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My keel Jorge Guerra at 10:07am 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1837 Hi I need some help guys rebuilding these MacGregor 25 I have already redundant bottom I'm almost th
Launching without trailer extension! LakeShark at 10:00am 02.24.17 Trailer Sailors 7/1581 Just came across this today and had to share. if it were only so easy! FPeetFWRVxo
Using a Convoluted Wheel? CYQK at 9:19am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 6/747 Well....... If you are anything like me never heard of a convoluted wheel before. Am polishing all t
Aqua Signal 25 combo - known flaw? (2) Skipper at 8:47am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3173 When I had the mast out 2 years ago, I used the opportunity to get some work done, including install
Diesel Engine Smokes and speed limited forward not in reverse why? Capt Ziggy at 6:57am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 12/982 My diesel engine spews out black smoke and speed is limited to 2400-2500 RPM in forward. In reverse
It's Flare Season shemandr at 6:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 52/3301 I have to replace most or all of my flares, smoke signals and other expired signaling devices this s
Water fill location Ned Ludd at 5:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/850 I have been reading through old posts here over coffee. My boat has the water fill deck fitting in t
Calling all Catalina 275 owners (1) Codybear at 4:37am 02.24.17 Catalina 275 157/44303 Seeing that we are a small group of C275 owners and rather scattered, I thought I would start the fi
Looking At a Cape Dory 25 and 3 different Balboa 26's wsmac at 11:55pm 02.23.17 Trailer Sailors 9/3755 I'm the guy some may know from the Hunter forum who is looking at a 28.5 and a 33. Getting a lot of
leak cloydmilton at 8:58pm 02.23.17 Catalina 310 14/2636 We've had a lot of rain here in LA and after each storm there is fresh water in the bilge. The wate
Mast repair for my 1982 Hunter 22 rick221 at 5:26pm 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1879 I made a serious mistake lowering mast and the end result is a mast that is now broke in half. Any i
Hunter 326 Blisters fbcoache at 4:07pm 02.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/1337 Looking into a Hunter 326 that has not been out of the water for a few years, will need a new bottom
Recomended Jobs to do while out of the water? wilf at 3:26pm 02.23.17 Ask All Sailors 27/1718 So my oday 322 is being hauled out for a few days next week to replace the cutlass, inspect the shaf
What type muffler on 94 Hunter 37.5 ddrewry at 3:15pm 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/733 I'm replacing everything from the exhaust manifold aft. Previous owner tried repaying cracked manif
Hunter 30T Engine cover/housing/box repair? Patrick Randall at 2:15pm 02.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1864 My 30T has had a leak from the hatch which has caused the top of the engine housing "box or cover" (
Mac 22 rudder gudgeon replacements tim_kd7jz at 10:19am 02.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/523 If anyone has replaced the stainless steel rod hinge for their rudder with the gudgeons that Blue Wa
San Francisco Bay Boat Owners: How's Your Bottom Growth This Winter? rardiH36 at 9:59am 02.23.17 Ask All Sailors 1/413 My berthing port is Sausalito. Three miles North of the Golden Gate Bridge. I engage a diver ser
1st Post... 1st Large (to me) Sailboat... Hunter 28.5 or Hunter 33 wsmac at 9:19am 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3212 Hello. This is probably the typical newbie... "What boat should I buy?" post, but hopefully I can cl
Removing Polyglow ?? Pat at 8:49am 02.23.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/7506 Maine Sail, thank you for your contributions! I looked at our grey 272 LE's hull this week and noti
Shaft size Catalina 315, 2014 Edj at 7:45am 02.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2434 Looking to buy Catalina 315, does anyone know the shaft size I would like to put on PSS. Thank you f

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Rode hard and put away wet kappykaplan at 3:35pm 05.06.24 check to make sure the crew did most of the above properly :cool: :plus:
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 3:31pm 05.06.24 Unlike the voids you saw, this one is intentional, and it is perfectly dry. It is a pre-made fiber
Deckfill CAP from CD question JamesG161 at 3:28pm 05.06.24 Jim, do those Fill caps you linked fit the existing OEM deck plates? My guess is yes. But you can
Deckfill CAP from CD question dlochner at 3:22pm 05.06.24 Some deck fills are in precarious positions, so one must be careful. Chains just get in the way. If
Bilge Pump in Keel? rgranger at 2:49pm 05.06.24 More than one person has used too long screws that resulted in a great volume of salty ..... lang
Metal Boxes from the Past jssailem at 2:44pm 05.06.24 Our cabinets and cupboards still contain these cans. I think that means you CAN consider your cupb
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F kbgunn at 2:42pm 05.06.24 I had an old hose on the fresh water cooling loop that would leak coolant went the engine got up to
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 2:39pm 05.06.24 It sounds like you are on a good path to resolution. It is never easy the first time. But it can be
Metal Boxes from the Past (1) Justin_NSA at 2:09pm 05.06.24 224618
Metal Boxes from the Past Ralph Johnstone at 1:54pm 05.06.24 RETRO you say ? ? ? ? Our cabinets and cupboards still contain these cans. Fortunately, this was
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F Sutric at 1:54pm 05.06.24 Having really overheated mine due to the water pump impellor destroying itself I would say the possi
Deckfill CAP from CD question Stu Jackson at 1:50pm 05.06.24 Those "security chains" have been the bane of many a sailor, when not if their deck cap fell overboa
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (1) Clutch Cargo at 1:46pm 05.06.24 I've found quite a few voids in my O'Day's hull as well. Layup isn't the best but that's far worse t
Rode hard and put away wet (1) RussC at 1:29pm 05.06.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
Bilge Pump in Keel? JBP-PA at 1:05pm 05.06.24 2Then secure the bracket of your bilge pump to the plywood using short SS machine screws that won'
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? Alan Gomes at 12:36pm 05.06.24
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? jon hansen at 12:33pm 05.06.24 sweet
Rode hard and put away wet jon hansen at 12:30pm 05.06.24 check to make sure the crew did most of the above properly :cool:
SL254 Wind Machine sticking vane and anemometer JoeWhite at 12:26pm 05.06.24 I had that problem. I bought a new one and installed. It works great. Then I just lubricated the or
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? circa1971la at 12:25pm 05.06.24 Thank you so much I truly appreciate this!

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