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26X cabin head room cvenable at 8:09am 07.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3936 I'm considering upgrading to a Macgregor power sailer. I've read the 26M has a little over 6ft. head
O'Day 26 rigging and reefing Shoaldrafter at 7:49am 07.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2963 Rick, Do you have a line drawing for your reefing set up? :confused: I manually run a line thru th
Halyards/Rolling furhler Catalina 22 malcontentski at 7:13am 07.11.09 Catalina 22 1/1266 I have a "new-to-me" Cat 22 on a trailer and I am getting ready to launch for the first time. I put
Deal on Security Bits rpwillia at 6:16am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1207 OK, I have nothing at all to do with Harbor Freight but occasionally I buy their tools. A while ago
Riggging pictures mike from gloucester at 6:11am 07.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1131 Hi: I am trying to figure out how to put my boom on a 22 ft O'Day. Does anyone have pictures or
need small outboard advise rich morpurgo at 4:44am 07.11.09 Trailer Sailors 15/7233 unfortunately, the outboard on our little bristol 19 was stolen. I need to replace it. It was a ni
Flat spots sailectrician at 3:46am 07.11.09 Day Sailers 2/1211 I have been looking for a while and think I have found a pretty good used Oday 25. I did notice when
Serious rudder gudgeon failure. SuperMarine at 10:28pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2967 My Ericson 30-II suffered a serious failure 3 miles off of MDR this past Monday when I heard the out
Oday rigging pictures?? mike from gloucester at 10:20pm 07.10.09 Day Sailers 7/2732 I am trying to put my boom on and wanted to know if anyone has pictures or diagramns. Thanks Mik
hunter 33, yanmar 3ym30 crank shaft teucer at 9:35pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1949 Hello. I have a new hunter 33, and my engine has now reach 99,5 hours. I want to have the 100 hrs
white slimey coating in watertank fnuttersny at 9:21pm 07.10.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1917 Hi Peggie, my H27 1979 35 gal water tank (new to me) has a coating of slimey whitish/clear coating t
Looking for hints ... electrical issues? Scott T-Bird at 9:18pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3528 This has been a frustrating year so far! This morning, I motored over to the pump out facility on t
Made to Catalina 2 harbors finally. caguy at 8:44pm 07.10.09 Destinations 3/3039 The fog has finally cleared in So Cal. The weather couldn't be any better. Looks like the Cataili
My boat ROCKS!! updates, random questions, opinions... (1) luvitt at 8:36pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2195 Man I'm havin' fun!! The boat is really coming together. I get many compliments. I stopped tell
Traditional Dinghy Rob McClain at 8:22pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 21/10723 About 5 years ago I bought a Zodiac Fastroller inflatable - the one with the pressurized floor and k
renault 8 alternator easy fix fnuttersny at 8:09pm 07.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1410 off the shelf delco did the trick with minor modification. total cost $150 parts labor material...de
Mac 25 Rudder MrMikey64 at 7:57pm 07.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4035 Does anyone have a closeup pic of a Mac 25 (circa 1980 or so) rudder? Mine is a two-piece unit (not
ice box leak on 40.5 or 37.5 or 35.5 dodd daggett at 7:38pm 07.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1217 our icebox leaks on our floor in galley and not into the bilge. What's the solution to our problem?
On the value of used book stores Ross at 7:35pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1323 Nancy and I made a small vacation this week down to Pocomoke City, MD. We dined well at the Waterman
Fixing my rudder IrishLunaSea at 6:01pm 07.10.09 Smaller Boats 2/1216 Can anyone give me some advice on resurfacing my rudder? There are small nicks however the rudder i

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Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos Sgt B Powell at 12:56pm 03.28.22 Looks good. I hope you will do another shot with it to show how it held up at the end of the season
Spinning Prop While Under Sail jeepbluetj at 12:49pm 03.28.22 What does your owner's manual say? What does your Yanmar warranty say? Yanmar tells me (with a 2
A lost art: Conserving ice. JamesG161 at 12:45pm 03.28.22 If you want an air space you would need to design for that. There are two types of foam (generic)
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question stephen_i_w at 12:41pm 03.28.22 I have never seen a comparison of a EV-100 performance with and without a rudder sensor. I did cont
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? jeepbluetj at 12:41pm 03.28.22 Other than the transom design, what are the differences? Transom, windows, cockpit layout, deck h
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! SabreToothedEngineer at 12:30pm 03.28.22 I think you have an extra "0" in all of your numbers. If he doesn't I wouldn't stand too close to
Hunter 34 throttle cable replacement information SabreToothedEngineer at 12:27pm 03.28.22 Thanks for that advice. That's the sort of mistake that would be SO easy to make if you didn't know
O'day 23 through hull access JPonHudson at 12:27pm 03.28.22 I understand that the thru hull would be above the waterline at rest, but when sailing, it would be
Datamarine Instruments mikeracca at 12:05pm 03.28.22 I was originally looking for documentation on the units I have to make sure I have the proper connec
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:03pm 03.28.22 First off I am ok. I was a little shaken up this morning as I was robbed at a gas station. After my
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 11:58am 03.28.22
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 11:52am 03.28.22 A truck loaded with Vicks VapoRub overturned on a NJ highway today. Amazingly, there was no congest
Its funny Friday! lehighsail at 11:50am 03.28.22 A truck loaded with Vicks VapoRub overturned on a NJ highway today. Amazingly, there was no congesti
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 11:47am 03.28.22 Oh! I forgot to add, that funky looking wooden device at the bottom edge of the box is an antique w
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Figuringitallout at 11:43am 03.28.22 There's lots more than just plywood in the keel stub if you're looking at 34'-38' Catalinas. The ol
Primer needed? Bubbadog at 11:43am 03.28.22
Primer needed? Davidasailor26 at 11:22am 03.28.22
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question Ward H at 11:11am 03.28.22 I installed my EV-100 system without a rudder reference and I'm very happy with it's performance. I
Need replacement propane hose Dr. D at 11:09am 03.28.22 This might drag on for a while, so here is what happened so far: I ordered the pigtail from Defender
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? jviss at 11:06am 03.28.22 There are MKII versions of the 34 and 36 that are really good improvements from the MKI's Other th

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