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Boom position mac 25 Terry Potvin at 7:46am 04.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1671 With the pop top up my boom rubs on it under light sail. Anyone have photo's and dimensions of boom
Propeller specs for Pearson 27 rjones at 7:31am 04.14.12 Pearson 3/2962 Just purchased a 1988 Pearson 27. The original 2 blade prop was replaced with a 3 bladed prop not
Identifying a finish and repairing CuriousChris at 7:31am 04.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1082 Im new to hull maintenance. I have a very small area of rust on my keel and would prefer to patch ra
Loose bow eye where winch connects Ward H at 7:27am 04.14.12 Trailer Sailors 14/6783 My Newport 17 has only been off the trailer once, for a trial sale, since I bought it. Now I am gett
Replacing a porthole SHADS at 6:53am 04.14.12 Smaller Boats 3/1021 I need to replace a porthole. Has anyone replaced one? Is it hard?
SPOT On Roger Long at 4:36am 04.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1937 I keep forgetting to turn on the SPOT in my current bumbling around cruising mode. I'm also finding
Y25 lower shrouds angled chainplates dee.yeah at 3:46am 04.14.12 Yamaha 1/1209 The original ones show some tiny cracks, possibly due to extensive racing by the previous owners. B
Engine compartment thermal pads Endurance2010 at 12:13am 04.14.12 Big Boats 4/1362 Does anyone know where to buy the thermal insulation pad which lines the engine compartment in the H
Ultimate Head (2) Sail123 at 9:25pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1355 Have a sailboat that is 32 feet long with an aft cabin and a center cockpit. Currently the factory p
Rocna, yes or no? Florida sail at 7:07pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 57/12684 Does anyone know if the inferior steel problem with the Rocna anchor has been remedied? I notice th
What have you paid for a 3 sided enclosure RWSlater at 5:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/996 Hi everyone I recently purchased a really nice Hunter 42 CC and it came with a Bimini. I want an
Marathon Harbor (5) seadaddler at 5:32pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2485 Well we pickedup a mooring in Booth Key Harbor today and went ashore for a party with about 20+ boa
need a charger and monitor Bob 04 H260 at 5:08pm 04.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 10/4748 We just bought a H356 that needed batteries. We picked up 4, 105, AGM's at Sam's, but now our old 30
First impressions - Seahawk Silver Bullit bottom paint (1) Juice6576 at 4:52pm 04.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1520 A lot of firsts today. Cut off the shrink wrap. Pain in the >>>>. Glad I won't be doing that again.
Outboard Control conversion Terry R at 4:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3771 We have a 23.5 Hunter with a Honda BF8A outboard mounted in the Motor well ... at issue is this boat
Hunter 19 purchase ladreyes at 3:51pm 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 1/1030 Considering purchasing a Hunter 19 for sale in Michigan. Intend on keeping it on an inland lake but
Water Tank Location on Oday 22 sailguy40 at 3:25pm 04.13.12 Day Sailers 5/2468 I have a 1980 Oday 22. I have a 3 gallon water tank on the starboard side in the cockpit storage loc
Lower shroud (1) JonMulloy at 2:23pm 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 10/2214 Need some more help. The photo shows a slot in the mast just below the spreader that anchors the top
How do you shorten forestay? Steve A. at 2:19pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2566 I sail a 1992 H28 that has the original roller-furler. I would like to shorten the forestay so the
Upholsterer in the San Pedro/Long Beach area Frank P at 1:52pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1434 Hello all, Can anyone recommend a good upholsterer in the San Pedro/Long Beach area that has experie

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Bottom Paints rpell1@msn.com at 11:56am 09.06.22 Suggest asking your bottom cleaning diver or local boatyard. Thank you but, in my Club, we do our
Mainsheet morbidfollower at 11:41am 09.06.22 Rich Fox has a good solution to this in the 2017 C22 Tech Manual that involves attaching the mainsh
McLube........ McLeak? markwbird at 11:38am 09.06.22 The silicone spray is cheap and it does work but it also leaves white stains and attracts dirt. I b
Mainsheet Any Sea at 11:29am 09.06.22 Rich Fox has a good solution to this in the 2017 C22 Tech Manual that involves attaching the mainshe
What is this cable for? jssailem at 11:23am 09.06.22 Looks like a wire halyard. Does it connect with any of the rope halyards? What side of the mast he
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Richard19068 at 11:10am 09.06.22 Sounds like he must have been having a nice sound sleep! Yep. Another incident to show that autop
Another Auto-Pilot Accident DArcy at 11:05am 09.06.22 Yeah! I should have put "Accident" in air quotes when I titled this thread. That's really what I
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches PhilaSailor at 11:02am 09.06.22 Hello, An update on redoing the winches etc. Alpha ('83 37 cutter) has 2 Lemwar 43 winches and a B
Bottom Paints sail sfbay at 10:59am 09.06.22 Suggest asking your bottom cleaning diver or local boatyard.
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks PhilaSailor at 10:54am 09.06.22 Hello, I just replaced my turning blocks with new, ball bearing blocks. The holes exactly matched
Another Auto-Pilot Accident rgranger at 10:48am 09.06.22
Another Auto-Pilot Accident rgranger at 10:47am 09.06.22
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Stu Jackson at 10:41am 09.06.22 stepped on a fuse holder and broke it. Now my engine won't start up and I don't know what this part
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 10:29am 09.06.22 I'm thinking about the Mermaid condensator. Ed.S
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 09.06.22 Sounds like he must have been having a nice sound sleep!
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Ralph Johnstone at 9:58am 09.06.22
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 09.06.22
Another Auto-Pilot Accident (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:41am 09.06.22
McLube........ McLeak? Bob S at 9:31am 09.06.22 Expensive but I bought a quart can about 5 years ago after finishing a spray can. I use an acid brus
Another Auto-Pilot Accident DArcy at 9:29am 09.06.22 Not a very informative article but I have to assume the autopilot just wasn't working properly. I'm

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