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cam cleat on main control line Miller26S at 1:04pm 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1224 The cam cleat that is attached to the block on main control line is cratered and needs replaced. I g
chain plate attachments gdarling at 12:02pm 05.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1198 Re: late '80s First 305 Problem: attaching shrouds to chain plates. Specifically, this boat has thr
Finally (1) Phil V25 at 11:50am 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1136 Last year was such a bad year for our sailing activities; what with two floods (one at home and one
Anchor / Mast Head light Larry14133 at 11:47am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/5 The Anchor light on my O'Day 302 seams to have failed. Anyone have an idea of what type of bulb wou
Spots on stainless steel Ken Honeycutt at 11:46am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1569 I've got what looks like water spots on some of my SS tubing. I tried Collinite metal polish and was
Puffer rigging instructions? Lindy Lou at 11:38am 05.29.09 AMF 1/10946 Hello! My husband is new to sailing and bought an AMF Alcort Puffer that did not come with rigging
Anchor / mast head light Larry14133 at 11:34am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1392 The anchor light seams to have failed on my 1987 O'day 302. Any one have and idea on what type of b
rigging genesta at 11:31am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1062 Never sailed and we purchased our first sailboat. How's that for adventurous! The boat is a 1977
Tall rig vs regular Ed3052 at 10:39am 05.29.09 Catalina 30 10/17004 What is the real difference between the tall rig and regular on the 30
Forestay tension paphman at 9:30am 05.29.09 Catalina 22 6/3788 I would like to know what some of you are using for forestay tension. We have an adjustable backsta
Differences between Kick-Up Rudders (1) Aldo at 9:11am 05.29.09 Catalina 22 0/1450 Please take a look at the attached photo of two kick-up rudders. My rudder is on the left, and is fr
Into Blue Water captjoemiki at 7:14am 05.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1476 Ahoy Everyone, I live on the east coast of central Florida Fort Pierce, Fl. now. I been sailing the
Checking fuel in an E 27 gramp2672 at 7:07am 05.29.09 Ericson 0/1637 How can I tell how much fuel is left in the tank on an Ericson 27 ?? The tank is angled. I dip a sti
Stay quick release ? (1) MrBee at 6:55am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4413 Good morning, I have a cutter rig irwin 10/4. The inner stay is not needed as part of the standing
questions from an old newbie packman at 6:44am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1895 Good Mornin' all and sundry, Help me out folks, I'm driving six hours to look at an '84 27PS, How im
Looking to buy a lancer 27PS (new sailor) packman at 6:38am 05.29.09 Lancer 0/2509 Good Mornin' all and sundry, Help me out folks, I'm driving six hours to look at an '84 27PS, How i
Tachometer not working BaySailerBill at 5:09am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3668 Hi All, I own a 1984 Catalina C27 with a Universal M18 Deisel motor. I'm having a problem with my
Reverse Cycle Hugh4753 at 4:13am 05.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1261 AC Installation Question I've got a '94, 35.5 Legend and am going to install a reverse cycle this s
Too Good to be True ? ? ? Ralph Johnstone at 11:14pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2000 Has anyone tried this antifouling substitute and if so, what kind of results did you get ? http://w
venture 15 ahill16 at 8:49pm 05.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1982 i am restoring a macgregor venture 15 and i was wondering if any body knew the lenghts of the jib sa

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can't pump out waste tank Windpilot at 10:56am 03.17.22 Macerater impeller is probably shot if the pumps more than a hand full of years old. Easy to fix for
Build a Better Boat Hook? jeepinround at 10:42am 03.17.22 Try a PAINTING POLE. They have a 3/4 acme thread.
Trying to track down info on lines AaronD at 10:33am 03.17.22 So I guess I'm going to be learning about splicing lines. This at least clears up all the questions
Sailing and restoring #9874 (2) AaronD at 10:32am 03.17.22 Halyards - Dyneema + Staset I thought I'd posted this long ago, but when I went looking, I found it
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ PaulK at 10:17am 03.17.22 We're planning to use our sails as much as possible instead of our engine.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION nramsey at 10:05am 03.17.22 Ah yes I see the wire. Trudesign are not the same as Marelon. They don't need any exercise or lubri
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ jviss at 10:05am 03.17.22 Not boat related, but check this: chicken prices have gone through the roof! I found that a whole,
Boat Bike "tech support" Tedd at 10:02am 03.17.22 The back ends of the pads should touch the rim first by a mm or two. Yes! I forgot to mention that.
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ Rich Stidger at 10:00am 03.17.22 Dollar store LA Awesome cleaners. Better than marine high priced formulas.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Tin Kicker at 9:59am 03.17.22 That looks like a crack beside your blade in the 2nd pic. If it is you need to replace it. ... Wh
Boat Bike "tech support" dlochner at 9:58am 03.17.22 You didn't mention the brake cables but they are, of course, even more important to maintain than t
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ Tedd at 9:57am 03.17.22 McMaster-Carr has a good selection of 304 and 316 stainless fasteners. I haven't compared their pric
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 03.17.22 I intend to take a scientific process of elimination to this problem A most unusual process when
How to cleaning halyard on the boat LloydB at 9:54am 03.17.22 If you think in terms of a tapered splice instead of a butt splice and use a smaller leader such as
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION nramsey at 9:49am 03.17.22 That looks like a crack beside your blade in the 2nd pic. If it is you need to replace it. The th
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Hayden Watson at 9:47am 03.17.22 Just to be clear, I did not have a problem with making an end-to-end connection between my halyard a
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 03.17.22 Fuel inspection port, guaranteed not to leak. Even if the tank is overfilled. m the Pela vacuum oi
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 shemandr at 9:40am 03.17.22 Why not use one of those fuel extractors? They have a tube you run to the bottom of the tank thru t
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Hayden Watson at 9:39am 03.17.22 Google "reeving splice." The most reliable method. Thanks for the suggestion thinwater. Will tha
Trying to track down info on lines brockangelo at 9:36am 03.17.22 Oh no - the previous owner got the kit that allows the halyards to run aft, but it looks like he cut

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