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owners manual for 2000 26x escapade at 4:26pm 06.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1468 I have recently purchased a 2000 26x. Unfortuneately NO manual. Can anyone direct me to a web site
Mast pulled from deck Mirage 26 at 4:08pm 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2387 Hi all, new to these forums, hope someone can help us or steer us in right direction. The stern st
Plastic Pulleys at top of mast Earthwrk at 3:22pm 06.23.09 Balboa 5/5400 Has anyone replaced the two plastic pulleys at the top of a Balboa 20' They act as guides for the M
Hull Paint stephang at 2:58pm 06.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1272 Bought a H33 in 2007 (new) with interprotect and VC17 on the hull. Major peeling occured when the
seaway blocks rabnation at 2:22pm 06.23.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/6590 I have a Catalina 30 1980 with seaway blocks used for several applications. However I noticed the ot
New to the Sport Parguera Sailor at 2:12pm 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1095 Hi, I am new to the sport of sailing. I have been taken lessons of sailing and feel ready to purchas
Generator Choice jmfollmer at 12:36pm 06.23.09 Big Boats 3/1656 My 2002 386 came sans generator and I am considering installing one now. I gather that 386s of the 2
Need a new strut Help.... cjgrabell at 11:52am 06.23.09 Big Boats 3/1251 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 which needs a new strut. Mine is turning pink. A replacement strut is almost
Time for a new battery Lori1818 at 11:27am 06.23.09 Day Sailers 1/1135 We have a 1982 O'Day 22 that we are just now finally getting out on the lake with. It was out of th
Fear of Barracudas Charlie L at 11:19am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 28/3411 I have been told by usually reliable sources that people are not in the barracuda's food chain so "n
Leisure Furling Boom DJW at 10:48am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1737 Is anyone familiar with the Leisure Furling Boom System? The boat we are looking has one with a Hoo
repair fiberglass stanchion area tommie at 10:20am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1647 I have a 1978 23' Oday and it was damaged at the stanchion area. Had a cracked pvc fender attached t
Update on Mystery Leak Dennis Honeycutt at 10:18am 06.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1277 Some time ago, I posted a thread on a friend's H33 which was discovered to have about 3-4" of water
Repairing filberglass under Stanchion tommie at 10:14am 06.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1432 I have a 1978 Oday 23' and it was damaged by a cracked pvc attached to the piling at my dock. At low
Venture 21 main sail cover size? nameaneh at 9:23am 06.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1521 I'm looking to buy a mainsail cover. What size do I need? Anyone know the length? Thanks.
Sailboats at Auction? sigbear at 8:16am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1749 Is there a legitamate sailboat auction website out there? I was planning to wait a couple of more
purchase a new boat mainly to put into a charter program? Banooma at 7:39am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 31/5342 I just returned from the BVI for my first charter cruise ever. It was an ideal experience in a boat
Xantrex Pathmaker remote failure jviss at 7:33am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/3462 Well, like most of the electrical and electronic things I bought new back in 2000 when I refurb'd th
Lucas CAV DPA injector pump manual tho52mas at 6:47am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 4/19859 we are rebuilding mine from a Perkins 4108. I need either/or: a shop manual for the injector pump a
Kudos to Baysail Have de Grace MD noprob2 at 6:08am 06.23.09 Big Boats 0/1049 My daughter and son in law are preparing to take the boat (340) out when I am not available . My da

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Do You Know A Good Broker? sail sfbay at 2:28pm 03.23.22 Suggest going to the websites for the Vancouver, BC boat brokers to see what they are listing (1) sa
No clue All U Get at 2:21pm 03.23.22 The little tag says colet. Seems like overkill for a buckle.
Vernazza, Italy (4) Will Gilmore at 2:18pm 03.23.22 Here's a great view of the construction details of another wooden boat. on the stern. I thought ma
No clue kloudie1 at 2:16pm 03.23.22 A locking strap buckle . Would be to tension and hold bimini webbing.
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 John T1594 at 2:12pm 03.23.22 Again about my factory installed windlass. When at anchor, I never left the anchor rode on the wind
No clue Tater at 2:00pm 03.23.22 It is a quarter. Sorry. Just a guess but, maybe a buckle for a strap of some type.
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? Hello Below at 1:54pm 03.23.22 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling of the head, probably 20" square. That's not feasible
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? rgranger at 1:41pm 03.23.22 That can have a double meaning. Sorry, I couldnt resist :biggrin: If someone needs binoculars to s
Icom m802 All U Get at 1:39pm 03.23.22 I found a download from Icom with wire pairings for different GPS units, not Furuno but I could just
Do You Know A Good Broker? Hello Below at 1:37pm 03.23.22 Try Lawrence Fronczek at Specialty Yachts in Vancouver. Highly recommended. :plus: I can say nothi
Scared myself - broken forestay Tedd at 1:36pm 03.23.22 I found the pin but the button and most of the parts were no where to be found. ... The fitting at
Do You Know A Good Broker? DArcy at 1:28pm 03.23.22 When I was shopping in a similar price range I had very poor response from all of the brokers I reac
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? jeepbluetj at 12:41pm 03.23.22 Drag the shower hose through the opening port in the head, shower on the deck. No wet wood, no wet T
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? dlochner at 12:31pm 03.23.22 The few times I have used a wet head, I just did not worry about the wood getting wet, and in none
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! jviss at 12:31pm 03.23.22 Thanks!
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? Parsons at 12:10pm 03.23.22 The few times I have used a wet head, I just did not worry about the wood getting wet, and in none o
Anti-siphon valve fred1diver at 11:55am 03.23.22 Ok I think I will go with that approach, thank you thinwater
Scared myself - broken forestay Project_Mayhem at 11:53am 03.23.22 I used PTO pins all over my 19 footer and on the mainsheet of my 25. No failures. I finally replaced
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? Project_Mayhem at 11:49am 03.23.22 Wood in the shower is okay to get wet. Dry if off when done. NB That can have a double meaning. So
Vernazza, Italy D Swanson at 11:35am 03.23.22 My spouse and I took our kids to Italy a few years back and spent a couple nights in Vernazza. Took

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