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Island Girl Sea Glow Debbie at 8:19am 04.27.06 Day Sailers 5/3047 I spent the afternoon cleaning up our boat with Island Girl's Sea Glow - it removed the oxidation li
Spring Loaded Clevis Pins danlin at 8:56am 04.27.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1394 Hi, I'm looking for a place to buy some spring loaded clevis pins to replace the standard clevis pin
replacing depth sounder transducer Frederick at 8:24am 04.27.06 Big Boats 3/1328 My depth sounder transducer (autohelm) is due for replacement after 15 years of good working. The tr
Radar Reflectors Swimmer at 9:44am 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1169 I will soon be moving my boat from an inland lake to the coast of Maine. I was told I should have a
Motor Shaft Length? Neil King at 9:58am 04.27.06 Smaller Boats 2/856 I will be purchasing a new outboard for my recently acquired '94 Hunter 26. Which is better: a 20"
polyethylene tank fittings are leaking Ctskip at 10:52am 04.27.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1148 What material should I use to make secure these fittings.I am replacing all the hoses and must clean
O'day 25 genoa winches gene at 10:20am 04.27.06 Day Sailers 0/1006 are #16 winches big enuff for a 155 genoa? I don't know the j etc. measurements. thanx, gene
anyone ever traded boats? hearsejr at 10:15am 04.27.06 Bigger Boats 1/1017 I recently purchased a South Coast 22 but am not very happy with it. does anyone know where or how
stupid furler June at 11:42am 04.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/985 Anyone want to give me a hint on how to fix my furler....The cup came apart when I tried to furl it
trailer rebuild or replacement gerrygm@comcast.net at 12:41pm 04.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1104 My trailer is getting rusty as they all do. I will be putting the boat in the water for the summer a
Peggy, Question about head pump lubrication David Whitworth at 11:12am 04.27.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1363 Peggy,In your book you suggest that we can cure squeaky manual head pumps by lubricating them with
polyethylene tank fittings are leaking Ctskip at 10:57am 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 5/889 I can get the tank clean but I need to firmly(no leaks)attach the top fitting. It has been leaking f
hull blisters on 1986 35' O'Day Sandra S at 2:49pm 04.27.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1649 We're looking at purchasing a very well-maintained 1986 O'day which was recently pulled and surveyed
Mac 26s rudder modification Iain at 5:54pm 04.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3311 My Mac26s has the standard rudder problems of heaviness and loss of control.I have noticed that ma
Tohatsu Clip David ONeill at 12:15pm 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1120 I need to replace, not the shearpin, but the clip that goes through the prop and holds the prop tigh
Motor mounts, prop shaft Randy Church at 9:18pm 04.25.06 Big Boats 2/861 Members,Will be working on engine this weekend and also trying to remove prop shaft if necessary.
Vertical Batten Sails PHitchcox at 10:18pm 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1148 Putting aside the debate of the merits of inmast furling, I would appeciate assistance from owners w
Help Phil Patrick Lombard at 10:01pm 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1035 Trying to post a photo forum article and keep getting this error: Warning: chdir() : No such file
New Boat - Any idea on make (1) WCBROOKS at 9:42pm 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 4/994 I purchased a boat that had been repoed. Any idea of what make it is.Thanks for the help
Tightening the jib halyard Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:31pm 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 7/2254 On my H-27 the jib halyard comes down to the base of the furler and is tightened down with a knot at

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