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Dual water tank check valve? jonelli at 9:14am 09.10.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1170 Okay, moving onto a much cleaner fluid topic, I was prepping the boat for a long trip today and deci
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26S rub rail restauration? Bfranchini at 1:58pm 09.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3728 after a real lousy summer here in the Montreal area, we are just about ready to bring Egret home for
No fuel shutoff at fuel tank? (1) Suncatcher at 12:26pm 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 14/4150 I recently purchased a new-to-me boat with a Yanmar 2GM and got brave enough (never touched a diesel
West Marine/Caframo air dryer (2) Skipper at 10:23am 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 20/5878 West marine air dryer, made by Caframo of Ontario, CN. First note is that it says, "Made in Canada"
Documentation uncledom at 8:10am 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1483 I just received the letter from U.S. Vessel Documentation which hopefully we all know is a scam. Ju
Sail Storage David Digby at 8:48pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1808 I have a new sail pack for the main. After the boat comes out of the lake the boom gets stored in my
Why do some Mac 26M's have a Blue Hull and others are White? Darin Stubbs at 8:27pm 09.08.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1280 New to Macgregors. Just wondering why some have Blue Hulls and others don't?
To Kill a Hurricane (3) rgranger at 3:34pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 32/2927 Yesterday at lunch, I was musing with some of my colleagues on the feasibility of using liquid nitro
San Pedro (Southern California) sailors - head pump out stations? marke14 at 1:42pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1016 Greetings SBO friends, those of you in the San Pedro marinas in particular! I am gearing up - menta
Mooring preparation in the event of a hurricane Plymouth Sailor at 10:16am 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1415 I don't believe the area I'm located in (North East) is in any threat of experiencing a hurricane at
Radio 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:14am 09.08.17 Catalina 310 4/971 I have a Catalina 310 (2003). I'm trying to find what model the radio is. The best I can find is thi
Propellor, speed dpearce at 6:06am 09.08.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1617 i have a beneteau Oceanis400 1993 with a Perkins prima 50 and 17in max prop (3 blade feathering). A
Post Labor Day Cruising jssailem at 6:05am 09.08.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 26/1892 I am two days in on a 95 mile cruise around Whidbey Island. So far it has been light on boat traffi
Mixing metal in a mooring Adam D at 1:30am 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3760 For my mooring I have galvanized chain and a stainless swivel shackle attached to it just under the

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Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to
1979 Oday 23 Crack near centerboard pin Project_Mayhem at 9:13pm 06.16.24 As far as I know, the keel is a cavity filled with filler (likely broken into small pieces after all
Cleaning Anchor Project_Mayhem at 8:51pm 06.16.24 Tell your wife you need to go out in bigger waves
Cleaning Anchor Hello Below at 8:15pm 06.16.24 Stainless steel anchor and chain Nice.
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 06.16.24
1984 H31 jssailem at 7:08pm 06.16.24 There maybe some information here on this site. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.ph
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting dlochner at 7:06pm 06.16.24 All ov the existing blocks are old and without bearings, do the friction in there is clearly an iss
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 6:45pm 06.16.24
Roller Furler quirky ? (2) BTC1984 at 6:38pm 06.16.24 Halyard restrainer fixed the issue. Easy to install with a couple rivets
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal Arbee at 6:26pm 06.16.24 Just an update on this for your entertainment. The sea hood removal and replacement was easy btw, bu
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting sidw at 5:34pm 06.16.24 OK, let me rephrase the question... the boom on my Oday 28 is set up like in the diagram above, and
tidy traveller options (1) Dalliance at 4:56pm 06.16.24 Spinlock PXR cleats are the way to go. With traveler lines long enough to reach the helm. I change
Cleaning Anchor Kings Gambit at 3:20pm 06.16.24
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting thinwater at 2:53pm 06.16.24 Maybe there is another way for Sid to look at it. And no, it is not really 6:1. Assume all pulleys
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting dlochner at 2:01pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Davidasailor26 at 12:50pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 06.16.24 Sorry but just waaaaaaaaay too many details omitted here. I don't know anything about a 1990 Hunter
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 06.16.24 I imagine that being so PO'd after completing the job, you didn't keep the old pump to determine the
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 12:10pm 06.16.24 Once and Engineer always and Engineer. The fact that I recently retired only means that boredom lea
Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull Libohunden at 11:37am 06.16.24

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