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150 Genoa Cowpokee at 2:09pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1070 I recently purchased a 150 Genoa and am very pleased with the performance. However, it doesn't point
To Paint or Not to Paint redace45 at 1:58pm 08.24.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 50/6852 I'm a complete newbie to sailing. I recently bought my first sailboat, a used 25' Catalina. I've s
Mac 25 How to Seal Windows jonjbfx at 12:26pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3522 I apologize for repeating what has been asked. But I just didn't get the best way to approach. My
C30 tall rig head stay length - Furlex furler George Da Porge at 10:52am 08.24.15 Catalina 30 3/1315 Going to replace my Hood 810LD continuous line furler with single line. We need a furler my wife ca
34 non skid deck color njlarry at 10:37am 08.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/620 I believe that the 34 came with either a tan or a grey deck color in the non skid area. Mine has a g
drop kiel winch replacement kpodolak at 9:58am 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/933 Has anyone replaced the drop kiel winch on a Macgregor 25? If so, what did you use as a replacement
May not be the alternator, Please look what I found mcconkd at 9:52am 08.24.15 Big Boats 2/902
So you have a charging problem, may not be the alternator! mcconkd at 9:49am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1435
sos jgrozowski at 9:46am 08.24.15 Catalina 22 2/591 I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 22', swing keel ..... It was on a boat trailer in a yard...firs
Purchasing teak moulding CYQK at 8:53am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1341 Hayya Time to replace the teak mouldings on the boat Where is the best place to source them thes
Cockpit side lazarette drainage issues kalewine at 8:42am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/679 Evidently some time ago, the hose from the cockpit side lazarette lid drains (where I store the e-ti
Securing Bilge Cover taboni at 8:37am 08.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/3364 Any ideas aside from screwing it down? The bilge cover on my 1985 C27 has a larger hole at each e
Jib Sheets Hung Up on Mast Light Plug Iriegal at 7:22am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1380 Hey All, I'm the proud owner of a 1987 Oday 272 that I bought in January. So far I love the boat, w
Main Halyard Flamingo1 at 7:16am 08.24.15 Catalina 22 4/1001 I recently purchased (at a very low price) a 1972 Catalina 22 and I have started to work on both boa
Twisted batten JHS at 7:07am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/937 I have approx. 10' batten that has developed approx a 180 degree twist. Any suggestions on straight
HIN (Hull Id Number) is lost. Need Replacement HIN Tag We2Sail12113 at 6:06am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 5/10761 HELP! I lost the Hull ID Tag from my inflatable, and the US CG Requires all vessels have a Hull
Rhythmic jib Ilanortho at 6:04am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2403 Hi; Request advice on Hunter 34 self furling 110 genoa. In a good breeze (>16 knots) the whole f
Snake on a boat (1) Charisma at 5:48am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 44/6091 Just a heads up. So this is the third time we have come across a rattler on our boat. We anchor out
Difference between an H31 Legend and a 31 Cherubini SFS at 5:45am 08.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2719 I've tried using the Search feature for this answer, but have been unsuccessful. We are looking at
what grit for cleaning cabin sole njlarry at 5:41am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2128 Our teak and holly veneer cabin sole is over due for refinishing. Cleaning it is the challenge. We

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Resealing portlights dLj at 6:27pm 01.24.24 You can get 316 Chicago screws through Mcmaster-Carr dj
Resealing portlights dlochner at 6:24pm 01.24.24 The frameless ports or the Lewmar framed ports?
Gear Ratio dlochner at 6:21pm 01.24.24 If the boat is on the hard, you can rotate the engine with someone looking at the prop. Rotate the
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? quadrille38 at 6:12pm 01.24.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Oahu750S at 5:45pm 01.24.24 I'd feel much more comfortable having the boat hauled out by a crane, travel lift or forklift. This
Gear Ratio waterking2 at 5:28pm 01.24.24 no i looked for label , but found none
Gear Ratio kappykaplan at 4:57pm 01.24.24 Is there a label plate on the transmission with that information?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:46pm 01.24.24 Fraid not. 35 years in marine environment, it was a crumbling mess of dissimilar metal with a shaft
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:37pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them? I don't. Perhaps someone else wi
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:36pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:29pm 01.24.24 I had to destroy the anchor locker latch on my 1989 C&C 37/40. Tell us more about the destruction!
boat shades Justin_NSA at 2:25pm 01.24.24 My Hunter shades were made by Ship-Shades. I ordered new elastic and buckles from them back in 2020.
boat shades Rick D at 2:23pm 01.24.24 I purchased a full set from this site for our 40.5. Very satisfied.
Bilge/hull drawings PhantomBJ at 12:29pm 01.24.24 If you have access to a length of copper tubing 1/4 inch 3 ft or more ,attach fittings to get it
boat shades dlochner at 12:24pm 01.24.24 If you have the pleated shades and the elastic closures have seen better days, you can buy them at P
Keel Bolt Replacement VT_littleboat at 12:21pm 01.24.24 Will do... Thanks Dave!
Noisy boats dlochner at 12:21pm 01.24.24 We were in Oriental a couple of years ago and the croakers were in the marina. It was not a restful
Keel Bolt Replacement dlochner at 12:14pm 01.24.24 Hey Obsessed! Did you end up finishing this work? I have a new-to-me P26 and the keel bolts look mi
Keel Bolt Replacement VT_littleboat at 12:01pm 01.24.24 Hey Obsessed! Did you end up finishing this work? I have a new-to-me P26 and the keel bolts look mi
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? jssailem at 11:57am 01.24.24 Just a SWAG 0.017733990147783

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