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STICKING MAST GATES Tom Kiernan at 3:28am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 3/957 I fabbed up a pair of mast gates as described someplace using hardware store door threshold strips
AQUA CONE - HAS ANYONE USED ONE?? HELEN KATKOWSKY at 6:27am 10.27.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1247 Saw and ad in a magazine about the Aqua Cone from a company named Solar Solutions. Using solar power
bow leakage dick sonnichsen at 5:01am 10.27.01 Destinations 3/1307 i just bought a 1985 capri 22 and after taking down the wooden "divider" in the interior bow section
Blisters Ron Newton at 3:03am 10.22.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/971 I'm thinking of buying a O-day 27 it has some blisters on the bottom. Can anyone offer advice.
ray 100 vhf Scott at 12:54am 10.27.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/4921 Bill,The batteries on this radio have never lasted more than about 1 hour of listening. If you tr
Primary FuelFilter Replacement John at 11:18pm 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1079 Could someone walk me through the steps of replacing the primary fuel filter on my 1985 O'Day 28. It
Bottom Painting Tony at 2:43am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 2/842 I need to bottom paint my boat soon. I'd like to do it myself. The easiest way to do it appears to b
Attention Mike From Clearlake Ken at 8:42pm 10.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/841 Mike, I didn't get an email, but my address is as follows:Ken BedenbaughPO Box 6337, Sunny Isle
Rigging for racing peter nelson at 1:37pm 10.26.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1506 i am getting ready to purchase a 92 35s5 and race it in the puget sound of seattle.does anyone hav
Internal Wire Clanging Craig at 2:06am 10.22.01 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1073 I have a problem with a lot of noise from the internal wires in the mast (VHF and masthead light).
checklist for winterizing G.N. Davis at 11:32am 10.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1211 Is there available a checklist for winterizing this boat? Still in the water and plan to try to sail
ST4000 Catalina installation david at 9:58am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1031 I recently purchasesd the ST4000 MKII wheel A/P for installation on a 1990 Catalina 30. Is this som
Roller Furling: Cruising Designs Reefer II Brad Elbein at 1:02am 10.22.01 Ask All Sailors 3/4913 Out for a sail yesterday in brisk winds, my roller furling jammed up. It's a 15 year old Cruising
What's a cunningham? Stuart at 9:20am 10.26.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2233 Read your book. It's great, understand most of it
What size engine for a 22 mark alba at 8:14am 10.26.01 Smaller Boats 4/957 I just purchased a Chrysler 8hp engine for my Cat 22.It is a short shaft. Is that Ok for this boat.
Uh oh! Clog at bottom of tank? Jack Betts at 12:44am 10.22.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1236 On our 1981 h37, we've got a Wilcox-Crittendon Imperial Jr. toilet with a 15-gallon (nominally, anyw
Chartplotters W Hall at 7:28am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/918 My Hunter 410 is currently equiped with the following ST50 Plus instruments: GPS, Wind, Depth and Sp
ST 50 Wind Tom Huffmire at 6:58am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1105 I currently have both ST50 Tridata and wind, but the Tridata head (LED) is bad ... can not read whil
Propeller Care Jack at 12:18am 10.22.01 Big Boats 6/1089 My prop has a very large build up of growth and barancles. This has caused an unbalaced situation a
Idylle 10.5 Ray Allen at 6:35am 10.26.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4353 I am considering the purchase of a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 10.5 here in Sydney.I can't find any revie

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retractable bowsprit (1) TimMarks at 2:03pm 02.27.20 Definitely need to do a mock-up with PVC... great idea! the Cat28 mk ii has an asymmetric anchor ro
Mac 26D - Trailering - provision for Rudder and Mast Support. (1) THECUSCUS at 1:58pm 02.27.20 Take the rudder off when trailering. Buy another pair of rudder pintles, and attach them to a 2x4,
shunt wiring for engine ground? Stu Jackson at 1:57pm 02.27.20 ok, thanks.. great advice. My curiosity sometimes gets the best of me and I forget that perfecti
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) dLj at 1:49pm 02.27.20 Not me, I would MUCH rather have a carbon fiber hull. Higher strength, lower density, corrosion res
Hunter 410 Freezer/Frig Lid Latches Don Lucas at 1:47pm 02.27.20 Surprised considering how many Hunters that have those latches no one seems to have found an answer
high water? Hunter216 at 1:22pm 02.27.20 I wouldn't say global warming... the catch phrase is now climate change.. I any event the temperatu
hit a rock in the keel shemandr at 1:17pm 02.27.20 It's got Manta Ray appeal. If the boat is in the water I'd go out and tack back and forth. If one s
shunt wiring for engine ground? wsconner at 1:12pm 02.27.20 ok, thanks.. great advice. My curiosity sometimes gets the best of me and I forget that perfectio
sliding companionway hatch tgrayson at 1:08pm 02.27.20 38 1/2 inches between the rails,21 inches fore and aft,that's the best i can estimate,never had a sl
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) Will Gilmore at 1:01pm 02.27.20 Perhaps the ideal hull would be an aluminum hull insulated from any electrolytic contact in a casing
Hydro Therapy at 12:56pm 02.27.20 I used plumbers putty and its held fine for 3 seasons. I even get correct water temp. As far as spee
Rartan PHll Superflush Piston 0-Ring Lubrication ? ? ? Stu Jackson at 12:31pm 02.27.20 Always glad to see you here, Stu...'cuz I can always count on you to keep me honest! :) --Peggie
Kubota P/N for Universal M18 Starter Solenoid P/N 300538? Stu Jackson at 12:28pm 02.27.20 Further: (click on the links for pictures) Replace the fuse holder from the start button to the sta
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) JamesG161 at 12:26pm 02.27.20 Unfortunately for mono hulled Sailors, weight is not so much an issue as HULL Speed. Lighter hulls =
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) DArcy at 12:08pm 02.27.20 But I'd love a sailboat hull made from titanium! Not me, I would MUCH rather have a carbon fiber
high water? DArcy at 11:45am 02.27.20 A high water treat: Rockland Maine breakwater in an east gale. High tide is 2 hours away. https://
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) Will Gilmore at 11:29am 02.27.20 Nice. All the links work too. -Will (Dragonfly)
Its never too early to reef jssailem at 11:05am 02.27.20 WOW... That looks a bit Sporty. Definitely a 2 reef main and a small jib day... Good day to be well
H 41 CHAIN REPLACEMENT Michael Davis at 11:04am 02.27.20 Should be able to get 6-1 scope in 50 ft of water. I hope. Most anchorages on our part of the coas
H 41 CHAIN REPLACEMENT jssailem at 10:54am 02.27.20 I bought my chain right here from SBO. ACCO high test anchor chain, 105ft x 3/8 inch and Yale 8-pla

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