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Mac 25 Rudder question (1) Wakulla212 at 6:20pm 11.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3518 Hi, I just bought a 1985 Macgregor 25 which needs a bit of work before I get her into the water. I
Keep them interested... atwhite2 at 5:40pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 28/3135 Hi All. Welcome to winter... A brutal slap of cold so early yet in the season.... I read somewhere t
Jabsco pump rebuild johnnysuede2 at 4:00pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 0/13 I have rebuilt my Jabsco 1673 pump 3 time in 6 months. The problem is the non-standard parts you ar
Made a Wood stands for the Mast (1) Seahorse24 at 3:43pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1633 I had the mast tied to the front railing, but after reading some older post realized there could be
Looking for "handles" for the cabin (1) Hooks at 2:10pm 11.14.14 Parts Search 5/2265 I'm not even sure what to call these but I would like to find some to put in my boat. I have two st
building a propane locker... (5) centerline at 1:29pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 33/12509 I have room for, and want to use a 20lb propane tank for my heating, cooking and bbq.... but for thi
Ice box removal 302/322 the_alpine at 11:24am 11.14.14 Bigger Boats 3/990 Has anybody removed their ice box on a 302 non destructively? I'm having trouble and could use some
Keel bolt socket (1) jimali at 10:56am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/6624 Hi I have been advised to check my keel bolts by undoing each nut, removing the plate from under,
460 dorade vent - what do they do? (3) jimali at 10:36am 11.14.14 Big Boats 6/2992 Hi On my 460 there are 2 dorade vents on deck between the mast and solar panel. They are obvious
460 mast step leak (3) jimali at 10:27am 11.14.14 Big Boats 5/2168 Hi I have a 460 in the UK which has a leak I am trying (frustratingly) to trace.The boat is out o
Java - Update for November Jim Seamans at 10:26am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1489 Well it's finally over. I've completed my six months of chemo treatment today. It was very aggressiv
BoatUS - "Port Risk Ashore" down_shift at 9:11am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 32/8027 I just completed an interesting exchange with BoatUS. I am posting here to see if it was an abnorma
Jammed Centerboard Rope wendys at 9:09am 11.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/5289 It seems that the wire cable on my Daysailor II comes off the pulley on the centerboard trunk and ja
Some New "How To" Articles Maine Sail at 8:44am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2798 Hi All, Sorry for the lack of content here in recent months. I have been out straight. I finally ha
New s2 8.0 mid owner needs help please trustyone at 7:33am 11.14.14 S2 13/6559 I have just traded for an 8.0 mid (serial # SSU27129M76G) with a deep draft (4 feet) and on the orig
Covering transom clarsen at 6:41am 11.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1056 My 381 is shrink-wrapped for winter, but the wrap does not cover the bottom edge of the "scoop" tran
swing keel help marlene1 at 6:38am 11.14.14 Morgan 2/2676 I have a 1969 morgan 30 with a swing keel that is not connected to the cable. Is this a huge job?
What's the hose for? What do you think happened here? (3) CoolHandLuke at 9:16pm 11.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1560 Hey guys, Just wanted to get some input on what you think could've happened here: http://www.e
Shrink wrap. Is there a cheap alternative. (1) finding41 at 9:02pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 41/16273 I had the idea of wrapping one of my boats this year. I don't want to pay $14/ foot so I was thinkin
Depth Sounder Options GinBoat at 8:48pm 11.13.14 Catalina 30 11/3434 We recently purchased a 1980 Catalina 30. What are the depth sounder options? The boat is on Muskego

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21 Day Cruise (1) mermike at 12:21pm 10.02.23 Welp, things didn't go exactly as planned. The 5 year olds who run Glen Canyon Damn decided to drop
The cutest thing I've seen Project_Mayhem at 12:21pm 10.02.23 Two in the cockpit and one facing backwards straddling the mast! That main looks brand new
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Project_Mayhem at 12:19pm 10.02.23 I've also been looking into the C30 for my next boat. Here are a few items to look out for based on
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 tfox2069 at 12:13pm 10.02.23 Thanks Don! So, employing the services of a surveyor might be the best path to take. Well, eventu
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 dmax at 12:10pm 10.02.23 For lots of Catalina 30 info, go here: Welcome to IC30A - International Catalina 30/309 Association
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 TakingOnWater at 11:44am 10.02.23 Thanks Don! So, employing the services of a surveyor might be the best path to take.
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner JoeWhite at 11:40am 10.02.23 I believe you are referring to zippers on the dodger. If so, you can take a side cutter and cut from
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:31am 10.02.23 One of the biggest mistakes new boaters make is focusing on a single manufacturer. What you should d
Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the port side a maybe cover panel about 4x6 " ?? rgranger at 11:19am 10.02.23 We will need either a photo or a very clear description.
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? (1) rgranger at 11:08am 10.02.23 Does drinking the beer that's in the cooler qualify as removal? :beer:
Newbie Intro Rick D at 10:04am 10.02.23 O.K., I've finally given in, I'm a newbie. I just submitted an application to a club, I'm register
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location Don S/V ILLusion at 9:58am 10.02.23
Line identification Crazy Dave Condon at 9:30am 10.02.23 At my request, I asked for color coordination for halyard and sheet lines for the hunter water balla
Line identification Hello Below at 9:30am 10.02.23 @Hayden Watson, there are a gazillion rope manufacturers out there and they all seem to change their
Line identification Apex at 9:21am 10.02.23 Single braid COULD BE samson Dura-Plex. https://samsonrope.com/utility/dura-plex---coated https://sa
missing panel Sailor Sue at 8:33am 10.02.23 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
Air is not welcome here! Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 10.02.23 I picked up some cheap in line filters to use as a sight glass. Looks like there's a ton of air in t
Anchor/Rode Benny17441 at 6:31am 10.02.23 My experience over the year with fluke anchors is that they do not reset well and quickly enough .
Line identification Hayden Watson at 6:27am 10.02.23 That polyplus sure looks like my line but the Yale site says, "Always manufactured with a single red
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration dlochner at 5:34am 10.02.23 From the Manual: ot be possible for your CP to read the data. Contacting Digital Yacht may be your

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