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Rolling furling Freebird at 6:19pm 09.11.10 Smaller Boats 8/2503 I will be adding an roller furling in the spring and I'm trying to decide between a 135 or 150 Genoa
Thoughts on 1979 O'Day 28' golds30 at 3:58pm 09.11.10 Bigger Boats 4/8918 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 22/6178 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 2/1551 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 7/2261 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 2/1697 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 9/2976 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 1/1328 Hello, I have a 28 ft O'Day. I am perplexed about the roller furler? I have had to roll the genoa w

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Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options ricksoth at 5:52am 07.12.22 I'm just around the corner from Port Orchard, at Brownsville or during the summer on the mooring alo
Beneteau Oceanis - tips for draining bilge? svadagiomaine at 5:50am 07.12.22
Replacing a WC Headmate Joe at 5:21am 07.12.22 Thank you, Peggy. I'm certainly open to the idea of a MSD. I really like the idea of low maintenanc
What size headsail do I have? Joe at 5:13am 07.12.22 Also, I think some of my main sail furling issues are to to that problem. Furling mainsails do not
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) All U Get at 5:10am 07.12.22 They make a rubber eraser that fits into a drill, I used them with great results.
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? jviss at 4:09am 07.12.22 I did a quick search for this device and while I get hits on eBay, etc., I can't find a manual. Do
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 (1) senang at 3:55am 07.12.22 This my way for 2 Sunpower 328W panels in 2016. Tubes extension used as dinghy hoists.
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) jviss at 3:30am 07.12.22 Acetone will harm gel coat. Best thing I've found for removing the glue once a sticker has been rem
throttle brake kappykaplan at 2:46am 07.12.22 You could try adding a cable clamp to the throttle cable to add some friction.
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII mikeracca at 12:19am 07.12.22 I think I'm going to go back over all the connections on everything and spray it all with a can of
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mikeracca at 12:16am 07.12.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:39pm 07.11.22 During this weeks cruise The Galley Wench told me to start looking for a new galley faucet that has
Good exercise of older boaters Terry Cox at 11:14pm 07.11.22 I think Terry was the only person who may have missed it..... :beer: I can be pretty dense at time
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 10:56pm 07.11.22 During this weeks cruise The Galley Wench told me to start looking for a new galley faucet that has
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII jonelli at 10:34pm 07.11.22 I think I'm going to go back over all the connections on everything and spray it all with a can of T
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too Leeward Rail at 10:27pm 07.11.22 a well protected place to store our boats and work on them through the winter. A nice set of drums
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
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