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Marine Plumbing Standards Tim at 9:07pm 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 4/2812 Does anyone know of a source for marine standards? In particular, I'm seking information on what typ
long beach boat show tom b cat22 at 8:35pm 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 2/924 when is it?? or did i miss it??
O'Day 25 C/B Richard Wagner at 1:11pm 03.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1054 I had to pull the centerboard because of binding. The centerboard looks =OK, but the pin shows wear
Which Mac handles heavy seas best? Bill Graham at 1:09pm 03.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1074 After reading about the Mac 26X in heavy seas it has peaked my interest in wonderingif the 26D and
Bomar Hatch and Gray portlights gaskets Richard McDonald at 12:43pm 03.28.03 The Cherubini Hunters 7/6297 I need to replace all of the gaskets on every hatch and portlight of my 1979 H37C. I know that I can
Replacing the rub rail Jerry at 12:42pm 03.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1228 I hear that replacing the rub rail is a real....well, let's say, "A difficult job." That's polite.
Rebuild kits for maxwell winches on my 25.5 Ray Juarez at 11:48am 03.28.03 Smaller Boats 5/1309 I have two questions the first the winches on my 25.5 (1984) don't catch and have been slipping. Whe
mast light? denis at 11:32am 03.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/877 is there a mast light on the 1989 18.5 model.? there is a wire an as i have ni manual i do not have
Need info on a 1968 sailboat Robert at 10:47am 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 2/987 need to know if a boat maker by the name "Pena" ever existed, if so is there anywhere on the web i c
Buying new sails Chris at 9:55am 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1364 I have to replace my mainsail for my O'Day 30........I've looked in magazines and upon close exaimin
Forced-air diesel-fueled cabin heater Mike Daus at 9:34am 03.28.03 Big Boats 3/4182 Our old (+20 yrs) Eberspacher D3L cabin heater (3200 W heat output) recently failed and needs replac
Widgeon Spreaders Nate at 9:20am 03.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 I'm looking for the specs on the spreaders found on the Widgeon. ie. length, outside diameter, wall
High Output Dual Alternators Ken Kahn at 7:54am 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 0/932 Has anyone installed a dual output alternator and jumped the two outputs and used it as a single out
Sanitation hose question. Russell Egge at 7:21am 03.28.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1461 Went to look at the tank configuration and measure the hoses for replacement. I know we are suposed
Why do people not like the wing/swing keel? David Mosley at 5:07am 03.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/914 I have an '85 Hunter 23 and love the performance changes with the daggerboard down upwind, and raise
Peggy, what about the Air Head Dry toilet? Richard Planas at 5:04am 03.28.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1492 Peggy, once again, thanks for your reply to my e-mail. Searching through the forum I ran into someon
Cutless Bearing Alan at 4:53am 03.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/867 What size cutless bearing do I need to buy to replace on my 1978 O'Day 27?Boat has a Yanmar YSB8
Sling position Winnie N. at 4:40am 03.28.03 Big Boats 8/3265 What is the proper position for the slings when hauling or launching a 34' Hunter, vintage 1986? I
Mounting Bow Cleats Les Murray at 3:39am 03.28.03 Big Boats 1/1019 List Mates,My C-36 has just a single bow cleat. I want to add two more adjacent to the anchor loc
Rust on the rudder? - 1985 Hunter 31 Kevin Muhlendorf at 2:40am 03.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1023 On the starboard side of the rudder, there is a rust trail that goes down a good foot and a half - t

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Rust Never Sleeps. Mr. Dave at 5:02pm 09.19.20 Well dang, if you can get a factory cast 316 elbow, why the F would you have one welded up??! It is
Cam Cleats how do you use them? kloudie1 at 4:37pm 09.19.20 I have them on the main sheet ( built into the multi- block, 6:1), traveler control lines(3:1) and t
Cam Cleats how do you use them? Cole07 at 3:58pm 09.19.20
Cam Cleats how do you use them? Mark Maulden at 3:29pm 09.19.20 You just reminded me I have to replace two at the gooseneck for main reefing. Springs are no longer
Yanmar 3YM30 Heat Exchanger Removal and Cleaning kloudie1 at 3:14pm 09.19.20 I am not super familiar with that engine, but I think taking the tube bundle out is not that big of
Cam Cleats how do you use them? Michael Davis at 3:08pm 09.19.20
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 seanmcclain at 2:56pm 09.19.20 This thread indicates it was a 2 burner alcohol (Seward) Princess. I have not come across an Olymp
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... dlochner at 2:47pm 09.19.20 Take a look at Sailrite.com. They have information on the different types of foam and how to constru
Keel cancer? (4) CAT22SWTEXAS at 2:45pm 09.19.20 Rustlok 6980 Steel Primer. Keep in mind I did this while on the trailer. I lowered the tongue to t
Keel cancer? (3) CAT22SWTEXAS at 2:35pm 09.19.20 Before and after needle gunning and sanding. Used a primer from Petit called Rustlok. Must be good
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? CAT22SWTEXAS at 2:19pm 09.19.20 Well that is fair. It's only $150 at the Corpus Marina. I am only about 10-15 miles from Canyon.
Rust Never Sleeps. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:13pm 09.19.20 He said that he didn't care for the stainless elbows because it was harder to get them screwed down
Rust Never Sleeps. jibes138 at 1:40pm 09.19.20 While you may be noticing some salt water leaking as cause for concern you should be much more conce
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? thinwater at 1:38pm 09.19.20 I haven't had a horn cleat on a sheet... ever... including larger cats. An obsolete concept for mos
Lifting Points philiefay at 1:38pm 09.19.20 Thanks John. I had the boat inspected for Tahoe yesterday. 5hrs later they told me they found 3 ze
What is wrong with my sail? Benny17441 at 1:36pm 09.19.20 Wrong size sail, luff too long. Can you lower the goose neck?
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... thinwater at 1:31pm 09.19.20 Re. Sunbrella, it's not the pressure, it's the chemical. a. PW or strong chemical with remove the f
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width jibes138 at 1:30pm 09.19.20 How are you taking down the mast? Why sacrifice a tape measure, use a length of string or line to m
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer kappykaplan at 1:12pm 09.19.20 Best thousand bucks I ever spent. BOAT unit? :beer:
Invest 90L kappykaplan at 1:10pm 09.19.20 Don't want this stuff! Too wet a year so far. :beer:

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