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Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 9:05am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1075 A couple of days ago I submited a problem I was having with my motor cooling water. The topic was vi
Keel Cracks Theheff at 9:17am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1769 I have just realized I have cracks on both the forward and aft sides of my keel. They are each abou
End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/1008 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?
Compass light Tom Schaub at 10:43am 07.23.06 Big Boats 6/1125 I'm normally a day VFR sailor, so this may sound like a silly question: Is there a switch somewhere
Trouble engaging the starter motor Chris at 10:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1260 I have a 2000 MY Oceanis 321 with about 100 hours on the engine. Off and on, I have a problem when
Shore Power Ground Alarm Marc14857 at 11:27am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/883 For the past few years I have had an intermittant problem with the ground alarm on my ProMonitor Uni
smelly diesel, exhaust? Mystic51 at 12:37pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2703 I have been working on getting rid of boat smells on my 1985 H28.5 for over a year now.I am convince
Refridgerator keeps blowing the fuse Ctskip at 12:58pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/933 I have a 1983 31 ft sailboat that has a Alder/Barbour refridgerator/freezer. Probably from the looks
Mooring buoy equtite Mike at 1:21pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5201 I have been sailing lakes for the past couple of years and i have only recently moved up to a bigger
Dingy Storage - on deck, davits, or locker? Bill Saint at 2:00pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2968 I finally need to have a dingy and am debating where to store it, as it won't be used often. I don'
building a trailer for Hunter 28 kidder28 at 1:50pm 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/1541 I need to build a trailer for a 28. The boat is in a lake where there are no facilities for lifting
LONG TERM PARKING cockneyboy at 3:36pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1077 I AM ABOUT TO BUY A M26 AND WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO LEAVE MY TRUCK AND TRAILER WHILE TAKING LONG SAILI
Largest wave Ryan at 4:19pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1103 I was just wondering what is an acceptable wave height for the Macgregor 26s. I am planning my first
Removing seatol paint from fiberglass pres18308 at 11:21pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 3/3433 Last year I painted my wood trim on my boat (companion way door, steps, molding, etc.) In the proces
Canvas for Cal 28-2 Angus20305 at 10:10pm 07.21.06 Cal 2/791 Does anyone have photos of their Cal 28-2 with bimini and/or dodger? I'm planning to have some canv
.1980 37c owners manuel akflyr at 12:38am 07.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/860 In the proccess of purchaseing a 1980 37' cutter a copy of the owners manuel would be very helpfull
old lewmar winch handles? carl at 12:31am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1233 I have an old lewmar winch that I need a handle for. All of my handles have the same star pattern b
Slow drip..... KCY 333 at 1:13am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/997 We are looking for some help,I am sure that someone could help identify some boat parts.We noticed
Fire Island Inlet? Blue Eyes at 11:56pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1321 I'm thinking about a trip to the Bellport area in Long Island's Great South Bay. Anyone have experie
Racing a 270 tva sailor at 12:29am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/960 I wanted to find out how people have done racing a catalina 270 in club races.Would love to talk t

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Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 06.28.21 That's one lecture I won't forget any time soon :evil: .
Hunter 26.6 Main and Genoa sail sfbay at 9:32am 06.28.21 Welcome to the forum!! I assume you are selling these. You can post for sale gear on SBO on this l
Beneteau 311 Kitchen Sink Drain Ron20324 at 9:32am 06.28.21 I am unsure about your 311, my 323 galley sink drain is simply straight down and through a thru hul
Sail Track Lubricant JamesG161 at 9:26am 06.28.21 And an unmitigated "capitalist" I see you have never worked for a Major Corporation or you would s
Which boson chair do you use? Justin_NSA at 9:24am 06.28.21 I usually work alone. The ATN Mastclimber is my preferred choice. No need for a belay person, but it
Sail Track Lubricant Project_Mayhem at 9:22am 06.28.21 PS: I am a Retired DuPont Research Superintendent. Can you hook us up with a discount? :biggrin:
Never say never Project_Mayhem at 9:21am 06.28.21 We have a family friend that used to own an auto repair shop by Dallas. He worked in 115 degree weat
Sail Track Lubricant justsomeguy at 9:21am 06.28.21 PS: I am a Retired DuPont Research Superintendent And an unmitigated "capitalist". :stir:
Transducer Failure? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:14am 06.28.21 14 years! Consider yourself lucky, I had to replace mine after 10 years.
Sail Track Lubricant JamesG161 at 9:12am 06.28.21
Sail Track Lubricant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:11am 06.28.21 $22.39 for a 1/2 oz tube at Amazon. A little goes a long way.
Sail Track Lubricant Project_Mayhem at 9:06am 06.28.21 This stuff is $300 for a 1lb tub! :yikes: Krytox makes SailCote look cheap!
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed jssailem at 9:05am 06.28.21 ON most boats the gooseneck is the point of connection for the sail tack. It uses a pin to hold the
Sail Track Lubricant dlochner at 9:05am 06.28.21 Krytox is the factory recommended lubricant for the convertable hardtop on Mercedes SL and also on
Which boson chair do you use? kappykaplan at 9:00am 06.28.21 You can get one from SBO: Harken Harken Bosuns Chair
Which boson chair do you use? jssailem at 8:56am 06.28.21 I like the one attached to my riggers butt..
Which boson chair do you use? (1) sail sfbay at 8:55am 06.28.21
Sail Track Lubricant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:49am 06.28.21 Krytox is the factory recommended lubricant for the convertable hardtop on Mercedes SL and also on N
Soft floor/hull Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 06.28.21 If this is done properly, where would water inside the hull come from? Two sources of water that c
Whats wrong with my legs? flightlead404 at 8:35am 06.28.21 DO NOT LUBE !!! That makes it so when you do get it down you can't lock it and it keeps creeping ba

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