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SEACOCK SERVICE JERRY MITCHELL at 8:28am 04.23.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1311 One of my thru hull seacocks will not fully open...there is a threaded plug on it that someone said
outboard 4 cycle Larry Navratil at 7:24am 04.23.03 Smaller Boats 9/813 I want a motor for possable cruising in the San Juan waters of Washingtion. I like the Yamaha 8 hp.
Wastewater Problem Bill Bailey at 6:15am 04.23.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/881 I am a relatively new (2 years)owner of my first sailboat, a First 235. I humbly admit that the boa
Need To Replace Exterior Teak Strips On H34 D. Belcher at 5:46am 04.23.03 Big Boats 4/774 Does anyone have a source for the teak stringers that run on the outside of the upper part of the ca
Cutting away shrouds if mast goes down Deac Manross at 5:23am 04.23.03 Big Boats 14/2218 If the worst happened and the mast comes down and has to be cut away, what would any of you use to c
what is a henweigh Joe Refkin, Skooky 3 at 5:15am 04.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/2121 I know the Catalina 30 displaces over 10,000 lbs, but does anyone know what it actually weighs?th
Variable Water Pressure Brad Dennis at 4:01am 04.23.03 Big Boats 5/751 Replaced my fresh water pump with a 4.5gpm variable pressure pump but original problem continues. W
teak refinishing lloyd at 3:37am 04.23.03 Ask All Sailors 3/951 Hello All,I have sanded all my trim to bare wood,and it has rained.With temps in the50's how long s
H 37 Cutter main, staysail traveler stops, ends Mike Harris at 3:09am 04.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1018 Recently purchased 1985 37 cutter with damaged traveler ends ' stops. Trying to determine proper Sch
Care of Seat Cushions David at 2:57am 04.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/953 The interior seat cushions on my '82 C30 were replaced two years by the previous owner. They are fo
folding prop richard at 2:41am 04.23.03 Other Sailboats 4/704 I have an O'Day 31. Just out of curiosity, what's the likely gain in boat speed between a regular pr
Traps for head sinks rob at 2:27am 04.23.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1107 we just pressurized our tanks last weekend (thanks for the advice).while draing we noticed our forwa
Who's coming to Pacific Sail Expo? Peggie Hall/HeadMistress at 1:43am 04.23.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1139 I'll be there Friday and Saturday (which means, I won't have much time to answer questions here, so
Bow Thruster installation Vincenzo Gagliardi at 1:29am 04.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1336 I would like to innstall a Bow Thruster in my Catalina 400 MkII -Hull 241- If any of the owners had
Registering Boat in IL Bill at 12:58am 04.23.03 Ask All Sailors 4/992 Can someone help with info on registering and licensing a boat I am purchasing in IL. I live in MO
Accugage for Diesel Laura Bertran at 12:55am 04.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1199 I've been looking at the Accugage Unit for diesel, waste and water tanks. I had thought that these g
Drying Sails with In-Mast Furling MikeS at 12:53am 04.23.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1074 I recently purchased a boat with In Mast Furling. If the sails are wet when furled and then the boat
Bimini Top Installation for H26 Rob McLaughlin at 12:48am 04.23.03 Smaller Boats 4/799 I just bought a bim-top for my 26, and ran into a small snag. I also have an outboard motor storage
Bow Thrust installation Vincenzo Gagliardi at 12:37am 04.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/803 I would like to innstall a Bow Thrust in my Catalina 400 MkII -Hull 241- If any of the owners had ma
Westerbek opinion Maxim at 12:28am 04.23.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1073 Hi,I am going to see a boat this weekend that has an old, 1975, diesel engine - Westerbeke 4-91 wi

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CoViD-isms Rick486 at 3:06am 05.21.20 yle in my home. In fact today I will be applying the kit to restore her hair to her "natural" color
CoViD-isms (1) Will Gilmore at 2:18am 05.21.20 It takes a sick mind to think up a joke like that. I love it. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha h
Simrad Transducer Operation twodzusfittings at 11:52pm 05.20.20 Oh No, Not 5200! That's the death caulk sealer. It gets rock hard and you'll need to chisel or grin
Beneteau 323 Standing Rigging Cotter Pin Size Question CapitalistSailor at 10:48pm 05.20.20 For my turnbuckles I've been using bronze cotter pins on my Beneteau 311 for a couple years with goo
How to check out batteries Benny17441 at 10:17pm 05.20.20 I second Ken Cross recommendation of using an inexpensive load tester, given the age of the batterie
Club racers. CapitalistSailor at 10:01pm 05.20.20 I feel your pain on the jib size. The largest jib that will fit on my Beneteau 311 is a 116% jib (th
Storage aft of the transom 19thol at 9:41pm 05.20.20 It's too open to kayakers and others passing by to put anything of value in there.
Mast Angle Benny17441 at 9:33pm 05.20.20 Does your forestay reach the top of the mast or does it end 3/4 up the mast? If it goes all the wa
Stainless question Ron20324 at 9:31pm 05.20.20 Smack the hole or the surrounding area, might close the hole so it does not leak? Put a screw in it
Club racers. CapitalistSailor at 9:31pm 05.20.20 In light air a dirty bottom makes a surprisingly large difference, and some difference even on windy
Stainless question dLj at 9:25pm 05.20.20 You can weld it. Gtaw (tig) would work no problem. It's likely a 304 stainless steel. Welds quite re
Stainless question rgranger at 9:24pm 05.20.20 I agree with google, tig would be best. Silicone would be easiest and cheapest. I sure miss the sho
Downwind Sail - Beneteau 311 jssailem at 9:21pm 05.20.20 You look good in the image. Sail is drawing well. If you mean competing against a regular spinnaker,
Stainless question jssailem at 9:13pm 05.20.20 I agree with the weld. You can have it welded, though I thought you Could weld stainless. Then of co
Stainless question Michael Davis at 9:13pm 05.20.20 I agree with google, tig would be best. Silicone would be easiest and cheapest. I sure miss the shop
Installing the Transducer for an Axiom 9 jssailem at 9:11pm 05.20.20 I do not know either... But what would it hurt to give it a try. If you learn not then you can alway
Salvage Yards Tri-state? ScourgeOfTheHudson at 9:05pm 05.20.20 I haven't yet. been sending out messages to the suggestions here. I'll check there too. thanks!
Installing the Transducer for an Axiom 9 Mike Oldak at 8:54pm 05.20.20 Mike is this one you could put in a silicone or epoxy "bath" and have it work? Can you put water in
Dang lifeline broke - CD? Gene Neill at 8:30pm 05.20.20 Is CD coating their SS lines? Just curious. I see cracks in mine. It's an option. Costs about $20
Downwind Sail - Beneteau 311 (1) CapitalistSailor at 8:29pm 05.20.20 I use an asymmetrical spinnaker on Footloose, a B311, as can be seen in the picture to the left (I w

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