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Mainsail part yellowood at 12:12pm 05.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1681 On my catalina 27 the part that holds mainsail up went overboard. Don't know the proper name to ord
How does this come apart? (2) EV21 at 10:55am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1042 Hoping someone here has seen one of these winches and knows the trick to disassemble them. I only w
Repair Manual thetone at 10:51am 05.03.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/636 Does anyone know the best repair manual for my 1989 Yanmar 2GM20F?
O'Day 19 companionway steps John G. Davis at 10:43am 05.03.17 Day Sailers 0/454 I recently purchased an O'day 19. I was wondering if they had companionway steps. I can step into th
Racing in a Headwind Iriegal at 10:33am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 45/3521 Hey All - I have a 1985 Oday 272 (wing keel) here on Kentucky Lake, which provides over 250 square m
Cavitating Tohatsu 3.5hp 4-stroke on Zodiac Zoom Air (6) patrickkidd at 10:15am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 29/7227 Hi there, I have a ten-year-old Tohatsu 3.5hp 4-stroke mid-length shaft that cavitates like crazy a
"Survey Says" Bob S at 9:56am 05.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 17/3056 Last fall I posted that we were moving up, admiral's orders. Thanks to all the great advise followed
My Guetto Awning (2) dgreen1991 at 9:41am 05.03.17 Smaller Boats 18/2078 136032 136031 Here is my guetto awning and 3 reasons why it is better than the normal factory one. R
Steering very stiff mikew320 at 9:08am 05.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3141 Hi all, I am just in the process of moving from my Macgregor 26m to a 2003 Hunter 326. There are va
Batteries CapnGL at 9:07am 05.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/873 would I run into problems running 2 batteries in parallel?....just confirming that I won't blow up m
What's this Locker for? (1) LakeShark at 9:02am 05.03.17 Catalina 22 10/1429 So in waiting for the boat to come back from the shop I am going through my to do / improvement list
Mast Slides Pathomas at 6:43am 05.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/406 Good morning what type or style of mast slides does a 1984 hunter use? I am ordering a mastmate an
26 S Needs Foredeck core replacement. Has anyone undertaken this? BernieC at 6:06am 05.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1240 Good Morning All. I am a new owner of a used MacGregor 26S (1990). While we did a basic inspection
Rogue MPT-3048 Software JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:04am 05.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 1/650 Hey MaineSail, I have a Rogue MPT-3048 (actually bought it from you). I was going to make some chan
Beta 35 or 38? Mark Maulden at 10:20pm 05.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/3621 So, I've decided to repower this coming fall. Replacing the Volvo MD17 and SD. My dilemma is the 3
Greetings from greece ELMAX at 8:47pm 05.02.17 Big Boats 0/312 Hello friends, another summer is starting here in the Mediterranean, since I bought Calypso 5 years
Oday 27 icebox removal fr500c at 7:55pm 05.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/739 Has anyone seen/removed the icebox on an Oday 27? I am planning to add a mini fridge for shore power
Pearson 39-2 Rudder Bearings mpbeagle at 7:30pm 05.02.17 Pearson 2/896 I am getting ready to drop the rudder on my 1986 Pearson 39-2 CB for routine inspection. Although t
HDTV Antenna Problem GorillaToast at 7:12pm 05.02.17 Ask All Sailors 7/432 I just installed a new Shakespeare 15" tv antenna, the kind with a power supply. When I plug the coa
Wanted to buy: Keel (Annapolis, MD +250mi) rustyw007 at 6:54pm 05.02.17 Catalina 22 13/1071 Hi all, A while back I posted a pick of the keel of my 75 C-22. I had hoped it was repairable but s

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Looking for ideas on galley remodel Timm R Oday25 at 5:57am 06.07.24 Stainless has it's uses . My experiance leads me to believe it get's very slippery when wet . It als
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 5:25am 06.07.24 Thanks for this. Need to keep at it without hardener until it starts to click.
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 5:05am 06.07.24
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff Project_Mayhem at 5:03am 06.07.24 Thank you, some boats do not sail well w/o a jib. My O'Day definitely gets most of it's power from
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff dlochner at 4:29am 06.07.24 C&Cs generally want to have a jib. As others have alluded, you can control heel by managing sail si
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff Bluenose at 3:56am 06.07.24 Thank you, some boats do not sail well w/o a jib.
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff Bluenose at 3:56am 06.07.24 I started out sailing extremely tender dinghies. The Zuma was so bad that at 10 years old I told th
Curiosity might be making me overthink fred1diver at 3:34am 06.07.24 I will definitely be looking into those hatches. There is nothing under the seat a part from a berth
Edson Pedestal Screws kloudie1 at 3:33am 06.07.24 A small stainless quick release hinge maybe? quick release hinge - Google Search
Color-matching gelcoat jssailem at 10:24pm 06.06.24
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff jssailem at 10:17pm 06.06.24 Worry not about a tender boat. The boat is a solid performer. Great boat to learn with. You get them
Hunter 380 non-skid paint marcham at 9:47pm 06.06.24 My guess, and from looking at my 380's deck, is it was grey gelcoat....
Masthead Anchor Light Kings Gambit at 9:22pm 06.06.24 It could be corrosion at the masthead, but check all accessible connections first, especially if y
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff Project_Mayhem at 8:03pm 06.06.24 I started out sailing extremely tender dinghies. The Zuma was so bad that at 10 years old I told the
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dLj at 7:09pm 06.06.24 Which clamps would you use? The Sandvik clamps @dlochner mentions or others that are solid. An exa
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 6:57pm 06.06.24
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 6:56pm 06.06.24 I don't recommend using those kinds of hose clamps anywhere on my boat. dj Which clamps would you
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (1) skunther at 6:54pm 06.06.24
Shaft coupling flange dlochner at 6:40pm 06.06.24 The flange has to match the transmission, not the engine. Is this the original transmission or has i
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 6:35pm 06.06.24 Is that hose fine to use regular worm drive hose clamps on? Yes you can use worm drive clamps, th

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