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Mac gelcoat Capchas at 11:44am 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3201 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 14/3444 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 4/2139 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 11/3509 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 37/4168 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 10/3689 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 9/2034 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 14/3129 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 0/952 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 15/10982 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 5/2226 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 21/14255 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 17/7063 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 2/2057 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 7/2175 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 0/4383 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 50/11474 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 8/1790 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 5/1623 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 3/2108 Wondering if anyone has info on where I can find replacement lights for my 320. The recessed lights

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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
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up CowboyWay at 6:36am 10.19.22 Thanks! Quick question though - if you didn't remove the chainplate from the bulkhead, how were you
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft shemandr at 6:10am 10.19.22 Pearson Commander rates around 222 PHRF, I think. That made it competitive with the C&C 25, Ranger
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Orbweaver at 6:09am 10.19.22 MY understanding is that fitting's job is to hold the spreader perpendicular to the mast. As such yo
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 6:01am 10.19.22 With those reported conditions and the fact that you will mostly single hand I'm wondering why you
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? jssailem at 5:56am 10.19.22 Ideally, the keel and stub should be flat and evenly spaced, bonded with 5200 as the keel and stub
New electrical panel CYQK at 5:45am 10.19.22 When you get ready have a look at Paneltronics... they produce some great stuff installed them on my
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 5:41am 10.19.22 Curious. Why the 4ft Limit? The depths of the Sound seem to suggest that 5 ft draft will carry you
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 5:29am 10.19.22 If you could find one the COMMANDER 26 (PEARSON) might be a good choice. com/nwct/a,29,153454,Pearso
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:15am 10.19.22 Is it ever NOT a bumpy ride up the Delaware??? dj

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