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Kayaks on a 26S. Russ Ward at 7:08am 07.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/889 My son and I are planning a trip to the Mississippi and Alabama barrier islands soon and he wants to
Shrouds too long Yoop sloop at 6:55am 07.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/618 I recently bought a hunter 216 and the lower and upper shrouds are about a foot too long to connect
Pearson 39-2 CB loose? Foxie at 6:15am 07.11.18 Pearson 16/3507 I just joined this forum so hello everyone, last spring I bought hull #4 a 1987 39-2 inMd and brough
'73 transom motor mount holes repair (7) Sacto Dave at 9:52pm 07.10.18 Catalina 22 25/2443 153533 I coated the inside of each hole first with thinned epoxy, then 404 adhesive filler thickene
Add a cam cleat and centerboard cleat. Nightowl415 at 8:20pm 07.10.18 Ask An Oday Owner 0/496 Just purchased a 1978 Oday 20 and need to rig for single handed sailing. The current jam cleats don
Forward/neutral/reverse reinesj1 at 8:13pm 07.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/622 Hi, I own a Hunter 376 1997 sailboat. I will like your recommendation. When I am under sail power an
Changing motor mounts M-25XPB (2) Wanderwind36 at 8:07pm 07.10.18 Big Boats 1/981 Addressing neglected maintenance on our 1987 Catalina 36. The boat was re-powered 2003. This weekend
Checklist for Saildrives (1) DennisonBerwick at 7:34pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 0/672 If you have a saildrive, you may find this 6-page Checklist for Saildrives useful. Covers Maintenan
Seaward vs. Catalina vs. ?? catalanc at 7:32pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 25/3361 Hi guys, I am a truly beginning sailor sailing on Lake Dillon, CO. Winds can go from zero to 35 in
Garmin chart plotter shows intermittent location FundySail at 7:13pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1033 Strider's chart plotter (Garmin 3205) has been screwing up lately. The GPS location is intermittent
Anchor Locker on Hunter 45DS (1) murrayabbott at 6:15pm 07.10.18 Big Boats 14/2487 Hi. Just this year I replaced my anchor rode with chain. I find that the chain is not able to drop
Throttle cable creep reeder at 5:57pm 07.10.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/1259 My pedestal mounted throttle for the Universal 18 is creeping back and not staying put. This is a re
High temp alarm no longer sounds when I turn key. markwbird at 5:30pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 7/988 As y'all know, when you first turn the key to start the engine (Yanmar 3gm30F) the high temp alarm s
Westerbeke Admiral Panel Rear Cover (1) jviss at 4:45pm 07.10.18 Parts Search 2/740 Looking for the rear cover for the Admiral panel. Here's what the panel looks like: http://discount
Used Jib advice Garymadhatter at 2:08pm 07.10.18 Bigger Boats 7/1081 My current jib (on a roller furling) on my 1980 O'Day 30 is tearing badly and needs to be replaced.
Pop Top Latch Clips for Original and "New Design" Catalina 22 (2) Leeward Rail at 1:21pm 07.10.18 Catalina 22 7/1003 Hello all, I was at the local store today, looking for some boat stuff, and happened to notice that
Fresh water fill / vent problem ttibbits at 1:06pm 07.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1744 Has anyone experience with replacing the fresh water vent hose on a 1990 Hunter 35.5? My problem sta
Sharing a big win - the pearson floats (14) tipsyravensailing at 11:56am 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 8/581 Heya all. I know a few of you have been following along with my saga and i have a sizable update fo
wet exhaust hose size sv/brendagail at 10:38am 07.10.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/697 I have a 1989 Hunter30 and need to replace the wet exhaust hose from the muffler to the discharge po
Rubber boot over ignition switch Clydo at 10:19am 07.10.18 Catalina 310 7/1313 Cover over my 2003 C310 ignition switch finally gave up. Ordered one From Catalina Direct and the o

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Deck Hardware Neddimg JamesG161 at 6:44am 05.06.24 Look here for best information and how to do it! Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-IT Tape - Marine Ho
Rode hard and put away wet Dalliance at 6:31am 05.06.24 Same fresh water lake as Tally Ho and Project Mayhem, so no rinsing required. Deck & Dock: Dock line
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 6:17am 05.06.24 I've found quite a few voids in my O'Day's hull as well. Layup isn't the best but that's far worse t
Halyard Restrainer on Catalina 27 Project_Mayhem at 6:12am 05.06.24 I prefer rivets as they are easy to remove while screws, can be a pain if they decide to strip or co
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 05.06.24 Tie up to dock, secure extra lines if a storm is expected, put canvas back on, close hatches, turn o
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 05.06.24 A little tip if you decide to use sealant... Apply masking tape to the teak and maybe even the deck
Rode hard and put away wet Allowishish at 5:50am 05.06.24 Tidy up (so there is nothing to do when we return), close all hatches and covers, close all through
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:36am 05.06.24 I usually shut the engine off in forward, then shift to reverse briefly and then leave it in neutra
Window unit AC install Ward H at 5:26am 05.06.24
Halyard Restrainer on Catalina 27 dlochner at 4:47am 05.06.24 Aluminum rivets are the best choice. SS and aluminum masts don't get along due to corrosion.
Deck Hardware Neddimg Terry Cox at 4:00am 05.06.24 Good morning, Mark. Please clarify what you mean by deck hardware seams. If you have hardware that n
Deck Hardware Neddimg dlochner at 3:58am 05.06.24 Sealing hardware from the outside never works for long. Two products that work least poorly are Capt
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 3:20am 05.06.24 See 14 April post, item 5. I read it the first time. I hear you. But I ran it more than one minute
Should prop spin in Reverse? arf145 at 9:19pm 05.05.24 I usually shut the engine off in forward, then shift to reverse briefly and then leave it in neutral
Compasses don't agree Mark Maulden at 9:07pm 05.05.24
Compasses don't agree thinwater at 8:38pm 05.05.24 I was cruising along on autopilot, easy going, easy weather. I started futzing around the deck, work
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 8:32pm 05.05.24 I think this was the post If you take your toe rails off, they will try to straighten themselves ou
Outboard Bracket Mounting Project_Mayhem at 8:27pm 05.05.24 For a quick and dirty short term solution you could use rubber washers. I've sway bar link bushings
Window unit AC install Project_Mayhem at 8:18pm 05.05.24 Portable AC units come in a number of different flavors with varying degrees of efficiency. The unit
Should prop spin in Reverse? Calif. Ted at 6:49pm 05.05.24 Should a mechanical transmission allow the shaft to turn in FWD? when the engine is shut down? It

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