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Repacking stuffing box O'Day 32 with GFO jknappsax at 4:44pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2112 I just repacked the stuffing box on my O'Day 32' CC with GFO. I wasn't sure which size, 3/16" or 1/4
dude i am back thesailerdude at 3:55pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1461 haha well here is the update with the little trip of mine me and my 4 college buddies departed m
Stuffing box-Hunter 32 ( Yanmar 18 ) Jim Conley at 2:08pm 05.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1529 I have a drip- I managed to use PB Blaster and a chisel to release the locking nut and could easily
Fairlead for Keel Centerboard Lift Rope hullre at 1:53pm 05.29.09 Pearson 0/1186 I have a 1970 Pearson 33 with a movable Centerboard. I need a replacement for the molded plastic s
Hunter 240 Rig Tuning & Mast Raising Tim Kenney at 1:29pm 05.29.09 Smaller Boats 18/11919 Aurinko III is a Hunter 240 which I bought new in 1998. I have sailed her fair amount since. Being
cam cleat on main control line Miller26S at 1:04pm 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1173 The cam cleat that is attached to the block on main control line is cratered and needs replaced. I g
chain plate attachments gdarling at 12:02pm 05.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1153 Re: late '80s First 305 Problem: attaching shrouds to chain plates. Specifically, this boat has thr
Finally (1) Phil V25 at 11:50am 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1103 Last year was such a bad year for our sailing activities; what with two floods (one at home and one
Anchor / Mast Head light Larry14133 at 11:47am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/5 The Anchor light on my O'Day 302 seams to have failed. Anyone have an idea of what type of bulb wou
Spots on stainless steel Ken Honeycutt at 11:46am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1506 I've got what looks like water spots on some of my SS tubing. I tried Collinite metal polish and was
Puffer rigging instructions? Lindy Lou at 11:38am 05.29.09 AMF 1/10651 Hello! My husband is new to sailing and bought an AMF Alcort Puffer that did not come with rigging
Anchor / mast head light Larry14133 at 11:34am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1347 The anchor light seams to have failed on my 1987 O'day 302. Any one have and idea on what type of b
rigging genesta at 11:31am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1034 Never sailed and we purchased our first sailboat. How's that for adventurous! The boat is a 1977
Tall rig vs regular Ed3052 at 10:39am 05.29.09 Catalina 30 10/16176 What is the real difference between the tall rig and regular on the 30
Forestay tension paphman at 9:30am 05.29.09 Catalina 22 6/3640 I would like to know what some of you are using for forestay tension. We have an adjustable backsta
Differences between Kick-Up Rudders (1) Aldo at 9:11am 05.29.09 Catalina 22 0/1415 Please take a look at the attached photo of two kick-up rudders. My rudder is on the left, and is fr
Into Blue Water captjoemiki at 7:14am 05.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1434 Ahoy Everyone, I live on the east coast of central Florida Fort Pierce, Fl. now. I been sailing the
Checking fuel in an E 27 gramp2672 at 7:07am 05.29.09 Ericson 0/1572 How can I tell how much fuel is left in the tank on an Ericson 27 ?? The tank is angled. I dip a sti
Stay quick release ? (1) MrBee at 6:55am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4049 Good morning, I have a cutter rig irwin 10/4. The inner stay is not needed as part of the standing
questions from an old newbie packman at 6:44am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1838 Good Mornin' all and sundry, Help me out folks, I'm driving six hours to look at an '84 27PS, How im

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H26 crutch mount bolts rgranger at 10:14am 12.10.21 Dave asked me to post pics of the mount. I am afraid I could not find any. Sorry.
We Remember... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:03am 12.10.21
I think I have Termites - Help! sail sfbay at 9:42am 12.10.21
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 9:32am 12.10.21 All good descriptive elements of what is shown in the video. They work well together. Additionally
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 9:14am 12.10.21 In the past I've mixed up some resin, submerged the 1708 and then placed it onto the boat. I think
self tacking jib (1) sail sfbay at 8:45am 12.10.21 The Beneteau 46 has a relatively large fore deck so you will still have plenty of sail area with a s
H26 crutch mount bolts Crazy Dave Condon at 8:44am 12.10.21 Send me a private message with phone number
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 8:28am 12.10.21 yeah that's a mystery still. I'm getting fresh absorbant towels to see if I can spot anything. The
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 8:26am 12.10.21 PM you posted a question about saturating the fiberglass to soak in the resin. I saw this video adn
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 8:19am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? PaulK at 8:19am 12.10.21 That's why you use resin that isn't too thick. Fluid resin WILL fill the spaces between the blocks o
I think I have Termites - Help! acudavid at 8:13am 12.10.21 I am not a termite expert. My buddy has an exterminating service, he is pretty smart, and he does
Universal transmission failure while sailing dmax at 8:09am 12.10.21 Cool, now how about that oil in the bilge :) (it never ends).
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 7:47am 12.10.21 Everyone, the morning always brings light! When we went back to the boat this morning, I was able t
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:27am 12.10.21 I went back with a SS angle plate as well as SS rod on my H31 when doing this repair. Glad to hear y
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What should I rebed this with? 4200?
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:47am 12.10.21 FWIW I finally managed to get that outer bearing race and upper circlip out of the base plate. Ulti
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use (1) sail sfbay at 6:42am 12.10.21 Is your emergency tiller angled to clear your backstay like the one in this drawing?
H34 chainplate revisited. HelloOutThere at 6:41am 12.10.21

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