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Spreader Mounting Mick at 8:38pm 08.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1236 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 12/3388 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 5/1953 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 1/5310 Still looking for a 100 or 110 jib used....
Storage Trailer rjdewey9370 at 6:52pm 08.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1136 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 3/1153 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 12/1998 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 20/7729 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 8/2873 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 10/11502 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 6/2818 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 0/1146 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 2/1220 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 0/1697 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 20/4179 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 12/1835 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 1/1738 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 4/2038 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 0/780 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 8/2143 Is there anything complicated about unleashing the heat exchanger on a Yanmar 18? I need to clean th

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Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico shemandr at 12:35pm 03.07.23 How did you find this buyer? Being hung ho with a lack of interest in the details - like import fe
Ice Box Lid Hold Open DaveJ at 12:30pm 03.07.23 I have wanted these supports for a long time, could never find them or saw them and had no way of kn
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico Crusty Ol Salt at 12:26pm 03.07.23 Cash only. No checks. Sounds like a scam. First thing I thought of too. Cash, in hand to the ba
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:23pm 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They wor
Wind instruments Siamese at 12:23pm 03.07.23 Silly me. I saw the title and was thinking trombones and such.
Solar q's SycloneDriver at 12:16pm 03.07.23 Typically, on a 12 volt system, every 100 watts of panel gets roughly 10 amps of controller. You c
Ice Box Lid Hold Open (1) Deleted member 117556 at 11:56am 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They work
Engine control panel modification twalker H260 at 11:48am 03.07.23 How is clearance from front of pod without trim to the wheel?is there sufficient clearance behind pa
Anchors AaronD at 11:46am 03.07.23 Asking about anchors is brave. You might set off a theological war. :yikes: Here's what I settled o
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico dlochner at 11:45am 03.07.23 Cash only. No checks. Sounds like a scam.
Engine control panel modification Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 03.07.23 It looks like you might be able to take a few inches off the bottom of the tube, and maybe a bit o
Drinking water filter esedenka at 11:00am 03.07.23 I use a filter from the dock supply, mostly for sediment. Under the galley sink I have a General Eco
Engine control panel modification twalker H260 at 10:35am 03.07.23
Engine control panel modification BigEasy at 10:20am 03.07.23 I would avoid attempting to relocate the components; you will undoubtedly run into unforeseen issue
Wind instruments Dalliance at 10:11am 03.07.23 Real time wind readings from the masthead are nice to have, but not critical. I sailed my boat for
Engine control panel modification Scott T-Bird at 9:27am 03.07.23 For the trim ring, I would see if you can modify what you got as replicating that shape would be di
Engine control panel modification dmax at 9:11am 03.07.23 Tough problem - I think your best bet is to modify what you have. For the stress cracks I would buil
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 03.07.23
Wind instruments Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 03.07.23 Just about everything on your boat is overkill if you really examine everything that you don't reall
Solar q's dlochner at 9:09am 03.07.23 what size of solar controller do I need? Size the controller to the panel. How do I hook it up

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