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Steering without a rudder NH at 7:09am 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 25/1970 I'm writing a book (fiction) which involves a sailboat that loses it's rudder and I'm trying to reme
Grampian 26 Trailer Arno Markus at 7:40am 02.18.08 Grampian 0/3419 Looking to rent or buy a trailer for my Grampian 26, need to move it from Massachusetts to Toronto.
Bird Poo Sunaroo at 8:44am 02.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1095 So I have a Catalina 22 stored in a 12'x26' canopy, the other day after some rain and high winds cam
Cleveland Marinas JohnnyMac at 10:45am 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1879 The Admiral is thinking about taking classes at the Cleveland Clinic this summer and wanted to move
Winter Blues breadman at 11:05am 02.18.08 Day Sailers 22/2581 Anyone working on their boat in the off season if so what are we doing?
Broken Bolt (1) Manny at 11:04am 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 42/3225 Hi All,I was trying to replace the impeller on my '98 Honda BF8 and while removing the bottom port
Need to fix my rudder play on H336 Antoine at 11:23am 02.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1047 Hi everyone,I need help about a 1/16" play in my rudder.http://www.bellavance.net/rudder.jpg > t
keel lock bolt David21581 at 11:50am 02.18.08 Catalina 22 8/4097 I have a broken boat... the locking bolt and nut have become detached from the metal bracket located
mast compression block repair Bob M. at 1:10pm 02.18.08 Catalina 30 1/2551 I'm seeking advice from those of you who have already attempted to replace the mast compression bloc
This is the new "your best ever jury rig" thread. LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 1:58pm 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1442 Ross will you lead us down this road?
headroom in a lancer 36 magic feather at 1:23pm 02.18.08 Lancer 2/1594 need to know how uch headroom
FOR SALE NOKIA N95 8GB FOR $280USD greall at 5:46pm 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/872 The GLOBAL TELECOM MOBILE.VAT Registration Number: 541349944.we sell diffrence types of mobile pho
Bimini Questions Jack at 10:13pm 02.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/948 We have a H33 and want to add a bimini so my wife doesn't have to wear a birka all summer. Our local
Gelcoat color change. HAL at 8:35pm 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 8/7277 Does anyone know of a commercially available stain for gelcoat? If I use paint to change the color o
Fair price for Evinrude 9.5 1996 (2) pupluv at 6:41pm 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/6032 I'm looking for an outboard for my MacGregor 25. I've been offered an Evinrude 9.5 long shaft 1969 M
New England Line Selena at 1:04am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 20/1823 Can anyone suggest a source for New England Rope where I can get 3/8" Sta Set X or Regatta Braid abo
Swim ladder Mac at 3:26am 02.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1129 I'm trying to find the best ladder for my Mac 25. There are alot on ebay, but they look like they w
Swing Keel Cable Mark at 12:48am 02.17.08 Smaller Boats 2/1262 Yesterday I had to take out my settee table to run new wires through the compression post and notice
Free Velocity Prediction Programs Bill at 4:23am 02.17.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4908 Anyone know of any Free VPP's I am trying to make a Polar for my C27Thanks
Forestay On A H260 Bob Fliegel at 1:55am 02.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1475 I have always been concerned that the failure of the forestay, the one single forward wire supportin

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SEIZED Fasteners dmax at 8:57am 11.10.21 In case you haven't thought about this, when applying heat try to heat up the aluminum more than the
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 John T1594 at 8:43am 11.10.21 I had a raw water cooled 2QM15 on my 1980 H30. To winterize the engine I would run two gallons of -1
Jib sheet track/car? (1) sail sfbay at 8:31am 11.10.21 Can you post a photo of what you have now? Are you planning to install tracks with jib lead blocks
SEIZED Fasteners Apex at 8:30am 11.10.21 i thought this would be a favorite subject. What mad concoctions are you using? Regarding my proje
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal Jose Nunez at 8:12am 11.10.21 Cutting out an access hole and installing a rectangular or square removable access panel with a cat
SEIZED Fasteners (1) dmax at 8:09am 11.10.21 I had some stainless u-bolts stuck in aluminum that I applied PB Blaster to twice a week for two mon
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Mark Maulden at 8:09am 11.10.21 If you have a racor 500, put a vacuum gauge on the top. That will tell you when the filter is getti
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 7:53am 11.10.21 Thanks again gents... Still more finishing to do here, the underdeck 'overhead', and trim pieces at
SEIZED Fasteners Rich Stidger at 7:46am 11.10.21 Justin_NSA reminded me that sometimes alternating with the impact tool loosening and tightening, it
SEIZED Fasteners (1) Justin_NSA at 7:43am 11.10.21 You can use an extension and socket with these too. Just make sure it twists in the right direction.
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal sail sfbay at 7:41am 11.10.21 Cutting out an access hole and installing a rectangular or square removable access panel with a catc
SEIZED Fasteners Rich Stidger at 7:39am 11.10.21 In my experience an impact tool is the best approach. Applying plain torque to fasteners has lead t
SEIZED Fasteners dirt rd at 7:38am 11.10.21 Well, this has been discussed many times before, but what is YOUR favorite recipe for removing seize
Single handing Justin_NSA at 7:21am 11.10.21
SEIZED Fasteners Justin_NSA at 7:19am 11.10.21 I have the same problem on my jib sheet track end cap screw. Been using PB Blaster and other chemica
Painting over molded non-skid deck sail sfbay at 7:10am 11.10.21 just applied 2 coats of Awlgip color-matched polyester urethane topcoat paint with converter and red
Mods to our 35s5 BigEasy at 7:07am 11.10.21 Beautiful results. Perfection!
SEIZED Fasteners dmax at 6:57am 11.10.21 You might try something like these "rounded bolt removers" to get a better grip on the bolt, though
Running Rigging Line Type chip veres at 6:57am 11.10.21 Shameless plug for Miamicordage.com They make their own polyester double braid and will sell it to
Single handing BigEasy at 6:56am 11.10.21

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