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mast step on ODAY 272 sargentef2615 at 3:42pm 02.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 22/9086 Does the mast step hinge on the 272 like it does on the 22 for ease in dropping the mast?
Mystery Boat (3) FourPoints at 3:15pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2857 This boat belongs to my (distant) Uncle. I was told by him that it is a (1976?)center cockpit Columb
Extra scew mounting location on chainplate Jared1048 at 2:18pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/712 Looking at my chainplates (well, what I can see of it since its glassed into the hull) there seems t
Battery Charger Sizing Hello Below at 1:56pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 20/6529 Okay I have read Maine Sail's 101 on Installing a Battery Charger which includes information regardi
Realistic average motoring speed for a 26S ? zjtr10 at 1:11pm 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4048 I am sure it's been asked and answered before but I have not found what I need by searching so I'll
Outboard shifter / accelerator control cables Brian D at 12:56pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2127 Anyone know the anatomy of these cables? My shifter cable has a cut in the outer gray sleeve. The in
m25 xpac where is the oil pressure sender steve201 at 12:35pm 02.04.13 Catalina 30 1/1104 Looks to be my problem , i have a 1996 30 mk 111. the parts list shows it uper rear port side, nope
Stanchion bases: 1990's design now available (1) Phil Herring at 12:14pm 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/811 This fits boats of the 290 306 310 320 326 340 356 380 386 410 420 426 450 460 era. They've bee
Stanchion help needed: 1980's boats (3) Phil Herring at 12:09pm 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2418 We've made some good progress on those aluminum stanchion bases that have been so problematic. We
Max Prop for 411 smason241 at 11:44am 02.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1553 Any recommendations for size and pitch for Max Prop with Westerbeke 44A? PYI recommends 3 blade18x11
Keel structural issues paytman at 11:03am 02.04.13 Pearson 9/4921 Hi, long time reader, first time poster. I have the deep fin keel version of the P36-2; and the stru
anchor locker problem iwillmott at 10:43am 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 I cleaned out my anchor locker and found big pieces of styrofoam in the bottom that looked like they
DSC advantages, details + AIS Skipper at 10:06am 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 28/6359 Howdy, Have just installed the Standard Horizon GX2150. Question: If you have registered your M
Rewiring Catalina harness brazenarticle at 9:53am 02.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 16/7807 Hello MaineSail - I appreciate all your advice, hope you have a minute to weigh in on this question
Reverse polarity MrBillG at 8:41am 02.04.13 Catalina 30 14/5470 Hi there I just had a diver clean my hull and he found heavy deposit on the prop and shaft. He sai
roll boat over on side sdugwyler at 6:51am 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/884 I have a 22' Macgregor. Trying to repair bottom and asking if I can roll boat over on it's side? Afr
Shower pump drain does not pump out fully sscales at 6:13am 02.04.13 Big Boats 2/1230 On my 2005 Catalina $00 the aft shower does not fully pump out the water that remains in the recesse
Anyone any idea what this is? (1) MickP at 5:38am 02.04.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1527 I found it in a drawer in our recently acquired boat
Sail cleaning and check Cmp1110 at 3:51am 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1247 Does anyone know the rough cost if sail cleaning for a hunter 28.5?? Getting ready to go to north in
3m 4200 at 1/2 price of West Marine Endurance2010 at 11:01pm 02.03.13 Big Boats 4/2322 I have been using a lot of sealant recently: 3m silicone and 3m 4200. I just ordered some from Gra

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I sailed a Sunfish! kappykaplan at 5:15am 06.21.22 Well done, @Kermit !! :beer:
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? LouisMK at 4:52am 06.21.22 I ran 11 mm because it is easier on the hands & has more strength. When you think about it when you
Main prop strut Parsons at 4:28am 06.21.22 By the way, just to stir the pot of controversy and begin another discussion, I plan to replace the
Best Flexible Solar Panels Davidasailor26 at 3:08am 06.21.22 @Maine Sail has nothing good to say about Renogy. You can read his article on flexible solar panels
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 2:41am 06.21.22 Well done, Mike! :beer:
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting acudavid at 11:30pm 06.20.22 I tried to take it out but the motor stalled and then would not restart. We replaced the fuel inje
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 10:42pm 06.20.22 Ward, this is just great info. I definitely like the use of the G10 fiberglass board for the backin
Repairing gate value on Hunter 31 galley sink drain Benny17441 at 9:55pm 06.20.22 You know you can stop water inflow from a broken valve with a wood plug or a rag. Usually it is th
How do you keep the birds at bay? philiefay at 9:41pm 06.20.22 I got a plastic owl and a teddy bear cat that I leave on the mast rest and deck. Disconnect the wire
Best Flexible Solar Panels philiefay at 9:34pm 06.20.22 I recently purchased the 2 X Sunpower 100W panels from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0779PCVW4
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:34pm 06.20.22 I like that shield material much better than split loom. What is it and where do you get it? Yes
Best Flexible Solar Panels (1) Captain Larry-DH at 9:31pm 06.20.22 I have a Renogy 160 still in the box, never used. Would offer it for a good price. As for quality -
Widgen date range jssailem at 9:20pm 06.20.22 Pictures of your sizes. i assume by a pulley you mean a block. From the images I have found, you sho
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy justsomeguy at 9:17pm 06.20.22 add an anchor sail at stern. Yah, try that.
Drain cover Benny17441 at 9:16pm 06.20.22 A canvas cover or even mosquito netting over the cockpit might prevent leaves from falling in the co
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 06.20.22 I like that shield material much better than split loom. Yes it is. Much. But I am NOT going to
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:09pm 06.20.22 I like that shield material much better than split loom. What is it and where do you get it?
Portable AC or Water Cooler Suggestions justsomeguy at 9:08pm 06.20.22 In limiting some of the experience we thought about these low voltage battery USB called "ChilWell"
Portable AC or Water Cooler Suggestions Benny17441 at 9:08pm 06.20.22 Those water evaporative coolers do not work in Florida's summertime high humidity. Those mini versi
Keel bolt Ralph Johnstone at 8:59pm 06.20.22 A trick for figuring out the thread pitch is to place a piece of paper against the bolt or screw an

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