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Aft mast 26D singlehanda26d at 7:55pm 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1580
kitchen sink seacock leaking Nursemnr at 6:57pm 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2289 hello Wild Child went on the water today. Problem The kitchen sink seacock leaks. Unable to pull
Stow away (4) All U Get at 6:26pm 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3086 Hi all, During our trip from RI to Maine we had travelled out of Gloucester, Ma for five hours and I
Universal engine overheat jeagles at 5:52pm 05.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1779 1987 ODay with original engine. Engine starts out cool but after 1 hour temp starts rising until ov
How to Attach a Block to a solid toe rail? firehoser75 at 4:43pm 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/5929 My boat has a solid (no holes) slightly curved (inboard at the top) aluminum toe rail. I have been c
Groco water strainer turns white alexco38 at 3:29pm 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1174 I have a Groco poly water strainer in the engine intake. This year, it just turned totally white ins
Leaking Fuel Tank Bungalow Bill at 3:14pm 05.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1092 Leaking Fuel Tank I have 1992 Hunter 33.5 and this spring I discovered a fuel tank leak. The ta
Leaking Fuel Tank Bungalow Bill at 3:11pm 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1441 I have 1992 Hunter 33.5 and this spring I discovered a fuel tank leak. The tank is squeezed into a r
From where do I leak? rpell46 at 1:59pm 05.27.12 Catalina 30 4/1674 Hi all, I've have this leak on my '91 Cat30 for some time now and cannot seem to determine from wh
Custom-made foulies? N1EYO at 1:33pm 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1485 Is there any recommended suppliers or manufacturers of Tall'Big foul weather gear? At 6'7" and 350
Lobster Bake Hour...... Maine Sail at 1:28pm 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2228 Just wetting your whistles...;) This will be our first official "bake" of the 2012 season.. A buncho
Cable tv kandk at 1:10pm 05.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1120 How do you switch a tv from antenna to cable? I changed the switch to B and changed the input on the
1978 MacGregor Keel Dimensions DrBearEE at 12:21pm 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1518 MacGregor Keel Dimensions, correction 1973(!) I am doing a re-hab on the keel of my 1973(!) MacGreg
Help, struggling with mast raising for 2 days (5) newsailor72 at 12:00pm 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4815 everyone on this forum seems to say that the mac is easy to rig, but so far it hasn't been the case
Atomic Diesel 5411 (1982) Fuel Pump PeterBeckley at 11:40am 05.27.12 Bigger Boats 1/1248 Help. Where may I buy one? Peter Beckley. (920) 475-1587. pbeckley@new.rr.com
Barney Post alsteck1 at 10:57am 05.27.12 Catalina 22 3/4155 Catalina Direct is selling a Barney Post for the C-22 for about $250. The main advantage is that the
Pearson 37 owners manual benmorr at 10:31am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1444 I'm looking for owners manuals for a Pearson 37-2 sailboat. If you know how I can obtain them pleas
Sureseal Dripless Shaft Seal gpd955 at 10:05am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1278 My Sureseal has become unsure. I've watched the video on how to change out the lip seal while in th
"Burping" Air Conditioning System Buf at 9:31am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/3765 I am having a hard time getting my heating/airconditioning system to pump raw water through the syst
Fuse for deck light 1992 model year Vegas at 9:23am 05.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/834 Replaced desk light bulb but still doesn't work. I find where the decklight connection is on the pow

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The cycle of life Don Guillette at 7:43am 01.04.23 Phil: Good luck Mate. One of the regrets in my life is that I never had the chance to meet you and B
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations JBP-PA at 7:43am 01.04.23 Rustoleum cold galvanizing paint is zinc. This is different than rusty metal primers, this is zinc
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood sail sfbay at 7:42am 01.04.23 You can purchase Veneer Tech 3M pre-adhesive backing veneer on Amazon Veneer Tech 2 x 8 3M Pre-Adhes
Dingy conversion jssailem at 7:35am 01.04.23 With all these ideas, does anyone have an idea how much weight will be added in the process to the d
Stock Color for 85' 22 JBP-PA at 7:31am 01.04.23 I've made some very close mixes using a white base, a TINY LITTLE SPECK of black, and a surprisingl
The cycle of life Rick D at 7:22am 01.04.23 Hard to know what to add to these comments, Phil. I hope you have some satisfaction seeing a vision
Dingy conversion JBP-PA at 7:20am 01.04.23 Pourable flotation foam is actually quite easy to work with, much easier than epoxy. Just quickly m
Need a H336 potable water tank monitor RoyS at 6:52am 01.04.23 Consider also a water meter instead. Just insert it in the output hose with a couple of hose clamps.
Dingy conversion rgranger at 6:30am 01.04.23 Interesting idea. Maybe inflate then glass the tubes? That was my first thought also. I think i
Older sailers Sailm8 at 6:11am 01.04.23 Well life is funny. We lost our boat to Ian and I sort of thought that was it for boating. There i
The cycle of life sailme88 at 3:53am 01.04.23 Phil, You did it WRONG !!! You've set the bar so high that it will impossible for it to be topped..
The cycle of life Will Gilmore at 9:59pm 01.03.23 Phil, there isn't an emoji to click that expresses how I feel about your post. I am grateful for wh
The cycle of life Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:54pm 01.03.23 25 years ago I accepted your invitation to host a new "headmistress" forum on what was then just the
The cycle of life David in Sandusky at 9:47pm 01.03.23 Profound thanks, Phil! Fair winds and following seas, my friend!
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 9:31pm 01.03.23 Thanks Tony @Bogart - how brilliant to find another owner of the same year and model! There is a re
The cycle of life Allan12210 at 9:13pm 01.03.23 Thanks for this extremely valuable forum, Phil and Bly. The opportunity to share and learn has been
My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) Anzac78 at 8:33pm 01.03.23 Hello sailors and sister ships! I purchased my 1978 Catalina 30 roughly two years ago (Aug 2020) f
The cycle of life rgranger at 8:30pm 01.03.23 Phil This site has become an important part of my every day. THANK YOU!
The cycle of life Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 01.03.23 Thanks for the site Phil. It has certainly been a major source of boating information for me over t
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:49pm 01.03.23

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