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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 0/1515 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 0/910 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 6/2538 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 12/4872 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 0/799 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 2/1056 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 8/4321 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 7/3287 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 13/3631 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 3/5925 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 11/3102 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 1/2443 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 12/2275 We need to contact some sailors in the Biloxi MS area. We have a 26M, the entire mast system fell an
Valve from holding tank in oceanis 343 (1) oyvst@statoil.com at 1:18pm 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6510 Need at new valve from my holding tank in my Beneteau Oceanis 343 from 2006, part number 10 on the a
What if I did this? (1) lee ward at 12:28pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1852 Painting the M's stripes, should I do it? The raccoon stripes are buggin me. I think this is an upd

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AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Lee Hadjiosif at 10:33am 09.24.23 In theory this will work. In practice it is an accident waiting to happen. If the VHF is used to tr
Rabbit starts Davidasailor26 at 10:30am 09.24.23 This time of year we switch from Thursday nights to Sunday afternoons, and the fleet gets a bit thin
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water (1) Justin_NSA at 10:16am 09.24.23 Here's the installation instruction on my LasDrop Gen II
Catalina 22 Trail Rite trailer wheel bearings Leeward Rail at 10:12am 09.24.23 Good info ! Fwiw I always just measure the seal and use the numbers on the races and bearings. Trai
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 9:58am 09.24.23 I do not use the AC. Caribbean breezes keep thing comfortable at anchor where we spend all our time
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) Onoahimahi at 9:52am 09.24.23 Hello All - it has been almost two seasons since I posted my original question here and I want to th
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 9:48am 09.24.23 I have a VHF and and AIS with a active splitter but I'm not happy with the setup. The splitter is a
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 9:46am 09.24.23 Upon further reflection (and morning coffee) I've got to say that what you've inherited is a mess p
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 9:43am 09.24.23 I hate to say it, but those rubber rings were probably added to try to stop water coming in around
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? Stu Jackson at 8:49am 09.24.23 Dave, The injection into a simple pipe T fitting is a very good alternative to a welded nipple. N
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Panera at 8:43am 09.24.23 Simple design and works great. Before I had autopilot, I used the wheel lock when raising sails,
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 09.24.23 And please correct me on any incorrect terminology. You terminology is not bad. Your photography
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? Tally Ho at 8:39am 09.24.23 If the water injection point is still intact, you might be able to get a piece of silicone hose to p
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Stu Jackson at 8:37am 09.24.23
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 8:33am 09.24.23
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Don S/V ILLusion at 8:29am 09.24.23 I have a VHF and and AIS with a active splitter but I'm not happy with the setup. The splitter is a
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 09.24.23 And I have no idea what you've even got. Upon further reflection (and morning coffee) I've got to
keel bolts dlochner at 8:15am 09.24.23 Eagle Eye @Ralph Johnstone has identified a potential problem. Notice the glass on the right side of
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:08am 09.24.23
keel bolts (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:08am 09.24.23 IMO you have a serious crack which will require serious remediation. the surface of the crack in

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