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Rewiring a H23 mast DCsailor at 9:14am 02.07.05 Smaller Boats 3/875 I have enjoyed day sailing my '86 H23 both in Florida and now in DC for a couple of seasons. I woul
keel pin rick at 9:11am 02.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/989 I am buying a 72 catalina, is there a way I can inspect the keel pin and cable without much trouble
Bulkhead replacement and depth finder Clem at 8:00am 02.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1038 The end of last sailing season I had purchased an Oday 26, with inboard yanmar diesel. I do most of
What kind of a boat. Know so litle about it. Torfi Agnars at 7:54am 02.07.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1370 Since I am new in this matter I would like to get in contact with peoble with experienc, My goal is
Retrofit swim platform? Bob R. at 7:30am 02.07.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1658 I am considering adding a swim platform to my Pearson 303 to accomadate a large dog. It has a vetitc
Keel Bolts - 240 Robert Goodier at 7:09am 02.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/861 I need to replace the rear keel bolt. Is it threaded into the keel or braised/welded?
ac fred majors at 7:08am 02.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1008 I would like to add ac
splattering stains from forward hatch Rick at 7:01am 02.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/839 Has anyone had a brown-colored stain splatter down from the forward hatch. I discovered this past we
Take a year off and go sailing Bob at 6:58am 02.07.05 Ask All Sailors 22/6053 Can anyone comment about stopping everything and just go away sailing for a year? Been at my job for
Nuclear Sails Peter at 6:50am 02.07.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1839 Can anyone provide some info on a Florida sailmaker "Nuclear Sails"? I was reading that they are an
Transducer location Kurt Myers at 6:18am 02.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/881 I,ve recently purchased a 1984 O'Day 222. It came without a depth gage or speed indicator. I purchas
Salon table modifications Lyle at 5:30am 02.07.05 Big Boats 3/872 I am looking for ideas to modify the salon table in my '95 Hunter 35.5. I am getting tired of knocki
Forward Hatch Hunter 30'?? Bob at 5:03am 02.07.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1048 We have a 1976 Hunter 30. I am plodding away at the repairs. The forward Hatch looks like its been
UNIVERSAL STARTER PROBLEM jerry10848 at 4:45am 02.07.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2809 I have an '84 ODay 28 with a Universal M-15 diesel. Whenever I go to start it, the starter at first
Scott Sails, thumbs up or down??? Hunter 23 303 at 4:33am 02.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/1027 I'm looking into buying a new headsail and came across Scott Sails of Annapolis, MD, dose anybody ha
MOTOR SIZE BERNIE at 4:06am 02.07.05 Smaller Boats 5/798 WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MOTOR WE CAN PUT ON OUR HUNTER 260?WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN 8HP MARINER AND WOULD L
Next project Bryan22217 at 3:36am 02.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/755 Thanks to the help I've received here, I sent my sails off for a good cleaning and grommets for sail
Keel Bolt Torque Steve at 3:30am 02.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/3615 While my 1978 C30 is out of the water I thought I wouldtorque the keel nuts. Upon searching the for
Cutlass bearing on a H28 Steve at 3:15am 02.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1375 I have a 1992 Hunter 28 that needs the cutlass bearing replaced. Has anyone removed the cutlass bea
28.5 cutlas bearing craig259 at 1:40am 02.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/851 I have to replace my cutlas bearing. It has a one inch shaft but does any one know the rest of the m

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BELT DUST twodzusfittings at 5:30am 12.25.20 Universal M20. Straight edge and spring caliper. Belt tension measured with up down movement allowin
Merry Christmas everyone... Kings Gambit at 5:30am 12.25.20
Merry Christmas everyone... 31seahorse at 5:17am 12.25.20 Another rhyme-spouting poet! I love it! (Perhaps there should be a poetry corner or original lite
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Thaniel at 5:08am 12.25.20 Merry Christmas! ginal Christmas plan was to be sailing in Florida today. But the weather and sanit
More Yamaha 25 prop shaft Questions Boffin at 3:08am 12.25.20 it works OK.
More Yamaha 25 prop shaft Questions Boffin at 3:08am 12.25.20 The OD of the cutlass bearing is 11/4 while the shaft is 7/8 . my boat was 25 mark 1 built in 1977
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? All U Get at 11:08pm 12.24.20 Red Green.
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Justin_NSA at 10:07pm 12.24.20 There was a show on PBS where the flannel-wearing host would dream up things like that. Can't remem
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Ward H at 9:11pm 12.24.20 Calculate gallons per hour at wide open throttle Fill up just enough to run for required number of
epoxy resin jon hansen at 7:51pm 12.24.20 My experience is that you are very likely to get "out gassing" with this procedure--the rising temp
H340 Battery upgrade and relocation (2) Bill19233 at 7:09pm 12.24.20 Congratulations on buying a 340, if you're on Facebook, we have a great group you need to join with
epoxy resin rbringle at 7:01pm 12.24.20 I used WEST on 3 boats I built, including 2 stripper canoes where having a clear epoxy coat is neces
epoxy resin rbringle at 6:49pm 12.24.20 the kick time on epoxies is temp related. do all your work at 45 degs and the epoxy will not kick.
Merry Christmas everyone... Captain Ron 18 at 6:20pm 12.24.20 More please! And Merry Christmas all!!
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Alan Gomes at 5:57pm 12.24.20 I did stuff additional packing on water. Rag around the stern tube really helps stem water coming i
Help Choosing Capt Robbie at 5:55pm 12.24.20 welcome, If you are planning to cruise Florida keys and Caribbean is I understand that region you ma
Got a new sailing dinghy jssailem at 4:54pm 12.24.20 That paint job he did on the hull was spectacular. As he declared, quality paint work is in the prep
Autopilot install on O'Day 40 nramsey at 4:29pm 12.24.20 I'm using the linear drive unit from the Alpha. It uses very little current. Rumour has it that it
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Ken13559 at 4:01pm 12.24.20 I did stuff additional packing on water. Rag around the stern tube really helps stem water coming in
Full Bilge BillyK at 3:34pm 12.24.20 any update?

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