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Head Hoses Change Out Gbetsch at 8:59am 12.13.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3368 The hoses on the aft head of my 2003 Beneteau 393 are permeated. I plan to change them out completel
Dingy davits woody50 at 8:47am 12.13.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3707 I have a Islander 36' and I would like too install davits b-4 my trip south,Im looking for some info
port light repairs (1) Don Crowther at 8:00am 12.13.10 Big Boats 3/2097 Hello All I'm posting a picture of my old portlight. It has been removed from the boat for replace
south carolina catalina dealers waya at 7:42am 12.13.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2441 Am looking for a dealer in South Carolina that handles Catalina 22 boats as the sales tax there is l
Bloody Saturday jorgefife at 5:39am 12.13.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2190 Saturday was supposed to be a great sailing day: full of enthusiasm, a stiff breeze and high tide Sa
New Mast Tangs (1) Roger Long at 4:59am 12.13.10 Ask All Sailors 84/16052 I'm replacing all my standing rigging this year as well as pulling, inspecting, beefing up, and re-b
pvc furler bad_com_pany at 2:18am 12.13.10 Smaller Boats 23/5639 Have seen alot of talk about them lately and wonering if any of you have one , did you make it ? how
Boating in Shallow waters-basic skills with the MacGregor26M (1) silvercharlio at 9:55pm 12.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2814 Recommendations to navigate in shallow waters with Mac Gregor 26 M, I'm in the southern part of Texa
A sharp looking Mac MrMikey64 at 9:46pm 12.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2562 For those in the market, check out this listing on a Mac 25: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/25-MacGr
Whisker Pole atwhite2 at 7:07pm 12.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1715 I know that it is the middle of NON-boating season (at least in the Northern part of this Hemisphere
New hardware to eliminate nuts backing off bolts Weasel at 6:28pm 12.12.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2155 Brothers in Sail: Found a new piece of hardware that bears checking out. The reason for this is th
bow hatch collie at 5:39pm 12.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1308 what size is the hatch ' mfg of the bow hatch? I need to replace it. I measured it @ 16.5
Cleaning rug-like material on hull emilbec at 5:04pm 12.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1533 Does anyone have an ideas or tricks for cleaning the rug-like material on interior part of the hull
Wilcox-Crittenden Winner 4 Head Rebuild I36Kairos at 3:41pm 12.12.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3649 We have a 1982 Islander 36, with a Wilcox-Crittendon Winner 4 head, that I managed to find a rebui
290 Inflatable Hypalon Sportboat, Anygood? sigbear at 3:11pm 12.12.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1976 I am considering buying the West Marine 290 Hypalon Inflatable with aluminum floorboards with a 8 HP
Looking to sail while in Oahu ... SeaYa at 2:56pm 12.12.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1781 >> I'm headed to Oahu this week to spend 10 days with my son. I would like to take my 2 adult childr
New Purchase Price 1eye47 at 1:51pm 12.12.10 Islander 0/1933 Does anyone know what an Islander 32 sold for new in 1978? :)
Help w/NOAA chart Lower Chesapeake Bay (1) rgranger at 9:22am 12.12.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2400 Hello All I've been studying charts in preparation for a trip this spring (it is raining, cold and
Question! R�gis at 8:57am 12.12.10 Bigger Boats 2/1198 Hello, how is it that my identification did not appear in the section (Oday 37 Information Center) D
Gennaker? bhstech at 8:02am 12.12.10 Catalina 22 11/3503 I have had a '77 C-22 on Lake Erie for the last 4 years. The PO had, what I assume, was the origina

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Mast Step (2) lyricpekka at 1:48pm 11.22.21 Thanks for the suggestions. Here's a photo of the damage. Boat was sailed at least for 4 years like
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate (2) fero at 1:25pm 11.22.21 Here is a sketch of the arrangement of the chain plate and one inside picture. I wonder how thick is
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Hayden Watson at 12:52pm 11.22.21 West system G-flex pre-thickened epoxy is formulated for plastic parts repair. I would try that. I
OK... it isn't a boat, but... JamesG161 at 12:40pm 11.22.21 1) Fill in crack with Butyl tape. 2) Buy Roll of near color Duct Tape and cover. Done Jim...
Single handing shemandr at 12:37pm 11.22.21 With regard to hand held VHF radios when singlehanding I second Stu's advice to play with the menus
Single handing Stu Jackson at 12:35pm 11.22.21 I have looked over the Standard Horizon radios, which one did you get? HX270S, but that was back i
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Stu Jackson at 12:31pm 11.22.21 The Cat 30 only seems to have a couple of outlets wired in parallel. The others seem to be wired to
Single handing WI Rigger at 12:09pm 11.22.21 I have looked over the Standard Horizon radios, which one did you get?
Christmas shopping advice from the Frog JamesG161 at 12:04pm 11.22.21 Well not so bad if she got a MOP from a Green... MOP-PET Jim...
OK... it isn't a boat, but... kloudie1 at 11:55am 11.22.21 Like Daveinet, I have used 5200 and tape to repair a rear bumper cover. It did have to be removed fo
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Jake N Eggs at 11:31am 11.22.21 Here is the 3M instructions. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/collision-repair-us/applications/bumper-and
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Brian D at 11:28am 11.22.21 Dave, that is the issue I have. In order to get to the back side I have to remove it completely. Mig
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Daveinet at 10:45am 11.22.21 So what I have done to me Jeep rubber/plastic fenders is glob a bunch of 5200 on the back side and t
Keel to hull joint Robert Strickland at 10:39am 11.22.21 Everyone is very calm, and I really expected some "looming catastrophe" like keel bolts rusting thro
Will this buff out? Daveinet at 10:35am 11.22.21 Glorified duck blind? I'm pretty that is intentional.
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe Perez at 10:21am 11.22.21 Stu, I realize that. AC shore power always goes to the breaker first, before it's distributed. Usual
bottom job or sand and paint? sesmith at 10:18am 11.22.21 I wish VC offshore worked better than most reviews I've read indicate. It would be an easy switch f
Will this buff out? markwbird at 10:13am 11.22.21 That would be anything but cheap.
Single handing Stu Jackson at 10:09am 11.22.21 Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy when needed. I have mine with its hook under the
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Stu Jackson at 10:02am 11.22.21 This is the first time I've worked on a boat where all the AC connections go to a terminal block, i

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