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Masthead Sheaves Jim25 at 5:15pm 05.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1660 Hi Have been looking for the sheaves for a while now with no luck sheave needs to be 9/16 wide by 1
How much coverage is enough? dscribner at 5:01pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1387 I know this is a subjective question, but how much insurance coverage is enough? Our insurance "age
Mast Wiring Question OldDedHed at 4:40pm 05.17.10 Catalina 22 5/6845 I am in the process of re-wiring and re-lighting the mast on my 22. The mast is equipped with the 1/
Hatch Plexiglass Resoration spadaforaj at 4:09pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 8/7344 Is there anything out there that can remove the oxidation and fogging of typical plexiglass port len
Winch maintenance dwgifford at 4:01pm 05.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1416 I have Lewmar single and dual speed winches on my boat. The Lewmar manual says to clean with a para
Transom size? mbreitba at 2:52pm 05.17.10 Catalina 22 1/2043 One thing that I neglected to do this weekend while looking over my new catalina 22 was to measure t
main sail (1) eddyguevara75 at 1:50pm 05.17.10 Catalina 22 11/2996 does this main sail look right? shouldn't it go all the way to the top of the mast? forgive me i
Galley faucets John T1594 at 1:47pm 05.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1524 I have a 2000 H340 and the faucets in the galley have started to leak under the knobs when the water
Need new 2" diameter rudder-post head for 1979 H27 billclay at 1:44pm 05.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1738 Hi all, I have been looking for a new rudder-post head for our 27. The bolt holes on the original h
Removal of stuck transmission oil fill cap on Yanmar SVE8 billclay at 1:37pm 05.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3879 My wife and I took over ownership of her father's 1979 Hunter 27 after many years of lack of use (a
newbie needs advice... savapet at 1:17pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2091 Ahoy there! I'd love some feedback from any sailors who might be willing to address a couple of ques
im new to all of this. stewieusmc at 12:49pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 12/1904 I just started doing research on sailboats for my brother. in the future we plan on getting a sailb
O'Day 272 balance tarbeaux at 12:48pm 05.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/7162 I'm interested in a 1987 272. The present owner has added 4 or 5 cement blocks and some bricks in th
S2 9.2A Water line length and displacement. appecon at 12:31pm 05.17.10 S2 4/2223 Anybody out there who knows the waterline length of an S2 9.2A and the displacement? A prop maker w
Marelon Square Head Plugs available anywhere?? RonRelyea at 12:25pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1798 I am de-commissioning the plumbing for my MSD but want to leave the seacocks in place in the event I
My 309 Lake Michigan PHRF rating DRThiessen at 12:17pm 05.17.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/4606 Back in March 2010, I ask the Catalina 309 Owners Forum what PHRF rating those racing the 309 had re
Condenser Coil Cleaning BHW at 11:42am 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2102 I Have A 2000 Hunter 380. My REFER Compressor Has Stopped. The Led Diagnostic Light Says "compresso
Centerboard construction 1986 Mcagregor 25 oldmom1 at 11:26am 05.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2358 Trying to find out what the centerboard for this boat is made of. Does it have a cement core? How
Halyard Hell Ticonguy30 at 10:17am 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3334 Does anyone have any tips on how to put in a new halyard a raised mast? I old halyard broke and can
S37 Rudder Info. sailaway78 at 10:05am 05.17.10 Seidelmann 4/2702 Do any of you with a S37 have any experience with the internals of the rudder on these boats. I rece

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Sailing and restoring #9874 (1) AaronD at 10:28am 06.02.22 Coming soon... The current project - with my 11-year-old daughter - a 3D printer kit. I have a few
Cheap crib board source found! (1) ctrout at 10:12am 06.02.22 And the heart of the electrical system...
Insurance Premiums SBO Police Bot at 10:06am 06.02.22 If we're not careful, we'll get ourselves in trouble here and the bots will come after us. Yes. Ye
Cheap crib board source found! (5) ctrout at 10:06am 06.02.22 205898
Cheap crib board source found! ctrout at 9:56am 06.02.22 The cutting boards may not hold up to UV well since it's not likely to have UV inhibitors in it Th
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 9:40am 06.02.22 @Scott T-Bird thanks for clarifying Washington Island, WI. I don't know that area, so no idea on th
Insurance Premiums Calif. Ted at 9:27am 06.02.22 This might be small comfort but I was pleasantly surprised when I got an insurance quote for the bo
Thru-Hull Stats markwbird at 8:57am 06.02.22 21.8%
Thru-Hull Stats dLj at 8:53am 06.02.22 The Trudesign composites are designed to last the life of the boat. My composite thru hulls will n
Insurance Premiums Kings Gambit at 8:45am 06.02.22 BTW, I just got my boat insurance bill and it didn't have any noticeable increase, surprisingly. Ba
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter Timm R Oday25 at 8:40am 06.02.22 Somebody put sugar in your fueltank? Sugar is a known sabotage act of petrol engines. Sugar in gaso
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Timm R Oday25 at 8:37am 06.02.22 On some of our Odays , the factory glued a weird burlap type fabric to the inside . I peeled it off
Insurance Premiums Tedd at 8:34am 06.02.22 This might be small comfort but I was pleasantly surprised when I got an insurance quote for the boa
Oday 26 chain plate leak Timm R Oday25 at 8:32am 06.02.22 I also noticed the chainplate had elongated the through holes in the bulkhead. Our 25' Oday is an 19
Fan placement in the cabin AaronD at 8:30am 06.02.22 After a few summers cruising in our C-22, I'm afraid I don't have any useful advice on fan placement
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Timm R Oday25 at 8:24am 06.02.22 I will get you some photos when I get home . Inside the bow ? Outside as well ?
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter philiefay at 8:08am 06.02.22 It was not sugar, It did not dissolve in hot water. Also, I have seen extensive comments regarding t
Single-handed docking kappykaplan at 8:05am 06.02.22 This may be considered cheating but in sportier conditions you could always raise the marina or boa
Single-handed docking shemandr at 7:59am 06.02.22 This may be considered cheating but in sportier conditions you could always raise the marina or boat
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 7:10am 06.02.22 Thanks much. I did find a WM version for $18.99 but of course all their stores within an hour's dri

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