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Adding Reefing Hardware RJMartin at 8:20pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2414 I need to add reefing hardware to my V224. I have a reasonably good description of a "jiffy-reefing
Catalina 30 Electrical Short C30 3058 at 7:04pm 05.03.09 Catalina 30 8/3598 I have a short in my electrical system that is causing severe battery drain whenever the battery swi
o'day 40 strut free play markl at 6:37pm 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1213 Hello O'Day 40 strut free play.Any suggestions how to fix it? Thank you, Mark.
Boat name letter boards jybiom at 5:58pm 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1211 Hi. I am looking for a company that makes letter boards that can take a boat name that is about 6 "
Rhodes 19 reefing question Tashi at 5:55pm 05.03.09 Day Sailers 2/4563 Hi, This is a question for any rhodes 19 owners. I have recently acquired a 1978 Mariner and am
My anchor light is on crack! Bad Obsession at 5:44pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 24/5301 Last week my anchor light didn't work when I was anchored. It worked the week before that when I wa
Where to find MACG factory original cheek block for halyard? MacWind19 at 3:54pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1858 I am looking to replace three cheek blocks on my '89 macgregor 26. It would be nice to replace them
37C rig tuning Don LePage at 3:51pm 05.03.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1878 Hi All: Question about rig tuning. A friend lent me a rig tuning gizmo and I though I would set up
Holding Tank Maintenance gkornrneich@comcast.net at 3:41pm 05.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1834 Hi Peggy, I've read that leaving the boat for a while with Calgon Water Softener (and maybe a bit
Curtain Slide Track RussB at 2:56pm 05.03.09 S2 1/1638 I was wondering if anyone knew where to get replacement window curtain slide track. My 1979 9.2A ha
Outboard shaft length costange at 2:24pm 05.03.09 Day Sailers 3/1446 I'm about to replace my old Nissan 5 hp with a Tohatsu 6 hp for my Mariner 19. I have a choice betwe
Baby safe Dr. Dave at 2:12pm 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1644 I have a 8 month that I wish to have sleep up in V birth. Would like to know how to gate or net her
ID this boat! (1) LooseDiamond at 2:06pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1887 Not a critical issue, but this boat was new to the harbor this weekend, and I admired her. So, look
control odor from holding tanks rmallen at 1:03pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 2/2004 does anyone have a holding tank treatment that works really well. any thoughts about using fresh
Burners won't light rochellemallen at 12:56pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1938 I have a LPG stove set up with a solenoid valve. My stove burners have stopped lighting. It starte
Kenyon Marine Stove Operating Instructions (1) Steve22116 at 12:46pm 05.03.09 Lancer 0/2025 Good afternoon all. I was pleased to find the original operating instructions for the alcohol stove.
Glenn henderson Designs DanoDano at 12:44pm 05.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1797 I am in the market for a larger boat. I currently have a 356 and really would prefer another Glenn
Fiberglass chipping abluemle at 12:34pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 0/1510 On the haulout each season ;I notice chipping of the fiberglsss edges on the stern. I have repair th
questions about my m18 JimGeddes at 12:20pm 05.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1912 So i just bought this 84 C27, and one of the things that needs work is the heat exchanger... I guess
Lazy Jacks for Oday 25 1978 jhussey at 11:33am 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1716 :) Has any one installed Lazy Jacks on an Oday 25, considering several brands, do not want to change

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USCG Registry versus State Tom J at 10:36am 02.23.22
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 10:21am 02.23.22 @BigEasy I don't know how you did it, bu you really screwed up the "quote" feature in that reply. :
USCG Registry versus State DayDreamer41 at 10:19am 02.23.22 Interesting, ya learn something new everyday, our Sapphire is USCG documented and I still display th
Another Ship is burning. Richard19068 at 10:09am 02.23.22 Hopefully they can tow it out of the environment. ;)
USCG Registry versus State BigEasy at 10:07am 02.23.22 Why would you need registration to enforce sales tax? Simple, no decal on your boat is reas
BATTERY BANK SETUP LloydB at 10:00am 02.23.22 I feel like I'm in a herd of cats and someone just shined a laser pointer at us.
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? jssailem at 9:58am 02.23.22 Why would you want stretch in a sail control line using composite sails? These types of sails are
Another Ship is burning. jviss at 9:54am 02.23.22 Felicity Ace on marinetraffic.com
Another Ship is burning. jviss at 9:52am 02.23.22 I sure hope my Bentley wasn't on there! Smells like a Li-Ion battery pack fire.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION eherlihy at 9:47am 02.23.22 Following Peggie's train of thought; Marine through hulls should be bronze, not brass. While bronze
Newport 30-3 grab rails bil1215 at 9:39am 02.23.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 02.23.22 I was wondering the same thing. Toss a hand grenade into the group, stand back & watch the show :)
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? miraculix at 9:24am 02.23.22 Hi all, After some time thinking about the project I have to realize and admit that there is not t
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 02.23.22 Thanks for the info @dmax ! That's really helpful. The price for raw material is much better than ex
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? sail sfbay at 9:04am 02.23.22 In your case flying a composite sail, low stretch makes sense. My jib and mainsail are cruising tri-
Another Ship is burning. DayDreamer41 at 9:00am 02.23.22 Sure hope my new GT3 isn't on the ship, I'll be really sad....
BATTERY BANK SETUP Bob J. at 8:58am 02.23.22 Well, here we are again. A relatively new member asks a question that generates more questions and
Newport 30-3 grab rails jssailem at 8:56am 02.23.22 One of our sailors @TomY who is handy with wood working built his own, in order to improve on the t
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? LakeShark at 8:51am 02.23.22 I purchased a Viper for a spinnaker halyard. Not enough stretch and not smooth enough for a control
venture 17 cockpit drain tgrayson at 8:39am 02.23.22 inside of boat is fine,bottom of boat is fine,sorry it took so long to reply, been very busy

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