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Hunter 26 Guardwire Stanchions firewater at 3:28am 09.29.11 Smaller Boats 20/5047 Does anybody have any experience of removing the guardwire stanchions that are screwed to the top of
Overhead jacklines from b&r rig (1) Jared1048 at 11:38pm 09.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3656 With winter coming with its heavy weather sailing I want to rig jacklines for extra caution. See p
trailering a Tanzer patvilly at 7:42pm 09.28.11 Ask All Sailors 6/6238 I have just purchased a Tanzer T22 and love it. I live in Northern Ontario ' winters coming so I nee
Chrysler LS13 rescue swd871 at 7:30pm 09.28.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2044 I'm currently working on rescuing a derelict Chrylser LS13 and am in need of a mast (18'10") and boo
C34 San Francisco Cup Tim C350 April IV at 7:08pm 09.28.11 Big Boats 1/1722 Stu Jackson - I'm surprised I didn't see mention of this anywhere yet - quite an accomplishment! ht
A/c Again, but a different (1) jorgefife at 6:20pm 09.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1479 As luck would have it, got another A/C, this time an Aqua Air... easier to install Pl;ease tell me w
A/C Again ! jorgefife at 6:17pm 09.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1035 Lucky me, the yard had another a/c from a boat that did not sink This one is a Aqua Air, and it is s
Florida Spring 2011 Trip..... Sumner at 6:12pm 09.28.11 Destinations 16/9880 I finally finished about the first month of our Spring 2011 trip to the west coast of Florida and o
Florida Spring 2011 trip.. Sumner at 6:11pm 09.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3686 I finally finished about the first month of our Spring 2011 trip to the west coast of Florida and on
Proper Name Changing Ceremony rhythmsurfer at 5:17pm 09.28.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1758 Well for those of you who answered my questions on the name changing ceremony here it is. Sorry it t
AC-DC ground Tom23352 at 4:51pm 09.28.11 Ask All Sailors 40/14419 Does it matter that my AC ground is connected to a grounding plate on the hull and my DC ground is c
O'Day 34 forward hatch replacement (1) chrisbare at 4:42pm 09.28.11 Bigger Boats 0/1834 Does anyone know where to find a modern hatch that would fit an O'Day 34? The hatch on my 81 has see
TACKTICK intermittent signal issue rmwac at 4:14pm 09.28.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4397 Hi All: My first post here. Hate to start on a negative note, but my new TACKTICK T 108 system has
Snark Help Please! aaronpw at 3:58pm 09.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1017 Many of you have been most helpful on my Snark issues. The one I cannot seem to get resolved is...bo
Lifeline Stansions, Lmueller23 at 3:28pm 09.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1875 We would like to replace some of the stainless steel life line stansions on our Beneteau First 38-5.
Holding bag or tank? rhythmsurfer at 3:12pm 09.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/4355 Well I have tried many searches in the forum and on google about holding tanks. I haven't found anyt
1980 C27 Structure Under Cabin Liner Ajay73 at 2:33pm 09.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1413 I've looked around but cannot find anything. Does anyone know what the structure under the cabin li
mast wiring redhead78 at 2:17pm 09.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1766 Hi all, I am going to pull my mast this year and do some long overdue work on the rig and wiring. It
Looking for a Mast Squidd at 2:15pm 09.28.11 Parts Search 4/4070 Saw a nice Macgregor venture 24' for sale, reasonable, probably because mast is missing.. What cou
Wallas Heater Jared1048 at 2:13pm 09.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1554 Wallas Heater: To Repair or Replace When I bought the boat it came with a Wallas 3000d heater that

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Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Steve_Catalina at 11:18am 10.09.22 Just my observation, I can't telling your working on this. The hose should be upgraded, clear plasti
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 11:16am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level? It appears that it is - Yes. Here's what happened...
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) dLj at 11:15am 10.09.22 How much room do you have under those bolts? Do you have room to put like a pry bar and put pressure
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level?
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:00am 10.09.22 Yes. That is the way it works. The bottom of the hose is below the surface of the water and the en
Installing a Spinnaker jssailem at 10:54am 10.09.22 My bad. I must have sped read the first sentence. Then the repeated reference to "spinnaker" stuck.
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jssailem at 10:49am 10.09.22 There are all sorts of chemical concoctions to try and dislodge a corroded fastener. I dislike the
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jssailem at 10:48am 10.09.22 If the bolt is expendable and shaped as you believe, then grinding off the head may let you lift the
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible MikeHoncho at 10:05am 10.09.22
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 10:00am 10.09.22 @JBP-PA , any idea what your tongue weight is?
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible capta at 10:00am 10.09.22 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Tongue Extensions JBP-PA at 9:47am 10.09.22 The bar is 10 ft, but some of it must remain in the sleeves, if I use all three sleeves, about 5 ft
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 9:46am 10.09.22 Double nut on the bolt tightly and see if you can turn it with appropriate sized wrench.. Good sug
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Mark Maulden at 9:40am 10.09.22 Double nut on the bolt tightly and see if you can turn it with appropriate sized wrench..
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 9:34am 10.09.22 You specifically stated there is no standard... When in fact there is one. Point taken.
Through holes and prop Leeward Rail at 9:31am 10.09.22 Many production sailboats (and powerboats) are built with more (sometimes much more) than 1 shaft d
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 9:21am 10.09.22 He was
Through holes and prop Leeward Rail at 9:17am 10.09.22 No one said it the distance can't be larger than 1 shaft diameter. No one said there are not boats
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jon hansen at 9:14am 10.09.22 blaster is fine, however i switched to kroil and have much better results. love the kroil! my $0.0
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 8:50am 10.09.22 Me ? I don't know nuttin'. I rely on the experts to tell me what to do. Hence ABYC P-6 6.5.5.4.

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