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Raymarine Speed paddle wheel GreenLight at 5:31am 10.29.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1697 While cleaning the crud off of my 19 year old Autohelm ST 50 speed paddle wheel the wheel crumbled
Need ideas on a place to do work UseDaGreyMatter at 9:22pm 10.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2108 OK guys I am fed up and frustrated beyond all possible recognition!!!!! :eek: I have slept on th
New bulkhead for oday 272 smitheng at 7:43pm 10.28.11 Bigger Boats 1/1972 I am considering installing a new starboard bulkhead to attach to the existing chainplates. The exis
Cutlass bearing replacement Ninth wave at 7:18pm 10.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1305 At the end of the season I got line fowled on my prop. I have to replace my cutlass bearing due to v
Kudos to Edson Warren Milberg at 7:03pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2037 Recently, a snap ring, that prevents my steering wheel from moving forward on the shaft, broke (prob
Any idea what this is? (1) BillyK at 6:55pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3504 Found this on board.. Looks to be specificity designed for something.. I just don't know what that
Weatherboard for 2000 Catalina 250 WK pop top sliding hatch djonker at 5:51pm 10.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/2923 I just purchased a 2000 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. It has a plexiglas sliding hatch as part of the p
Trimming the in-boom furling main GeorgeK at 5:18pm 10.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/8995 Hi Don. I have a Leisure Furl in-boom furling main on my Hunter 430. Do you have and advice or refe
Problem sailing DDW gpdno at 1:56pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 13/5032 I don't have a spinnaker so when I sail down wind, I sail Wing and Wing. The problem is my boat see
Australia & New Zealand Don Guillette at 1:54pm 10.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5296 Next week my wife and I are heading off to Australia and New Zealand. I'll be off the air for a few
Thought of y'all today Kermit at 1:34pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 23/3636 While driving north on I-95 towards Florence, SC I saw a pretty big but obviously not brand-new sail
Companionway Leak (H34) (2) lnikl at 1:25pm 10.28.11 Big Boats 13/2573 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 and am looking for any advice from those who might have similar experiences.
The Soft American Roger Long at 10:52am 10.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 18/6299
Cracked Kick-Up Rudder Side Plates (3) Aldo at 9:34am 10.28.11 Catalina 22 8/2125 Please take a look at the attached photos. They show that the side plates on two of our Catalina 22s
Mac 25 Rudder Steve Morris at 7:46am 10.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1301 I have a friend who runs a not for profit sailing school in West Virginia. He was recently given an
Cold WX Sailing (1) Warren Milberg at 6:37am 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 28/4849 I see Maine Sail is going sailing this weekend with temps in the 30's and the possibility of snow. S
Remove injectors 3QM30. not budging luvitt at 5:48am 10.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/2524 I think this engine is seized. its been sitting for unknown number of years and looks neglected. s
prop size jake409 at 2:32am 10.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1124 This proply brought up a thousand times, but witch prop to get on my new Yamaha70 hp 4 stroke on my
Cal 2-30 strut, shaft, and prop Chop776 at 12:18am 10.28.11 Parts Search 1/3877 I'm looking for a strut, shaft, and prop for a 1968 cal 2-30. Does anyone have any advice.
Remodel Cabin allaynaw at 9:30pm 10.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/6611 I would like to do some cabin remodelling in my Mac 25. I realize that the aft post in the head is a

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Long term lay up info Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:15pm 02.24.22 I am putting a boat on the hard for several years. You're overlooking two important systems: The fr
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback jviss at 7:10pm 02.24.22 Since you asked for opinions, I think it looks good, and I know a varnished teak toerail is a lot of
Long term lay up info jssailem at 7:06pm 02.24.22 My cousin says, his dad parked a tractor with a Perkins diesel at the edge of a field. Life happened
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch jviss at 6:58pm 02.24.22 One of the reading lights in the forward cabin of our 2007 41DS has a switch that is intermittent.
New Catalina 30 Owner Tally Ho at 6:41pm 02.24.22
Sail question (1) Tom J at 6:35pm 02.24.22 Yep, riding sail.
Long term lay up info sail sfbay at 6:26pm 02.24.22 ...........Boat's going to be on the hard. Why bother with running the engine?....... Agreed......
Long term lay up info sail sfbay at 6:24pm 02.24.22 .........Why remove the batteries when the solar panels will/should deal with them?........... Afte
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch Tater at 6:23pm 02.24.22 I am a day sailor and don't know much about larger boats. I do know a little about lighting. If this
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend Davidasailor26 at 6:16pm 02.24.22
Potential Buyer of DS1 itsmeken at 6:07pm 02.24.22 @Stu Jackson All good questions. I'll be sailing it in lakes in Utah. It's needs to be trailered a
Tiller Tater at 6:04pm 02.24.22 I wonder how flexy that emt will be under load. Last year I needed a new tiller; a pair of new whe
Potential Buyer of DS1 Stu Jackson at 5:53pm 02.24.22 If anyone has any other favored training sailboats like the DS1 let me know. Where will you be us
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend jssailem at 5:48pm 02.24.22 Was it on the paperwork when you bought the boat? Usually provided with a bill of sale.
What are these. jssailem at 5:47pm 02.24.22 The blue tarp might be a cockpit cover. The round centered hole might go around the back stay, then
Long term lay up info Stu Jackson at 5:41pm 02.24.22 Second question: Boat's going to be on the hard. Why bother with running the engine? It ain't goi
Sail question jssailem at 5:39pm 02.24.22 :plus: with @Hello Below Riding sail.
Long term lay up info Stu Jackson at 5:38pm 02.24.22 Question to the OP and those who answered: Why remove the batteries when the solar panels will/shou
Sail question dlochner at 5:38pm 02.24.22 It is a riding sail from SailRite. Likely home sewn. There are two sizes. https://www.sailrite.com/
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 5:28pm 02.24.22 A bit of a hair split but the Fourth Amendment does apply to the Coast Guard. The First Congress (t

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