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Wow, what a wealth of knowledge RECESS at 10:00am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1565 I did something this weekend that I should have done years ago. I joined a Yacht Club. Those old sal
How to fill cracks radiating out from Keel Bolts? Ranger26Honolulu at 9:45am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3669 My 1973 Gary Mull Ranger 26 (hull 285) has 10 keel bolts. Two bolts on the starboard side (in the mi
Gross Breach of Privacy--Stuffiminto.com (1) sailingdog at 7:56am 03.02.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/211 I'd just like to say that Sully is quite the piece of work. For those of you who don't know who Sull
Golf Car Batteries and a big dohhhhh Scott B at 6:51am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 28/6827 Late last Fall I decided to switch the house bank over to 4 Golf Car batteries after having to use t
Florida Weather?????? (5) seadaddler at 5:25am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1859 What the heck is going on here with the Florida weather it's very cool and very windy,you noticed I
Best tool for grinding fiberglass? Roger Long at 4:33am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/27016 Say, what is the best tool for major sculpting such as the scarf bevel on old thru hull hole patchin
That sinking feeling. Roger Long at 4:00am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1321 It's good to go over and think hard about your "someday" list from time to time. http://www.rogerl
Heat Exchanger zinc swells mac1840 at 11:27pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 28/12804 Each time I try to replace my exchanger zinc on my Westerbeke aux, I can't get it out as the zinc po
hunter 28 1996 owners manual mbrucevans at 8:56pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1914 I have hust recently purchased a hunter 280 1996. Would anyone be able to give me some direction on
solar panel installation FMott at 7:46pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1833 I want to install a solar panel and wind generator system. I have two AGM batteries that serve as t
Making Your Own Battery Cables (15) Maine Sail at 7:03pm 03.01.09 Musings With Maine Sail 37/25337 Preface: To avoid the usual onslaught by the tight wads in the sailing community, for my suggestion
1987 23.5 Sink Faucet carboman at 5:37pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1265 I can't seem to pump water from my tank to the sink. Maybe the faucet is shot. It appears to be a
FAO fisheries technical paper 134 Ross at 4:46pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2245 these are the most complete plans and instructions for building a boat that I have ever seen. http:
Reefing Catalina 27 WaveSlapper at 3:21pm 03.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/6293 We went to reef the main and found the hanks were coming out of the T-Slot in the mast just above th
Navico/simrad tp 10 tiller pilot MontanaSailor at 2:39pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4589 I've got a Navico/Simrad tp10. It works fine until it extends all the way then it won't retract. I c
Bulkhead question on 26 by Keith Shoaldrafter at 2:28pm 03.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1538 Keith, Just a little rot/water damage just might be repairable. First you have to decide that que
Roller main problem spring 47 at 2:23pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1409 Just purchased a new Hunter 27 ( 2009 ). It has the roller furling main and I am having a devil of a
Rig Tenion on 311 Mart3833 at 1:48pm 03.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1098 Does any one know what the rig tenion should be on a Beneteau 311, my lower leeward shrouds have qui
Transom Question MLM at 1:28pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 2/1394 I'm new to this site and I hope to gain some knowledge of the 25' O'Days outboard bracket/transom p
Going sailing!!! DMA8 at 1:07pm 03.01.09 S2 2/1435 I owned a 1985 S2 36C several years back. Great boat; Sailed it to Bermuda. Due to health and financ

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No way out markwbird at 9:47am 02.10.22 Could be a clogged drainage hole somewhere.
Thru Hull Backing Plates Tom J at 9:21am 02.10.22 But, here's the odd thing, there's about a 3" circle that had been machined to make the hull thinne
Thru Hull Backing Plates dLj at 9:07am 02.10.22 The wood is in very good shape even after being exposed to small amounts of water over the past cou
Adding portable general. jviss at 9:06am 02.10.22 For several years I have been thinking it would be cool to have a dinghy with an electric drive and
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 9:00am 02.10.22 @dlochner beat me to it - and he even referenced our good friend Rod's excellent instructions. Full
Adding portable general. Hayden Watson at 8:56am 02.10.22 The summer is Florida is very warm. I would like to cool the boat in the afternoon. I have a wind
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 jviss at 8:16am 02.10.22 Don't you hate when someone asks a question here and then abandons the thread? No questions answere
Rudder shutter David in Sandusky at 8:15am 02.10.22 It's certainly worth correcting a fouled rudder surface. I doubt very much that your prop is the pro
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 8:13am 02.10.22 If you do this, be sure to a fillet around the edge of the plate to avoid a sharp corner. Do you m
Haul out the water sail sfbay at 8:05am 02.10.22 I just got a quote for $644 for a Hunter 46 haul out. Suggest getting a quote from the boatyard that
Saloon or Salon... rgranger at 7:51am 02.10.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates kloudie1 at 7:37am 02.10.22 Instead of wood, use G 10 glass material epoxied to the hull .
In hull transducer question. Jacktar at 7:33am 02.10.22 find a spot of hull forward of keel, always nice to see shoal coming rather than going!
In hull transducer question. Zinger88 at 7:28am 02.10.22 No pics, but I've used "shoot through hull" transducers under the V berth, and just aft of the volc
Saloon or Salon... dLj at 7:23am 02.10.22 I much prefer using the term saloon. dj
Thru Hull Backing Plates DeniseO30 at 7:17am 02.10.22 You may want to first determine if it's the hull grid linerliner with the depression and the hull
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 7:13am 02.10.22 Yes, I've checked that site out and have downloaded their info. I'm still uncertain of how the trav
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 7:05am 02.10.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates dlochner at 6:59am 02.10.22 Yes, bring the hull back to its proper thickness. I would bed the backing plate with thickened epo
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 6:46am 02.10.22

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