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bottom touch-up paint in salt water simonabbott at 12:19pm 02.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1336 We have a macgregor 26. We keep it in salt water for 4 months of the year. Last season was it's th
What is the name of that book about shore power? Sublime at 12:18pm 02.07.12 Smaller Boats 4/1242 My memory fails me. I've searched and I can't find the title. It's a good book about wiring shore
Made the Bed (3) GorillaToast at 12:17pm 02.07.12 Catalina 22 3/1675 I'm sure someone has thought of this before, but when I read thru a thread on putting plywood down a
New Hatch Runners pfschmid at 12:14pm 02.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1809 I'm installing new hatch runners on my O'Day 22. My question is what is the easiest way to remove th
Asymmetrical Spinnaker truckman at 10:53am 02.07.12 Catalina 310 9/7352 I am getting ready to purchase an asymmetrical spinnaker with a sock for my boat and was wondering
Legend 40 ceiling leak joe@intova.net at 10:49am 02.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/996 I have a leak of very dirty brown water through the center overhead light. This light is in the cent
Raritan KO Whiteoaks7 at 10:35am 02.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3498 Hi Peggie, it's been a long time... I've just been re-reading your book and a couple of questions
Pencil vs Rudder (2) finding41 at 10:06am 02.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3720 I decided to take the rudder off my 26D and redesign the foil and glass it. It was made by the PO ou
Honda Inverter Generator Paul and Judy at 7:48am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 51/8763 The Honda 2000i comes in two versions, a standard version with 2-20A 3 prong receptacles and the ver
port curtain (2) med2463 at 7:34am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1954 Wanted some privacy in the head when in marinas, but also wanted some air. So, made a port cover tha
Need Water Filter PrincessoftheLake at 7:33am 02.07.12 Big Boats 5/1611 Last fall when working on winterizing the fresh water pump the filter that is inline to the pump bro
True wind on a handheld Quoddy at 7:01am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5446 If I make my own polars or target speeds (none published for H260) the reference point is true wind.
Florida waterfront land bill MrBill_FLL at 6:23am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2065 looks like property owners could get the submerged lands if this passes: http://www.sun-sentinel.co
Moisture in rudder Joe5893 at 6:15am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4690 Sometimes I do things, then I wonder why I did them...anyway, my rudder seemed too heavy for no bigg
Weld Mount system Soleares at 6:11am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2428 Hi, Has anyone used the Weld Mount system for securing wires? I am trying to secure a couple of sin
Towing a Dinghy lehigh375 at 5:53am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 23/4591 I am planning a 2 week cruise this summer from central Jersey up to Nantucket Bay area via the East
Free - SR Mariner Knotmeter (1) GorillaToast at 4:33am 02.07.12 Catalina 22 2/1656 I don't know if this works or not, but it was on the boat when I bought it and there was no transduc
First Boat North Roger Long at 3:25am 02.07.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 22/5252 I think I have a good chance of claiming that title, given my current plans and inclinations. If an
Ex Climbers to climb a mast AtlanticAl at 11:55pm 02.06.12 Sails Call Lounge 10/6101 If i wanted to climb a mast, that had no halyards on it,because its not a mast its a tree. But its
Victron 1000A shunt? (1) quartones at 11:03pm 02.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2636 Do all bots need to be connected to wire? http://ressim.net/b/out.php/i5482240_shunt-jpg

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Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 7:09pm 11.01.22 I assume you made a conscious decision to leave the boat uncovered. Cats compared with mono hulls h
Keel sag Mechone at 6:13pm 11.01.22 If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures wher
What do you have at the top of your mast? SycloneDriver at 6:12pm 11.01.22 A non functional anchor light, doesn't seem to matter which boat. A non functional windex 75% of the
Saltwater hose to engine Terry Cox at 5:38pm 11.01.22 I will report back my success or folly here in probably a week .... I so appreciate all the advice
What do you have at the top of your mast? Justin_NSA at 5:22pm 11.01.22 Add in spider webs :banghead:
Fender covers- Yes or No? Justin_NSA at 5:21pm 11.01.22 The people of Wal-Mart. It's a thing. :yikes:
Cockpit enclosure panels sail sfbay at 5:13pm 11.01.22 Go on Craigslist and find a flexible marine canvas contractor who will add them. That is what I have
deck hardware: what is this called? JoeWhite at 5:05pm 11.01.22 Remove the pin from another guy wire and take to store and get one. You may be able to take the cabl
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? BigEasy at 4:57pm 11.01.22 no label on the extinguisher port on my '06 Beneteau 343.
Keel sag BigEasy at 4:54pm 11.01.22 If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures where
Fender covers- Yes or No? Hello Below at 4:29pm 11.01.22 It appears some of those folks were shopping for fender covers also.
Fender covers- Yes or No? (10) Ralph Johnstone at 4:26pm 11.01.22 Have you shopped at Walmart? .............................. or seen the people at Walmart :
Keel sag Mechone at 4:12pm 11.01.22 The only way to properly check matrix failure is to haul the boat. While in the slings have the oper
Fender covers- Yes or No? brazenarticle at 4:00pm 11.01.22 so I would need to find some really large sweat pants for a three-legged person. :biggrin: And with
deck hardware: what is this called? shemandr at 3:57pm 11.01.22 [QUOTE="kloudie1, post: 1765152, member: 74195". [Exactly.. Measure carefully.. Buy a spare or three
What do you have at the top of your mast? (2) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 11.01.22 I dont have a good top view, but here the top of my mast: - Windex - Windex light - Wind vane - Anch
Macerator pump won't run. JoeK at 3:17pm 11.01.22 Problem solved. We were able to turn the pump shaft with a screwdriver. We then followed the wirin
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:06pm 11.01.22 Thank you guys so much! I am really appreciating the knowledge I am getting here. I have been using
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? senang at 3:03pm 11.01.22 Never seen or heard of this. Must be a way to fill reports with standard action points that are in a
deck hardware: what is this called? senang at 2:58pm 11.01.22 Use a SS bolt of correct dimensions as a temp replacement.

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