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Foam in the boat (1) Mity at 11:01pm 08.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2262 Hi, I am new in sailing and I just bought the V25 made in 1976. I noticed that the owner removed all
A question please Sublime at 8:09pm 08.25.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/7916 My boat needs to be reefed at 15 kts and the boat is rated for up to 30 kts. Frequently enough, I'm
Rop/line based traveler for 87 Mac 25 Kestle at 8:05pm 08.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1656 I despise the mainsheet rig, as all the other boats I sail on have mid boom travelers, with tracks t
Poll: How many sailors are hauling out their boats? jrowan at 8:04pm 08.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2034 Just curious to know how many sailors are hauling out their sailboats due to the approaching Hurrica
New outboard time Mac Bentley at 8:02pm 08.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1453 I'm ready to buy a new outboard for my h23, a 5 hp. Does anyone see anything wrong with buying off t
Launching a Hunter 23 lee5267 at 6:18pm 08.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2334 I am currently considering buying a hunter 23 with a trailer and have the option of keeping the boat
a- frame for mast Eugene1939 at 6:05pm 08.25.11 Catalina 22 2/1938 Hi folks. Am new to boats as well as new Catalina 22 owner. Have tried archives for raising mast
Winch for the Keel bugsboat at 5:53pm 08.25.11 Catalina 22 9/3282 I have a 1990 Catalina 22 and when I tried to winch the keel back into place, the winch would not ho
Dufour Arpege owners? Du4salr! at 5:43pm 08.25.11 Other Sailboats 0/3610 Looking for any other Dufour owners, specifically the Arpege' Doug
NE sailors, I'm concerned sailaway78 at 5:32pm 08.25.11 Ask All Sailors 25/4672 Some have posted that they will have their boats on the hard, and are just a few feet above the high
Why Catalina? riley_osx at 5:19pm 08.25.11 Catalina 30 20/5352 I am in the process of buying a sailboat. I am wondering why you guys decided to make Catalina your
Plugging Exhaust gpd955 at 5:01pm 08.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1635 During storm prep a question arose and we couldn't come up with a definite answer so I put it to my
Racing into the Eye of the Storm Roger Long at 4:47pm 08.25.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/4022 So, there we were on a waterfront deck on a beautiful day in Lunenburg planning the rest of our crui
New York City and Boston Evacuation? RECESS at 4:09pm 08.25.11 Ask All Sailors 31/6009 Just watched the live Mayor Bloomberg press conference. He is asking for a voluntary evacuation of l
Leaky Sinks / Water Tank Wont Fill Nick_Hill at 3:19pm 08.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3257 Hi Peggie, I recently bought a 78 Kettenburg 32 it is pretty much the same setup as the Columbia 9.
The fleet gets smaller - now down to one MrMikey64 at 3:04pm 08.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1191 I was able to finally find a new home for my 1985 Mac 22. It went to a very nice couple from AZ, w
1981 H22 Traveler (2) JaiExplorer at 2:23pm 08.25.11 Smaller Boats 7/2306 I am the proud new owner of a 1981 H22. When I picked her up there were a couple of things to work
need a name of a missing part USCG369 at 2:16pm 08.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1739 have a 21 ft macgregor venture 21, I am missing the plastic/rubber snorkle looking air vent that goe
Hatch replacement Percy at 2:09pm 08.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/941 I have to replace the forward (vee berth) hatch on my 1980 Hunter 27 Cherubini. Any advice re suppli
Lewmar Hatch Friction Lever TomN at 2:08pm 08.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/3772 My friction lever on my main Lewmar hatch broke and I need to replace. I've already ordered a new o

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Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot rgranger at 7:25am 10.24.22 It's like having an extremely well stocked kitchen at your disposal. If only Lowes or Home Depot
Water filter clarification... Scott T-Bird at 7:24am 10.24.22 Oh, and going back to the "filter". I've always seen instructions that show the strainer mounted in
Water filter not needed right? Justin_NSA at 7:20am 10.24.22
Water filter clarification... (1) jssailem at 7:19am 10.24.22 I used a filter like the one you show, on my new to me boat for about 6 months. It was readily avail
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 7:13am 10.24.22
Water filter clarification... Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 10.24.22 You've been calling it a "filter" and all the time I've been thinking that is odd terminology to use
Merit 22 owners (1) ssmith1627 at 6:51am 10.24.22 I looked at several Merit's before pulling the trigger. There seems to be way more support for the
Merit 22 owners Shakalaaka at 6:40am 10.24.22 I know ! I got my merit 22 last summer. First thing I had to do was fix the keel lifting wench. Coul
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? twodzusfittings at 6:40am 10.24.22 From the picture it looks like you need to gently lift, with a small flat head screw driver, the li
Merit 22 owners ssmith1627 at 6:36am 10.24.22 Even if not specific to the Merit 22 -- a general Merit group would be nice. I just bought a Merit
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection shemandr at 6:17am 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 6:08am 10.24.22 I'm pretty sure O'Day 28's of that era had encapsulated keels and therefore no keel bolts. Do an in
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar smokey73 at 5:56am 10.24.22 A lab test would be definitive but I'm not sure it is necessary. Emulsified water in the oil will s
Morse dual lever controller lever question xavpil at 5:52am 10.24.22
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Dubo at 5:45am 10.24.22 Before trying to clean it you might want to figure out what it is. It looks very much like oil tha
Morse dual lever controller lever question dlochner at 5:34am 10.24.22 To change the direction of the throttle, move the cable to the other hole.
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug CYQK at 5:28am 10.24.22 +1 on 303 good stuff
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 5:20am 10.24.22
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Justin_NSA at 5:10am 10.24.22 I would ask other sailors around you what works for them. Nothing works as well as first hand knowle
Morse dual lever controller lever question (2) xavpil at 5:06am 10.24.22 <p>

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