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Cat 30 motor mounts Jimm at 1:02pm 01.15.13 Catalina 30 12/8671 Looking to replace the motor mounts in my '93 Catlaina 30 - Universal M-25MXP. Anyone done this? Adv
Trailer an H260 with Honda Pilot? Kermit at 12:41pm 01.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/4877 I've searched the forums and can't find the exact answer I'm looking for. My First Mate and I are in
Lancer 25 Tabernacle Little Dipper at 12:10pm 01.15.13 Lancer 6/3389 Hi, Just bought a 1979 Lancer 25. Looking at the foot of the mast it looks flat. It has a bolt thru
purpose of "front shroud" vmaks at 11:42am 01.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1615 What is the intention or purpose of the front shrouds, O'Day 28? Does a front shroud absolutely have
Chainplate/Shroud Mounting on deck vmaks at 11:01am 01.15.13 Bigger Boats 10/5746 Major stress.....Michigan, new 28 ft O'Day to us last year (1983 model) last year, had it surveyed b
1st sailing trip to Catalina, some questions newsailor72 at 9:41am 01.15.13 Ask All Sailors 26/5439 with the weather forecast looking good for this weekend, I'm hoping to make my first crossing. le
1st sailing trip to Catalina, some questions newsailor72 at 9:01am 01.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1092 I moved the thread to here http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?p=991562#post99
diesel engines ken336 at 9:01am 01.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1741 purchasing a 2000 hunter 380 with 963 engine hours on it. Is this alot or normal for this year? How
Where can I find a used one of these (1) CaptGregg at 7:53am 01.15.13 Catalina 22 14/2152 I have been using a piece of line tied to the mast base to hold this hatch open and the slide on the
San Juan 23 Rebuild Griffinroydonald at 7:20am 01.15.13 San Juan Sailboats 6/14267 I do not post on this site anymore Too many smart ass answers from Phil
Exhaust Texrob at 7:15am 01.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1124 I just replaced the stock exhaust elbow on my 2GM20 with a stainless exhaust elbow from exhaustelbow
'86 Pearson 28-2 chainplate Bonky at 6:43am 01.15.13 Pearson 1/1646 We recently purchased a 1986 Pearson 28-2. The surveyor noted that the port chain-plate needed to b
off gps soldier1964 at 6:24am 01.15.13 Ask All Sailors 25/3084 Hello all, I have a small problem that has me confused. I use a handheld megellan and also a laptop
Cruising/live aboard (3) All U Get at 5:38am 01.15.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1572 Hi all, For many years we've thought about cruising full time and with a lot of help from SBO cont
Need for reinforcement on top of rudder post of 26C? (1) Cruiser1 at 3:13am 01.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2524 I recall reading somewhere that the original rudder post came with a reinforcing insert in the top o
O'day 222 Rudder anchorclanker at 9:29pm 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2549 I thought this question was generic enough that most of the old salts could answer it. I yan
Time for More Burgees (1) ruidh at 8:32pm 01.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 31/4892 I'm gauging interest for another order of burgees. If I can get enough interest, I can probably keep
new sails vs used ? trainmanjess at 8:26pm 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 13/4083 hello all i am in need of a main sail and jib for my sailboat. i have seen many listed on ebay fo
Rudder Block (1) lipscum at 8:08pm 01.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1175 Can anyone tell me where I can get a new rudder block for my 86 Mac 25?
Diving ken336 at 7:53pm 01.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1345 Is anyone scuba diving off your boat with a walk through transom? Are you using any protection for t

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Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 7:32am 04.16.23 There are fundamentally two ways to protect underwater steel structures: 1) Cathodic protection (th
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 04.16.23 Spoke with the owner and the repairman on Saturday. There was a crack in the hull possibly due to
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 7:28am 04.16.23 I have prepped two iron keels in the past and found the only way to control rust is to coat with fi
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 7:27am 04.16.23 Most of the keel looks good. It's mainly the junction between the wings and the keel or close to t
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Dave Groshong at 7:04am 04.16.23 We offer a full rig shop, Samson XLS3, 10mm=3/8ish is $1.05/ft
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains JBP-PA at 6:28am 04.16.23 I'm trying this curtain track that is lower profile than the traditional marine curtain track. http
keel help JBP-PA at 6:15am 04.16.23 Dlj's advice about Ospho or another rust converter is important. Remaining rust will continue and w
Dried cetol jnorten at 6:10am 04.16.23 The gentle heat method is a great idea as that's how I remove older layers from my teak. I get a fe
keel help dLj at 5:57am 04.16.23 What I'd add to your advice, is after grinding the keel to bright white, treat with five layers of
Rust on Keel I need Help. dLj at 5:50am 04.16.23 There are fundamentally two ways to protect underwater steel structures: 1) Cathodic protection (thi
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 5:34am 04.16.23 Sounds like a float switch with a medium resistance short. The pump runs all the time but slowly d
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 5:09am 04.16.23 This is the answer to the question of what is the raw water pump on the Kohler 9.5 kw generator: My
New sail advice needed NYSail at 4:00am 04.16.23
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 3:30am 04.16.23 Nice. Thanks!
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Salty Jack at 3:28am 04.16.23 Thanks Gene and everyone else who answered my questions about washing and pushing my new old toy. I
Boom Vang danstanford at 3:20am 04.16.23 Wasn't the premise that ADDING a vang would be adding a safety device? Not having a vang would remov
Anchor Locker solutions DinghySailor at 9:43pm 04.15.23 The windlass should not be used to secure the anchor chain, whether the anchor is on the bottom or
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? JoeWhite at 9:16pm 04.15.23 View this link with images. This is how I did it pretty much raise and lower by myself. http://mei19
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains (1) LaDonaMina at 8:57pm 04.15.23 My wife made these and the interior had no curtains. I think she did a great job. The v-birth curtai
New sail advice needed CarlN at 8:46pm 04.15.23

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