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Tuning the Mast (shroud lines) Mike Douglas at 4:02am 11.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1183 I would like to adjust (tune) the shroud lines on my Catalina 30. I have just stepped the mast and
Aft split backstay pin size? Alex at 3:41am 11.23.03 Smaller Boats 1/932 Does anyone know the size of the aft split backstay pin which holds the the backstay at its attachme
Is there a deisel tank well drain? (1) Marcus at 2:59am 11.23.03 Big Boats 2/812 Is there a drain in the molded well that the deisel tank sits in ? I think a collection of fluids i
Apelco Radar Repair? Gary Kunkel at 2:38am 11.23.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2910 Does anyone know of a repair facility that will tackle an Apelco LDR 9910 radar? I have one that won
selecting DAVITS for 350 Barry Gipstein at 11:55pm 11.22.03 Big Boats 3/1034 looking at various brands- want at least 300 lb working load and fixed blocks at top(welded) min 40"
tiller pilot for the 27 Doug at 11:54pm 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/935 can anybody give me feedback on the simrad tp10 tiller pilot? I am interested to know if it works we
Solar Cell Charging Warren at 11:42pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1422 I plan to be on a mooring next season. As such, I'm thinking of buying a solar panel to keep my two
DIY Shrink Wrap Derek Rowell at 11:33pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1069 A friend and I are thinking of investing in the Dr. Shrink kit and shrink wrapping our Pearson 422's
boat identification Paul at 10:21pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/980 Hey everyone i just got a sailboat to fix up during the winter time except there was one slight prom
yard power polarity and ground Tom Chastain at 9:29pm 11.22.03 Big Boats 1/1241 Aquarian2 in on the hard and when I plugged the yard power into the boat the reverse polarity lite*
VHF Antenna George H260 at 9:20pm 11.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/900 Found a great deal on a Polaris VHF/wireless Ram mike and Shakespear 5212 Antenna. Thanks for the ti
How to remove H 340 ruddder bearings ? Alex at 8:52pm 11.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/822 Has anyone replaced the plastic rudder bearings on the Hunter 340? What is the most practical way to
All-Sail Boat Shows John D at 8:32pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/995 Is there a listing with dates and locations of all-sail boat shows this winter for the Mid West. I w
Green surface color wearing off......... David Guthridge at 2:25pm 11.22.03 Other Sailboats 0/747 My boat is a 1972 model and the hull is white and the deck, cabin , and cockpit is light green. The
Tiller specs for a 26D Jack Kuhlmann at 10:31am 11.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1056 As a new owner of an older Mac, I would appreciate some advice on what the original tiller looked li
Cat 28 Hurth transmission problem steve lowe at 9:23am 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/992 Iin the last 4 years I have relaced the Hurst HBw-50 Transmission,then pulled it and had it factory
336 dining table Art Schwab at 8:50am 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/964 I recently purchased a 1996 Hunter 336. The compression post has a line coming out of the top with
Remote Oil Filter o Jack Bollinger at 8:09am 11.22.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1084 Hello All,After looking in the Archives, (Stu, I honestly looked :)), I am wondering if anyone has*
Standing Rigging Question Gary Peaden at 6:26am 11.22.03 Ask An Oday Owner 8/880 Maybe it's my imagination, but it seems that when on a starboard tack, I can't sail as close hauled
Leaks, leaks, leaks! George Kornreich at 6:26am 11.22.03 Big Boats 7/791 There's leakage from somewhere on the deck of my H430 which runs down both sides of the cabin wall,

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Caframo air circulator - also under West Marine name Mark Maulden at 12:04pm 10.27.20 "Several drops" is way too much. You are basically pouring a liquid (oil) into an electric motor. W
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. Don S/V ILLusion at 11:58am 10.27.20 Huh? I don't think they use ClO2 in soft drinks Don. Are you thinking of CO2? acts as both a dis
Electric fuel pump wdonovan at 11:57am 10.27.20 Not a clue as to what it means "not to use on a fuel injected engine." Does it make any difference
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:55am 10.27.20 Maybe not such a great idea for use on a boat, especially in an enclosed environment https://www.a
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. SFS at 11:52am 10.27.20 Or all of them together?!?!
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. rgranger at 11:51am 10.27.20 ... Was being used by my mother in law and her wet dog, got soaked, and was put away for 3 weeks in
Electric fuel pump Ralph Johnstone at 11:51am 10.27.20
Sailing Porn 31seahorse at 11:49am 10.27.20 Capta (and any other Inquiring Minds): First, nice picture showing lots of sailcloth. BTW: In na
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. SFS at 11:48am 10.27.20 Huh? I don't think they use ClO2 in soft drinks Don. Are you thinking of CO2?
Invest 95L rgranger at 11:45am 10.27.20 Simple answer is NO WAY JOSE I did the calculations a few years ago. Just take a small storm of j
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. Alan Gomes at 11:45am 10.27.20 Can you post a link to where you purchased yours? Is this what you are talking about?
Invest 95L rgranger at 11:42am 10.27.20 Very cost prohibitive - and I believe someone looked into this a looooong time ago. :beer: Well I
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 10.27.20 And it comes in various colors, e.g., coke, sprite, ginger ale, dr. Pepper, sparkling water, ....
Electric fuel pump wdonovan at 11:35am 10.27.20
Mast Wiring Connections turk397 at 11:34am 10.27.20 Thank you everyone for some great solutions, tkwhalen thank you for starting this thread. We sailor
Oil change... Make it a double wdonovan at 11:34am 10.27.20 Been engineering in the race car biz for 40 years and owned my share of Porsches. If a Porsche owner
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 11:25am 10.27.20 why can't we attenuate the power of a hurricane? Simple answer is NO WAY JOSE I did the calculati
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 11:04am 10.27.20 Ok my total crew tied us up in record time. Took about 1.5 hours as they laughed about how easy it w
Sailing Porn capta at 11:02am 10.27.20 Balance my boy, balance.
A Bad day sailing is better than a good day at work.... jssailem at 11:02am 10.27.20 Capta... That would be a bit uncomfortable especially as the adrenaline starts to abate.

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