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76 venture window replacement I Suppose at 4:56pm 03.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5680 I am looking to replace the windows in my 76 venture 25 (#624). I have some clear polycarbonate that
Sealant mm2347 at 4:40pm 03.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/6870 I need to reinstall thru hull fittings, rudder, and swim ladder. Whats a good sealant?
People Chow Merry Prankster at 4:22pm 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1898 In preparing for my cruising I have done a lot of research into different nutrition sources. It loo
Need help with Venture 17 (3) kreed17er at 4:00pm 03.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1305 I just bought a Venture 17 and am in need of information on going about a redo/clean up of the boat.
Crazy Dave & Cleats.... Bilgewater at 2:45pm 03.25.09 Smaller Boats 3/1444 I have a 95 H26. Since the shrouds attach to u-bolts in the hull to deck flange, would that also be
BlueJacket's Google Earth Presentation of Caribbean, Canada and East Coast geoffschultz at 2:40pm 03.25.09 Destinations 2/2581 I just finished updating my Google Earth file to include our 2008 cruising. In 2008 we did what's kn
Knotmeter or GPS? ira at 2:19pm 03.25.09 Smaller Boats 7/4573 I bought a Catalina 25 and want to be able to read boat speed; are installing knotmeters a thing of
Stubborn In-Mast Furler - Help! mattkling at 2:11pm 03.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2569 Have an in-mast furler on my 361 that is difficult to pull out even when the vang and main sheet are
Add Capsaicin to bottom paint (hot sauce) luvitt at 1:09pm 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 12/9629 I did a bottom job on a c-dory for a mad scientist type about a year ago. He gave me a bottle of ho
Annapolis 25 help? doctorjay at 12:42pm 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2296 I bought an Annapolis 25 in pretty good condition and I am seeking an owners manual, technical data
Conversion of a WindPath Catalina 350's head to fresh water flush WindPath at 12:17pm 03.25.09 Big Boats 2/1883 One of our base owner recently converted the electirc head on his Catalina 350 to fresh water flush,
1987 O'Day 32' elalamo at 11:53am 03.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1437 I'm thinking about purchasing a 1987 O'Day 32'. However, I don't know much about her reputation. I'm
Engine Flushing - Cooling System Question Maine Sail at 11:09am 03.25.09 Musings With Maine Sail 12/8909 I'm in the process of converting my engine away from DexCool and the sludge and such was very bad. T
wind generator experience in 10 knots or less Paul Cossman at 10:53am 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 31/8427 Anybody out there with real-world experience with wind generators that produce output in winds of 10
Flotation Harvey18663 at 10:16am 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1577 Are the 2" x 4" dirty molding flotation blocks in my Oday 20 necessary. If so what can they be repla
Boaters World update Tim R. at 9:49am 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2288 I went in to my local BW to buy some more cheap stuff yesterday and the manager told me this: The 1
Trailer Data Brian D at 9:23am 03.25.09 Trailer Sailors 2/2345 If you have a trailer for any boat manufacture (Oday, MacGregor, Catalina, ...) could you please eit
Strider is going to be a research vessel Roger Long at 9:19am 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2552 My spring, and possibly summer, cruise plans are shaping up to be rather unusual and interesting. S
84 Hunter 34 -- are blisters common on this vintage? mark_swart at 8:53am 03.25.09 Big Boats 11/5004 Hi everyone -- I have an 84 H34 I just purchased last fall. I'm considering what bottom work to do p
Life Lines thaeni at 8:13am 03.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2588 I need to replace life lines this year. I was planning on re-using all the fittings and just replace

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Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? topcat0399 at 1:55pm 02.27.22 10 years ago I naively bought a then 40 year old fully oem equipped and totally worn out wreck that
USCG Registry versus State Jacktar at 1:45pm 02.27.22 There you go two rules if live by 1 everybody lies sometimes 2 write stuff down because of rule 1
The LiFePo4 Revolution! dLj at 1:44pm 02.27.22 At 5x the cost of lead acid batteries and possibly 2x life expectancy that is a value analysis deal
The LiFePo4 Revolution! BigEasy at 1:28pm 02.27.22 When you look at capacity, weight, speed of charging, and storage considerations, LFPs are revoluti
How do you decide on your control lines for your sails? sail sfbay at 1:27pm 02.27.22 Running Rigging, specifically control lines for your sails - sheets. How do you go about deciding ab
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? dlochner at 12:53pm 02.27.22 This seems like a good time for a short rant. Among other things, one of our fans went out. Not a
Hunter 340 salon table specs dimensions, design etc (4) sailcapt340 at 12:23pm 02.27.22 I just happen to have here at home the small piece of table top that John T just described to you.
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Nunavut at 11:51am 02.27.22 I have an oil leak, without the engine being run, on the lower left side, collecting in the bilge. I
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:43am 02.27.22 That makes perfect sense. After all you sail and Alden 50. Alden Yachts is a renowned top of the li
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Stu Jackson at 11:27am 02.27.22 Wouldn't it be considered an evolution?
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Calif. Ted at 11:18am 02.27.22 Had a weirdly shaped piece of carpet in the aft cabin with snaps and bound edges was pretty grubby.
The LiFePo4 Revolution! dLj at 11:13am 02.27.22 Are you looking for a category under "Featured Contributors"? Are you asking to be the "lead" in t
What is your oldest boat picture? (1) DayDreamer41 at 10:52am 02.27.22 While I have been boating all my life this is a picture from the early 80's on a fine October day on
Keel Oceanis 361 markbl at 10:39am 02.27.22 Thanks Mechone, how deep is such a bilge hole? I am wondering how thick this section is. If the bol
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? jssailem at 10:23am 02.27.22 So we do the "smart thing" and do what she says. That makes perfect sense. After all you sail and
What is your oldest boat picture? (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:15am 02.27.22 This is a picture of my boat a few decades before I bought her that I found on the internet. Unfortu
Down windsails. jviss at 10:12am 02.27.22 I don't recall if I mentioned this before, so sorry if I did, for the redundancy. My Tartan 3800
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? quadrille38 at 10:08am 02.27.22 Unfortunately, I have the perfectionist gene which is tough when you have a 35 year old boat, so I
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 jviss at 10:06am 02.27.22 Random thought: I think the shaft on my Tartan is Monel. Anyone have a Monel shaft? Opinions versu
Sticky control cables dlochner at 10:04am 02.27.22 Depends on where and how often the boat is used. Basic maintenance inspecting the cables and idler w

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