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Need advice on a CDI furler on an anchor roller (2) Bfranchini at 6:35am 05.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/582 Good morning I need some safety advice to put my mind at ease The PO attached the CDI furler to the
mc 22 concave washers for swinging Keel pivot bolt alfred gamil at 5:58am 05.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/856 a lot of water in the boat ...looks like the washers are the problem ..where to finf the kit of the
urgent , concave washers kit for swinging keel mc gregor 22 alfred gamil at 5:47am 05.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1020 a lot of water in the boat ...looks like the washers are the problem ..where to finf the kit of the
New Catalina 18 owner with questions Dswinnick at 5:09am 05.25.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/530 Getting my first boat this summer...it will be moored in the Orleans, MA Cove on Cape Cod. How much
23-2 boom end conumndrum (3) Ziradog at 4:58am 05.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1358 When I bought my 1983 O'day 23, the outhaul ' topping lift were a mess of frayed lines tied together
Magnum MMS - Settings for Lifelines down_shift at 4:49am 05.25.15 Ask All Sailors 0/903 Just checking if I have the correct settings on the Magnum Remote for a pair of Lifeline 31XT house
Throttle control Cable Brake sailcapt340 at 4:49am 05.25.15 Big Boats 1/852 I just installed new control cables on my 2000 340. Over the years (actually since new in 2000) th
C&C 36-1 Portlight replacements Whine Cooler at 1:49am 05.25.15 C&C 6/3882 I want to replace my acryllic portlights in my 1977 C'C 36-1 for opening portals. Any suggestions o
Okay - Here's one for you all - Maiden and baptism.... Macboy at 10:41pm 05.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/925 So to really get you all hooked I'll start by saying "Thank God he didn't drown!" And I mean that
Mainsheet Traveler Elton at 9:13pm 05.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2906 I have a 1990 32s5 and want to move from the coach roof traveler to a cockpit traveler. Does anyine
Propeller installation under water Jellis at 7:31pm 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 13/8867 About 15 minutes after apparently proper propulsion, I lost all propulsion from my Yanmar engine on
Jabsco Sealed Macerator Self-Priming Pump Rasselas36 at 7:30pm 05.24.15 Big Boats 5/2597 I need help. My macerator pump started leaking so I ordered a rebuild kit. I followed all directio
Outhaul friction (1) R. Chapin at 6:41pm 05.24.15 Catalina 310 8/1811 88373.vB
Broken solid vang attachment to mast fork and tang Linde32 at 6:14pm 05.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/890 I own a 1998 Catalina 320. Added some electronics this winter and had mast stepped. Went to launch a
Double braid rope eye splice woes (2) George Da Porge at 5:58pm 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 24/11282
Need a new Raw Water Strainer Basket (2) c130king at 5:25pm 05.24.15 Catalina 310 2/943 Today when checking the raw water strainer basket the mesh basket came up but the bottom piece staye
Memorial Day weekend sail (1) GregL564 at 5:23pm 05.24.15 Day Sailers 7/1119 First real sail of the season. Incredible conditions. Covered 12nm sailing around City Island. Cra
What is in here?....Oday 322. (1) Tally Ho at 1:44pm 05.24.15 Bigger Boats 23/5678 STill exploring a my new-to-me O'Day 322..... This is on the starboard side of the V-berth....don't
Help broke my spreader (2) Newtome1984H34 at 12:09pm 05.24.15 Big Boats 4/1164 Well I was rigging up the mast today and my upper spreader cracked...see pic. Any thoughts would be
Is this a hopeless cause? (1) Tally Ho at 11:36am 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1913 I have been making some improvements to my new to me O'Day 322. Installed new Mack Pack, replaced t

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger quadrille38 at 1:01pm 10.15.23 Hey everyone - I've been sailing about 25 years, almost all trailer boats. I've owned three - sold
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 12:21pm 10.15.23 am i able to use fibreglass instead of filling it with epoxy? id actually be roughing the area up th
Water tank leak SabreToothedEngineer at 12:18pm 10.15.23 I found a reference for how to apply the heat treatment and why: Flame Treatment of Plastic Substrat
Legal Question Don S/V ILLusion at 11:48am 10.15.23 Dave has provided a concise historical background. My guess is that most of would like to believe t
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Ward H at 11:44am 10.15.23 About "BatteryTender" I have had good luck with them at work on many portable generators. Good inf
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 (1) Ward H at 11:06am 10.15.23 1974, The black rub rail is flexible PVC. I'd just fill the slash with black silicone and call it a
Invest 94L jssailem at 11:01am 10.15.23 While Tropical storm Sean is still out in the West Central Atlantic, it is dying/drying out with win
Legal Question FastOlson at 10:50am 10.15.23 The right of boarding ships on the high seas has a long history and is now governed by internationa
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 10:31am 10.15.23 Have any of you made the jump from trailer to marina? Any regrets? Anything not on my list that I n
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage bawlmer at 10:27am 10.15.23 Make certain the batteries are fully watered and fully charged. Disconnect the negative cable and l
Watches Dr. D at 10:26am 10.15.23 This is today Apple Watch Ultra Apple Watch Ultra
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 10.15.23 3. The cabin would be comfortable enough that you could use it underway (we are never in our cabin
Extending Table Leafs Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 10.15.23 I will post some pics later if no one has a clue what I'm talking about :) If you can, get a few
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 10.15.23 mine is mounted on a bulkhead, not the engine block, so not sure if this is cause in my case. I gue
Invest 94L BigEasy at 10:05am 10.15.23 This storm looks to be a Rain Event and Fish Storm A large HIGH over the East USA should stop the n
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 9:49am 10.15.23 The red gel coat can be easily fixed, but color matching will be next to impossible for an old boat
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger justsomeguy at 9:45am 10.15.23 I welcome your feedback. It seems you've hit on all the salient points concerning the "upgrade". S
Watches justsomeguy at 9:39am 10.15.23 And I don't even wear a watch...... Neither do I, atm.
Extending Table Leafs kappykaplan at 8:36am 10.15.23 I will post some pics later if no one has a clue what I'm talking about :) Those will definitely h
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage SycloneDriver at 7:59am 10.15.23 There is a lot of good advice above. About "BatteryTender" I have had good luck with them at work o

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