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Barient 24-45 self-tailing winches - how to service? Karen at 6:33pm 05.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/14904 Help! I have a Pearson 34 (1984) she's a great boat but for the life of me I cannot figure out how
Chalky gel-coat mikemontville at 6:12pm 05.28.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4128 Hi, I have a MacGregor 26 x and it has apparently been subjected to the weather all it's life and c
Hope Everyone is Having a Great Holiday (3) gpd955 at 6:08pm 05.28.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1311 Big difference from the horrible winter and spring. Beautiful weather in NJ on the coast....exceptin
How to make old wood cockpit seats look nice again tom the sailer at 5:31pm 05.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2114 I have a 1999 benateau 361 and the wood on the seats has been treated with something but looks brown
Setting mast and rigging bowlinguy800 at 5:30pm 05.28.11 Catalina 22 5/2741 Hello all, I just bought my first sailboat. I bought an 84 Cat 22 with the original paper work and m
Auto Pilot (4) jorgefife at 4:50pm 05.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 25/9901 I pulled out from 2 boats: a Raymarine auto pilot wheel (bearings inside run well, all greased with
Water pump question fox islander at 4:44pm 05.28.11 Catalina 30 9/2828 When at the slip, hooked up to shore power, with all fixtures closed the water pump turns on every 1
sliding hatch water leak sesmith at 4:38pm 05.28.11 Smaller Boats 0/913 I tried to bump up an old thread but it was closed. This spring I tried the router fix for the wate
Leaving shrinkwrap on all summer Vegas at 4:10pm 05.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1588 I may not be able to launch my Beneteau this summer. It is on the hard in Michigan, with shrinkwrap
Visiting Roger Long at 3:40pm 05.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2505 Sprinkled through the various threads about my plans are some posts saying things like, "If you are
rudder removal on 1983 Hunter 37 Rabalais_87 at 3:06pm 05.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2071 I have recently bought a 1983 Hunter 37, I am in the process of removing the rudder as it has a bend
Centerboard winch RobHale at 1:53pm 05.28.11 Trailer Sailors 5/8168 Hi folks! I need some advice about replacing the winch that raises and lowers my centerboard. I b
Good Price or no? h20_4_life at 1:48pm 05.28.11 Catalina 22 6/1643 Hey guys, I'm new here. I am about to look at my first boat to buy. I've sailed for years on a 16' H
Black exhaust water (soot?) sandycohen at 1:21pm 05.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3501 I bought a 1979 pearson 32 about three months ago with a Yanmar 2gm20f. Until last week I ran the en
Bimini for 35.5 Dima at 1:19pm 05.28.11 Big Boats 0/1365 I'm looking for bimini for the 1991 35.5 Legend. What is opinion on the pre-measured bimini for ~$13
sunrises and sunsets in mazatlan..... (8) zeehag at 10:42am 05.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1637 from old harbor anchorage--- come on, guys-- ye needs to come out sailing.... rising..http://i97.ph
Anyone ever tried sailaway78 at 9:55am 05.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2277 Thought there was a post about this a while back, but can't locate it. Has anyone used one of the h
Anchor locker cover for H31 Tellertale at 9:19am 05.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1297 Any idea how to get a replacement cover for a 1986 H31? Mine is about to give way.
mast wiring modification red grit at 8:59am 05.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1281 The wiring thru the mast for the deck lite and steaming lite was severed while the mast was being st
Yanmar parts cross reference sailaway78 at 8:45am 05.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 1/7098 Has anyone been able to find any kind of a cross reference between Yanmar marine engines and Yanmar

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To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles patbratton at 7:44am 09.27.22 I second what Crazy Dave said. The turnbuckle parts can be replaced pretty easily, but the upper t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jdrutten at 7:42am 09.27.22 ... The flakes aren't anything bad: apparently someone decided to hit everything (including the rub
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 7:35am 09.27.22 My local Home Depot has 2" x 6" x 8 ft boards for $4.98/ea. If I cut them 16 inches instead of 18 i
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 7:32am 09.27.22 At my local Home Depot they have 2" x 6" x 8 ft. Hi @dlochner - Appreciate your reply. Do you mea
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 7:31am 09.27.22 My local Home Depot has 2" x 6" x 8 ft boards for $4.98/ea. If I cut them 16 inches instead of 18 in
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 7:22am 09.27.22 At my local Home Depot they have 2" x 6" x 8 ft. ciate your reply. Do you mean the standard concret
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 7:12am 09.27.22 Given the price of lumber these days, it may be less expensive too. You have a point there. One t
MK1 interior rearrangment. captcoho at 7:11am 09.27.22 I am considering buying a 1980 C30. I really like the interior layout on these, but also love the
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 6:52am 09.27.22 Nice... I like it. I think even I can handle that LOL I've never been much of a handyman... But I'
Boom kicker or topping lift? jssailem at 6:34am 09.27.22
Boom kicker or topping lift? RoyS at 6:20am 09.27.22 No knowledge about rigid vangs because I have always had a topping lift. I use the topping lift to t
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed SycloneDriver at 5:02am 09.27.22 Well, the short term solution was pretty simple, I unplugged the temperature sensor and the chargin
Invest 98L jssailem at 5:00am 09.27.22 Wouldn't a sail to Corpus Christi be fun? You'll have the wind all the way. Or leave now and you c
Boom kicker or topping lift? (1) dlochner at 4:15am 09.27.22 Mack Sails sells a bracket that bolts to the end of the boom. The Mack Pack is then suspended from t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries dLj at 4:14am 09.27.22 Don't you just love portable digital cameras? I've been able to take photos to figure stuff out that
Invest 98L (1) Will Gilmore at 4:03am 09.27.22
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Invest 98L Will Gilmore at 3:37am 09.27.22 maybe we should head out Wouldn't a sail to Corpus Christi be fun? You'll have the wind all the w
Lewmar portlights JamesG161 at 3:30am 09.27.22 Check here for repair/replacement Home - HatchMasters Marine Hatch Repair Jim...
Boom kicker or topping lift? (1) Hayden Watson at 2:28am 09.27.22 On my boat, I use a ring in my topping lift to hold up the aft end of my sail-pak. Question for tho

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