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MacGregor 26M motor choice awc at 5:45am 03.31.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2902 I know this has been covered before but I can't find any more recent conversation than 2005. What m
North Cruise (1) seadaddler at 5:30am 03.31.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/370 Left Punta Gorda 3/24 and anchored at Cortez and with 10 other PGSC boats going Gulfport today.
Headliners Jaysea at 11:32pm 03.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/927 Maintenance of suede headliner
Topping No-Lift and Z-Spar uncertainty Oceanis 440 NY at 5:41pm 03.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2023 Happy Spring Everyone! So the spring has brought with it some challenges, including a need for a Hu
Puyallup or bust redteledrew at 5:04pm 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 1/345 Ended
Funny noise from AB compressor LeslieTroyer at 4:17pm 03.30.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/851
Center board question? bready at 3:01pm 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 22/1470 When your boat is docked for a period of time is it better for the boat to have the center board rai
H260 New Porthole Question rk1sails at 1:45pm 03.30.19 Smaller Boats 9/803 I finally received the 2 complete operating portholes I ordered for my H260. (It took forever to get
Fuel solenoid on 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 381? Brad Cross at 10:34am 03.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/835 There is a chrome push/pull switch above the preheat and start buttons on my Captains control panel
Electric Outboard Chris Flanagan at 10:22am 03.30.19 Smaller Boats 12/1093 I am considering replacing (but keeping) a 1997 Honda 8hp for my Hunter 235 with a Toqeedo 1003 (sti
373 propane locker capacity ToddS at 6:30am 03.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1619 I'm looking to buy a new propane tank (or two) and I'm wondering how big I can go and still have it
Harlan Marine Art shemandr at 5:24am 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 4/475 We were in St. Augustine yesterday and I was pulled into a gallery with this brightly colored styliz
deep water jon hansen at 1:17am 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 14/826 i just read that lake michigan and lake huron will be a foot higher over datum this summer than last
What to do with used sails? RakeAndToe at 9:17pm 03.29.19 Mid-Size Boats 10/2172 My parents have a huge pile of used sails from the family weeknight race boat, a Catalina 27 (normal
Aqua signal series 25 combo mast headache/ fore deck light bulb conversation question? Capt Robbie at 5:55pm 03.29.19 Ask All Sailors 22/4649 Three years ago installed a new Aqua signal series 25 combo mast head / fore deck light. Fore deck
Water ballast Lcd123 at 12:23pm 03.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/672
Converting Main Sail to loose foot JRT at 11:58am 03.29.19 Catalina 310 55/12634 I think the biggest disappoint I have with my future 310 right now is that I really fell in love wit
Penetrol Plymouth Sailor at 8:22am 03.29.19 Ask All Sailors 2/877 Anyone used Penetrol on oil based top side paint before? How were your results?
O'DAY soundproofing njlarry at 7:49am 03.29.19 Bigger Boats 21/2509 Did a search on sound proofing but only found lots of discussion on type of materials. Really wonder
Wow, a mysterious beauty (3) Skipper at 6:45am 03.29.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2541 Saw this in the shipyard docks in Newport Beach last week. The pictures cannot portray her perfecti

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want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 3:03pm 05.02.24 What size winch should I be looking at? yes I would do the reefing lines at the same time
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 1:31pm 05.02.24 Just closing this out for anyone who might see it later. I used the self adhesive SS tape from the
replacing Spartite with traditional shims Richard19068 at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Maybe check rig-rite for mast wedges? It might help if you know who made the mast.
Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Sdiring at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Got a much better price at a different shop.
want to raise main from cockpit JBP-PA at 11:35am 05.02.24 Reef plans? Having the halyard in the cockpit and the reef lines at the mast can be a pain.
Weeping Holes at Mast Step Terry Cox at 11:33am 05.02.24 Can anyone recognize this setup and give me some advice? Had a similar problem with our boat and w
want to raise main from cockpit (1) Tally Ho at 11:29am 05.02.24
Weight of an O' Day 27 Tally Ho at 11:17am 05.02.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 05.02.24
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 10:58am 05.02.24 My H280 has a single lever transmission / throttle, and I assume yours does too. You may be referri
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) Rich Stidger at 10:47am 05.02.24 You mast leak problem is very common. It looks like you have a Z-Spar mast similar to the one on my
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:46am 05.02.24 If you're still looking, These are great and take up very little space. : Amazon.com Thnx
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:42am 05.02.24 Ruby ,our American Staffordshire loves the water ..
want to raise main from cockpit twodzusfittings at 10:14am 05.02.24 All of the above bolted down equipment will need heavy duty backing plates. Drill your holes oversiz
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:31am 05.02.24 I just started following this thread as my cabin lights are LED and have been for quite some time n
Outboard depth in water. pclarksurf at 9:14am 05.02.24 @Gene Neill aka sir mix-a-lot ;) That Cat's got back !
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 matts997 at 9:05am 05.02.24 I had a H280 for 8 years (great boat!). Agree with everything mentioned here. My fuel line pull kn
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 8:57am 05.02.24 I was searching for a swim pad to hang out on at anchor and found this photo... If you're still l
Looking for ideas on galley remodel jssailem at 7:52am 05.02.24 I feel your pain Fred. I am about a year behind you, but have been thinking a lot about this future
Outboard depth in water. (1) Gene Neill at 7:48am 05.02.24 I haven't figured out why the stern sits so low. Only weight in the back is the outboard (tohatsu s

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