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stuffing box secondwind410 at 6:59pm 03.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1974 I just repacked my stuffing box today for the first time. My only concern is if I put in the righ
What size sheets for a 1978 30' jaj63207 at 6:48pm 03.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1195 I am aquiring a 1978 30' this week. An excellent Perkins 3.152( about 35 hp) as far as I can determi
need help jdc at 6:01pm 03.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/960 I would like to know what prop is the right size for a oday 37 wiht 32 hp diesel? any help would be
OMG! What was I THINKING! Yabuhebi at 5:40pm 03.09.09 Catalina 30 4/1650 I'm sitting here, and I feel the weight of my 30' Catalina sitting on my chest... I bought a '77 3
Adler Barbour Duty Cycle hheyne at 5:34pm 03.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1374 Does anyone know the duty cycle for an old Adler Barbour. Mine is 50% with 5 on and 5 off.
Improving fridge and port hole seals La Bestia at 5:13pm 03.09.09 Bavaria 3/2435 Hello: I just bought a 2003 Bavaria 44. Does any body have had experience improving the insulati
Mast Raising morgan_out_island at 4:38pm 03.09.09 Morgan 11/10625 Hello All, Here in Rhode Island i pay around $400.00 to have my mast stepped...(800.00 up ' down).
Cap side a Catalina 14.2 basilos at 4:34pm 03.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/945 What often or what ease (unintenciolally) is to cap side a Cat 14.2
Irwin 21 mini ton? pmschmitt at 2:29pm 03.09.09 Irwin 0/5148 I have an opportunity to purchase an irwin 21 for cheap, but the boat needs some substantial work. A
Head Leak jodygoldman at 2:29pm 03.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1271 I have a Catalina 30, and over the weekend I was cleaning the bilge. The water in the bilge was tin
A Call To Action Chuckbear at 2:08pm 03.09.09 Destinations 1/2769 Please read the current post and contact the Florida Legislators http://www.cruisersnet.net/wester
success Bad Obsession at 2:01pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1089 I just finished installing a sump box in my bilge to drain my shower. Checked it and it is working
Blatent Product Endorsement Tim R. at 1:50pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1666 The yellow floating line that your see for sale to the right is excellent for tenders. It feels and
Parts for Barlow 16 appleman at 1:36pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1506 Just wondering if there might be some parts for Barlow winches still around, and if so where to find
Head replacement Bob Stammerjohn at 1:27pm 03.09.09 Big Boats 2/1605 My Catalina 38 #307 contains original equipment. A Groco HE. The piston pump assembly leaks and mus
GPS maps Nicky17000 at 1:17pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1518 Hi, A friend of mine is interested to install a map of the Mediterranean Sea to his Garmin GPS. Is a
Wind Gage Woes w jim haynie at 1:00pm 03.09.09 Big Boats 0/918 On my 1988 Hunter Legend 37, Serene Zelda, I have had big time problems with keeping a wind gage wor
H 31 loose rudder-new bushings or?? ComoxOrion at 12:16pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1828 I have 1/8 inch play in my rudder which I want to fix. Is this a change the bushings job or? Thanks
lifting technique Justin_NSA at 11:16am 03.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1732 I think I read this here once. Is there a way to get the boat up on stands using the trailer as a ja
ERICSON 21 "Mini ton" ??? pmschmitt at 10:37am 03.09.09 Ericson 1/2097 I have an opportunity to purchase an ericson 21 for cheap, but the boat needs some substantial work.

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Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 10:43am 11.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! The MacGregor 26M should have a fu
WAAS or wasn't Tom J at 10:33am 11.14.21 A few years ago, GPS was updated, or modified, or something, and I had the same issue with my Garmin
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Alan Gomes at 10:30am 11.14.21 I think 5.7 kts for a 20 foot boat in 1 to 3 foot waves would be very unlikely! What engine is in
interested in buying a 310 Tom J at 10:28am 11.14.21 Good choice, Paul. The C310 is always in demand, and usually sells quickly. I hope your search is
Beneteau 331- Replace head sail sfbay at 10:13am 11.14.21 Got it!! Your Beneteau 331 has a 32 gallon (184 pint) holding tank. Vacuum flush reportedly uses 0
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 10:00am 11.14.21 Issue would be how much water it uses and holding tank capacity of 331.
Beneteau 331- Replace head sail sfbay at 9:54am 11.14.21 A vacuum head is complicated with additional vacuum vessel that takes up additional space and signif
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:48am 11.14.21 No. The second hole is not for the forestay. The forestay is inside the furling unit. This short
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 9:45am 11.14.21 You asked if you should run the engine or just crank it... Didn't mean to be curt. You did answer
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 9:42am 11.14.21 Please disregard this post if you know nothing. Yeah, and therein lies the rub...
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:42am 11.14.21 I am not a MacGregor expert, but unusually, the head stay is inside of the furling foil. So you h
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy (4) Claude L.-Auger at 9:34am 11.14.21 Unfortunately the photos are far too small, at least on my computer, to see how you have rigged the
Winter Jackstands and Blocking Tom J at 9:26am 11.14.21 I don't think we should generalize too much on this topic. Every type and model of sailboat has it'
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) JohnShannon at 9:23am 11.14.21 Top speed is just shy of the speed of light. What has been observed is that the power required to g
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina rdmerhar at 9:18am 11.14.21 There are jerks out there thats for sure, doesn't bother me. I was hoping that I could get some lead
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina twalker H260 at 9:17am 11.14.21 Perhaps sold/scrapped in settlement of unpaid marina fees? Registration sticker in photo indicates 2
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:15am 11.14.21 is there wind?
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina LloydB at 9:14am 11.14.21 If my sailboat was stolen I'm sure I'd be a bit paranoid about putting my phone number out on the In
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:13am 11.14.21 you heading into the waves? you heading with the waves? ..........
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Sailor Sue at 9:11am 11.14.21 Maximum displacement hull speed = 1.34 x sqrt (LWL). So for LWL of 18.17 ft SailboatData.com - FLIC

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