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Replacing cabin roof reinforcement? ChrisNC at 7:22am 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1938 In getting to know my new '77 Venture 25, I discovered that I need to do some work to the cabin roof
Liquid Rubber for inflatables nancishouse at 6:40am 11.17.09 Catalina 30 1/1658 Has anyone used this product?
luff pre-feeder (1) BobM at 5:02am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6404 I made a comment on another post "I found some feeder rings on board I used to raise the genoa solo.
Mast prebend Quoddy at 4:09am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3693
1981 2-gm Yanmar Zinc hunter frank at 3:08am 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1369 The zinc in the head is attached through a cover plate. Can I just unscrew the zinc from the plate o
Rules of the road Broke Sailor at 1:35am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3337 I ran into a poem in a Nautical Almanac. It goes something like ths: When all three lights I see ah
protection form ice storm ..? Mark H at 9:15pm 11.16.09 Smaller Boats 1/1052 Can you guys share ideas for covering my H23.5 on trailer for winter?Txs in advance guys .
DOT propane gas cannisters jcherubini at 8:17pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1144 Has anyone every had trouble acquiring the screw-on propane bottles, such as are used on the Forespa
"Thank You" Regarding Strictly Sail Chicago Brock Halbeisen at 8:08pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/967 Thank you for your interest in our Strictly Sail Chicago trip! We are currently still in the plannin
Cost of CNG refill Bill Roosa at 7:32pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3494 I'd like to know what other folks are paying for CNG refills. I paid $75 for two bottles delivered
New Rudder elalamo at 7:24pm 11.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1442 I need a new rudder for my Oday 322. I was told by the boat yard it would take 4 to 5 weeks. Does an
Port side barnacles (1) RAD88 at 4:48pm 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2497 Since I have owned this boat it has always accumulated barnacles on the port side only. The boat - '
replacing portlight windows and frames lasallehome at 4:28pm 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3075 Looking to replace both portlight windows on my C'C Viking 34- they are approx Oval 36in by
dodger rumors at 4:11pm 11.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1076 does anyone have a 0'day 26 with a dodger? Can you please tell me where you got it. I am wanting to
What is this Mac 25 worth? (1) Mac at 3:15pm 11.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2256 Long story short: My friend offered his sailboat for me to try out a few years back but the boat had
1984 Hunter 22 - rehab questions stevej00 at 2:47pm 11.16.09 Smaller Boats 10/5661 Hi there...this is my first post here. I just aquired a 22' 1984 Hunter, fixed keel. This is my f
Damper Plate Rattle (5) Witzend at 2:14pm 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 34/18356 This is also posted on the C310 Fourm. Well folks, I pulled the engine and split the bell housing to
New to group Irwin 37 MKV Questions Collinsj at 2:10pm 11.16.09 Irwin 5/7805 Let me introduce myself first, My name is John and my wife is Bobbie. We have just purchased a 1981
Damper Plate Rattle (4) Witzend at 2:09pm 11.16.09 Catalina 310 1/1825 Well folks, I pulled the engine and split the bell housing to find out why I was getting so much rat
bimini and dodger for legend 37 jackpot at 2:07pm 11.16.09 Big Boats 0/1457 I just bought a hunter legend 375, and it has the original bimini and dodger. But, the former owner

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Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 6:10pm 04.13.22 So let's sail there! It's got to be lovely to arrive on your own sailboat to visit! dj You know i
Keel question Rangofish at 6:07pm 04.13.22 Yes agree, was trying to find a experience sailer to go with me, but found trailer rental today for
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. DArcy at 6:05pm 04.13.22 On the other side, I messaged the PO of my boat a couple times after I first got the boat and he was
Catalina 320 start problem chp at 5:52pm 04.13.22 Had this problem with my Yanmar 2GM20. Start wire had already been replaced. I installed a start rel
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 5:52pm 04.13.22 We know all about the metric system here as well, we went metric many years ago, we colonials are al
Seams A Problem? higgs at 5:50pm 04.13.22 If you are going to spend the trip worrying about the seam it might be worth moving on.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 5:46pm 04.13.22 Considering the original channel has been in use for years, is there any reason they don't put warn
Keel question higgs at 5:42pm 04.13.22 If you don't have a motor and haven't learned to sail going by water is a bad idea for you. If the
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:34pm 04.13.22 Yes, I had to be careful about putting my Fujinon binocs with compass near the control head. Or ste
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out DeniseO30 at 5:32pm 04.13.22 I repaired mine because the clutch would not disengage and would make a chattering noise. The the ti
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 5:30pm 04.13.22 dlochner, thanks for the tips.
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 5:26pm 04.13.22 I could actually adjust the tension knob now that I had it off the wheel. I guess rinse out with so
Keel question Rangofish at 5:25pm 04.13.22 What is bridge height at Marathon
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:18pm 04.13.22 replace it? Replace what? The belt? Or did you mean reassemble?
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:18pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 5:17pm 04.13.22 Hey, wow, almost fell open just three adjoining tabs. Everything appears fine no pieces are broken s
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult chuckwayne at 5:17pm 04.13.22 A couple of things to check; check the upper bearing for wear - ours started to bind after 18 years,
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:14pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Tally Ho at 5:14pm 04.13.22 Yes, a large screw driver, pry tool or scraper should help you separate the 2 halves. Once you get i
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. jviss at 5:11pm 04.13.22 Good advice. I did a similar thing, and was "customer support" for the new owner, who wasn't resear

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