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Sail area, what gives? Rick at 7:59am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1519 First and foremost thanks to Glenn for taking time here. I havent read into this many posts in a wh
BVI special 2 weeks for $ of 1 blowinganddrifting at 8:27am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1465 In my dreams, did I get ya on all the forums? :)
Free Sails while they last!!! Call this # blowinganddrifting at 8:24am 04.01.09 Catalina 30 0/1144 just dial 1-800- april -fools!!!
Huge Recall All Boats To 1977 Danger blowinganddrifting at 8:21am 04.01.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1032 The danger is all a big joke!!! April fools.
Replacing the port lights mister_j at 8:17am 04.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/998 I've scanned the archives because I'm about to replace both leaky port lights. They were solid to th
rudder post slop sailorich at 7:12am 04.01.09 Pearson 4/1974 Hi everyone, I have a 1971 Pearson 26 in very good shape. last season I noticed a slight clunk in th
depth finder Les Lewis at 5:54am 04.01.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/913 I am a new owner of a 1995 Catalina WB 250. Is there a place to mount a though hull transducer f
Opinions on fasteners(stainless vs bronze) Tim R. at 5:28am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1329 I need to mount my new winches and thought silicon bronze machine screws would be the best choice.
Winch position-retrofit pedastal, originally tiller Hermit Scott at 10:06pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 17/1928 On my C30 the winches for the jib sheets are located somewhat forward in the cockpit. They are defin
Using a computer as a chart plotter higgs at 9:35pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 23/4944 I thought I would start a new thread as this is a good one and will be easier to discuss here than i
H22 Reefing DavidB75 at 9:26pm 03.31.09 Smaller Boats 2/1185 Hello everyone, I would like to know what you guys think about reefing the main using the outhaul (a
Horizontal Wheel - something for thought Franklin at 9:23pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1544 Glenn: A couple of years ago I had a vision after watching "Failure to Launch". It was the horizo
Trailer bunk liners David F at 8:06pm 03.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1605 Retrieval methods onto trailers has a lot of history on these threads. But, I can't find anywhere if
A couple of design questions Manny at 8:03pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1347 Hi Glenn, When designing a sailboat other than a racer, how much, if any, consideration is given
Rusted Leaf Spring Trailer....Replace with Bolt on Torsion Axle? phyrefighterjay at 8:03pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5034 Hi ya'll I just bought a Mac 26x down in Texas...I have not seen the boat, but trust me the deal is
Keel Shapes BroadReach at 7:36pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1639 Glenn, While in the yard recently I was parked next to a Hunter Legend 35 that was in the process of
Mounting new grill sinnettc at 6:55pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2658 My wife bought me a Kuuma grill ' rail mount for my birthday. I'm in the process of getting the boa
Chainplate Rebeding And Depth Sounder Question (so I Don't Clog Up Boards, Thank You) stephenronning at 6:49pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 24/4141 Hello: my sailiboat has water stains on the bulkheads and so I need to rebed my chainplates. What do
Cleaning & adding Gauge to Fuel Tank Mike Denman at 6:10pm 03.31.09 Big Boats 17/2223 I'm going to clean out my fuel tank on my 1987 Hunter 34' and add a float for a Fuel Gauge. My
Interesting day yesterday (3) CharlieCobra at 6:04pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2047 I got laid off from Boeing after almost five years and I got this: Grandchild number seven. Aubrey

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Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS dkinzer at 1:05pm 11.20.21 The exhaust through hull is above the waterline - several inches or so. There is a "loop" in the exh
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS Tally Ho at 12:55pm 11.20.21
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS ice breaker at 12:52pm 11.20.21 It might make sense to ping the hose manufacture to see what their opinion is. At some point too ma
Teak darker than expected after refinish? Tally Ho at 12:48pm 11.20.21 FastOlson: I didn't use TeKa A & B or any cleaner, just sanded it down to raw wood then varnished.
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS dkinzer at 12:40pm 11.20.21 This is part of the run from the output of the muffler to the through hull. The section from the eng
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS ice breaker at 12:38pm 11.20.21 Which part of the hose is this? Engine to muffler? or muffler to exit. Our hose, after 1500 hrs lo
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Richard19068 at 12:29pm 11.20.21 Maine Sail mentions using a DC power supply to equalize batteries in this article: https://marineho
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? JamesG161 at 11:58am 11.20.21 On my Hunter 430, there are 3 water inputs to the Shower Sump box. 1) Shower, in the Head, floor d
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries dLj at 11:34am 11.20.21 I use a research grade Lambda power supply that is programmable for both current and voltage. That p
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller (1) joker460 at 11:15am 11.20.21 Since you haven't logged into the Parts System, here is the price and it looks like it is available.
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question Crusty Ol Salt at 11:13am 11.20.21 I do enjoy the question and the students answer was awesome. That said Who said hell was hot?
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries jssailem at 11:11am 11.20.21
bottom job or sand and paint? jdrutten at 11:01am 11.20.21 ... I heard that it could be wiped off with either denatured alcohol or acetone. I wipe mine down
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat David in Sandusky at 10:43am 11.20.21 First, cruising the east coast to the Caribbean is basically coastal cruising. You are never that fa
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Head Sail at 10:38am 11.20.21 I bought an non-marine battery charger on Amazon with a desulfation cycle and equalize function. Co
Teak darker than expected after refinish? Head Sail at 10:23am 11.20.21 Did you bleach it before varnishing? Teak gets dark under old varnish because of mold. You need to
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat chip veres at 10:17am 11.20.21 Necessities on blue water boat: Chart, compass, food, water, your passport, you. Yes I am a smart*
bottom job or sand and paint? sesmith at 10:10am 11.20.21 Be prepared for a lot of work getting the VC 17 off. Chemicals and paint strippers did not work, th
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Claude L.-Auger at 10:10am 11.20.21 Tks Re the Klacko info. At this point, looking at the picture provided by mdibella and comparing wit
Teak darker than expected after refinish? jon hansen at 9:41am 11.20.21 youngest of three brothers. he is a triplet. parents had three kids, went for one more, got triple

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