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Water Pressure Problems johnjensen at 3:17pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4615 My O'Day 28 has a problem with the water pressure. It only holds pressure when the tank is full. A
Reinstalling Brightwork BillCat30 at 1:08pm 11.15.12 Catalina 30 3/1907 What is the proper way to reinstall the teak the runs along the cabin of a 30' Catalina. While cha
1 or 2 Magma Flopper Stoppers? geoffschultz at 12:21pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 11/8340 My boat is currently in the Sea of Cortez and over the next 3-4 years we'll be working our way down
1982 Cat 30 Lost Parent at 12:13pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 0/887 I need some help since I am no where near my boat . What I need is the dimension of the shower drain
Electronics info for '84 Cat 30 Seabrink2006 at 12:06pm 11.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2111 Greetings, I'm hoping to get some information on the do's and don'ts for an older Cat without an inv
Long Detachable Traveler Hunter 260/270 jimfrankelly at 11:31am 11.15.12 Smaller Boats 4/1707 Has anyone installed a traveler that spans the cockpit of a Hunter 260/270 ?? My 2002 Hunter 270 ca
Trimming a 110% Genoa, "inhauling" & tracks jimfrankelly at 11:22am 11.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/691 My 2002 Hunter 270 (lead wing keel, 3.5 foot) came with a 170% UK Genoa which we have used for 3 sea
Hard to operate centerboard leopoldo at 10:43am 11.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/868 I need to remove my Mac 1993 centerboard for inspection. I have to swim under the boat to lower it a
Hood Furler captcoho at 10:11am 11.15.12 Catalina 30 16/8774 Hey, I want to get rid of my Hood 810 LD....Hood no longer offers the the 800 upgrade, but now upgra
Rig Tuning N28678 at 7:40am 11.15.12 Catalina 30 2/1508 Im looking for some rig tuning numbers. Does anybody have any good shroud tensions for medium breez
Weight in the V-Berth/26D r.oril at 7:06am 11.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2147 When I was at the MacGregor Factory checking out the new "M", I mentioned to Mike that I carry all m
H-356 thru hulls sailmaster39 at 5:23am 11.15.12 Big Boats 2/930 Hi Group I`m looking at the H-356 and the H-36.Are all the thru hulls located in one location in fro
Replacing Standing Rigging jhnewsome17 at 4:06am 11.15.12 Seafarer 0/3332 I need to replace the standing rigging on my Seafarer 29. Any suggestions of best source/price would
Where will all the new sailors come from? Stretch at 10:55pm 11.14.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1836 Well, right here! This is a kids sailing school, with former students that help, and a popular CYA t
squaring the head of the main katana750 at 9:33pm 11.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2933 I am just learning how to use this site and I noticed something on a older post with the same title
Stern Rail on 26 S/D vizwhiz at 8:57pm 11.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5254 To any/all who have the stern rail on your 26 S/D boats...can you please give your opinion...? I don
h34 gets to live another day after sandy VINN at 7:21pm 11.14.12 Big Boats 8/2243 i am so thankful the storm passed over my boat to live another day after so much destruction happene
Still alive and well...or at least, getting better. nemosuit at 5:25pm 11.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1606 Hi All! Just a note to let you folks know the sharks didn't get me. I've been coping with some hea
Schooner Race Story Roger Long at 4:43pm 11.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1935 The owner of the Susan B. Merryman, the schooner I designed which won Class C in this year's Chesape
Steering System for C27 Ajay73 at 2:47pm 11.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1248 Has anyone ever seen this kind of wheel steering system on a C27, the one on the right side for inbo

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CDI FF2 (1) CrispyCringle at 1:20pm 11.18.22 I used a topping lift and a downhaul for the pole. You can make out the black topping lift line in t
Hunter 280 mast Question rgranger at 1:14pm 11.18.22 A web search for "Mast Exit Blocks" will yield a plethora of exit block images from which to select
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 Nachismo at 12:17pm 11.18.22 Many thanks!
Dyneema for furler line (1) thinwater at 12:09pm 11.18.22 Watching those images in sequence, I agree with @dlochner observations. The spring block is not hel
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 jdrutten at 12:05pm 11.18.22 Is that a Seatech fitting? Looks like it could be. I ordered this exact part a couple weeks ago. It'
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Mark Maulden at 11:57am 11.18.22 Plain ole diesel..
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:51am 11.18.22 Uh oh, this is beginning to sound like the "What's a blue water sailboat" discussion! :):beer: Al
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:46am 11.18.22 Here's a Compac in Dallas: https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/boa/7551844739.html
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Kings Gambit at 9:34am 11.18.22 Reduce the stress on the sail by blanketing with the main sail. Use of a winch on a furling system
Questions About Bottom Paint kloudie1 at 9:29am 11.18.22 Jim, I saw that guy come out from under my boat the other day when a diver was scraping! Then the ga
Hunter 280 mast Question jssailem at 9:19am 11.18.22 A web search for "Mast Exit Blocks" will yield a plethora of exit block images from which to select
C22 Pop Top Assist Qorgyle at 9:12am 11.18.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:10am 11.18.22 I love the "Pocket Yacht" just on general principal. They provide a way for pretty much anyone to en
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 9:08am 11.18.22
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 11.18.22 I wonder if there are "group" meetings for us sailors anchored ashore? This forum, maybe?:biggrin:
C22 Pop Top Assist Qorgyle at 9:00am 11.18.22 Here ya go: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/pop-top-gas-lift-for-catalina-22-new-design.1
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) JamesG161 at 8:58am 11.18.22 As you can see, I'm perfectly fine. Wait you forgot this...
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard jssailem at 8:56am 11.18.22
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) fstbttms at 8:52am 11.18.22 Are you at all worried about health concerns given your occupation? Not at all. As you can see, I'
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:49am 11.18.22 That's why hard bottom paints came about, for the most part the copper remains in the paint doing i

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