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Repacking a gland Warren Milberg at 9:02am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3453 So, I've started spring maintenance early by opening and picking out the old packing from my packing
Hunter 33.5 depth sounder problem The Office at 8:08am 01.28.10 Big Boats 0/1304 I have a 93 Hunter 33.5 with ST50 instruments. The depth gage is showing me 45 feet in 10 feet of wa
just got an email from lowrance txtowman at 6:33am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1647
Raster vs. Vector chart discussion Roger Long at 5:30am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1904 There is quite an extensive thread starting over in the "Points East" magazine forum http://www.poi
Com-Pac 16 -- What to look for? Tedstur at 5:11am 01.28.10 Com-Pac 2/9326 Tomorrow I am driving about three hours to look at a early 1980's Com-Pac 16. I have been looking f
Salon Table Refinishing Flying Colours at 2:37am 01.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4887 The salon table in our Hunter 466 (2002) appears to be finished with a clear polyurethane (epoxy fin
Tabernacle mast on my Islander Bahama 30 linz1 at 10:17pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5143 I just bought an '82 Islander Bahama 30' and need to tabernacle the mast in order to berth it in my
Need help with break in brake line. (1) caguy at 9:46pm 01.27.10 Trailer Sailors 20/5833 Here is a picture of the brake line. The hose goes to the master cylinder and the metal line to the
Tabernacle mast on my Islander Bahama 30 linz1 at 9:35pm 01.27.10 Islander 0/102 I just bought an '82 Islander Bahama 30' and need to tabernacle the mast in order to berth it in my
old instument holes --- what to do ? JoeSailer at 8:40pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 21/6907 I removed 4 old insturments from the cockpit bulkhead. I now have 4 - 4" opening to deal with - I
energy tax credit Graysailor at 8:36pm 01.27.10 Big Boats 7/3638 Do sailboats qualify for energy tax credits? i.e. solar panels, wind generator. I know that houseboa
Question on Rigid boom vang installation koolfrog at 8:09pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 13/13979 About to install my quik-vang , and wondering ! Do you position your boom fitting with the boom set
bilge overflow (1) dlewis812 at 7:40pm 01.27.10 Catalina 30 2/42 inspecting a boat to buy.. overflowing bilge. didn't see any noticeable leaks from inside the cabi
Refurbishing cracked interior surface Boom Magnet at 7:37pm 01.27.10 Catalina 22 4/1760 Several of the bench seat surfaces (gell coat) of my 1973 Cat '22 are cracked. I would like to patch
Pearson Triton advice needed dtdsail at 6:44pm 01.27.10 Pearson 2/1904 We are looking at a 1985 Pearson Triton 27. We'repretty new to sailing and don't know anything about
Oh Joy Resto 01/27/10 (12) CharlieCobra at 4:26pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 12/1978 Over the past couple of weeks, I've been working on fabrication of the clamp to replace the rotted s
Shroud tension mikemo at 3:50pm 01.27.10 Catalina 22 3/2734 Got the mast stepped in the back yard. One thing I noticed, that I also noticed when I looked at the
GPS chart discrepancy article Roger Long at 2:46pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2007 The issue of "Points East" just now hitting the stands has an article about the significant chart di
Cabin Doors gkboomtown at 2:26pm 01.27.10 Pearson 3/2372 I have a Pearson 31 1988 need neqw teak cabin doors drop down. Does anyone know where I can get them
Roller Furling and a Halyard Issue (1) Bad Obsession at 2:00pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 26/8158 I am unable to take my Jib down at this time. It appears that the roller furling is having an issue

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Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? capta at 7:09am 04.24.22 I have wondered that myself. There is no reason that C&C couldn't have made it from something else.
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) Johann at 6:57am 04.24.22 that is a great suggestion ;) I only know about Edson Quadrant Edson calls them Radial drive unit T
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 6:54am 04.24.22 More fundamentally, why use wood of any type where water/moisture is always present? Sealing it is
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 6:41am 04.24.22 Get the longest shaft available. :laugh::oops::beer:;)
Build a Better Boat Hook? Len Ingalls at 6:37am 04.24.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one
Docking with a loop Scott T-Bird at 6:31am 04.24.22 I like it! I'm going to give it a try. We have short finger piers with pilings just off the stern.
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30am 04.24.22 More fundamentally, why use wood of any type where water/moisture is always present? Sealing it is n
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 6:25am 04.24.22 I use the same system with slight modification and it works great for me. It certainly eliminates
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed Bob S at 6:25am 04.24.22
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 6:24am 04.24.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one t
Potable Water Fittings (1) sailcapt340 at 6:21am 04.24.22 Finished the mopping up early this morning. All the connections are secure and working as they shou
Build a Better Boat Hook? Len Ingalls at 6:18am 04.24.22 Lobsterman gaff-use with ash handle(floats) or buy complete gaff with ash handle. https://shop.hamil
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 SirMichael at 5:32am 04.24.22 I did verify the part I ordered was 805361 for my Hunter 28.5 from this site. Sir Michael
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 5:22am 04.24.22 Hi Peggie, Right now I just have all of the lines run where the previous ones were, but nothing is
Have You Ever Wondered What Your Rudder Looked Like On Your 40.5 MetricMountie at 5:01am 04.24.22 Smokey, tell you the truth I was a bit confused by the fibreglass rudder shaft (stock) as you were.
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 4:21am 04.24.22 Hello Sir Michael, Thanks for the note. I will send an e-mail to Guaranteed To Fit asking about th
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Will Gilmore at 3:51am 04.24.22 I have a friend who has the same boat and he made his from 3 pieces of oak, laminated together. I a
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed Hayden Watson at 11:21pm 04.23.22 drained my tank and disposed of the old fuel. Then I pulled my tank out and took it to a self-serve
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 10:43pm 04.23.22 Ash and hickory are stronger than oak. Just FYI I contacted a friend of mine who does hardwood flo
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 10:28pm 04.23.22 The goal should be something that is good enough. I suspect that is what the engineers at Ford hav

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