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oday 30 mainsail track fred at 5:19am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/936 I need information on the cover for the main sale rail clips slot that keeps the clips from coming o
new outboard ted at 5:06am 06.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/883 '89 26.5' hunter as good as new.changing original outboard from original 60lb 8hp tohatsu to 92lb
Adler/Barbour Cold Machine Fan Replacement? Dan Smags at 4:51am 06.01.04 Other Sailboats 1/2664 I have an old Adler/Barbour Cold Machine mounted in the bow of my 1984 Belliure 41...the cooling fan
Limiting anchor swing ?'s AndyS at 4:03am 06.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1428 I spent my first night out on my 26M this past weekend. It all went well (the only thing I forgot w
Interior paint is falling apart Stephen Fierro at 3:39am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1328 The paint inside my boat is peeling and flaking. It seems to have two different cotes. One a yellowi
Outboard oil/gas jp at 3:18am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1009 Hi Matey'sI goofed on my mixture. Supposed to be 50:1 on 9.9 Merc, I put in 25:1. So now what????
Wet Floor tgrass462 at 3:14am 06.01.04 Smaller Boats 11/1156 As you all probably know - we've had a week or so of some pretty brutal weather here in the mid west
I sure could use some information / support? John C. Bollinger at 3:09am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/991 Hello Everyone,I currently own a 1983 C30, and the wife and I enjoy her tremendously. We are curr
teak brightener stain removal Craig at 2:36am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1017 I was using teak brightener on my boat and spilled some of it. I thought I had cleaned it up, but n
Autopilot - Sportpilot? AndyS at 1:57am 06.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1639 I am going to be doing a lot of singlehanding, and have decided that it would be nice to be able to
Doyle Zeinth Main Sail - H356 Robert Keller at 1:52am 06.01.04 Big Boats 0/719 Just a follow up to the discussion regarding the main sail issue with the 356s. Poor performance and
Used Sailboat Equipment Websites John12048 at 1:51am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1544 The other day I was surfing Ebay and could not find any threads for used sailboat equipment. Does an
how many degrees of list is too much? jhartman at 1:44am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 11/3980 We sail in the hudson river and the wind can be pretty gusty. We will be listing about 15 degrees an
How do I measure stray current at my marina? Mitch at 1:26am 06.01.04 Big Boats 4/13659 I'm burning up zincs. 1/2 of each one (2) Every two months. How do you measure the current in the
tubing fittings Mike at 1:11am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/783 Hi to all:I would like to install a piece of horizontal rail on my stern pulpit (pushpit) across t
Bimini top First 310 Jerry Marques at 12:59am 06.01.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2593 Hello,I'am considering adding a bimini top to my First 310, and would like to know if anyone who h
Adjustable Genoa Lead Car System John12048 at 12:45am 06.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1159 I have a 1989 Hunter 30g and am working on designing an adjustable genoa lead car system. Does anyo
Pedestal steering John at 12:06am 06.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/865 Lost my steering this weekend. Thank heaven for the emergency tiller. The pin connecting the cable t
swing keel 26macgregor terry freeman at 11:48pm 05.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/917 has anyone removed the keel on a 26s ,i would like know how and can it be done while on the trailer,
Sea Tech Water Manifold - H356 Bob Keller at 11:45pm 05.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1481 Arrived at our boat this past Friday evening and discovered that we had left the water pressure swit

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companion way dLj at 9:27am 12.22.20 Lots of great advice above. All I'd add would be I find press and seal to be useful to avoid the dri
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? TomY at 9:24am 12.22.20 In my building biz. I tell people LED bulbs use 10% of the power of their incandescents and last 10
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 9:12am 12.22.20 Thank you all for the greetings and the tips. They are most welcome. Yes that was the case with
companion way dlochner at 8:55am 12.22.20 Keep in mind that if you plan on using Gelcoat to finalize your repair it will not stick to epoxy w
New Main Sail? Rick D at 8:48am 12.22.20 Thanks for the insight. I might shop for a loose footed sail when I need to replace mine. Like the
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Justin_NSA at 8:14am 12.22.20 The great conjuction? After sunset last night (12/21) we went to the Gulf coast beach in Naples, Fl
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 John T1594 at 8:12am 12.22.20 The great conjuction? After sunset last night (12/21) we went to the Gulf coast beach in Naples, Flo
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Captain Larry-DH at 8:06am 12.22.20 probably rated as 10 watts. Do you mean one amp? Yes, of course. :banghead: :)
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? (1) Ward H at 8:04am 12.22.20 Here is a screen shot of my power usage spreadsheet. It shows several types of bulbs and the rated c
companion way cagreen75 at 8:00am 12.22.20 I have to say that before you do anything you should determine why this crack is there in the first
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Hayden Watson at 7:33am 12.22.20 The incandescent bulbs draw a ridiculous amount of power but more importantly, the lenses on those f
Merry Christmas Pals ... A musical appreciation. Ken Cross at 7:21am 12.22.20 Yep, White stuff covered things last night. Unusual for us.
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? Dave Groshong at 7:20am 12.22.20 We offer wire/rope kits. If the sheave at the top is a common size, my preference would be to swit
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Terry Cox at 6:59am 12.22.20 Snowing here.
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Ron20324 at 6:57am 12.22.20 Uummm... Post 11, are you using that rope gypsie to handle the chain?
Fresh water pressure problem on my 2014 385 Parsons at 6:51am 12.22.20 When you say "low pressure", you really mean "low flow", right? There is normally a "pump saver" scr
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Ron20324 at 6:46am 12.22.20 Do you mean one amp? probably rated as 10 watts.
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Terry Cox at 6:44am 12.22.20 The steaming light might be 10A, Do you mean one amp?
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Terry Cox at 6:43am 12.22.20 Anchor light Steaming Light Stern light On our boat the anchor and steaming lights were two amps
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? dlochner at 6:25am 12.22.20 Back in the day before high tech lines, wire halyards were used to reduce stretch. Modern lines are

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