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Balboa 26 vrs Mac 25. Capt Strapfoots at 2:20pm 08.16.12 Ask All Sailors 22/4954 Hello all I currently own a Mac 25 and love it. However, I recently have an opportunity to slip int
New Catalina Owner Here ('85, SR) NorCalCruiser at 1:49pm 08.16.12 Catalina 30 17/3491 Hey all, I've owned and raced dinghies, and crewed on keelboats for 20 years. Getting my first keelb
Anchor bow roller (2) walt at 12:15pm 08.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/14824 Anyone have pictures of their anchor bow roller to post? And possibly the manufacture and part numbe
Edson pedestal (1) pk104 at 11:39am 08.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1313 This is what my pedestal has looked like since I bought the boat. I have resisted the urge to do som
Suggestions on Folding/Feathering Prop Change NSSCPopeye at 10:47am 08.16.12 Catalina 30 3/1756 Any experiences/suggestions on a prop change on our Catalina 30 MKIII would be much appreciated. Th
Looking for Marina for 28ft O'Day in LI Sound shozbot at 10:17am 08.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1329 Hi all- Just bought a 28' Oday and need to find a place on north shore of LI Sound preferably east
Standing Rigging Replacement Tutorial oreana123 at 8:36am 08.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 51/10763 I placed an order for new standing rigging parts yesterday. I will be fabricating 5 pieces of wire,
Hatch lock RWSlater at 7:03am 08.16.12 Big Boats 2/1092 Has anyone installed a companionway hatch lock inside the boat for some security when sleeping aboar
Forestay/Backstay Tension bc3737 at 5:41am 08.16.12 Catalina 22 2/2986 Morning All, Been away from this forum for a while and trying to get an answer about something that
recommended size of two blade fixed prop for pearson 30 with SURFJAT at 5:13am 08.16.12 Pearson 1/1746 im havin an issue with some vibration at lower rpms due to a folding prop that came with the boat, n
Sunrise on Ninigret Pond Little By Little ll at 4:57am 08.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1100 First night staying on the boat, during a T-storm at that. All went well, the kids were reading I w
need a mast for 1981 Hunter 22' fdc at 4:10am 08.16.12 Parts Search 6/8656 Recently obtained a 1981 Hunter 22'. Seems to have possible stress fractures in mast just below the
Need to dry out wet wood encased in fiberglass weh5748 at 3:51am 08.16.12 Ask All Sailors 43/31236 There is a totally fiberglass enclosed area to right of mast step on my ODay 19 where cracks on deck
pendulum camera mount Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 08.15.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4748 I need to mount a camera about 3' out from the stern pulpit facing fwd. I'd like to keep the horiz
What size is your alternator? therobesons at 8:53pm 08.15.12 Big Boats 12/4264 Am looking at doubling or tripling my house bank of batteries, but to do that I need to increase my
Trying to contact MacGregor 25 owner t37224 at 8:22pm 08.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/996 To the forum - we are former MacGregor 25 owners, and just this morning I spotted our old boat on th
is there a compreshen post sabine river minnow at 6:01pm 08.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1466 in the oday 20' , thanks for your help
Thinking about buying a bigger boat hightide at 5:44pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1262 I have a 1977 Hunter 25 and I love it. I have had her for 12 yrs. It is a really fun boat to sail. I
companion way doors. olegedelman at 5:10pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2008 i am on lake Erie, Sandusky area. does anyone know who can make companion way doors for my hunter 3
Repairing a Yanmar Electrical Panel (1) Neil McDonald at 4:50pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2132 As you can see from my photo, my Yanmar 3GMF electrical panel needs some repair work. l plan to inst

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bottom paint dlochner at 7:33pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is still available without the slime preventing biocide. The first time it is used figure 2 c
bottom paint Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is no longer made, i believe The original formula with Irgarol biocide was discontinued, but
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:11pm 02.26.23
bottom paint FastOlson at 6:59pm 02.26.23 I used VC17 for a decade on our prior boat, and added a new coat every other year. Fresh water use.
bottom paint jon hansen at 6:58pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is no longer made, i believe
Dieless Crimpers? jsailnow at 6:55pm 02.26.23
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 02.26.23 At first blush more than a week of labor sounds like a lot to me too. But how much disassembly is ne
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel PaulK at 6:48pm 02.26.23 Or you can leave the spare where it is and use something like this: 1000 lb. Swing-Away Trailer Jack
Boat Speed and Pointing jon hansen at 6:45pm 02.26.23 bimini? dodger? solid prop? 10 year old sails? perfectly clean bottom? crew on the high side rail? c
Boat Speed and Pointing Davidasailor26 at 6:42pm 02.26.23 In the absence of published polars experience will probably be the best way to find this data for yo
Boat Speed and Pointing jssailem at 6:20pm 02.26.23 Dave. Your are looking at tacking angle as if that is the metric. You best metric is VMG, Velocity M
Wind generators, yay or nay? Rich Stidger at 6:12pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limit
Boat Speed and Pointing JoeWhite at 6:11pm 02.26.23 Typically shoal keels do not point to wind as high as fin keels. Your tack angle may be 90 degrees w
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? JoeWhite at 6:07pm 02.26.23 Ask them how many will be working on the boat at the same time. Sometimes it requires 2 persons to m
advice on auto chart plotter Stu Jackson at 5:01pm 02.26.23 Interestingly enough, those who state, with conviction, that in their opinion paper charts are a "wa
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 4:53pm 02.26.23 Tacking angle is the angle between opposite tacks, another way to look at pointing. I know a beam or
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Orbweaver at 4:48pm 02.26.23 Hi and welcome! I had to google to figure out what that boat is. That's so light I can't imagine the
Boat Speed and Pointing Brian D at 4:42pm 02.26.23 What do you mean by 'tacking angle'? Are you referring to how well your boat points into the wind?
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:01pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? jon hansen at 2:15pm 02.26.23 nay

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