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Touring a M26s that is in the Puget Sound Babbleduck at 3:37pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1070 Hello everyone: I am preparing to acquire my first boat and have narrowed my choices to three ves
Boat Weght nelsonragnar at 3:33pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1868 Would any one out there know the weight of an O'Day 22' Including mast.I am calculating if I have e
Vang connection to mast ScottS at 3:27pm 03.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1867 Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while, but now I need some advice concerning the First 285 b
Solar Panel George68fs at 2:58pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2293 Would like to setup a solar panel on my O'Day 222. I have one 12V marine battery and basically the o
Cowl Vents Nahart51 at 2:07pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 2/1156 Any one ever put screen or any such thing to keep critters and wasps from coming in the cowl vents o
9.2a Tiller to Wheel fharbison at 12:50pm 03.11.13 S2 5/1725 Just bought by 9.2A a couple months ago. It currently has tiller steering. When I look at most 9.2A
Keel Rust and Fairing Mark Nooney at 12:37pm 03.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1214 Hi all I have a 1984 - 31. The boat is on the hard for a fresh coat of bottom paint. I inspected the
Table hardware on 1984 O'Day 222 JMAP06 at 12:29pm 03.11.13 Day Sailers 7/4112 Does anyone know what the hardware on the 1984 O'Day 222 table was called. They are metal tracks. On
End of H25 production Mr.Stress at 11:52am 03.11.13 Smaller Boats 4/1505 I am in the process of buying a 2009 H25 (have not closed yet). Can anyone tell me when they stoppe
Capsizing a C-22 Michael B at 10:49am 03.11.13 Catalina 22 35/20919 How easy is it to capsize a C-22, and what do you do if you are that unfortunate?
dock line caught in prop & engine wont start academic-one at 10:47am 03.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1747 OMC End of season got dock line caught in prop ' some smoke in cabin. After sail engine wouldn't sta
prefeeder for hood below deck roller furler captmmac1 at 10:34am 03.11.13 Big Boats 1/1049 Need a prefeeder that will work with a below deck Hood roller furler? Having problems with the luff
Reefing Genoa? chasmoyer at 10:33am 03.11.13 Big Boats 9/1891 Can/should a 110% furling genoa be reefed (not fully furled out) when encountering 20+ knot winds?
Spring cleaning the sheets-what's best SJarvis at 9:02am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2114 We have a Hunter Legend 35.5 and living in Olympia WA where it's wet and damp our sheets get a bit g
Propeller pitch randyprint at 8:34am 03.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3891 Hi all. Just bought a 1984 Catalina 27 with a 15HP Universal Diesel. It needs a new propeller. Wha
Best Handheld Vhs and Gps Ternang at 8:25am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1147 Am about to purchase a handheld radio and combo GPS for back up. Used mainly in coastal waters and o
Epoxy Set Times vs Temperature FourPoints at 8:25am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1809 Last weekend I pulled the aluminum U channel that the companionway slats slide down into off to star
paint color countrycrafters at 8:15am 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/868 Does anyone know the original factory color of a 1971 mac V22? thank you
blow in or out soldier1964 at 7:53am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2259 hey SBO, I have a sort of confusing question. I have a six gallon portable fuel tank that is store
swing keel phil mac venture at 7:48am 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1011 22 venture can keel be locked in positions other than all the way down?

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Tightening Stanchions jssailem at 5:20pm 04.02.23 Have you tried to find an opening that permits you to reach in behind the panel and put a small wren
HBW50 Hurth (2) jssailem at 5:16pm 04.02.23 Not sure about your unit. If it looks anything like this the red arrows point to bolt holes. The bo
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 5:04pm 04.02.23 Be sure to vent the generator and have functioning CO alarms on the boat. I carry 2 of them. I one h
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC (1) jssailem at 4:44pm 04.02.23 When I took up the task on my boat, upon checking the shaft under the stuffing box, it was pitted. N
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis jssailem at 4:28pm 04.02.23 its a puzzle. Don you are absolutely correct. It is a puzzle. Sadly the agencies in the place to
Hunter 310 1999 JamesG161 at 4:15pm 04.02.23 the man whom would know the best to talk with is Joe Kerr :plus::plus: Joe actually wired my boat
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 04.02.23 I probably lost the allen wrench. I had another project going on at the same time. That little de
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis JamesG161 at 4:07pm 04.02.23 its a puzzle. The first outside of Earth Solar Energy was first measured by ... Sky Lab 1973 It
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Crazy Dave Condon at 4:03pm 04.02.23 Which boat???
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Hunter 310 1999 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54pm 04.02.23 Is your boat insured? If insured, the carrier will need to inspect first which a marine surveyor wil
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (3) JamesG161 at 3:48pm 04.02.23 All 3 of those La Nina's occurred during the Ends of a Solar Cycle. This the key to most of the Sc
Kanzaki trans problems please help dlochner at 3:47pm 04.02.23 Could you be more specific about which bolt? A bolt holding the transmission to the engine? A bolt a
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:43pm 04.02.23 For those who are trailering, it depends where those bladders are as to trailering if they are in t
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