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Replaced Engine Water Pump Charlie SW Florida at 5:04pm 10.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/717 Today I replaced the water pump on the engine of my 26X. It is a 2002 year Nissan 50, and the sell
Pressurized Alcohol Tank for Seaward Hillerange Three Burner TPTPTP at 5:01pm 10.22.14 Parts Search 0/3110 I am looking for a replacement Pressurized Alcohol Tank for a Seaward Hillerange Three Burner Stove.
SSB antenna cable runs thru SS arch discovery at 4:36pm 10.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/705 My SSB got 15 antenna cable runs inside my custom ss arch on the stern of my 2002 passage 456. My ic
Hunter 31 mainsheet cam cleats funsail at 1:53pm 10.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/781 My 1986 Hunter 31 has a two speed mainsheet system, which I find very convenient. It is designed suc
boom goose neck morich at 11:57am 10.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1851 Hi all; This is a bit embarrassing but I need to ask. Can anyone help me with the "proper" way to re
Anchor chain price/location Delezynski at 10:04am 10.22.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2946 Our old anchor chain has done us well, for quite some time. :) We use about 200 Ft. of 1/4 inch HT
Swing keel issues talbotb at 9:57am 10.22.14 Day Sailers 30/21547 We are interested in getting a larger boat to augment our Day Sailor. We are intrigued by keel/cente
Removing Edson Pedistal njlarry at 9:29am 10.22.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3477 Removing Edson Pedestal Has anyone removed their steering pedestal? The base sheave plate under the
Cockpit deep rear lockers Rick J B at 7:57am 10.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/932 Hi All Catalina owners, I'm seeking advise from you all on how best to set up my two rear cockpit lo
Drydock drain location rchilders at 7:13am 10.22.14 S2 3/717 I am a new S2 9.2 C owner. I am looking for the drain plug to open when the boat is hauled on land.
Getting a shine back on Awlgrip kito at 6:09am 10.22.14 Ask All Sailors 34/8845 I'm wanting to start working on the hull on my project boat and found out last night that what I tho
H-34 Bulkhead questions Genkigary at 6:07am 10.22.14 Big Boats 7/2000 I would like to remove the head bulkhead to refinish on both sides or replace. Am I correct in assum
Replacing floatation on Oday 22 davidmhull at 5:18am 10.22.14 Day Sailers 0/821 I have some very funky Styrofoam floatation under the cockpit that I would like to replace. I droppe
96' 376 Side window cracked (1) varigging at 9:54pm 10.21.14 Big Boats 25/3818 So I found a crack in the starboard side window of my 1996 - 376. It runs the whole way from top t
jhastie.. question about your motor mount katana750 at 7:36pm 10.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1397 I didnt want to hijack the fish finder thread but I noticed you had a motor mount. It looks like a
Canvas cover for Hunter 33 Chet Knights at 7:26pm 10.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/3476 Am considering buying a custom cover for my 2005 Hunter 33. I've never had one before, but I'm hopin
Mast raising system gknox102 at 7:01pm 10.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1921 I'm looking for a mast raising system for my Catalina 18
Scouting sailing grounds (4) Diver960 at 6:05pm 10.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/910 Hi'ya gang! A few of my business partners and I had a meeting up north today, so instead of driving
hot water heater trainmanjess at 5:33pm 10.21.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2562 hello all I am looking to install a hot water heater in my 1971 Morgan 35' sailboat.... my wife w
Pop top ? slowdog at 4:34pm 10.21.14 Ask All Sailors 8/912 Do you sail with your pop top up ?

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Painting over sanded non-skid surface dlochner at 12:45pm 11.21.22 Have you considered Kiwi Grip? Or Soft Sand? Some sanding will be necessary to get good paint adhes
Clever Boat Names thinwater at 12:10pm 11.21.22 Most are fun, but do they make sense over the radio? Will they confuse the marina or the USCG? Reali
Refinish Cabin Sole Hollyberry at 11:48am 11.21.22 Years ago we used a wonderful product (who's name I've forgotten, of course).. .... It was called
Keel crack dlochner at 11:45am 11.21.22 Keel casting are never pretty. After the keel is installed it is usually faired to take care of all
Winterizing the A/C (6) sailcapt340 at 11:42am 11.21.22
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Hollyberry at 11:41am 11.21.22 Our (31 yr old) Bene 35s5 has spider cracks here and there but not as extensive as you show.. As men
Keel crack PaulK at 11:38am 11.21.22 If it's lead, you might be able to bang it smooth & pretty again with a hammer - no need for filler.
Refinish Cabin Sole Alice A. at 11:36am 11.21.22
Keel crack jdrutten at 11:32am 11.21.22 I would get a dremel or a hand-held grinder and open that up so I could get a good look. It may j
260 roller jib removal bmorr at 11:13am 11.21.22 I have a H26 with the CDI roller during. A couple of years ago I talked with CDI about the difficult
Clever Boat Names (1) DArcy at 11:01am 11.21.22 When this Laser 28 arrived in the 80s it was a real game changer, the sport boat of its time. A 28 f
Clever Boat Names rgranger at 10:57am 11.21.22
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 10:53am 11.21.22 I'd suggest that perhaps a very quick 270 degree jibe might be one answer. It might be the fastest
Racing rule questions Scott T-Bird at 10:40am 11.21.22 Correct. B can luff as far as head to wind (slowly enough that A has time to respond). A must conti
New member Wyo George at 10:39am 11.21.22
Clever Boat Names rbringle at 10:33am 11.21.22 Dinghy name: SEGUE
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 11.21.22 are these issues just par for the course in boats that are 20+ yrs old? Just how old is the boat
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Syl at 10:27am 11.21.22 The "valley" comment might be more troubling - are you implying the mast post has allowed the deck
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 10:22am 11.21.22 Thanks! That last comment makes sense. My coach is 82, and by his own admission has not put his nose
Clever Boat Names stickinthemud57 at 10:19am 11.21.22 Some guy at our marina decided to name his boat ZYKLON B. He got kicked out of the marina shortly t

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