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Tortugas to Tampa sailaway78 at 5:38pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2755 After a week anchored up, and basically loafing, in the Dry Tortugas, headed out towards Tampa Frida
mast removal bobbylouc at 5:27pm 10.11.09 Bigger Boats 3/2202 On wednesday I will be removing the mast off of my O'Day 28. I have owned this boat 3 years and I th
Call me stupid because I was higgs at 4:50pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2789 I plan on pulling Trav'ler tomorrow so I went down to run the water tanks dry. I needed a couple of
Main Sail Battens - Full or Partial Edwynn at 4:40pm 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5300 Hi all, I just posted this on the all boats forum and then realized that Mac owners would be more
Full or Partial Battens Edwynn at 4:35pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3988 I'm replacing tne main sail of my Mac 26x. What is the purpose of full vs partial battens and basic
Blisters! Ken Honeycutt at 2:57pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 6/1884 Just pulled the boat out yesterday for the winter. Today I was casually looking over the hull and fo
Install st60 wind system summerbreeze at 1:52pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 9/2825 Has anyone installed st60 wind system without dropping the mast. Is there a conduit in the mast or d
youtube video Don Crowther at 12:25pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1703 I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this but I'm sure someone will let know. Anyway here
Does Anyone Know What This Wire Controls? hughtad at 12:05pm 10.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1873 This is a red and white wire located behind the wood panel in the aft cabin port side. I just notice
mainsheet tackle mangroveteacher at 10:42am 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2202 I bought a 1980 Venture 21 in great shape. Everything is where it should be, but we cannot figure ou
Alder-Barbour CU-100 Air-Cooled Question jasonearlsmith at 7:55am 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2034 My 1984 Catalina 38' has a Alder-Barbour Cold Machine CU-100 aboard... problem is, ever since a rece
Need Stay Attach Fitting kriening at 6:40am 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1111 I am looking for an attach fitting for a 98 26X. There are two stay attach points on either side of
Very interesting video regarding the stepping of a mast! dserrell at 6:36am 10.11.09 Trailer Sailors 4/5532 1
Hull/Keel dimensions for 1979 O'day 28 skipperlenny at 5:18am 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2765 I am in the process of modifying a trailer to fit my 1979 O'day 28 tall rig. My search to locate th
Instruments - repair or replace sailfree at 4:43am 10.11.09 Catalina 30 1/1742 We have a 1980 Catalina 30 with Maretron speed, depth, and wind speed and direction instruments. Som
Maretron instruments sailfree at 4:34am 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1416 We have a 1980 Catalina 30 with Maretron speed, depth, and wind speed and direction instruments. Som
winter storage dasboot at 7:42pm 10.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1743 Hey now, Getting awful chilly up here in VT. Wondering what to do with the sheets and other lines
Rudder on 170 while moored... (1) BlueRunner at 6:16pm 10.10.09 Day Sailers 3/2718 I've had my new (to me) 170 moored in front of my home for about a week. I'll be pulling it out for
safe to work on trailered boat? bbgear at 4:05pm 10.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2033 I am new owner of used 22' MacGregor currently on trailer. Is it safe (for the boat and me) to work
Head options on small boat (2) Bonzai at 3:23pm 10.10.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3356 Peggie, I'm looking for the best way to set up a head on a 25' Lancer currently utilizing a porta

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Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE joelm100 at 7:49am 04.27.22 Thank you joelm100. When you removed the lower engine mount bolt to swing the mount out of the way,
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE joelm100 at 7:47am 04.27.22 Thank you joelm100. When you removed the lower engine mount bolt to swing the mount out of the way
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch KeokiV at 7:44am 04.27.22 Hello. Basically the P Hinges have snapped. Replacements are expensive and take 8 to 12 weeks to ge
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? (2) jviss at 7:44am 04.27.22 Is your autopilot a ST 6002 or is it a 4000? I am thinking that both control heads have clutch conn
ignition key cover Catalina 30 1978 vintage mrreg at 7:39am 04.27.22 Thanks to all who replied. Great suggestions. Definitely an doable diy project Russ
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related fstbttms at 7:36am 04.27.22 I wouldn't wish ePaint on an enemy. Hope this works out.
Seawater pump replacement on Yanmar 3JH3E (4) joelm100 at 7:35am 04.27.22 Well, turns out it wasn't a big deal, but I did still curse a few engine designers. That lower star
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related JamesG161 at 7:25am 04.27.22 thinner is aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbon Per @sail sfbay post info aromatic = Xylene. aliph
2005 Hunter45 CC senang at 7:19am 04.27.22 Nice toothbrush:)
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Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? kloudie1 at 7:03am 04.27.22 Is your autopilot a ST 6002 or is it a 4000? I am thinking that both control heads have clutch conne
Another Battery Question..... Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 04.27.22 Boomer, this is a good opportunity to test your setup. Buy 2 new ones and series them with the old
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? MikeHoncho at 6:59am 04.27.22 Epoxy is probably more toxic during the assembly process, before the epoxy is cured. Exposure to th
Docking with a loop Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 04.27.22
Hunter 28 or 28.5 Rudder (1) SirMichael at 6:42am 04.27.22 I scraped and sanded all the paint off the bottom of my boat last spring, hopefully this picture wil
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Davidasailor26 at 6:40am 04.27.22
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch SirMichael at 6:34am 04.27.22 Question: Is the frame of your hatch damaged or unusable that you are replacing it, or is the plexi
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Johann at 5:43am 04.27.22 Yeah, for 2-3 times more Lithionics will sell you snake oil. good luck. What exactly about a robu
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 5:32am 04.27.22 I like the blueing of your metal. Like all coatings it a delay tactic. I have been using Lear Chem
Diesel heater install on Hunter 45CC jssailem at 5:12am 04.27.22 Hello Tony. My Cal35c is a little smaller than your boat. I installed a Wallas 40DT diesel heater.

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