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O'Day 27 Vanity Bill Roughton at 3:50pm 11.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2093 I'm redoing the interior of my boat and have been wondering if it's worth keeping the vanity and sin
Vinyl coated cushion cleaning (1) Nom De Guerre at 3:35pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4450 I have a C. Cushions Inc. helmsman seat cushion. It was getting somewhat grungy and I wanted to brin
Water Pressure Problems johnjensen at 3:17pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4928 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 3/1970 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 11/8783 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 0/905 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 9/2224 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 4/1757 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 0/725 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 0/888 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 16/9205 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 2/1560 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 14/2247 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 2/965 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 0/3417 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 7/1877 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 18/3056 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 8/5375 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 8/2299 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 9/1675 Hi All! Just a note to let you folks know the sharks didn't get me. I've been coping with some hea

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1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust anelso29 at 10:04am 03.08.23 Hello everyone, I just wanted to provide an update on my progress. I have recently purchased some I
TOO MUCH WIND? rgranger at 10:02am 03.08.23 Wow! I guess a little more girth in the bow would have helped her stay on her feet.
TOO MUCH WIND? stickinthemud57 at 9:59am 03.08.23 When the helmsman hits the shroud on the way down. OOF!
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail Davidasailor26 at 9:56am 03.08.23
Rutgerson clutch maintenance Kokomo42 at 9:43am 03.08.23 Thank you!
Inverter Bilge query DArcy at 9:42am 03.08.23 If I was in a situation where I needed to run an 1800 GPH pump I'm not sure I would want to rely on
Inverter Bilge query JohnShannon at 9:41am 03.08.23 It is likely a less efficient system than a DC 1800 pump the same water flow your batteries die so
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? PaulK at 9:40am 03.08.23 If your crew is strong enough to pull the halyard shackle into the sheave and jam it there, send him
CG vessel renewal Terry Cox at 9:35am 03.08.23 We've received a multi-year option in the past, not from the CG, but from an agency that acts on the
Replacement AC brand advise karellen at 9:17am 03.08.23 A local to me Boat AC person recommended MarineAire and against a newer Dometic system. I do like
Inverter Bilge query Caboteur at 9:16am 03.08.23
In search of the driest bilge possible Timm R Oday25 at 9:13am 03.08.23 Keeping the bilge dry has proveed to be an exercise in patience . Our boat spend the summer on a moo
Ice Box Lid Hold Open Deleted member 117556 at 9:11am 03.08.23 It looks like the one you placed in the fridge is not extended to the locking part of the hold open
Ice Box Lid Hold Open Deleted member 117556 at 9:10am 03.08.23 The ones you purchased from Catalina Direct are they Prt# Z4237 I believe so.
Rutgerson clutch maintenance LloydB at 8:57am 03.08.23 only took a short time to find this video and the guy says torx not hex fyi youtube.com/watch?v=xTZS
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? dlochner at 8:45am 03.08.23 Spinakers are typically flown from an external block on a mast crane, a part of the masthead from wh
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 8:18am 03.08.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:11am 03.08.23 GOOD QUESTION! Still too early know the results or how to answer the question. I feel good about t
In search of the driest bilge possible Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:05am 03.08.23 A dry bilge requires a bit of manual labor: A shop vac and/or a sponge and a bucket after every wee
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail sail sfbay at 8:02am 03.08.23 Welcome to the forum!! Assume you are asking about rigging the tack. Tie the tack line onto the tac

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