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Mac 25 Slug (1) Chris&JenMac25 at 4:35pm 08.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/905 Can someone reccomend and provide the size of slugs for the main on a 1984 Macgregor 25? In the mids
O'Day Daysailer 1972 HELP (1) eldete at 3:33pm 08.02.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/725 Been looking for a while saw one for sale for 800 it was entirely freshwater only although it was mo
Novice needing knowledge Wasp77 at 1:39pm 08.02.18 Ask All Sailors 50/4503 I swear that I'm not a dumb$$. I have looked around the forums, but was unable to find answers to s*
Another black eye for Baltimore (1) DAVA390 at 11:52am 08.02.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1682 This is the current condition of the Pride if Baltimore 2. I think that the private foundaion operat
Cutlass bearing removel Tinacity at 10:53am 08.02.18 Ask All Sailors 5/459 Need help with Cutlass bearing removel looks like it is fiberglassed in any suggestions also shaft c
Precision closing down DAVA390 at 10:39am 08.02.18 Precision 5/4461 Sad news, retirement had come for Porter brothers, sort of. I wonder what this means for Bart?
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Mantus Anchor Deleted member 117556 at 7:53am 08.02.18 Catalina 310 13/2177 It is not my intent to start an anchor debate or discussion. Instead I am just being lazy and thoug
Back from the dark side Claude L.-Auger at 7:20am 08.02.18 Ask All Sailors 15/696 A big thanks to all of you who sent good wishes when I mentioned in a post that I had to go in for o
Rudder issues Yippee Skippee at 2:06am 08.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/536
Help identify cal model G2thefree at 10:06pm 08.01.18 Ask All Sailors 34/2737 I just bought this boat at auction without seeing her. I don't know much about sailboats. I thought
My New Tow Vehicle! (1) w4swk at 9:19pm 08.01.18 Catalina 22 37/2885 Hi Folks As "threatened" in another post, I have purchased my new tow vehicle. Looking for a Toyota
Conduit in mast on Oceanis 351 sailrj at 6:33pm 08.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/918 Preparing to install one of the new Raymarine Quantum Radomes on our 351. Using the wifi version of
Salt water sprayed on alternator and Rodd at 4:57pm 08.01.18 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2849 front of engine as well as negative distribution posts and external voltage regulator. I had a leak
Honda EU2200i Companion - 16K Airconditioner Monterey385 at 4:45pm 08.01.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3538 I was completely surprised (in a good way) today. I finally broke down and purchased a Honda EU2200
Where can I get a PDF of Chapmans? JRacer at 4:14pm 08.01.18 Ask All Sailors 23/2346 Anybody know where I can download a PDF copy of the current Chapman's Piloting Book? All the sites t
Ignition key blank for Beneteau 35 jhickner at 2:16pm 08.01.18 Parts Search 2/654 I am searching for a blank for the ignition key for my Beneteau Oceanis 35. It is a Perkins engine.
Garmin chart plotter issue nat55 at 1:57pm 08.01.18 Ask All Sailors 0/257 If you have a Garmin chart plotter read this service advisory: "Garmin is aware of the following is
Crazy Dave did well Kermit at 10:44am 08.01.18 Ask All Sailors 45/2689
Small gel coat holes in Non-Skid (1) JoeRickard at 9:57am 08.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5467 Yesterday when I was cleaning my Oceanis 45, what I thought were specs of dirt in the non-skid, turn

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Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 9:34am 08.15.24 Jeez Jim (jssailem), that's a bugger. Kind of like the original VW Beetle wherein one had to pull t
Boom Kicker on Capri 18 Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 08.15.24 I installed the mast component of the Boomkicker just high enough to clear the mast hinge when I had
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Stu Jackson at 9:18am 08.15.24 This is one of the strangest "complaints" I've ever read on a boating forum. Dave's right. They we
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:18am 08.15.24 Never heard back from the poster as I need to know for sure if single or double spreader mast. I
Hunter 34 Refit Help jssailem at 9:18am 08.15.24 It is not paint. It is a gelcoat strip sprayed into the mold at the time the boat hull was built. To
Solar Voltage (1) mermike at 9:17am 08.15.24 No OCP is needed between the panel and controller and the controller needs OCP at the battery end o
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 08.15.24 (5" of shaft behind the strut and 4' into the boat), Is this the final position of the prop behin
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:11am 08.15.24 Easy way to find topside leaks is to pressurize the cabin with a leaf blower locating the air bubbli
Catalina 320 Aft Cabin Ventilation RBWX2 at 9:11am 08.15.24 Great explanation. We opted for a 310 due to the large VBerth. The 320 had no AC and no hatch, just
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. jssailem at 9:11am 08.15.24 Ernesto is one more of the reasons Bermuda identifies itself as: Shipwreck Capital of the World Wit
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 (1) jssailem at 9:02am 08.15.24 most prop and shaft installers do not follow most of these precision tasks From the number of boat
Venture 22 Rescue Project CaptainFlint at 8:49am 08.15.24 I got a fair amount of work in today- sanded a bunch more old mildewy paint in the v-berth, I think
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 8:33am 08.15.24 Thanks @jssailem and Ralph. Both articles did summarize the issues well, and in a fairly practical
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment SoSound at 8:05am 08.15.24 @MikeHoncho, that's part of my complaint, I can't find any information which defines the restricted
Hunter 34 Refit Help (1) chloe at 7:51am 08.15.24 Hey everyone, quick question for you. Has anybody tried removing the blue striping at the waterline
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks WayneH at 7:45am 08.15.24 IIRC the start/finish line on some of our Galveston Bay races was the entrance markers to the Kemah/
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks FastOlson at 7:33am 08.15.24 If you were indeed the right-of-way vessel, it seems like sounding five horn blasts and contacting t
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 7:31am 08.15.24 Were you flying the "Constrained by Draught Signal"? How were they to know they should give way?
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Rick Webb at 7:19am 08.15.24 It wasn't like that. I was entering the channel, constrained by draft, and they came up suddenly,
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 08.15.24 Our club typically uses the channel entrance marker for the upwind leg when the wind is from the wes

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