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Replacing A Cutlass Bearing (Photo Heavy) (10) Maine Sail at 6:45am 04.24.09 Musings With Maine Sail 60/65517 Replacing a cutlass bearing is not a tough project but does require some thought. On some boats the
85 C27 Stern Rail Size OD Bill5763 at 5:07am 04.24.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1352 Hey Skippers, Anyone know the OD of the Stern Rail on a 85 C27? Looking to buy a mount for Magma
MacHunter? Tim R. at 4:54am 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 39/8209 http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=56032'rid=11
More idiots on boats Tim R. at 4:53am 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 28/4415 http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=56008'rid=11
Sailing at night Quoddy at 4:17am 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3596 What's the best way to light your way around the boat (deck and cockpit) when getting on and off the
Yanmar 2GM20F cold starting prdewolf at 2:30am 04.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2968 My Hunter 310 Yanmar has always had problems cold starting. I can crank the engine for long periods
Mainsheet Traveler and Vang Setup maddog06 at 10:30pm 04.23.09 Lancer 2/1973 I purchased a 78 Lancer 28 two years ago. It was in rough shape. I have been slowly refurbing it. I
Lancer 28 Boom Vang and Mainsheet setup maddog06 at 9:21pm 04.23.09 Lancer 3/2473 I purchased a 78 Lancer 28 a couple of years ago. It hadn't been in the water for 12 years. It is
Yanmar diesel fuel leak cjgrabell at 8:36pm 04.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2238 Always noticed that my Hunter 1983 34 Hunter had a bad smell of deisel down below. My mechanic tight
P30 standing block and mast rigging concerns Fifth Starr at 7:20pm 04.23.09 Pearson 6/2956 I have a beautiful 1975 Pearson 30, hull 69. I would like to run my halyards inside the mast and al
Results of my full hull job (3) RobG at 6:52pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1653 This '84 hull which had some pretty bad water line and up brown stains and had just an OK shine came
No Wake Zone Dan H at 6:08pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 34/4043 After reading Nice N Easy's post about his 2hp dink motor tune up, I started wondering exactly what
Now What? Mac at 6:07pm 04.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1455 I have removed the keel bolt from my mac 25 and removed the cable, and lowered the keel down to the
Spinnaker Halyard colmitch71 at 5:42pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 12/4129 Folks: On my 1985 Hunter 31, the halyards are led from the cockpit to the foot of the mast where the
Winch tower build - opinions welcomed (3) RECESS at 4:38pm 04.23.09 Trailer Sailors 35/7232 I have not started drilling yet, I have just loosely bolted it together to get my placement. What do
socal morring fraidknot at 4:22pm 04.23.09 Destinations 11/3568 I am new to the sailing program. I am bringing a 38 foot cat to san diego. Where can i moor it for
Recipe Database-HELP Andy1237 at 3:58pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1227 :cry:I cannot find the Recipe Section that was on the old website. Need that quick and easy Key Lim
dutton winch for my boat blue noser at 3:39pm 04.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1458 anyone know where to find one in canada, the shipping from the company to up here cost more than the
Mixing metals? Bob S at 2:31pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1135 Should i have any concerns using a piece of aluminum angle to mount a Perko (bronze) sea strainer?
Stanchions CDC at 10:49am 04.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1525 We are moving onto a lake which is separated into two halves by a pair of low bridges (~5' clearance

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Retrofit Question Michaelminer at 4:45pm 06.30.21 I get your point.... but I have all of Lake Michigan to wash my hands, or bottled water and a towel
C-42 replacement traveler SSAlexander at 4:25pm 06.30.21 Is the Garhauer replacement C-36 upgrade kit?
C-42 replacement traveler Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 06.30.21 Garhauer.
New toilet and holding tank system Stu Jackson at 4:18pm 06.30.21 Stu, if it were just you and I, I'm guessing we'd pinch our noses, skip all this work, and go saili
1987 Catalina 22 SK Upper and Lower Shroud Boots Gene Neill at 4:14pm 06.30.21 FWIW, turnbuckle boots aren't essential. I quit using them a couple years ago, and I don't miss 'em
240 center board Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13pm 06.30.21 Time to go under boat and observe the centerboard housing
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Crazy Dave Condon at 4:09pm 06.30.21 CRS
Shaft and Strut Material sail sfbay at 4:04pm 06.30.21 Definitely painting it. I got some velox plus for it. If the shaft and strut are aluminum I will nee
Retrofit Question Stu Jackson at 4:04pm 06.30.21 Thanks Dave. The sink and the oven are gone!!! We had a 1981 #4981, SRFK, from 1987 to 19908 - gr
Best Anti-Seize for use on outboard and general use Leeward Rail at 3:58pm 06.30.21 would I need to adjust my torque settings when using anti-seize? Technically yes. Torque specs as
Some will hate this!!! Tedd at 3:46pm 06.30.21 It looks like he's realizing he's sounding a little far reaching, even as he's explaining it. That
Retrofit Question Michaelminer at 3:35pm 06.30.21 Thank you Roland
New toilet and holding tank system shemandr at 3:34pm 06.30.21 I have to add a data point to this. A friend who does work on boats as a profession told me about a
Best Anti-Seize for use on outboard and general use Ralph Johnstone at 3:33pm 06.30.21 For outboards, I use Permatex #2 for bolts which ensures no water entry into bolt holes and no corro
Stuffing Box (Packing Gland) Leaking... Richard19068 at 3:24pm 06.30.21 Yes, I have an automatic bilge pump, but I would likely still ruin the engine and teak floors. Wo
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Claude L.-Auger at 3:24pm 06.30.21 Congrats on your new to you boat. Since you're getting just a trickle of water out of the strainer,
Some will hate this!!! Will Gilmore at 3:22pm 06.30.21 I like how, at about 4:30 in the video, Alex is trying to explain how the experimenter is inducing a
Shaft and Strut Material sail sfbay at 3:18pm 06.30.21 I would be very surprised if shaft was solid aluminum vs. solid stainless steel is stronger and alum
Best Anti-Seize for use on outboard and general use Tally Ho at 3:13pm 06.30.21 I use Lanocote on SS fasteners in my mast. But I am in fresh water, so YMMV. Greg
Best Anti-Seize for use on outboard and general use dlochner at 3:13pm 06.30.21 Tef-Gel (Amazon Link). Don't waste your money on the small tubes, buy a tub it will last forever.

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