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Hunter 34 Compressor Access Crimson Tide at 6:57am 10.22.07 Big Boats 3/990
Prop Walk Don Guillette at 8:00am 10.22.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/3191 Last week I was in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico, which is located on the Sea Of Cortez about
Need discontinues spinlock powervang vx 950 rod sherwin at 8:07am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 1/3190 Anyone know where i can find a replacement powervang boomvang? They are discontinued, and would con
What does the letter after the "26" mean charlierusty1234 at 8:14am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1218 I would like to know what the letter after the length of the boat - 26m 26x and others. I assume it
Marine growth by speed paddle thru-hull jveatch at 8:26am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1064 I have a continuing problem of marine growth by the speed paddle thru hull. Because the material is
3 Blade prop aisling at 8:51am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1035 Can anybody tell me if an O'Day 34 would benefit from having a 3 bladed prop fitted, replacing the 2
rudder removal Todd at 8:50am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1423 I have a 1981 Hunter 33 and am trying to remove the rudder for repair. I have everything unfastened
My new sink in the galley cabinet of my-- (1) Joe11688 at 9:12am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/934 O'Day 222,is almost finished. The biggest brain twister of this project is trying to figure out how
Cab Sink Cabinet Clean-Up (1) Journey6534 at 10:03am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/946 I just put my '76 O'Day 22 up for the winter. I bought this boat towards the end of the summer and
internal halyards seth at 11:07am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1079 Has anyone attemped converting to internal halyards? I will be stepping the mast this winter and I t
Dumb question JohnF261 at 10:45am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1917 What is a macerator?
mixing elbow hose Rick at 11:15am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/970 This weekend I noticed a small hole in the mixing elbow rubber hose. My question is will an auto par
Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:52am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1190 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:40am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1625 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
New electrical system Chief at 12:13pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/940 I am starting to plan out my winter projects, and one that I never completed was the installation of
New boating shoes??? rfrye1 at 12:23pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1847 Check these out. Ugly as hell, but might be nice for the warmer climates. Im thinking about these fo
A New Experience with internet vendor George at 1:09pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1015 Not sure this is the right place for this but virtually everyone orders stuff on-line these days.
26S Speed? SeacretSailor at 1:19pm 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1258 Had a GREAT day sailing Sunday on Lake Conroe, north of Houston! Found a wet slip at a marina for a
bimini for 88 240 oday best type and where to buy bryce lequire at 8:15pm 10.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1113 new 240 owner looking for info on bimini best kind and best place to buy. any info would be great
leather wheel cover maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51am 10.21.07 Big Boats 1/967 On another thread, there was mention of a need for maintenance of the leather wheel cover. For ease

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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
SEIZED Fasteners BarryL at 6:53am 11.10.21 Hey, it sounds like you need a deep 6 pt socket that is thinner. They make them and you need one.
Old cedar lightning restoration dagar at 6:42am 11.10.21 Thank you for the quick reply. I will look into the Lightning website.
New Outboard on Order (4) patbratton at 6:32am 11.10.21 I have the motor installed and working. I have installed two 11 lb propane tanks. They hold two and
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 11.10.21 @WI Rigger The placement of the transducer should be in the rear underneath the rear berth near the
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Pirate Dave at 6:22am 11.10.21 Maybe the front fell off and it was towed outside the enviornment
Running Rigging Line Type Joe at 6:18am 11.10.21 Plait. It is a weave description. Examples: rope spec rope spec 2 BTW, PET is polyester (polyethyl
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run sail sfbay at 6:18am 11.10.21 Gary..........look for a messanger line in the chase tube to pull new wire through.
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 6:17am 11.10.21 Looks really nice, I would favor a light stain just to darken it a bit but still have it contrast wi
TV/VCP Breaker Gary Ryan at 6:14am 11.10.21 Interesting. I've never used one of those, but watching Youtube it may work.
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run Gary Ryan at 6:10am 11.10.21 Thanks, I have the owner manual but it does not show where it comes out. There's a cover on the hea
TV/VCP Breaker Brian D at 6:02am 11.10.21 Look for a tool called "fox and hound". It is a tool that is used to trace wires. You take one part

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