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Sail-In Hikes in Puget Sound? Jeff B. at 1:38pm 05.11.09 Destinations 5/3432 Hi PNW'ers, My girlfriend and I are planning a sailing trip up to Port Townsend later this summer f
Swing keel cable size from CD paphman at 12:58pm 05.11.09 Catalina 22 5/1723 It has been mentioned here by Bilbo that CD sent out some keel cables for the C-22 that were not the
Islander 27 Electrical question TabbyQ at 12:50pm 05.11.09 Islander 3/2543 Hello - we purchased a "new to us" 1970 Islander 27. The prvious owner had not had active batteries
Improvements Mark Major at 11:17am 05.11.09 Smaller Boats 2/1353 I uploaded photos of some improvements made to Lesismor.
Hunter 260 trailer mods breweraz at 11:09am 05.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2234 We have a new to us 2000 Hunter 260. The trailer is the stock trailer. There are no goal post or any
Newbie Question - Bottom Scratch DavidH at 11:08am 05.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/996 I've mangaged to put a pretty nice scratch/gouge in the bottom of my boat. It's only a few inches lo
Best Price for Trident Trident Sani Shield Sanitation Hose #102 Shooter II at 11:06am 05.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/11985 Hi Peggy! As you know from the other posts, I replaced the W-C Headmate. Will be killing the "Y"
Hunter 260 vs 1991 Macregor 26s breweraz at 10:57am 05.11.09 Smaller Boats 7/8616 This past Sunday was our maiden voyage on our 2000 Hunter 260. Our previous boat was a 1991 Macgrego
Repair paint Bill Perry at 10:41am 05.11.09 Smaller Boats 2/1394 Hello, I seem to remember that there is a particular color and brand of paint for covering a
Solar Panel Install/behavior (2) Witzend at 10:26am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3786 I just installed the Coleman CL-3900 with CC-4000 charge controller on my boat. Upon activation the
O'Day name plate or tag Marc Robic at 10:03am 05.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2132 I have a 1977 O'Day 25 with a missing O'Day name plate or tag on the port cabin side and would love
jabsco head marji at 9:48am 05.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2888 I have a manual Jabsco head with a fresh water thru hull and a connection to the sink drain. I pumpe
Leak in Glass on Entry way (1) Jim D at 9:42am 05.11.09 Big Boats 1/1242 All that rain this week I knew there would be a leak somewhere. I am in need of help on location of
Engine RPM only reaching about 2200 Franklin at 9:32am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 20/2916 Note: RPM gauge not working. I've been beating my brain out on this one. Two weeks ago I noticed
Hunter 386 LE or Hunter 38 bobdisab at 9:19am 05.11.09 Big Boats 4/6841 The features of the 2004 Hunter 386 LE are appealing due to the forward vanity, separate refrigerat
Small outboard charge question thaaland at 9:18am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1689 I recently picked up a sailboat - 26' Grampian - w/ outboard, and I'm starting to plan how to go abo
Installing a radio Fly Away at 8:38am 05.11.09 Catalina 30 1/1336 Hey folks. I plan to install a radio/cd player in my Catalina 30 soon. I plan to install it so tha
12' Oday tazmo8448 at 8:24am 05.11.09 Day Sailers 2/1545 I have recently become an owner of a 12'ODAY and am new to all this an am wondering is there anyone
Un stepping a mast and make a frame for travel 78116 at 8:18am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3023 Has anyone unstepped a mast and traveled with in. I have to secure the mast to the boat. Any suggest
Oil Pan removal SunCat at 8:11am 05.11.09 Big Boats 7/1818 I have a Yanmar 1995 3GM30 diesel engine, when I removed all the screws retaining the oil pan it sta

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Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line dlochner at 11:09am 12.04.21 Stopper knots on the end of the sheets??? Never on a spinnaker! In a broach it is best to let th
Proper Course PaulK at 11:09am 12.04.21 I agree on the zone - forgot the change but with a 0.5 miles to go to the mark and the wind on your
Getting cables to reach bus bar Davidasailor26 at 10:47am 12.04.21 The "easy" way to extend those cables is to get a same-diameter battery cable the length you need.
Third Propulsion Option PaulK at 10:44am 12.04.21 It might be more useful to do what the engineless schooners in Maine do - use a dinghy as a "pusher"
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 10:14am 12.04.21 If you only need the bearing, I believe that the Johnson Duramax bearing part number is BAIT: 1" ID
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Justin_NSA at 10:08am 12.04.21 You may just need the gasket. Blue Water Yachts might have them. Some members here have made their o
Getting cables to reach bus bar chip veres at 10:07am 12.04.21 The "easy" way to extend those cables is to get a same-diameter battery cable the length you need.
What color for your Bimini? sesmith at 10:05am 12.04.21 I read or heard that if you go with sky blue the spiders won't nest, don't know that is true as we
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 9:59am 12.04.21 As far as covering the damge, you could get a 3/8" sheet of Azec (PVC lumber) and fashion a nice co
Third Propulsion Option chip veres at 9:54am 12.04.21 I endorse the middle bracket posted by Jssailem. I use it on my Mac 22 and have for many years. Chi
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 9:52am 12.04.21 What "compartments"? If it's like my M26S, you should have a hull valve below the water line that l
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 9:52am 12.04.21 In the area that has been exposed, what is the condition of the core wood? Wet and soft crumbling i
Getting cables to reach bus bar Davidasailor26 at 9:51am 12.04.21 I am assuming you plan to remove the Ground Interrupt Switch I'm going to repurpose it as an emerg
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Justin_NSA at 9:50am 12.04.21 What "compartments"? If it's like my M26S, you should have a hull valve below the water line that le
Third Propulsion Option Tom J at 9:36am 12.04.21 Interesting idea, Mark. I think a lot of us would say, "Hey, it's a sailboat, you can always sail i
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? twodzusfittings at 9:26am 12.04.21 I'm hiding my wealth from my kids!!!!!
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line markwbird at 9:25am 12.04.21 Stopper knots on the end of the sheets??? I was hoping no one would ask that. It was blowing 20 an
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. stickinthemud57 at 9:24am 12.04.21 While not an authority on the 19, I would suspect that those who might be would want more informatio
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? jssailem at 9:19am 12.04.21 Those clean up nicely. Not sure you needed to gold coat them for Christmas.
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) twodzusfittings at 9:17am 12.04.21 Not quite as nice as eherlihy's but still nice

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