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Just Bought an Electric Outboard nick at 12:28am 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3419 Hope this generates some debate. My 2 hp BD2 Honda 2004 outboard went bang accompanied by blue smoke
Bow Repair (2) Kokani at 11:44pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1916 Hi everyone, i have owned this boat for 22 years sailing in several places, a month ago i tried to s
Keel cable, Mac21... centerline at 8:53pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1800 what is the length of keel cable required on a Mac21? the one that is on mine is kinda fuzzy with
Gladiator 24 Ranahan at 8:00pm 03.21.12 Other Sailboats 5/3211 I'm helping fix up this boat. One issue it has is, the self draining cockpit drain plugging up. Ther
Main Halyard Lost Parent at 7:49pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2427 Has anyone run there main halyard to the cockpit on a Catalina 30 I would like to make it easier for
Dingy facelift (4) All U Get at 7:48pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3227 Hi all, Our dingy had a slow leak last season so I did a little search and I found Inland Marine had
Painted the Topside and added Grab Rails (11) Squidd at 7:34pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1383 Painted the topside , re bedded the hardware and added grab rails http://img.photobucket.com/albu
Dual Duty For Battery Fuse? -- OK or Not? rardiH36 at 5:14pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2227 I've been reading the "Lack of Fusing" thread -- also other fusing threads often started by Mainsail
Combine solar and wind charge controllers? Argyle38 at 5:13pm 03.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4415 I'm installing 48W of solar this spring and am looking for a charge controller. I'm looking mainly a
electrical schematics Ogirl at 4:47pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/7565 I am looking for electrical schematics for Mac 25. Bought "fixer-upper" ' wires are everywhere! Than
Sealant for wet exhaust thru hull DaveM at 4:41pm 03.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2712 On my O'day35 the wet exhaust thru hull exits above the water line of course but under way the boat
And I thought I was bad at math........ Maine Sail at 4:34pm 03.21.12 Sails Call Lounge 8/7699 Kind of like some of the threads here....:D:D:D njg4iAc1_W0
the C27 redux ... navigateur at 4:15pm 03.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1656 someone suggested that I chronicle the refurbishing of my new C27. that is to say, take a gazillion
Using a headsail bag longterm at 3:43pm 03.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4205 I have a Catalina 30 and just bought a headsail bag for my 110 and 150 jibs. We put the 110 into the
busy pics (4) redhead78 at 2:53pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2285 I have been busy, last couple weeks building engine box, stairs, wainscott the interior, new salon w
1982 Catalina 30 (Modified)..What were the modification jrhamp at 2:33pm 03.21.12 Catalina 30 1/1496 Anyone happen to know what components of the Cat 30 modified were changed from the "standard" model.
Charleston Catalina Fleet r.bostic356 at 2:27pm 03.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1251 Does anyone know if the Charleston SC fleet is active and who to contact?
Above Deck Rode Storage (2) GorillaToast at 2:24pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 42/5256 Being an optimist, sometimes I don't see the negatives of my brilliant ideas right away - usually no
Lower oil install merc 3.3 Cmp1110 at 1:59pm 03.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/2201 Hello I have a 2005 merc 3.3 outboard. I drained lower oil but it is seemingly impossible to refill
Roller furling sail help millertara at 12:53pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1669 My name is Tara and I have a 1973 macgregor 24-25 and I have a roller furling I want to put on now s

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Hunter 26 outboard engine sail sfbay at 4:18pm 01.04.23 You are on the right track with 8+ hp long shaft. Same question came up on this thread: Hunter 26 o
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease Tally Ho at 4:15pm 01.04.23
Hunter 26 outboard engine Rick Webb at 4:13pm 01.04.23 8hp is plenty Extralong (25") shaft can be helpful Long (20") is minimum 9.9 is more than what is
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 3:46pm 01.04.23 1990 Hunter 23 and same issue around the keel bolts. have looked for leaks but couldn't find anythin
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 3:42pm 01.04.23 I've been trying to figure out how to rig a sprit to fly an asym. Not a simple prospect on the Y-33.
How many Yamaha 33 were built? mermike at 3:24pm 01.04.23 No idea. I remember reading somewhere that the North American boats were exported primarily to the W
Dingy conversion dLj at 3:24pm 01.04.23 Not only the weight issue, but what about strength/resilience? RIB's bounce off motherships and ot
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease (2) alison.davey at 3:15pm 01.04.23
Dingy conversion PaulK at 3:06pm 01.04.23 That's where my mind is heading.... dj Not only the weight issue, but what about strength/resilie
The cycle of life arf145 at 2:56pm 01.04.23 Thanks Phil! You absolutely should be pleased and proud of what you've built here!
1984 C22. Questions and best websites Salty Jack at 2:22pm 01.04.23 Thanks so much! I'll check these out!
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? Scott T-Bird at 2:19pm 01.04.23 I think it's worth $10K or a little more if everything is in good shape. I'd prefer to see new stan
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood Oday to Gallivant at 1:51pm 01.04.23 FYI speaking to Bobby L from Greenlineforest, he sold Hunter the veneer for my boat and many oth
Dingy conversion rgranger at 1:29pm 01.04.23 Yes, but then you end up with old Hypalon inside which is useless mass. At least the foam serves a
Teak Trim Cleaner John Marrone at 12:49pm 01.04.23 Cascade gel dishwasher , rub on , scrub with soft brush and rinse. El cheapo main ingredient is oxa
Teak Trim Cleaner Jacktar at 12:07pm 01.04.23 Cascade gel dishwasher , rub on , scrub with soft brush and rinse. El cheapo main ingredient is oxal
Dingy conversion DArcy at 11:57am 01.04.23 Or use the existing tubes to create a mold...???? Yes, but then you end up with old Hypalon inside
Dingy conversion rgranger at 10:43am 01.04.23 You could make templates based on the current tube shape before cutting them off. Or use the exi
Newbie. Catalina 18 Monsterfish at 10:30am 01.04.23 Thank you! Good point about painting. Also thanks for the video. Very useful!
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood Oday to Gallivant at 10:14am 01.04.23 replying to marmalade I have that in my book too but it doesn't help in the replacing a panel questi

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