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Thank You, Maine IStream at 8:55am 12.22.14 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2097 As we enjoy these holidays, I just wanted to post a quick note of thanks for all you do for the DIY
1981 C22 keel pin keljohnso at 8:11am 12.22.14 Catalina 22 6/1105 Can anyone post a pic of the keel pin on a 81'? I don't see one!
Painting hull and possibly deck jmce1587 at 6:21am 12.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1123 I will be taking estimates in the near term to have a yard paint my hull and possibly the deck on my
Stanial Cay Laundramat BJV at 9:28pm 12.21.14 Destinations 0/1512 Staniel Cay, Exumas now has a landramat.
Mac 26X center support top black cover removal (1) bobherk at 9:25pm 12.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/909 Hi, I need to get to the mast wiring at the top of the center support/keel cable guide on my 1997 Ma
Safety at Sea and North U Seminars J29Guy at 7:23pm 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/865 The Port Clinton Yacht Club in Port Clinton Ohio on Lake Erie is hosting 2 you can't miss seminars.
26 ft macgregor question deportes at 5:14pm 12.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2537 I have a place on clear lake ca. Now I am looking at learning how to sail on clear lake. I need recc
Suggestions on How to Keep Barnacles off Prop (1) tim61 at 2:30pm 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4861 Trying to avoid this next season? I have been told you can first epoxy the prop and then put anti-f
Central Jersey owners andrzejewa at 1:34pm 12.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/798 I'm new too sailing and on the market to buy Macgregor 26M. Spent a lot of time online already, but
Port Light Rebedding (1) Wayne6034 at 1:04pm 12.21.14 Big Boats 2/1190 A couple months ago we developed a leak in the fixed port over the nav station in our 1997 h340. I h
272 LE Replacement of Opening Ports DeltaBreeze at 9:48am 12.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1052 Hi All, While removing the hull liner on my 272 LE, I found I could not get the opening ports to rel
272 LE Hull Liner & Interior Ideas DeltaBreeze at 9:38am 12.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4310 Hi All, I have gutted my 272 LE due to much of the wood having rotted and the hull liner was stained
Size of radial drive wheel for tiller to wheel conversion LawyerBob at 8:14am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3283 I'm Assembling the parts for a tiller to wheel conversion on my islander 28. I've found everything
Fridge & Electrical Outlets Celmi at 8:09am 12.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3625 Wife and I new to site ' sailing. Got a 2003 Oceanis 311 last week. Connected to marina. Yesterday
Hunter 170 Repair (2) omarhunter at 7:32am 12.21.14 Day Sailers 3/5924 Hello, I am looking to purchase a Hunter 170 that has cracks in the deck, I have attached two pictu
Wind speed and direction Chris115 at 3:12am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3100 I recently came across the new SailTimer wind instrument and the related app, and am interested in h
Rusted swing keel Frednick at 1:11am 12.21.14 Catalina 22 3/981 Hello again, someone helped me about my keel, but I can't find him/her again. I think is was somet
Marelon vs Banjo brand fittings and valves? centerline at 8:15pm 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2966 Marelon is a trademark name of glass reinforced polypropylene fittings.... Banjo is also a brand
Wetted surface area Jdaniel343 at 6:14pm 12.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2430 Does anyone know the wetted surface area of 1977 Catalina 27 TM? Thanks
want to sail again Misses Tippi at 4:58pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2270 We need to contact some sailors in the Biloxi MS area. We have a 26M, the entire mast system fell an

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Universal M-18 not starting Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 09.22.23 It would appear that the engine fuel pump is dead. Is there any way to have someone crank the eng
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 9:26am 09.22.23 I was going to tell friends it's for DIY colonoscopies, That's gross :yikes: ! Got any more like
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Justin_NSA at 9:13am 09.22.23 This has been pretty well covered already. In a nutshell, forced water is needed for powerboats to p
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 9:08am 09.22.23 Yeah, I just bought an endoscope/borescope on Amazon for $30. It has a wireless connection to my And
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Davidasailor26 at 8:59am 09.22.23 Yep, The Volvo Penta Shaft Seal almost looks too good to be true! No cooling water necessary. I t
In hull transducer Johann at 8:45am 09.22.23 Then a moment of silence for those poor unfortunate souls, because if they wanted to mount a throug
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 09.22.23 clean area, apply enough putty down, insert transducer in Did the little green feller say how thi
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water (1) RSHunter27 at 8:30am 09.22.23 I installed a pillow block bearing in front of my Johnson. Along with a flexible shaft coupler, I'm
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 8:03am 09.22.23 If @Tally Ho recommends the Volvo Penta shaft seal, that's about as factual a report as you're goin
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 7:46am 09.22.23 I have a 1928 Electric Singer that goes through Canvas + Sail + Leather like a knife through hot bu
Sewing Cushions and Bimini (3) william24424 at 6:40am 09.22.23 I have a 1928 Electric Singer that goes through Canvas + Sail + Leather like a knife through hot but
Third Reefing Point patbratton at 6:38am 09.22.23 I have an easier release for a topping lift. Are you interested ? Certainly. Thank you.
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water dlochner at 6:03am 09.22.23 There are a couple of ways to get cooling water into the shaft seal, either naturally with a vent in
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 5:58am 09.22.23 I'm interested in a direct comparison of the internals of the $450 machine compared to the SailRite
In hull transducer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:36am 09.22.23
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 5:21am 09.22.23 Debate? Not me. I asked: oesn't mean every machine or part that comes out of the same factory is of
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 5:02am 09.22.23 With regards to the cooling hose, the volume of water consumed by a 1/4 inch hose running down from
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water kappykaplan at 4:57am 09.22.23 I installed the PYI PSS Dripless shaft seal. :plus: That's what I have - replaced with a new one a
Masthead sheave replacement jssailem at 11:19pm 09.21.23 bearing sheeves which remove a lot of friction Nice. Friction is the enemy of a fair lead.
Masthead sheave replacement Hayden Watson at 10:41pm 09.21.23 When I replaced mine, I got the Garhauer ball bearing sheeves which remove a lot of friction. Masthe

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