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Keel cable cost Jansen at 5:17pm 01.13.09 Catalina 22 4/1502 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 2/2105 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 1/1227 Not a very good fit between main hatch and hatch boards. This seems to be a design flaw. Has anyo
35.5 Lewmar Hatch jackj4 at 3:58pm 01.13.09 Big Boats 2/1390 I'm in need of a replacement hatch (acrylic) for the midcabin 16x16 hatch. Lewmar online doesn't se
Adding lectrsan to holding tank shaddo at 2:18pm 01.13.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2896 I have a small holding tank in my system, with a overboard discharge thru a mascerator, and was wond
Sunday connection Domenico at 1:06pm 01.13.09 SSB and Ham Operators 0/2576 Hi all, last Sunday at 17.00 UTC I checked the frequency at 18.135/18.130 MHz but without success. T
Splicing Nut jerry10848 at 1:05pm 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 32/5881 I had a nasty case of halyard wrap on O'Day 28 that frayed the line where it attaches to the shackle
electric engine in sailboat Franklin at 11:57am 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 88/20120 I know this has been talked about a little bit but after reading about the Telsa car, I'd have to be
electric engine in sailboat Franklin at 11:54am 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1648 I
Sail number theland39 at 11:31am 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2225 My 1979 Macgregor Venture has a hull number of 1863, but the sail number is 2065. I got the boat la
Changed to Forum cscott at 11:01am 01.13.09 SSB and Ham Operators 0/2716 Hi All, Talked to Phil about not being able to see more than 10 posts. He tried a couple of things
Do you always take mast and sails? johnb15 at 10:31am 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2110 Right now my Macgregor 22 is the only boat I have. There are small lakes close buy that have good f
Care to try a Net Again? RanAweigh at 9:58am 01.13.09 SSB and Ham Operators 47/13670 Took a while to discover that we are now a "Forum" rather than a message board. We seem to have stru
Wanted: West Coast Triton bluerider40 at 9:25am 01.13.09 Pearson 0/2 Hello, after much searching on the internet, I have not been able to find a west coast Triton. Spec
Ho to fix a leaky transmission? (3) Scott T-Bird at 8:03am 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/5641 Last summer I noticed oil in my bilge water (we always had bilgewater because the packing gland was
Main Sheet Cleat Witzend at 6:14am 01.13.09 Catalina 310 20/5441 Anyone ever replace the pathetic main sheet deck cleat, what hardware did you use, screwed into what
Redneck Yacht Club - Denver area (3) Cappn Mark at 5:22am 01.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/2758 The Denver area Redneck Yacht is planning 2009 activities. email Mark@mrmasonhandyman.com to join in
Looking for volunteers Ken Palmer at 4:48am 01.13.09 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 0/14266 LOHSA needs your help! To make the 2009 Hunter Rendezvous the best ever, we need people like you to
Bimini top johnb15 at 4:46am 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1368 I have a macgregor 22 and we are considering puting a bimini top on. Has anyone done this and what
Social groups now have real forums (3) Phil Herring at 4:07am 01.13.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1797 Thanks to a request from the Ham/SSB group, I found a forum mod that will add, at your option, a rea

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Identify this boat jviss at 7:07am 02.13.22 Cant id brand but it has obviously had a flooded cockpit with the inevitable core rot and delaminat
Odd requirement in boat insurance Don S/V ILLusion at 7:07am 02.13.22 You're welcome to correct me if I'm wrong, but with the exception of the engine and generator, I ca
1984 Hunter 37C Mikem at 7:02am 02.13.22 Thanks for the input. There are four in her family, boy 13 and a girl 10 plus the husband. We have
Identify this boat (1) Jconnors at 6:56am 02.13.22 Hi Everyone, I'm in, of sorts, the same place as Vilpper98. I have a 1966 Kit
Sailing a kayak? ShawnL at 6:44am 02.13.22 It's sad that Pygmy has closed. I very much wanted to get one of their kits before they stopped pro
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 6:19am 02.13.22 Thanks Rich. Advance and O'Rielly could order it. The Autolite may outlast the motor. Time will tell
Universal M18 Kubota serial number jviss at 6:05am 02.13.22 On the M25 there's a flat part of the block, facing up, immediately inboard of the injection pump.
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 5:52am 02.13.22 I just know what I read. aka. patrick obrian, dewey lamdin, etc. Everything was related to wind dir
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 5:48am 02.13.22 The direction the tiller is pointing is always the same as the rudder.... skeg, blade, transom hung
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 5:41am 02.13.22 However, if, in the future you disagree with me, please have the common courtesy to address me dire
Universal M18 Kubota serial number (1) RitSim at 5:25am 02.13.22 I had an M25. I could never find the serial number but I was able to comb thru enough Kubota info u
Saloon or Salon... Rick486 at 2:36am 02.13.22 Salon. C'mon man.......:(
Tiller .vs. Wheel Joe at 9:49pm 02.12.22 I don't think it ever changed, I want to see a historical reference for what Joe asserts. I think
Tiller .vs. Wheel Tom J at 9:43pm 02.12.22 Sitting on the windward bench, if you aim by the bow, you'll always be pointing to high. Okay, but
Tiller .vs. Wheel Joe at 8:53pm 02.12.22 Is that so? I never thought of that. So I can understand, if we imagine a skeg-hung rudder, what
Catalina 22 electric outboard Benny17441 at 8:25pm 02.12.22 Thrust and Horsepower are two entirely separate concepts. There is no applicable conversion factor
Sailing a kayak? (2) DArcy at 8:23pm 02.12.22 Sailing upwind in a kayak would be an exercise in frustration. Down wind, maybe. I have sailed canoe
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 8:16pm 02.12.22
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 8:14pm 02.12.22 I wonder when this custom changed. The square rigged boats I sailed turned in the direction of the
Saloon or Salon... justsomeguy at 8:12pm 02.12.22 Salon.

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