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Painter wrapped around prop Nodak7 at 8:26pm 09.16.10 Mid-Size Boats 19/3997 Last weekend we ended up backing over the painter for the Dinghy. It wrapped around the prop until t
Sailing class caused extra work (5) mccauley13 at 7:54pm 09.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3093 After three sailing classes and a day on the water with John Nelson, one of our instructors with abo
Ungroung a Wing Keel Boat RobertLangdirect at 6:23pm 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 17/6141 Its not as if I haven't found shallow water in my boat. When I had a hunter 25 with an outboard mot
How Not To Launch A Sailboat Freedom77 at 5:26pm 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 42/11272 If you want to have a free day of fun, leave your boat at home, and just go to any local marina on a
where has my water gone? Pat at 5:18pm 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1475 Last week my Westerbeke w-10-2 diesel quit pumping coolant water overboard. I've changed the impell
broken mast teacher63 at 5:18pm 09.16.10 Smaller Boats 0/1014 Well!!!! I need ideas help or suggestions. I was going out today and when I went to back down the
ABYC and the surveyor Nereussailor at 5:02pm 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 17/8469 A friend is selling his boat (stink potter) and the surveyor did a survey for the prospective buyers
216 Hydraulic Paul Wash at 4:18pm 09.16.10 Smaller Boats 1/1587 Hey everyone I remember seeing something about this but I unable to find the thread. Has anyone deal
Known problem areas for 1st Gen Bristols? TomatoDave at 4:09pm 09.16.10 Bristol 4/3933 I'm looking for some guidance on older Bristols. I've owned racing sailboats in the past but after
Motor Ordered... nemosuit at 3:45pm 09.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2710 Hi Group! :) Played hookey from work today because my wife had the day off and I wanted to mess ar
lots of wind today piedpiperIII at 3:42pm 09.16.10 Catalina 22 1/1373 Lots of wind perfect for sailing, not too hot, partly sunny, just perfect. I watched it all from wor
Next AC To Be Raced In 72 Foot Multi-hulls Rick D at 3:26pm 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2572 http://www.thelog.com/news/logNewsArticle.aspx?x=11300
Selling old boat to buy a new boat MoonSailer at 2:13pm 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2429 We want a new larger sailboat in the 37-40' range but our present sailboat a Pearson 323 must be sol
Stainless Deck Hardware Rick2413 at 12:14pm 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1818 I recently seen a visiting Chris Craft Corsair 36 power boat at our Club and instantly noticed the h
Replacement Water Heaters Rick D at 11:41am 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 20/11573 Rather than tagging onto one of the old threads on this subject, I'll start another. I have had fi
Foam Floatation Freedom77 at 11:40am 09.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/13328 I just read the article about the V-23 that sank on the lake. Sounds like there wasn't enough foam
Hunter Legend 40 Manual (1) Gruran at 11:37am 09.16.10 Big Boats 2/3987 When I was researching HL40's prior to my purchase of and 85 I noticed that several folks were looki
New Waterline Stripe foolproof at 11:05am 09.16.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2998 I'm in a quandry, and need some help. I recently repainted the hull of my boat, and in the process
Water under the cabin sole. Olympia at 10:52am 09.16.10 S2 4/1893 Hi there, My boat is a S2 8.0 1979 that I bought in January 2010 which was dry stored by 15 years.
stern end of the boom dasboot at 10:49am 09.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2014 Hello, The pulleys that the main sheet runs thru are (or were) attached to the stern end of the bo

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New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:09pm 06.20.22 I like that shield material much better than split loom. What is it and where do you get it?
Portable AC or Water Cooler Suggestions justsomeguy at 9:08pm 06.20.22 In limiting some of the experience we thought about these low voltage battery USB called "ChilWell"
Portable AC or Water Cooler Suggestions Benny17441 at 9:08pm 06.20.22 Those water evaporative coolers do not work in Florida's summertime high humidity. Those mini versi
Keel bolt Ralph Johnstone at 8:59pm 06.20.22 A trick for figuring out the thread pitch is to place a piece of paper against the bolt or screw an
Widgen date range Rippey574 at 8:44pm 06.20.22 Looking for the various stainless steel pins, clasp, turnbucklea,, rope cleats and pulleys and who m
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 8:42pm 06.20.22 keep up the good work, Mike
Best Flexible Solar Panels CarlN at 8:21pm 06.20.22 I don't know of any flexible solar panel that can reliably last more than two years. This video by W
Mainsheet block (1) Ward H at 8:10pm 06.20.22 While it may not look exactly like your old one, there are several options available for a triple bl
New Catalina 30 Owner (6) mikeracca at 8:07pm 06.20.22 I was so glad for the holiday today. I stayed out on the boat last night and got a few more wires ru
Mainsheet block Dalliance at 8:00pm 06.20.22
Keel bolt DArcy at 7:59pm 06.20.22 A trick for figuring out the thread pitch is to place a piece of paper against the bolt or screw and
Main prop strut Ward H at 7:41pm 06.20.22 I installed four new thru hulls and the series 93 in-line ball valves the spring of 2019. Then in
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? DonEvans at 7:39pm 06.20.22 Louis, your first message may not have gotten posted. were you able to run 3/8" (10mm) or 7/16"(11mm
Edson steering, Catalina 250: conduit blocking rudder sebastko at 6:59pm 06.20.22 Thank you very much, Ward! Just to give an update on the thread, in case anyone else finds themselve
Drain cover PaulK at 6:38pm 06.20.22 It would be simpler to take sfbay's idea and use different materials. (It' a MacGregor, not a Hinckl
Mainsheet block (2) Sutric at 6:24pm 06.20.22 Thanks for the response but the one that I have looks more like this. I've found out that the design
How do you keep the birds at bay? Project_Mayhem at 5:55pm 06.20.22 One of the most common things we see at our marina is birds perching on lifelines. It also doesnt he
Keel bolt Triple B at 5:49pm 06.20.22 Mighty fancy tools ya got there :biggrin: ! I know what you mean about getting enough torque on th
Forestay transportation HEINZIR at 5:47pm 06.20.22 http://msogphotosite.com/Scripts/StoryTechnical/storytechnicaldetail.php?id=162
Widgen date range jssailem at 5:43pm 06.20.22 Try here at the SBO website store. What parts? Most boats, well nearly all boats, are an assembly

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