 2 furling system. I believe it may have the
Lake Worth, FL ... projected NO anchoring (1) RichH at 7:48am 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2693 Lake Worth, near Palm Beach FL, is a highly popular for anchoring salt pond for transient boats trav
Wither a gasket Graycruiser at 7:11am 03.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/1929 When I pulled my raw water pump last fall for a winter rebuild, I don't recall that there was a gask
Long Sander Shoaldrafter at 6:23am 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1025 I have been asked what I meant by long throw sander. Well as usual, my term is not common usage. W
2009 37' Beneteau electrical problem cajunsailor at 5:18am 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2599 37' Beneteau 2 Cabin Layout I have lost power to my "Cabin Lights" circuit as indicated on the wir
One Leg Forward, One Step Back Roger Long at 4:52am 03.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/4186 I woke up early in Solomons, excited and pain free. After a quick breakfast, I bailed out the dingh
HIN number Pominville at 4:41am 03.26.12 Catalina 30 8/8056 Hi I am new to this forum. I have a 1977 Catalina 30 and I just moved it from CT to NH. When I tri
Head-vented loop on intake line? Endurance2010 at 11:45pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 1/1224 Skippers: Query: If I have a head below the water line, must I use a vented loop on the raw wate
mixing elbow coupling-don't use antiseize Endurance2010 at 11:07pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 2/1219 Skippers: I made the mistake of using anti-seize on the coupling between the lower bracket and mixi
keel removal karlfill at 10:42pm 03.25.12 Smaller Boats 3/1168 Is there a trick to getting the fixid keel out of a hunter 19 trailer sailer I have removed the 2 b
Winlass Control Box Access gfrazzle at 9:35pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 2/961 I want to install a wireless remote control receiver for the windlass in my 2007 41DS. The control b
Dripless Cost BWagner at 9:03pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 5/1689 Hello All, Does anyone know what the ballpark cost of replacing a traditional stuffing box with a

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A/C duct locations Ed.S at 5:51pm 08.31.22 Thanks SycloneDriver, I know the A/C will be marginal. I am actually looking for information on runn
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? dkinzer at 5:33pm 08.31.22 Thinking of screwing or riveting a rope clutch to the mast for the main halyard On my boat, the m
General upgrade Info mermike at 5:28pm 08.31.22 There are very few tankless propane water heaters for marine use. If you did go this route you might
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 08.31.22 I believe that this moves the motor center of balance foreword thus reducing the torque on the moun
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 08.31.22 where else can you get rocket science on a sailboat forum. The rocket "science" is a little dubio
Propane pressure gauge Tally Ho at 5:11pm 08.31.22 What the gauge doesn't tell you is: "WHO THE HELL FORGOT TO REFILL THE TANK LAST TIME THE BOAT WAS
Oday 35 winch replacement Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.31.22
A/C duct locations SycloneDriver at 4:58pm 08.31.22 I have that exact 16k BTU unit on my 31ft boat in Oklahoma. It replaced a failed 12k BTU unit. I a
Propane pressure gauge kappykaplan at 4:58pm 08.31.22 the virus (COVID that is) has overtaken me. Get well soon! :beer:
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 4:57pm 08.31.22 And this would be the reason I have a 6 pound tank, not a 1.5 gallon tank. Are those six imperial
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 4:52pm 08.31.22 And this would be the reason I have a 6 pound tank, not a 1.5 gallon tank. I cannot reply to carr
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? Johnb at 4:47pm 08.31.22 Thanks. Did you run your wiring down the arch then through to the location you describe? I have
Lifeline Replacement jssailem at 4:46pm 08.31.22 Helped @dLj finish off some Dyneema life lines so we could go sailing on the Chesapeake last may. Th
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS jssailem at 4:36pm 08.31.22 Sounds good. We PacNW sailors need to support each other.
General upgrade Info BOSSailor at 4:24pm 08.31.22 I am unsure of how to utilize the present Yanmar 2gm20f for a heater. Check out this thread Hoses
Propane pressure gauge LloydB at 4:23pm 08.31.22 I think his point was while the tank IS in use any weighing of it would be significantly inaccurate
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Sailavie1 at 4:23pm 08.31.22 When I trailer my 2008 H25, I raise the motor up. I believe that this moves the motor center of bala
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS dkinzer at 4:22pm 08.31.22 That's what I thought, too. However, the replacement stanchion base is a solid piece of stainless wi
Propane pressure gauge dlochner at 4:19pm 08.31.22 I am sure you meant to write "the tank valve closed". Otherwise the tank will just replenish what i
General upgrade Info jssailem at 4:18pm 08.31.22 You would need to understand the coolant water system and attach a hose from the engine to the water

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