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Backing plate support for rail stantions Riga at 8:21pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1662 Is marine plywood good for this application?
Stern Rail Seats? (1) Beck Henderer-Pena at 7:07pm 06.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/6861 Hi everyone, We just bought a 1987 Catalina 27. We would like to add two stern rail seats, and w
Crosby Refridgeration dwgifford at 6:12pm 06.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1232 Just purchased a 1978 Cherubuini Hunter 33 and have some work to do on the old girl but she is a goo
Starboard V Berth Cushion needed Gdindy at 6:02pm 06.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1316 Looking for Starboard side V-berth cushion for 1990 Mac26D.
Another Zinc Question Bob S at 6:00pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1139 I'm preparing for launch next week:dance:. I cleaned the prop and shaft and removed the old zincs. I
Where do I get some of these rubber feet stoppers? (pic) (1) bradleyheathhays at 5:20pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3391 They're my ladder's rubber stoppers that protect the boat when the ladder is down. Haven't been abl
First time for everything sailaway78 at 2:31pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1350 Once more something new and totally unexpected. Two actually. Was leaving LuLus few days ago, he
stripped mast step base hornet at 2:25pm 06.10.09 Day Sailers 4/1857 has anybody done a repair on a 17' day sailer 2 mast step that has come loose? The wood under the st
June in BVI Banooma at 1:58pm 06.10.09 Destinations 4/4010 I'm days away from my first ever cruising trip, to the BVI. I'm admittedly new to a boat that's sui
Cutting fiberglass icebox tomfoolery at 1:21pm 06.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1339 I am installing an ice box conversion unit in my 83 Catalina 30 . I need to cut out a section of the
what we say John at 1:15pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1409 As an old construction worker, I am not exactly thin skinned. But I'd like to make a point about som
Wind speed/direction indicators AEShier at 12:47pm 06.10.09 S2 1/1422 I have a '78 S2 7.3 that I just purchased. The gauges all appear to work fine. However, I seem to
Holding Tank Location (2) Ryan at 11:29am 06.10.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2095
How do I wash the sails? JoelHoover at 11:24am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1421 I've heard of soaking them in the bath tub. Anyone got any recomendations of how to do it and what p
ODay 222 Sails and windows needed ejtewsjr at 10:59am 06.10.09 Day Sailers 1/1530 Looking for sails for an O'Day 222, Looks like a late 80's model based on hatch and window design.
Gelcoat Repairs shemandr at 8:53am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1909 OK - so does anyone have comments on repairing Gel Coat. On my H356 the deck drain areas aft tend t
Irwin Citation 34 KK5RX at 8:45am 06.10.09 Irwin 3/10221 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Citation 34 Shoal draft (4-ft 3-in) model. One boat review in
Injector Pump & the Alternator Maddog at 8:29am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1515 Ok here's what happened. I would appriciate any in sight. I replaced the injector pump on my perki
Used Sails Cpt. Jon at 8:20am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/4303 Hello, I've been contemplating replacing my 30 year old original main sail recently (well since I
Mast raising system 26S Miller26S at 8:09am 06.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1472 I purchased the mast raising system from Bluewater for a 26S (1992). It came with a new base plate (

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Nasty Stuff Leaking bawlmer at 5:26am 12.17.21 Hi Peggie. I was the culprit. I replaced the rubber hose with the water hose. I did it because, at t
Heave To Question justsomeguy at 4:54am 12.17.21 ;) Sorry... the 13 year old in me couldn't help himself.:biggrin: You read my mind!
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13am 12.17.21 The key with gorilla glue is a lot of it spread around with an air hose and pressed down evenly with
Folding Prop? Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 12.17.21 It has been 16 years since we installed a flex-o-fold on our HC-37 and we have had zero problems. I
Chapman's Piloting Publication Rick Webb at 9:24pm 12.16.21 1965-1966 edition
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices DArcy at 8:53pm 12.16.21 I don't get it for a boat. Invest in a decent house battery setup (GC2, firefly) and an inverter per
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch mermike at 8:34pm 12.16.21 Great to see you back!
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch IStream at 8:14pm 12.16.21 You're doing the hardest re-wiring job there is: your brain. But there's nobody more qualified. Keep
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Allan12210 at 7:46pm 12.16.21 All true. Remember, every tool is also a hammer. Except a screwdriver. That's a chisel.
Nasty Stuff Leaking Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 12.16.21 I'd be very careful using a Dremel on the silcone 'cuz it's almost a certainty that the macerator pu
Nasty Stuff Leaking (1) bawlmer at 7:10pm 12.16.21 Here is what i found. The macerator was rusted and literally fell apart into 2 pieces as I was remo
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 7:06pm 12.16.21 Yes! When you hear of someone who has suffered a stroke you don't know what the damage is. It is a
Rigging attachment question shemandr at 5:54pm 12.16.21 From to OPs..."...wondering what these are ..." to tic tack etiquette.... I find drift so interest
Rigging attachment question FastOlson at 5:17pm 12.16.21 Regarding the tying of fender whips to the lifelines.... The fender weight is not a problem, but wha
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices heritage at 5:14pm 12.16.21 I built my own suitcase power supply a few years ago. It has a 100 ah lifepo4 battery, 1000 watt pu
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:32pm 12.16.21 It just occurred to me that if Rod is posting, we can reply to him. I may be wrong, but I strongly
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:24pm 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:17pm 12.16.21 Welll...SeaEra conversion kits for both sea water and fresh water were available, but no longer...a
Chapman's Piloting Publication Siamese at 3:48pm 12.16.21 '87....oh, well.
Removing centerboard? rgranger at 3:47pm 12.16.21 If using straps under the hull. Tie them together so the straps will not slip out. Also I would sug

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