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The knots and hitches that people invent Ross at 7:21pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2003 Today I was replacing the sash balance ropes in some 60 year old windows. These are the ones with pu
Packing for long one day sail arknoah at 7:06pm 11.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2921
Teak Substitute foolproof at 6:28pm 11.16.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1722 I tried searching, but didn't find anything. I need to build a radio rack/electric panel box, and I
Pearson 32 gudgeon replacement (1) outrageous at 6:21pm 11.16.10 Pearson 1/1585 My 1982 Pearson 32 has developed a crack in the bronze gudgeon that I'm told cannot be welded. 1)
Wind Meter wrgawne1 at 5:58pm 11.16.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1462 I have an ST50+ wind display head and want to replace it with the next version, I believe the ST60.
Wiring in a battery electrical display unit Rick at 5:12pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4897 Need some help from the electrical experts. I bought a Clipper electrical display monitor. I displ
AGM ifmdalvey at 4:17pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1726 A slight hijack of the thread but i realise some members reading this have far greater knowledge tha
A desperate plea to LA to So. Cal area sailors!!! tahoetim at 3:39pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 30/5422 Hello all from Lake Tahoe!!! While all of you in the Sunshine State are all blissfully unaware of
H25 Rudder Vertical Alignment relauzon at 3:36pm 11.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/958 I have a 2009 H25 and it's rudder does not sit a 90 degrees perpindicular to the deck/cockpit. Looki
Wiring schematic for catalina/morgan 38 joyoflive at 3:26pm 11.16.10 Big Boats 1/2714 Hi,there, I am new in your forum,just bought the Catalina/Morgan 38.I am in need of an electric wiri
h460/466 prop sizing ernierogers at 3:15pm 11.16.10 Big Boats 4/1412 We recently purchased a 2006 466 with a Yanmar 4jh3te 75 hp engine. The survey found that the prop
keel design of Lancer 28 S/V GIGI at 2:57pm 11.16.10 Lancer 4/3542 Does anyone have design info for the shoal keel; i.e. cross section drawing, thickness of fiberglass
Beneteau 432 jim.grabulis at 2:41pm 11.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2210 Dear Fellow Sailors, I am seriously considering purchasing a Beneteau 432 Moorings sailboat as a
battery removal mthom at 2:02pm 11.16.10 Catalina 310 11/2546 I just purchased 2002 310. My first dumb question (many to follow), how do you remove the 2x4's tha
Gel Batteries Charge (2) ukrsindicat at 12:29pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2526 Whats going on, Guys? I have recently picked up couple of 12 v gel batteries. I am not sure if I can
Fixed port rubber extrusion newport 30 paul2012 at 12:26pm 11.16.10 Newport 1/2402 We just bought an '87 Newport 30 and want to replace rubber glazing extrusion on the fixed ports. Is
Owner's Mods question. Ed Schenck at 12:15pm 11.16.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2019 More than a week ago I tried to submit a new article entitled, I think, "1975 - 1985 Hunter History"
Expert on Electical systems of the O'day Remember the Bismarck at 12:10pm 11.16.10 Bigger Boats 7/1946 Looking for an electical system expert for the O'day 27. Including electrical pannels, wiring, light
Rubber Gunnel Replacement (3) ukrsindicat at 12:07pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 10/8106 How its going, gents? I have recently began planning my deck repainting project. However, the gunne
WANTED: 9.2 Mainsail boatguy30 at 10:32am 11.16.10 S2 2/1637 Anyone have a spare 9.2 mainsail? Mine was damaged in storage by rats or something else small and p

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Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 6:03pm 04.27.22 Yes, I guess I misspoke, I meant stranded wire, that is nickle plated so that it does not rust. What
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? heritage at 6:02pm 04.27.22 Black locust. It's rot resistant and hard as nails. It was actually used in lieu of nails in old w
HELP! need an isomat NG105 spinaker ople car catena at 6:00pm 04.27.22 hi, do you still have the nga-50 available? i'm looking for one for my beneteau 321
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 5:55pm 04.27.22 I direct you to the Facebook forum What's the name of the forum?
Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting jviss at 5:51pm 04.27.22 Leaving the hose hooked up is pure laziness Yes, it is. :) I don't think it's a good idea to lea
Precision 23 Trailer DAVA390 at 5:49pm 04.27.22 Be aware that power boat trailers have axles rearward,supporting the weight of the motors basically.
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 5:43pm 04.27.22 berner thanks for the response. How do you apply the 3M product to the hull? What type of pad do you
Annual WAxing ROutine berner73 at 5:32pm 04.27.22 I used my Makita 9237CX3 orbital polisher with a wool compounding pad to apply 3M Marine Cleaner an
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 5:29pm 04.27.22 24 guage nickle plated twisted wires Is there such a thing as nickle plated twisted wire? I thin
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 04.27.22 This sounds like a real good reason not to use it. Wondering why you did. life's too short to use
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 4:52pm 04.27.22 Thanks to JamesG and rgranger - that is the kind of information I was hoping for. Tomorrow, based on
Hunter 216 Sailing performance shemandr at 4:42pm 04.27.22 I don't race my 216 so I just sail the fun points of sail. I don't have a spinnaker so downwind is
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch jhall82 at 4:34pm 04.27.22 I have one I might could be convinced to part with haha, where are you located at?
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 4:31pm 04.27.22 If I was going to place switches in the cockpit, I would install small toggle switches in the cockpi
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:16pm 04.27.22 Damn perfectionists! Greg
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? fred1diver at 4:11pm 04.27.22 The PO probably left the seacock open and flooded the motor, I have just got a 72 P30, making her re
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank SV At Last at 4:06pm 04.27.22 Our boat has the original Seaward 11 gallon heater. The connections for the hoses from the engine ar
What kind of wood??? (1) jeepbluetj at 3:26pm 04.27.22 My boat built in 2003 is teak/teak veneer. The color is quite light, likely because of the finish on
Fuse or Breakers? BAD ORCA at 3:17pm 04.27.22 Ok perfect. I figured there would be no problem , but just wanted to make sure there was no safety
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 3:16pm 04.27.22 I would check out Tacoma Screw. Tacoma Screw Products \| Home Up here in the North Sound, I like Cha

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