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Winterization preferences T37 Phil at 9:19pm 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1351 I am wondering about two steps in my winterization process, loosening the packing nut on the stuffin
H34 shallow draft? chinny at 11:24pm 11.26.07 Big Boats 3/1525 I'm in the market for a Hunter 34 and have found a few with the 4'3" shallow draft. Most of my saili
Fort Myers or Tampa ? biorapper at 11:46pm 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1317 Checking out the charts and trying to decide which place to cruise. I might try to do both, either
Check Oil Every Time - What Do Most Owners Do? rardiH36 at 12:11am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2996 Good morning:I'm still new to keel boat sailing. Sailboat diesel maintenance/operations guides th
LORAN Tom at 3:33am 11.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1341 I have an old LORAN unit on my boat. Have never used it. I am considering removing it. I mainly u
Anyone for a nice late season Sail? David10790 at 4:29am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1149 Lake Ontario forecast for today. BTW 5 meters is 16 feet.Forecast:..Gale warning in effect..Gal
When do you pop a top on a cold one? CharlieCobra at 4:52am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 40/3225 Before, during or after the sail? Myself? If it's a light air nice day, I'll have one but not in a
CDI Furlers joe friedman at 4:58am 11.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1394 i'm looking for some fresh thoughts on a CDI-7 for a C-30. i've checked the archives and the respons
St. Pete's Boat Show Roger at 5:02am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1026 Is it mostly "Power?" Don't see any mention of "Sail"? This weekend... Roger
Re-masting My Pearson 28 Gus St. Anthony at 5:25am 11.27.07 Pearson 7/2711 I had to have my boat de-masted for a haul from Nc to FL. The mast has probably been on the keel for
have to build a trailer for a mac 25 wade mayo at 5:17am 11.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1403 hi allI am purchasing a 1983 mac 25, I have to build a trailer as no luck in purchasing one, anyone
Talk about a rough day! Bad Obsession at 5:42am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 46/3201 This would be a scary day at sea. I guess that a drouge would be a good idea to keep the stern to t
S2 Parts Dianne24117 at 6:31am 11.27.07 S2 0/1816 HELP!!!!! I am in desprate need of a fiddle block that goes on the dagger board of my 7.9. I had to
Oday Widgeon babysmoker at 6:44am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1970 I need a sail for my new sailboat. I got a Widgeon on Craigslists las vegas for 50 bucks with traile
Need a Genoa for my 27 oday BradS at 6:58am 11.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/901 Looking for a 110 or better headsail for my oday 27 1976thanks
How to keep cabin doors open? TomMatt at 8:39am 11.27.07 Bavaria 6/2786 We have a 1999 Bavaria 34, 2 cabin yacht. To help keep air flowing through the boat we want to inst
Re-Wiring Spreader Lights Guy at 8:02am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 7/4162 I have the mast down on my Bristol 35 and plan on replacing the two spreader lights. The originial o
Swing Keel Jammed Captain Juan at 8:45am 11.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1220 Hello Forum Members....I am a new 1981 MacGregor owner, first sailboat owner as well. I just boug
Hunter 34 Sling Points Richard at 11:18am 11.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1037 I just had my boat taken out of the water and the marina put the supports for the boatabout 2 feet
compainonway hatch rotted pcb don at 10:43am 11.27.07 Ericson 0/1673 Just bought my first sailboat, I decided to gut her to redo the mahogany,wiring, etc. The main hatch

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Jib sheet track/car? shemandr at 9:52am 11.10.21
SEIZED Fasteners Justin_NSA at 9:47am 11.10.21 Hey, it sounds like you need a deep 6 pt socket that is thinner. They make them and you need one.
SEIZED Fasteners BigEasy at 9:32am 11.10.21 Well, this has been discussed many times before, but what is YOUR favorite recipe for removing seiz
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!

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