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Trailer bumper? (1) jjsbiggs at 1:23pm 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1947 The rubber bumper for the front of the boat on my trailer has a few cracks in it and I was going to
Trailerability and launchability Squidd at 1:06pm 09.26.11 Trailer Sailors 26/12425 Hi, new guy here, Caught the sailing bug again... 20 years ago I had a Sunfish type boat sailed i
Exhaust system rickc198 at 12:38pm 09.26.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2651 I recently repowered my Pearson 33 with a rebuilt from Moyer. I discovered that my real issue was b
Marelon Thru-Hulls Warren Milberg at 12:19pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3160 My H28.5 has four white Marelon thru-hulls. All are a foot or more above the waterline (anchor well
1980 Catalina 27 Keel Question Ajay73 at 12:17pm 09.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/3963 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 27 and have a "smile" question. Currently the boat is out of the wate
How fine a filter needed for raw water cooled intake? JonnyQuest at 11:46am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1810 have a couple of different filters and both seem to have larger sized screens than I had expected. I
Link 10 Negative wiring sail4340 at 11:27am 09.26.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2363 Could you please provide instructions as to how to wire a housebank of 3 group 31 batteries in Paral
Seasmoke is coming available again... CharlieCobra at 11:27am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 43/7900 The current owner has reached his personal stopping point and is walking away. Over 55% of the hard
Mac V22 on Craigslist rgranger at 11:19am 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1323 No affiliation... http://lynchburg.craigslist.org/boa/2605953072.html
Southco Pop Out Knob Latch abyssal at 10:49am 09.26.11 Catalina 310 3/2938 I need to replace the pop out knob latch which secures the top refrigerator and/or the dry storage b
High Winds Wkemple at 10:17am 09.26.11 Big Boats 24/3822 Does anyone have any recommendations for how to get out of a slip in high winds when sailing alone?
Purchased a Catalina 27 Ajay73 at 10:10am 09.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 17/9686 Well I did it. I bought a 1980 Catalina 27. Boat appears to be in pretty good shape. I've gone ov
Winter Storage on The Forked River NJ Loose Ends at 10:01am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1394 Where do you winter store on the Forked River? Do they have any restrictions on doing your own work
336 owners stevestk at 9:58am 09.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1330 I would like to get some feedback from 336 owners. I looked at one over the weekend and liked a lot
O'Day 25 CB questions cb32863 at 8:01am 09.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/6405 I asked a similar question a while back in the Catalina forum but I would like to know similar infor
Boat Yard Rules when on the hard... BillyK at 7:54am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 66/15976 Question about the rules I've just read in one of the boatyards around here that will block sailboat
Battery Installation CCHer at 7:45am 09.26.11 Catalina 310 14/3918 I'm replacing my OEM 4Ds after 7 years-5 with PO and 2 with me. One has failed and the other is prob
Overheated Outboard Motor Neil McDonald at 7:23am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/5016 The water cooling system on my dinghy's quite new 9 horse Yamaha 2 stroke outboard failed and, not a
O'Day 39 Gary Patterson at 6:22am 09.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1184 Good Day O'Day Owners, We have a 83 O'Day 39. Our questions are all about proper mast setup. 1) O
Trickle charge Bill1565 at 5:40am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2939 I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about a post in a battery thread. Post warned against

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Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 kappykaplan at 10:01am 10.10.22 Happy to hear you had a good sail! :beer:
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Thaniel at 9:57am 10.10.22 Can you remove the cleat with the bolts still attached?
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 10.10.22 My Dometic 975 MSD no longer pumps water into the bowl and has sprung a leak between the bowl and t
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (9) Simon Sexton at 9:56am 10.10.22 Hey Y'all, Good morning, hope all of you are having a wonderful Monday so far! Just wanted
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 10.10.22 Would these work ?
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Alan Gomes at 9:54am 10.10.22
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Hollyberry at 9:53am 10.10.22 Perkins seem to run forever... but also seem to leak oil no matter what you do! FWIW we had VW conv
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 9:51am 10.10.22 I'm guessing that, since no-one here seems to know that there is such a thing as a "Licensed" MMSI
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 10.10.22 Duh I counted 4 on your list. The fifth one is in fine print so small you can't read it Some
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main Hollyberry at 9:46am 10.10.22 I'm doubtful that anyone would build you a bolt rope footed main without charging you more! And you'
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy Apex at 9:46am 10.10.22 I had a '79. YSM8 inboard. Outboards are an ugly bandaid to me....I moved from a Catalina 25 to t
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 APP314 at 9:42am 10.10.22 Hi Michale, I found virtually impossible to apply the required torque (120- 260 Nm or about 100-190
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy Project_Mayhem at 9:41am 10.10.22 As @Davidasailor26 mentioned, they are notorious for deck leaks because O'Day used silicone which is
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 10.10.22 maybe a dumb water heater question.... Nope, didn't see that one anywhere in our list of dumb quest
Through holes and prop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 10.10.22 My basic point is that I think the ABYC standard may have been written for power boats with much hi
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rgranger at 9:23am 10.10.22 When you close the lid for storage turn the can upside down for a moment. The paint will form a thi
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? JamesG161 at 9:18am 10.10.22 I like the 5 points stressed by John Harries about buying a boat. Duh I counted 4 on your list. I
1 gallon paint can pour spouts senang at 9:14am 10.10.22 When you close the lid for storage turn the can upside down for a moment. The paint will form a thin
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) JamesG161 at 9:08am 10.10.22 I tried soaking the bolt and threads with vinegar hoping that the acidic vinegar would help to diss
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main h2o_snow at 9:06am 10.10.22 Blown out is blown out. A Recut will help but as folks have noted, is not the end solution. Our new

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