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ODay 37 Rubrail - where to purchase? Steve21966 at 10:49am 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1578 Doing a refit (yes, I am nuts) and need to replace the rubrail - can anyone tell me if they know of
NPT & NPS Mismatch continued Manny at 11:57am 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1045 Okay, we all know we aren't supposed thread thru-hulls, valves, etc with mismatched threads. But I a
Lake Powell Trip Mark at 12:29pm 01.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1081 I am thingking about going to Lake Powell. Has anybody put there boat in the lake and how was it? I
good source for sail track slides sand sailor at 1:19pm 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 39/2150 nm
Used Trailer Allan at 3:35pm 01.16.08 Newport 5/2273 I am seeking a used trailer for my 1978 27 Newport, beam 9'2" Draft4'3" Weight 6500 pounds. Willing
Forestay Replacement jaydog5000 at 2:04pm 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 18/5441 I want to first thank everyone for the help guideing me with my new furler questions. I am also goi
OLD SAIL HAL at 11:02pm 01.16.08 Smaller Boats 4/767
Beneteau Capt.m at 10:43pm 01.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1146 I am sad to say that I have just parted with my O'Day 39. Although the moment is sad, the future is
Fresh-Water System Problem cmorin at 11:32pm 01.16.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4413 I am having a problem with the fresh water system on our 1989 Catalina 30. The problem is two fold
Marine screen monitor paulj at 12:51am 01.17.08 Catalina 310 1/1504 Has anyone used the Xenatc 1020TSV in the daylight conditions?paulj
changing engine controls from lower side mount to binnacle Sailnchk at 2:02am 01.17.08 Pearson 2/2025 Hello, The engine controls on our boat are near the cockpit floor on the starboard side. So you eith
Opinions Please sailaway78 at 2:28am 01.17.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1759 What do you smart guys think of using an automotive type, auto reset circuit breaker on a boat. Thes
Motor Oil and Fuel Filter Gregg9020 at 3:37am 01.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1037 I have a friend that has a late model Honda 9.9 hp motor, and he needs to perform an oil change and
Engine Oil Level Harry at 5:03am 01.17.08 Ask All Sailors 17/3083 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F in my C'C 30. Every time after I change the oil, the dipstick shows I've adde
Anyone sailed San Juans? AircooledPatriot at 5:05am 01.17.08 Ask All Sailors 61/5290 Does anyone have an itinery for 6 days in the San Juans leaving from Everett? I can motor 5 kts.
Head Cleaner sailortonyb Allied Mis at 7:30am 01.17.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1283 I have a list of what not to use to clean the head, but not a good list of what I should use.Anyone
Anyone ever replaced the cabin vinyl? Doug at 8:38am 01.17.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1477 Has anyone ever replace the interior cabin vinyl. If so what did you use for the adhesive?
Anyone used Propshield? Ariel at 9:42am 01.17.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1793 Has anyone used a product called Propshield on the prop and shaft while the boat is in upper Chesape
Telltales pokey at 10:02am 01.17.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/5196 This starter is trying to install telltales purchased from West Marine.Main sail appliation says to
Pop Top tent Jenni at 10:42am 01.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3038 Im looking to get a pop top tent made for my 88 Mac 26D and I was wondering if anyone out there had

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2004 41 AC Hex key size for Tiller lever ice breaker at 10:01am 11.13.21 Pretty sure this is a hunter manufactured part. I know I could buy all the keys in SAE and Metric,
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 9:56am 11.13.21 Hi Windpilot, Did you get your final bill? I had a rigging inspection yesterday with the company Na
Oceanis 41/45 - has anyone replaced the discharge pipe from main head? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:48am 11.13.21 If this is your first time replacing hoses, a couple of tips that should prevent it from being a nas
Sail cover repair question DArcy at 9:35am 11.13.21 Check Sunbrella thickness with a calipher and if ? 1.8 mm you might use this portable handheld sewi
Need an oil pan for a Perkins LD 20663 (Marine 4.263 diesel) jssailem at 9:10am 11.13.21 Billy I found parts for my Perkins 4107 at PacificPower Group in Richfield WA. https://www.pacificp
Old cedar lightning restoration dagar at 9:08am 11.13.21 unfortunately its under winter wraps....I'll take a few interior shots and post...
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 bil1215 at 8:39am 11.13.21 Hi sorry my mind was racing through thoughts as I was typing. I mean after removal of the thru hull
They made the cover of People Magazine Leeward Rail at 8:08am 11.13.21 Not Clearwater. Key West, Jacksonville, maybe Pensacola. We didn't get to any of those locations w
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? jeepbluetj at 7:47am 11.13.21 Ayup - just going to be drifting around. I was also over in Catalina 4 weeks ago and must have passe
Sail cover repair question sail sfbay at 7:40am 11.13.21 For future reference a stack pack for a lazy jack system can be purchased on-line, based on your mea
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:36am 11.13.21 LA is only number 17 on the list of busiest ports. Investing in companies which make very long ancho
Stray Induced Current JoeWhite at 7:34am 11.13.21 Place an LED in series in the green wire. If it lights up there is current in the wire.
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Alan Gomes at 7:33am 11.13.21 No, they are not going to have them "anchor" 150 miles offshore. They are going to have them cool th
Sail cover repair question Tally Ho at 7:18am 11.13.21 I took my Genoa to North Sail a couple of years ago because I noticed that the cloth at the bottom h
Keel to hull joint DeniseO30 at 7:00am 11.13.21 It's almost always a case of keel bolt attachment, torque, age, and decomposition, of the bolts and
2004 41 AC Hex key size for Tiller lever sail sfbay at 6:47am 11.13.21 Long shot............contact the pedestal manufacturer (Lewmar?) for the dimension OR buy a few size
Stray Induced Current kloudie1 at 6:46am 11.13.21 @dLj Yup The reading will vary with position around the generator housing as more or less of the
Stray Induced Current sailme88 at 6:32am 11.13.21 The QED to determine proximity stray field energy is to remove the testing equipment from the area.
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:13am 11.13.21 @dLj Agree. I intend to try a few of those things since they are easy and an interesting experime
Replace Traveler on 35S5 sail sfbay at 6:10am 11.13.21 Suggest contacting the Beneteau 35S5 owner in post #7 in the SBO thread below to find out how he rep

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