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Passage 42 electric heads hunter43 at 2:54pm 04.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/3697 We have a Hunter Passage 42 (91). There two Jabsco electric heads on the boat. At the end of last ye
Insulation in engine compartment butchrobbins at 2:50pm 04.17.09 Catalina 30 3/1601 I was checking the engine the other day and it struck me that the elbow joint from the exaust manifo
Spraying Polyester resin Franklin at 1:09pm 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/12437 Has anybody here used a spray gun to spray Polyester resin when laying fiberglass? If so, how did i
Beneteau dual bowrollers: What type of anchor? sailndive345 at 12:29pm 04.17.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2782 Folks, What type of anchor is the dual bowroller on the Beneteaus designed for? Layla is a 461 but
Barrier Coating pcacj at 11:11am 04.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1169 Are there others out there that think the barrier coat is not mandatory? We are new boat owners and
Hi Sweetie Jim Seamans at 11:02am 04.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2183 Hope you are miss-behaving....
Anyone sailing 216 Lately? Paul Wash at 10:12am 04.17.09 Smaller Boats 15/2108 Hi everyone - the 216 forum has been fairly dry lately anyone sailing their 216's lately as spring t
Scott (Stillraining) and Jody came up to help on Oh Joy (5) CharlieCobra at 9:53am 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1517 We managed to get almost everything disconnected from the motor so we can pull it. Scott taking a b
Blue Charts to Garmin data cards? Roger Long at 9:36am 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2499 I think I'm OK on this but you never know with Garmin so I'd appreciate a check. I just picked up
H240 roller furler bobbrbpc@bellsouth.net at 9:01am 04.17.09 Smaller Boats 1/1350 Manufacturer recomendations for roller furler for H240 for lake sailing, considering installation, e
Topping Lift AND Rigid Vang? Clark at 8:37am 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3094 For those who have a rigid vang, do you attach/tension your topping lift while docked or moored? A
Hatches torqued KandD at 8:32am 04.17.09 Big Boats 1/1114 Two out of the four hatches on our boat are torqued so they don't open/close/seal properly. I've id
Back in business (boat back on the trailer) (5) 48dodge at 7:47am 04.17.09 Trailer Sailors 11/3993 Here's the finished product. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/IMG_1101.jpg He
inflatable repair jdgrnt66 at 5:58am 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1952 anyone know of any inflatable boat repair facilities in the tampa bay st pete area? thanks jeff
Can anyone tell me Bob S at 5:58am 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1111 What the tar like material behind the heat exchanger is? I'm sure it's to protect wear from vibratio
Problem with furler on 1995 Hunter 40.5 (2) PrincessoftheLake at 4:54am 04.17.09 Big Boats 2/1286 I have a Hood furler on my 1995 Hunter 40.5 and I noticed last spring that the section of pipe that
Hatch for '81 Hunter 22 LDM at 4:47am 04.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1440 I need a hatch for an '81 Hunter 22. It is the domed tinted acrylic cabin hatch. Hunter doesn't have
Chartplotter proximity to compass Banooma at 3:01am 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4412 It seems the majority of sailors with wheel steering and chartplotters mount the display to the pede
River trip follow up gmac at 8:20pm 04.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1384 River trip is complete for what we were able to do. Several circumstances prevented us on completin
GPS / Radar mount (2) Roger Long at 5:56pm 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2276 I spent yesterday whipping up a mount for the Garmin 3205. Got it wired up today and turned it on. P

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A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... dLj at 5:27pm 11.26.21 Good cautionary post Rich. Even the best metal hardware when immersed in water will corrode. It i
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 5:26pm 11.26.21 this is what i am talking about or is the work up top, unscrewing the compass?
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 5:07pm 11.26.21 Problem solved. With much persuasion, I was able to separate the elbow for the pickup from the tank.
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Tom J at 5:03pm 11.26.21 Good cautionary post Rich. Even the best metal hardware when immersed in water will corrode. It is
Porta Pot on 23.5 twistedskipper at 5:02pm 11.26.21
Single handing Will Gilmore at 4:57pm 11.26.21 You could probably find a log template online somewhere, but just use a nice notebook that feels goo
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Tom J at 4:55pm 11.26.21 Every time I went to sleep onboard when tied to a mooring ball in Jamestown or Newport, Cuttyhunk,
Touchless Sailing D Swanson at 4:41pm 11.26.21 Good topic. Having taught myself how to sail, I take satisfaction when I have balanced the helm and
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 4:32pm 11.26.21 very funky sailing this way, how do i fix this mistake?
boat steers backwards??? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:31pm 11.26.21
boat steers backwards??? jssailem at 4:27pm 11.26.21 :plus: @smokey73 has identified your challenge. The steering cable was installed incorrectly. This s
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 4:25pm 11.26.21 I too have no idea how the mechanic pulled that off. Yes, the gearbox cable. so twist the cables at
boat steers backwards??? smokey73 at 4:15pm 11.26.21 When you say "transmission" cable do you mean the cable for forward - reverse on the gearbox for the
Porta Pot on 23.5 SkookumZac at 4:05pm 11.26.21 Yes, I recommend moving the pot out to the cockpit at night. -Z
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 3:53pm 11.26.21 How are you deploying those 200 watts of solar? 4x 50w semi-flexible panels, on the bimini with ve
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S stickinthemud57 at 3:51pm 11.26.21 Sail SFbay, I appreciate the advice. My sailing sailing venues are quite tame as opposed to your sto
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 3:45pm 11.26.21 I don't know the science behind it -- but all truck and trailer calamities happen on Sundays. The
Sailing and restoring #9874 Gene Neill at 3:32pm 11.26.21 How are you deploying those 200 watts of solar?
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S D Swanson at 3:22pm 11.26.21 I recommend paying attention to where the base of the stanction brace attaches to the deck. You will
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S sail sfbay at 3:19pm 11.26.21 Your boat, but if it was mine I would install lifelines all the way aft (detachable with pelican ho

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