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How do I remove/replace keel winch bolt? (5) adambrownatb at 3:32pm 07.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/893 Backstory: I got this 1980 25 mac project for free from a friend who was moving and could no longer
Batten down the Battens (1) BlowMeAway at 2:23pm 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 29/4947 I have four leech batten pockets on my main as seen in the image below. Occasionally when hoisting o
Leaving boom and mainsail on lowered mast 26C Rowlando at 1:55pm 07.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/488 I trailer my 26C so I need to use the MRS each time.....not an issue but I am trying to speed up the
AC/HEAT PUMP dru at 1:04pm 07.21.18 Catalina 30 2/878 Has anyone installed an ac/heat pump under the u-shaped dinette found in a Catalina 30 with air duct
head door Jimmy at 11:17am 07.21.18 Smaller Boats 6/1156 Hunter H 26 Head door has anyone removed it seems there would be a lot more room with some sort of c
Event and Consequence jssailem at 7:14am 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1024 So much of my experience on a boat has been the result of event and consequence. Survival appears to
Well. How bad can it be?? (5) scottmellloyditude at 5:33am 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1366 153934 got the dreaded call from the marina yesterday after a storm went through. Our dock broke loo
chicago mac race jon hansen at 8:39pm 07.20.18 Racing 17/1375 big low in the middle of lake mi right now. big winds. forecast looks like very windy on the nose f
Help picking our next boat Mike H. at 5:48pm 07.20.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1463
Raritan PHll part #1203W (2) justsomeguy at 3:40pm 07.20.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1833 The problem: air valve broke off while unscrewing from old pump body. What the...! plus shipping fo
New Capri 18 owner First of many questions PugetSounder at 3:11pm 07.20.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/529 Hello all, Long time lurker. Finally belong. Just purchased a Capri 18 that appears to be in pretty
Downwind side by side Jackdaw at 1:59pm 07.20.18 Racing 27/2891 We often race against a Merit 25 that rates faster than us. While they might pull ahead upwind, we c
Transmission locks in forward Clydo at 11:40am 07.20.18 Catalina 310 6/977 Anyone have problem like mine with transmission in my 2013 C310 Hurth ZF5M now and then locking in
Solar arch on a Passage 42 Wanderwind at 11:28am 07.20.18 Big Boats 20/5194 I'd like to add a stainless steel arch on our Passage 42 for mounting solar panels and am looking fo
Wisker pole rig prosmile at 5:35am 07.20.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1397 I cruise a beneteau 381. I found a 10' wisker pole which is a few feet shorter than I really need f
Water Heater Removal, Hunter 42 DennisL at 11:33pm 07.19.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/814 I'm having a tough time getting the old water heater out of my Hunter 42 Passage. I unscrewed all t
Kermit meets Ron (1) Kermit at 4:09pm 07.19.18 Sails Call Lounge 20/2247
Swageless fitting john6206 at 3:29pm 07.19.18 Smaller Boats 2/810 anyone have experience with hi-mod swageless fittings? I installed the trim-to-fit forestay, and I
2000 Yanmar 3GM30F Black Smoke and no power sailcapt340 at 2:25pm 07.19.18 Big Boats 64/13476 Yesteday everything was great....fast forward to today and my 2000 Yanmar 3GM30F is spewing Black Sm
VMG sailing at 140 to 150 AWA with just white sails danstanford at 1:13pm 07.19.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1328 We are blessed with a new North jib and some better sailing to the point we are as fast at the best

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Edson steering, Catalina 250: conduit blocking rudder chrbrown at 8:16pm 09.18.24 Thanks both for the replies. I'm emailing with Edson to see what they suggest. They don't have parts
Fresh Water Leak artboas at 8:13pm 09.18.24
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter higgs at 8:11pm 09.18.24 A quick search tells me the engine is a diesel so I am confused about a flame arrestor which I assoc
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard higgs at 7:59pm 09.18.24 I see you are from Canada. Most of us are US so our laws are different. Many US yards allow one t
Hunter 49 / 50 Fischer Panda owners... artboas at 7:58pm 09.18.24 Artboas While I'm thinking about it have you modified your hot water tank drain in any way? Yes, I
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Davidasailor26 at 7:35pm 09.18.24
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 7:35pm 09.18.24 I agree Mark. But the factory wire path is already through those storage compartments and, though it
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Mark Maulden at 7:27pm 09.18.24 I like to keep primary big wire battery systems out of the bilge. Things corrode faster and if you
H376 Mixing Elbow Justin_NSA at 7:19pm 09.18.24 I'm glad I didn't get rid of the huge Harbor Freight wrenches I bought to remove my old elbow. I ma
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard TimFromLI at 7:11pm 09.18.24 30' boat could probably be trailered to your home or a cheaper storage site where you could do the w
2012 50' Hunter - where is the bow thruster fuse? Georgedoyle at 6:52pm 09.18.24 On our 49, there is an on off switch near the batteries. Pull up the floor boards near the salon tab
Hunter 34 cabin interior wood finish Paul Barnett at 6:33pm 09.18.24 I purchased a Hunter 326 last year and we are bringing her back a bit at a time.. I've heard the int
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dLj at 6:21pm 09.18.24 Where is the boat currently? dj
H376 Mixing Elbow Ralph Johnstone at 5:40pm 09.18.24 Is it run time related or just age? I open mine up every 4 - 5 years. I now have 4 years coming
Sore eyes after day of sailing. Chenega at 5:21pm 09.18.24 Polarized glacier glasses, Bimini, and liquid tears work for me. I find reflective light is very har
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 5:12pm 09.18.24 Would it be safe to sail it with exposed fiberglass about 100 miles to the next town? Even then I d
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dlochner at 5:10pm 09.18.24 Would it be safe to sail it with exposed fiberglass about 100 miles to the next town? Even then I d
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 5:03pm 09.18.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Sorry to hear of your woes with your new-to-you boat. Blisters are no
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 4:57pm 09.18.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Sorry to hear of your woes with your new-to-you boat. Blisters are not
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Don S/V ILLusion at 4:56pm 09.18.24 Take it somewhere you/someone else can fix the blister and apply paint?

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