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The Main Man Ducati at 11:45am 02.07.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5122 We rotate jobs on the race boat. This year my goal is to learn how to trim the main and then app
forestay removal Ted Thompson at 11:07am 02.07.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2480 I need to take down an existing obosolete and broken Hood continuous line roller furling system and
A hitch that will come in handy (6) Trinkka at 11:01am 02.07.10 Day Sailers 0/1160 For the benefit of those who don't ordinarily read the "Trailer Sailor" forum, I've decided to post
A hitch that will come in handy (6) Trinkka at 10:49am 02.07.10 Trailer Sailors 8/5119 It's been a while since I've posted anything of interest on this forum since I brought up my Gin Pol
Synthetic Decking Salty at 10:48am 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1959 One of my winter project is to redo me cabin sole, but I am also looking at the idea of replacing it
Americas Cup TV Coverage? rfrye1 at 10:37am 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 10/4134 Has anyone found television coverage of the Cup? Last time Verus (VS) carried it. I cant find it. I
Drop-in Refer nofd843 at 10:07am 02.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/2363 Recently purchased a 2006 31 Hunter, we've noticed the built-in cooler is kind of small and are want
Smoke Head Pad Fitting Roger Long at 9:43am 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1631 The first job in my heater installation is finished. Photos on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.
Lowering Mainsail Sabor! at 9:20am 02.07.10 Big Boats 0/1600 The mainsail on my "new" C42 is rotten and needs to be replaced. When I ease the mains halyard, the
Manual Bilge Pump jasdip5 at 8:31am 02.07.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1616 Hi, Just purchased a hunter 336 and am a bit lost finding the manual bilge pump, any ideas? Ja
Solar or conventional charger alumrock at 8:16am 02.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/1785 Does anyone have an opinion on solar charger versus a smart battery charger? I replaced the batterie
"vinly custom lettering ' Coxie at 7:08am 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3763 Bought a c22 in Oct 09. I'm looking to change her name, so i'm trying to find a good place to buy cu
Polars Quoddy at 7:06am 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2253 How are polars made? Are they derived from actual conditions or calculations? If they come from actu
Sailkote and snow (1) Warren Milberg at 6:35am 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3355 With 20-30 inches of snow on the ground here in the metro Washington, DC area, I've a lot of shoveli
Hunter 27 revival post #3 2/6/2010 (5) emkay at 6:35am 02.07.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1084 I have begun rewiring the boat, it's COLD outside so I didn't get too far. I'll go back tomorrow and
C320 mk2 compression post leak Brahmany at 2:10am 02.07.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/3383 Noticed after rain there is a small amount of water comming out from the inside of the compression p
Auto pilot/auxillery Rudder Hermit Scott at 11:58pm 02.06.10 Ask All Sailors 27/5129 I want to hang an auxillery rudder from the stern that can be removed. Like the kind that stabs down
Oil change-drill pump problem YSM12 Hermit Scott at 9:59pm 02.06.10 Ask All Sailors 32/10150 I bought one of those pumps at harbor freight that you hook a drill up to and it's supposed to trans
Lopolight tricolor/anchor lights Paul Cossman at 7:47pm 02.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/7486 I currently have only an anchor light at my masthead, not a tricolor, so I only have two wires to th
Horizon Windless on Passage 456 discovery at 7:45pm 02.06.10 Big Boats 0/1019 Anyone changed out the horizon 1500 windless on a passage 456? Just wonderd how yo operate with only

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Which antiseize on injectors? Scott T-Bird at 1:37pm 05.11.22 A man with real-world experience, I see! That sounds good to me. I'd guess that you could just lo
Which antiseize on injectors? Scott T-Bird at 1:36pm 05.11.22 Most times, if an injector is a bother, you can blow it out by turning the engine over. Be sure to
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 Benny17441 at 1:34pm 05.11.22 If you raise the ballasted keel all the way, the boat will become unstable, if you do it with the sa
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak sail sfbay at 1:24pm 05.11.22 Amazon? Amazon.com : EVA Foam Faux Teak Decking Marine Yacht Boat Flooring Decking Mat Surface Used
Low friction rings Scott T-Bird at 1:23pm 05.11.22 Dave is right about the diagram improperly rigging the rings - but I see the explanation notes, whic
Winch maintenance - how often do you? capta at 1:15pm 05.11.22 When we were sailing almost every day, it was a once a year routine. Maybe once every two years if t
Which antiseize on injectors? capta at 1:12pm 05.11.22 I believe your injectors are held in place with a bridge and two bolts. No problem using anti-seize
Low friction rings (1) dlochner at 12:56pm 05.11.22 Take a look at the Practical Sailor article below. In your drawing it appears that you have the res
Low friction rings Hayden Watson at 12:55pm 05.11.22 If I'm interpreting the drawing and your notes correctly, the ring in the middle of the drawing wil
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) MikeHoncho at 12:45pm 05.11.22 The manufacturer recommends gluing the fixtures to the deck top by drilling two holes in the deck to
Low friction rings MikeHoncho at 12:39pm 05.11.22 If I'm interpreting the drawing and your notes correctly, the ring in the middle of the drawing will
Low friction rings (1) Hayden Watson at 11:13am 05.11.22 Thanks John. My intent is to use them for high load, low movement lines such as the outhaul where
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 05.11.22 I don't think the app is necessary to operate the cord. Granted. However, it's the override circ
Which antiseize on injectors? Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 05.11.22 I removed & re-installed my 3 injectors a year ago after 20 years. I didn't read anything about usi
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) Project_Mayhem at 10:08am 05.11.22 That's great to hear! He is probably the most knowledgeable people when it comes to O'Day boats. He
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) vrcornish at 10:05am 05.11.22 D&R Marine might have a replacement. Most machine shops can replicate one. If you post a pic of the
O'Day 40 traveler?? LouisMK at 9:55am 05.11.22 Great, thanks!
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced jviss at 9:52am 05.11.22 Are you sure your Apple iPhone has enough apps on it to make you feel comfortable ? Wouldn't you l
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) jviss at 9:51am 05.11.22 For my own banks charging I decided on 13.8V @ roughly a .4C charge rate with a 30 minute absorptio
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 05.11.22

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