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Mac gelcoat Capchas at 11:44am 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2978 Picking up my "new" 1993 26s tomorrow. Wondering if anyone here has ordered gelcoat from Mac and i
Sink drain thruhull Timo42 at 10:39am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3311 SWMBO wants a sink, I am planning on having it drain overboard, maybe get a holding tank later, my q
Replacing upper shrouds in the water Hermit Scott at 10:31am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2078 When I replaced the forestay/headstay (whatever the technical term for it is) on my boat, I used a h
Rudder vibrates while sailing. rhythmsurfer at 9:47am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3246 My 1981 Hunter 36 just received a new rudder from Foss Foam. We bought the boat without sailing it a
Drifter rblevens at 8:25am 09.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 37/3782 I just got my 1980 37C on Wednesday. It took me a few days to find you folks and I wanted to just sa
Small Craft Advisory revisited rognvald at 8:18am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3332 In certain sailing circles, the size and pedigree of a vessel has major import. Another school of th
need towing advice mojobently at 8:06am 09.10.11 Smaller Boats 9/1954 Im sure this is a stupid question, but Ill ask anyways. I am going to look at a Hunter 26 on Wednesd
New owner looking for some opinions aaa_jay at 7:48am 09.10.11 Catalina 30 14/2774 Hello, I have recently had a survey completed on a 1987 Catalina 30 Tall Rig sailed only on the Gre
Where to find transducers Wayne Steinhour at 7:25am 09.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/889 My 23 that I bought last year came with old Ray Jefferson instruments installed (knotmeter, windspee
Crackling sound at night? jimlay at 12:37am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 15/10135 Quick question for you all...... At night in the marina I constantly hear a crackling sound around
Small rope on the base of the mast (1) g5665 at 10:37pm 09.09.11 Yamaha 5/1894 Good afternoon Today while i was waiting for the engine to be fitted inside my Y25Mkii took someti
Had an issue last weekend David W at 10:05pm 09.09.11 Engines and Propulsion 21/12028 While motoring back after a romping sail (7 kts in 2 - 4 ft swells) in our 1978 Crown 34, running th
Bilge CAT 30 at 9:22pm 09.09.11 Catalina 30 17/6263 Should my '83 Catalina 30 have a totally dry bilge, or is it okay for 2 inches of seawater all the t
Pearson burgee Joe Perez at 9:13pm 09.09.11 Pearson 2/1799 Anyone know if anybody out there is selling Pearson brugees?
Rick D-Live and in the flesh! (1) PrincessoftheLake at 7:44pm 09.09.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2114 Rick D and his lovely wife Marlyn were in Minnesota this week and were kind enough to let me know.
Nonsuch owners? Nonsuch 36 want to be Glen Farough at 6:53pm 09.09.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/4314 Hi I am shopping for a Nonsuch 36 for West coast Canada? I am located in Comox BC. Interest in v
circumnavigation blackjohn at 6:43pm 09.09.11 Ask All Sailors 50/9999 is anyone on this sit considering it?done it?its my life long dream.i may attemt it in my catalina 2
Electrical littlescoop at 5:32pm 09.09.11 Catalina 22 8/1723 I have a 1974 cat22 and redoing the electrical....Does anyone know where I can find a new fuse pannl
Trouble steering JasonC at 5:19pm 09.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1507 Have a real hard time turning to the left. I thinking about naming the boat Zoolander. Is there any
Cat 320 Main Salon Lights carcigar at 5:10pm 09.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1980 Wondering if anyone has info on where I can find replacement lights for my 320. The recessed lights

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Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 9:52am 02.13.22 ...it's the direction of the rudder which, of course, points the direction the stern moves. That i
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay fo
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 9:23am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 9:21am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 02.13.22 Guess it helps to be there from the start to get a better picture. Nice job of whacking off the val
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 9:09am 02.13.22 I'm now looking at a 5 HP propane outboard. So, it won't be maintenance free but I won't have all t
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:09am 02.13.22
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 9:07am 02.13.22 I can keep two on the boat at all times and be just fine at home. The trick is where to store them
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 9:06am 02.13.22 I was thinking this thread's original purpose was petering out, so I hope the OP doesn't mind taking
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses jssailem at 9:00am 02.13.22 Spoken like a true beer drinking Sailor, Rich.
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 8:58am 02.13.22 Of course a gas outboard would also decrease in range in those conditions but an extra Jerry can is
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 8:57am 02.13.22 It doesn't look like Tohatsu makes a 6 HP in LPG. Their LPG model is 5hp. They probably used the
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 8:55am 02.13.22 I'm most likely going to buy this one: 5 HP Tohatsu LPG
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 JoeWhite at 8:55am 02.13.22 Have someone who has done it to show you how. It is an art and must be done correctly. I pack it wi
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 jssailem at 8:54am 02.13.22 Mike It is not a worry. Just do it on the hard. Snug up the nuts as instructed. Make sure you have a
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 8:54am 02.13.22 Thrust and Horsepower are two entirely separate concepts. Thrust is a product of the prop. As t
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 8:47am 02.13.22 www.Onlineoutboards.com. I've purchase 2 Tohatsus from them... prompt, free deliver. best prices
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 8:44am 02.13.22 Note you will be trading gas engine issues for battery issues. :) Seriously, though, perhaps you
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 rgranger at 8:44am 02.13.22 Based on this simple premise, why do you want to complicate your sailing. While there are mainsail
Tiller .vs. Wheel jssailem at 8:44am 02.13.22 Forgive me, please........... I'm old) Forgiven:clap:

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