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Oil in marine diesels Steve Dion at 9:15pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3722 Here is another article on oil in a marine engine. It takes a slightly differnt point of view on
PVC Furler Question ggooch at 8:16pm 02.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4685 I have been working on building a PVC Furler for the jib on my Macgregor 25 but kept getting sidelin
This is for all who worry about climing your 35ft mast. caguy at 7:22pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3150 Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw
Sail cleaning My Time at 6:53pm 02.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1456 Looking for ideas on how to claen sails myself. Does anyone know what cleaning chemicals are safe to
Looking for replacement parts... 2ifbysea at 6:39pm 02.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1292 I have just purchased a 1987 Legend 35. We are in the process of having her hauled and having a bot
Cal 29 headliner support Cal29_Mike at 6:39pm 02.28.12 Cal 2/3419 I just purchased a 1976 Cal 29. She sails great but the previous owner had started interior renovati
Sovonics Files BK 2/14/2012 xcyz at 6:23pm 02.28.12 Big Boats 0/1586 The parent company for Sovonic, maker of the solar panels used on most Hunters files for protection.
1975 s2 8.0A samarks70 at 5:42pm 02.28.12 S2 2/1789 I found an s2 8.0A I presume 1975 according to hull numbers. needs some intierior work. I would like
Mast Winch - Anyone Have One? GorillaToast at 3:50pm 02.28.12 Catalina 22 9/1999 And if so, which side of the mast is it on? My boat came with one on the port side of the mast, a
Waste pump out odor greg simon at 3:27pm 02.28.12 Ericson 2/3610 When I pump out my holding tank, it smells the boat up for a day. Is there a leak in a hose. There
Silly Question Swan at 3:05pm 02.28.12 S2 6/1500 We are (hopefully) getting closer to purchasing our S2 8.5 and I'm searching for a dingy. My questi
Recommendations on auto-furler for Catalina 30 longterm at 2:38pm 02.28.12 Catalina 30 11/3192 I just got my boat home today, motored it to the marina (zero wind), and have decided that, rather t
sulfated battery? patman70 at 2:20pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1492 I have a 6 month old walmart marine battery ' I store it on the boat for emergencies ' I keep a sola
Rub Rail Screw Seepage (1) Nodak7 at 1:44pm 02.28.12 Big Boats 14/4175 OK getting set up for the spring work list and one item I have on my list is to repair a very slight
NASA Splice standard Grasshopp at 1:05pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3279 Came across this in my daily reading. http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-n
Bubbles in fuel? Stephen Trapani at 12:48pm 02.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/3085 Does it make sense that my Yanmar 2QM15 would get tiny bubbles in the fuel that would prevent me fro
Sufficient solar power? rhythm and brews at 12:42pm 02.28.12 Catalina 22 3/1574 Hello all. Im a newbie to the group so forgive any dumb questions I have. I wanted to get som vali
Winch mountings Reggie Collette at 11:10am 02.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1216 My 1981 Catalina does not have bulkhead winches mounted for the jib and main halyard. Since I have
Chain Plate Question Propnut30 at 9:48am 02.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1049 Ok Im still In afghanistan and am about to order some hardware for the MAC. I wanted to replace the
leaking companionway 33.5 '93 psherwin at 8:55am 02.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1782 Discovered dry rot of very poor choice of wood by Hunter. They had anchored the tool tray in the mo

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Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 5:30pm 11.23.22 On my 49, the PO had specified the balmar external regulator. This with the blue sea battery combin
Warped Rudder (1) PaulK at 5:28pm 11.23.22 It would be a lot easier to use 1" plywood, and possibly cheaper. Plywood is a laminate by definiti
What's wrong with my thinking? Captain Larry-DH at 5:25pm 11.23.22 What @PaulK said. Another possibility - a rotten deck-stepped base or keel footing beneath the mast
What's wrong with my thinking? PaulK at 5:17pm 11.23.22 Stays are not likely to have stretched enough to make such a difference on your boat. It sounds like
Hunter Legend 37 (1988) rudder bearings help Stella Orion at 5:17pm 11.23.22 Thanks jssailem. I have that one. It seems all the schematics are gone for the ole Legend... Funny t
Refinish Cabin Sole SeaCure at 5:08pm 11.23.22 For years Minwax has been my go to company even for the marine products they make little noise about
New winterizing mod - done! Don S/V ILLusion at 5:04pm 11.23.22 If the tank is drained, what can do damage by freezing?
What's wrong with my thinking? rgranger at 4:56pm 11.23.22
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away SeaCure at 4:53pm 11.23.22
Three way electrical connections SeaCure at 4:36pm 11.23.22 I just stopped a pal from adding some cool lights on his special ford pickup to the single light cir
Painting over sanded non-skid surface SeaCure at 4:06pm 11.23.22
Painting over sanded non-skid surface SeaCure at 3:56pm 11.23.22 Nooooo can you tell me more about the surface and what area is being painted
Dolphin Senoir parts JBsail66 at 3:54pm 11.23.22 Here's some bits near me... shipping might be a bear though. Vintage dolphin sailboat mast and rudd
Keel is out... looks disturbing SeaCure at 3:35pm 11.23.22 Would a threaded insert help.
winterizing puzzle SeaCure at 3:32pm 11.23.22 Murphy again! Clogged filter ? I had a cast iron intake manifold on gas engine break while I was pu
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 3:29pm 11.23.22 My carpenter friend said he sees no way to correct the warpage on the rudder. So I will plan on buil
Do you like Pocket Yachts Will Gilmore at 3:19pm 11.23.22
Keel is out... looks disturbing patrickfarley at 2:53pm 11.23.22 Keel is cast iron. I cannot weld to cast iron without a shop to heat cast iron. My keel is getting
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 2:51pm 11.23.22 211137
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help SeaCure at 2:43pm 11.23.22

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