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Barrier Coat Futsal Fred at 2:19pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1479 Last Fall I did a ton of scraping and stripping and sanding and got most of the ten layers of anti f
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 7/2324 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 3/2317 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 0/1328 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 6/2933 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 5/7820 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 19/6774 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 11/3432 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

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Testing coolant pump? Calif. Ted at 8:43am 09.01.22 Couple weeks ago I got an early AM call from a friend, said they started out to Catalina when tachom
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 09.01.22 Your first clue is his using a hammer.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Mark Maulden at 8:39am 09.01.22 Leave em on the floor and run as fast as you can. I doubt the stainless is a good quality stainless
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Scott T-Bird at 8:39am 09.01.22 It sounds like a funny story, but the load seems to be so light that I probably wouldn't worry about
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA dlochner at 8:19am 09.01.22 You really don't have many options. Because it is so late in the season, trucking is about it. The c
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 8:16am 09.01.22 Thanks Crusty Ol Salt, (like that name) My unit/return air is located in the salon. so no air is dir
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 09.01.22 @Richard19068 , I assume your desire is to get the halyard out of the cockpit? I've seen plenty of
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 8:00am 09.01.22 Long story short. The location where boat is being stored wants it out by 5/1/23.
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? (3) Rich Stidger at 7:58am 09.01.22 Our refrigerator in our h40.5 is similar. We do have a long shelf that runs across the back of the
Wet core from dodger snaps? dmax at 7:34am 09.01.22 With butyl, I have found that I need to re-tighten through-bolts 3 - 4 times as the bolt will be loo
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Rich Stidger at 7:33am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues. +
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? sail sfbay at 7:19am 09.01.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! There should be a grate on the shel
New lifelines jon hansen at 7:12am 09.01.22 labor on the great lakes is now $135.00 an hour. parts and labor if you did nothing, sounds about r
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Davidasailor26 at 7:10am 09.01.22
New lifelines Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 09.01.22 I think it pretty much depends on how much service they provided.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 09.01.22 If you are going to do any of it by water this year, you better get started! But if you wait till n
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... Pandragon at 6:52am 09.01.22 I dropped mine off at the local dealer this morning. We will see what they can do.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA dlochner at 6:48am 09.01.22 Taking it to Lake Erie from PEI via the St. Lawrence could be a long frustrating experience as you w
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer dlochner at 6:44am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Scott T-Bird at 6:41am 09.01.22 Why not hire a Canadian delivery boat captain who has all required shots sail her to Maine? Then yo

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