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What position do you leave rudder Ken Honeycutt at 7:33am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/5067 When moored or anchored? Could be a dumb question but I noticed when I lock my rudder amidships th
Emergency Rudder Solutions? NorthStar at 9:51pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2475 I have been contemplating blue water sailing and have refered to the PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL YACHTING
Gelcaot cleanup RacerX at 9:30pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2095 Anyone have good experience with a cleaner for gelcoat? I have a stain from storage that elbow greas
Honda Outboard question RacerX at 9:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1572 I have a Honda BF8A outboard that has been very reliable since I got it (circa 2002), but has develo
Sailing courses, first boat, second boat, oh my! mbullis at 9:21pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1137 Hello! My wife and I are going to try "the sailing thing" soon. First thing is first, we are landl
need trailer to go get my new (1973)22 ft heartpleaser at 8:46pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1211 What is going to be my best way to get my boat here in Michigan from down in NC I would like to buy
Bearing Buddy Removal David F at 8:25pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2413 You guys are great with letting us newbys in on how to do stuff. I want to pull and check the beari
Halyard for 1987 23'? Josh Teresco at 6:48pm 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 2/1149 I need to install a main sail halyard on a 24'+/- Kenyon mast. There is nothing there now to compare
So you want to hang pictures in your sailboat, (5) Trinkka at 4:37pm 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1390 --and your interior is carpet? Why not glue Velcro to the back of the picture frames? My sailboat wa
autopilot bigsarg1 at 3:29pm 07.01.09 Irwin 2/2553 I am looking for a good priced autopilot for my Irwin 37 CC. I want a new one for the perks. I also
I read a post yesterday on using a cheap t-stat with marine air system. cant find it today. luvitt at 2:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1234 anybody have any info on using a a cheap thermostat with a system? I have gathered all the pieces o
Detailing Questions Devian at 2:16pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1804 Greetings all. So I have a question. I have a white Columbia 28' and after just washing it, it still
Main AC breaker sunseeker at 2:14pm 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1437 On a recent overnight at the dock, I used the AC shorepower to run the battery charger, water heater
Fastners for Oday 26 emergpa1 at 1:03pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2216 Hi, I am almost ready to begin to re-attach my stanchions, rails. I need some new fastners as about
Through-hull repair (5) emergpa1 at 12:08pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1508 The chain locker drain through hull on my Oday 26 looked loose so i cleaned off several layers of go
DS# Lifting Bridle pxcataol at 11:55am 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1420 I need dimensional information for the assembly of a lifting bridle for my DS3. Lifting eyes are cu
Green touch-up paint for 1970 Oday Mariner 19 Freeblowing at 11:45am 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2609 Hello, I just bought a nice Mariner 2+2. The green gelcoat is scratched in places and the white fibe
jabsco, no pressure Quietude at 11:34am 07.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2438 I have a manual Jabsco head. When I pump the lever, it moves very freely up and down and does not fe
Width of the Wing Keel on the 1989 30' Hunter steveebryant at 11:14am 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/857 I need to know the width of the wing keel on the 1989 30' Hunter. I am building a trailer and the bo
Width of the Wing Keel on the 1989 30' Hunter steveebryant at 11:09am 07.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1598 I need to know the width of the wing keel on the 1989 30' Hunter. I am building a trailer and the b

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Catalina 22 keel needed Leeward Rail at 5:16am 04.04.22 Personally I would buy a new keel from Catalina yachts. They have an office in Largo, FLA. The updat
Starting fluid Bob J. at 4:32am 04.04.22 Being a NH boy that has owned several pieces of diesel machinery, WD40. What everyone around here us
How to access through bolts above headliner shemandr at 3:31am 04.04.22 What Tartan? The T33 I used to crew on had a soft headliner and the deck hardware bolts weren't vis
Do you question your Brain? shemandr at 3:26am 04.04.22 I found all 3 pretty quickly. I think it's more a test of your eyes but I'll take any evidence that
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire (1) SailingLoto at 3:24am 04.04.22 Well, I didn't die... 10kt breeze, main and Genoa up. Nothing shifted, moved, slipped, died, fell
Spinnaker, hows and whys jon hansen at 12:01am 04.04.22 learn, practice, then try it on a 38'er with no keel. all fun zEnMGV1TfkQ this video shows what a
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted jon hansen at 11:45pm 04.03.22 i'd run, but i'm old, so really i walk away muttering that that's a deal breaker. :cool:
Starting fluid (1) jon hansen at 11:40pm 04.03.22 i have used starting fluid from time to time on my on my 56 year old perkins 107. no problems so f
Starting fluid jon hansen at 11:23pm 04.03.22 hair dryer to heat air in intake works very nicely. standard practice of any good mech. a glow plu
Life's little lesson jon hansen at 10:50pm 04.03.22 dave, the chub was private then as well. you barge in they tell you to leave . the trick is to be in
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? jon hansen at 10:26pm 04.03.22 the op asked about the "sails". the sails always are pulling the vessel. the wind is another discu
Spinnaker, hows and whys markwbird at 10:21pm 04.03.22 I recently rigged my boat with a spinny so kinda similar situation except that I crewed quite a bit
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? markwbird at 10:09pm 04.03.22 Always pushing. Air cannot pull.
"renewable" diesel? Benny17441 at 9:28pm 04.03.22 Today the starting priority is on Price. What is the price per gallon for that miracle oil before I
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? JamesG161 at 8:13pm 04.03.22 Does a fan pull air or push it? Yes! Jim....
Power winch Hamish_s at 7:45pm 04.03.22 Anyone with experience having an power winch installed for the furling main on a hunter 356, 2002,
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted jviss at 7:42pm 04.03.22 Probably not a bad repair if it's taken into consideration in the sail price.
Starting fluid jviss at 7:21pm 04.03.22 I would think the difference a hair dryer makes would pale in comparison to the heat of compression.
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted kloudie1 at 7:10pm 04.03.22 Run Forest! The iron anchor for the chainplate will have to be changed.
Starting fluid jviss at 7:06pm 04.03.22 It doesn't heat the engine block, it heats the air. The warmer air helps the fuel vaporize which ma

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