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Electric head upgrade for 1991 P42 (6) eianm at 6:38pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 7/2133
Photo of correct attachments for halyards on mast and boat jrale at 6:10pm 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1776 Dear Macgregor Owners, Does anyone have close up photos of halyard attachments on mast and on boat
leaky mast nvkelley at 4:06pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 0/1901 Any ideas on how to stop water from coming in via the inside of the mast (or at least draining it of
1986 O'day 28 port lights billdeit at 4:05pm 01.18.11 Bigger Boats 8/2832 Anyone with this boat tried to buy replacement parts or same size port lights have any luck. I'm ha
Looking for Catalina to charter Catalyst at 3:49pm 01.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1533 We would be interested in knowing if there are any Catalina 34-36 available for bareboat charter for
sky light John11936 at 3:41pm 01.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1732 I have broken (cracked) the plexaglass that pulls over the companion way on my 28.5. Anybody repaire
Finding Fuel Tank Pinholes robertsapp at 3:01pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 16/7967 I pulled my aluminum fuel tank to clean it, and discovered a small amount of diesel fuel sitting und
New Boat & Bottom Paint, How Often? sigbear at 2:49pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/13613 I bought a 2009 catalina 309 (demo) and had the hull painted with 2 coats of Trinidad Black in Aug.
Multiple Through-Deck Fittings, Power, Ethernet, VHF estopa at 2:21pm 01.18.11 Day Sailers 5/3174 Hi folks, hope the winter is keeping you guys busy. I wanted to begin some research on putting a
island trader 41 capt B. at 2:19pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 1/3825 I own a 41' center cockpit Island trader 1984. I was looking for more specs or info.(heigh of masts,
What Solar Panels Are You Using? JoeD at 1:19pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3189 Looking to add solar panels to the hard Bimini I am building. Looking for some input on what you are
More Compression Post Questions (4) RTB at 1:11pm 01.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2432 I have searched what is available here (100+threads), but can't find the answers I need. It was disc
Single 12VDC Marine Battery Chargers carboman at 1:05pm 01.18.11 Smaller Boats 6/2108 Just a quick note to see what people are using on DC only systems. I take my battery off the boat a
More rigging horror. (3) Roger Long at 10:57am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 36/7197 I decided that I'd better take a look at my lower tangs as well since I'm going to all this trouble
Macgregor 22' 1981 Manual? saileclipse at 10:29am 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/11486 We are looking at buying a 1981 Macgregor 22 swing keel. What do you think of this model? Does an
Adding pumpout and Uniseal port (1) mike75bug at 10:10am 01.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5062 I am working on getting my boat ready for this summer and need to update my sanitation system. Curr
Best Handheld GPS? r.oril at 9:18am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3189 Searching the site, I see the Garmin GPSMAP 76 (CSX) as the choice of many. I would like to buy a u
winter cover rich5665 at 9:00am 01.18.11 Pearson 1/1740 Hi I am a new pearson owner, 7-10, and was wondering if there is anyone who knows about a winter cov
272LE Running Rigging Captn Mapache at 8:34am 01.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1646 Does anyone know the length of the original furler line on a 1987 O Day 272LE with the original furl
Using Garmin Forerunner for boatspeed mark_swart at 8:21am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1788 I live in salt water and my knotmeter transducer fouls due to growth. Cleaning it is a pain and I'm

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Cracked hull Davidasailor26 at 11:22am 05.08.22 I feel like the ideal solution would be to remove the delaminated surface and lay up new class, prop
Loose shrouds? El Pinguino at 11:12am 05.08.22 Here is a video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jD5RGUWLx70
Mystery bottom coating Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 05.08.22 I couldn't get it off with paint stripper, acid wash, rust remover, or acetone. If it's that resi
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 05.08.22 Considerably more important than the chain and frequently neglected is the O-ring that seals the ca
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 05.08.22 If you purchase a couple of replacements, you will never lose your current ones.:) Pretty well ap
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Hello Below at 10:53am 05.08.22 If you purchase a couple of replacements, you will never lose your current ones.:)
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? georgetheleo at 10:29am 05.08.22 What is leaking on your Volvo seal? The lip or the clamp end? How old is it? Greg LIP
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Calif. Ted at 10:23am 05.08.22 I have some of each and frankly those chains are so unreliable I feel better with the cap in my pock
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 10:16am 05.08.22 Does anyone know, or have a good guess about, what the material that V-groove ring is made of? I'd l
Tacoma Narrows MikeHoncho at 9:51am 05.08.22 Regarding foulies. Check out Expert Voice. If you qualify, you can really find some screaming deals.
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 9:46am 05.08.22 I took it completely apart again and discovered a couple of things. Most importantly, the two nylon
Tacoma Narrows MikeHoncho at 9:43am 05.08.22 Leaving from Tacoma and normally heading to Penrose, I tend to turn on Point Defiance and track to t
Hunter 376 inverter charger Don S/V ILLusion at 9:41am 05.08.22 hit was just enough to start it and within minutes the link 2000 was showing 13.5 on the house and
Mariner 2=2 El Pinguino at 9:36am 05.08.22
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 9:20am 05.08.22 Sounds about right. I did find these: https://www.amazon.com/Danco-80039-Stopper-Stainless-Rep
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening arf145 at 9:14am 05.08.22 Glad they were rescued. But I do have to wonder what they were doing out there. That storm was well
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 9:13am 05.08.22 Attaching the chain would require removing the fitting to access the screw. Which would be a PITA
Hunter 376 inverter charger Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 05.08.22
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 9:03am 05.08.22 Attaching the chain would require removing the fitting to access the screw. Which would be a PITA u
why not have these built in? sunlover at 9:01am 05.08.22 Thanks everybody (or mia culpa)! I went looking for a strut and there is a stainless steal rod th

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