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Com Pac 19 - Long Island Sound xmo0n at 7:07pm 10.11.09 Com-Pac 5/18170 I am at least a couple years form making this happen, but I am doing my homework. This question is a
I need more rigging advice (5) Qoheleth at 6:41pm 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2652 Ok, I have some more pictures and questions. I assume that this first block might be for a downhaul
P-26 rehab the keel (2) shadylady at 6:40pm 10.11.09 Pearson 18/6934 I'm rehabbing a 1971 p-26 from the ground up. First project at hand was to remove bottom paint and s
Where is the O'Day Forum? Linda H at 5:52pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1617 Before I bought my used O'Day a month ago, I had a Catalina 22......There is an extensive forum for
H340 furling main vs not Cool_Change at 5:53pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 22/4731 We're looking at buying a H340... One we are looking at has an in-mast furling main, the other doe
Tortugas to Tampa sailaway78 at 5:38pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2756 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 11/5302 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 8/3991 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 9/2826 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 1/1745 We have a 1980 Catalina 30 with Maretron speed, depth, and wind speed and direction instruments. Som

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Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 5:43pm 04.27.22 berner thanks for the response. How do you apply the 3M product to the hull? What type of pad do you
Annual WAxing ROutine berner73 at 5:32pm 04.27.22 I used my Makita 9237CX3 orbital polisher with a wool compounding pad to apply 3M Marine Cleaner an
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 5:29pm 04.27.22 24 guage nickle plated twisted wires Is there such a thing as nickle plated twisted wire? I thin
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 04.27.22 This sounds like a real good reason not to use it. Wondering why you did. life's too short to use
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 4:52pm 04.27.22 Thanks to JamesG and rgranger - that is the kind of information I was hoping for. Tomorrow, based on
Hunter 216 Sailing performance shemandr at 4:42pm 04.27.22 I don't race my 216 so I just sail the fun points of sail. I don't have a spinnaker so downwind is
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch jhall82 at 4:34pm 04.27.22 I have one I might could be convinced to part with haha, where are you located at?
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 4:31pm 04.27.22 If I was going to place switches in the cockpit, I would install small toggle switches in the cockpi
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:16pm 04.27.22 Damn perfectionists! Greg
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? fred1diver at 4:11pm 04.27.22 The PO probably left the seacock open and flooded the motor, I have just got a 72 P30, making her re
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank SV At Last at 4:06pm 04.27.22 Our boat has the original Seaward 11 gallon heater. The connections for the hoses from the engine ar
What kind of wood??? (1) jeepbluetj at 3:26pm 04.27.22 My boat built in 2003 is teak/teak veneer. The color is quite light, likely because of the finish on
Fuse or Breakers? BAD ORCA at 3:17pm 04.27.22 Ok perfect. I figured there would be no problem , but just wanted to make sure there was no safety
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 3:16pm 04.27.22 I would check out Tacoma Screw. Tacoma Screw Products \| Home Up here in the North Sound, I like Cha
Rudder bearing JamesG161 at 2:31pm 04.27.22 My guess is your Fiberglass tube is wearing on the inside. It sounds annoying, but I would look fo
Annual WAxing ROutine Hello Below at 2:31pm 04.27.22 We use a product called Woody Wax to protect the non-skid gelcoat. It sprays on and gets rinsed off
Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting bmohr at 1:59pm 04.27.22 Wow, that's something that wouldn't have even occurred to me. I'm not that high tech. LOL.
Entryway Hatch Panels Edging sailcapt340 at 1:47pm 04.27.22
Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting Davidasailor26 at 1:46pm 04.27.22
Annual WAxing ROutine flightlead404 at 1:41pm 04.27.22 Thanks

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