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Catalina 27 - Soft cabin floor/sole issue rtdbphoto at 7:34am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 7/6873 Was wondering if anyone there has ever come across this. I have a Catalina 27 (1972). and the cabin
Aux Bilge Pump Switches...to Be Or Not To Be woodster at 7:34am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2642 i am wondering if it is better to have bilge pumps with no automatic switch and a aux float switch
Portsmouth Handicap Beneteau 323 wrbeglin at 7:32am 03.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1567 Has anyone seen an accurate or sanctioned handicap for the Beneteau 323. I do not see one on the Por
Heating system circulator pumps Roger Long at 4:07am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1369 After rude sticker shock at the marine store looking at a Johnson CM 10 circulating pump for my hot
77 Oday 22' islandjim at 3:13am 03.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1451 I am still running the original sales on my 1977 Oday 22' and have been trying to find a used set th
Dark areas on the cabin sole...HELP! capejt at 1:13am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2897 While checking on my boat this weekend I noticed a few unsightly dark areas on the cabin sole. The f
Anchor Support jorgefife at 8:43pm 03.01.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1286 Now that my mast is up, my engine running well, I am getting adventurous At the yard I regularly vis
overboard!!!! davidmmeyers at 7:20pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2127 We have a 1969 venture 21 so... last fall my nephew dropped the mast footing overboard!!!!.. a b
stiff steering/rudder in Hunter 34 michkahn at 6:49pm 03.01.10 Big Boats 7/3175 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and in the last two years the steering/rudder have gotten quite stiff. It i
bimini JCT at 5:56pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1296 Have a '99 26X with a Taylor bimini that needs to be replaced. Taylor no longer makes them. Have
Oh Joy Resto 03/01/10 (10) CharlieCobra at 5:39pm 03.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1494 Got into the shop to finish up the cockpit shelf for the Starboard side. When setting and drilling
Water maker Pegleg Sailor at 5:13pm 03.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1944 I am considering purchasing a water maker for my boat, but don't want to spend billions of dollars.
Block Heater - 2GM20F Gypsy Wind at 3:41pm 03.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1567 Has anyone installed a small block heater in a 2GM block by removing a frost plug? Thinking it would
new 23ft owner, need help, multiple questions zackatk at 2:48pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4356 I just bought a 23 ft MacGregor, unsure of its actual model name (Venture?) Its a 1973. In great sh
H37C dorade ventilation. Ed Schenck at 1:05pm 03.01.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1818 Any of you folks have solar vents on your dorades? Since moving to Florida it seems much more impor
Reefing main, heaving to walt at 12:15pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/8196 When I am single hand sailing, I can easily raise or drop my hank on jib from the cockpit. But th
Maxwell #14 winch removal C Jones at 11:22am 03.01.10 Smaller Boats 8/6520 I just read the article by John Schaub in the Hunter 23 modification secton named "How to run your h
Depth of Tank? Jim D at 10:38am 03.01.10 Big Boats 3/1395 Hi Gang I ordered an 8" clean out from sea built for an access to the H34 Diesel tank. I will post p
Not a race boat? derfus at 10:05am 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/4840 I just got my Mac-25 late last summer and have never raced another boat with it. How does the Mac ho
cygnus 20 fido at 9:43am 03.01.10 Trailer Sailors 9/10896 hello everyone I am looking for the proper luff leech and foot measurements for sails for the cygnus

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Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert CABixler at 12:32pm 05.09.22 edges, and then heavy monofiliament fishing line, sawing the adhesive between the teak piece and th
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 12:32pm 05.09.22 But @sunlover now suspects his entire boat to be broken Is he now doomed to do an entire boat i
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Groundhog246 at 12:27pm 05.09.22 Good that it wasn't diesel! One of our water tanks is long and low. If we fill from the fill cap t
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location dlochner at 12:25pm 05.09.22 1970s boats typically had the fuel tank either in the bilge or below the cockpit sole. The fuel tank
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) pclarksurf at 12:23pm 05.09.22 Glad you abandoned the original hacksaw path: never a fan of ruining the threads-- you will want th
ODay 35 keel bolt dmax at 12:08pm 05.09.22 I have been using 110 ft/lb - it was hard to find a defintive answer but that was pretty common and
Has anyone purchased from Boatersland.com? ggrizzard at 12:08pm 05.09.22 Peggy to the rescue again!
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced ggrizzard at 12:05pm 05.09.22 And, What happens to the plug connection when the Earth's magnetic poles swap North to South? :huh:
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert DougM at 11:45am 05.09.22 I did a repair of that piece on my 323. I managed to separate the teak insert from the fiberglass u
Keel joint seperation AKA Catalina smile krizzz at 11:38am 05.09.22 Great repair! I'm about to do the same thing on my Catalina 36. Did you use any filler for the epoxy
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 11:35am 05.09.22 It's mostly converted, but still had an old inverter and 230V to 12V converter. There have been m
ODay 35 keel bolt Arrgh at 11:17am 05.09.22 do you guys know the torque?
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 05.09.22 I just ripped out the 230V 50Hz systems last night. I take it this is not an American production
how to take down mast for trailering David in Sandusky at 11:10am 05.09.22 PJL : So you say you can install a hinged mast step instead of the fixed inserted step that is orig
What Brand Mast/Boom do I have? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:59am 05.09.22 The mast is a replacement mast. That article confirms what I thought. The poster or @MySong need
Block size for 84' 31 - Mainsheet (1) ShawneH at 10:49am 05.09.22 Thanks, I will give you a call at some point. I have the mast down right now and am looking to rep
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 10:33am 05.09.22 no harm, no foul. It was taken as humor so no worries. I just ripped out the 230V 50Hz systems l
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.09.22 Sorry you're the butt of my cheap humour but if you don't laugh at this stuff you'll eventually brea
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location jssailem at 10:21am 05.09.22 Phone spell :puke: Needs a good lift pump.
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 10:02am 05.09.22 That's great. It will be good to have a source for replacements. It will be interesting to see if h

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