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Valve cover w/o decompression lever Bill at 10:06pm 04.24.03 Ask All Sailors 2/985 I am replacing a cracked valve cover on a Universal M-25. I have a cover that does not have the dec
Cleaning connector contacts ed at 9:28pm 04.24.03 Smaller Boats 3/818 hello all,i wanted to see if anyone has come up with a spiffy way of cleaning the contacts (both m
Removing duct tape residue Rich at 9:25pm 04.24.03 Big Boats 10/1195 Am replacing my skylights on my H35. Over the winter I covered cracks in the old lights with duct t
New wiring thru the deck Ric Trimmer at 8:54pm 04.24.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1068 Another spring commissioning task is to fix the steaming light on the O-23. When I was rebedding th
Cleaning sails John Pollitt at 8:39pm 04.24.03 Smaller Boats 1/833 Looking for some tips on washing my sails. Got some rust colored stains and such on them (from when
Peggie, Thanks... David Underwood at 1:56pm 04.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/970 Thank you for your help a few weeks ago. I had the leak at the tailpiece fitting and couldn't get i
Another Question Russell Egge at 1:13pm 04.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1194 can the PHEII be setup to use water from my holding tank, or do we need to use outside water (salt w
Trailer bunk boards Lee Carroll at 1:08pm 04.24.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/951 I bought a 1999 Hunter 240 late in the season last year. The previous owner kept the boat in the wat
Access Swim Ladder Bolts In Boat w/ Propane Locker Ed Upton at 11:27am 04.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1075 I am still trying to find out why my starboard transom locker gets filled with fresh water after a r
sailmaker recommendations Markk Ware at 11:16am 04.24.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1019 Can anyone recommend a sailmaker for minor repairs in the Orlando or Titusville area? Thanks.
Propeller shaft strut Matt Niemic at 10:37am 04.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1222 How do I tighten my propeller shaft strut?
Dye to detect cracks in rigging hardware Kevin at 10:30am 04.24.03 Big Boats 8/1925 Does anyone know where to buy a dye kit for checking the rigging hardware for cracks? There is a sp
Nuts/Bolts domenech at 9:19am 04.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/939 I recently found rust on four bolts and nuts on the aft berth on my cat. 30. These four bolts seems
copression post / cross member Leif Rasmussen at 9:15am 04.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/948 I have read all the archives on repairing water damage in these areas. I currently have unstepped my
I AM WET!!!!! Skip at 8:41am 04.24.03 Ask All Sailors 3/970 Spring is over and summer has begun. I dropped my Catalina 27 "Kid Napper" in to a very chilly 41 d
Need Bracket for Ship's Bell David at 7:34am 04.24.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1163 Where can I find a brass bracket to hang a standard ship's bell? All stores carry the bracket with
gelcoat repair sailfun at 7:31am 04.24.03 Big Boats 2/1531 I remember seeing quite a while ago gelcoat colored by year of manufacturer for Catalina's. I have
Trailer spec's needed for Oday23 Ted Norman at 6:59am 04.24.03 Day Sailers 1/1176 Just bought a '79 Oday 23 in the water w/o trailer.Need spec's so I can get a trailer to move it. E
Registering the boat with the state and not USCG Linda at 6:55am 04.24.03 Ask All Sailors 13/2743 I've checked the archives and only find information about Home Port (Hailing Port)when registering y
Keel Bolt torque Debra at 6:50am 04.24.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1169 I was cleaning up the bottom for painting and wanted to smooth out the front of the hull/keel seam.

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Drop-in Lithium batteries Maine Sail at 4:11am 10.17.20
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? wsconner at 3:28am 10.17.20 Exactly the type of advice and feedback I was hoping for and will really help me move this project a
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? Captain Larry-DH at 3:18am 10.17.20 LARRY, you are correct. The concept of integration is powerful. All your systems in one place. Elec
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:53pm 10.16.20 I would much rather have compressor inside where it could be protected I would never leave this ba
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:45pm 10.16.20 Cut holes in the headliner? If this is the headliner that is tensioned coated textile as on my Hunte
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:39pm 10.16.20 People mount life rafts on cabin tops. Those are pretty heavy. How do they do that? Hunter head
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Winter Projects jssailem at 10:09pm 10.16.20 Exciting. Looks like a full house generator. Your not thinking about putting that beast on your boa
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? jssailem at 10:00pm 10.16.20 Separate radar, separate C-P and separate AIS, and an AP that doesn't talk with anything else rende
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel jssailem at 9:29pm 10.16.20 to one chain source, it has a working load of 3,900 pounds. Thinking about chain with a working l
Neglected boats Meriachee at 8:16pm 10.16.20 Maybe this is the cornerstone (no pun intended) for camera activity next summer, where there will be
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 7:54pm 10.16.20 What amounts to our local season ender - the Gearbuster- was last weekend. More than eighty boats
Drop-in Lithium batteries Benny17441 at 7:51pm 10.16.20 It depends on how you use the boat your particular needs. I'm not one to jump on new technology r
Drop-in Lithium batteries CarlN at 7:45pm 10.16.20 Hi Stu. Yes. I'm an on the hook cruiser. I've given up on AGM after my last set of Lifelines (on pre
Neglected boats Michael Davis at 7:09pm 10.16.20 Don't know if any of them were cement. They all appeared to be (what was left of them) either plan
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 10.16.20 <snip> 11,000 pounds spread over 4 cleats, so something north of around 2750 pounds? I'm not an en
Neglected boats Ralph Johnstone at 6:16pm 10.16.20 @Ralph Johnstone is the cement sailboat the one at the back of Echo Bay? Don't know if any of the
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel SFS at 6:05pm 10.16.20 I don't know that amuck is the word Rich, I think they are valid questions. I can only help with on
Winter Projects Michael Davis at 5:36pm 10.16.20 It did before I started playing with it. I only hope I do no harm. At least it will be cleaner to wo
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? leo310 at 5:35pm 10.16.20 Have you talked to your marine hardware stores to see what they could do for a complete package? B&G

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