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Prop Spin joshw5144 at 4:19pm 10.18.22 Big Boats 4/937
Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 3:10pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1021 Hey all. Seeking advice. A week ago or so I got my first boat: 1980 cat 27. Great lake area is col
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 2:58pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 30/2630 Looking for a fixed keel 26-27ft, 4ft or less draft that isn't a total dog to sail. I will be sail
Identify This Boat? (1) Rick Webb at 2:35pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1320 This boat is being to our youth sailing group as a donation I am told the title says it is a 1978 2
Garhauer E-Z Glide (2) SailingCal21 at 2:27pm 10.18.22 Bigger Boats 7/1481 So after 40+ years of sitting in the UV both my Schaefer jib blocks disintegrated. Can't say that I
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? (6) High Current at 2:15pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2896 I'm looking for some insight into what I should realistically expect from G/flex epoxy and keel move
Foam Seat Chiriqui at 2:09pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1000 I want to replace a foam seat for my H26. I can not find a similar one for sale online. It props me
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 1:24pm 10.18.22 Smaller Boats 7/1197 My mast lights worked earlier this season. I tried to turn them on a few weeks ago and nothing. I fo
Forestay decking coming out (1) Slavik at 12:35pm 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1312 The forestay decking was popped out when we bought the boat. We took out the rivets and replaced th
Foresail furler home made question (1) Slavik at 12:34pm 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1357 Got a sailboat. It has a furler that's home made. The pink line was wrapped around the drum a few
Took out our new to us 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 formerly of BudGates (7) Slavik at 12:25pm 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1111 After driving the boat from Riverside, CA on very rotten tires 9 hours, we made it to Phoenix. The
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? (1) Slavik at 11:59am 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/908 Have a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 w a cockpit drain hole that is horizontal and near the keel winch
standing rigging juan rius at 10:35am 10.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/943 hi i just took down my mast to replace rigging and i found something i do not like , the spreader ha
New electrical panel Cederholm at 7:25am 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1093 Hi all, I'm refitting a 1980 Catalina 30 and want to upgrade the electrical panel. With one breaker
Twin coil water heater Bob S at 5:28pm 10.17.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1851 Vetus water heater WHT025 is a duel coil 6.6 gal water heater sold in Europe. Are there any twin coi
How many impellers? (1) flightlead404 at 3:34pm 10.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1252 I had some slightly reduced cooling the other weekend, thought I'd investigate. I've owned the boat
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs (1) Orbweaver at 8:02am 10.17.22 Smaller Boats 4/885 I want to replace all my bulbs with LEDs, but I'm not sure what type of bulb this is. I tried search
Sink in C&C 30 MK I? ManuKai at 5:30am 10.17.22 C&C 6/1642 The sink in my 1982 C'C 30 has a hole. I told my mate that scrubbing the rust so aggressively was a
Where is the Mac 25 cored? "Crackling" sound in the cabin benches? HeelBoy at 4:58am 10.17.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/788 Well, the decks and soles and cockpit etc were all great, It was stored in a pole barn out of the el
Passage 456 saloon upgrades (6) discovery at 8:59pm 10.16.22 Big Boats 12/1198 Posting the latest upgrade I made on my 2002 passage 456 Discovery..we've been cruising full time si

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Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa garymalmgren at 3:17pm 03.09.25 RE: Our light winds and the weight of the extra material don't mix well. Removing the UV protectio
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:14pm 03.09.25 Joker valves should be replaced annually, depending on how much the toilet is used.
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 3:12pm 03.09.25 I've only had for 6 months, but it's an 89... I'll look into it, thank you
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:11pm 03.09.25 Have never replaced it. The switch should be pointed to bring fresh water into the bowl? Or the op
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 3:08pm 03.09.25 Have never replaced it. The switch should be pointed to bring fresh water into the bowl? Or the op
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:05pm 03.09.25 The "switch" at the top of your photo should be left in the dry position (all the way to the right)
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. dLj at 2:50pm 03.09.25 The earlier YSB model engines were designed to be hand started. Yanmar designed that engine for anot
Did you wake up early or sleep in? Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 03.09.25
Toilet Issue JoeWhite at 2:42pm 03.09.25 That handle is not in the closed position. But the one that will make the bowl full of water is the
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa yelkenli at 2:38pm 03.09.25 Do you have a roller furler? Yes. It is on roller furler. Our light winds and the weight of the e
Did you wake up early or sleep in? Indysailor at 2:24pm 03.09.25 I don't care, just pick one and stick with it.
Source for replacement sheaves Steve_Catalina at 2:06pm 03.09.25 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good sourc
Did you wake up early or sleep in? BigEasy at 2:01pm 03.09.25 Hate the change. Hope that one day they will keep it continuous DST or ST!
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa BigEasy at 1:59pm 03.09.25 Did that several years ago. To save $, I ripped off the old Dacron sacrificial strip and took it to
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 03.09.25 Do you have a roller furler? If so, I'd restich or replace the sacrificial cloth on the sail
VHF antenna mast mounting (2) Sean Kiaer Yacht Broker at 1:24pm 03.09.25 What is the best way to mount a vhf antenna on the Catalina 22 mast Available at most Marine Store
Hunter Legend 35.5 - rudder stop help smokey73 at 1:23pm 03.09.25 I had that issue too on my Hunter Legend 40.5. Just cut off the excess to allow it to fit. Make su
Source for replacement sheaves Sean Kiaer Yacht Broker at 1:12pm 03.09.25 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good sourc
Source for replacement sheaves yelkenli at 1:05pm 03.09.25 Your car looks to be a jiffy reef car $180 - makes me consider replacing that sheave. Thanks for t
Source for replacement sheaves kloudie1 at 1:02pm 03.09.25 Your car looks to be a jiffy reef car on the side of the boom .. If the track width and thickness of

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