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Doyle Zeinth Main Sail - H356 Robert Keller at 1:52am 06.01.04 Big Boats 0/736 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 4/1595 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 11/4102 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 4/13884 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 0/790 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 2/2616 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 3/1168 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 2/876 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 3/933 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 0/1496 Arrived at our boat this past Friday evening and discovered that we had left the water pressure swit
Sealant removal from plexiglass Bob Shafer at 11:28pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1343 Can anyone tell me the best way to remove dried sealant from plexiglass? I got a de-bonding agent fr
mast and rigging Ken at 11:27pm 05.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/865 You folks have probably talked about this subject before but If I could pick your brains one more ti
1984 Johnson 9.9 Bob at 11:01pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1406 The 1984 Johnson 9.9 original owner's manual specifications call for a Champion L77J4 spark plug wit
streaking John Hosty at 10:48pm 05.31.04 Other Sailboats 8/1146 I have grey streaking on the hull side directly below the chain-plates. What can I use to remove it?
steering failure ken at 10:10pm 05.31.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1659 I own a 1981 hunter 27 with pedestal steering. On the weekend while sailing in 20+ winds the steerin
Jib sheet knots Frank Nowak at 10:09pm 05.31.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1172 Here is another jib question. The genoa on our 1982 Hunter 27 has the sheets attached to the clew wi
forestay tension Frank Nowak at 10:01pm 05.31.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/912 Anyone have comments as to how tight the forestay should be? My new 1982 Hunter 27 has a Hood Seafur
Epoxy Resin- Sanding & Finishing pablo at 9:51pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1165 Put in some Marine Tex the other day on some portions of the deck. Thought it would be simple to san
New twist to the Prop size question. Dave Amspacher at 4:12pm 05.31.04 Big Boats 7/840 I have an 84 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GMF. From the information on this subject that is in the archi
Oceanis 390 Keelbolts Nic Hoskin at 2:40pm 05.31.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1512 Hi All,During the pre-purchase survey, the surveyor noticed that the keel bolts were badly corroded

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Amount of Exhaust Water out the back dlochner at 9:29am 01.18.21 Do not clean off the Rust. Rust is the protective Oxide. Clean off the carbon.;) Jim... Injector
Prop removal capta at 9:27am 01.18.21 I've removed hundreds of props by putting the puller under stress and hitting the bolt on the puller
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back ggrizzard at 9:26am 01.18.21 I don't agree Jim, but then I've got an older boat! On a saltwater cooled engine, I'd grind the rust
Garmin striker 4 capta at 9:22am 01.18.21
Advice for grinding out and tabbing in a new bulkhead ggrizzard at 9:17am 01.18.21 The original builder probably didn't "bond" the bulkhead itself to the hull so as to avoid squeakin
Prop removal dlochner at 9:17am 01.18.21 :plus::beer:
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? JohnShannon at 9:09am 01.18.21 chartered a Jenneau SO 385 ( I think) 2 cabin version it had a shower stall in the head.
Below Deck Autopilot senechals at 9:04am 01.18.21 It is helpful to hear your actual experience with the EV-100. It was interesting that Catalina offe
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries Maine Sail at 8:59am 01.18.21 I just installed two brand new Trojan T-105's in series. I noticed when i was charging them at work
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 8:57am 01.18.21
Garmin striker 4 Justin_NSA at 8:52am 01.18.21 My only issue with a transom mounted xducer on my Mac was it had to be mounted off center, so every
Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 8:46am 01.18.21 I have a C315 with the Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. I have found that it mostly works OK. But, a
Prop removal (1) NYSail at 8:45am 01.18.21 Heat in this case was my friend....... little light tapping on side and came right off
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 8:21am 01.18.21 Yes this is what i mean, i dont wanna have to wipe down the entire bathroom and bowl after every sh
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back JamesG161 at 8:18am 01.18.21 Take it off, clean it, and inspect for rust. Do not clean off the Rust. Rust is the protective Ox
Garmin striker 4 Tally Ho at 8:16am 01.18.21
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Michael Davis at 8:06am 01.18.21 I had to DuckDuckGo to find out but it looks like the 5411 is sea water cooled so no HX. I would b
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Ward H at 7:58am 01.18.21 I had to DuckDuckGo to find out but it looks like the 5411 is sea water cooled so no HX. I would b
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top Tally Ho at 7:57am 01.18.21 The 1# bottles should work fine with the appropriate adaptor. I use 5# tanks...but mine are stored
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Justin_NSA at 7:48am 01.18.21 I think you'll have to go big. My H30T is a wet head. Makes no sense unless you just want to hose of

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