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Fixed-blade Replacement For Martec Folder fstbttms at 6:52am 03.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/809
Hull polishing advice David21181 at 5:43am 03.16.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1880 It's spring commissioning time again. I'm getting to be of an age where I'd like some help in waxing
Yanmar 3gm piston liner R R hunter healer at 2:42am 03.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/2453 Need help with piston liner replacement
Stuffing box help (1) Paleolithic at 7:21pm 03.15.20 Bigger Boats 18/3032 Hello, Hoping to get some help regarding repacking the stuffing box on my new-to-me '85 O'Day 28'.
Mac26 D: can I braise Aluminum in making slug gate like in mods on Purple Sage? nickl1218 at 6:15pm 03.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/744 Purple Sage's mods show a slug gate made from a flat AL bar and AL 1/2" rod. This allows the mail s
Pandemic Survival (1) dlochner at 3:47pm 03.15.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/474 176020
Mast Raising mark rocco at 3:13pm 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 29/2576 I have read many sailing blogs. I have a 1980 Catalina 22 ft I can use the winch on my trailer to r
Virgil's new sailing dinghy (2) justsomeguy at 2:30pm 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1444
That dirty little RAT.... (3) jssailem at 1:32pm 03.15.20 Weather and Forecasting 10/1766
2004 Hunter 260 Shaneb at 1:11pm 03.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/720 Im looking to buy a 260, Its in great shape above the water line. It has sit in fresh water since 20
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? Ward H at 12:27pm 03.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/1301 Installing a fuel vacuum gauge is on this springs project list. Is the orientation of the vacuum ga
Face palm Phil Herring at 10:53am 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1278 I added a new emoji because I need it all too frequently. It's now on the emoji bar for everyone. F
Rudder Bolts for My F235 Kevlor 1980 at 10:01am 03.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/402 Who is suppling the nylon/delrin rudder bolts for the First 235? Canadian or US supplier would be pe
H26 traveler - again! (4) rgranger at 8:00am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 8/1158 Hello fellow H26 owners. some of you may recall that I posted a plan to build a Barton-style remova
O'day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates sail16 at 7:53am 03.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/774 I have recently noticed water coming out of both forward lower plates on the deck. I also have raise
Cockpit table receptacle (2) rgranger at 6:26am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 13/1319 Anyone know if this part is still available? Mine is cracked and allows water to leak into the aft
PVC Dinghy repair Ken13559 at 12:06am 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 3/479 I'm doing repairs to my pvc dinghy where the transom meet the Tubes, at bottom corners. Question is
V-bert supports needed for strength? (1) gtg at 10:30pm 03.14.20 Smaller Boats 1/739 Does the plastic laminated wood between the v-berth and the main cabin act as structural support fo
Varnish...laminated wood? (1) gtg at 10:06pm 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1889 Id like to spruce up my cabin. Is it unheard of to lay a coat or two of varnish on laminated wood f
Supporting my hunter 37 on stands? riversloth at 6:39pm 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/404 I will be pulling my boat, an 88 hunter 37 legend, out of the water for probably a year or so to do

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Chafe guards Ward H at 9:28am 10.27.23 Your lines look like the same "Buccaneer" gold & white lines I bought through Defender. They feel m
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Ward H at 9:15am 10.27.23 I use the ones Dave shows in his post from Catalina Direct but I sure didn't pay the $154 they are c
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 9:03am 10.27.23 Hmmm. Sea trials for the wife? The man lives on the edge. :yikes:
Fuel lift pump feels hot question WayneH at 8:59am 10.27.23 My $0.02 worth and I take wooden nickels. :) At first glance, I'm with you about being concerned abo
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Sailgunner at 8:55am 10.27.23 You don't have any cable at your nav station? On my 410 that's where it goes. From my Nav station I
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement LloydB at 8:41am 10.27.23 So I somewhat want to disagree with a couple prior posts because I've fastened a lot of stuff to wal
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 8:17am 10.27.23 Yep that is the leak I bet. Crazy place to put pump out vent anyway. I have a vent in almost the
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 8:13am 10.27.23 Remove the fittings, check the ply core, and clean like mad the inside of the celling. Use a magic
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Jacktar at 8:06am 10.27.23 Yep that is the leak I bet. Crazy place to put pump out vent anyway.
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:54am 10.27.23 I agree with John...replacing the tee with a y-valve should solve the problem. However, depending
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 7:14am 10.27.23 It would seem to me that a day sailor looking to get in and out of a marina when calm could carry a
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) jssailem at 7:09am 10.27.23 You could also look at a boat scrap heap after a big storm. There is often lots of scrap 1" pipe fro
MaxProp prop FastOlson at 7:07am 10.27.23 We used a two blade feathering prop for a decade. The gain in sailing performance was both in speed,
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) dlochner at 6:25am 10.27.23 Garhauer makes functional and affordable cleats, Schaeffer makes attractive, elegant, and expensive
macerator doesn't have enough oumph JamesG161 at 6:15am 10.27.23 What is the model number and age of your macerator pump? Jim...
macerator doesn't have enough oumph RoyS at 5:55am 10.27.23 Be sure to pump about a gallon of raw water through your toilet after your holding tank reaches empt
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) (1) Ward H at 5:51am 10.27.23 I've bought SS tubing from sail rite.com and Amazon. I've bought many connection pieces from Amazon
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) rgranger at 5:06am 10.27.23 Is there a diver who cleans boat bottoms in your lake? If so, see if he will dive for your lost tu
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? rgranger at 4:57am 10.27.23 I think you would be very happy with a tohatsu sail pro 6 Hp that is what many of us switched too.
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) Joe at 4:34am 10.27.23 What brand and type of adjustable spring cleats are are people using on C315 Genoa tracks? More co

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