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Help - Mast Hinge mpmurray527 at 12:15pm 03.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2850 I'd like to ease the mast-raising process by installing a hinge. I have a Venture 17. Can anyone su
Bilge Pump Mac 25 c44lindnee at 11:24am 03.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1634 The bilge on the boat has quit as i found out while doing spring clear up and maint (whew hoo on spr
maintenance michaelstar at 11:16am 03.28.09 Smaller Boats 2/971 Am a new owner of a 23ft hunter and have the boat in my front yard with some work yet to do before s
Life Lines thaeni at 11:15am 03.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1367 I just inspected my life lines and found the stainless wire in excellent condition but the white pl
Should bilge pump line have a backflow valve? butchrobbins at 10:43am 03.28.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2282 My bilge pump is a good ways away from the lines exit point on the boat-about 15 ft. When the pump o
Preventer Witzend at 10:21am 03.28.09 Catalina 310 7/2507 Any ideas on how to cobble up a preventer? The 310 doesn't have an aluminum rail with holes like my
New Boat Wax pmunger at 7:46am 03.28.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1321 I bought my boat new last year and am ready to wax the hull in the spring. What would people recomm
Rudder Problem on Oday 35 rajhnsn at 7:09am 03.28.09 Bigger Boats 4/1858 I am currently doing a complete bottom job on my Oday 35. It has been peeled, sanding is underway e
Raymarine Autopilot Clutch Larry Jackel at 6:32am 03.28.09 Big Boats 0/1208 The clutch on my Raymarine 7000 series autopilot sometimes fails to engage when my 2005 H44 is heele
Going Up The Mast jeffmacdonald at 6:12am 03.28.09 Catalina 30 2/1445 O.k., I have a Horizon WS45 (that is inoperable) circa 1995 but I'm really not sure. I have called
Spinlocks for 23.5 Jib Sheets Dave L at 5:34am 03.28.09 Smaller Boats 17/3091 Has anyone installed the newer Spinlock PXR0810 on a 23.5? (My boat was built in late '94 and sold a
Refrigerator/freezer shilosamm at 7:33pm 03.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1074 Anyone know about the ref./freezer set up on the M-38 Moorings (1990). I was told that it runs off t
Help mounting solar panel on davits (1) NotCook at 6:53pm 03.27.09 Ask All Sailors 17/7685 I have a new 123W solar panel and I am going to mount it on my stern davits. There is room between t
McGregor 79 Ventura Rudder Assembly Bruce.Arnold at 6:31pm 03.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1930 Hi New to the group and am looking for a rudder assembly for a 1979 23 Ventura. Have tiller and wha
Converting An Alternator To External Regulation (13) Maine Sail at 6:05pm 03.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 27/40574 Many boats, specifically sailboats, come equipped or have have used the 5" case Motorola/Prestolite/
That ol' compression post ajsail1 at 5:55pm 03.27.09 Big Boats 7/1874 well Im stuck on my project. I had leaking comming from the adjustable light sockets starboard and
Sailing tomorrow sfgary at 3:01pm 03.27.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1402 The weather here in the bay area is just about perfect so it's time to check out some of the project
Anyone know what the " Spare" switch is for? j_schoenfeld at 12:32pm 03.27.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2182 I have an Oday 28, and have been putting her in shape over the last year. Redid most of the wiring w
Hunter exterior teak. Ed Schenck at 11:04am 03.27.09 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5055 Do all the Cherubini Hunters have some exterior teak to maintain? I realize it is not a lot compare
411 Dry Weight Buceph at 10:16am 03.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1066 Does anyone know the dry weight of a Beneteau 411, as distinct from the displacement. I need it for

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venture 17 cockpit drain rgranger at 11:51am 02.23.22 yes... build it up... or if you have a very strong and steady hand, you could try taking a grinder a
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 BigEasy at 11:44am 02.23.22 After searching for several days, I was unable to find any suggestions for installing a rudder refe
USCG Registry versus State FastOlson at 11:39am 02.23.22 Interesting comparison chart, and thank you. Gotta say, while my state, Oregon, looks pretty good, t
Another Ship is burning. rgranger at 11:35am 02.23.22 Fire on a ship has always been (and continues to be) a real threat. It is ironic given the fact tha
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 11:31am 02.23.22 1: I used a 60 tooth carbide blade on the table saw, pretty clean cuts with that. Had to clean up so
Another Ship is burning. jviss at 11:05am 02.23.22
Another Ship is burning. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:57am 02.23.22
Another Ship is burning. Leeward Rail at 10:43am 02.23.22 Don't expect good deals on VW cars in the near future. 1,100 lost cars will put a big dent in the E
Another Ship is burning. Leeward Rail at 10:41am 02.23.22 Hopefully they can tow it out of the environment. ;) Into another environment ? Or beyond the env
USCG Registry versus State Tom J at 10:37am 02.23.22 Taxachusetts: Massachusetts has the 21st highest tax burden of all the states, Maine is 4th highest
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 10:37am 02.23.22 Asking strangers on the internet vs asking the appropriate state agency....um, yeah, tough choice!
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.

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