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Nothing in the head that hasn't passed thru your body tcbro at 11:54pm 05.06.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1498 I posted this on another thread earlier and decided I shouldn't hijack that thread. I have heard sev
WANTED, picture of your Perkinks M30 to compare RDavis at 1:41am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1276 I'm looking for a picture to compare to another M30. Thanks in advance..
Weather Station (1) AircooledPatriot at 1:43am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2509 I'm thinking of putting a wx station on my O'Day 26 using a pole on my transom to hold the instrumen
lines aft pics Justin_NSA at 2:53am 05.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1050 I had promised to post pictures of my lines led aft project. This was a quick and dirty page I crea
lazy jack bill@tahoe at 2:44am 05.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1128 Iam planning on making my own lazy jack system, Iam looking at 1/4" shock cord, is this the correct
Adjusting/Setting your magnetic compass? Brian D at 2:24am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 23/3574 Do you know your magnetic variation, or, declination as I like to use the term? Check out this link.
Boatings Best Deals ??? (2) Maine Sail at 3:23am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1535 OK, we've all heard how high the prices are at West Marine, and we know Fred does not like WalMart,*
Mooring for Dummies.... what should I use on my 22 O'Day Don at 4:01am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 11/3171 Ok so I bought an O'Day 22 last year I grew up on 17's so I was wondering what should I use to moor
Trying to replace discharge hose PrincessoftheLake at 5:46am 05.07.08 Big Boats 10/1223 We tried last weekend to pull the old discharge hose on our 1995 Hunter 40.5 but it seems to be thor
Decorative Hull Tape Hey Sailor at 6:29am 05.07.08 Pearson 3/1569 Does anyone know a good online website for purchasing the 3 stripe tape. I've located a few in the U
Surge Brakes strobeone at 7:52am 05.07.08 Trailer Sailors 10/2490 I want to know if surge brakes are a necessity or just a nice to have, for towing the 26S with a Hon
Oberdorfer Water Pump Chief at 7:06am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1269 Stopped off at the local Catalina dealer to buy some Universal Engine Parts, filters, pump impeller
Buying first sailboat Tom at 7:38am 05.07.08 Smaller Boats 12/1292 Hello, I am new to sailing and considering purchasing a used sailboat. I plan on using the bo
wood flooring MLA at 9:29am 05.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1792 I am considering putting wood flooring in the cabin of my 26D. I was thinking of using a solid teak
propeller strut rookie1 at 9:51am 05.07.08 Ericson 2/2301 hauled out my e35. bronze support for the prop shaft is off center by 2". also bent due to a dock li
Breaker Information Needed gpd955 at 10:04am 05.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1143 I am in the process of replacing the 30A main breaker on a friends '86 Hunter 31. The old one is an
sailability ratings? porsche at 11:36am 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1722 I am not sure what it is called but I have heard that there is a system that rates a boats ability t
Extra Halard for P303 Charlie at 11:46am 05.07.08 Pearson 6/1705 As some of you may have noticed, I have been responding to some of the 303 items. I recently purchas
Catalina 27 Starting Problem Bill Dorman at 12:29pm 05.07.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1906 My '84 Catalina 27 inboard Yanmar diesel has three switches to start.Turn ignition key to on.Pres
H216 Questions -- Mast base bolt hole posiiton and recommended tensions for uppe Lamar Sumerlin at 12:46pm 05.07.08 Smaller Boats 2/1518 While I know this has been discussed in the archives --- spent quite a bit of time there today with

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Masthead Repair sail sfbay at 8:22am 12.07.21 An internet search indicates you may have a Kenyon mast so suggest contacting Rig Rite for a manual
Bronze casting too jssailem at 8:19am 12.07.21 I could appreciate the work going in to the process. So process over artistic form. Like Leonardo
Getting cables to reach bus bar Tom J at 7:58am 12.07.21 You can purchase cable crimp couplings. Crimp with the proper tool and tape over. There will be no
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? (1) william24424 at 7:56am 12.07.21 Attacked from below, not a difficult job because I could remove entire anchor locker cover. Water en
Hunter 34 engine alignment dmax at 7:55am 12.07.21 If the shaft is hitting the log, you need to center the shaft in the log first as Roy says - this is
Etiquette pet peeves Calif. Ted at 7:47am 12.07.21 This site is used by people who do not know how to troubleshoot or know what DVM's are. Digital Vo
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? Project_Mayhem at 7:34am 12.07.21 I forgot to mention that it's in heated storage. Being on the second floor, it's one of the warmest
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? rgranger at 7:26am 12.07.21 I'm with @thinwater with respect to working in small segments at a time. He mentioned pre-wetting t
Etiquette pet peeves dziedzicmj at 7:13am 12.07.21 I think most annoying is when someone asks a question and then lashes back because he/she did not li
Single handing dziedzicmj at 6:59am 12.07.21
Single handing isaksp00 at 6:49am 12.07.21 I always use mostly the rudder on my H23, occasionally when in tight quarters also the outboard. The
Hunter 34 engine alignment Luna Blue at 6:37am 12.07.21 Thank you. Yes you did understand my question. If I get the coupling free then the rest should b
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 6:26am 12.07.21 Whew, I just went back to the original post and it was yesterday. Talk about dodging a bullet. My
H41DS decoupling shaft while floating RoyS at 6:22am 12.07.21 For a cheap shaft collar use a zinc.
Hunter 34 engine alignment RoyS at 6:15am 12.07.21 Usually, you just remove the four bolts that join the two halves of the coupling and slide the prope
Etiquette pet peeves (1) TomY at 5:56am 12.07.21 Thumbnails! Merry Xmas
Getting cables to reach bus bar Scott T-Bird at 5:54am 12.07.21 I used a Blue Sea power post for a similar situation, just as Dave suggests. Simple & secure.
Etiquette pet peeves AlastairLC at 5:50am 12.07.21 Non-descriptive thread titles.
Bronze casting too (1) Justin_NSA at 5:34am 12.07.21 Imagine the work that goes into a Remington This is one of many in the Tulsa museum https://th.bing
Signed copies of my book available again this year All U Get at 5:17am 12.07.21 I still have one of your original works, someday to be on display in my nautical museum.

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