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Water in keel kkearns at 8:50am 02.12.12 Com-Pac 0/6294 I recently saw a post on another site from a fellow who said that a "significant number" of Compac 1
Nasa Bm-1 tigger_b at 8:39am 02.12.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5196 Hi, I have a 2005 Beneteau 331 with what I understand to be 'normal' Beneteau battery selection
flotation foam larizon at 8:07am 02.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/6907 On my mack 25 the foam under the cockpit area was all removed by previous owner for storage I would
Rudder Post Size 87 302? the_alpine at 8:03am 02.12.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/811 Anyone know the size of the rudder post on an '87 302? Looking to put a rudder arm on and need to k
Bob Skalkowski Bow Plate specs Dreamgate at 7:14am 02.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1304 Hi, Does anyone have the template/specs that Bob Skalkowski used when fabricating the bow plate? The
Bilge fills with water only when heeled over while on a tack washburn80 at 6:49am 02.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4800 I have a 1990 Mac 26s. While sailing I noticed water in the storage under the seats in the cabin on
New Orleans to Gulf Shores area for extended stay rortega46 at 6:25am 02.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/5994 I have been sailing Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans for a couple of years and would like to move m
much thanks for all the sailing wisdom ... page.crow at 5:09am 02.12.12 Trailer Sailors 2/2884 I have been happily studying all the forum threads regarding my new (old) H23. So much wisdom from
Splicing rope to steel cable CYQK at 4:18am 02.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/6020 Inside my boom is 1/2 inch rope spliced to 3/16 inch stainless cable Would like to learn how to do t
Tapered Plugs Squidd at 11:48pm 02.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3302 So where does one find the "tapered plugs" we're all suposed to have tied (in the appropriate size)
Seacock stuck jorgefife at 10:54pm 02.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3249 The seacock that has a yellow lever, inside the starboard lazarette, is stuck I think it is the one
Need expert input davenlynn at 9:43pm 02.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1606 Forestay Quick Release Lever I just ordered a Johnson quick release lever for the forestay on my Ma
Replacing standing rigging on a 78 ODay 23 Herco Dunlop at 7:59pm 02.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 18/5979 I noticed that the port side lower shroud is frailed and needs to be replaced. Should I replace all
Hunter 34 Owner's Manual Wingman97 at 6:44pm 02.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4807 Hoping to find a owners manual for the 34. Any idea where I can find one.?Not listed in previous mod
Engines mfarinas at 6:31pm 02.11.12 Catalina 310 3/1768 Has anyone out there used bio-diesel in their engine? I have a Universal 3 cylinder in my 310, and
9.2C portlight size Nanticoke58 at 5:37pm 02.11.12 S2 3/2625 This is my first post, please bear with me. i recently purchased a 1977 S2 9.2C. Love the boat so fa
Hunter 30 Mast Rake and Mast prebend bommers at 4:42pm 02.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/4474 Hi - going to be replacing Fore and Aft stays, and setting mast prebend and rake. Not finding much
Lewmar opening ports anchorron at 4:30pm 02.11.12 Catalina 30 2/1426 I have been trying to find replacement gaskets for Lewmar opening ports, 5X12 that were installed on
replace adler barbour cold machine iwillmott at 2:27pm 02.11.12 Big Boats 8/10059 I think my freezer unit has reached its expiry date..cold plate frosts all over but the unit is star
venture 222 sw keel profile Jamie131 at 1:57pm 02.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1115 I am rebuilding my Keel and I wondered if anyone knows of a source that can help with the taper, if

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Warped Rudder sbrogden at 5:19am 11.24.22 I appreciate the counsel! I've looked at a couple of ways to form a foil, regardless of which wood I
What's wrong with my thinking? dlochner at 5:17am 11.24.22 Tha amount of sway, actually it is usually referred to as sag, in your forestay is about right. The
Looking for expert Bene opinions! SeaCure at 5:09am 11.24.22
Warped Rudder shemandr at 5:06am 11.24.22 I think you should use marine ply which will be more stable in shape than a board. I made a traditi
Washington Sellers Beware jssailem at 5:06am 11.24.22
Winterizing the A/C sailing gal at 4:53am 11.24.22 In the years I lived in New england it never even occurred to me to winterize my air conditioning.
What's wrong with my thinking? shemandr at 4:30am 11.24.22 I agree with the above. Rake is set by the length of the forestay, not by the tension on the backst
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic CliveCollett at 4:30am 11.24.22 Thanks CliveCollett Are the Ultimatron's the same size of the old 8 D's? ? It appears based on you
Washington Sellers Beware shemandr at 4:10am 11.24.22 A good lesson. Thanks for posting. Most of my boats were sold in NY. I always assumed the new own
Time for me to post my favorite turkey roasting graphic kappykaplan at 3:06am 11.24.22 Happy Thanksgiving, all! :beer:
Warped Rudder Joe at 1:50am 11.24.22 Fiberglass on wood would make sense to me. Any reason you haven't mentioned that. Even fiberglass
What's wrong with my thinking? Joe at 1:41am 11.24.22 What does your backstay adjuster look like? If it's just an assortment of blocks and rope, well bi
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 8:59pm 11.23.22 Happy heating Thanksgiving.
New winterizing mod - done! Justin_NSA at 7:34pm 11.23.22 Greg, effectively that's what I'm doing. I just no longer have to disconnect fittings for my hot w
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 7:31pm 11.23.22 If the tank is drained, what can do damage by freezing? I assume he is pushing water out of the re
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:29pm 11.23.22 I have not found 1 inch marine plywood locally. I have found 1 inch cedar. For a 14 foot boat, I thi
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:06pm 11.23.22 Update. Heater is in. It's going to be a game changer. That baby cranks it out! Pictures to follow.
Time for me to post my favorite turkey roasting graphic mermike at 6:57pm 11.23.22 Same to you, Peggie!
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 6:45pm 11.23.22 Thanks CliveCollett Are the Ultimatron's the same size of the old 8 D's? ? It appears based on you
Do you like Pocket Yachts jssailem at 6:29pm 11.23.22

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