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Winch Pads deepfreezesailor at 10:19pm 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1723 Where or how can I find the location of the winch pads on a 1977 Venture 25?
Sailing south. . .slowly! Ed Schenck at 6:14pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2450 Ladylove is underway!! Neuse to Morehead City on Thursday. Out the Beafort Inlet into the Atlantic
advice/suggestions requested for attaching boom 40' hunter luvitt at 5:54pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1392 any suggestions? just had the mast stepped and Im attempting to do all rigging myself (new shrouds/
what oil in 4jhe? are aftermarket parts bad? luvitt at 5:50pm 02.20.09 Big Boats 14/10324 I just filled my newly revived 4jhe with 15w-40 Shell Rotella upon recommendation from the local Nap
Mast and Boom....Refinishing? sloopy at 4:33pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 16/7994 I have my Cape Dory 25 sloop at home at the moment for some upgardes and maintenance. Since the boom
Conditions of Sale, Boilerplate dancing bear at 1:05pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2106 I am selling the MacGregor 25 and am preparing a receipt. What conditions of sale should I note on
Replacing the keel cable jkincannon at 12:35pm 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2279 OK, I read the posts and have decided to go ahead and buy a new 1500# winch with brake. I like the i
Hunter 240 potty height Jehr at 11:53am 02.20.09 Smaller Boats 3/1627 Hi, does anyone know the exact height where the potty goes in the H240? I expect it is around 13 or
Email this post Stu Jackson at 10:40am 02.20.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2010 Phil, in the "olden daze" when the post was emailed the entire text of the thread would be sent. No
Catalina 30 smile repair (1) tomdow at 10:40am 02.20.09 Catalina 30 5/10252 My Catalina 30 has the infamous catalina smile. I would like to do a quick repair on it. Possibly wi
YANMAR 3GM30F Head Gasket Rick2413 at 9:36am 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 6/7712 Putting my 3GM30F back together and my Yanmar Service manual(older version) states to coat both side
Removing old registration numbers and names Git-R-Done at 9:03am 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 30/3477 Any ideas on how to get the old registration number and the old name off my new (old) boat? I tried
Jib Tack Attachment gholker at 8:45am 02.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1221 I have a CDI Drum furling on my 27. The tack of the jib attaches to the top of the drum via a cord
water in head cindym15934 at 8:43am 02.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1947 We always have about 3-4 inches of water in our head even after flushing bowl empty. it seems like
Outboard motor mount phdoc007 at 7:30am 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4451 I have a Mac 25 with an outboard motor mount that makes it nearly impossible to raise the motor when
Asymmetric spinnaker for Hunter 31 (2007) fupls at 5:14am 02.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/6540 I'm going to order an asymmetric spinnaker for my H31, but I don't know where I should secure the ta
Question regarding drilling SS guard BobM at 3:24am 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2007 Any advice on how to drill both Navpod mounting holes and a hole for chasing wires down a 1" guard?
Ssb Instalation With No Backstay AndrewB at 3:20am 02.20.09 SSB and Ham Operators 6/8666 I have a Hunter 410 (with no backstay) and would like to hear any suggestions for the Antenna. I
Corrosion/ Zinc problem- thru hull and keel bolt... reserche at 12:56am 02.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2615 Hello Hunter Owners! Okay..here's the issue of the day - before imminent disaster, i.e., losing a k
A couple new online resources... Greg2230 at 10:24pm 02.19.09 Com-Pac 0/2807 FYI...Since the good old CPYOA site went down there are still quite a few of us Com-Pac owners searc

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Catalina 22 Keel Configurations Gene Neill at 2:37pm 06.18.21 I have only sailed in Pensacola bay in Florida so my knowledge is limited at best for gulf waters.
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days thinwater at 2:30pm 06.18.21 Back when I was cruising my cat, I would generarlly put the cover on... because often I was not SURE
Universal M4-30 sail sfbay at 2:20pm 06.18.21 Welcome to the forum!! What is a "running take out"?
Tips for finding marinas that accommodate trailer sailors sail sfbay at 2:18pm 06.18.21 Do an internet search on "California boat launches" and you will find plenty of them. Where do you
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch DayDreamer41 at 2:14pm 06.18.21 I was not suggesting removing the arch, just the backing plate (if there is one) on the underside of
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 2:13pm 06.18.21 Good luck jasonc33. Get some good drill bits and get comfy because I believe you will find the bas
When 11 knots is really 25 knots (1) pclarksurf at 2:11pm 06.18.21 Was goofing around with the 75 last summer-- didn't know if I could hove to with such a small headsa
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 2:11pm 06.18.21 If I were a betting man, the arches horizontal mounting deck plate has a hole in it, the fiberglass
Lookout for Abandoned Piers JoeWhite at 2:04pm 06.18.21 San Francisco sailors know their backyard and have been warned not to cross Berkeley Pier, but some
Boat Explosion in Greenport TomY at 1:59pm 06.18.21 This being a sailing forum I feel it is considered acceptable to bash any stink pot regardless of f
Boat Explosion in Greenport Leeward Rail at 1:53pm 06.18.21 Kids ignore this post or just hold my beer stand back and watch. I grew up with a kid, whose dad r
Keel wench.. Leeward Rail at 1:44pm 06.18.21 Does it use the larger drum size that the oem ones switched to ? Evidently Catalina factory switched
Keel wench.. DayDreamer41 at 1:40pm 06.18.21 Thats a great Wench warranty........
Towing a Cat 22 John Marrone at 1:36pm 06.18.21 Another option, for sure.
West Marine Sold (again) dlochner at 1:31pm 06.18.21 If there is a bright spot in this, it opens the door for smaller well run and often family owned bus
Towing a Cat 22 Leeward Rail at 1:30pm 06.18.21 i drove 3000 miles roundtrip to get our C22 for that same reason.. Halfway back, in a tiny town, the
Boat Explosion in Greenport Rick Webb at 1:21pm 06.18.21 It's pretty cool what you can do with an aluminum backing pan, couple cups of gas, steel wool, 50'e
West Marine Sold (again) Leeward Rail at 1:19pm 06.18.21 We can expect more dazzling sales on anything we don't need and higher prices on the things we do
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! shemandr at 1:11pm 06.18.21 ... My wife asked me how we would get a whopping great 52-footer back to Florida, and I said we wou
Towing a Cat 22 sail sfbay at 1:11pm 06.18.21 Let us know what you decided to do.

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