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Extending Lifelines Propnut30 at 7:08am 05.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1324 I got a question folks, Would it be useful to extend the lifelines on the bow of my venture to the c
Side windows - Erickson 27 pchasher at 7:05am 05.25.10 Ericson 1/3124 I just bought an Erickson 27' and noticed that the rubber gaskets around the windows needs replacing
Afloat again olsalt at 6:47am 05.25.10 Day Sailers 1/1277 The old geezer had some minor difficulties to overcome the past few weeks. After finding, fixing, re
lost rudder (1) Steve Walsh at 6:38am 05.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1423 Saw this in Cruisers Forum: Link to article on recent lost rudder in the St. Petersburg Times. I won
In need of a bimini scottandlisa at 5:13am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4060 After a day of cleaning our new sailboat, I am burnt to a crisp. Any ideas of where to get a bimini
Anti Foul-Hull Prep In The Fall Ducati at 4:53am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1890 Not that I'm looking forward to the end of sailing but was wondering if I can prep and anti foul in
Seat replacement Roger Long at 3:59am 05.25.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3060 Is there a non-marine and commercially available seat and lid that will fit my Groco HF or do I need
Cooked my #1 battery, why? Pat T at 8:01pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2940 Had my boat (used) for 4 years prior and no battery (flooded) or charger (Newmar Phase 3 model PT-25
Rigid Vang positioning Geoff K at 7:55pm 05.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4640 2 questions: 1) How do I choose the location for rigid vang attachment to the boom? I have a Garh
ST50 Radar Help!!! James 20287 at 7:44pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 3/6115 I recently purchased a used Autohelm ST50 Plus Radar, and I'm having trouble figuring out how to con
Leeky keel chris.weinberger at 7:35pm 05.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1390 Hello I have a 1974 Macgregor Venture 24. There has been water in the hull and I suspect the keel bo
New Boat rtmccue at 6:52pm 05.24.10 Big Boats 2/1528 On Saturday we signed the papers to a 2000 450 passage. 4 years on the hard did not do it any good,
Ghost 13 Sailboat RNEAUL at 6:30pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 1/6029 Lost my rudder and carriage and the mfg. has been out of business for about 20 years. Wanting a repl
Lake Erie Islands on a 22' joatmon67 at 6:02pm 05.24.10 Trailer Sailors 5/3170 Just got my first 22' O'day. Her name is Therapy. First year sailing, so i'm sure I won't be going
Spreader wear on a run DJN51 at 5:54pm 05.24.10 Smaller Boats 2/1303 Launched two weeks ago,Noticed Mainsail rubbing on spreader end on a run . Anyone have a problem wit
Hull Blisters, Old vs. New Boat's sigbear at 5:37pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1827 Have boat manufacturers (particularly the big three Hunter/Catalina/bene.) made any headway with bli
Sunfish Daggerboard on a Butterfly??? newtosailing at 5:28pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 5/4204 Would a Sunfish daggerboard work on a butterfly style sailboat? My butterfly (style) sailboat does n
Yamaha 33 (1) Bob Mack at 4:38pm 05.24.10 Yamaha 8/11138 Nice to see the Yamaha Posts. I owned a 1980 Yamaha 33 Mk II, short rig for about 22 years based ou
Keel bolts torque Robert B at 3:59pm 05.24.10 Catalina 30 2/2342 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 and am getting ready to check the keel bolts. A friend mentioned they nee
320 boom end blocks frozen ranwhite at 3:48pm 05.24.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1450 I have a 2001 320 with the standard 4 pack of plastic blocks in the end of the boom. They are totall

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Another Battery Question..... Boomer2it at 10:51am 04.26.22 :plus: How old are the existing batteries? 2019 I believe
Another Battery Question..... kappykaplan at 10:40am 04.26.22 Mixing old batteries with new is not such a good idea :plus: How old are the existing batteries?
Another Battery Question..... sailme88 at 10:38am 04.26.22 Mixing old batteries with new is not such a good idea.. the weaker ones will always draw down the s
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments twodzusfittings at 10:35am 04.26.22 I wish I had thought this one out a while back. I got a terrific price on a Garmin 74 DV. I had a Ra
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge Skipper John at 10:31am 04.26.22 Thanks, all. I was hoping for a better fuel gauge reading... the one on our Catalina 30 was perfectl
Oceanus 400 transducer location? Rattlenebang at 10:18am 04.26.22 I've already lifted it: used a bit of thickened epoxy that was more thickener than epoxy and it came
Oceanus 400 transducer location? Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 04.26.22 Welcome to the site @Rattlenebang. Being a master of hindsite, I can only recommend that you should
Mooring ball pickup - single handed Terry Cox at 9:41am 04.26.22 Hi Rick, in our early cruising years I tried an assortment of tools and techniques, but have settled
So I found this bolt ... Serenity on Hudson at 9:36am 04.26.22 The window on my new 1968 VW was making noise so I took the door apart and found a glass Heineken bo
So I found this bolt ... Benny17441 at 9:28am 04.26.22 People drop things and then figure it is not worth it to hunt them down and just leave them. If it
Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 9:23am 04.26.22 I add this to my kit bag 2 years ago when I started to land at docks in Canada where they use "Bull
ignition key cover Catalina 30 1978 vintage Benny17441 at 9:21am 04.26.22 Could always relocate the Key Switch from the panel to a more protected location. Can you really s
Annual WAxing ROutine tfox2069 at 9:16am 04.26.22 If you follow Mainesail's advice (I sure do), then you'll notice he doesn't recommend you use any s
Paddlewheel Protection Scott T-Bird at 9:08am 04.26.22 You absolutely need speed through the water (paddlewheel) if your electronics are interfaced to sho
So I found this bolt ... jssailem at 9:04am 04.26.22 Guessing, it may be a set screw or cover hold screw to something. Perhaps the starter motor cover.
Paddlewheel Protection kappykaplan at 8:44am 04.26.22 Yes . . .
Paddlewheel Protection JamesG161 at 8:42am 04.26.22 You absolutely need speed through the water Includes Oceans or River currents do actual Speed Over
Build a Better Boat Hook? (1) jssailem at 8:41am 04.26.22 I add this to my kit bag 2 years ago when I started to land at docks in Canada where they use "Bull
Paddlewheel Protection kappykaplan at 8:40am 04.26.22 I'd take a wild guess that since GPS came out, 97% of paddle wheels don't work and 80% have been pu
Paddlewheel Protection jssailem at 8:35am 04.26.22 :plus: I would add a good chart and a way to tell depth to that list @capta...

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