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electrically clean Bryan at 8:26am 09.11.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1094 Peggy,We bought your book and love it to death. We have never had a bad smell or any problem on o
mac 26m yamaha f4o Fred7881 at 8:02am 09.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/823 can anyone help with the right prop for my yamaha f40 on my mac 26m?
192 Oday Bill L at 7:49am 09.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/850 Have another forum going here and no one seems to have any knowledge of a Gloucester 19. Anybody got
Holding tank replacement Bruce at 7:25am 09.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/794 Scott,I have a '92 hunter 30. My tank went to the dump last year. When I took it out it had 2 weep
Annual cost of ownership for 34 - 36' Ian R at 6:21am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 9/922 We are interested in estimating the annual cost of ownership to operate a ~ 34 to 36' boat in the Gr
A real trailerable weekender Bluebird at 5:54am 09.11.05 Trailer Sailors 5/3019 My wife and I now sail a Oday mariner and up till last summer I thought I was looking for a Southcoa
Engine Hours Eric at 5:24am 09.11.05 Big Boats 5/751 Considering a used 44 Hunter 2004 with 160 hours on engine, is that too many hours for a year old bo
Found my boat, just can't tell which one..... Idratherbesailing at 4:53am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1020 Found my 1980 H33...I just don't know which one it is in the pile...there were over 400 boats in the
Crazy electrical loss - bad alternator?? Michael at 4:53am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1056 I had batteries drain and loose all power on a cruise where we motored enough to typically fully cha
Folding props capnpeff at 4:10am 09.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/939 Trying to minimize prop torque/walk, especially in reverse. I have proposals for 2-blade folding pro
Roller Reefing Sail Conversion John Nalbor at 3:56am 09.11.05 Other Sailboats 1/768 I want to add a roller reefing to my Irwin 25 which I am redoing now. Can I use the current sail for
SD 50 depth meter flashing 00 Ron (Ottawa) at 3:25am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 0/939 I have an Autohelm SD 50 depth guage. We rafted up with another boat and ever since then the depth
Boom vang position optimystic at 3:11am 09.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1130 I have a 2004 Hunter 41 with in mast furling. I have found that the boom vang in its current positi
salvaged parts Bill C320, Papillon at 2:42am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1129 Anyone know of sources selling salvaged parts from totaled sailboats? Winches, Clutches etc. In pa
Waste Vent on Hunter 40.5 Steve Perry at 2:39am 09.11.05 Big Boats 15/1658 HELP!!!Can anyone tell me the location of the waste vent attachment on a 40.5?
How many people can I get on a new Mac 26? Alex at 1:14am 09.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/983 I'm looking at buying a new 26M. However, I'm a bit concerned as to how many people I can comfortab
Finding Parts Gus at 12:48am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1074 My 1987 Hunter 37' Legend was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Can anyone please advise me where I
O'Day 26 vs. 25 Josh at 12:10am 09.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/898 I was wondering the major differences between the oday 25 and 26. I am familiar w/ the 25, but not
Haulout time is coming :-( Cool_Change at 11:09pm 09.10.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/940 In prep for haulout I'm in the process of converting my steel fixed cradle to folding (our club stor
Srengthen cabin and cockpit soles dwayne13628 at 10:41pm 09.10.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1068 Howdy Sailors! Well, I am trying to figure out how to strengthen the cabin and cockpit soles in my b

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Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:53pm 11.01.20 Hatch covers? They look like they have snaps. What has snaps on your deck? Good question, I' searc
Replace the sheave on a block Benny17441 at 6:50pm 11.01.20 Blow the rivet, find the proper size sheave and use a bolt and 2 nuts(counter tighten) to secure.
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 6:46pm 11.01.20 I understand...but obviously I've been responding to the helpful comments so I haven't gone away...a
Mystery parts! MikeHoncho at 6:45pm 11.01.20 Hatch covers? They look like they have snaps. What has snaps on your deck?
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:43pm 11.01.20 Thanks everyone, 2 mysteries solved. The canvas covers are too small for wheel covers and way too bi
Mystery parts! MikeHoncho at 6:41pm 11.01.20 interesting enough, my last name is Rickey so you were actually right. I use MikeHoncho on the inter
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:36pm 11.01.20 Oops, I meant Mike.
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:35pm 11.01.20 the thing with the carabiner is a shock absorber for the anchor rode. you need two prussic to attac
Radar Head Elevation On Mast (1) MikeHoncho at 6:32pm 11.01.20 What's in the manual. I'm not a radio frequency guy so I'm open to interpretation.
Spinnaker working loads? Meriachee at 6:28pm 11.01.20 A line of cattle excrement would not quite suffice. You -cannot- effectively use the factory crane w
teak oil Alan Gomes at 6:22pm 11.01.20 For the interior, I use Formby's Tung Oil. It's a wiping varnish. I apply it with a rag.
Propeller shaft key material SailingLoto at 6:13pm 11.01.20 The key is to protect the prop and shaft in the event of impact. It should be the softest part. U
Radar Head Elevation On Mast dlochner at 6:12pm 11.01.20
Fold or flex? justsomeguy at 6:09pm 11.01.20 Without getting wet, the only access to prop shaft is between trans and dripless seal. What are the
Spinnaker working loads? Calif. Ted at 6:05pm 11.01.20 Our boats use an Isomat NG1 masthead which has an internal spin halyard using a small roller at the
I have a rigging question dlochner at 5:59pm 11.01.20 It almost sounds like you're suggesting my question is insincere and that I'm trolling this group..
Shroud Cleat Project Jacktar at 5:58pm 11.01.20 Yar, might do that. pretty good at reversed engineering of vancy pricey stuff for boats.
Spinnaker working loads? Davidasailor26 at 5:52pm 11.01.20 Funny you mention that! When I was shopping for our Cat 320, I went up to Massachusetts, north of
Radar Head Elevation On Mast Richard19068 at 5:51pm 11.01.20 I am far from what I wouId consider electronically savy but I think there may be some differing or c
teak oil dlochner at 5:41pm 11.01.20 Teak oil needs to be frequently redone. It will quickly fade and black spots will appear. It is an e

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