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Fresh to salt water move robertguck at 4:18am 04.21.09 Catalina 22 0/1071 I am trailering my 1967 Catalina 22 from Minnesota to Florida and have antifouling bottom paint now.
h40.5 rudder play - How much is too much? Rich Stidger at 8:03pm 04.20.09 Big Boats 3/1859 I first noticed play in the rudder when the boat was about five years old. At that time I talked to
Tranny reversing gear problem RFerraro1 at 6:05pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2442 On a 1984 Beneteau First 32 with Renault engine. Forward gear runs fine but in reverse the propsha
Welcome jsalley at 5:44pm 04.20.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1644 Welcome to the new home for the Catalina 309 Owners Forum. Feel free to ask or answer any questions
maststep/wiring detail 1979 H27 fnuttersny at 5:23pm 04.20.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1612 Following mast step thread promted nosing around my compression post area and found water drops comi
Keel Hauled BARRY3684 at 4:00pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2280 What is the best way of repairing rust pockets that have developed on the keel of my boat? It's a Ca
non-slip/skid on deck Novelman at 3:50pm 04.20.09 Lancer 2/1650 I put my 25' Lancer in the water yesterday and found that the "non-slip" surface on the fore deck is
What is this thing? (1) enovillo at 3:49pm 04.20.09 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1975 Hi all, I recently became the proud owner of a 1982 Hunter 33. While going through the boat, my wif
electrical issues hfmckevitt at 2:27pm 04.20.09 S2 2/1371 I am having problems with gages on the deck at the wheel, the wind and depth gage have stopped worki
Mothers Powerball - Anyone have experience? (1) Rich Stidger at 2:20pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2065 I picked up a red Mothers Powerball and it appears to be the same as the "Marine" version. In fact
Thru hull replacement ranchu56 at 1:41pm 04.20.09 Big Boats 1/1146 Replacing gate valve(last one) with ball valve and removed the lav sink drain thru-hull on my 1984 H
Looking for "upper cover" for Yanmar 1 cyl (1) Kevin3447 at 1:22pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2058 Hi, I'm looking for an "upper cover" for a Yanmar 1 cyl - YSM8 - although I think the YSM12 might be
Shaft packing on a 375 therapy at 1:17pm 04.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/973 Question - Any 375 owners out there who have the nylon packing gland ?? What size of replacement pac
Beneteau First 36.7 Doors (1) Bigwater Bob at 12:14pm 04.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1246 Just wanted to send a kudo to the guys at sailboatowner.com (Cruising Concepts) for the new companio
O'Day 26 Shoaldrafter at 12:04pm 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2314 Folks, The O'Day 26 is reviewed in the May/June 2009 Good Old Boats. Ed K 26
Vibration On a 1999 Hunter 380 - 3JH2E Bro Paul at 11:14am 04.20.09 Big Boats 11/2034 Well I picked up a crab trap line, that wasn't attached to a crab trap. Just floating a few inches
Looking for the Wiring Diagram for a 1982/3 H 30 Nelsonhow at 11:13am 04.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/3766 Well, I did it. I just took possession of an older H-30. It needs work but the boat is sound and w
How fast can a 26M go under sail? moctoc at 10:48am 04.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/9070 I know that answers to this question will say it depends, but in general how fast can a 26M go under
Keith's Toerails Shoaldrafter at 10:36am 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1765 Keith asked, "does anyone know if the toerails can leak into the cabin?" I think that on the 26
Jibe Talkin Proper jijbing techniques for a 30 footer Royal Flush at 10:30am 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2790 What proceedures should I be using rather than tacking every time? -M

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H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. CaptainRan at 8:37am 11.28.21 There were retainers? Holy cow that explains a lot! My boat came from AZ, so they probably dried up
Irwin Viktor Partyshev at 8:36am 11.28.21 Depends on the model. The Citations (which were designed to be more performance oriented) had bolt
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S AndyVS at 8:33am 11.28.21 We like to stop and swim or explore too so the small stern rails work good for me. I also attach the
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S stickinthemud57 at 8:09am 11.28.21 I changed the lifelines on my 26s a few years ago. Added the small stern rails, ran the lifelines a
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 dmax at 7:40am 11.28.21 Very nice.
Water in Engine Pan? Alansails at 7:35am 11.28.21 I think either would be fun-as my wife says "Whatever Floats Your Boat" :banghead: https://forums.
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger Bob J. at 7:14am 11.28.21 Why not just get rid of your FLA house bank? It would make life alot simpler...
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 SailingLoto at 7:02am 11.28.21 Looks great, @SailingLoto ! :beer: Thank you! Next year's goal is more sailing and less project'
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S (2) AndyVS at 6:47am 11.28.21 I changed the lifelines on my 26s a few years ago. Added the small stern rails, ran the lifelines al
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 kappykaplan at 6:41am 11.28.21 Looks great, @SailingLoto ! :beer:
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 (10) SailingLoto at 6:37am 11.28.21 Page 2....
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Rocky Coast at 6:32am 11.28.21 Thanks Hayden, that is what I was thinking and yes, of course the bob stay. I will still measure car
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger luisglezi at 6:28am 11.28.21 With all due respect to the very knowledgeable forum members, you would do well to consult with a p
Traveler Change ... Hayden Watson at 6:24am 11.28.21 Are you asking about moving it to the front of the hatch cover? That would be very far forward and
Tank system monitor Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:21am 11.28.21 Interesting. When I last talked with him several months ago, he wanted to but doesn't have the mark
Traveler Change ... Don Guillette at 6:20am 11.28.21 One of the first mods I made was replacing the curved track traveler - the person that designed the
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. CrispyCringle at 6:05am 11.28.21 Yes, the new retainers work well.
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. rgranger at 5:23am 11.28.21 :plus:
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom chichiflys at 5:12am 11.28.21 Thank Jim - sounds good. Rigid vang seems like a nice upgrade...of course there are lots of things
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom Jim Legere at 4:00am 11.28.21 I used a bail like the Ronstan one pictured for a four-part vang on my H37C. Worked fine. I have a

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