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Spreader Mounting Mick at 8:38pm 08.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1121 I have a MacGreggor mast that measures in at 27 Ft. It is for a 22 ft -er How far up or down the ma
Wrecked hull of crashed yacht found Brian D at 8:17pm 08.29.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3250 Not sure if this was posted or not. ------------------ Two San Diegans trying to solve a maritime
Can you find this for sale? (1) higgs at 8:16pm 08.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1859 A friend gave this set up for a roller furling block, but I need 2 more. He can't tell me where he
jib littlescoop at 7:56pm 08.29.12 Parts Search 1/5224 Still looking for a 100 or 110 jib used....
Storage Trailer rjdewey9370 at 6:52pm 08.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1081 I am trying to find a low cost trailer option for my O'Day 25. I really only need to use the trailer
water tank venting problem tom power at 6:42pm 08.29.12 Catalina 30 3/973 Hi All, my new old Catalina 30 1985 has a problem with the starboard water tank. When filling the ta
Hunter41DS pros or cons opnions sailmaster39 at 6:38pm 08.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1820 Hi Just looking for pros or cons regarding the Hunter 41DS.I just sold my Gulfstar50 that we kept at
Rudder Modifications KingAirDriver at 6:28pm 08.29.12 Catalina 22 20/6652 Has anyone done any kind of modifications to their rudder? I have thoughts of putting on a balance
Storage Trailer rjdewey9370 at 6:20pm 08.29.12 Day Sailers 8/2253 I have seen some stories about converting power boat trailers to sailboat trailers. Does anyone know
Newport vs Catalina RainyDaySailor at 5:54pm 08.29.12 Newport 10/9981 Okay Newport owners, convince me to buy a 1988 Newport 31 over a 1985 Catalina 30. The Catalina has
Mast compression concerns with pics (2) SenecaDaze at 5:43pm 08.29.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2646 Im looking at a 1979 hunter 25,i like everything about the boat but the compression at maststep. Is
Recommendation for replacing gudgeons on 272 cbourne200 at 5:38pm 08.29.12 Bigger Boats 0/1038 Before I bought the 272 last year, I saw a lot of discussion about the gudgeon breaking. I've sailed
Bug Netting Install on Boat Pics.... (3) Sumner at 5:29pm 08.29.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1147 If there is any interest I got the pictures up on our site showing... http://purplesagetradingpost.
Japan Expat Sailing Site seouljoe at 3:53pm 08.29.12 Yamaha 0/1476 Join this forum,, huge resources on boats and parts. http://www.sail-japan.info/site/index.php
Runaway Sailboat Causes Havoc at Dauphin Island c130king at 2:23pm 08.29.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3957 http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/story/Dauphin-Island-Without-Power-Thanks-to-Runaway/TiNG7p_wUEa
What to do...... Info please....? snadd1s at 1:59pm 08.29.12 Ask All Sailors 12/1716 Hello all, What would be the best boat to buy for "R ' R" sailing,, A Bene 473, or a Jeanneau 49 (
deck fill cap for Pearson 32 outrageous at 1:48pm 08.29.12 Pearson 1/1574 The waste cap on my 1982 Pearson 32 had to be surgically removed. Cannot find replacement. Cap was
Actually going to sail this thing! SamNelson at 1:35pm 08.29.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1901 I've been working on a "fixer upper" 1981 Hunter 27. Little did I know how prophetic the "fixer uppe
Hunter Spinnaker Rig dwyermj at 1:13pm 08.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/726 I'm looking at buying a Hunter 27 right now. One of the first things I'd like to do to the boat wou
Heat exchanger Deadline at 1:05pm 08.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1997 Is there anything complicated about unleashing the heat exchanger on a Yanmar 18? I need to clean th

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Is this a terrible idea Hayden Watson at 9:16pm 05.16.22 If it is just the hull, deck, keel and rudder and it has no structural damage but none of the other
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 05.16.22 Negative. How negative ? Most common causes still on the table are tachometer (check with a chea
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 8:50pm 05.16.22 http://www.nautline.com/sailboat_plywood_plans.php#N350 The Naut350 looks like a great project to p
Charging from a tow vehicle AlexB at 8:31pm 05.16.22 Perhaps this should be in the Trailer Sailors subforum, but electrical questions are often best add
New Articles WayneH at 8:11pm 05.16.22 On a scale of 1 to 10 with Rod being a 10, this is probably a 2. I recently broke my elbow. The doct
Bare lead revealed on keel Xstream at 8:04pm 05.16.22 Thanks. I learned earlier that another way is to use West System epoxy to wet the surface and wire
Amount of Liability Insurance WayneH at 8:03pm 05.16.22 Admiralty law is strange. I was sued for 15K by my marina for damages I supposedly caused during a s
Macerator for Hunter 34 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40pm 05.16.22 Hmm. if removed, what would prevent sea water from siphoning into the toilet bowl after a flush sin
Catalina 27 Keel Bolts MeAndMyCat27 at 7:23pm 05.16.22 That procedure looked quite promising. I have pondered long and hard about how to cut out the bolts.
Jib catches on bow pulpit - port tack only Davidasailor26 at 6:59pm 05.16.22 It could just be the flexibility or smoothness of the sunbrella on one side vs. the Dacron on the ot
Macerator for Hunter 34 Terry Cox at 6:57pm 05.16.22 It's in the wrong place, Terry. See my post #15. --Peggie Hmm. if removed, what would prevent se
Oday 26 chain plate leak Tally Ho at 6:47pm 05.16.22 The problem is less about the chainplate leaks (you can reseal those), but more about any damage don
Jib catches on bow pulpit - port tack only jssailem at 6:41pm 05.16.22 Dave This is not unusual. It is the cut of the Jib that has not considered the pulpit. You can have
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Tally Ho at 6:39pm 05.16.22 I had a huge problem with the fuel tank on my O'day 28. I've only had it since August 2021, and th
Oday 26 chain plate leak Ward H at 6:38pm 05.16.22 You also have to plan on replacing this bulkheads. Once they are soft they will not properly anchor
Jib catches on bow pulpit - port tack only CurtisC at 6:35pm 05.16.22 Very curious indeed. You mentioned "no asymmetry on the pulpit for it to catch on", I assume that m
Amount of Liability Insurance Hello Below at 6:26pm 05.16.22
Catalina 27 Keel Bolts dmax at 6:25pm 05.16.22 "I don't know what other posters on this forum mean by saying your keel bolts should be "replaced".
Boat sinks unexpectedly dlochner at 6:09pm 05.16.22 Those are some pretty big phillips head screws on that boat or else it is not a boat and could be on
Boat sinks unexpectedly jssailem at 6:02pm 05.16.22 Looks like the have an oily mess on their hands.

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