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Need a new Raw Water Strainer Basket (2) c130king at 5:25pm 05.24.15 Catalina 310 2/956 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 7/1136 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 23/5699 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 4/1171 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 9/1914 I have been making some improvements to my new to me O'Day 322. Installed new Mack Pack, replaced t
Islander 28 Pistonbroke at 11:33am 05.24.15 Islander 5/5616 Hello fellow sailors. I have just bought a 1984 Islander 28 and the roof lining was torn and very di
Getting wires across an H34 a65sailor at 11:14am 05.24.15 Big Boats 8/1045 Need to pull a couple wires across the bump in the floor between the main salon and the head. Tried
A look at Peak Sails for the C-22 (Pics) CloudDiver at 11:00am 05.24.15 Catalina 22 60/16684 Note from Admin: Some years ago we reached an agreement with Art Kelly, who owns Peak Sails, that h
Keel position effect on Lee helm roehrle at 9:38am 05.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1481 I have extreme lee helm in my 1985 25ft macgregor. I think that my keel position may be causing m
Servicing the steering on a 29.5 (2) Daddio at 9:13am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/651 Just wondering if anyone has serviced the steering on their 29.5? Mine seems to have a little more p
Survey Ron Roman at 8:32am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/965 I accepted an offer on my boat. The next step is for the surveyor to come out to the boat. My questi
H240 centerboard bracket. Need help Crazy Dave Condon at 8:12am 05.24.15 Smaller Boats 2/812 On the centerboard bracket, there are two holes in the lower part of the bracket which to attach the
wheels for car / traveller on Missen Boom (3) batami at 7:28am 05.24.15 Parts Search 18/2697 I may have some terms wrong, so please excuse me - bit of a newbie. i acquired a Tahiti Ketch (se
Bottom paint dragonfly2 at 5:35am 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/912 I am keeping my P21 in the water this year and had it bottom painted with ablative anti fouling pain
Location of dagger board wire / line? Braavos at 5:11am 05.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/585 Hi all. We are new 2002 26x owners who bought the boat last summer and are now fixing it up to be re
Raymarine ST60 Depth Instrument Errors ssbowen at 4:40am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/904 I have recently purchased a Hunter 36 and have found that the ST60 depth unit only works when in dep
Are these the Access Hole Plugs? (2) Macboy at 9:04pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1521 We've got quite a few spares on board and in effort to help a fellow sailor we were going to offer u
Should Spreaders Clamp In Upper Shrouds Tightly? (5) DinoKanuck at 7:16pm 05.23.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/17215 Question on standing rigging. Should the end caps of the spreaders capture the upper shroud and h
Line diamensions Yellowjeepman at 4:15pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/795 Can anyone steer me to information on sail handling line replacement sizes and lengths ? I have had
Oh no Leatherneck at 4:02pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3636 My mast fell when I was trying to lower it. Now it's bent. Is there such a thing as mast repair?

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Pacific NW Cruising weather Fall is here. kappykaplan at 12:57pm 10.31.23 No not yet Kappy. Still sending positive thoughts for your eventual successful cruising! :beer:
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 12:51pm 10.31.23 Except that my car of the time only got about 5 mpg :what:. 55 chevy with built 327 :cool: the best
Pacific NW Cruising weather Fall is here. jssailem at 11:04am 10.31.23 No not yet Kappy. I have been at home prepping the house for the coming winter rains. I just heard
Pacific NW Cruising weather Fall is here. kappykaplan at 9:22am 10.31.23 Is Hadley ready for some PNW cruising?
Pacific NW Cruising weather Fall is here. jssailem at 9:13am 10.31.23 Fall.. reminds me of Garrison Keillor stories. N2DXjDLrRP4
macerator doesn't have enough oumph twalker H260 at 9:06am 10.31.23
Its funny Friday! RussC at 9:05am 10.31.23 Of course everything was less then. You could occasionally get gas for 25 cents a gallon when compe
2013+ MH-40 Discussion tfox2069 at 8:37am 10.31.23 @Bob R. and tfox2069. I looked at the MH 40 over the weekend, and she is a nice boat. I have anothe
leak in aft berth stern corners jdrutten at 8:27am 10.31.23 Glad to hear the aft tankage space looks good. That spot by the hanging locker is a bit of a surpris
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 7:18am 10.31.23 Nice! Thanks guys! Maybe I'll make a new thread to consolidate and post progress as I work on her b
Keel bolts on a 23-2 AndrewJillings at 7:11am 10.31.23 Thank you, that was just what I needed to read. I had pretty much worked my way to this conclusion,
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:10am 10.31.23 I'd say, late Stone Age. Pre 2000's perhapse.
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) JamesG161 at 6:37am 10.31.23 This "Shot Gun" approach is not best method. Here is my best guess. ine. No inflow of air, no pum
leak in aft berth stern corners colin59 at 6:29am 10.31.23 took the aft teak bulkhead off and no evidence of leaks from fuel, waste tank or from any of the mec
macerator doesn't have enough oumph dlochner at 6:13am 10.31.23 s 0.6m = 23.6 inches. And usually this is wishful thinking for an impellor type pump on the part o
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? shemandr at 6:02am 10.31.23 ... should I not fix her up? ... It's a fair question. It might be better to learn what you can f
2013+ MH-40 Discussion BourbonSailor at 5:42am 10.31.23 @Bob R. and tfox2069. I looked at the MH 40 over the weekend, and she is a nice boat. I have another
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:52am 10.31.23 Practice is recommended but not at the dock
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 4:47am 10.31.23 Hi George. H36, a nice boat, and perfect for two people. Glad you're enjoying her. A similar experie
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 4:41am 10.31.23 Hey LakeShark! No worries: keep it coming! Maybe I should reframe my question as: should I not fix

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