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150% Genoa for sale for a Balboa 26 Jonh84123 at 7:34pm 08.24.14 Balboa 0/4 Up for sail is the 150% Genoa sail made by Odyssey Sailmakers. It came with my Balboa 26. My sailboa
Is taller mast and bigger sails a problem? jimboh22 at 7:31pm 08.24.14 Smaller Boats 9/1489 I bought this 1981 Hunter 22 and found out that the mast is taller than original (approximately 2 fe
2005 473 mast cable run B473 at 7:05pm 08.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/669 Does anyone know the diameter of the cable run in the mast? Is there a cable run or tube? I would a
H26-Wiring from Mast-Refresher Needed BrianW at 6:15pm 08.24.14 Smaller Boats 13/1742 I'm re-wiring my H26's mast lights. The wires inside the mast are OK and will be left as is. The cur
Geez, are brains in short supply? shemandr at 4:59pm 08.24.14 Ask All Sailors 39/6972 We were hanging around in our favorite cove this afternoon, just watching the goings on. Soon my wi
If you could go back in time... Doc_holiday at 4:56pm 08.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/923 What if, knowing what you know now, and assuming you worked at MacGregor, what would you suggest to
cutlass bearing gettinthere at 2:56pm 08.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1379 I THINK I may be hearing some rumble from the cutlass bearing. Not sure. Its a low rumble that goes
Bowsprit for 1990 C27 rlewczuk at 1:43pm 08.24.14 Smaller Boats 2/1906 I recently purchased an asym. for my 1990 C27. I'm interested in purchasing a Selden bowsprit to pro
Still working on her Diver960 at 1:37pm 08.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1614 Well, we continue to work on our '73 Venture 224 in the backyard, and haven't yet taken her out for
Nissan 5 hp rbenyoung at 12:56pm 08.24.14 Ask All Sailors 5/901 I recently purchased a beneteau 40. it came with a 5 hp Nissan 2 stroke. i have removed the lower un
Mast Raising System (for 7.3) StanFM at 11:16am 08.24.14 S2 5/2570 Here's the gin pole and bridle system I am using on my 7.3 sailboat. A few times a year we trailer
LED replacement bulbs Rodd at 9:46am 08.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 18/6765 Can anyone recommend a specific LED replacement for an 1157 (or 1142) style bulb? I have these bulb
Another keel bolt question! Fishlips at 8:43am 08.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/1854 New to forums. Recently purchased a 1981 Catalina 27. Great boat, very happy. Trying to get some thi
Stainless Cleaner Jongleur at 8:43am 08.24.14 Catalina 30 9/1468 Search doesn't seem to be working. While reading Mainsheet magazine there was an article on a st
Replacing sails paddy4699 at 8:37am 08.24.14 Catalina 22 6/1336 Our 1986 C22 needs new sails. Any recommendations, suggestions on who to go to for these sails woul
Jabsco head question - backpressure krivalsi at 8:04am 08.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2269 Last year I installed a new Jabsco head manual pump (29120-3000) on my 1988 Catalina 28. Everything
Hot Water Heater for 1987 C36 (1) down_shift at 6:43am 08.24.14 Big Boats 3/1093 I have an original 6 gal 1500w hot water heater by Atwood that leaks. The Seaward F600 at Defender.c
Soon to be... newbie 310 owners. SailFysh at 6:00am 08.24.14 Catalina 310 11/2462 Hello all, After 15 years my wife and I have decided to get back into sailboat ownership and it l
Water Lock Muffler (2) Jongleur at 10:07pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 1/784 It's either a Water Lock Muffler, Water Lift Muffler, or Accumulator. Anyway, it's leaking. Any
It Wasn't All Work (3) Jongleur at 9:59pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 2/1150 We did go to a nice place overnight. Dockton. Had a nice motor. Not much wind, until we tried to

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Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Marlow Currie at 3:54pm 11.08.22 It's like "someone didn't get the memo" week. :) There was an almost identical question earlier t
New Instruments WayneH at 3:46pm 11.08.22 I have an older Vulcan 7 with built in wifi. We use the shared screen with a tablet in the cockpit.
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Mike 58 at 3:44pm 11.08.22 I just enlarged the photo, its 33 LBs or as John stated 15 Kg.
New Instruments dlochner at 3:42pm 11.08.22 The Vulcan will control the AP computer if it is a B&G/Simrad AP. The drive units are basically agno
New Instruments kappykaplan at 3:41pm 11.08.22 Should I have two chartplotters? One at the helm and one at the nav station When I brought my boat
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Mike 58 at 3:38pm 11.08.22 I pretty sure its 32 kilogram. Im heading to the boat later this week and I will let you know if Im
New toy alert! For those who like to watch their boat/harbor from away. Qorgyle at 3:35pm 11.08.22 A Raspberry Pi 4 is a great option IMO Welp, after a bit more research this does look to be the si
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:34pm 11.08.22 @jssailem noted today , my humor is back again.:biggrin::biggrin: Happy days are here again! :beer
Any Guesses Hello Below at 3:19pm 11.08.22 I'll pay the shipping if you'd rather it is used than in a dump somewhere. I would love to take yo
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting Tedd at 3:13pm 11.08.22 I eventually figured out what the threads are. They are 1-1/4 NPS. I was worried that they might be
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 11.08.22 And this sticky thread - WINTERIZING PLUMBING
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Tedd at 3:06pm 11.08.22 This won't work for most people but here's what I'm planning to do with my trailerable boat, which I
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) markwbird at 2:59pm 11.08.22 I did something like what you are wanting to do. My setup is similar to the 6:1 setup shown in Jssa
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area jssailem at 2:49pm 11.08.22 Congrats to you Marlow. Are you thinking to take the boat out of the water or be in the water all w
Help! Engine problem :( smokey73 at 2:29pm 11.08.22 Ouch! Best of luck. Hopefully you got a tow to the nearest place where you can get to a good diese
Safety at Sea starts with awareness of the RISKS capta at 2:18pm 11.08.22 I prefer a center cockpit. It may very well be illusionary, but it feels very safe to me. Plus it gi
Help! Engine problem :( kloudie1 at 2:13pm 11.08.22 Good catch ! Yup, I have a precision caliper in the tool kit.
What is the proper response? BarryL at 2:08pm 11.08.22 Hi, One comment - proper course means the proper course for the boat trying to pass another boat. S
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) kloudie1 at 2:05pm 11.08.22 Boat was originally rigged according to the blue line drawn into the top picture. It used the existi
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 2:05pm 11.08.22 I did a full movie of this and will post to Rumble Where I can monetize it $$ :pimp: But to star

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