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Best Epoxy for daggerboard repair (1) dawg2 at 3:16pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1762 I just pulled the daggerbard out of my '88 26D. The leading edge looks fine. The trailing edge has s
Where to get a new mast pulley for a Gannet? (1) rtz at 3:10pm 07.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1684 This is the top mast pulley(sheave box?) from an O` Day Gannet. Pulley is 3/4" dia, rivet spacing i
New H306 Owners bigbrownpilot at 2:33pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1651 All, Just wanted everyone to know we did buy the 2003 H306 at Lake Lanier. She will be re-christ
Pearson 27 Hatch Trim lance56 at 2:32pm 07.02.12 Pearson 3/1973 I need to replace the teak trim on the front of the plastic sliding hatch entrance. Where can I buy
What is the black tank in the lazarette of a Pearson 27 lance56 at 2:30pm 07.02.12 Pearson 5/3453 I realize the water tank is in the bow, the diesel tank is in the aft cabin along with the holding t
Cockpit seat storage 3hr tourguide at 1:41pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6155 Everyone, Although there is a lot of space in the laz of my 26S, I find it somewhat difficult to a
Practical Sailor Magazine Image Request practicalsailor at 1:26pm 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1277 Dear Beneteau Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its used sai
Hose between Cockpit Scupper & Through-Hull Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:17pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2520 We noticed water in the engine bilge :eek: Traced it to a breach in the (VERY) hard rubber 3 to 4" (
Inspecting an '87 26d willsnow at 1:15pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3495 Sorry, I tried looking through stickies and searching but didn't really find what I was looking for.
Slow sailing speed Hunter 356 prob? Jimongee at 1:04pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7114 Thanks to all of you who helped me solve my Yanmar "fai9lure to prime dilemma." It is up and runnin
Hull Cracks RobertV802 at 12:32pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1619 1985 Hunter 25.5 on a cradle, wanted to strip and paint bottom when I discovered cracks on bottom ar
11.0 Rudder Failure wwillis at 12:15pm 07.02.12 S2 4/2975 My 11.0 S2 is a 1985 model. I am the original owner and have sailed it on the Chesapeake Bay under
Stressing (bending) the mast (1) Tom Hoffman at 12:02pm 07.02.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3563 I have built my own motor mount and until this past weekend it has not really worked as designed. I
C30 mkII toerail cracks bandbfbyc at 11:53am 07.02.12 Catalina 30 1/1307 I used the search tool on this forum but found no other owners with my problem. The molded toe-rails
derecho winds over ChesBay Fri nite richk at 11:45am 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1766 see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MG7aOjZciY'noredirect=1 for good video of the system's progress
beneteau 373 Peter M at 11:21am 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5411 Looking at a 2005 373 with yanmar 29 hp. Many other boats have a 40 hp. is the 29 hp enough for the
hull ID location Windjammin at 9:59am 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1568 I have a Hunter 33[2004} The hull id # on the starboard aft location is overpainted. Difficult to re
Vinegar + Baking Soda As A Deck/Teak Cleaner? Ducati at 9:06am 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/7528 I use a product called Roll Off for simple weekly deck cleaning. It does a good job especially when
topping lift macneilga at 8:36am 07.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1126 Can someone provide a location where I can purchase a topping lift for a H26.
Raymarine ST2000 Autotiller grantar2 at 8:24am 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1383 Made my first trip to Catalina our local Island located 31 miles from my home port of Dana Point. Wa

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Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Sail22Capri22 at 3:16pm 01.28.23 I purchased the Thetford on Amazon. Will see if it is actually the MSD version. If not, free return
Head Discharge Pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:14pm 01.28.23 It's a myth that, unless there's very little in the tank, opening the deck pumpout cap can provide a
I'm changing out my batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 2:59pm 01.28.23
And this is? dlochner at 2:31pm 01.28.23 While it may not be proven to be effective, it can't hurt to leave it there. My boat had one, and,
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 2:26pm 01.28.23 the letter to me was postmarked in Santa Anna CA. I think this entity renews documentations for a f
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 2:05pm 01.28.23 Find the rubbing piece of wood and sand it so that it doesn't rub. This is the only method that I h
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 2:04pm 01.28.23 Hi Douglas, your post title states 420 Passage. Is that correct or is it a Passage 42? If a 420, I'
I'm changing out my batteries dlochner at 2:00pm 01.28.23 Stick with Deka. They are available under the Deka brand and also several other brands. I abused min
Head Discharge Pump Jeff Jellick at 1:28pm 01.28.23 Thank You, will check these out.
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start artboas at 1:27pm 01.28.23 the seafire unit should have a bypass switch on its control panel. I agree. I believe the switch i
National Documetation Portal BigEasy at 1:16pm 01.28.23 This scam has been occurring for a few years. Official looking return address on envelope, and seal
Fuel tank sending unit 87Jayhawk at 12:32pm 01.28.23 Thanks for the help. Tight quarters so I didn't want to struggle with the install. I will spend th
And this is? Calif. Ted at 11:40am 01.28.23 Interesting because if you are in a marina, you want your neighbors sailboat mast to be a slightly
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? jssailem at 11:39am 01.28.23
And this is? Zom-B-Land at 11:33am 01.28.23 At the risk of sounding like a newbie, which of course I am. I would like to know what the toilet b
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion Leeward Rail at 11:29am 01.28.23 I have a tacktick mn100 micro net wireless wind system Reading the manual, the mm100 is a multifun
And this is? jssailem at 11:18am 01.28.23 Im pretty sure the wire brush doesnt do anything bad. What? I was hoping it was a key to the Bermu
And this is? walt at 11:15am 01.28.23 FYI, the wire brush will enhance corona current. There is a good description of how this works in on
Solar panel power recommendations stickinthemud57 at 11:14am 01.28.23 Thanks for all the responses. Very informative!
Considering sonar Tom J at 11:05am 01.28.23 At 5 feet, I will feel/hear my centerboard dragging the bottom (I draw 6' with the C-board down, 1.

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