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Leaks on Oday 23 Gnageyj at 3:46am 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3189 Just curious on how best to seal the toe rails and hand rails. Also, I bought 2 new teak hand rails
"Death of a Sailboat", or Mac Anatomy 101 (5) MrMikey64 at 10:48pm 05.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3304 "Just sit right back, and I'll tell a tale..." As I mentioned some time ago, I was considering scr
Irwin Citation (1979) 34' Refurbish questions amontem at 9:16pm 05.20.11 Irwin 1/4484 Hi , I am refurbishing my 1979 34' Irwin. I have some questions that perhaps some Irwin owner(s) can
Deck repair Mark H at 8:59pm 05.20.11 Smaller Boats 2/1523 Re: Deck/Cock pit Non Skid Area Paint My 1993 Hunter 23.5....My white non skid area on my deck
haylard replacement block JouJou at 6:49pm 05.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/867 Hi My jib haylard came out of the block during a storm. Today I tried to thread the rope back throu
We have Been Underway Chuckbear at 5:56pm 05.20.11 Destinations 3/3279 Beach House and crew have been underway from the Chesapeake to Florida and we are posting our progre
Outboard stuck in down imdalziel at 4:57pm 05.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/3629 Hi all, I'm needing a little bit of advice. The problem is that my 1985 90 hp Johnson motor needs a
Jib furling Srushton at 4:07pm 05.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/970 Hello all, First time posting. Just purchased a 1989 Hunter Vision 32 footer. Really miss the fur
Possible Purchas 86 Catalina (1) sparkem at 3:43pm 05.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/2575 Hi, I'm finally making the plunge and planning to get into sailing. I'm going to look at a 1986 C2
Inspired by Sum...My first welding project (2) highdesertM26 at 3:24pm 05.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1869 I added a bow roller. I really hope it helps with lifting the bow up when retrieving the boat.
online manuals merlinuxo at 2:08pm 05.20.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/14624 I'd posted a thread with links to online manuals and mentioned I had gotten the manuals from another
Looking for bow rollers robwatt at 1:55pm 05.20.11 Big Boats 4/1574 I need 2 new bow roller wheels for my anchor pulpit on my sailboat. Both are 2 7/8" wide and have a
Intex Inflatable Dinghies ms-card@cox.com at 1:53pm 05.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1957 I'm looking for a dinghy for transport between anchorages and moorings to shore and back. Don't even
Charger lead Solstice at 12:05pm 05.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3075 Mainsail, Just bought a new boat and my first project is to add a starting battery. I've done this o
Single Line Mainsail Reef line twist smitski2001 at 12:02pm 05.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/4109 Hey All, We have a '97 C320 with the single line Mainsail reefing system. I run into an issue with
Online Manuals merlinuxo at 11:32am 05.20.11 Morgan 2/3508 One of the Yahoo Groups Morgan Owners members passed on the following links for all sorts of manuals
Holy LED Batman! Roger Long at 11:13am 05.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/5087 I've seen the numbers but they didn't really sink in until I got the battery monitor going. I've co
Yacht Specialists Pedestal dborko1 at 10:31am 05.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1873 I am looking for part of pedestal that goes above throttle / Transmission body and the compass mount
Prop question, again The chief at 9:00am 05.20.11 Catalina 30 2/1653 I have decided to change out my Two Blade to a Three. I was advised by some on the forum to go with
Another Fresh water flush option for SeaEra Electric head? Solstice at 8:33am 05.20.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2752 Hi Peggie, Just purchased a new boat that comes with a Raritan SeaEra electric head. Unfortunately i

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Boat stand height and quantity for H386 Terry Cox at 7:19am 08.24.22 Different model boat, but boat yards in our area use standard adjustable boat stands that fit most a
Any woodworkers about? MikeHoncho at 7:10am 08.24.22 Interesting! - I assumed the moisture made them less likely to snap. A significant part of success
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? MikeHoncho at 6:59am 08.24.22
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? Hello Below at 6:55am 08.24.22
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? MikeHoncho at 6:54am 08.24.22 Anchoring is limited to a couple of areas in the industrial areas to the south of the water front.
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? steve stark at 6:51am 08.24.22 Bell Harbor's first come - first serve slips are usually plentiful for weekday arrivals. Can't get a
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? mermike at 6:37am 08.24.22 I'm hesitant to say anything without being able to look more closely, but I don't see anything wood
Stainless Steel Hanks PaulK at 6:36am 08.24.22 I was going to suggest that bronze hanks were an indication of how old they were. When they were ma
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 6:15am 08.24.22 I had a hydrolock event caused by the cooling water in the exhaust hose running back into the engin
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 6:13am 08.24.22 Glad to see you're making progress John, as difficult as it clearly is. Best wishes on a successful
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing RoyS at 6:09am 08.24.22 My vote is for a small air cooled engine. No salt water flushing issues and no impellers to replace.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't RoyS at 5:57am 08.24.22 I had a hydrolock event caused by the cooling water in the exhaust hose running back into the engine
Swing keel operation video? (2) rgranger at 5:48am 08.24.22 I don't have a video but here are some pics of a V222 I restored... These are both before restorati
New to MacGregor rgranger at 5:19am 08.24.22 Off topic but, does the trailer have a VIN plate? I just went through quite a hassle trying to regi
Seawater pump for A/C SycloneDriver at 4:58am 08.24.22 I could be wrong but I thought the minimum recommended flow rate for a 16k BTU unit was 4 GPM. From
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw JamesG161 at 11:34pm 08.23.22
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw (3) DeniseO30 at 10:50pm 08.23.22 It is not OLD school at all. The last Grunert Compressor used, came with 404r. You can still get o
Stainless Steel Hanks JamesG161 at 9:48pm 08.23.22 The Hank material best match is the same as the Head Stay material. Jim...
New Catalina 30 Owner (4) mikeracca at 9:12pm 08.23.22 We put in a good solid 8 hours today and we are about 3/4 done sanding. The sun cooked us off the St
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw JamesG161 at 9:00pm 08.23.22 I had to raise my eyebrows a bit on reading this is apparently old school equipment It is not OLD

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