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Moisture in rudder question bigsick at 4:06pm 11.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/2457 Recently purchased a 2003 326. Survey indicated small amount of moisture in rudder. He indicated i
Dinghy check valves/ running with the jib and no pole Hermit Scott at 3:57pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1887 2 questions. I have an 8' seaworthy inflatable. I pump it up but have to be quick about removing th
My evil plan has succeeded. BobM at 3:51pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5256 Unfortunately a friend of mine is getting divorced and his Freedom 28 is up for sale. He confided i
space for stove on 2004 MacGregor 26M felixsilke at 3:42pm 11.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2585 Hello, we have just bought a 26M from 2004, but it is not in our possession yet (we are in Alaska
Where should I buy new Cushions? amyette94 at 3:15pm 11.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1288 Ok, so, About 2 months ago I bought a '67 Mariner to restore over the winter and it came with the or
Mac 26 D - Replacing the Bow Eye cjmkress at 2:19pm 11.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5305 Hello: I just picked up a Mac 26D project and the first thing I need to do is to install a new Bow
It's Xmas and you have $1000-2000 BobM at 1:22pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2362 What do you buy for an upgrade? I am going to eliminate repairs from the equation, as we all have t
Catalina 22 sinks and is recovered! dserrell at 1:08pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 3/4428 1 1
Looking for parts rscottweiser@gmail.com at 12:37pm 11.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1059 I am looking for a new plastic cover for my gauges and a new plastic skylight.
Vire 7 gas/oil mix stx203 at 12:34pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2780 I've just purchased a 77 O'Day 25 tall rig with the Vire 7 gas engine...even came with original manu
Keith's boat leak Shoaldrafter at 12:23pm 11.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2340 Keith said, "so it has to be water seeping iin from the hose that the keel blade line runs through".
Question: Avon Rover 310 Rolling up secrets for small package?? We2Sail12113 at 12:08pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3214 Avon Rover 310 Hypalon, with an Air Deck. I got a bag to keep my dinghy in when it's not in use.
Any Hunter 22 owners out there? Will this trailer work well for a H22? (1) ksetchfield at 10:27am 11.03.09 Smaller Boats 5/1857 Hi everyone, I'm a proud new owner of a 1983 hunter 22 with a centerboard/swing keel and no traile
Dripless Packing sailfree at 8:54am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3721 Has anyone used this type of shaft packing? GFO Fiber Packing Virtually Dripless marine shaft pack
Looking for options: Electric Head, for H37C, with Lectra San coleman at 7:38am 11.03.09 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2065 I am considering buying a replacement head. I need it to have a compact base, a household bowl is a
Prop and Speed Question Qualityman691 at 7:01am 11.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1724 I just recently purchased a 1995 35.5. The boat has a 3 blade prop (I an not sure of the size or pit
Opinions on Deltaville marinas? richk at 6:43am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1725 We're thinking about buying a boat and keeping it in Deltaville, VA. Any ideas about the marinas th
Rudder Post Crush Bushing gregbog at 6:42am 11.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1196 While looking on BYI site for the price of a new rudder post assy (not found) before I considered ha
Tetrahedron Mooring Puller (1) Witzend at 6:11am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3869 This always gets a raised eyebrow from passers by when we pull or place our 200lb mushroom. Easy to
Boom furling systems Blitz at 5:38am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1951 As a winter project, I'll need to replace my mainsail but before I do has anyone updated their boats

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Datamarine Instruments Tin Kicker at 6:42am 04.21.22 For future reference - Not wanting to trust old o-rings of unknown vintage and having no spares, I
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel Razzler at 6:41am 04.21.22 Hi All, Thanks so much for your insight. These are all super appreciated and I'm feeling a lot more
Anchor woes Scott T-Bird at 6:38am 04.21.22 I would leave well enough alone.
Compression post leak Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 04.21.22 Common problem. Many posts here about the same leak. In every case, the leak occurs at the mast step
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30am 04.21.22 Based on what others in the club I belong to say-the water in this "freshwater" lake goes bad when
Reverse Polarity Problem Brian D at 6:25am 04.21.22 Well then, I am still skeptical, but it is what it is. I truly believe if you have any voltage on th
Anchor woes fred1diver at 6:23am 04.21.22 The anchor rides on hangers on the pulpit, I thought of those caps, but I think the hole is too big
Epoxy and stainless steel. NYSail at 6:14am 04.21.22
Epoxy and stainless steel. DougM at 5:43am 04.21.22 So have a project to do with epoxying a threaded coupling to fiberglass. A male npt / 5/8 nipple w
Epoxy and stainless steel. NYSail at 4:43am 04.21.22
Anchor woes NYSail at 4:34am 04.21.22 The boat probably did not have a fore deck anchor locker so this was his solution. I would make sure
Anchor woes Scott T-Bird at 4:31am 04.21.22 You can find a hanger for the pulpit that will support a danforth style anchor as it seems that ther
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 4:18am 04.21.22 Why not wire your windless to the already larger bank add another AGM to if needed and use a cheap
New Owner Here! 36C Hull #44 kappykaplan at 3:01am 04.21.22 Welcome to the forums! :beer:
Fischer Panda engine speed regulation Rick486 at 2:24am 04.21.22 Bogart has a factory installed Fischer Panda generator model P 8.000NE Digital. It is 230V/50Hz, wi
Anchor woes jssailem at 10:30pm 04.20.22
Fresh water flush Xstream at 8:57pm 04.20.22 Hello again. Some further explanation, and also to hope to avoid you having to do unnecessary work.
Epic Fail Frodoflaco at 8:49pm 04.20.22 You can spread it open. Attache the spreaders to the brackets and then use them as levers to wide
Fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 8:44pm 04.20.22 This boat is on an inland lake and will not have a connection to lake water. and instead utilize
X2Power AGM battery MikeHoncho at 8:16pm 04.20.22 Why not wire your windless to the already larger bank add another AGM to if needed and use a cheap f

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