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How to lift boat to paint bottom? Mr. B Akron at 5:50pm 04.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3690 I need to re paint bottom of MacGregor 26. Any suggestions on how to lift the boat off of trailer w
Galley Sink Pump dgottfeld at 5:23pm 04.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/501 We are getting our 1995 Hunter 27 with a tiller ready for the season. The galley sink has a standar
Can anyone tell me what this isin front of the prop? (1) Bob S at 5:01pm 04.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/3664 135359
H27 mast compression problems heritage at 4:38pm 04.15.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1210 The sliding door between the saloon and the head will not close all the way because the port side of
best way to mark everything when dropping the mast on hunter 28.5 jimambrose at 4:16pm 04.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/545 I am a new sailboat owner, 85 Hunter 28.5,...(been a power boater for 35 years). Got hooked on sail
No good deed goes unpunished... (1) eherlihy at 4:08pm 04.15.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1971 So I was working on my boat, which is still covered and on the hard today... I was using my butane t
So do you do birthdays? BlowMeAway at 3:24pm 04.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 11/696 Happy Birthday to my Admiral. I could not ask for more...playing back a couple of years. o1HI6kXkJe
Some rigging questions (1) jhogle at 1:37pm 04.15.17 Catalina 22 16/1364 I realized today that I had my back stay attached to the wrong spot. A friend and I tried to get it
How Many Among Us Are Still Sailing After a Heart Attack? GorillaToast at 1:17pm 04.15.17 Ask All Sailors 39/1873 I'd like to hear some first-hand wisdom on things like how long before you could start sailing again
Bulkhead separating from compression post. (1) Arbalete at 12:51pm 04.15.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/617 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 that was surveyed in December 2016. There was no problem with the bulkhead
Big Window All U Get at 12:23pm 04.15.17 Ask All Sailors 11/459 Hi all, Heading back to the US tomorrow with a window that could get us into NC by Thur. Its never
Question About Polishing Hull shank at 12:13pm 04.15.17 Catalina 22 27/4190 Hello, I'm polishing the hull on a 87 C-22 for the first time that I purchased last year. I went ov
Machine Threads? 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:03pm 04.15.17 Catalina 310 5/624 Is the Catalina 310 SAE or METRIC or BOTH ??? :doh: Mine is a 2003 Cheers 2 Old Pirates.
Anyone up for a San Juans gathering in August? Ken Cross at 12:01pm 04.15.17 Destinations 28/1784 We are thinking of a few weeks just cruising around up there. We could possibly also hit the Gulf Is
Main sail Halyard Dionysis at 10:37am 04.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/993 A good friend once told me that owning a boat especially a sailboat is not as enjoyable as one might
Boat cost calculator. Brian Buzz at 8:40am 04.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1080 This is why I don't mind trailering my boat and setting it up. I never thought that my Macgregor was
Old O'Day boat? (3) Nathan Harris at 8:16am 04.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2239 Hi there! I'm not a sailor, rather just a guy who bought a house a couple of years ago that came wit
Stability Factor for OC 45 SteveInMD at 5:49am 04.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1616 I'm aiming to do the Annapolis to Newport race in the cruising class this June. Does anyone know th
Windlass foot switch placement gettinthere at 5:02am 04.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/667 I'm progressing on the installation of my Lofrans Tigress windlass. It has up and down foot switches
Wood damage: Quick and easy Dutchman repairs. (8) TomY at 4:28am 04.15.17 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/5794 Cockpit coamings get a lot of wear and tear from use. Mine had some problems I was putting off until

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Bent stemhead fitting LloydB at 10:33am 05.26.23 It looks like you have two problems a torqued stem fitting and a bow spirit pushed to the port, but
Window Replacement Installation Advice Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 05.26.23 would screws be needed to keep the windows from moving? Mind skipped over the VHB tape. Yes, tha
Furling Head Stay Tension Tally Ho at 10:12am 05.26.23 I am not sure if that rig is a B&R rig or not (no backstay?). Tightening the rig is not a trivial
New Cat 22 Owner Gene Neill at 10:00am 05.26.23 None at all. :thumbup:
Vberth hatch window Tally Ho at 9:52am 05.26.23 Can you find any markings on the original? Otherwise, maybe some photos and measurements would he
Window Replacement Installation Advice Tally Ho at 9:50am 05.26.23
Bilge pump line LloydB at 9:49am 05.26.23 There is a small nonconductive threader fish tape that you could push from each end to at least get
Hurricane Season 2023 JamesG161 at 9:44am 05.26.23 All the Tropical Season forecasts are predictions. If you read our End of 2022 analysis, you shoul
Window Replacement Installation Advice cdn_bacon at 9:43am 05.26.23 If the OP uses VHB tape to hold the windows in place, and the 795 is just to seal up the outside ed
Window Replacement Installation Advice Tally Ho at 9:37am 05.26.23 Take a look through the archives here and you'll literally find an encyclopedia of information, bot
Sail drive raw water intakes Mark Maulden at 9:33am 05.26.23 In your third pic, what are the slots above the zinc for?
Ship's Bell Tally Ho at 9:31am 05.26.23 My boat came with a bell, but it is not mounted. Like @Kings Gambit, mine can be removed from the m
Bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 9:29am 05.26.23 Had the gas tank cleaned and repaired recently. Had someone remove the tank and re-install after th
Window Replacement Installation Advice Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 05.26.23 Your install looks good. Did you paint black on the backside of your glass or is that the VHB tape
Bilge pump line Ralph Johnstone at 8:52am 05.26.23 Had the gas tank cleaned and repaired recently. Had someone remove the tank and re-install after th
Hurricane Season 2023 dlochner at 8:48am 05.26.23 Ok Dave, John and I did this for 2022, please read the entire Post, since at the top, is the key fo
Bent stemhead fitting (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 05.26.23 If it's this SS rod fitting which holds down the anchor you're looking at : o bend this on your anc
Bent stemhead fitting Timm R Oday25 at 8:30am 05.26.23 "If it were I" , Any twisting ,torquing would be done with the roller removed from the boat . It mig
It followed me home Timm R Oday25 at 8:27am 05.26.23 Now that's what I'm talking about ... Quit taking pictures and go sailing would you please ?
Sail drive raw water intakes (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:23am 05.26.23 What a $%#^@ nightmare. I hade no idea these things had so many problems looking for an inopportun*

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