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26S mast raising skaterp14 at 3:21pm 11.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2866 A few days ago I bought a 26s and I was wondering if I connect the rear stay before I raise the mast
Stern Tube Leak (2) klemsaba at 2:41pm 11.09.13 S2 18/9653 Got an interesting problem. 3 summers ago when we bought our boat we developed a leak that was hard
Float tube leak dutchy at 8:39am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1059 I have a leak in the Walker Bay floatation tube on my dinghy. Has anyone had to repair one before?
Unmanned Sailboat Pacific Sailing Rick D at 7:26am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1763 Pretty cool http://saildrone.com/index.php/test/78-saildrone/86-saildrone-completes-pacific-crossin
1977 Endeavour 32 Luzern at 6:41am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 25/11992 Hopefully this is the correct forum to post this message. If not, let me know and I will post in the
Transition Roger Long at 4:56am 11.09.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4809
SS Tubing Styx at 4:38am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1646 I have come across a lot of 316 SS tubing, 5 - 10 feet long. There is a little bit of 2" and a littl
cockpit leak CJB at 9:20pm 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2485 My 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 is leaking in the cockpit. The leak is through the screw holes that hold
Catalina 30 salon table stevenj40 at 9:00pm 11.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1757 I was hoping someone would take the time to measure there salon table as I have a 1979 Catalina 30 a
Prop question NicAndI at 8:19pm 11.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1529 Need a little help pls. I'm in the process of buying a 1989 First 285 and the 2 blade folding prop
Size of Shaft Packing SVTatia at 7:10pm 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3321 Is there a way to determine what size packing I will need before I remove the stuffing box? I want t
Show us your spinnaker! (1) Kermit at 1:42pm 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 104/14986 I really love seeing colorful and unusual spinnakers. Spinnakers seem to say alot about their owners
Reviving the Damper Plate & Engine Mount Discussions JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:42pm 11.08.13 Catalina 310 11/6110 So I am the latest to have to tackle this problem. I have the "death rattle" and will be doing this
Guest Battery Selector switch SwanAround at 12:28pm 11.08.13 Big Boats 4/1246 Need to replace the battery selector switch for 2004 Hunter 356. None of the ones on offer today se
Painting the Rudder lehigh375 at 12:09pm 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3535 Anyone know anything about why the rudder would be painted differently on a Hunter33 than the rest o
winter sailboat cover for Cal 27 carolsohl at 11:45am 11.08.13 Cal 2/1631 I will be making a sailboat cover for our Cal 2-27. I am wondering if anyone else has done this and
S2 7.3 Wet Keel ? Mike Palmer at 11:25am 11.08.13 S2 5/3788 Has anyone heard of a wet keel on an S2 7.3 ? I am looking into purchase and the picture of the bild
Deep cycle or combination batteries for battery bank Loose Ends at 10:37am 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 21/4998 What kind of batteries should I have in my battery bank on my Catalina 27? The PO had one deep cycle
for those with a saildrive, cleaning the barnicles jbinbi at 9:03am 11.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1033 the e33 has a saildrive. The saildrive comes thru a rubber sort of gasket, and when the boat was hau
1971 Coronado 35' Cc Yacht Specialties Steering windomember at 8:45am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/5749 Hi, I own a 1971 35' Coronado Center Cockpit Hull 07 produced by Whitaker Industries at Costa Me

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'78 H30 Head Platform Dimensions MikeHoncho at 11:15pm 04.14.23 OGO
Perkins M30 Compression issue twalker H260 at 10:23pm 04.14.23 Do you have an old injector or glow plug? If so you could take those with your current adapter to
CapCut video editing Captain Larry-DH at 9:32pm 04.14.23 Thanks @Captain Larry-DH . Something else to keep me awake at nights :yikes: . I like your idea o
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 9:15pm 04.14.23 Oh the horror :yikes: of just thinking that thought:facepalm:.
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Joe at 7:28pm 04.14.23 Thank you Dave ...............to all for your input. Hey Clay, sharing your enthusiasm with the gr
CapCut video editing Ralph Johnstone at 7:17pm 04.14.23 When you install an app and give it access to your devices system resources it can access what you
Anyone know how to get this cheek apart (4) lunaseas at 6:58pm 04.14.23 Yes heat sid Also . Corrosion. So heavy I used CLR and coke To dislodge it
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 Gene Neill at 5:48pm 04.14.23 It appears to be a totally legit winch. Nor does it look all that old. It looks to be the same as th
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 5:20pm 04.14.23 Thank you Dave that helps clarify things for me. Greg, it sounds like you learned in a much more tra
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 (1) dano2022 at 5:07pm 04.14.23 Even if the company that's coming to inspect the boat finds nothing wrong, I'd still float her for a
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat splax at 4:54pm 04.14.23 also the sails if they are still available
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat splax at 4:52pm 04.14.23 i would be interested in a jib winch and the starboard stanchions and life lines.I really only need
Escape Rumba - Mast Replacement Project_Mayhem at 4:46pm 04.14.23 If the size is right, try aluminum conduit as it's not subject to rust. I did this for a Force 5 but
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice Project_Mayhem at 4:12pm 04.14.23 Take a pic. There's a good chance we could tell if it was painted with a close up pic. Harbor Freigh
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 3:54pm 04.14.23 Thanks for your advice.!.
'78 H30 Head Platform Dimensions Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:37pm 04.14.23 What make/model toilet are thinking of putting on it? --Peggie
Short holding tank vent hose to Stern, or longer run to aft quarter? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:30pm 04.14.23 Venting out the transom (stern) makes it impossible for the tank to "breathe" because air can only f
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 3:07pm 04.14.23 I dunno. They may be Bud Lite drinkers! :beer:
'78 H30 Head Platform Dimensions Roland5048 at 3:05pm 04.14.23 Here are the measurements. The base is irregularly shaped ( five sided). I'll do my best. Head is
Boom Vang Crazy Dave Condon at 3:00pm 04.14.23 Picture show the boom is Z spar. View 4 shows an eye for attachmentl Are there two of them one for

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