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Polishing and replenishing Gregg9020 at 9:29am 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1389 We have a couple of older Venture 25's, one white hull, and the other is a light blue, the white on
1983 Catalina 25' Information Etch at 7:18am 04.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/5013 Hello all, I am new to the website and currently own a 18' Capri. I will be looking at a 1983 Catali
Question for anyone that has replaced all their bulkheads 48dodge at 8:55am 04.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1957 I'm trying to get an idea of how many sheets of plywood I need to replace all of my bulkheads and re
delorme lt-20 etrex legend and seaclear II txtowman at 8:35am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2374 I need instructions on interfacing either of these for a vista laptop that only has usb no serial po
picture Bill C320, Papillon at 8:16am 04.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2097 How do you attach a picture to a reply? It used to be very obvious on the old site. Probably is sti
Spooky Weather sailaway78 at 8:09am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1884 This weather is downright spooky. Was plenty warm here yesterday, going to be in the 30's tonight,
K6 KPH Special Event Bob Poff at 7:35am 04.06.09 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3684 I received this via our local club email list. Sure would be cool to work them from the boat. I won
Walker Bay 8 MoonSailer at 7:24am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1438 I have a walker bay 8 dinghy and want something a little larger. The Pelican Scorpio and some other
old radar not functioning - solution too simple? Banooma at 6:46am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3449 I bought my boat with a Raymarine radome and Autohelm radar display, plus wind, speed, and depth met
What to use to hold centerboard? 48dodge at 6:00am 04.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1289 What glue/caulk should I use to hold the two wedges in place that hold the centerboard up? Also sho
steering cable adjustment question Jim at 4:50am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3000 I noticed my steering cable was lose on mt C36 MK II. It is an Edson rig. How do I adjust the cabl
Furlex yanked Deadline at 4:36am 04.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1676 A burly rugby player inadvertently pulled my jib furling line out of the Furlex drum, and I can't fi
Leak in head under sink earlkeim at 3:44am 04.06.09 Smaller Boats 4/1390 I have found a leak in the cabinet under my sink in the head. I think the port light above the sink
Correct Prop Size bobtigar at 3:34am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6207 I konw there must be a formula for determining the correct prop size/pitch for an inboard engine on
Islander 29 owner's association gseto at 11:43pm 04.05.09 Islander 8/11589 Anyone know of one?
Galley Mods oreana123 at 10:40pm 04.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2316 I started my galley mods today. I removed a lot of the previous owner's woodwork that I felt is not
Full Size Brand New Charts Se Ak; Columbia River stephenronning at 10:27pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 I wound up with some charts. Brand new. 4 SE AK and two from Oregon Columbia and Willamette rivers.
Clr Run Through My Outboard/cool Longshaft Swap Today ;) (1) stephenronning at 10:17pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2051 Hello group. I did a cool project today. I bought a honda 75 '80 for my new kicker. she's been garag
My thru hull repair (5) Scott T-Bird at 9:04pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/6076 This thru hull is at the bow for the head discharge and it appears to be a 1-1/4" thru hull. The fi
Sailboat Owner Survey Phil Herring at 8:47pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6120 Hey, remember that survey many of you completed last spring? We asked you to rank your current an

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1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:04am 03.11.22 I have a '84 MK I Cat 30 tall rig/ bow sprit/ fin keel with the M25 and run a R/F 135 Genoa on a lak
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 10:01am 03.11.22 No, it is not a reprint. The article is current. The materials did take several years to fail. I h
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:00am 03.11.22 OK I see that in some online pics. the one I'm looking at does not have that t shape. the port and S
Here's something you don't see every day jeepbluetj at 9:59am 03.11.22 A slightly more indepth video of the incident. The sailboat that was crushed was occupied at the tim
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 9:46am 03.11.22 The problem seems to be related to moisture more than UV... so I would check on them. And use Sika
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post chichiflys at 9:45am 03.11.22 Thanks Roy. Ideally I can bond the joist to the hull sides and leave a space at the bottom so that
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig mikeracca at 9:36am 03.11.22 OK, dumb question...what would a T cockpit look like...is the top of the T a seat across theength o
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) Hayden Watson at 9:36am 03.11.22 Good luck with that with LFP.. The PM is built to the same standard as the old Ample alt...We built
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection mikeracca at 9:33am 03.11.22 @Tsatzsue your Mac looks just like mine! Great little boat.
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 9:32am 03.11.22 OK, dumb question...what would a T cockpit look like...is the top of the T a seat across theength of
Here's something you don't see every day Phil Herring at 9:21am 03.11.22 That's what I was thinking, too... I suppose the engine could be disabled but that's a tricky one gi
3m 4000 Bob J. at 9:20am 03.11.22 Glazing or bedding frames? What is the failure? The fixed frames. Started weeping a couple years a
Here's something you don't see every day Don S/V ILLusion at 9:19am 03.11.22
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 9:19am 03.11.22 Is a boat a motor vehicle?
Here's something you don't see every day Davidasailor26 at 9:18am 03.11.22
trucking a boat... Md80max at 9:09am 03.11.22 I saw this mover unload and step its mast single handed on a Catalina 30. Those who saw him works w
trucking a boat... Md80max at 9:09am 03.11.22 Have never heard of them so thank you very much!
Here's something you don't see every day tfox2069 at 9:08am 03.11.22 If you're wondering about the "keys left in the ignition" liability in your state (at least with reg
refrigeration for a s2 11a jeepbluetj at 9:08am 03.11.22 As mentioned, an compressor-based Engel or similar unit is by far the easiest. Pays your $$ and plug
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 9:06am 03.11.22 Well obviously I can't speak for all states, but that is the case in New York State. dj p.s. I wa

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