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IslandGirl Products Debbie at 11:09am 02.10.06 Day Sailers 3/1102 Has anyone used Island Girl Products for cleaning their 170 hull/removing oxidation? In March we wi
Long Threads Donalex at 10:44am 02.10.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1008 Hi Phil,I applaud your continuous development of this site. One detail which might be worth doing
Toe Rail replacement chas1776 at 10:26am 02.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/960 Does anyone know where to get replacement toe rail for a 322 oday?
Nissan Outboard Info. Tom Heiting at 10:07am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 7/8532 I recently inherited an 8hp 2 stroke Nissan which appears to be less than five years old. Can anyone
Engine cover removal Morris Covin at 9:34am 02.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1002 I have a Hunter 30 with a Yanmar 2GM20F. Is there an easy way to remove the wood cover/housing to a
help, my furlex roller furling is pulling appart jeff10600 at 8:35am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1423 the luff extrusion clips that hold the pices together as they go up the forestay are failing and th
Trip to Bimini (Bahamas) Rcman4u2 at 8:17am 02.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1297 I am planning a trip to Bimini for the first week of June 2006. I have never been and would really
Hanging Solar Panels - with a winter cover? Taylor at 7:24am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 13/2600 My boat is stored on a bouy. I just bought her in November, and I've now realized that I did not f
Adding an discharge pump and other questions Taylor at 6:58am 02.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1450 I've just bought a new boat, a 46' sloop with two heads. The waste hoses appear to be quite old, a
hole in boat - got ideas? tom h at 6:57am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1150 When I go the Irwin 37 centerboarder, there was a big CLUNK everytime I turned the boat with the cen
Lift keel Noise Andrew at 6:36am 02.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2058 I own a 2005 Beneteau 331. In some sea conditons the lift keel makes a pounding noise as though it i
Companionway Slide repair? Steve at 6:36am 02.10.06 Big Boats 16/1501 I have owned a 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5 for the past several years. I have done a lot of minor upgrad
Older winch support & parts Rick at 6:27am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 0/997 We have two Lewmar #43 2 speed winches, pre-1980, that each need a spacer between the sleeve roller
Floor Grate for head on 361 Sailor Tim at 3:37am 02.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1351 I would like to add a teak floor grate in the head compartment to my 361.I think it would be a nice
Unstepping Mast on a 25.5 Dave 1265 at 3:36am 02.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/976 Going to trailer the boat from New Smyrna to Orlando. Going to float it onto the trailer - not worki
toe rails james bennett at 3:02am 02.10.06 Big Boats 5/988 need to buy some toe rail damaged in Katrina
Pre-Made Bimini for the 25.5 uploadjoe at 2:43am 02.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1033 I am just wondering if anyone has one of the premade Bimini's from this site? We have a 25.5 and we
An "overbuilt" O'Day PY charlie at 2:05am 02.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/943 As I was surfing the forums gathering information, I came across this statement---------"glass hul
Volvo Cup Question - Masts Seem To Break Alot Rob at 1:41am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1399 I've been watching the Volvo Cup race coverage. I have one observation and question. These boats are
Cooking stove on a !974 27' Catalina skipperbill at 12:27am 02.10.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/3216 I just purchased a 1974 27' Catalina. In the galley there is a 2burner Primus stove. I think it is

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Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Tom J at 8:28pm 05.28.21 I just ran a wire from the engine to the engine instrument pod. It was pretty easy to do. As I reca
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Tom J at 8:25pm 05.28.21
Help me Understand Batteries MikeHoncho at 8:20pm 05.28.21 On a side note. I installed a Balmar Sc200. It seems to be the best opportunity to remove some of th
Help me Understand Batteries Head Sail at 8:17pm 05.28.21 I think it's saying for example, to get to a DoD of 50% in 1hr, a fully charged battery under load w
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 7:59pm 05.28.21 Well after almost a year I finally got the prop on. I ended up designing and building a dive hookah
iMarine USA Review MikeHoncho at 7:50pm 05.28.21 Circling back to this thread. I purchased a radar, bracket, Balmar alt and ext regulator and a Balma
Marking anchor rode dLj at 7:40pm 05.28.21 I'm running all chain rode. The first 10 feet of chain is painted white. I have 6 feet of draft, and
Help me Understand Batteries MikeHoncho at 7:38pm 05.28.21 The chart is from the manual
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor BigEasy at 6:36pm 05.28.21 After a short visit, they were heading upwind in the dinghy to go to store for dinner and maybe a
methyl hydrate kloudie1 at 6:27pm 05.28.21 at Wally World: Klean-Strip Denatured Alcohol, 1 Quart - Walmart.com - Walmart.com at ACE Klean Str
Help me Understand Batteries dlochner at 6:02pm 05.28.21 I don't quite understand the chart you are referencing, it seems to be related to doing a capacity t
methyl hydrate FastOlson at 5:57pm 05.28.21 Since the alcohol "stove fuel" at the $$ "marine" store is so expensive, we have been buying gallon
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor MitchM at 5:37pm 05.28.21 some time ago there were reports on the cruising boards about the lewmar air switches
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 5:36pm 05.28.21 Have you contacted Perko? No. Been to their website and they offer a rebuild kit, but very little
Sail Track Lubricant dlochner at 5:28pm 05.28.21 @Maine Sail rigged a small plywood construct with sail slugs. Put on a can of lube and a downhaul.
Help me Understand Batteries Davidasailor26 at 5:28pm 05.28.21 I understand, under most situations, I should not go below 12.3 volts. Can I assume that this while
Don't want to sink my boat! dlochner at 5:24pm 05.28.21 Have you contacted Perko? They would be the authoratative voice on this issue. I had a leak on a Gr
Sail Track Lubricant justsomeguy at 4:49pm 05.28.21 @Maine Sail rigged a small plywood construct with sail slugs. Put on a can of lube and a downhaul. W
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 4:41pm 05.28.21 @Rick486 , did you mean to write something, or were you alerting me of replies? Don's reply has calm
C30 MKII Water Heater Wiring and Control Copper Harbor at 4:37pm 05.28.21 Stu and Skipper John - Thank you very much for the response! I should have realized that given the

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