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Stalling engine Hal B at 8:54am 09.11.11 Catalina 30 23/4627 I need help! Our 1995 Catalina 30 MkIII is having engine probs. Last week while coming home from ou
Repacement Deck hatch for my Balboa 22 coester at 8:32am 09.11.11 Balboa 1/2650 I am a new owner of a 1980 Balboa 22 Windrose swing keel. I need to replace the Plexiglass deck hatc
Sealing H23 chain plates isaksp00 at 8:02am 09.11.11 Smaller Boats 1/1277 We got a lot of rain in the NE Pennsylvania area from Irene and then moisture sucked in by the next
New Guy in Texas ishmael3 at 7:53am 09.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2215 Hi, not sure if this is the correct place to post this. The drought here in Texas has dried up My sa
Thinking of adding batteries - but where? redunculous at 6:37am 09.11.11 Big Boats 2/1155 Hi all I'm thinking about adding 2 x 6volt trojan batteries to my house banks. I already have 4 of
Cracked Head Scott F. Murphy at 11:51pm 09.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1986 I recently learned that my old 2QM15 has a cracked head. Thought it was just a matter of a valve job
Steering quadrant Hunter 376-96 (1) StellaBlue at 9:59pm 09.10.11 Big Boats 4/3242 During our retro fit of electronic and auto pilot it was discovered that our steering quadrant has a
new sailplan for 36" catamaran tom hennessy at 9:22pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1002 anyone had any experience with raked mast, double headsail rigs on a 36' catamaran? possible boom f
Height of genoa cwkemp at 7:47pm 09.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/9421 A question for Don and his posse of experts, With the tack of my 150 genoa shackled directly to the
Bilge Pump littlescoop at 6:28pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1710 I just purchase a C22 and was wondering does any one know where they put the biilge pumps and if so
How much should I ask for my C22 chrispeck at 5:55pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1633 I think I am going to sell my catalina, But I am not sure what to ask for it right now. It is a 1978
Attaching a Harken self furler for jib sail to the mast navyblue71 at 5:42pm 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1904 We recently purchased a Harken self-furling jib from a nice guy in Canada. It came with the base dr
MS Coast sail afternoon (2) JonnyQuest at 4:49pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1749 Out for a sunset sail with excellent weather. Here are some shots.
Boat Cover atwhite2 at 4:18pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2506 Hello All, Sadly, as summer draws to a close, the thoughts of winterizing start to creep into my
Going to the East Coast & Hurricane Irene Tom Hoffman at 3:28pm 09.10.11 Trailer Sailors 14/4339 I have a boat to deliver to New Jersey. Probably this next week. After we get the boat delivered.
Stuffing Box Flax betzhunter at 2:55pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3514 Could someone tell me the correct size Flax I need for my boat. Its a Hunter 34 1984 model. Thanks
Custom sound cover for A/C unit? (1) luken7 at 2:55pm 09.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2100 We have a Cruisair SX16 on our B361 which I think is loud. Was on a friends boat last weekend who ha
Bilge pump Lost Parent at 1:45pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3747 When my bilge pump come on it works fine but when it turns off water rushes back in from the hose ..
2 clevis pins overboard...there's got to be something easier hero4theday at 1:07pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/5713 I starting to see a pattern developing that I am not happy with. My fat fingers vs that tiny clevis
Furling Line Turns Forreshore at 11:51am 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2014 Before I slide my headsail up the foil, how many turns of furling line should I have around my rolle

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1 gallon paint can pour spouts rbringle at 10:30am 10.19.22 I have had good results with storing paint/varnish cans upside down.
Quick Question Richard19068 at 9:51am 10.19.22 Probably your official coast guard registration number. Try a web search for coast guard hull identi
23.5 replacement parts sail sfbay at 9:34am 10.19.22 ........ Lifeline stanchions: 3 of mine have the little plastic cap at the top, one is missing. Life
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft Terry Cox at 9:34am 10.19.22 We sailed an H28 for three years. Shoal draft wing keel. Nice comfortable boat and easy to sail. She
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 9:00am 10.19.22 Perhaps PHRF along with the parameters you mention plus "real life" feedback from those that have s
Forestay decking coming out Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 10.19.22 There is more than one way to approach this and their are others on this forum with much more experi
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 8:49am 10.19.22 won almost every start I have won starts to... It is all about making sense out of the confusion..
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 8:38am 10.19.22 I feel the "PHRF" rating is a poor tool to measure against for your purpose. It is about speed comp
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up mermike at 8:29am 10.19.22 When I rebedded my chainplates I used blue tape at the threads to mark the turnbuckles. I did them o
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft FastOlson at 8:25am 10.19.22 We cruised a Niagara 26 for a decade. Fast and easy to sail. High quality design and build from Hint
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:22am 10.19.22 I did try connecting a length of poly tubing to the output of the pump with the other end of the tub
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 8:17am 10.19.22 I feel the "PHRF" rating is a poor tool to measure against for your purpose. It is about speed compa
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Justin_NSA at 8:16am 10.19.22 Yeah, you can see the outline of where the flange used to be... I'd bet BWY has them.
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 8:13am 10.19.22 Look at the pic I attached. I did, thanks but, stupid question, it looks, then, like all you did w
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Project_Mayhem at 8:09am 10.19.22 There should be a flange that the bolts are fastened to. I would take out the "drain", clean it off
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft dmax at 8:04am 10.19.22 Beneteau makes some nice boats in that size, the First 26, 265 and 27, some have keel/centerboards a
Foam Seat Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 10.19.22 I can recommend Welcome to Buyfoam if you just want to replace the foam. Good pricing and service. T
Garhauer E-Z Glide Timm R Oday25 at 7:47am 10.19.22 40 years ? That's it / You'd think you pay good money for something and it would last... Just kiddin
1 gallon paint can pour spouts mdidomenico at 6:54am 10.19.22 i use 5 gallon buckets that have resealable gasket lids. https://www.lowes.com/pd/United-Solution
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 10.19.22

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