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121.5 MHz EPIRB Monitoring to cease Cest La Vie at 10:23am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1348 Just a reminder from the FCC that monitoring of EPIRB operating on the 121.5MHz frequency will cease
Staging MAC25 for painting mac25wmo at 10:10am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1617 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
Anti-fouling paint mac25wmo at 10:06am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3934 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
What is that through hull for? Waterborn at 9:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1283 I recently purchased a 1995 Benny 281. I am trying to figure out what the through hull fitting is fo
Rig tension dvantong at 8:56am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1521 I asked Beneteau the following question: Previous owner of my B321 did not tension the stays correc
Boat Capsize 2 dead sailaway78 at 8:49am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3698 Saw this on Yahoo this morning. Apparently just happened. Boat capsized, two dead, four injured.
Spinnaker Pole Cpt. Jon at 8:46am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/5303 Hello again, I have a symetric spinnaker that I want to use next season, but I do not have a spi
spinnaker walt at 8:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4718 At some point in my sailing "career", Im thinking I need to try a spinnaker but have little knowlege
H37-Survey Completed-Strut problem Marko at 8:35am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1536 Completed the sea trial and survey on the 1988 H37 that I have been considering. The haulout reveale
Prop for Hunter 340 capnsandy at 6:40am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1552 I need to know the prop (2-blade) size for Hunter 340, 1999, Yanmar 30hp. Current gave me quite a st
Gulf Coast raft-up Chuck Creel at 4:31am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2532 Anyone interested in joining us on a raft-up along the Ms sounds like petti-boi island or horn islan
Through hull/ seacock replacement Hermit Scott at 1:41am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 28/21654 I have seen the prefered method of replacing through hulls/seacocks, using a flange type sea cock. I
Replacement surge coupler sinnettc at 11:31pm 01.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/2500 I need to replace the attwood drum brake actuator that came on the TrailRite trailer for our Capri 2
Bulkhead Question jaymenator at 9:40pm 01.13.09 Day Sailers 3/1636 I recently picked up an O'Day 22 with interior water damage, you can visit my blog at http://jaysoda
oday 22 interiors fourbtgait at 9:15pm 01.13.09 Day Sailers 1/5195 Has anyone rebuilt the interior of their 22' O'day to a more workable layout? Curious to hear from
Interior remodels fourbtgait at 9:10pm 01.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/4151 Has anyone rebuilt the interior of a 22' O'day or similar layout, to a more workable situation, cons
A ferry always has right of way paulj at 6:39pm 01.13.09 Destinations 16/14012 Keven is entering Eagle Harbor,Wa on Jan 12 2009 and knows the rules of the road........:dance: We
Keel cable cost Jansen at 5:17pm 01.13.09 Catalina 22 4/1497 I need to replace the keel cable on my 1986 22. Catalina Direct has them for $56. Good stainless s
Source for Instrument Dust Covers Nikyu at 4:59pm 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2100 Anyone know of a source for dust covers for Navman Instruments? I tried contacting Navman but neve
Main Hatch fit mark hannon at 4:40pm 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1223 Not a very good fit between main hatch and hatch boards. This seems to be a design flaw. Has anyo

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Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated rgranger at 5:25pm 02.01.22 Yeah, what @dlochner said. And if they are fiberglass, any auto custom shop will have a fiberglass
Long way to check out trailer sailor La catboat at 5:12pm 02.01.22 If it's a boat always wanted and it's not more than a day drive. With the I-Phones these days selle
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise dLj at 4:59pm 02.01.22 Good grief, this Covid thing just never goes away. If nots one thing, it's another. Let's hope for t
H26 Centerboard Play bmorr at 4:55pm 02.01.22 how much play are we talking about? crazy Dave has helped me with concerns on my 26
H26 Centerboard Play bmorr at 4:53pm 02.01.22 There are posts on this forum on removing the center board; usually to replace the line to raise and
Screw clamp port lights Capt Robbie at 4:41pm 02.01.22 marine outlets are ridiculously overpriced for a neoprene or rubber port light gaskes. I removed on
Dufour 31, your thoughts fred1diver at 4:21pm 02.01.22
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:07pm 02.01.22 I have been watching a video on installing an in-hull transducer for my depth sounder. It stated to
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated dlochner at 3:24pm 02.01.22 Thank you for the photos. It looks like a smoked acrylic fore hatch. Find a local plastics dealer,
Raising the Mast Tater at 2:59pm 02.01.22 Jeremy, my adjusters are somewhere between here and Kent WA. Delivery is scheduled for Thursday. I p
Screw clamp port lights DeniseO30 at 2:26pm 02.01.22 That's the Google way of autocorrecting incorrectly I didn't even notice that but I'm pretty lazy ab
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Leeward Rail at 2:25pm 02.01.22 Definitely different than what @Gene Neill has shown previously when he did his cockpit scuppers.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Leeward Rail at 2:14pm 02.01.22 Having said that, there is no room for an extended plate whether ss-steel, plywood or any other pro
Dufour 31, your thoughts DArcy at 2:09pm 02.01.22 The only drawback with the C&C is the motor, I would like diesel but it has an atomic 4 That is no
Firefly battery issues Maine Sail at 2:07pm 02.01.22 Sounds like you got a bad batch? That sucks but we've seen it with every brand.. have you talked wit
Dufour 31, your thoughts dlochner at 1:42pm 02.01.22 The only drawback with the C&C is the motor, I would like diesel but it has an atomic 4 That woul
Dufour 31, your thoughts fred1diver at 1:39pm 02.01.22 The only drawback with the C&C is the motor, I would like diesel but it has an atomic 4
Dufour 31, your thoughts dlochner at 1:37pm 02.01.22 C&C made fine boats in their day. Well constructed, reasonably fast. The Albergs are also nice boats
Rudder repairs (3) Project_Mayhem at 1:16pm 02.01.22 The pic with the two holes in it looks good. The gelcoat has some spider cracks in it. Not a big dea
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 1:04pm 02.01.22 That would be one way to do it, but if you plan to do this a lot I think it would be worth doing a "

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