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Cabin entry upgrade rkymtnsalr at 10:20am 03.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1772 Has anyone replaced the fiberglass entry components, lid and door, with a wooden one? Any design pl
Topside jfrench at 9:17am 03.29.12 Catalina 22 1/983 When a paint manufacturer specifies "topside" I thought it meant a paint for decks, until I started
3M 5200? or 3M 4200 Costy at 8:50am 03.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/9818 I am not fammiliar with any of those products but I have heard about them,I was inquring @ Lowes abo
Bilge pump question cb32863 at 7:39am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2803 Seeing as our friends at Defender are having a nice sale right now, perfect timing for me. I need t
Need paint specs for porthole border paint for B361 Jazzy James at 6:31am 03.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/977 I have a 2000 Beneteau 361. The 2" border strip of white paint on the fixed portholes starboard and
welding aluminun redhead78 at 6:16am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2343 Hey all, I have 2 small about 2" long cracks in the base of my mast,I am wondering how to repair the
Self-Tailing Winch for Catalina 30 bgarrant at 6:06am 03.29.12 Catalina 30 5/5384 I single-hand my 1977 Catlaina 30 frequently. I would like to convert my Lewmar 25 winches to self-t
Kohler 8kw diesel 8EFOZ w Yanmar 3TNE74CKH TJ-LJ Champion at 5:51am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2030 Recently we've run into a snafu with our generator on board our 450 cc. Internal pieces from the gen
Spartan: A Vintage NY50 Finds Salvation Soundbounder at 4:57am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1780 The owners took Spartan on the racing circuit last summer (2011) starting in Maine, where they parti
Telltale reading Quoddy at 4:52am 03.29.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/6244 Why is the advice given to have all the mainsail telltales flowing except the top one, which should
Companion way All U Get at 3:37am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 45/6446 Hi all, I had given some thought to the companion way hatch and how to secure it during the night wh
My Sailboat Mentor Bailed (1) Sail123 at 10:03pm 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2109 I met a guy that sails a Mac 26 X. He is pretty knowleggable about sailboats, more than me. He he
Lake Pleasant, AZ Best Anchor Foosflicker at 9:56pm 03.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6224 Looking for the best or most useful overnight anchor for Lake Pleasant,AZ. Our first anchor (Danfort
center of gravity fore and aft. txtowman at 9:48pm 03.28.12 Catalina 22 5/1780 Is the center of gravity moved when the keel is up or down? I know if i am tending sails on the bow
Hunter 356 overhead light lens removal Solemn Silence at 9:01pm 03.28.12 Big Boats 6/2526 So how does one remove the lens in either of the head overhead lights to change the bulb? There must
Instrument jorgefife at 7:36pm 03.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1947 Cannot resist a bargain so I bought a Si-Tex Navadd8000 MK2 G It has 4 wires and would like to test
Spirit 23 Inner & Outer Window Frames Windyway at 7:30pm 03.28.12 Parts Search 0/1960 I'm looking for original plastic window frames. I really need these frames to finish off my 23 foote
Hunter 23 Lake Ontario Crossing grindz145 at 7:02pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 67/12125 Hunter 23 Lake Ontario Crossing - Any Pocket-Cruisers? Hey guys, So I've got it in my head that
Tef-Gel or Loctite? SVTatia at 6:29pm 03.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/8545 On applications with dissimilar metals and where back-out prevention is also needed, what would be t
Rusty 2YM15 sea water pump dee.yeah at 6:27pm 03.28.12 Yamaha 6/3044 Last week I replaced the cracked sea water filter and the hose of the 3-year-old 2YM15 on my Y25. I

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Reuse shrink wrap? (1) quadrille38 at 5:11pm 03.30.22
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 5:07pm 03.30.22
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:54pm 03.30.22 what is a classic yacht? Great question. I'm currently trying to sell a bunch of bows I own and an
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:35pm 03.30.22 SeaStar Solutions (formerly Teleflex Marine), a leading supplier of marine steering and control syst
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. jon hansen at 4:32pm 03.30.22 what is a classic yacht?
TV removal Hunter 50 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:30pm 03.30.22 I have removed the TV. You do not need to remove the frame. You can get access to the bracket holdin
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. (1) Screen Saver at 4:23pm 03.30.22 Is it a metal or plastic tank? We cleaned our plastic tank by cutting a hole in it pumping the fuel
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. shemandr at 4:14pm 03.30.22 Our very own TomJ has posted many beautiful images of classic yachts on this forum. Search under hi
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S dkinzer at 4:01pm 03.30.22 I dropped off the head sail at a sail loft today for it to be inspected. They said that the luff and
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 4:00pm 03.30.22 Josh. You might send a message to the staff at the SBO store. They are Hunter experts. One of them
TV removal Hunter 50 jssailem at 3:47pm 03.30.22 Josh. You might send a message to the staff at the SBO store. They are Hunter experts. One of them
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (2) chichiflys at 3:40pm 03.30.22 I think I can call this complete barring any issues when I re-step the mast. Replaced the fiberglas
Reuse shrink wrap? shemandr at 3:35pm 03.30.22 I don't wish to sound like a wise guy but once shrunk, I don't think you can re-shrink it. If you
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 3:21pm 03.30.22 Are these at sea or dry docked in land? Doesn't seem obvious? One of the moderators of the classic
Reuse shrink wrap? PaulK at 3:20pm 03.30.22 We got a Fairclough cover for the reasons mentioned above. We can also set it up and take it down ou
In support of the shop brockangelo at 3:15pm 03.30.22
In support of the shop Phil Herring at 2:46pm 03.30.22 Hi Brock, thanks for your input, which is sound. What you're describing is the parts store we have f
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 1:58pm 03.30.22 Yeah, I am thinking that the R-22 charge is still good since it does cool the boat. I am pretty sure
Engine gaskets and parts Richard19068 at 1:56pm 03.30.22 It is probably puttied-over and painted, but I'd guess the flat portion of the block inboard of the
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 1:52pm 03.30.22 Thanks kloudie1 for the data sheet. Its great to have data. How did you come up with 40-45 mfd? The

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