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Running rigging and block help Falconer at 4:09pm 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2434 I have all but made up my mind on new running rigging (M25). I think I'm going to buy the set from C
And so it begins... pafb19 at 3:45pm 05.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1323 New to this forum so please be patient. Recently purchased an O'Day 19. Boat is kept in the water
C36 Mk II Owners Manual, Free to a good home SV Escapade at 3:23pm 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/2123 Hi All.... When we ordered C'est Bon, a 2000 36 Mk II, Sharon Day got so tired of me calling and ask
Owner's Manual ms-card@cox.com at 2:39pm 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/2031 FYI - After several searches in vain, I finally found a Hunter 38 owner's manual on line. Here's the
Freed sail foot Kasumi at 2:27pm 05.23.11 Catalina 22 4/1369 Has anyone tried sailing with the foot out of the boom on a catalina 22? I was thinking of doing it
Outboard for Mac 26S danphilgreen at 1:12pm 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3473 Hi everybody. First time post here. I am having to let my O'day 27 project boat go after hundreds of
Back in the saddle again.... (3) Slade at 12:41pm 05.23.11 Trailer Sailors 16/6078 After a 15 year absence from sailing we finally got our new (to us) Starwind 223 in the water and ha
Joined the 7 knot club Saturday! OldCat at 12:39pm 05.23.11 Catalina 22 19/4192 :dance: My first time, though it is just catching up with some others here. 7.1, reefed, Genny fur
H31 Bilge problems IanJ at 12:34pm 05.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 14/4254 Getting a slight urine like smell from my bilge, I think from old leakage from a defective (now repl
Cetol and Varnish - What's the Difference? robertsapp at 11:59am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 14/22804 I know there are a lot of threads that debate the virtues of each product, but my question is what e
Aluminum external corrosion carlpaez at 11:31am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1783 I have a 1980 Catalina 27 and it has a mast boom that could use some help. I bought this vessel in M
Bittersweet.... chefmike at 11:30am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1292 watching my Venture 222 roll away with its new owner. Bitter because now I am boatless; sweet becaus
Variprop Ken Honeycutt at 10:56am 05.23.11 Big Boats 12/6699 Just thought I'd post a recommendation for anyone considering a new prop. I installed a Variprop thi
transducer installation anchorron at 10:36am 05.23.11 Catalina 30 4/3189 I want to install an inside hull transducer on a 1988 Catalina 30. Is there anywhere in the hull whe
Neoprene Gasket for holding tank Inspection Plate bigmuffin at 10:24am 05.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5176 Hi, Unfortunately, I've had to open the inspection plate to my holding tank a few times recently. Th
Ground Fault Outlet emilbec at 10:18am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2994 When I had my boat surveyed (back a number of years ago), the surveyor remarked that I should have a
New York City this weekend DannyS at 9:43am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2102 I posted this a while back but didn't get much of a response so I thought I'd try again... My wife a
fuel tank repair olddude at 9:28am 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/1358 I have previously read a post concerning using a west system product to repair a hole in a plastic f
A/C Installation Kenny C at 9:12am 05.23.11 Bigger Boats 3/1878 Hello All, Looking for suggestions on where to install an A/C Unit in an Oday 34. My initial thought
New stereo and windlass switch capjules at 8:33am 05.23.11 Fantasia 35 0/4416 Hello Fellow Sailors, Our old cassette stereo died a while back, finally gave it up, died in it's

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Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:20am 09.03.22 And that may save us. Better than being reasonably unhopeful. Maybe if we were a little more "reas
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 2:08am 09.03.22 they go on sale off-season.
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? MarkHejtmanek at 8:12pm 09.02.22 Thanks Benny! Both these replies took some time to write out and I appreciate all the excellent tips
Testing coolant pump? PlaneTom at 8:02pm 09.02.22 The M25XPB in our 310 runs at 160 -170, pretty consistently. A few months back the raw water pump fa
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 7:55pm 09.02.22 And that may save us. Better than being reasonably unhopeful.
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 7:02pm 09.02.22 I had come to same conclusion for same reasons after lots of second guessing. who knew sailing requi
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers kloudie1 at 6:35pm 09.02.22 Those strainers can be pretty coarse to reduce plugging and help flow. The air conditioner pumps are
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Tedd at 6:13pm 09.02.22 Not sure it is worth it, if I keep taking the motor on and off. I certainly wouldn't put up with t
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 5:50pm 09.02.22 Re: how to install the sealant, and which one to use, thanks. Have read this is the proper way to b
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 09.02.22 The principle involved here is exactly the one that led to the misconception of the status of the l
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 5:27pm 09.02.22 Plus, as the heat is transferred to the liquid, there would be some latent heat of vaporization as
Buyer's or Seller's market? FaberNumber2 at 5:12pm 09.02.22
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) FaberNumber2 at 5:01pm 09.02.22 Sorry to hear about your strike. The good news is that fiberglass is infinitly fixable and a lot
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer Benny17441 at 4:34pm 09.02.22 Just replacing the old rigging with new wires and fixtures will give you the upgrade in reliability
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:57pm 09.02.22 Damn
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? Benny17441 at 3:42pm 09.02.22 Pay special attention about shemanders warning on aerial obstructions. Them electrical wires are ki
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 3:37pm 09.02.22 True story.... My son's pickup went in for some muffler work... the mechanic forgot to reinstall t
Propane pressure gauge FastOlson at 3:28pm 09.02.22 Duck tape still works That's the right product if your duck is coming apart. OTOH, If you need to
I saw something sad today... Benny17441 at 2:56pm 09.02.22 When a sailor passes away it is not necessarily a sad story. If it were so, I would be really depres
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? AndyL at 2:48pm 09.02.22 As for running wires down the arch, good luck. I was able to do so, but only by sacrificing my spe

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