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Running my engine on land Greg Sampson at 9:03pm 05.05.02 Ask All Sailors 11/1284 I have an '81 H33 and would like to turn over the engine and make sure everything is ok prior to lau
Severe corrosion of rigging that was covered up. Ray Bowles at 3:36pm 05.05.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1148 I went to a friends 27 ft. boat today help him adjust his standing rigging. This is a fresh water b
Ghosting SailboatOwners.com at 2:35pm 05.05.02 Ask All Sailors 56/3775 Sure, we all live for the days when you're screaming along at six or seven knots with the lee rail i
Thru hull lube kirk at 11:51am 05.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/906 How do you recommend lubing the thru hulls once the boat is in the water? I thought I had read abou
Sealant for Windows - 3M 4200?? Johnny Henson at 11:38am 05.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3171 I have been restoring my Catalina 22 (and I appreciate the advice over the last year from Donna and
Rub Rail installation Dale at 11:19am 05.05.02 Other Sailboats 4/888 I have a MacGregor 26x and need to replace or reinstall my rubrail. What type of caulk or sealer do
Mac 26x Rub Rail Dale at 10:58am 05.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1326 I need to reinstall or replace my rub rail on my 26x. The original was damaged in transit and th ed
C22 rigging from Catalina Direct Steve at 10:35am 05.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/1160 I need to replace all of my rigging for my 81 C-22 and am planning on buying the package sold from C
h23 headliner cleaning fyi mmsailor at 10:15am 05.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/2826 Our 89 23 had a leak in the anchor locker drain ,I was not aware of it, must have happened late last
Installing Furling Mainsail Warren at 9:05am 05.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1225 Hi-Does anyone know how to install a furling mainsail on a Beneteau 331? I tried installing it ye
what size spinnaker for an H30? Dan Geltmacher at 7:26am 05.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/914
ARCO 6 Winches Chuck K. at 5:43am 05.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/1587 Does anyone know if parts are available for the ARCO 6 winches, and if so, where? Thanks.Chuck K.
Swing 'kick-up'Rudder Steve Gailey at 4:28am 05.05.02 Day Sailers 1/1162 Does anyone know how to convert the Rudder to a swing 'kick-up' Rudder....or can they be purchased??
Mariner centerboard overhaul Wayne Randolph at 3:09am 05.05.02 Day Sailers 1/1038 After successfully dropping my Mariner centerboard, I had it sandblasted and primed (gratis) with a
Alternator problem Richard Bonomo at 2:16am 05.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/941 So I accidentally crossed my battery wires and damaged my alternator diodes. There is now a short b
batten end caps (1) Bill Murray at 2:15am 05.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1554 I am having a hard time finding replacements for the batten end caps that came with my sails. I hav
what- no room?? don gifford at 1:19am 05.05.02 Other Sailboats 3/640 Al mechanic has just informed me he is unable to repack thestuffing box without moving the engine,(
Single Handed Rigging Chip Barnes at 1:08am 05.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/922 I am in the process of adding the deck organizer the cheek blocks and the clutches for making my "22
Flyback 20-3 Problems Ted Bergner at 12:44am 05.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/2554 I am having problems with my installed Flyback 20-3 charger on my 1999 320 Catalina. No current and
Impeller Replacement By The Novice craig at 12:39am 05.05.02 Big Boats 13/2211 We have a 1987 hunter 34 with a yanmar 3gm diesel.I have owned this model for three sailing seasons

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Grampian 26 height? jssailem at 3:22pm 03.25.20 In the water... Hmmm. Standing at the dock I would measure from the water line to the highest point
SS U-Mixing elbow Ken13559 at 3:21pm 03.25.20 What kind of water are you in Ken? I may check my HDI elbow too. Salty sea water.
Animal poop Justin_NSA at 3:08pm 03.25.20 So reading this thread. it occurs to me that there are people out there who earn an income collecti
Stern Tube Vent Fitting Failure BigEasy at 3:08pm 03.25.20 Bought mine from amazon 25 of them for 30.00 Should last for a few years! Again, really chafes
Grampian 26 height? Hunter216 at 3:05pm 03.25.20 I just acquired a Grampian 26 (fixed fin keel) and am planning to unstep the mast and have it haule
Grampian 26 height? alyman at 2:57pm 03.25.20 Hi, John. The boat is in the water, so I can't currently get a measurement below the waterline (and
Have you seen this? PaulK at 2:51pm 03.25.20 The kicker between Svea and Topaz is that this was apparently in pre-start maneuvering. It seems it
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement FastOlson at 2:48pm 03.25.20 Several of our EY.org site members contributed some good thoughts on the subject in this thread: htt
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Stainless Steel Bolts for Strut and Stern Tube Crazy Dave Condon at 2:32pm 03.25.20 FYI Warren Luhrs relies on quality SS bolts, etc and below the waterline was not an issue for me as
Grampian 26 height? jssailem at 2:30pm 03.25.20 Welcome @alyman I can understand trying to take a shortcut, but do you think you really want to gue
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Water in compartments with foam ingramsail at 2:27pm 03.25.20 Thanks for the reply, I have now removed 99% of the foam and the boat is staring to stay dry.
Sunforce Marine 600watt Wind Generator rgranger at 2:25pm 03.25.20 I found a YouTube of someone replacing the bearings XzUwj3q6vKg
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Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? pathfndr at 1:21pm 03.25.20 Honing breaks the "glaze" on the cylinder walls such that the new rings and honed wall will wear du

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