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WD40 stains Sirocco at 11:06am 05.19.08 Bavaria 4/3113 Hi, does anyone know how to remove WD40 stains from the teak deck in the cockpit? We accidentally ha
Gulf Coast Boats sailaway78 at 10:05am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1346 All you gulf coast guys who are going to be out Memorial Day and the following week or ten days, how
New Balboa(s) Owner Dan at 9:56am 05.19.08 Balboa 1/2779 Bought a 1975boa 20 ut a month ago. This particular model has the keelnk hidden in the galley. it ha
cockpit scupper Mike4116 at 11:27am 05.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/926 The scuppers in my OD 28 are the type of scupper that stand proud of the scupper trough. When water
Replacing fuel tank Dave at 11:16am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1380 When we had our 1990 Hunter 35.5 surveyed, the aft bulk head was found rotted. In order to fix it we
I'm famous!!! (now that I'm anonymous, of course) newly anonymous at 11:13am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1336 SV Bashful, my h46LE, just became covergirl on today's "Lectronic Latitude." Photo on the link sho
35c keel Pisco Sour at 10:06am 05.19.08 S2 1/1601 I've just got my 35 C shipped from Baltimore to Chile. For shipping purpose the keel was taken off.
Starter Relay Wayne Hewson at 11:39am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1552 My buddy has a Hunter 35.5 and he just turned in his starter due to the fact that he had to whack it
Bilge pump poorly set up amcmahon at 11:53am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1058 The melting ice, and other liquids, from the ice box in my 1984 H27 runs into the main bilge. In a
dripping pencil zinc fox islander at 12:25pm 05.19.08 Catalina 30 4/1330 I put in a new pencil zinc 2 weeks ago. There is a slow leak that wasnt there before. I'm little he
Yanmar Oil Alarm/Light Out. Please help! Gary at 12:19pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2421 1986 2GM20FCan someone give me some ideas as to why, all of a sudden, when I turn the key to the "
NC coast this weekend porsche at 12:20pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1119 I trailer my 1989 catalina22 and I plan to go to the NC coast this weekend say around New Bern or Be
Chain rode marking ideas rfrye1 at 2:34pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1704 recently installed 150' chain rode with 150' of nylon. My question is how to mark the chain for dept
Hatch hinges? palacegrand at 2:27pm 05.19.08 Yamaha 1/1811 Does anyone have any ideas or solutions for the hatch hinges? I've managed to get the forward hatch
Trailering With Standing Rigging scolil at 1:34pm 05.19.08 Trailer Sailors 8/2340 When trailering I keep the standing rigging and halyards attached (except the forestay) to make it q
Tuning guide / Performance tips - Match 38 Sparky at 4:36pm 05.19.08 Bavaria 1/2044 Can anyone help by providing a tuning guide, target speeds, performance hints, etc for a Match 38?
Need advice - sanitation hose and adapter tcrespo at 11:12pm 05.17.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1561 I finally broke down and replaced the entire holding tank system (the old bladder had leaks and the
hunter 33' curtains hunter frank at 11:12pm 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1254 Does anyone know if original type of curtains are available commercialy? My 1981 has slides sewn int
First 435 Abigail Joy - First 435 at 11:29pm 05.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/6214 We just purchased a Beneteau First 435 with the enhanced triple spreader rig. The riggers here is A
Stuffing box Vladimir24006 at 11:49pm 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1041 I have a 1990 28ft Hunter, recently I got a moldable packing from marine store to make dripless shaf

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Folding Prop? tfox2069 at 6:04am 12.17.21 :plus: We have 5 years and about 350 engine hours on our flex-o-fold 3 blade. No issues at all. No
Its funny Friday! (1) All U Get at 5:32am 12.17.21 201038
Nasty Stuff Leaking bawlmer at 5:26am 12.17.21 Hi Peggie. I was the culprit. I replaced the rubber hose with the water hose. I did it because, at t
Heave To Question justsomeguy at 4:54am 12.17.21 ;) Sorry... the 13 year old in me couldn't help himself.:biggrin: You read my mind!
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13am 12.17.21 The key with gorilla glue is a lot of it spread around with an air hose and pressed down evenly with
Folding Prop? Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 12.17.21 It has been 16 years since we installed a flex-o-fold on our HC-37 and we have had zero problems. I
Chapman's Piloting Publication Rick Webb at 9:24pm 12.16.21 1965-1966 edition
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices DArcy at 8:53pm 12.16.21 I don't get it for a boat. Invest in a decent house battery setup (GC2, firefly) and an inverter per
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch mermike at 8:34pm 12.16.21 Great to see you back!
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch IStream at 8:14pm 12.16.21 You're doing the hardest re-wiring job there is: your brain. But there's nobody more qualified. Keep
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Allan12210 at 7:46pm 12.16.21 All true. Remember, every tool is also a hammer. Except a screwdriver. That's a chisel.
Nasty Stuff Leaking Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 12.16.21 I'd be very careful using a Dremel on the silcone 'cuz it's almost a certainty that the macerator pu
Nasty Stuff Leaking (1) bawlmer at 7:10pm 12.16.21 Here is what i found. The macerator was rusted and literally fell apart into 2 pieces as I was remo
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 7:06pm 12.16.21 Yes! When you hear of someone who has suffered a stroke you don't know what the damage is. It is a
Rigging attachment question shemandr at 5:54pm 12.16.21 From to OPs..."...wondering what these are ..." to tic tack etiquette.... I find drift so interest
Rigging attachment question FastOlson at 5:17pm 12.16.21 Regarding the tying of fender whips to the lifelines.... The fender weight is not a problem, but wha
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices heritage at 5:14pm 12.16.21 I built my own suitcase power supply a few years ago. It has a 100 ah lifepo4 battery, 1000 watt pu
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:32pm 12.16.21 It just occurred to me that if Rod is posting, we can reply to him. I may be wrong, but I strongly
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:24pm 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:17pm 12.16.21 Welll...SeaEra conversion kits for both sea water and fresh water were available, but no longer...a

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