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help-how to remove prop frozen nut ??? MitchM at 9:48am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 12/11456 well i have to take off my prop shaft so started with the prop itself. i have a flexof
PSS Dripless Shaft Seal bellow compression fatigue Patrick Lombard at 9:29am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1619 I have a 6 year old PSS Dripless shaft seal. It has been adjusted a few times over the years. My pro
Release agents Ted at 8:51am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2292 I am going to be using Marine-Tex (epoxy based putty) to make a small repair adjacent to a threaded
Traveler Quoddy at 8:46am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 103/23870 It seems the traveler is falling out of favor on a number of modern boats. The 2011 Bavaria 32, Morr
Double washers on Keel bolts kbrian at 8:37am 04.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2462 On my 510 I have removed the keel bolts and discovered that double washers were used on 3 of the 6 b
Over maintaining darkaegisagain at 8:30am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4023 What is a reasonable schedule for diesel filters and oil changes? I think 50 hours is a bit too freq
Shroud & stay tensions sharps4590 at 8:21am 04.23.11 Catalina 22 4/1753 Let me apologize for my computer illiteracy and being unorganized before I even start. I did a sear
O'Day 222 RUDDER kdmjme at 7:47am 04.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1940 I'm in the process of ordering a new rudder (Idasailor) for my 1984 222 and am curious about the len
Rudder storage thisoldspouse at 7:47am 04.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2125 After seaching the archive, Has anyone found a better place for storing the rudder/tiller? I'm tired
Norths radian sailcloth Andrew Terrey at 7:01am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1550 Does anyone have experience with norths radian sailcloth for radial constructed sails?
ice box cover jodygoldman at 5:22am 04.23.11 Catalina 30 1/1726 I have a 1986 catalina 30 and the lid to the ice box is no longer serviceable. I have looked at the
311 Swing Keel reworb at 4:38am 04.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2683 We moved to a house that is on shallow water and had to sell our boat. I think a 311 swing keel wou
Macerator Problems (1) AndrewB at 3:20am 04.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4680 We own a Hunter 410 (2000) and spend much time cruising and about 5 months (winter) in the Bahamas.
Rope to Wire Halyard geehaw at 1:25am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2359 My boat has wire to rope halyards. The rope has an eye splice this is run through a crimped formed
C&C 30 post 1982 Marathon at 9:04pm 04.22.11 C&C 1/2930 i am looking for information on the hull and deck construction of post 1982 C'C 30's and any issues
Replacement Bulkheads for Catalina 22? jdhatfield at 8:43pm 04.22.11 Catalina 22 3/4262 I am looking for a replacement product for the bulkheads in my Catalina 22 (1988). Any ideas/suppli
Size of stern tube on 466 for Shaft seal drchpete at 7:03pm 04.22.11 Big Boats 2/1338 Does anyone know the size of the stern tube where the shaft exits on the 466 (same on 460?) ? Mode
Spring maintenance PuckandTitania at 7:01pm 04.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1477 Replaced the bent up bow eye and filled in the gel coat (from playing bumper boat with the dock and
saturated hull dohcdelsol93 at 7:01pm 04.22.11 Ask All Sailors 12/4479 as some of you know i'm restoring an old boat that appears to be a pre 70's luger boat (westwind or
What compass is on your boat? doehunter at 5:43pm 04.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6624 I started working on the boat today, beginning with learning how to run my new gps unit. So then I'

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 6:38am 08.09.22 "A pastor, a priest, and a rabbi walk into a bar." Which one was more enlightened? Was there an epip
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:38am 08.09.22 I would certainly pull the head before removal of the engine. If the problem is in the top side, th
Rebuild Perkins Diesel Hayden Watson at 6:35am 08.09.22 You indicated that the engine access to place it into the boat was a hatch above which has been glas
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 6:30am 08.09.22 Good points Hayden. At this point we are preparing an A-frame track setup to permit us to lift and m
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jviss at 6:21am 08.09.22 Maybe a valve stem broke and the valve fell into the cylinder?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:19am 08.09.22 Just working from the facts as presented. less? if it turned over less than one revolution, I wou
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 6:19am 08.09.22
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor dLj at 6:02am 08.09.22 Before the electronics, having fun when learning to sail is the most important factor. If the kids
Rebuild Perkins Diesel RoyS at 5:42am 08.09.22 Is there an obstruction that prevents you from pulling the engine out of your boat? If not, then IMH
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor dlochner at 5:34am 08.09.22 Thanks for the corrections. What do you recommend my boat have? I will be sailing mostly in protec
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor dLj at 5:13am 08.09.22 I understand most of these systems are not needed for the tried and true sailer who has many hours
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ward H at 4:53am 08.09.22 I've followed John's adventures in upgrading S/V Hadley over the past few years as he prepped for hi
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? Apex at 4:37am 08.09.22 Obviously, this topic is dependent on whatever your personal situation may be and there's really no
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? Jamesiv1 at 3:11am 08.09.22 I pulled all this out of Daydream when we first got her home. PO had packed it into various lockers
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Rick486 at 2:14am 08.09.22 Only major system not yet ready was auxiliary power. While my Perkins 4.107 has been running smoo
Cabin water leak nightowle at 11:51pm 08.08.22 hot water heater?
Cabin water leak Clydo at 10:34pm 08.08.22 Could the tank have a crack in it? The leak flows from an area between galley sink and head area w
Universal M-12 running hot Richard19068 at 9:29pm 08.08.22 And does your HE have one closed end? Im fearful of pushing anything in the tubes for fear of packi
Universal M-12 running hot Richard19068 at 9:28pm 08.08.22 I then finished it off with a 12" long x 3/16" drill bit which I used as a hand reamer to make su
Universal M-12 running hot adamv at 9:27pm 08.08.22 The most common reason for overheating is a plugged-up heat exchanger. I have had to remove mine f

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