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alado roller furling mary at 11:43pm 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1181 Is anyone familiar with the alado roller furling system? It looks intriguing and it's within my budg
CHILD SAFTEY NETTING phlocker at 11:33pm 09.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/941 HiCurrenty looking at buying a MAC26 for next season. I have a family (wife, 3yr old and a 3mo old
Alternator field terminal question Kevin B at 10:52pm 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1468 I am using Nigel Calder's "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual" to trouble shoot a charging
Sailing a Beneteau 42cc mikefillery at 10:50pm 09.27.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1731 I'm thinking of buying a Beneteau 42CC and I'm keen to hear about others experiences of the sailing
USING HORSESHOE RINGS Winters Dream at 9:35pm 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1344 How is a horseshoe ring used by a man overboard? If a person puts the horseshoe around their waist
for sale: NosmoQ, quit smoking cigarette... chary at 4:45pm 09.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/866
Should I mess with the rudder? Craig522 at 3:20pm 09.27.05 Other Sailboats 1/741 I'm pulling my 1975 10M out of the water for a winter of hard labor! I'm replacing the thru-hulls a
mast mark at 2:39pm 09.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/920 I just acquiered a 28 ft oday sail boat. The mast is out because it appeared to have rotted out near
Packing gland size (1969 ericson 30) dblake05 at 1:18pm 09.27.05 Other Sailboats 2/840 Can anyone give information on the size of the packing I will need to re-do my 1969 E 30's gland? It
How much more prop can I use? Bob Bartlett at 1:05pm 09.27.05 Other Sailboats 6/1039 I can't help but wonder why I always get passed by boats of the same size and smaller engines. I run
racing polars wayne foulds at 12:19pm 09.27.05 Grampian 4/1968 I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON THE FINDING THE POLARS FOR A 26 ft GRAMPIAN.THANK YOU,WAYNE
mainsail and 150 headsail good enough? TI doug at 11:46am 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 2/985 Am considering purchase of ericson 25+ 1984. Boat comes with newish mainsail, not sure how old sail
Our Pup Candy Reaid at 11:29am 09.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/810 Our Yellow Lab is a 90 lb. baby, but he loves to swim and sail. We only recently started sailing an
GPS Antenna on Hunter 44DS Grant Cooley at 11:19am 09.27.05 Big Boats 9/1001 I have a Hunter 44DS, but I believe the arrangement is the same for the 44AC and 426 models, not sur
Manuals Daniel18837 at 10:35am 09.27.05 Morgan 1/1865 I just purchased a 1978 Morgan Out Islander and it came with no information, no manuals, nothing. I
Boson Chair Daniel18837 at 10:25am 09.27.05 Morgan 2/1549 I need to go up the mast to replace the anchor light and spreader light but I am not sure which pull
Water Tank Daniel18837 at 10:21am 09.27.05 Morgan 2/1864 I just purchased a 1978 Morgan OI and I filled the water tank up that is located under the V-Berth a
Extended Warranty for New Hunter MichaelStacy at 10:03am 09.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/814 I received a quote for an extended warranty for my H33. It is about $1240 to extend the warranty to
Hand held VHF in the cockpit? uploadjoe at 9:57am 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 21/2869 I am new to sailing and last weekend my wife and I took our Hunter 25.5 out for our first sail. The
Adjustable Backstay for a H30T Mike Jaeger at 9:51am 09.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1084 Has Anyone Rigged an Adjustable Backstay OnA H30T. If so could you explain. Thanks inadvance. Our'

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Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me DayDreamer41 at 10:18am 02.28.21 And there you have it, looking at a problem from all sides to find the solution.......:beer:
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Scott T-Bird at 10:15am 02.28.21 Dunno, Scott.. isn't the oval hole just above the center cap for the nail/retainer pin? Sure looks
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Scott T-Bird at 10:11am 02.28.21 @Scott T-Bird Could you remind us what this "upgrade" of yours entails? Basically doing some spri
Swim ladder step repair PaulK at 10:07am 02.28.21 It looks like a rope ladder with teak steps? Though it may be strong enough, epoxy filler is going t
B411 Shaft Pitting sail sfbay at 10:04am 02.28.21 Agree with dLj's recommendation no. 2 to replace it. That is what I did on a power boat I purchased
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me kloudie1 at 9:57am 02.28.21 Dunno, Scott.. isn't the oval hole just above the center cap for the nail/retainer pin?
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 9:52am 02.28.21 for my upgrade @Scott T-Bird Could you remind us what this "upgrade" of yours entails?
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 stuartsw at 9:49am 02.28.21 Has anyone done Dyneema lifelines on a 36? Can anyone confirm if the lifelines and shrouds touch?
Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? Stu Jackson at 9:48am 02.28.21 any help at this point is much appreciated! Thank, @jssailem for posting my log of that trip. @JC
Swim ladder step repair dLj at 9:44am 02.28.21 Epoxy with structural fillers. dj
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (1) Scott T-Bird at 9:42am 02.28.21 Ahhh! I think I see a way now. I think I can pull out the retainer from the back side of the case!
Sheaves needed ScottySailor at 9:41am 02.28.21
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless DArcy at 9:33am 02.28.21 There is a lot of discussion here about 5G effect on GPS but I cannot find anything that talks about
B411 Shaft Pitting dLj at 9:32am 02.28.21 How do you put your zincs on this shaft? I would look carefully at how that is being done. You say
B411 Shaft Pitting sail sfbay at 9:29am 02.28.21 Likely O2 deprived corrosion when the oxide surface film breaks down, then the exposed metal loses i
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Scott T-Bird at 9:27am 02.28.21 Tricky stuff! Usually, you can retract the brushes (in the first picture) and put a wire or small r
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me kloudie1 at 9:26am 02.28.21 Fast forward to 7:32 ish to see the concept. You may have to use a nail because ya don't have a full
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me SycloneDriver at 9:15am 02.28.21 Exactly!
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me kloudie1 at 9:10am 02.28.21 Tricky stuff! Usually, you can retract the brushes (in the first picture) and put a wire or small ro
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me kappykaplan at 9:00am 02.28.21 I have no idea how to help. Good luck! :beer:

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