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MacGregor 25 Transom Access? ChockFullOnuts222 at 8:44pm 04.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3779 I just pulled out my new-to-me 1983 M25 today, and took inventory of the work she needs before launc
To Race Or Not To Race shipwreck66 at 8:37pm 04.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1963 Your opinions pls> As I approached my marina today the winds were gusting around thirty mph. The loc
Roller furling cover mbreitba at 8:05pm 04.09.11 Catalina 22 4/2924 I've got a 1977 '22 and have (I believe) a CDI roller furling. I'm going to have the boat outdoors
Has anyone installed stern rail perch seats on Cat 27? caguy at 6:54pm 04.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/44 I would like to make some perch seats and was curious how you worked around the split stays. I can
Whisker pole mounting. atwhite2 at 5:59pm 04.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1421 Hi All... I purchased a whisker pole for my 150 Genoa and am going to mount it's attachment to the m
Rudder play All U Get at 5:52pm 04.09.11 Catalina 30 6/3598 Hi all, My 1981 Catalina 30 has some up and down movement on the rudder. It's on the hard so when I
H37C fuel tanks (2) Ed Schenck at 5:35pm 04.09.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1318 You might recall that I have some concerns about my aluminum fuel tank. Today I pulled the aft cabi
Full enclosure Dan & Robin Warms at 5:28pm 04.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5783 This fall we purchased a new left over 2008 45DS and we're looking for advice and pictures of full e
Flattener? kpgraci at 4:45pm 04.09.11 Catalina 22 5/5779 I was reading up on mast gates (for my oday) and I found this in reference to mainsail controls on a
steaming light (3) cnsmith at 4:00pm 04.09.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2269 I recently stepped my mast and am in the process of replacing my steaming light and anchor light. I
sprayed a primer coat today (4) thomasgoodmaniii at 3:11pm 04.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/986 i got a break in the weather and made use of it by sparying a coat of primer. the weather should be
Cleaning cabin cushions dlewis812 at 3:08pm 04.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/6036 Previously took the cabin cushion covers and had professionally cleaned. However putting the cushio
Cleaning dinghy dlewis812 at 2:58pm 04.09.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2394 Suggestions on what to use to clean the bottom of an inflatable (barnacles). Guy at WM advised "on'
Manual Lever Pump -85 Hunter 31 Emerald Lady II at 2:32pm 04.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1377 Hello I am the new owner of an 85 Hunter 31 and I am a bit disappointed that there isn't a manua
Heat Exchanger gpd955 at 2:30pm 04.09.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2901 Hello. Me again. After a productive day of prep I went to check my zinc and when I pulled the cover
washer dryer install ffharry at 2:01pm 04.09.11 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3160 Looking for ideas, suggestions, comments on installing a washer/dryer on a hunter 37 cherubini... Th
Masthead instrument maintenance agaliha at 1:24pm 04.09.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2595 I have a 9-year-old B361 with Raymarine sailing instruments. They are working fine, but I have noti
O'day plastic corners used on 332 ,some 35, and some 39 (1) Panta Rei at 12:41pm 04.09.11 Bigger Boats 6/2433 On the brochure attached you will see the corner of the galley in the foreground. On my boat, these
Painting over vc17 Casey J at 12:17pm 04.09.11 Ask All Sailors 4/5811 I am moving a boat that has vc17 paint on the bottom into salt water. I checked the interlux web pa
Racor 500FG Fuel/water separator too big? (1) Kite Runner at 11:26am 04.09.11 Ask All Sailors 13/5250 I run a 2008 Yanmar 3YM30 (29hp) in my Hunter 36. The filter assembly currently installed takes a Ra

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eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:55pm 12.22.21 201156
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:55pm 12.22.21 201155
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:52pm 12.22.21 201154
Fumoto drain valve? sail sfbay at 4:42pm 12.22.21 Great idea but access to the engine drain plug on my sailboat is a challenge do not likely for it.
charlieann Ralph Johnstone at 2:50pm 12.22.21 See posts #3 and #7 for a few ideas: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/gel-coat.187661/?hig
charlieann Hayden Watson at 12:23pm 12.22.21 On one of Andy's youtubes on fixing gelcoat cracks he suggested using prethickened Gflex epoxy to al
Best to lift a Core Sound 17 with large Davits videorov at 12:02pm 12.22.21 Im going to figure this thing out some way. So I can use the Davits for the sailboat and use the boa
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb senang at 10:51am 12.22.21 On my Hunter 38 the bulb I replaced had a bayonet fitting, but with one pin higher then the other p
Flawed Logic? Brian D at 10:26am 12.22.21 I think the seasons as we know it was all derived from the Lunar Calendar and transfered to the Greg
Flawed Logic? justsomeguy at 9:55am 12.22.21 So the non celestial observation definition would go back much further. Eh, I took a shot. ;)
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Goobs at 9:39am 12.22.21 Good luck to you. Was there any history or warning this was likely to happen? Or completely out of t
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 8:02am 12.22.21 Agriculture? People were nomads long before agriculture. So the non celestial observation definit
Flawed Logic? justsomeguy at 7:48am 12.22.21 Anyone know why the seasons were defined ? Agriculture?
23.5 Aluminum Tiller travelingjerryb at 7:47am 12.22.21 I does look better. I bought one from IdaSailor for my MacGregor. Be sure to get a cover for it! D
Best to lift a Core Sound 17 with large Davits Tater at 7:43am 12.22.21 I need to do something similar with my 170. I'll hoist it with blocks in my basement. My trailer nee
23.5 Aluminum Tiller Justin_NSA at 7:38am 12.22.21 I does look better. I bought one from IdaSailor for my MacGregor. Be sure to get a cover for it!
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 7:36am 12.22.21 Based on some replies, many prefer the meteorological definition vs the astronomical one Anyone kn
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 7:23am 12.22.21
charlieann (1) sail sfbay at 7:16am 12.22.21 Suggest this repair strategy ............. Grind out the crack with a dremel tool, sand, fill with c
The Dinghy Diaries billder99 at 7:12am 12.22.21 Ahoy YVRGuy, have you looked into Porta-Botes? These are a great compromise between portability, eas

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