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Navigation Site (not new but...) ChuckThomas at 1:22am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1022 I found this site the other day. It has a lot of info. Check out the Silicon Sea section. Link is
First of season sail - testing mods (1) walt at 1:01am 03.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1022 This last weekend, the family went to Pueblo res in Southern Colorado for a few days sail. Sailing t
replacing gally sink in C34 Terry in Naples at 5:01am 03.04.08 Big Boats 3/1408 After searching and searching for a plumbing leak I find I have a couple pin point holes in my stain
Increasing Alternator Size Frank P at 3:55am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 26/4151 I sure appreciate all the good feed back from everyone one on this sight and I have additional quest
1986 keel and rudder Siesta Dick at 5:43am 03.04.08 Seidelmann 0/1488 I am restoring a 1986 Seidelman 29.5 - I need a centereboard and a rudder. Does anyone have the spec
Fuel rad at 6:29am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1437 I need to clean out my diesel tank and it is not removable. Any Ideas? I was thinking of trying to s
What about the Extra Long Shaft Tohotsu? Aldo at 6:42am 03.04.08 Catalina 22 10/1679 My son is going to purchase a 6 HP Tohotsu outboard motor for his C-22. He wants to know if it woul
Title gr8_2_av8 at 5:31am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1210 I need to provde proof that my boat which was purchased in the USA has been deregistered in the USA
Cleaning lines & ropes Bruce21849 at 6:52am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/6534 The lines ' ropes on my sailboat are getting dirty - primarily from algae, but also from airborne fa
crankcase breather tube Jack at 8:11am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1118 I worked on the engine today {m-18 diesel} and noticed the crankcase breather tube dripped a few dro
roller furlilng? quilombo at 8:32am 03.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1031 hi, I have a 78 catalina 25 without a roller furler, I dont know much about them ,but they seem to b
power management calculator walt at 9:34am 03.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1386 I put together a "prototype" excell calculator which inputs all the power loads and power sources my
Hey, Is My Avatar Showing? Rick D at 9:36am 03.04.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1309 I don't see it in the last couple of posts. Do you? (It's one of my wife's paintings) Rick D.
Mike C, your signature cracks me up. RobG at 9:47am 03.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/911 It's one of my all time favorite lines. The other is "Somebody go back and get a stload of dimes"!
Very Corroded Rudder Stops Dan2296 at 11:27am 03.04.08 Big Boats 4/944 H 45, 1987I was checking and lubing the steering cables and noticed that the two rudder stops have
this one's for Ross, and not boat related. filthy liberal scum at 8:42pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 36/2221 Ross; i know that you do a lot of home improvement/restorations. here's my problem. I live in a cir
Prepping for VC17 dancing bear at 9:05pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3630 I am planning on painting my bottom with VC17 extra with biolux.The product sheet recommends clean
Red Neck Yacht Club Forming in Colorado Cappn Mark at 9:24pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/980 The RNYC will have its first organizational meeting May 10 (location to be announced).We will be pl
Great new feature here !! Thanks Phil !! Maine Sail at 10:07pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2026 Hi All,I wanted to let you all know that Phil has added the ability to include a signature to your
Replacing the Exhaust Hose MarkW at 10:37pm 03.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2086 I have to replace the exhaust hose in my 86 Hunter 31. Has anyone replaced theirs lately? Is there

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Hull dents dmax at 12:27pm 12.08.21 Actually Jim, I have followed your postings, interesting and very nice work. I'm not disagreeing wit
Signed copies of my book available again this year fred1diver at 12:15pm 12.08.21 Just ordered it
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 12:13pm 12.08.21 Campbell sailor 3-blade propeller.............that is what I installed on all my sailboats. This gu
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 11:55am 12.08.21 Some great sales going on the Raymarine Autopilot so I finally pulled the trigger and ordered one. M
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 11:50am 12.08.21 I have some 6" 1708 tape laying around. Any tips to ensure it's saturated? I've soaked it in resin,
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 11:22am 12.08.21 Roll from the center to the ends. Not back and forth. Do not over roll. No on the release agent will
Hull dents JamesG161 at 11:20am 12.08.21 Ok @dmax have it your way.:biggrin: But check out my link for more pictures. All i can say is I ha
Signed copies of my book available again this year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:19am 12.08.21 how much is shipping to Canada? My local post office confirmed that 1st class postage to Canada for
Hull dents dmax at 11:14am 12.08.21 Sure, you might cut a square hole for expedience if you know you're going to be cutting a larger hol
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? Project_Mayhem at 11:13am 12.08.21 Not sure what you mean soaked. The tape is woven. If you pour resin w/ hardner onto it and let it s
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? (1) jssailem at 11:02am 12.08.21 6" 1708 tape I've soaked it in resin, let it cure Not sure what you mean soaked. The tape is wo
Hull dents (1) JamesG161 at 11:02am 12.08.21 Do you have any photos of the prep done to the opening before they glassed in the patch? No. But I
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? Project_Mayhem at 10:50am 12.08.21 I have some 6" 1708 tape laying around. Any tips to ensure it's saturated? I've soaked it in resin,
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? rgranger at 10:33am 12.08.21 Does the new "skin" provide any structural support? An engineer could probably explain this bette
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 10:28am 12.08.21 Thanks for the vinegar tip. Sounds much better than solvents! Wow! This is outstanding advice! Th
Dink in davits thinwater at 10:22am 12.08.21 I glued a pair of these like Thinwater said. I also use a bridle. https://www.defender.com/product
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle rgranger at 10:17am 12.08.21 I had the same problem on a Yahama OB. I found some YouTubes that showed how to fix it. Most of
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? Project_Mayhem at 10:07am 12.08.21 From my experiences I find that epoxy cleans up quickly with white vinegar so long as it is not ful
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) (1) Seaswood at 10:07am 12.08.21 A friend un bent the hingehttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52280559308_b7e3b9812c_w.jpg84B47ADD-1
Etiquette pet peeves (1) rgranger at 10:04am 12.08.21 o use this one.. 200820

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