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Teak maintenance bebebleu at 7:02am 07.07.10 Ask All Sailors 14/6421 I have teak trims as well as teak cockpit sole and bench on my new boat. I am looking at options for
My new tiller (5) Billbeard at 6:23am 07.07.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2047 Well here it is from template to finish the new Tiller. And it will even be usable as it will go up
Noise in the gear box coopert at 5:46am 07.07.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1180 Hunter 05 33' I have rattling type sound in neutral? Has anyone had similiar and a cure?:confused:
Source for Backing Plates Mark Wolf at 5:14am 07.07.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3024 I'm interested in finding a source for Stainless Steel backing plates. Thanks
The one dollar boat. (5) Jfelkins at 5:02am 07.07.10 Day Sailers 12/4490 So I clinched the deal this weekend. I bought a 1979 Oday 23 for $1. Yep, just one buck. It's dirty
Raised seat at helm? paul1938 at 10:22pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3287 When canal boating in england, some of the boats had a swing-out I guess that I'm too new to sailin
depth display on lap top? LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 9:07pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1898 If I were using a lap top hooked to a GPS for navigation, would it be possible to get the computer t
Stem Fitting missing on Catalina 27 (1) Chad at 8:43pm 07.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1533 I recently purchased a 1980 Catalina 27. When I came to attach the jib tack to the stem fitting, I r
replacement rudder whitham12 at 8:44pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1382
Schools Out damaris at 7:15pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1646 I have a 25 O'Day. When it rains my bildge fills up. Can someone tell me where it comes in.
Cabin Floor (1) thaeni at 6:46pm 07.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1706 Attached is a picture of my floor. I was wondering what to use on it to keep it looking good.
Proud of myself(long) Marc Bergmueller at 6:45pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1776 This weekend I had a mishap that turned out OK. I ran into a sand bar in the channel leading to the
Spreader Diameter dscribner at 6:34pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1601 I have a Lancer 25 trailerable. The spreaders that came with the boat are 1" diameter while the mou
parts ntoncheff at 6:30pm 07.06.10 Other Sailboats 0/1090 hello, i need some help with finding some parts for a 1972 macgregor venture i might purchase. its
Hunter 33 (1) Visualize Peace at 5:49pm 07.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3278 Hello to all, Well, after much time exploring many things for a long time, I decided that I would g
Who makes a swing keel 27,28 ft. monohull? biiggd at 4:25pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 9/16306 I am wanting to buy a used swing keel mono hull that is capable for a few crossings to The Bahamas i
Tiller Autopilot opinions Ken13569 at 3:23pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1495 I'm seeking opinions on autopilots. I have a San Juan 28 (6300 lbs plus my stuff) and miss having an
pearson 27 engine FARJR at 3:16pm 07.06.10 Pearson 3/2615 got a pearson 27 with no engine and trying to find out what type engine was in the boat. best I can
Prop Wrap Roy10289 at 2:42pm 07.06.10 Big Boats 2/2102 Last weekend I had someone other than myself at the helm while pulling up the anchor. I had a small
Lancer 28 Mainsail help! Jesse at 2:29pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1265 Hello all. I'm a new Lancer 28 Sailboat owner and I still have the original sail. After buying the

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Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 6:07am 05.07.22 Which brings up my conversation with Homeland Security when we were doing a check in after crossing
Pedestal Compass, True North? All U Get at 6:03am 05.07.22 Another GPS anomaly: You can see the boat icon is several hundred feet west of the bayou.. and a pr
H410 distance prop shaft to rubber sailing gal at 6:02am 05.07.22 The only reason for the question was so I could calculate whether if the cutlass bearing was removed
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater (1) baycloud at 5:58am 05.07.22 Here's an image I found that looks (as per the manual above) to be setup correctly.
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation kappykaplan at 5:52am 05.07.22 A wheel pilot on a 36' boat will only work well in the most benign conditions, when the going gets
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine dlochner at 5:40am 05.07.22 There is a method, however I have never tried it, where a battery is used to heat the bolt. You'll n
Barnacle Buster seadaddler at 5:31am 05.07.22 I did circulate into ac unit with barnacle buster and it worked real good and will try same thing wi
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 5:29am 05.07.22 If anyone else has a 4jh2e, can you post a picture of this same location of the engine? And what is
Is My Main Furled Backward seadaddler at 5:28am 05.07.22 Try pulling the sail out and pull the furling line in the way it should be and try grease I got the
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 5:20am 05.07.22 Fellow Sailors: I have been attempting to correct the alternator belt alignment on my Universal M-
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 shemandr at 4:57am 05.07.22 Once it's cleaned up I'd consider a suit of sails to use up that extra money. But a cautionary note
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine RoyS at 4:52am 05.07.22 Channellocks should work better than vice grips.
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine dlochner at 4:41am 05.07.22 Try heating with a propane or MAP torch.
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation dlochner at 4:38am 05.07.22 Below deck APs should connect directly to the rudder post. Edson makes a short tiller arm for this p
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation (2) Davidasailor26 at 3:01am 05.07.22 Should be no need to switch to hydraulic steering. We have cable steering with a hydraulic autopilot
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Davidasailor26 at 2:53am 05.07.22
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 rgranger at 2:51am 05.07.22
Sailing the Heel Rick486 at 2:50am 05.07.22 Actually, your boat will sail better to windward if you reduce the heel. As a boat heels more and mo
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 rgranger at 2:48am 05.07.22 It is just glued in like you suspected. 4200 is good enough. The plastic divider I got from SBO
Check your axles...... Don't be like me ShotgunSlim at 2:16am 05.07.22 Glad to hear everything came out OK. I smoked a hub/bearings the first time I was going to go out a

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