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dripless shaft packing Banooma at 10:14pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/7060 Hi,Another newbie question from a first-time inboard owner. From a few different sources, I'm som
Going Up Your Rig Tsehum Pete at 10:20pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2448 I am thinking of buying a bosun's chair. My buddy says I should also buy a climbing harness as well.
Waxing Topsides? PrincessoftheLake at 11:36pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 17/3288 Is it a good idea to wax the deck or should it just be cleaned and left alone?
Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River MoonSailer at 11:48pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1248 I am planning a trip down to Pickwick Landing State Park in a week or two and taking my grandkids an
Race our boat Jim11228 at 12:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/872 Hi all: Help needed ! Our yacht club owns 22 footer that many of us want to race in our local beer
Aluminum holding tanks SAILBOATGUY at 1:15am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1260 Has any one found a vendor that can supply replacement waste tanks made of plastic. Both of my alumi
running a new outhaul line in a Zspar boom tom at 12:17am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1653 I am sure that this is an easy task, but seem to be having trouble, I need to run a new out haul lin
H22 Snugs John Bond at 12:09am 02.27.08 Smaller Boats 7/848 Hello.I own a swing keel H22 and am having difficulty locating a supplier for the following parts.
holding tank/s on a Beneteau 47.7 duane gates at 12:03am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1314 Hello, I'm assisting a friend who is the owner of a Beneteau 47.7. The aft marine toilet seems to b
Solar Panel Wayne M at 2:54am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1255 Hello everyone I am interested in buying a solar panel for my boat. I will be using the batteriy for
compression post problems JFitz at 5:03am 02.27.08 Big Boats 5/935 The posts from Steve Dion and Allan Hadad last Feb. seem to describe my problem. I assume the fix f
Help! How to ship a MacGregor? Volker Barcik at 7:35am 02.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1068 Hello everybody,I need some help with shipping a Macgrgor 26x. I am going to import a 1999 Macgrego
New Furling Unit (follow-up) Boat Babe at 6:48am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1225 I have an old Hood 810 line drive furling unit which I'd like to upgrade to a new single line unit (
whitney's ted at 6:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1079 I looked at a boat at Whitney's Marine in Jacksonville. There were a few things regarding the broker
Insurance John at 6:35am 02.27.08 Big Boats 3/1158 I am considering changing insurance companies to the one listed in Mainsheet. The agency is Mariner
Hole in hull under v-berth SONADOR at 7:37am 02.27.08 Seidelmann 2/1505 I have been refurbishing the inside of a s24 cabin and I came across an approximate 2 inch hole belo
vertical batten main rob at 8:52am 02.27.08 Big Boats 7/1472 Considering changing my furling main to vertical batten main.Does it markedly improve the sailing t
Headliner Kevin6858 at 9:11am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1233 Does anyone know what is the best type of glue to re-attach the vinyl cabin liner on my First 285.T
Brooks Bridge Fort Walton Beach BradS at 9:32am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1050 I need to move a 30 catalina (tall rig) from Destin to Biloxi........can I make it under the Brooks
C210 Boom Height Capn Bill at 10:53am 02.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1223 I just moved up from a C25 to a C270. When I host the main and release the topping lift on the 270,

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New owner of a Yamaha 25-2 Aron98831 at 9:34pm 04.18.21 Aloha, great boat. I am wondering if you can tell me what size the furler is on that boat & if you l
Soft wood along bottom of bulkhead - how bad is this, how to approach? jssailem at 9:16pm 04.18.21 Without that bulkhead being bolted at the bottom, the seam at the deck is what is keeping your mast
Rust on arch base weld (1) rgranger at 8:51pm 04.18.21
sheave under mast plate for CB line. rgranger at 8:42pm 04.18.21 Rob If you do find any material please advise. Also advise on companionway slat boards are cu
Leaky Keel? Rich Stidger at 8:28pm 04.18.21 I would try to confirm the keel leak by putting dyed water in the bilge and absorbent paper under th
Locating leak mnmpizza at 8:06pm 04.18.21
Pelican life line clasp Joe at 7:52pm 04.18.21 Unless there's an opposing threaded stud, (like a turnbuckle) the pelican hook's thread will most li
Rust on arch base weld (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 04.18.21
Locating leak kloudie1 at 7:30pm 04.18.21 Water heater safety valve leaking? Ice box ice melting?
Motor mount just not lifting any more Grotto at 7:30pm 04.18.21 high on my best mod list was throwing away that da#$ lift "adjustment" mechanism and installing th
cleaning a marine head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23pm 04.18.21 To Fred1diver and Morgandonor... Both of your toilets are too old to be worth rebuilding. REE versi
Lead keel, non-copper paint Davidasailor26 at 7:09pm 04.18.21 Is that a thing for water-based paint on top of epoxy, or only for the solvent based? I'd sort of t
Rust on arch base weld Nachismo at 7:04pm 04.18.21
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 Sullzarollz at 6:57pm 04.18.21 That helped a ton thank you so much
Acetone a safe cleaner? Leeward Rail at 6:36pm 04.18.21 found one that discusses nitrile glove compatibility and use recommendations: Not good for acetone.
Acetone a safe cleaner? Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 04.18.21 You want nitrile gloves A suppliers safety sheet we had at the shop said that nitrile is NOT reco
Soft wood along bottom of bulkhead - how bad is this, how to approach? jimgreen8c at 6:28pm 04.18.21 Lie on the port berth and look up. Those four big bolts anchor the chain plate for the upper shroud.
Lead keel, non-copper paint jaysweet at 5:28pm 04.18.21 Be sure to hot coat the paint onto the last cost of epoxy. That will help get a good bond for the p
Motor mount just not lifting any more (1) RussC at 5:25pm 04.18.21 high on my best mod list was throwing away that da#$ lift "adjustment" mechanism and installing thi
Acetone a safe cleaner? DAVA390 at 5:21pm 04.18.21 Thank you for all the replies folks, I knew I would get a lot of info here.

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