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Spinnaker Halyard colmitch71 at 5:42pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 12/4568 Folks: On my 1985 Hunter 31, the halyards are led from the cockpit to the foot of the mast where the
Winch tower build - opinions welcomed (3) RECESS at 4:38pm 04.23.09 Trailer Sailors 35/8147 I have not started drilling yet, I have just loosely bolted it together to get my placement. What do
socal morring fraidknot at 4:22pm 04.23.09 Destinations 11/3951 I am new to the sailing program. I am bringing a 38 foot cat to san diego. Where can i moor it for
Recipe Database-HELP Andy1237 at 3:58pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1275 :cry:I cannot find the Recipe Section that was on the old website. Need that quick and easy Key Lim
dutton winch for my boat blue noser at 3:39pm 04.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1609 anyone know where to find one in canada, the shipping from the company to up here cost more than the
Mixing metals? Bob S at 2:31pm 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1230 Should i have any concerns using a piece of aluminum angle to mount a Perko (bronze) sea strainer?
Stanchions CDC at 10:49am 04.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1600 We are moving onto a lake which is separated into two halves by a pair of low bridges (~5' clearance
Boom Vang recomendation Royal Flush at 9:20am 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1782 I have a 30 footer and broke my vang last weekend while not de-powering it under a brisk broad reach
Anchor Roller Pin Dan at 7:49am 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 11/5779 Both my anchor and anchor roller have holes that line up at the forward end. I want to find a large
Windlass Hubert at 6:55am 04.23.09 Big Boats 1/1525 I have a 1987 36" and would like to install a windlass - too much strength and energy to pull up by
Replace port light earlkeim at 5:55am 04.23.09 Smaller Boats 2/1078 I am replacing the port light in the head. I have ordered a gray port light that fits the opening an
depth sounder wcaime at 5:39am 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1591 I have mounted a new Raymarine ST 40 transducer in hull on sailboat, using silicone. Worked great fo
Guest safety and instruction briefing breweraz at 12:14am 04.23.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2252 We have recently purchased a MAC 26s. We came up through years of Hobie and Prindale on big water.
tiller problems stevestephens at 11:29pm 04.22.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2911 I have a 74 ranger 33 with a lot of play in the tiller. I know for certain in needs a bushing or som
Non skid area paulj at 10:26pm 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1342 I've used 3M non skid cleaner for a couple years on my Catalinas decks non skid area and it's time t
Mac 26x Steering Cable in aft bed streetpilot at 7:04pm 04.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1694 When I bought my used 26X I noticed that the steering and gear cables came through a hole in the cei
Dinghy Goo Alan K at 6:11pm 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1447 Has anyone found an easy way to clean up and prevent the "goo" :puke: which some of the vinyl part
C309 #91 Hello from Florida zeesmurf at 6:10pm 04.22.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2053 New member from the Yahoo group, just wanted to say hello and how nice it is to have multiple sites
1981 H27 w/1GM - What size cutless bearing? SailormanDan at 6:02pm 04.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1617 Hi, Does any one know the size of the cutless bearing in a 1981 H27? Not sure if I need to panic ah
1981 H27 Shoal Draft - How Much Bottom Paint? SailormanDan at 5:57pm 04.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1615 Does any one know how many gallons of bottom paint I should get for my 3'3" draft H27? Gotta paint i

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Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard SailSarkisian at 5:00am 03.20.22 Thank you very much - you and everyone WITH Excellent suggestions for remedy. Copy your check on
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard SailSarkisian at 4:58am 03.20.22 Also, Check the AC power inlet receptacles on the transom and the plugs on the AC power cables.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? Joe at 4:43am 03.20.22 It's quite a bit different in the particulars, but their attitude and willingness to tackle the hard
H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef Joe at 4:26am 03.20.22 According to your diagram, the reefing line has no purchase. It's just single line with a block at e
Christmas in March Will Gilmore at 3:44am 03.20.22 Crowleys Yacht Yard today for their annual spring open house. They usually have a sale on VC17m bot
Leaks from hull/deck joint Hunter 33.5 dbreedlove at 2:41am 03.20.22
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 Paul Cossman at 11:29pm 03.19.22 Like Terry, I have never replaced mine. I've got Passage 42 hull 65, a 1991 model, with 7,000 hours
Yet another LiFePo4 query Hayden Watson at 10:45pm 03.19.22 My plan for LFP is to continue to have the alternator output go to my battery combiner with it conne
Wind angle Hayden Watson at 10:32pm 03.19.22 ... I sprayed it with WD40, no dice! ... FYI, WD40 is not a lubricant, it is a solvent so while
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S2 11A - Locked throttle and gear shift Halvern at 9:21pm 03.19.22 Just the ring is $440
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Yanmar Engine Oil Change MikeHoncho at 8:41pm 03.19.22
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My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Calif. Ted at 7:48pm 03.19.22 Battery rebuilders, new one to me but several turned up in a search, I'll look into that further. Th
broken filler cap for yanmar 3ym20 transmission BigEasy at 7:38pm 03.19.22 Try cutting a slot across the broken surface, deep enough to engage a flat blade screwdriver to allo

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