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260 keel captain chaos at 6:00pm 06.28.12 Smaller Boats 4/1197 I am looking at a 1999 Hunter 260. The keel has been whacked some how. The bottom of the keel has be
H23 Mian Sheet Traveler Car carboman at 5:44pm 06.28.12 Smaller Boats 7/1994 Has anyone ever replaced theirs? I just need the car. What did you end up going with? I think min
1985 O'Day 192 leaking jdroster at 5:19pm 06.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1697 My O'Day just starting leaking and it appears to be coming from the keel area but it's hard to detec
Capri 26 sails gt Ken at 4:48pm 06.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1743 Looking for some usable sails. Just got boat sails are shot left on boat for 10 years. Want some thi
Potty time dj2210 at 4:42pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 16/2733 Well I've been smelling some not so nice odors on board especially after the boat has been closed up
Dead inverter therobesons at 4:41pm 06.28.12 Big Boats 22/8709 We went out last weekend for the weekend and low and behold, our inverter did not work. NO curling
Bottom paint freemacr at 4:11pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1551 I just bought a 26m and I'm thinking about keeping it in a slip. Has anyone had problems with bliste
Modifying cockpit porthole McZube at 3:37pm 06.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1300 The Gray porthole on our H31 protrudes into the cockpit. The surveyor recommended modifying it by s
clutch organizer (2) Navicula at 2:54pm 06.28.12 Big Boats 8/1870 I have 5 clutches on the port and 5 clutches on the starboard, but my deck organizers can only handl
c n c bilge puump Dan McElwreath at 2:44pm 06.28.12 C&C 1/2006 All, new owner of 1980 cnc 32. Confused about bilge pump , which requires battery switch to be on,
LPG Shutoff Lost Parent at 2:28pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1878 Just picked up a electric LP solenoid for my tank and was wondering if it goes before the regulator
gps & depth sounder javelin at 2:12pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 32/5063 On a recent sail, the GPS showed 6.8 knots but the depth sounder ( with the little wheel under the h
26R project---Mission Complete!...well...almost (5) Right On! at 2:05pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 76/13087 I'm one of the people that has been pursuing the rotating mast theory...and I have completely finish
Venture 21 main sheet rigging peacock at 1:59pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5965 I acquired a 1976 Venture 21, sail 3227 and it is missing block at swivel cam cleat on port side. An
Boat leaking r.bostic356 at 1:14pm 06.28.12 Catalina 22 4/1575 Replaced a weldment from the top this spring, while grinding out put a small, (less than 1 cm) hole
replacing steering cable earthdogbob at 1:07pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/886 Replacing steering cable on my mac 26x, when ordering, is the length on cable overall or is it the c
Windlass - vertical or horizontal? coquille at 12:14pm 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1147 Would like to install a windlass on my 1985 37' Beneteau Idyll. It would be a very tight squeeze in
Global Balance pedestal mounted compass JohanB at 11:54am 06.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/3282 I need to replace my Danforth Global Balance Compass mounted on the pedestal since the globe is crac
Refinishing Teak Handrails carego at 11:47am 06.28.12 Catalina 30 8/8480 Having a problem with color of rails after taking down to bare wood. One rail is dark brown and the
Catalina 22 Roller Furling ggdoby at 10:55am 06.28.12 Catalina 22 5/4123 I just purchased a 1987 Catalina 22, with roller furling. This particular rig uses the forestay as t

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Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD SeaCure at 11:50am 01.11.23
Busted Mast sbrogden at 11:46am 01.11.23 I'm not sure why you could'nt add two inch pad under the pivot plat in the hull I was thinking th
New holding tank SeaCure at 11:44am 01.11.23 Many years ago I bought a lightly used SeaRay 270 with a Thedford Porta Pottie hooked up to a macera
Busted Mast Timm R Oday25 at 11:44am 01.11.23 I'm not sure why you could'nt add two inch pad under the pivot plat in the hull
Busted Mast (2) sbrogden at 11:28am 01.11.23 Send a pic of how the mast is stepped on this boat (base of mast) Here's the bottom of the mast an
Busted Mast sbrogden at 11:20am 01.11.23 Why not? Too expensive
Busted Mast markwbird at 11:20am 01.11.23 Don't see that happening. Why not?
BAD FUEL can spoil your day (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:08am 01.11.23 Sorry John, maybe I'm blind in one eye and can't see out of the other, but nowhere in that write up
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Alan Gomes at 10:53am 01.11.23 How hard is it to fabricate something that's adequate? It depends on how fancy you want to go. But
Jibing The Mainsail jssailem at 10:47am 01.11.23 but there are a couple of jibes he does Those are uncontrolled jibes. I can understand your concer
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 10:43am 01.11.23 Though do note that the hold down brackets are totally in adequate. How hard is it to fabricate so
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 10:42am 01.11.23 Send a pic of how the mast is stepped on this boat (base of mast)
Mast light wiring - Catalina 27 arlouper at 10:41am 01.11.23 Thank you. Good information
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Alan Gomes at 10:38am 01.11.23 Thedford is my first thought. The larger model 5 gallon comes with all the attachments. Though do
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD SeaCure at 10:31am 01.11.23 Thedford is my first thought. The larger model 5 gallon comes with all the attachments.
Jibing The Mainsail SeaCure at 10:27am 01.11.23 Great read. Thanks. My Girlfriends fathers boat story was a power boat so bla.
Busted Mast sbrogden at 10:00am 01.11.23 build up a pad at the base of the mast. Interesting. I'll look into that.
Busted Mast Hayden Watson at 9:54am 01.11.23 Not sure how to do that. build up a pad at the base of the mast.
Busted Mast LloydB at 9:52am 01.11.23 I'm not sure how you're going to fix the break in the middle of your mast that you cut 2 inches out
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 9:45am 01.11.23 https://www.google.com/search?q=grease+gun+locked+on+dessert+fitting&gs_ivs=1#kpvalbx=_B_C-Y5nrC5vn

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