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Option for recovering cabin cushions... (1) Sumner at 12:54pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1467 I posted the following over on the Mac Forum, but thought that since all boats have cabin cushions t
Cabin Cushion Option.... (1) Sumner at 12:48pm 01.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1413 A while back a thread came up on options to cover cabin cushions. I wanted to post a possible solut
Varnishing the Teak texasprinter at 10:58am 01.24.11 S2 3/1516 I just about have all my teak ready for varnishing the interior wood. Has anyone heard of or used th
O'Day 272 Custom Electrical Panel (3) bria46 at 10:43am 01.24.11 Bigger Boats 16/6471 Check out my self installed custom electrical panel located behind the icebox on the port side. I us
Fresh water flush Al in DC at 10:02am 01.24.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3375 I've recently acquired a boat with two good-sized water tanks. Since I'm not planning on cruising a
Hunter-Vogel cutter Old Gaffer. Tom at 9:51am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/6138 I have recently taken possession of a 30' Hunter-Vogel cutter and am looking for a set of plans for
Another Fine SoCal Sailing Weekend CaptDon01 at 9:04am 01.24.11 Catalina 22 6/1729 We spent the weekend sailing out of Dana Point, Ca. Our main purpose was to observe the whales as th
Replacing front Hatch H22 drumbeater at 8:50am 01.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1237 I figured other Hunters may be similar. My hatch latches are broken off and one of the adjusters has
Sidebar in Yachting Magazine geoffschultz at 8:50am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2055 Check out page 2 of the attached article from Yachting Magazine. I actually got a sidebar! And th
Roof pannels of H33 meirgerner at 8:45am 01.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1950 I own Hunter 33 model 2009 and would appreciate recommendations for dissasembling and assembling of
GPS "Testing" May Disrupt Signal in SE US geoffschultz at 8:13am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1367 Here's a link to an interesting article that I just ran across. I wonder what's going on? http://w
It never hurts to be too careful!! jfmid at 5:52am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1991 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110124/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_missing_sailboat http://www.guampdn
Alternator and starter; any service / maintenace Philip_Oceanis 361 at 4:14am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2144 Is any scheduled maintenance / service required for the alternator or the starter of the engine? If
bene 411 cokpit cover & seat bigpuff at 1:22am 01.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1218 :confused: would any of use very nolegable sailors out there no were i could get a f.g.cokpit cover(
Salon rugs AADIVER at 9:06pm 01.23.11 Catalina 30 7/2735 My "new" '83 had rugs installed two years ago. They're marine blue, look nice, but the underneath b
electrical problems with autopilot abenedetti at 8:10pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1257 Where can I find a wiring diagram for a 473, three cabin version: I have problems with the autopilo
Protecting the interior wood prroots at 3:07pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1866 We just bought a 2001 Beneteau 411. The interior wood is in mostly good condition. What is recommend
S2 11.0A interior stain color? larimus at 2:56pm 01.23.11 S2 0/1370 Hello S2 owners, Has anyone found a satisfactory match for the S2 11.0 interior reddish stain? Thank
installing a Dickinson on a Beneteau 373 darkaegisagain at 2:22pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1982 This has been on my list of things to do and with the weather in the Seattle area its a priority...
Block Island Destination ? Joe23455 at 2:04pm 01.23.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3834 Hello All, Sitting here waching the Pack ' Bears - go Pack - considering a coastal sail up the coas

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Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? (1) kbgunn at 5:15pm 07.27.22 Since the spinnaker setup is temporary, only set when using the sail, this would be a good applicati
Opinions requested on engine work (2) higgs at 5:14pm 07.27.22 Here are requested photos. One is of the mixing elbow showing where it rusted through. The other i
Stopping engine Tally Ho at 5:07pm 07.27.22 yes just down loaded wind indicator app - PredictWind.com looks cool didn't ask me for $$ probably
Opinions requested on engine work higgs at 5:05pm 07.27.22 If there was a leak a new flange, gasket, and mixing elbow should fix that.
AC Wiring Question (1) Hayden Watson at 5:00pm 07.27.22 Yeah my wires from shore power plug to main breaker are 12/3. So i should replace that wire with 10
Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 4:54pm 07.27.22 :huh: Yep, my problem was with the aft wenches.
Chainplates for Drogue kappykaplan at 4:46pm 07.27.22 most use the aft wenches :huh:
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches jviss at 4:25pm 07.27.22 Re-chroming has gotten expensive due to environmental regulations, mostly associated with removing t
Opinions requested on engine work dLj at 4:18pm 07.27.22 Some of us would like to see high resolution photos of the bolts that broke. I'd be guessing, but yo
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches dmax at 4:16pm 07.27.22 I had my winches rechromed, look like new. I was not able to find anyone that would do small anodiza
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Steve L22188 at 4:15pm 07.27.22 I'd say this was a win-win win. You had fun (maybe not the 20 on the nose!)...you led the race for
Opinions requested on engine work kloudie1 at 4:12pm 07.27.22 I agree, carbon steel bolts , as were the original ones from Yanmar. Use an anti seize goop on the t
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Davidasailor26 at 4:11pm 07.27.22 Why simple Green? Simple Green is known for crazing acrylic ports and hatches, and can be corrosiv
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Leeward Rail at 4:10pm 07.27.22 Why simple Green? It eats things. Acrylic Portlights, Aluminum...
Seawater pump for A/C Rick at 4:06pm 07.27.22 I dont want to deny that your pump might be shot BUT.... I used to get the HPF error, but the pump
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Shadowwalker at 4:05pm 07.27.22 Silicone on wood surfaces will prevent it from ever being refinished properly. Two things NOT ALLO
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 3:58pm 07.27.22
We are back... w4swk at 3:57pm 07.27.22 Or other people's wives ? Are old guys allowed to be "kept" boy toys ? Hmmmmm.....
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches jviss at 3:49pm 07.27.22 Welcome to the forum. Pictures help. jv
Opinions requested on engine work jviss at 3:47pm 07.27.22 normal bolts Really? Why not just find the correct bolt. To use and SAE bolt you'll have to go b

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