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clean bottom but not painted r.oril at 10:49am 10.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/8 I have cleaned/sanded the bottom of my MacGregor 26D but want to go in the ocean/marina before paint
Mast Mis-stepped? ambrichard at 9:19am 10.30.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1244
Ready for winter (1) Bill1565 at 8:52am 10.30.10 Ask All Sailors 20/3454 Ready for winter, Florida Style. Gonig sailing after lunch. Gonna raise/lower main and check out s
The internet as a source of information. Ross at 8:13am 10.30.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4891 We often have discussions here about products or methods related to boats and boating. I have found
yanmar YSB8 Manual pdrheat at 3:41am 10.30.10 Cal 2/5301 I just bought a 1978 Cal 25 MK 2 with a Yanmar YSB8 diesel. Would anyone out there have a manual for
Mr Beneteau, Tear Down That Wall! Been Jammin at 12:47am 10.30.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1742 Hi All, I recently acquired a Beneteau Oceanis 430. It is the charter version with two forward cab
The Smell Oh My!! (3) wwag at 9:37pm 10.29.10 Catalina 30 11/2835 Hey everyone. I just purchased a SWEET 1992 Catalina30'. I was a Catalina owner in the past and ha
O 30 CB difficulty 31seahorse at 8:26pm 10.29.10 Bigger Boats 6/2335 Hello Members, (1) CB will not fully retract on 1979 Oday 30. Entire "leading edge" of the board
Lightning and static electricity Bing at 8:00pm 10.29.10 Bavaria 3/2441 We had a fierce electrical storm a couple of weeks ago. Our Bavaria 31 was in her pen in the marina
cradle for Hunter 270/260 (1) Bob 04 H260 at 4:36pm 10.29.10 Smaller Boats 11/2128 Jim Kelly and I finished the cradle for his 270 today. Jim was able to salvage alomost all the steel
Autopilot Reviews & Price Range -- 33' Wheel Sailboat Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 3:18pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 17/17307 We find ourselves in the market for an autopilot for our 33' 1981 Hunter (wheel steering). Although
diesel smell fiestaMojo at 1:40pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2652 so I'm taking all the cushions off the boat for storage at home, I didn't smell anything 'til they w
What size Ac unit do I need C Pate at 1:17pm 10.29.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1978 I just purchased 36 catalina and I would like to install an ac unit. What size do I need? One dealer
Kudos to Dometic ggrizzard at 1:17pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2021 More than a month ago I noticed a small leak coming from my Dometic MSD. As It was 'charged' but no
Question on interior wood species philwsailz at 1:17pm 10.29.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1947 Okay, maybe a silly question, but I am curious. On the real wood parts on the interior of a Catalin
Question on interior wood species philwsailz at 1:14pm 10.29.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/3 Okay,
Want a new poptop. Want a Sirius at 12:54pm 10.29.10 Sirius 21/22 0/2803 I am considering a Sirius 21. However, the boat in question does not have the poptop canvas. There i
What in the world are these? Davits or something? (2) Sailor Scotty at 12:35pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1862 I work at a marine consignment store in Portland Oregon and recently pulled two of these from the de
What in the world are these? Davits or something? (2) Sailor Scotty at 12:35pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2293 I work at a marine consignment store in Portland Oregon and recently pulled two of these from the de
What Type of Engine Sensors for Aftermarket Guages? rardiH36 at 10:33am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3164 Finally getting around to a "to-do" list item three years after purchasing my boat. The PO did a v

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Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 3:35pm 04.24.22 There's not enough to installing to require much if any instruction beyond what comes with the pott
Docking with a loop Dalliance at 2:18pm 04.24.22 Greg, glad you brought this up again. A C25 skipper from California taught me about this, he calle
Build a Better Boat Hook? Will Gilmore at 2:17pm 04.24.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 1:12pm 04.24.22 Boat restoration on the move again...:dancing: Yay!!!
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 1:11pm 04.24.22 If memory serves a phone cable end will plug right into a Cat-5 coupler Yes, but we decided not to
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? zephyr070 at 1:09pm 04.24.22 These are all fantastic ideas for docking aids, especially solo - thank you all for your input! I th
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:41pm 04.24.22 There's not enough to installing to require much if any instruction beyond what comes with the potty
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 12:36pm 04.24.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Tally Ho at 12:33pm 04.24.22 you have a way of simplifying things ;D much appreciated. now where can I find a strong quadrant th
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:33pm 04.24.22 Unless you plan to do a lot of open ocean sailing in the very near future, you have very little need
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Banooma at 12:12pm 04.24.22 Thanks for the reassurance, and the link, Stu!
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:08pm 04.24.22
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch SirMichael at 11:59am 04.24.22 The plastic on my hatches was cracked & glazed on my Hunter 88 - 28.5. What I did was to remove bo
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? capt.amory at 11:41am 04.24.22 Interesting link. I hadn't heard of Jefa. Not that in this pic and caption, they are basically co
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 WasabiRush at 11:36am 04.24.22 Update....DANG. I feel I work hard to ensure I do things right. I talked to others and solicited inf
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? MikeHoncho at 11:24am 04.24.22 Would staining the wood adversely alter the adhesion of epoxy used as a sealer ? Sure would be pret
Mooring ball pickup - single handed MikeHoncho at 11:19am 04.24.22 I have a 30ft 3/4 laid line I use for mooring buoys. I approach from down wind, dock hook out. I
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? capt.amory at 11:01am 04.24.22 It looks like a replacement quadrant, made with the auto pilot connection point would be the way to
Docking with a loop Stu Jackson at 10:38am 04.24.22 Greg, glad you brought this up again. A C25 skipper from California taught me about this, he called
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Stu Jackson at 10:34am 04.24.22 They are all like that. I've had mine for 25 years. You're looking at a Mark II. You could also a

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