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catalina 250 135 genoa Bill Worth at 3:51pm 04.05.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1827 I am looking for a good used one or a new one in stock. I dont want to wait 4-5 weeks for it to be m
catalina 250 135 genoa Bill Worth at 2:36pm 04.05.11 Smaller Boats 1/1605 Looking for a good used one or one in stock as I dont want to wait the 5 weeks from a dealer
Barrier Coat Futsal Fred at 2:19pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1472 Last Fall I did a ton of scraping and stripping and sanding and got most of the ten layers of anti f
keel / cb winch replacement Mornar at 2:10pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2271 Greetings to all, I am restoring an old Northstar 22 with keel/cb. Presently there is an (fairly ug
34 Draft Questions... Sumner at 1:41pm 04.05.11 Big Boats 7/2309 Hi, and first of all I'm new to this forum. Ruth and I have a MacGregor 26 Classic and are very hap
Painting an alternator Bob S at 1:01pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1949 I did Mainsail's Leece Neville alternator upgrade 2 season's back and it's starting to show signs of
Fresh Water -air lock pfrinaldi at 12:03pm 04.05.11 Pearson 3/2307 I have a Pearson 323 with 3 fresh water tanks, bow, port and starboard. When I run off the bow tank
Help!! Need to place my jib track (Boat Back from the Dead) Penny Can at 11:39am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3012 Hello all: A few weeks ago I posted about my new boat, a mid '60s C-Lark 14. I have been working
p26 kicker question? slofut at 11:36am 04.05.11 Pearson 0/1321 Needing to refit a 9.9 Yamaha kicker on the P26. There's 33" from the transom cutout to the top of t
EverCoat Skid-No-More dscribner at 11:00am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1916 Has anybody used this stuff before?
Xantrex TC20+ Battery Temp Sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:53am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2925 I have a Xantrex TC20+ battery charger and I need to add the battery temp sensor accessory since I h
2-29 JamieStewart at 10:47am 04.05.11 Cal 5/7801 I have a 1974 Cal 2-29 which I have sailed for the past 10 years on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Mid-
Aquablock Sealing Foam Paul and Judy at 10:43am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1998 Anyone have experience with a product called AQUABLOCK. It is a pre-compressed, acrylic impregnated
Cheap cabin sole protection (1) Stephen Trapani at 9:47am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2121 Recycled cabin sole protection Okay, this one is literally a white trash solution. Here in the Grea
36' cc 1998-2001 my turn at 9:35am 04.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1891 Anybody owning or sailing a Beneteau 36' center cockpit? Am looking for a good coastal- Bahama cruis
Battery switch, Echo Charger one more Question RobG at 9:26am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2086 I've red through the previous thread and get it all except one nagging question: I have an OFF-1-BOT
Sea Anchor / Drift Sock FourPoints at 9:20am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 19/6728 Came across this, $45 for the kit it's a great price, but I can't seem to find any info about how la
Oday 23- mainsheet size? Indysailor at 9:18am 04.05.11 Day Sailers 11/3377 Argh- I am going to order a new main sheet, but I left it at the boat. What size is the line, folks?
Floating, Free, Waterproof cell phone protector (1) Stephen Trapani at 8:29am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2104 One thing I love is cheap solutions to expensive problems. I decided to post a few of mine. Surely p
322 Companionway Sliding Cover flypiscesdc at 7:48am 04.05.11 Bigger Boats 11/3652 If anyone out there has any good ideas about where I might get a new Sliding Cover for the Companion

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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
Anchor Chain size for a 2004 Catalina 387 - JoeWhite at 8:40pm 08.23.22 What model windlass
Anchor Chain size for a 2004 Catalina 387 - sail sfbay at 7:52pm 08.23.22 Good for you to check different chain sizes with a sample chain diameters, which is what I also do f
Any woodworkers about? (1) dLj at 7:45pm 08.23.22 One thing I I did notice is this end seems to have a incline that may be something you should replic
Folding Steering Wheel upgrade gmiller131 at 6:58pm 08.23.22 Hi guys - following up - I purchased the folding steering wheel and it comes with a tapered shaft at
Re power Rick D at 6:27pm 08.23.22 Why would you? I had mine rebuilt due to a failed rod bolt. Ultimately got reimbursed. I would alway
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows mjsb at 6:04pm 08.23.22 I replaced the sidelights on my H31 circa 87, I had a shop here in Tampa copy the units. Installed w
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Ward H at 5:21pm 08.23.22 @Scott T-Bird No, you don't need to duck under the boom on Sun Dog and neither do I (I'm 6'). I bel
Hatch gaskets Dalliance at 5:19pm 08.23.22
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 08.23.22 How do you catch a 20 pound striper(fish) without using bait and tackl, boats, spears, nets, human c
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 5:15pm 08.23.22
New to MacGregor Tedd at 5:05pm 08.23.22 Off topic but, does the trailer have a VIN plate? I just went through quite a hassle trying to regis
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? Tedd at 5:02pm 08.23.22 I'm glad I'm not you because, for me, seeing a boat like that is like seeing a puppy at the humane s

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