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1984 H31 uncored hull? IH82BL8 at 4:24am 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1741 I thought I remember someone here saying these boats had no wood core in the hull below the waterlin
Beneteau Dock N Go Problems Kanggandi at 1:20am 05.19.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/10400 Our dock n go system hasn't worked for 4 months and they can't fix it !!! Has anyone else had any
how much does my S2-9.2a weigh Bergovoy at 9:02pm 05.18.13 S2 4/1537 hello, I am considering have my 9.2a transported from Marathon, FL to Marina del Rey, in L.A. I
Will the Projects Never End? shipwreck66 at 8:09pm 05.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/910 Finally traced my air problem to the fuel pump, spent an hour driving to buy a new one, installed, b
Zinc Fish hookup Phil P at 7:47pm 05.18.13 Big Boats 3/970 Last season I hooked up a zinc fish to the chrome surround on my shore power inlet. At season's end,
help with other mac forum wayne nicol at 7:38pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2182 i really hope this is ok to post here, but i have got onto a bunch of different sailing, boating and
microwave-convection oven curt309 at 6:52pm 05.18.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1391 Thanks in advance, new to the forum. My wife would like to replace the oven on our 2012 with a micro
P23 repairs update. (1) DAVA390 at 6:50pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 1/862 Well, things are moving along. Today I completed the install of the new switches/circuit breakers pa
First 285 Bimini ayedieu2 at 5:58pm 05.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1115 Help! Can anyone recommend a manufacturer that sells a bimini for a Beneteau First 285? It gets so
Something Older Than Most Of Our Sailboats (2) rardiH36 at 5:46pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1692 I thought to post this because a few might have recollection of the WWII era Liberty and Victory shi
Refrig replacement jblamart at 5:30pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1093 I have an 12V Adler Barbour Compressor that is labeled combicold cc-20-AW that I believe to be origi
South coast winch parts Cb1222 at 5:20pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1348 Does anyone know where I can get south coast winch Pawls and springs?
Rear Mast Support (4) patrickfarley at 5:14pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/6886 I have been working on speeding up trailer to sailing. I am trying to get it to under 30 minutes(by
rebuilding marine head crystalsailor at 5:12pm 05.18.13 Sails Call Lounge 4/9655 I have an old Wilcox Critten Skipper marine head. Mechanical, all bronze with long handle. It has be
Trailer trouble Grizmaster7 at 4:56pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2491 Does anyone else have this problem with the original trailer for the Mac 26 S or C. The last few cra
Eelectric trolling motor oceansail0 at 4:26pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1286 Has anyone used a trolling motor on a 21 footer before? I have a Freedom 21?
Creaking in the V-berth GorillaToast at 2:59pm 05.18.13 Catalina 22 1/899 Whenever I spend the night on my boat (which is often), as I move about in the v-berth, the boards c
Adler Barbour replacement DMParmenter at 12:39pm 05.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1502 It appears I need to replace an original 1997 Adler Barbour unit. I have no make or unit size info t
416 Out Island PapaBruce at 11:35am 05.18.13 Morgan 2/1694 There is a huge shelf built athwartship on the stern in the aft cabin. We have modified the bed to a
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 3... Skip Gundlach at 9:09am 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 0/798 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 3... We left you, still at anchor in Ft. Lauderdal

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Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 6:31pm 04.21.23 Thanks Project Mahem good point. There is no core or multi layers its just fiberglass. There are 2 s
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Project_Mayhem at 6:21pm 04.21.23 Is there plywood inside the boat's fiberglass? If so, you need to find out if it's rotted before doi
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 6:04pm 04.21.23 Ok, I will need to look into that, my system is wired so I can start from either of both at the mome
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 6:02pm 04.21.23 So the second switch is not really necessary then? It is, to disconnect the engine starting batter
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD rgranger at 6:00pm 04.21.23 It will be many weeks before it gets installed and used, so I can't give you a "real world" report
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 5:55pm 04.21.23 So the second switch is not really necessary then?
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 5:39pm 04.21.23 @DArcy wondering why you can only power your radio from the house bank. If that bank fails, it does
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection (2) Mike25 at 5:37pm 04.21.23 Here's what I came up with to repair the trunk. I laid roving and applied polyester resin to the da
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs (1) WayneH at 5:31pm 04.21.23 214859
Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 5:20pm 04.21.23
Squeaky companionway cover Ralph Johnstone at 4:41pm 04.21.23 Take a pic as says @Project_Mayhem . Show the inside of slide mechanism under the companionway cove
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity (3) jssailem at 4:35pm 04.21.23 The time and duration of slack tide varies each day. Using a tool like DeepZoom you can see the chan
Bilge Hose Ralph Johnstone at 4:28pm 04.21.23
Bilge Hose dlochner at 4:01pm 04.21.23 The hoses need to be strong enough to with stand oils and chemicals that end up in the bilge. The h
Squeaky companionway cover JoeWhite at 4:00pm 04.21.23 The lanocoat I used on the track has fixed the squick for me
Squeaky companionway cover Project_Mayhem at 3:58pm 04.21.23 Take a pic of the track. Sometimes the materials wear away over time and the vertical aft edge of th
Bottom paints dlochner at 3:58pm 04.21.23
Bottom paints Davidasailor26 at 3:49pm 04.21.23
Squeaky companionway cover dmax at 3:35pm 04.21.23 You can put down strips of HDPE like this: Rockler Nylo-Tape Friction-Free Drawer Slide Tape, 3/4" W
Squeaky companionway cover kappykaplan at 3:28pm 04.21.23 McLube SailKote should do the trick.

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