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Can Front Berth Become Desk? mntjohnson2 at 8:54pm 09.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1462 My Macgregor 26d has hole going into area below front berth, to let boom partly slide into it, and f
Why is boom riding soooo low? gwp at 8:09pm 09.29.09 Catalina 30 13/3144 1984 TRBS Does everyone's boom ride so low that it won't clear your head? I'm about 5-9 and it split
Water leak IntimaSea at 7:55pm 09.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2229 I have a Hunter 290, and there is lake water coming aboard trough a stringer that runs across the hu
racing tips for a Cal 33 mystryst at 7:23pm 09.29.09 Cal 0/2291 we have a 1988 Cal 33 that we have been racing around the cans all season. We haven't been doing as
thetford 365msd pottie seth at 7:00pm 09.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1584 I put the hose connection spout on the tank and out of curiosity looked inside. There is only about
Damaged transmission cable Jimmy Roller at 6:45pm 09.29.09 Big Boats 2/1894 I own a 89 Hunter Legend. My transmission cable is broken. I pulled the compass off and see where th
Help on Prop for my boat truckman at 5:42pm 09.29.09 Catalina 310 4/2496 I just bought a 2005 Catalina and when I pulled the boat out and started cleaning the prop I noticed
Trailer balance and tongue weight Rick Macdonald at 5:06pm 09.29.09 Smaller Boats 13/3529 My 1995 H23.5 has the factory trailer. When the trailer is empty, I can just barely lift the tongue
How to hold a rudder on a Javelin celken at 4:54pm 09.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2739 I just purchased a 1979 Javelin in nice shape. My problem is that the rudder keeps lifting out of th
Do you have a life raft on your sailboat? If you don't, why not? dserrell at 3:41pm 09.29.09 Ask All Sailors 28/6253 1 1
a JOB- Need reality weather check happy 57 at 2:47pm 09.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1828 Hey guys, I might have a job!!! It's near Ft. Walton beach in the armpit of Florida. I've never vi
Diesel Vent Burp Johnb at 12:23pm 09.29.09 The Cherubini Hunters 15/5036 When I first got my boat there was very little diesel in the tank. I went to fill up and the fellow
Center board on the tidal flats Mark Kinnane at 11:20am 09.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1678 I just purchased a 2003 Hunter 260, Previously I had a McGregor 22. I moored the boat on the tidal f
Prop Review / Campbell Sailor (2) Maine Sail at 9:28am 09.29.09 Musings With Maine Sail 30/38415 After much research and consternation I decided on a new prop this past winter. Mechanical vs. Fixe
Poly X Gwennol at 8:57am 09.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3241 Peggy, do you have any experience of or thoughts on Poly X hose which is advertised with a "lifetime
i know what i like bruce and bernadette at 8:14am 09.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2219 Hello to all. We are new to this site, thank you for having us. I used to skipper a lightening sai
Spreader Boot Covers DennisMansour at 7:12am 09.29.09 Big Boats 5/1764 Hello all, Searching for Spreader Boot Covers for my 1885 Hunter. Do they exist or is it a custom it
Basic tack question Quoddy at 6:46am 09.29.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2475 You can get to your destination with 3 tacks or 30 tacks. How do you know which way is faster?
Stuffing Box - Hunter 30/1983 erictowse at 4:45am 09.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/2278 Does anyone have info on maintenance of the shaft stuffing box? I would like to know what size shaft
9.2A Spar RussB at 3:52am 09.29.09 S2 4/1569 Well the sailing season has come to an end for me on northern Lake Huron. The old girl (1979 9.2A)

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Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 3:01pm 04.15.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long m
Water Heater Discharge DeniseO30 at 2:42pm 04.15.22 I'm not going to repeat all the great advice from everybody else but I will say this. Once a TP val
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 2:20pm 04.15.22 the water in the water heater became too hot during the long running of the motor. :plus::plus: I
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits thinwater at 2:06pm 04.15.22 Good post @Scott B I'll just add that the fastening hardware should never be part of the conducting
A Technically Sophisticated Repair dLj at 1:56pm 04.15.22 I have about 8 hours of music on my phone but mostly I just listen to Spotify now. I use a Bluetoot
37C Portlight Dave Groshong at 1:53pm 04.15.22 We've only sold 512's and 715's for that boat, so if it is the bigger one, pretty safe bet it is a
What do you think of this...... dLj at 1:43pm 04.15.22
What do you think of this...... Rick486 at 1:33pm 04.15.22 In 47 years of sailboat ownership, I have never seen a fitting that looked like that. As kwe all now
Repurposing a Rope Clutch (1) dkinzer at 1:27pm 04.15.22 We have a mast mounted clutch for our roller furling jib halyard. I decided to mount a horn cleat
240 fender location when docking (1) patbratton at 1:25pm 04.15.22 Obviously a noob question, but where do you all with 240s like to tie on your fenders for docking?
40.5: Shaft growth rgranger at 1:13pm 04.15.22 At any rate, the Rust Oleum Cold Galvanizing I have never used this product as a bottom paint but
Raymarine I40 wind? fred1diver at 12:35pm 04.15.22 How did you like it? How much do you want for it?
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 12:31pm 04.15.22 @NYSail I'm not sure what you mean by "bogus"... Bogus: not genuine or true; fake. But if that's
What do you think of this...... dlochner at 12:30pm 04.15.22 She dropped off old and picked up new. Said every one of them are bent. a refund. If you are picki
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 12:30pm 04.15.22 @NYSail I'm not sure what you mean by "bogus"... Bogus: not genuine or true; fake. But if that's
What do you think of this...... (1) NYSail at 12:28pm 04.15.22 She dropped off old and picked up new. Said every one of them are bent.
What do you think of this...... dLj at 12:27pm 04.15.22 @NYSail I'm not sure what you mean by "bogus"... Bogus: not genuine or true; fake. But if that's
What do you think of this...... dlochner at 12:26pm 04.15.22 Not a good swage because of the bend. Whether it left the rigging shop that way or was damaged in tr
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:21pm 04.15.22 Good stuff Mike. It's great to see new life being breathed into an old boat. And I'm sure your dock
Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 12:16pm 04.15.22 I thought it looked like the gelcoat has been bleached out except where the letters were rather tha

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