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Full or Partial Battens Edwynn at 4:35pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3985 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 9/2824 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 1/1872 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 2/2201 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 2/2033 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 1/1740 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 3/3350 Peggie, I'm looking for the best way to set up a head on a 25' Lancer currently utilizing a porta
Chain plate leaks and bulkheads Indysailor at 2:57pm 10.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2795 This afternoon I looked at an Oday 23 today to purchase. It's a pretty sound boat in most ways. We w
leaky boat franksears@comcast.net at 2:46pm 10.10.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2188 I have an 2001 - H260... a nice sailing boat... it leaks! not sea water. but rain water. I've sealed
Solar Trickle Charger b.nelson at 12:43pm 10.10.09 Catalina 310 4/3247 Our 310 is on a mooring in the summer and outside both without power. I am considering adding a sola
350, 37, 38??? christianadams at 12:07pm 10.10.09 Big Boats 5/3169 Wonder what people thought of the various utility of three Catalina models if one wanted to coastal

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Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:27pm 04.26.22 Friend thinks possible that an extra low tide could have set her on the bottom with too much weight
Paddlewheel Protection Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 04.26.22 Years ago I asked one of the yard guys for a small amount of regular bottom paint in a plastic cup.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:21pm 04.26.22 Ok, so I was thinking about my dilemma. I am missing the large nut that would normally be used to a
Oceanus 400 transducer location? Rattlenebang at 7:59pm 04.26.22 Thanks everyone. I carved out a hole in the floor pan 18" away from the centreline and that seemed t
New Catalina 30 Owner (4) mikeracca at 7:53pm 04.26.22 So I would have never thought, at the time I was learning this, that a skill I picked up restoring o
So I found this bolt ... (2) rpwillia at 7:17pm 04.26.22 Bazinga! Joe White gets the Gold Star. Turns out it is one of two under the bracket that the port mo
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 7:14pm 04.26.22 I would like to see some photos of the crack in the hull.
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 7:03pm 04.26.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stan
Paddlewheel Protection Blitz at 6:48pm 04.26.22 The paint I used on my AIRMAR speed transducer and old Datamarine depth transducer has been the MDR
Advice needed to find parts Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.26.22
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jibes138 at 6:32pm 04.26.22 Use saran wrap to hold the epoxy in place with duct tape or painters tape to hold the edges of the s
Desperate leakinhg Richard19068 at 6:07pm 04.26.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stand
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? AlanSD at 5:39pm 04.26.22 Oh, thanks, I should look more closely. Can you say what Victronics components I'd need to do this
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 5:33pm 04.26.22
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit eianm at 5:23pm 04.26.22 removing that foam is indeed easy- i used an ordinary wood saw- completed in minutes- after i fitted
Desperate leakinhg Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 04.26.22 Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) The hull was broken,
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 5:17pm 04.26.22 Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) I did, but I was thin
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 5:14pm 04.26.22
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 5:09pm 04.26.22 Best bet would be to try and borrow a Loos gauge (note that there a few sizes depending on wire si
Another Battery Question..... Tally Ho at 4:59pm 04.26.22

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