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Lifting rig for a Venture 21 Mike Cee at 5:29am 07.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1438 Would like to use a boat lift rather than a trailer to launch my Venture 21. Any ideas, experiance?
Stanchion hardware question cwhiteot at 5:16am 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1755 I am working up the courage to tackle the job of rebedding two leaky stanchions aboard my 1990 Hunte
Living the life.. Ryders at 4:03am 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 33/4180 Hi all, I've been reading various posts for weeks now and decided its about time I jump in! I've
seeking input on soggy deck capejt at 12:52am 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1967 Hi all! In the process of restoring a 79 H33, I came across a very soggy section of deck over the he
H23.5 Wash and Wax Mark H at 11:07pm 07.27.09 Smaller Boats 1/1081 Hi guys question; Owners manual states to wash "acylics" surface Im assuming there meaning fibergl*
cleaning a badly corroded terminal Ctskip at 8:20pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/7111 My ignition panel stopped working. The panel is screwed to the coaming in the cockpit. The oil press
O'day 25 Bimini aboodben at 8:01pm 07.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 12/9623 I tried doing a search with no results. I'm looking at adding a bimini to my 76' O'day 25 and need
How long should a zinc anode last? windsmaker at 7:12pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/11070 Replaced the zinc anode of the stainless shaft on my Beneteau which I keep in water year round in L
Fog - We Actually Saw Another Boat Today... (1) Maine Sail at 6:45pm 07.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4360 We awoke at 6:30 am to some serious down pouring, as my grandmother used to say it was "teaming buck
C320 Davits and Lazy jacks Brahmany at 5:06pm 07.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1264 Hi all. We are keen to fit a set of davits and lazy jacks our C320. Does anybody have pics or plans
1979 L25 Final Prep (4) Steve22116 at 4:48pm 07.27.09 Lancer 2/1774 Good afternoon all. I brought "High Desert Drifter" (new name) home Saturday after four months of pa
Engine Stop Cable Passage 42 John & Georgie at 4:45pm 07.27.09 Big Boats 7/1729 Has anyone had any experience replacing the engine stop cable on a 1990 passage 42? Mine has become
Whisker Pole RogerHM at 3:57pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1842 Don't have one for my Gramp 23, but would like to make one. Some details needed: Jib has a foot 13
New 272LE Owner- some initial questions Daniel Reichman at 1:20pm 07.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1654 I recently purchased a 272 LE for use in Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, and have some questions: - T
Need Kenyon Manuals Or Access To Same RobertLangdirect at 1:10pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1548 Fellow Boaters, This is not a request to wash my uncle's Nigerian bank account through your local
Mold / Mildew SoBreeze at 12:42pm 07.27.09 Big Boats 0/1077 On our 2004 386 and have noticed mold/mildew smell coming from the liner under aft port window (fixe
Hunter 170 - Broken rudderhead - old style fendertubeman at 12:34pm 07.27.09 Day Sailers 4/3077 Hi folks, I have a mid-1990s Hunter 170. It has the older style rudder (I was told by Hunter that i
Bow/Anchor Roller For H240 WTA at 11:31am 07.27.09 Smaller Boats 2/2048 I am looking into adding a anchor roller to my bow to free up some room in the very tight anchor loc
Replacement pin to attach boom to mast Karl@Hunter26 at 11:15am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6734 I have a 1994 Hunter 26. Forgive me if I don't know the proper term, but there is a large pin used t
interior wood color in Catalina 27 princm at 11:12am 07.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1809 It is time for me to repaint wood inside the cabin. But I am not sure what is the exact color name -

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1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:04am 03.11.22 I have a '84 MK I Cat 30 tall rig/ bow sprit/ fin keel with the M25 and run a R/F 135 Genoa on a lak
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 10:01am 03.11.22 No, it is not a reprint. The article is current. The materials did take several years to fail. I h
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:00am 03.11.22 OK I see that in some online pics. the one I'm looking at does not have that t shape. the port and S
Here's something you don't see every day jeepbluetj at 9:59am 03.11.22 A slightly more indepth video of the incident. The sailboat that was crushed was occupied at the tim
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 9:46am 03.11.22 The problem seems to be related to moisture more than UV... so I would check on them. And use Sika
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post chichiflys at 9:45am 03.11.22 Thanks Roy. Ideally I can bond the joist to the hull sides and leave a space at the bottom so that
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig mikeracca at 9:36am 03.11.22 OK, dumb question...what would a T cockpit look like...is the top of the T a seat across theength o
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) Hayden Watson at 9:36am 03.11.22 Good luck with that with LFP.. The PM is built to the same standard as the old Ample alt...We built
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection mikeracca at 9:33am 03.11.22 @Tsatzsue your Mac looks just like mine! Great little boat.
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 9:32am 03.11.22 OK, dumb question...what would a T cockpit look like...is the top of the T a seat across theength of
Here's something you don't see every day Phil Herring at 9:21am 03.11.22 That's what I was thinking, too... I suppose the engine could be disabled but that's a tricky one gi
3m 4000 Bob J. at 9:20am 03.11.22 Glazing or bedding frames? What is the failure? The fixed frames. Started weeping a couple years a
Here's something you don't see every day Don S/V ILLusion at 9:19am 03.11.22
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 9:19am 03.11.22 Is a boat a motor vehicle?
Here's something you don't see every day Davidasailor26 at 9:18am 03.11.22
trucking a boat... Md80max at 9:09am 03.11.22 I saw this mover unload and step its mast single handed on a Catalina 30. Those who saw him works w
trucking a boat... Md80max at 9:09am 03.11.22 Have never heard of them so thank you very much!
Here's something you don't see every day tfox2069 at 9:08am 03.11.22 If you're wondering about the "keys left in the ignition" liability in your state (at least with reg
refrigeration for a s2 11a jeepbluetj at 9:08am 03.11.22 As mentioned, an compressor-based Engel or similar unit is by far the easiest. Pays your $$ and plug
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 9:06am 03.11.22 Well obviously I can't speak for all states, but that is the case in New York State. dj p.s. I wa

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