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Surveyor Needed LI NY rad at 4:33am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3143 A friend is looking to buy and needs a surveyor on LI NY.
Cetol drips Tim Op't Holt at 5:08am 02.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1216 I've a few drips of dried Cetol on the gelcoat. What is recommended to remove it?
Starting Battery Size Bad Obsession at 4:06am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 19/2583 I am wondering what size starting battery to use in my boat. The current set up is starting off of
How much bottom paint for a Hunter 23.5 Scubajeep at 6:24am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2693 I am getting ready to paint the bottom of my Hunter 23.5 and was wonder how much paint should I get?
Cross-Linked Polyethylene, Diesel, and Sealants. Need Advice. Joe Mullee at 8:46am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3665 I'm wondering if there is a sealant that is impervious to diesel (fuel tank) and will form a good se
retro fit furling main to 26d gmc at 8:34am 02.28.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1087 hi does anyone know if the furling main from a 26m can be retro fitted onto a 26d or is there anothe
Replacement refrigerator components Alan & Lynne at 9:34am 02.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1285 Has anyone replaced their refrigerator components on a 340? The factory-installed system on our 1999
ST50 Wind Rick D at 9:56am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4867 I must be getting old. My ST50 Autohelm wind cups were reluctant to turn at low wind speed. I had a
Head (shower) drain Pete Nelson at 10:40am 02.28.08 Big Boats 5/1594 Hi! First of all, I don't know why the "Your name" slot shows simply "P", without even a "." How ca
Seidelman Raft Up sailaway78 at 10:45am 02.28.08 Seidelmann 0/1427 Why don't some of you SE guys get a gettogether together. I am in the New Orleans area, and would l
1985 29 Lancer gary.lyn at 11:00am 02.28.08 Lancer 2/2772 New Lancer owner, a power sailer 29, a project boat but very sound. I'm looking for any information,
over night trips along gulf coast Chuck Creel at 3:27pm 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1214 anyone planning trips around end of apr or may this year and want a chase boat ,, keep in touch.
Void repair HAL at 8:24pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 How do I repair an on deck pea size void that has cracked open the gelcoat? Also unused screw holes
dripless shaft packing Banooma at 10:14pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/7833 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 23/2959 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 17/4071 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 2/1370 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 2/969 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 9/1510 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 5/1849 I am sure that this is an easy task, but seem to be having trouble, I need to run a new out haul lin

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proper grease for rudder bearings Apex at 3:01am 11.22.21 correction: Tube is packed with grease. Indeed the bearings are plain bearings with no grease groo
Single handing Will Gilmore at 12:52am 11.22.21 Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy when needed. In my MC, I stored it under the gunwa
La Ni�a All U Get at 11:26pm 11.21.21 The other observation that I had was the current shift yesterday. There was noticeably more time of
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 Randy Michaelis at 11:00pm 11.21.21 The plywood has better integrity toward the hull so this may be a good option for me. Thank you for
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? eianm at 9:25pm 11.21.21 i change my fuel filters and have checked- no leaks there
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 9:03pm 11.21.21 Here is a late Friday entry. A husband and wife were getting all snugly in bed. The passion was he
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 jssailem at 8:57pm 11.21.21 Nice images. Not being able to inspect here is a possible idea. You will need to see if it will work
proper grease for rudder bearings jon hansen at 8:26pm 11.21.21 https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene-bearings uhmw is a greaseless bearing. when worn, repla
Pearson 30 FastOlson at 7:56pm 11.21.21 Make sure that IF this one of the Pearson's with rubber gasket under each stanchion base, that someo
Pearson 30 DArcy at 7:46pm 11.21.21 Just make sure it's a Pearson 30, not a Pearson Flyer which is also 30'. The Flyer is a great boat f
proper grease for rudder bearings DArcy at 7:34pm 11.21.21 I used a general purpose wheel bearing grease on mine for many years without problems. I refreshed i
proper grease for rudder bearings Rich Stidger at 7:26pm 11.21.21 I wasn't aware that any grease was used.
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair brian cc27mkiii at 6:44pm 11.21.21 yes thank you Don the top of the compression post and bulkhead appear to be solid as does the rest o
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair DArcy at 6:11pm 11.21.21 You need to thoroughly inspect the bottom of the mast support Very good point Don. My boat did not
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair Don S/V ILLusion at 5:55pm 11.21.21 The title implies the mast step has a concave depression from rotten core material. This may be only
Will this buff out? Ralph Johnstone at 5:52pm 11.21.21 put in front of my house with a sign saying FREE. By the next day it will be gone. Put a sign say
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair jssailem at 5:48pm 11.21.21 While not the fiberglass strength the Coosa product has some good properties. COOSA BLUEWATER 26 SER
Single handing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:45pm 11.21.21 What's the biggest stripper you've caught, capt'n?
Pearson 30 David in Sandusky at 5:30pm 11.21.21 The Pearson 30 design is good for blue water cruising. Certainly, equipment and mods would be needed
H26 Hole in mast cap (2) CaptainRan at 5:06pm 11.21.21 The photo was of the aft mast carrier I think. You are correct the three inch hole was for the mas

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