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Wing Keel Repair TomC23572 at 11:51am 04.16.09 Catalina 22 1/2042 My boat sat in some shallow water and rocked a bit. It wore the rubber like coating off of both side
Bilge Pump advice Wind Chill at 11:06am 04.16.09 Pearson 1/1536 I just bought a 1986 33 Pearson and need some bilge pump advice. The bilge is so shallow that the p
Bristol to the Vineyard David in Sandusky at 11:02am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 14/1938 We are excited to be planning a cruise on a chartered Freedom 38 from Bristol RI to Martha's Vineyar
How to clean inside of holding tank? mcaswell at 10:55am 04.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/25414 The inside of our holding tank has a coating of "stuff" built up, making it pretty much impossible t
Alcohol Stove for a Mac26X JWH2050 at 9:29am 04.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1535 I have a Mac26X I just bought that came with a one burner stove , new never been used . The question
neet to change my holding tank thru hull vents (1) duality at 9:28am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 16/4650 they are looking a little rough and since i am renewing my stripe i would prefer to change them now
High Wind 101 skink at 8:21am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4921 Greetings, I've been sailing inland fresh water lakes here in Missouri for a couple years now with
Prop Shaft TKHarrell at 7:41am 04.16.09 Ericson 1/1907 I'm getting some slow water leakage from the prop shaft. What do I tighten and what is this device c
Sailboat Salvage Yards Rob Hessenius at 7:14am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 11/16325 I was wondering if anybody knew of a place/site that is a "sailboat junkyard". I have searched the n
Fire Extinguisher info Tim R. at 6:39am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2112 After the recent fire and also a thread talking about expired fire extinguishers I decided to do a l
sewing Awl thisoldspouse at 6:38am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 23/9994 I have purchased a "jiffy Reefing kit" for my 77 V222's main. I have a heavy duty sewing machine whi
Selling used sails WAG234 at 6:36am 04.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2280 I bought new sails for my 1991 Catalina 28 tall mast and would like to get rid of my old sails. Anyb
outboard fnuttersny at 9:06pm 04.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1319 Hi members, new hunter owner wants to add aux. outboard on 1979 hunter27footer. vessal has renault
outboard on 79 27footer fnuttersny at 8:48pm 04.15.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1834 I want to put my six hp extralongshaft on outbrd bracket as spare...just bought boat with renault 8
Porthole replacement Maldonia at 7:56pm 04.15.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1721 ola Me be needing some how too advice, detailed actully...... replacing a porthole... ive pulled
Best Pocket Cruiser 23ft or under? henrynlouisville at 4:08pm 04.15.09 Ask All Sailors 72/62469 Hello Experts, I am going to purchase a pocket cruiser at 23ft or under. My budget is $10,000 afte
cng to lpg conversion Greg Hatcher at 4:03pm 04.15.09 Big Boats 8/4103 Looking for info and pictures if possible on conversions of Hilleranges from CNG to LPG. I know of t
pvc bimini clipped over lifelines Namaste at 3:51pm 04.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1242 I'm looking for a photo/mod article I saw some time back. A bimini was made using pvc pipe, slipped
Not Good News kloudie1 at 3:33pm 04.15.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1835 NOT GOOD !! Sent to me by my friend in Oriental.. Sad to see! http://towndock.net:80/news/boat-fire-
Sailing a Mac M oreana1234 at 3:01pm 04.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1214 Tomorrow, I am going sailing on an M model for the first time. I went out last week on the boat, but

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What is your oldest boat picture? (1) JerryA at 6:05pm 02.26.22 Me with my first sailboat, a Precision 13 in 2004. Pretty much like a Laser.
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 Charlie98117 at 5:04pm 02.26.22 In theory it works well to remove the bracket from the block and replace the mount on the bench but
bilge pump brand Terry Cox at 4:59pm 02.26.22 Our 1991 model boat came with Rule pumps, for the main bilge and two shower sumps. Both do their job
bilge pump brand Hello Below at 4:24pm 02.26.22 Rule is what I have on my boat but when replacement time rolls around I will definitely consider the
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop jssailem at 4:06pm 02.26.22 I needed a new stop for the traveler track on my boat. I took the track dimensions to the chandlery
Down windsails. jssailem at 4:03pm 02.26.22 Read somewhere a picture is worth a thousand words.... no idea how much a video is worth.
Down windsails. jviss at 4:01pm 02.26.22 That is cool, John, thanks. I really like Harken, love their customer support. All of my boat hard
Down windsails. jssailem at 3:30pm 02.26.22 Can you rig a cruising spinnaker on a top down furler and leave it up and furled as you're using th
Down windsails. BarryL at 3:29pm 02.26.22 Hello, You can have a cruising asymmetric spinnaker on a top down furler. It will need a torsion lin
Down windsails. jviss at 3:00pm 02.26.22 I have an asymmetrical, cruising spinnaker, but I've never used it. I really wish I could. I will
bilge pump brand sail sfbay at 2:17pm 02.26.22 Rule is the only one I have experience with, and I have 5 in 2 boats.
bilge pump brand (1) Tally Ho at 1:38pm 02.26.22
Sail question PaulK at 12:42pm 02.26.22 To slow/stop yawing at anchor we drag a bucket or two off the transom. Offsetting the rudder to one
Down windsails. jssailem at 12:41pm 02.26.22 Our size of boat, 35-40 ft the management of an asymmetrical using the sock is very doable. You cont
venture 17 cockpit drain tgrayson at 12:19pm 02.26.22 looks good
Down windsails. DArcy at 12:08pm 02.26.22 I've used both top down furler and sock. I actually prefer the sock but you do need to go on deck to
Down windsails. Diablito at 11:48am 02.26.22 JimP, Top down furling looks like the only viable option for single handing. Many thanks. Tim
Water level Stu Jackson at 11:36am 02.26.22 Halvern, Does your head have a shower head, if so just use the shower to fill the bowl and flush.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Dalliance at 11:33am 02.26.22 This is a 2GM, raw water cooled with no heat exchanger. I have the same engine with possibly one d
bilge pump brand Tom J at 11:29am 02.26.22 I agree that the older Rule pumps were great, but since the switches have been changed from the old

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