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Thoughts on 1979 O'Day 28' golds30 at 3:58pm 09.11.10 Bigger Boats 4/8917 I'm looking at possibly purchasing a 1979 O'Day. I've spent most of my life sailing a with my fathe
Refrigeration preferences Chuck Creel at 3:48pm 09.11.10 Ask All Sailors 22/6177 the Co2 system in my newly acquired H-31 isnt cooling and i'm considering replacing it with somethin
Linear autopilot bugsboat at 2:07pm 09.11.10 Big Boats 2/1549 Has anyone installed a linear autopilot on the Hunter Legend 37.5? When I researched autopilots, the
Help! Battery Combiner Question kirstybrewer at 2:03pm 09.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1869 Hi There, I am trying to get my 26X on the market (I know, poor timing:cry:). We did have two batt
Amazing; the little engine that does! David W at 2:02pm 09.11.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2716 We have a circa 1978 raw-water cooled Yanmar 2QM15 in our Crown 34. Coming back from our last trip I
Preventers & Whisker poles ThreeSisters at 1:28pm 09.11.10 Big Boats 5/1776 I have a 2009 H36 with in mast furling and 110 jib. Has anyone rigged their H36's or similar boats
Trailer wiring Larry33 at 1:07pm 09.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2260 I bought my 26 macgreror new in 07 with aluminum trailer and have had problems from day one with my
rudder needed amarrocco at 11:07am 09.11.10 Pearson 2/1695 Looking for rudder for Pearson P26, 1970. Would like a used rudder. Advise for a new rudder. Than
Tiller Extension (1) jbrosser at 10:29am 09.11.10 Catalina 22 4/2406 The PO of my Cat 22 installed a Tiller Extension Holder (?) in the wall of the Cockpit. It's design
Parts for a Mirage captain-dutchman at 9:21am 09.11.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2528 I am looking for stanchion plates for a Mirage35 . I have 3 really cracked plates and need to repla
Need referral for Boat Inspector Los Angeles area jrale at 8:47am 09.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1384 Macgregor Boat Owners, Does anyone have a reliable sailboat inspector who is familiar with Macgre
Mast step issue NWFarage at 7:20am 09.11.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2549 Ummm yeah, bought this R26 with the mast laying on the deck. I banged the step out of the foot of th
Kiel winch line hooking pole? lynyrd1956 at 7:16am 09.11.10 Cal 0/2246 Does anyone have a picture of the pole used for hooking and unhooking the kiel winching line? My ca
Who Do You Buy Your LED's From? Joe Mullee at 6:59am 09.11.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3567 There are soooo many companies selling LED's. When I do a Google search I'm not sure who is reputabl
solar panel jorg027 at 6:27am 09.11.10 Smaller Boats 5/1832 I bought a solar panel to use as a battery charger, but I'm not sure where to mount it. It's about
Shaft Seal Failure? jimmcgee at 5:50am 09.11.10 Catalina 30 9/2975 I have a 95 C30. I noticed that after a day on the water the shaft seal is leaking with a steady dri
2 Questions on 1979 O'Day 20 Looking4Wind at 5:48am 09.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3165 Greetings all, my first post, and just wanted to say I've really enjoyed reading this forum tha past
Legend 290 Windlass Irony at 4:01am 09.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1432 I wish to fit a windlass to my Legend 290, can anybody confirm which one will fit to the area design
Pro Furl Hub Mick143 at 3:48am 09.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1327 Hello, I have a 28 ft O'Day. I am perplexed about the roller furler? I have had to roll the genoa w
Double Anchor Rollers for an S.... (4) Sumner at 8:35pm 09.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/13406 John Asked to see some pictures of the bow rollers that I'm in the process of finishing. Here are 4

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New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 10:27pm 07.11.22
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options ricksoth at 10:26pm 07.11.22 Tide range at my home is in the 12' range - occasionally as much as 16'. Plenty given the 5.5' draf
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options FastOlson at 10:19pm 07.11.22 Both Oregon and Washington had tide grids in regular use until about mid or late 80's, roughly. Then
Boom Mishap mikeracca at 10:12pm 07.11.22
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII mikeracca at 10:11pm 07.11.22 Awesome write up. I had similar issues on Luna, and I went with the new harness from end to end rout
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dLj at 9:53pm 07.11.22 A surprise that in the most restrictive sate in the nation (as far as anti fouling paint goes), tha
throttle brake JoeWhite at 9:30pm 07.11.22 I am not sure how your's is, but on mine there is an adjusting screw just below the compass and on t
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 9:17pm 07.11.22
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) Tedd at 9:09pm 07.11.22 Acetone does NOT hurt FG. I've never been totally confident that acetone won't at least take some o
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options MikeHoncho at 9:06pm 07.11.22
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) Ralph Johnstone at 8:32pm 07.11.22 Use a hair dryer to soften the adhesive and pull it off. Too easy to get carried away with a heat g
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 8:22pm 07.11.22 Citation, please? This a bit of a surprise. A surprise that in the most restrictive sate in the n
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mermike at 8:20pm 07.11.22 BTW- this is illegal in Washington. Citation, please? This a bit of a surprise.
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 8:17pm 07.11.22 Regrading painting, has anyone ever intentionally used the tide and their beach to simply "lay the b
Outhaul car on Selden Boom (1) Nachismo at 8:08pm 07.11.22 Anybody find a good source for these? Mine is toast
solution for rigid solar panels installation (1) Windpilot at 8:08pm 07.11.22 For on top of the bimini you buy ss handrails. They are available in different lengths and styles. C
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dLj at 8:00pm 07.11.22 In Normandy what you are talking about is done all the time - but they have what, 15 meter tides? (s
Halyard choice opinions... dlochner at 7:31pm 07.11.22 It's your boat and your money. Buy the line you want. When I replaced my halyards it was the best va
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too (1) SailingLoto at 7:15pm 07.11.22 We all lust for a well protected place to store our boats and work on them through the winter. :bi
Winch Installation Tally Ho at 7:15pm 07.11.22

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