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  • FastOlson
    FastOlson reacted to shemandr's post in the thread Raising a new main halyard with Helpful Helpful.
    Connect the ends of the old and new halyard via a sewn whipping. It's an easy job but if you just use tape and the ends pull apart...
  • Don Crowther
    Don Crowther reacted to dlochner's post in the thread Epoxy Paint with Like Like.
    Epoxy paint works well on properly prepared steel or iron keels. We've been using it on a steel schooner. The iron needs to be...
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    dlochner replied to the thread Epoxy Paint.
    Epoxy paint works well on properly prepared steel or iron keels. We've been using it on a steel schooner. The iron needs to be...
  • Don Crowther
    Don Crowther posted the thread Epoxy Paint in Ask All Sailors.
    Good morning Has anyone ever used epoxy paint on the cast iron keel? Like pool paint? If the keel is prepped correctly, do you think it...
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    colemj replied to the thread LUCKGRIB and developing ideas in Weather Forecasting for Passage making..
    I've been using the AI models AIGFS and AIECMWF and they have been performing better than all the others. They pick up weather systems...
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    colemj replied to the thread Cabin AC unit on P42.
    Don't buy old technology A/C today, and definitely don't try to keep a 31yo system going with replacement parts unless they are simple...
  • sailcapt340
    sailcapt340 replied to the thread Mystery leak at aft cabin bulkhead.
    Sorry for any confusion I caused. “Tapped” was the wrong word in this case. If I am going to fill a hole I just associate drilling and...
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  • Davidasailor26
    Davidasailor26 replied to the thread Express 35 quadrant stop.
    That pin is puzzling. We had an Edson quadrant on a previous boat. The pin was covered in rubber and mounted on the top of the quadrant...
  • Joe
    Joe replied to the thread Raising a new main halyard.
    I've used a paper clip for a somewhat flexible connector, plus one or two wraps of painter's tape to keep a smooth exterior. The clip...
  • jssailem
    jssailem replied to the thread Inflatable dinghy dock?.
    I recently learned a knot that can help you balance your dinghy fore and aft as you lift the boat. It is called a Portuguese bowline.
  • jssailem
    jssailem reacted to dmax's post in the thread Funny Friday!!! with Ha Ha.
  • Rich Stidger
    Rich Stidger replied to the thread Cabin AC unit on P42.
    I have a 1997 h40.5 with Marine Air also, but mine are still working fine. The only suggestion I have is exhaust all possibilities of...
  • JamesG161
    JamesG161 reacted to dmax's post in the thread Funny Friday!!! with Ha Ha.
    For all those that thought a six-pack was unattainable:
  • Captain Larry-DH
    Captain Larry-DH replied to the thread Inflatable dinghy dock?.
    You can easily make that setup with your retired (old) running rigging. I’d use whatever lifting points are designed into the dinghy and...
  • Captain Larry-DH
    Captain Larry-DH reacted to Will Gilmore's post in the thread Inflatable dinghy dock? with Like Like.
    Universal Dinghy Lift from West Marine, advertised at $150usd. Maybe impractical for carrying the dinghy, but easy enough just to get...
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