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'94 26 S swing keel shackle and cable size Leftfield at 8:17am 04.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3147 City Marina in Humboldt Bay is filling with silt, causing keels to hit and stick when exiting slips,
Pearson 30 Rudder - loose? JHutch at 8:14am 04.11.11 Pearson 7/7481 Hey all! I recently moved up from a Catalina 22' to a Pearson 30. Took my P30 out yesterday and it f
Perkins M50 manuals dnoiseux at 7:59am 04.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/8369 Hello, I am looking for electronic versions of a part number list and/or shop manual for a Perkins M
Is it worth It? Thin film expert wanted DanNahant at 7:59am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2490 Let me start with a big thanks to ME Sail and Stu. Your posts are like having Nigel Calder and Fr
Adding ac to Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 6:58am 04.11.11 Big Boats 10/4210 We want to make the addition of air conditioning and I am having some trouble choosing the right air
To varnish or resin rudder? AXEL at 6:26am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 11/12594 I have a Phantom (similar to a Sunfish). The rudder and center board are both wood and I would like
Soft deck on 420 (1) Persy at 6:09am 04.11.11 Big Boats 5/2024 I have an 01 420 and have just noticed the aft deck has developed a soft spot of a couple of square
Caladesi State Park seadaddler at 4:53am 04.11.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/5826 Hi we are in Caladise state park and very nice so far not very many boats after all the power boats
Boat Hull/cabin exterior cleaning Mark H at 8:27pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 17/8213 Ahoy mates...A friend of mine from Louisiana tells me that they clean there fiberglass boat decks wi
size for the large fixed ports monroyhunter at 7:20pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 2/1090 who knows the size for the large fixed ports for the hunter 260? and where can I buy one?
Rigging and sails (5) c_witch at 7:18pm 04.10.11 Trailer Sailors 4/3622 Hiee all. Today being such a nice day we decided to step the mast (for the first time) and check out
need a help with bottom paint line (1) thomasgoodmaniii at 5:47pm 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/915 i finished spraying my top coat today. 3 coats came out really nice a couple bugs here and there but
Introduction to Strider Roger Long at 5:17pm 04.10.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/8350 If you see Strider in some harbor between Cape Breton and Key West in the next couple of years and a
Thanks! Roger Long at 5:15pm 04.10.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2910 Wow. My own forum. I'm flattered and humbled. It was comments from many of you that resulted in t
CDI ff2 question Right On! at 4:47pm 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1260 What size bolt rope dose the FF2 accept? #6? Thanks
Need immediate help from all tho52mas at 4:26pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2411 I have an Irwin 37. I need to find out how far the shaft sticks out to the prop. Its supposed to be
Windlass kinda limp MJWarner at 3:38pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 41/8120 We had a lightning strike before we got our new to us boat. The PO's insurance is covering and we ar
Raising our Center Board (2) tgrass462 at 3:29pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 11/2505 Just completed the chore of painting the bottom of our 1999 H260. We were requested to raise the ce
Cheap LED radio inteferrence? Roger Long at 3:14pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 42/6772 Picking up on "Four Points" idea of using a cheap solar walkway light to light up a Windex without r
Furlex Problem Lee Hadjiosif at 1:10pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2424 I have a Furlex Type A vintage 1997. The lower luff extrusion connecting spring is broken. It's the

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Heave To Question jssailem at 8:29am 12.23.21 Under sail, at 2 knots. Hold your course. Please show us your paperwork... Ok which do you want me
Fumoto drain valve? Terry Cox at 8:28am 12.23.21 The annual suck is safer. Ditto.
Heave To Question Terry Cox at 8:24am 12.23.21 Last time i was boarded they told me to just continue Same here. There were five on board this rig
Should I add fiberglass LeeandRick at 8:22am 12.23.21 I need a little more data on how far you stripped. Did you strip the gelcoat off only, which should
Fumoto drain valve? jssailem at 8:14am 12.23.21 that draining from the bottom would be better I think you are right. Only question I had with the
Heave To Question jssailem at 8:06am 12.23.21 Last time i was boarded they told me to just continue Sure. If you are at the helm you have to sta
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Crusty Ol Salt at 7:42am 12.23.21 I got it I got it for a good time for a good time call In my area it is Danny's Auto Glass....
H 34 deck organizers sail sfbay at 7:42am 12.23.21 When I replaced the deck organizers on my Hunter 31 I could not find ones to match the existing bolt
H 34 deck organizers (2) Claude L.-Auger at 7:01am 12.23.21 I wanted to bring halyards, reefing lines, downhaul and outhaul to the cockpit so I needed to replac
Headsail Length and girth Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 12.23.21 Are you talking about a roller furled sail or spinnakers
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Dil at 6:23am 12.23.21 Actually is was thinking the one hit wonder Tommy 2 Tone, Jenny Jenny I got it I got it for a good t
Should I add fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 6:23am 12.23.21
groups of spider hair line cracks in deck exterior njlarry at 6:16am 12.23.21 Easy functional fix using Captian Tolleys penetrating sealer repair.
Fumoto drain valve? RoyS at 6:06am 12.23.21 The goofy designer of my Yanmar 2QM15 thought it best to not include a drain plug. Probably saved ab
Heave To Question ifmdalvey at 6:00am 12.23.21 Heave To is used when the Coast Guard hails you for inspection. Jim... Last time i was boarded the
Fumoto drain valve? Justin_NSA at 5:42am 12.23.21 I've used an oil extractor in the past with very good results. No spillage if care is used. Very
Fumoto drain valve? shemandr at 5:29am 12.23.21 I've used an oil extractor in the past with very good results. No spillage if care is used. Very e
Difficulty heaving to in a Hunter 45 shemandr at 4:54am 12.23.21 I'm the guy who admitted I couldn't get my Ranger 29 to heave to. So I'm not the one to give advice
Difficulty heaving to in a Hunter 45 justsomeguy at 4:03am 12.23.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/heave-to-question.1249932024
Fumoto drain valve? Hayden Watson at 11:05pm 12.22.21 Access to the bottom of my oil pan would make a Fumoto useless. On my diesel, I have a banjo fitting

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