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Leakage into the bilge Brian Aldeghi at 11:31am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1764 Just bought a Mac 26s. Has a few issues--the worst of which is about 10 gallons of water coming fro
Mast steps, Fixed or foldable? Gyberman at 11:13am 05.23.12 Catalina 30 1/1398 Hello Catalina 30 Owmers, I recently purchased a 1987 MK 2 Cat 30. My problem is the Spreader lights
26C trailer chad6647 at 10:54am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/927 Has anyone ever modified a 26X (2005) trailer to work for an older 1993 26C?
Catalina 27 radio installation navigateur at 10:30am 05.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 37/8178 I just finished my radio installation on my C27 and thought it might be of some interest. it seems t
Show Us Your Waterline Stripe (1) Sail123 at 9:49am 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4822 Am redoing my bottom paint and looking for ideas. I have this left to do and feel stumped. Black
ReWiring O'day 23' Electrical System rs8684 at 8:26am 05.23.12 Day Sailers 6/4770 Hi All- I have a 1979 23' O'Day. One of my projects this summer is to get the electrical system wo
mast for kirby 25 Kootenay pirate.. at 8:22am 05.23.12 Parts Search 0/2750 Anyone have a mast for a kirby 25.?
Through hull clean out....... woodster at 7:12am 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5954 i am putting a through hull fitting on the outside of my bottom to receive sea water for cooling my
Lightening struck TerryGufshoz at 6:13am 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1682 Lightening struck my mast 2 days ago and I'm searching for advice on what damage to check for. I'm
What is the weight of the Mast? RonRock at 5:58am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/7942 After reading the excellent post by tkanzler I've decided I'd like to figure the loads on a planned
O Day 28 Halyard Wrap on Forestay Rag Doll at 5:07am 05.23.12 Bigger Boats 7/3514 I have an Isomat Mast on my 1986 O Day 28 and have a rigger finishing the installation of a Schaefer
The Pride of Baltimore Roger Long at 4:41am 05.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2371 I'm bumping this up from out of another thread because I think some people here might be interested
Mantis as an alternative to a bimini egodsey at 11:09pm 05.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1440 Anyone have experience installing/using a Mantis from Protecht as an alternative to a conventional B
Light Fixture Question cvj at 9:18pm 05.22.12 Bavaria 9/2773 Our 2000 Ocean 38 CC has some Chromed light fixtures for small fluorecent Tubes. I need to change
Replacing forward bulkhead. Emory M at 6:57pm 05.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1043 I need to replace the bulkhead. I see that the head of the keel has SS brackets coming thru the trun
Starting my Cruise Bad Obsession at 5:56pm 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2176 I just started my excursion into the bay today. I left the dock late, about 1L-- p.m. There was a
30 Amp Main Panel CaptGregg at 5:40pm 05.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1439 My Catalina 22 has a 30 amp shore power connector mounted on the side. The PO had wired it directly
Moorings 445 air in the water system Sampatecho at 5:11pm 05.22.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2246 Our water-pump runs continuously and has apparently picked up air. Has anyone else experienced this
Electrical problem H260 kmccauley at 4:48pm 05.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1308 When I launched my H260( 2000 yr) and hooked up the battery , fully charged such that it would sta
Lightning protection? audriuskanape at 1:45pm 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 55/12171 Sailboat lightning protection, does it really helps in fresh water? Anybody has the homemade one? I

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Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... higgs at 8:25pm 12.30.22 I did not read all replies so maybe this suggestion was already offered. First thing I would do is
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater higgs at 8:21pm 12.30.22 Don't ignore the Great Lakes. Very good cruising on Lake Michigan especially along either shore. I
Any sailor peppers out there? higgs at 8:10pm 12.30.22 Some would survive and it would be achieved through multiple avenues. Life finds a way to go on aga
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) garymalmgren at 8:06pm 12.30.22 On the Beach was written by Neville Shute. He also wrote a great sailing adventure book, Trustee fro
Pesky Otters higgs at 7:48pm 12.30.22 I had an otter living under the steps down to my boat. He would leave scraps of fish around that re
Pesky Otters PaulK at 7:01pm 12.30.22 Don't the guys in SFO use sea lions as otter deterrents? Seems to work for them.
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast All U Get at 5:56pm 12.30.22 So just balancing the curve for us really smart sailors, eh?
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... Tater at 5:27pm 12.30.22 "severely pulled chest muscles. " This speaks loudly to me. I pulled mine a few weeks ago startin
Legend 40.5 (and likely others) - Princess stove 3372 grates (2) fero at 5:25pm 12.30.22 Update: I was ready to order the stst replacements but balked on ridiculous shipping cost over 200$
Any sailor peppers out there? FastOlson at 4:43pm 12.30.22 Might want to read the book by N. Norway, "On the Beach". Reasonably good movie was made from it, t
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width sail sfbay at 4:00pm 12.30.22 OK...........consider designing the cadle with a slot to move the wing cradle support in the desired
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width mgg at 3:20pm 12.30.22
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater jmce1587 at 3:01pm 12.30.22 Do you recommend a particular time of year or season? May/June time frame before it gets too hot/
white smoke higgs at 2:54pm 12.30.22 Anti freeze will burn white. Check your level.
Raymarine Axiom artboas at 2:22pm 12.30.22 Have been thinking about this for awhile. Anyone installed this device? I have a wi-fi transmitte
Any sailor peppers out there? Tally Ho at 2:17pm 12.30.22 Well I'm in the process of doing the bottom of my boat, and rebuilding the engine and I'm gone sout
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width sail sfbay at 1:44pm 12.30.22 Curious why you need that? Do an internet search on "Hunter 376 wing images" and scale it from a kno
Sailing Distance Chart dlochner at 1:41pm 12.30.22 As for Florida, the coast was the route of trade. I'm not surprised that the width of the peninsula
Any sailor peppers out there? The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:23pm 12.30.22
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) JamesG161 at 1:02pm 12.30.22 But is it practical. Unlikely. Well soon our boat will be prepared, just like GilliganMylar Blanke

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