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Stability Larry33 at 5:17pm 03.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3709 I have heard that some owners have put lead pellets in the keel for better stability, is this true?
Roller furling jib cleaning info beeryboats at 4:44pm 03.04.13 Trailer Sailors 12/5524 Hi all, It's almost that time of year. Clean and launch. My roller furled jib is looking the wors
Bilge pump switches Bill1565 at 4:25pm 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2027 Anyone have a switch that turns on in shallow water? I have used Rule floats for many years, but th
Fooling Around Roger Long at 4:10pm 03.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3370
3GM30F exhaust elbow tip (1) Bob 04 H260 at 3:16pm 03.04.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/8107 Our engine is 10 years old and has 400 hrs on it. As far as I know the mixing elbow is original. I
Volvo Shaft Seal peoples1234 at 2:45pm 03.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1313 We bought a 321 last year and have been doing some deferred maintenance this winter. The PO has rece
Opinions on MasterVolt MICC Battery Monitor? Solstice at 2:05pm 03.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2797 A friend of mine is outfitting a brand new boat with a MV Inverter/Charger and they are suggesting t
Racing on Charlotte Harbor Butch23065 at 2:01pm 03.04.13 Big Boats 4/929 I know some of you are still snowed in, so I thought I would give you a pick me up. The Punta Gorda
On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at Dock rardiH36 at 12:53pm 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2860 A 82' modern sailing yacht went aground last night on the Pacific Coast just a few miles south of th
Cockpit Table (1) Don Crowther at 11:22am 03.04.13 Big Boats 8/2197 Just thought I would show off my new cockpit table. The old one was too small (not wide enough). I g
Going to look at a possible new boat akhartung at 9:52am 03.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1005 Mostly for parts depending on the condition of the boat. What do you guys think? Could be a little g
Bottom paint John Britten at 9:36am 03.04.13 Bigger Boats 6/1554 Am planning for Spring and ready to buy bottom paint for my 28' O'Day...thinking of Pettit Hydrocoat
Heading to Fort Desoto Christian Sailing at 9:22am 03.04.13 Destinations 7/3931 Hi all, My family is coming to ft desoto in April and would appreciate any advice regarding a daysa
Rudder and Mainsail for Islands 17 snowsailer at 9:20am 03.04.13 Parts Search 0/1881 I am seeking parts for a 1981 Sumner Islands 17 (previously Ocean Yachts Island 17). I need the kick
Pictures Lost Parent at 8:51am 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1703 Help me understand where pictures are posted when people post replys to questions and I cannot see a
search on mods Don Crowther at 8:46am 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/735 Phil or anyone I get this message when I try to do a search on owner mods WTF? This is even before
Beneteau 36cc - top lift carlager at 8:31am 03.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/815 The toplift wire on my Beneteau 36 cc is broken. The boom vang - sparcraft - is strong enough to p
Seacock gabrielw at 8:26am 03.04.13 Big Boats 2/1270 What lubricant is suggested for the sea cock?
rewiring Heater supply LaColla at 6:48am 03.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1560 Maine, I have a 2007 Hunter 33 with a typical battery set up- one bank of two batteries, that I use
Electrical Charging System Upgrade (Mostly Complete) (10) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:38am 03.04.13 Catalina 310 16/5497 So I have been planning (and replanning, and replanning and asking advice of others) an upgrade to t

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Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 4:05pm 04.04.23 @JES7 Look in the storage locker of the boat to see if anything is there. If not, call the owner i
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 3:45pm 04.04.23 Thanks for sharing the outcome and resource DJ. The plot thickens, West Marine just told me they d
Recommended maintenance/checks during haulout? Hello Below at 3:34pm 04.04.23 clean and check all thruhull transducers, speed log, Just a suggestion, is to remove the transduce
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed BarryL at 3:09pm 04.04.23 Hey, How many crew will you have when you fly the gennaker? The set and douse are usually different
AITA? Racing situation that came up BarryL at 3:05pm 04.04.23 Hey, As you (and everyone else) noted, the other boat was in the wrong. What you need to do in that
Furling Line Options BarryL at 2:57pm 04.04.23 Hello, As mentioned, you certainly can to a smaller diameter line, like 3/8". You just need to be s
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 2:55pm 04.04.23 @JES7 Look in the storage locker of the boat to see if anything is there. If not, call the owner if
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Maine Sail at 2:34pm 04.04.23 That does present a conundrum doesn't it. The alternator output would go first to the LFP house ban
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jrussnogle at 1:48pm 04.04.23 You are dead on, Mark. But, hat tip to Tiara. Jeff Rowan, Marine Technical advisor for Tiara, respon
Catalina Smile - keel repair or engineered fix on Catalina 36 kappykaplan at 1:38pm 04.04.23 Please merge the two threads - same OP. Tks. :beer:
Furling Line Options kappykaplan at 1:16pm 04.04.23 Stripping the core is common practice. :plus:
Zinc on strut? JoeWhite at 1:13pm 04.04.23 Good point Rich. My C36 has a 2" disk zinc on the strut. It does become eaten away and I replace it
Recommended maintenance/checks during haulout? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:00pm 04.04.23
AITA? Racing situation that came up Leeward Rail at 12:35pm 04.04.23 I read all these comments before my morning coffee, and wonder.. why would anyone race and deal with
Zinc on strut? Rich Stidger at 12:33pm 04.04.23 Look around your boatyard. Do you see any boats with a zinc on the strut? Does the source who advi
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages walt at 12:21pm 04.04.23 The FET isolator likely will have very low voltage drop.. but the old style diode isolators might dr
Holding tank relocation? MT28.5 at 12:20pm 04.04.23 Hello Peggie and thank you for posting. The head is directly in front of the lazarette. Also I missp
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Terry Cox at 11:41am 04.04.23 Obviously this is preferred, but is it required? Keel bolts look fine to me. Hi Jim. Yes, it is re
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages dlochner at 11:35am 04.04.23 Each bank gets what the alt is delivering. Impossible to have two different voltages through an arg
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Will Gilmore at 11:26am 04.04.23 That block on the bow, ahead of the furling drum, that looks like a tack block for an asym. -Will

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