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Islander 30 MKII Repower - MD11C? tpearce63 at 2:33pm 02.01.09 Islander 2/3254 I have a Volvo Penta MB10A gas engine that needs to be replaced. Does anyone know if I can make a M
Locking Her up jwieneck at 2:02pm 02.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2169 I have a Hunter 1998 376 with what I think is the normal sliding main hatch and two board slide in h
yanmar diesel in a beneteau mnydvr at 12:08pm 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1618 does anyone know if you need a puller to remove the injectors on a 2gm20 motor are will they come ou
Yanmar 2 cyl.diesel in a beneteau mnydvr at 12:05pm 02.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1160 does anyone know if you need a puller to remove the injectors on a 2gm20 motor or will they come out
Land Cruise Jim's Blackberry at 11:39am 02.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/3342 My wife and I took Amtrak out to Winter Park, CO for some skiing. It has been a great trip except f
Life Sling and Carabiner lehigh375 at 11:22am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1556 Has anybody ever considered attaching a snap carabiner to the end of the lifesling line so it can be
South Shore Erie to Toronto JohnnyMac at 10:30am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2448 For our big trip this year the Admiral wants to go to Toronto instead of the North Channel. Has any
Wreck of HMS Victory Found Rick D at 10:06am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2027 Not sure if this should go here or Sails Call, but there is the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/2
Famowood Epoxy Coating? Mike G. at 9:05am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1304 Has anyone ever heard of Famowood Epxoy Coating? I have a friend that finished all of his counters
Motor Stormer at 8:30am 02.01.09 Columbia 0/1913 DH and I are refurbishing a 63' C24, and were wondering if we could get away with outfitting her wit
Pop Top Enclosure for Catalina 25 Ted Stueck at 8:27am 02.01.09 Smaller Boats 1/4192 Does anyone know where I can purchase a new pop top enclosure for my Catalina 25? Is there anywhere
Repair Broken Chainplate Tierod steve21968 at 8:07am 02.01.09 Big Boats 12/6354 Based on help and suggestions from an earlier post, I have been able to repair a broken chainplate t
Hunter 30 Hatch Dimensions AlanBrown at 7:46am 02.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1246 Want to replace companionway hatch on 1981 Hunter 30. Can anyone tell me the dimensions? Can't measu
Electrical - alternator connection (1) NYSail at 6:54am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1981 Hello all....A question regarding electrical connections. I have currently 3 battery banks. One tha
Anchoring lingarner at 6:03am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1771 I have a 26' clark and need an anchor. What weight and type would I need? I would like to be able to
For you Northern sailors Ken Honeycutt at 5:35am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1948 Some of you Northern sailors may have seen these at the boat shows but I thought I would post this a
Dinghy Design (8) Roger Long at 4:56am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 58/8885 The thread on building a dinghy reminded me that I have a nearly finished set of plans for a 3 sheet
Shore power plug keeps burning out... Levin at 2:52am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 62/16760 Hello everyone... Ok, so I have a question and hope that someone here has experienced something sim
Searching tweitz at 7:38pm 01.31.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2000 Phil - i have been having trouble using the search function. I entered something really simple -- t
For Mainesail sailaway78 at 7:27pm 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1393 Hey Mainesail, On ScottB's post about alternator sizing, you had a short video showing the actual am

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Boom extension for lifting....... Tally Ho at 4:47pm 03.01.22 I thought about that too. It will make the bending force on the extension much less. But it will al
Boom extension for lifting....... Davidasailor26 at 4:43pm 03.01.22
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 4:41pm 03.01.22 I used the same stuff. No leaks last season. Why the need to shim the hull and liner?
Frozen injector on Yanmar engine 3JH5E Tally Ho at 4:31pm 03.01.22 The compression of the piston helps to force the injector out without damaging it. Here is video a
Boom extension for lifting....... (1) Tally Ho at 4:13pm 03.01.22 If you do it right then, yes. Realize that the attachment to the boom must be very strong as I ass
Morse or no morse Don S/V ILLusion at 3:55pm 03.01.22 Trivia question: What was the recognised distress call via Morse Code prior to 1912? CQD
Morse or no morse Brian D at 3:54pm 03.01.22 Trivia question: What was the recognised distress call via Morse Code prior to 1912?
Multifunction Display Onions at 3:45pm 03.01.22 Thankyou, I have made it my mission to sort this out. Will keep looking
Hunter 386 Stern Rails smokey73 at 3:03pm 03.01.22 Suggest you contact Al at the forum store here. He was able to source me a bow pulpit built with th
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jnorten at 2:57pm 03.01.22 I did mine in a few weekends. About a 2 square foot section forward of the anchor locker hatch. I
Waste Deck Plate cover Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.01.22 I did contact Ward. The part number is actually in the plate (underneath), not on the cap. But al
Morse or no morse thinwater at 2:35pm 03.01.22 Uhh, hate to correct this, but ... That's not an international distress signal. It's actually just
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Tin Kicker at 2:26pm 03.01.22 Corrosion Block by Lear Chemicals is the right product for this and it's not greasy to attract dirt.
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 2:25pm 03.01.22 ..........If you're a little unsure, approach the fixed bridge dead slow and check the clearance wit
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 jssailem at 2:07pm 03.01.22 Your boat is a Mast head rigged boat. The "I" dimension is 50.02 ft 15.25 meters. This puts the leng
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 1:54pm 03.01.22 Air draft (or air draught) is the distance from the surface of the water to the highest point on a v
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Bob J. at 1:28pm 03.01.22 Great thread hijack, thanks. We go from LiFePo4 batteries to firewood. Oh gosh no, I wouldn't hij
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:22pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offere
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:20pm 03.01.22 Pinking is a sign of the zinc in the bronze leaching out, this significantly weakens the zinc. It pr
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Robertelee1031 at 1:20pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offered

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