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Peggy --can you tell me Mike8245 at 12:36pm 06.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 where to find the teflon grease or Superlube you said would be the longest lasting lube for the pump
ODay 25 long vs short shaft engine renom2 at 8:53pm 06.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1343 Hello I am in the process of looking for a new engine and am not going to be at the boat for a lit
Just got back from the Bahamas tcbro at 10:09pm 06.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1121 Some of the regulars on this site might remember a post last December offering a "shared expense" sa
Fasteners in fiberglass Broke sailor SV Marcell at 10:18pm 06.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1210 How do you install a fastener into the gelcoat without cracking it? I already did the cracking part
Bowl fills with water Don at 10:27pm 06.05.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1494 Our head bowl has recently begun to slowly fill with water. This happens even though the head has be
Raymarine Installation Rovic at 10:58pm 06.05.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1179 I'm installing a complete Raymarine System RL70, RL70rc, RC520, RC300, 215 vhf, speed, depth ' trida
Splicing Trailer Taillight Wires dancing bear at 10:42pm 06.05.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1308 The PO ran the taillight wire through the license plate hole, in Wisconsin he did not need a license
What wind speed makes you head for the boat scolil at 12:13am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1186 I have not had enough opportunities to sail my own boat yet, but as I read posts and watch the weath
Wood Finish bowtrash at 12:54am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1257 My neighbor is refinishing his house decks with a semitransparent name brand(Olympus or Behr) finish
Downwind Racing Tactics Paul at 3:08am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1684 My question is about downwind racing tactics. I sail in a handicap fleet and have always had troubl
Need to replace Catalina 1974 brown bumper Magellan3695 at 5:02am 06.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1106 Hi All,I am new to these forums but glad to aboard ! Planning to do some renovation and this yea
Brian & Steph BobS17945 at 4:51am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1360 Anybody heard from Brian ' Steph are they back yet?
raising and lowering the mast jeannine421 at 5:19am 06.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1325 I would lke to know the name of the tool used to enable one - or possible two sailors - to raise and
Deep Cycle Battery Question bcwave at 5:57am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1832 I've got to replace the 12v deep cycle battery on my boat. Want to know what's my best bet, weighing
Table is milky looking due to sun Bob at 7:16am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1039 I have a Hunter 320 2001 and my table below has become milky looking. Is there anything to use to r
Owners Manual stewart young at 7:53am 06.06.07 Bristol 0/1992 Looking for owners/operation manual and wiring diagram for Bristol 27, 1977 model year.
Fresh Water hoses leakage Federico at 8:23am 06.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1285 I recently bought my first boat ever, a 1985 Beneteau First 30.5 and found water leaks from the fill
Leaky Screws Jenni at 9:23am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/949 During the recent rain storm I noticed that I saw shipping a lot of rain in through the various moun
272 tiller to wheel availability Ken13459 at 9:19am 06.06.07 Bigger Boats 0/1070 Edson tells me that the system they made for the 87'-89' vintage 272s is no longer availiable. They
Painting Prop and shaft Chief at 9:38am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2658 I splash tomorrow, and the yard painted my bottom late last week. I replaced the shaft zincs myself,

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Stop wires slapping inside of mast? All U Get at 7:31am 10.04.21 I was thinking about using a sort of air bladder to inflate and pin the tubing against the inside.
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 7:26am 10.04.21 You would still need to fasten this somewhere to the face of the mast and to provide running backst
Tiller "slop" thoughts brobertson at 7:05am 10.04.21 I've had success making shims out of a plastic kitchen cutting board. They come in a variety of thic
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 7:03am 10.04.21 OK, interesting. So flipping the discussion, if one is running at normal temps (within spec of Mfg)
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 7:03am 10.04.21 You may be able to rotate the motor mounts enough to drill new mounting holes. Another great idea.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 7:02am 10.04.21 You might want to look into some of the threaded inserts that are designed to work with composite m
Halyard Loss John Marrone at 6:58am 10.04.21 Yes, I assume it is like running a ground, you will at one point run aground and pull the main sail
Halyard Loss Don S/V ILLusion at 6:49am 10.04.21 Or you could just tie a knot on the end???
Water Heater replacement for H31 jmce1587 at 6:45am 10.04.21 My H31 has an Atwood EHM6-SM water heater. Looks to be also discontinued with cross reference to Ku
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B sesmith at 6:34am 10.04.21 These guys have the concept and a product: Sea Flush I have one of those. It works great. I put
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B ifmdalvey at 6:16am 10.04.21 That is essentially the same thing because you have an open necked strainer. Many folks do not. S
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 6:09am 10.04.21 Home - Mariner Class Association and you hit the nail on the head for one of the applications I'm
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:07am 10.04.21 I visited the Hunter factory around the time they had built my 40.5. I asked about the 3 keel bolts
Stern rail seats DougM at 5:45am 10.04.21 The seats on the Beneteau that I had were Stern Perch brand that came with the boat when it was new.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair RoyS at 5:21am 10.04.21 You may be able to rotate the motor mounts enough to drill new mounting holes.
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? shemandr at 5:10am 10.04.21 You have another project boat?!!!! Man, you've got it bad! Get help. But have fun.
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.04.21 I used some WestMarine Six-10 thickened epoxy to seal some holes and then re-drilled them. the Six-
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? BierBarge at 4:36am 10.04.21 Thank you, Will, and everyone else who replied. Exactly what I wanted to find out about this pretty
Any advice regarding bottom paint Jim Legere at 4:20am 10.04.21 You may want to look at Coppercoat. I haven't used it personally, so I can't say if it will meet you
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Jim Legere at 4:10am 10.04.21 My previous boat had a channel in the mast extrusion that was accessed by sliding out the mainsail t

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