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keel / cb winch replacement Mornar at 2:10pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2279 Greetings to all, I am restoring an old Northstar 22 with keel/cb. Presently there is an (fairly ug
34 Draft Questions... Sumner at 1:41pm 04.05.11 Big Boats 7/2323 Hi, and first of all I'm new to this forum. Ruth and I have a MacGregor 26 Classic and are very hap
Painting an alternator Bob S at 1:01pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1951 I did Mainsail's Leece Neville alternator upgrade 2 season's back and it's starting to show signs of
Fresh Water -air lock pfrinaldi at 12:03pm 04.05.11 Pearson 3/2316 I have a Pearson 323 with 3 fresh water tanks, bow, port and starboard. When I run off the bow tank
Help!! Need to place my jib track (Boat Back from the Dead) Penny Can at 11:39am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3023 Hello all: A few weeks ago I posted about my new boat, a mid '60s C-Lark 14. I have been working
p26 kicker question? slofut at 11:36am 04.05.11 Pearson 0/1327 Needing to refit a 9.9 Yamaha kicker on the P26. There's 33" from the transom cutout to the top of t
EverCoat Skid-No-More dscribner at 11:00am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1917 Has anybody used this stuff before?
Xantrex TC20+ Battery Temp Sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:53am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2932 I have a Xantrex TC20+ battery charger and I need to add the battery temp sensor accessory since I h
2-29 JamieStewart at 10:47am 04.05.11 Cal 5/7818 I have a 1974 Cal 2-29 which I have sailed for the past 10 years on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Mid-
Aquablock Sealing Foam Paul and Judy at 10:43am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2009 Anyone have experience with a product called AQUABLOCK. It is a pre-compressed, acrylic impregnated
Cheap cabin sole protection (1) Stephen Trapani at 9:47am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2124 Recycled cabin sole protection Okay, this one is literally a white trash solution. Here in the Grea
36' cc 1998-2001 my turn at 9:35am 04.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1893 Anybody owning or sailing a Beneteau 36' center cockpit? Am looking for a good coastal- Bahama cruis
Battery switch, Echo Charger one more Question RobG at 9:26am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2096 I've red through the previous thread and get it all except one nagging question: I have an OFF-1-BOT
Sea Anchor / Drift Sock FourPoints at 9:20am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 19/6771 Came across this, $45 for the kit it's a great price, but I can't seem to find any info about how la
Oday 23- mainsheet size? Indysailor at 9:18am 04.05.11 Day Sailers 11/3430 Argh- I am going to order a new main sheet, but I left it at the boat. What size is the line, folks?
Floating, Free, Waterproof cell phone protector (1) Stephen Trapani at 8:29am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2110 One thing I love is cheap solutions to expensive problems. I decided to post a few of mine. Surely p
322 Companionway Sliding Cover flypiscesdc at 7:48am 04.05.11 Bigger Boats 11/3694 If anyone out there has any good ideas about where I might get a new Sliding Cover for the Companion
I finished last fall's Sumner at 7:14am 04.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/102 ...Florida trip report. It starts here... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/FL-fall-2010/FL-
Nav Lights Placcement ruidh at 6:53am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2112 I have concerns about my nav lights. Specifically, the 120 degree white at the stern. It is mounted
1977 Yamaha 25 MKII Restoration (4) JBSailsSD at 6:44am 04.05.11 Yamaha 13/10472 I am making pretty good progress on my 1977 Y25 MKII acquired a month and a half ago here in San Die

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2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 08.31.22 I believe that this moves the motor center of balance foreword thus reducing the torque on the moun
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 08.31.22 where else can you get rocket science on a sailboat forum. The rocket "science" is a little dubio
Propane pressure gauge Tally Ho at 5:11pm 08.31.22 What the gauge doesn't tell you is: "WHO THE HELL FORGOT TO REFILL THE TANK LAST TIME THE BOAT WAS
Oday 35 winch replacement Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.31.22
A/C duct locations SycloneDriver at 4:58pm 08.31.22 I have that exact 16k BTU unit on my 31ft boat in Oklahoma. It replaced a failed 12k BTU unit. I a
Propane pressure gauge kappykaplan at 4:58pm 08.31.22 the virus (COVID that is) has overtaken me. Get well soon! :beer:
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 4:57pm 08.31.22 And this would be the reason I have a 6 pound tank, not a 1.5 gallon tank. Are those six imperial
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 4:52pm 08.31.22 And this would be the reason I have a 6 pound tank, not a 1.5 gallon tank. I cannot reply to carr
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? Johnb at 4:47pm 08.31.22 Thanks. Did you run your wiring down the arch then through to the location you describe? I have
Lifeline Replacement jssailem at 4:46pm 08.31.22 Helped @dLj finish off some Dyneema life lines so we could go sailing on the Chesapeake last may. Th
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS jssailem at 4:36pm 08.31.22 Sounds good. We PacNW sailors need to support each other.
General upgrade Info BOSSailor at 4:24pm 08.31.22 I am unsure of how to utilize the present Yanmar 2gm20f for a heater. Check out this thread Hoses
Propane pressure gauge LloydB at 4:23pm 08.31.22 I think his point was while the tank IS in use any weighing of it would be significantly inaccurate
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Sailavie1 at 4:23pm 08.31.22 When I trailer my 2008 H25, I raise the motor up. I believe that this moves the motor center of bala
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS dkinzer at 4:22pm 08.31.22 That's what I thought, too. However, the replacement stanchion base is a solid piece of stainless wi
Propane pressure gauge dlochner at 4:19pm 08.31.22 I am sure you meant to write "the tank valve closed". Otherwise the tank will just replenish what i
General upgrade Info jssailem at 4:18pm 08.31.22 You would need to understand the coolant water system and attach a hose from the engine to the water
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS jssailem at 4:12pm 08.31.22 It looks like the type of stanchion base that has a screw down base from the top. The shiny cover i
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 4:06pm 08.31.22 I am curious about how the bottom is being wrapped tight and not the top. With a "top down" furler,
Propane pressure gauge Johnb at 4:03pm 08.31.22 The main reason to have a pressure gauge to evaluate the integrity of the lines after the tank. Wit

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