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covering old instrument holes dave at 1:10am 10.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2573 Hello, I have a recently purchased 1981 O'day 28. There were 4 round aluminum instrument housings
snark paul at 12:40am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1333 Does anyone know where to find parts for the "big Snark" not the 11 foot 2 person one, but the bigge
Question for Peggie Rob at 12:29am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1291 Peggy we have constantly had problems with "bio critters and plant life" being sucked into our manue
modifying the balast (crazy idea) mrbill at 12:21am 10.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/952 Ok, heres my crazy idea... I want to carry more water, but theres not very much room available.ha
removing salon table mike at 12:05am 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1808 I've spend hours trying to get the salon table off my F235. it requires the removal of the compressi
H42 Legend Mast Don s/v Tellico at 11:58pm 10.17.04 Big Boats 4/893 Who made the mast/boom for the 42 Legend (1990-98) center cockpit boats? Are they still in business
MAST RAKE ON ISLANDER 37 DEVERO MORGAN at 11:50pm 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1125 HOW MUCH MAST RAKE SHOULD I HAVE ON MY ISLANDER 37HOW LONG SHOULD THE SPREADERS BESHOULD THE SPREA
Skylight Leak on H28 Quest at 11:44pm 10.17.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/849 What is the best procedure to remove, recaulk and reinstall the fixed skylight in the main cabin of
Need Crew Capt Jerry Villines at 11:10pm 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1020 I need crew for a quickie trip from Freeport to Tortola leaving Freeport 10/23/04. If you are a res
trailer bunk replacement question william at 10:53pm 10.17.04 Smaller Boats 4/902 i have my h23 blocked-up and am replacing the bunks and carpet on the trailer. one is broken, (the 2
Prop balancing Mitch at 7:24pm 10.17.04 Big Boats 3/844 How often should you remove the propellor and have it professionally looked at and balanced? Going
Morring stern to with Beneteau 57 question zamibc at 4:08pm 10.17.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1120 HiI would like to have Beneteau owners comments on the above:1. Mooring stern to (Med mooring), c
Sailing mentors ex-admin at 3:42pm 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 25/2583 Do you have a sailing mentor? Is there a more experienced old salt you go to for solutions to your s
Keel Fairing Rick D at 3:15pm 10.17.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/938
Oil stain on gelcoat Gary at 2:42pm 10.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1028 Accidentally got some used motor oil on the gelcoat in the cockpit which turn it a nice shade of jet
universal engine detail paint John at 1:27pm 10.17.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4010 I am going to steam clean my Universal engine and the bilge. Does anyone have a source for the gold
Painting the non skid Cliff Ruckstuhl at 1:13pm 10.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1314 I have been thinking about painting the non skid for better traction and also to break up the color.
Installing a wind vane on a catalina 30 Chris Port at 12:20pm 10.17.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4942 Can anyone give advice on fitting a wind system (Vane, cable and display)and how to run the cable th
engine overheating jim22335 at 11:57am 10.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1155 I have been having problems with my engine overheating recently. I thought that I had it fixed after
Small Dog on Board Will at 10:50am 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1460 My wife and I have a Min Pin puppy. A 6 pound dog. We are planing to a ten day cruise on our 34 fo

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Max-Prop Reconditioning Sailfanatic at 10:55am 01.07.21 I was very pleased with my one experience with a MaxProp and PYI. The idea of switching from a MaxP
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Claude L.-Auger at 10:51am 01.07.21 Newport Bob it's probably because it makes easier to proove to the authorities when boarded for insp
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Sailfanatic at 10:41am 01.07.21 You should not mount any hardware on the aide of the boom that you can avoid, as during an accidenta
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 10:36am 01.07.21 For the same reason, (preserve the fibers, do not let them break) you want to do the long bury using
in board sheeting? jssailem at 10:23am 01.07.21 I was just wondering if the loss of sail area would be worth the pointing ability with a blade on t
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Newport Bob at 10:19am 01.07.21 Scott, wondering why you want a valve and lock? Concerned with someone operating pump while in no di
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 Arctic Hawk at 10:16am 01.07.21 Yes, that would also be nice to have.
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 mermike at 10:05am 01.07.21 No, but if you ever find polars for a standard or tall rig, let me know!
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:49am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: Whip locking dyneema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Terry Cox at 9:41am 01.07.21 Our boat has a similar setup as yours except Hunter used a wye fitting rather than a tee. I like the
Max-Prop Reconditioning Bob S at 9:34am 01.07.21 Wondering if they would sell the parts to refurbish yourself? I will be doing mine when I replace th
New dinghy for 2-hp honda jon hansen at 9:33am 01.07.21 my personal testing is that with one person only, using an attached(duct tape or similar) 5' stick
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:29am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: eema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength of the whipping th
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:16am 01.07.21
in board sheeting? capta at 9:04am 01.07.21 The staysail stay is on a Highfield lever. That staysail is a bit small for a blade, but I would lik
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Brian D at 9:00am 01.07.21 I removed you duplicate post and moved all the replies to this thread. So you lost one posting but r
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration (1) Hunter216 at 8:53am 01.07.21 The only concern that I can come up with is - might there be a situation where the boom would be in
Upgrading line clutches H34 Mike Oldak at 8:44am 01.07.21 ask my partner about the bent stanchionS.....;(
New dinghy for 2-hp honda (2) Meriachee at 8:40am 01.07.21 Here is the new 8' Aquamarine and the 2.5 Suzuki. It might be persuaded to plane, but as yet, has no
Electric Cooler Wiring jssailem at 8:37am 01.07.21 I was looking at the Dometic at the Seattle Boat Show in 2020. Sppecifically the CFX395DZ. It has 2

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