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Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal   (1)
sail sfbay at 12:12pm 11.10.21
This is a photo of my starboard 16" wide x 24" high access panel with locks on each side.
Single handing
Justin_NSA at 11:54am 11.10.21
Yep. It gives excellent results and it can be removed easily for whatever reason Publication2 (stowe
Single handing
Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 11.10.21
It's not a comparison of an external mount. The OP wants one inside But aren't you agreeing that
Wrapping topsides
PaulK at 11:34am 11.10.21
A boat moored in the line next to us got wrapped about three years ago. He "unwrapped" it this seaso
Old cedar lightning restoration
PaulK at 11:03am 11.10.21
Have built several cedar-strip boats with fiberglass/epoxy layers both inside and out, but they were
Single handing
Justin_NSA at 11:00am 11.10.21
How did you compare this method to an external depth transducer ? It's not a comparison of an ext
SEIZED Fasteners
Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 11.10.21
The idea in applying heat is to get the surrounding metal (aluminum) to heat up faster than the inte
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal
Jose Nunez at 10:38am 11.10.21
I have removed the aft cabin door/bulkhead and all the wood around the engine in my similar 320 to
Single handing
Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 11.10.21
Filled the coupling to the top with mineral oil and fitted the transducer coated with plumbers putt
Old cedar lightning restoration   (3)
DeniseO30 at 10:25am 11.10.21
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Jib sheet track/car?
Orbweaver at 10:10am 11.10.21
Only one headsail, now on a furler. Currently there is a stationary stand-up block (not sure the cor
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal   (1)
Calif. Ted at 10:08am 11.10.21
I have removed the aft cabin door/bulkhead and all the wood around the engine in my similar 320 to r
Jib sheet track/car?
shemandr at 9:52am 11.10.21
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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
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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
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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

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