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Sold (Traded) The Mac 25 Sail123 at 11:13pm 03.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2619 Traded it for a 32 foot 1976 Clipper Marine Sloop shoal keel. This will be my dream boat. I really
Mac 25 DC panel justsomeguy at 9:17pm 03.17.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/15538 Mac 25 DC panel (spoken for) With fuses. Shipping from Tucson only. Claimed.
Tayana 37 refit... (5) CharlieCobra at 8:46pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 6/6574 We have a project to kick out of the doors by April 1. She needs teak removal (DONE) deck recore, ma
Advice & Lessons Learned On Oil Filter Anonymous 121765 at 8:33pm 03.17.12 Catalina 30 9/1790 I'm the kind of guy who continuously does checks when under way, be it sail or motoring. I pride mys
Hatchboard lock tbert at 8:16pm 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1958 I just bought a 2006 Hunter 33 and the hatch board lock is on backwards. I can't see any way to remo
Boat load of money (1) r.oril at 7:07pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2278 My three sisters financed this beautiful boat for my 70th birthday. Bother-in-law Rich built it.
OEM Mac22 Winches??? nemosuit at 6:35pm 03.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3480 What winches (make and model) came stock on a 1978 Mac22? As always, thanks in advance! :) VBR,
What's on this hull (3) dj2210 at 6:23pm 03.17.12 Catalina 30 5/1681 Hi all, I'm looking at another C30 which needs some work. The hull needs paint and maybe more. Its b
Oday 35 for liveaboard captjohn3 at 6:15pm 03.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2985 I am single 60ish male looking to move aboard a sailboat for the next few years. I have owned Catali
Pretty Rough higgs at 6:11pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1697 http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=T4FIS1FnOQg
(hopefully) minor Yanmar issues bugbitten at 5:12pm 03.17.12 S2 16/3589 Folks, I'm getting my 9.2A's 2GM20F up and running and have encountered a couple of issues. I fina
1980 Cherubini Hunter - Photos of Chainplate/Hull Attachment (2) rardiH36 at 4:27pm 03.17.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1956 Earlier this week, per the below quote, DianaofBurlington was wondering how Hunter accomplished the
Catalina 27 electrical system ... navigateur at 3:26pm 03.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/2050 oh dear, am I having fun on my 1980 C27. after spending some time assessing my AC electrical system,
Best thing about a small boat.. DAVA390 at 3:23pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1541 Wax on, Wax off...rubrail to waterline, elapsed time 90 minutes Cabin cleaned and scrubbed, starte
bow nav light not working beeryboats at 2:59pm 03.17.12 Catalina 22 21/5541 Last year I found my nav lights not working, but it was too hot to work at the lake. So today I star
The April Boat magazine had nice review/evaluation of waxes dlandersson at 2:42pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1263 The April Boat magazine had a nice review/evaluation of some marine waxes. Wax Overall scror
Watermaker inarathree at 2:36pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2040 I was strolling though Home Depot the other day, and came across a reverse osmosis watermaker by GE.
Oday 22 rub rail leak, sealant and fabric liner AndyS22 at 2:12pm 03.17.12 Day Sailers 12/3444 So I finally got to pouring water over the deck to find my cabin leak. It appeared to be coming from
Any alternative to Genuine Volvo Cambelt? karenmccraw at 2:01pm 03.17.12 Big Boats 1/1240 Just wondering if anyone has a way to cross-reference a cambelt - Volvo p/n 859773? I want to order
teak and holly sole footerdog at 1:54pm 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1712 I am in the process of installing my new holding tank from Triple M, thanks all for the link to them

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Stock Color for 85' 22 BubbaV at 12:49pm 12.02.22 Anyone know of or had any experience with the product below? Comes in several different "whites". O
Binoculars thinwater at 12:36pm 12.02.22 I bought this one after some research. Very serviceable price $139 on Amazon. Brand. HOOWAY Object
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 12:24pm 12.02.22 I wonder if you're using the straight carborundum grinding wheels. They can break and shatter and
Water Jug on sail? sbrogden at 12:14pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 12:14pm 12.02.22 I think it still comes down to location, location, location. Of course it's about location. In an
Water Jug on sail? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:13pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 12.02.22
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Kings Gambit at 11:19am 12.02.22 I replaced the gas spring in my Rodkicker about 18 mo ago w/ a Selden part. The gas spring that was
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Replacing control cables. Terry Cox at 10:47am 12.02.22 Ditto new cables. Teleflex brand was the most common used by Hunter. Stiffness could come from vario
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:35am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 12.02.22 specifically about how badly Bagshaw's Coppercoat bottom fouled while he was underway during the ra
Replace Lifelines (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 12.02.22 The wheels come dozens to a pack and breaking one is common. I wonder if you're using the straigh
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:29am 12.02.22 Point of clarification: The pictured boat may (or may not) be wearing Coppercoat but it is not Jerem
H240 Bilge Pump Location patbratton at 9:14am 12.02.22 I am planning on moving it forward but it seemed odd that is was originally placed so high. Sometime
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:09am 12.02.22 A Dremel with a small carborundum wheel MAY be able to cut the wire. They can cut everything else
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 9:06am 12.02.22 Looks like a normal mess, not a special mess for the photo..
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 12.02.22 I replaced my SS lifelines with Dyneema and am very pleased with the results. In your case it comes
Replace Lifelines (1) kloudie1 at 8:49am 12.02.22 I used thhe same tool as Joe when replacing my Katrina-smitten ones in '05. The swages seem to be as
Stock Color for 85' 22 Leeward Rail at 8:36am 12.02.22 They let me browse through their RAL color swatch to find the closest match. Thanks for that... I

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