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With of Winged Keel JohnnyMac at 9:47am 08.29.14 Big Boats 1/714 Anyone know the width of the winged keel on a H380? The 376 and 386 are probably the same. I'm shipp
26S dining table snaps... jhastie at 9:23am 08.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2797 Can anyone tell me the type and/or size of the snaps used on the dining table. Also, can anyone desc
bow down tcassidy at 5:42am 08.29.14 C&C 5/1679 We have a c'c 36 and the bow seems to be low in the water. Everything is taken out of the front but
Varnishing interior of engine compartment jswesterman at 9:42pm 08.28.14 Big Boats 1/1150 Hi, I have to replace the small hatch in the aft cabin that opens into the engine compartment. N
Attn: 49 & 50 owners artboas at 8:55pm 08.28.14 Big Boats 6/1007 For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of doing so, changing the engine water pump impeller o
Mariner Main Sheet Rigging Photos hfngotsail at 7:46pm 08.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/5328 Does anybody have any photos of the main sheet for a Mariner, particularly the end of boom block, mi
Charter Sailing School agprice22 at 7:12pm 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2025 Anyone have experience with sailing schools for earning the charter license? My wife and I are looki
main sheet track kennya at 6:35pm 08.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/612 I have a 1986 28.5 and need some improvements to the track and gear and need source on make and wher
Help routing an HDMI cable (1) jonelli at 4:56pm 08.28.14 Catalina 30 3/848 I need to get an HDMI cable through the port cabinet to the area behind the forward port seat cushio
Seized Farymann Bloggster at 4:54pm 08.28.14 Cal 2/1527 We were rebuilding the top end on my old Farymann A30. took the head and cylinder off and had to lea
Wheel Brake origin? B473 at 4:41pm 08.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/789 The Wheel Brake on my boat is a compression disc fitted to the starboard helm. It is a very simple d
Heat Exchanger Westerbeke 10-2 in O'Day 272 (3) cbourne200 at 4:24pm 08.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1248 When I bought this boat in Dec 2011, I was told the 10-2 had recently been overhauled. Although the
Interior Teak Finish HMT2 at 4:11pm 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1445 I am refinishing my Nav table. It is a teak veneer. It had some kind of a hard finish. Either a varn
genoa replacement anthony at 2:45pm 08.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1261 Hi All When that hurricane blew up the east coast of Canada, even though I thought I had the genny
Boat In Question joker460 at 2:26pm 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1528 I have very little to go on because the sailboat was leaving through our channel in Lake Ontario.
81 hunter30 water pump jeffreymckenna at 1:23pm 08.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/724 Help!! I just finished refurbishing a 81 hunter 30. Every works well except i have no water pressu
Hunter 23' Rudder Coming Apart carboman at 1:10pm 08.28.14 Smaller Boats 12/2087 Looks like the gel coat/first layer of fiber glass is starting to separate from the core. I took it
Advise on autopilot? Stan Linado at 12:29pm 08.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1043 Am finally at a point that I can get an autopilot so that solo sailing will not be quite so frantic.
Catalina 25 structural question (2) scurvydogtoo at 11:54am 08.28.14 Smaller Boats 4/2558 I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 25. There are two areas under the port side settee (forward seat)
New owner of Pearson 34-2 Outeast at 9:43am 08.28.14 Pearson 13/8314 My wife and I are new owners of a 1990 Pearson 34-2. We've spent the first 45 days cleaning the inte

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How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 2:22pm 05.15.23 Then you have dual and quad sim options. And cost. I think that info is out of date. When you enli
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 2:16pm 05.15.23 I should mention that the DNS66 or similar DNS resolution blocking apps can not only block ads, the
Hunter smile / keel movement dmax at 2:13pm 05.15.23 The keel really should not be moving a noticeable amount as the joint between the keel and the hull
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? east coaster at 2:09pm 05.15.23 Having just used DW 795 to bed new windows on my 2002 310, I can attest that DW 795 is unbelievably
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 1:59pm 05.15.23 Thanks!
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 1:51pm 05.15.23 Another endorsement for DC 795 (sometimes labeled Dowsil) when you buy it check the 'best before 'd
Merit 22 owners jssailem at 1:49pm 05.15.23 You can find mast heads that will fit your mast extrusion at Dwyer Aluminum Mast Company. https://
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? stickinthemud57 at 1:44pm 05.15.23 If you left the topping lift attached at the end of the boom, You could disconnect the gooseneck an
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity MysticBlue at 1:44pm 05.15.23
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? stickinthemud57 at 1:38pm 05.15.23 Your current rig is exactly how my Mac 26S was set up when I got it (except for the boom rotation mo
Merit 22 owners (2) emh56 at 1:34pm 05.15.23 This is the boat when we bought it last summer. We have done alot of interior cleaning and we are r
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 12:59pm 05.15.23 Clearly a near shore statement, which the OP was asking questions about. For off-shore you really
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 12:57pm 05.15.23 One would think so, but that's not quite the case. Just how much combustion air does something lik
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity dLj at 12:56pm 05.15.23 Seems PO bashing is rampant in this thread - but it could simply be that something caused that to fl
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Hello Below at 12:53pm 05.15.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
How many have serviced your Winches (1) jssailem at 12:35pm 05.15.23 Image for shirt
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 12:34pm 05.15.23 I'm not sure how you do that with a rotating boom. You pull down on the boom until you have the
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 12:31pm 05.15.23 Thank you for the continued feedback! Here's a little more info on this issue. My original inverter
No More Dinghy Butt rgranger at 12:29pm 05.15.23 Soooo... it is an ascot for combatting swamp-ass. The swampascot.... :biggrin:
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 05.15.23 There is a suggestion to wire the blower to the start switch so it will run when the engine runs, s

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