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Instrument Installation (Chart Plotter, Depth etc...) mdmitch at 7:30pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2231 Hi all you really cleaver Mac sailors, I have a chart plotter and a fish finder (depth) and a bal
Catalina 30 survey question AADIVER at 4:26pm 11.25.08 Catalina 30 11/9030 What are the top three survey items most important in surveying a mid '80's 30? My guess: the engi
PM'ing me? Phil Herring at 4:08pm 11.25.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1848 For some reason I no doubt caused myself, I am not receiving PM's. If you sent me a PM best resend
Splaaaaaaaaaash (2) sailaway78 at 3:33pm 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 27/3403 While many on this board are pulling and winterizing their boats, I have just completed a bottom job
Pensacola Sailing over the Winter....? dvideohd at 3:31pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1316 Any opinions about sailing in Pensacola over the winter....? I might have a chance to spend some w
Cubby Repair Andreas at 2:58pm 11.25.08 Ericson 0/1877 I have a 1979 Ericson 35 which I dearly love. Not sure how to describe this. In the cockpit on port
shroud size jeff K at 2:20pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1446 I'm replacing some old shrouds and need to know what size they are. I checked the archives without
Requesting a 1973 Ranger 26 Owners Manual (Gary Mull design) Ranger26Honolulu at 2:13pm 11.25.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/4282 I've owned this boat for one month. Hull # 285. Great condition and I've already been out 5 times. I
Centerboard/Keel Elcappyton at 2:08pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1399 My centerboard is corroded beyond repair. Anyone know where another keel can be manufactured or purc
Holiday Gift Cards Beware mckee1952 at 12:04pm 11.25.08 Sails Call Lounge 6/3011 FYI - I came across this yesterday evening.... Wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you te
Tracing Parasitic Loads (Battery Leaks/Gremlins) (1) Maine Sail at 12:00pm 11.25.08 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4999 I have seen a lot of questions over the years about parasitic battery loads (current draw on your ba
Bottom Job msturner at 11:22am 11.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1202 I had a bottom job on my 27' hunter and when I went to pick it up; the tech told me he had put some
Heaving to with Hunter 36 Ken Honeycutt at 11:10am 11.25.08 Big Boats 8/2122 Now that the boat is tucked in for the winter with nothing but cold days and long nights to look for
Polars (Charts not Bears) Journey6534 at 9:44am 11.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1267 Has anyone ever come across polar charts for an O'Day 22?
Tips for through-hull mountings ? tasdevil at 9:30am 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1413 As I sail in shallow water I wish to mount a depth sounder through the hull below the bow I'm very
Raymarine speed paddlewheel question Napa Ed at 9:07am 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3095 Is there a manufactured plug for an ST60 unit? I looked at the raymarine site but nothing popped out
Thanks to a fellow forum member ! (3) Maine Sail at 5:14am 11.25.08 Musings With Maine Sail 16/4591 I wanted to take a moment to thank Tim R. for graciously putting up with my sorry butt all summer lo
Fix a leaking water tank. ggrizzard at 8:44pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 11/5770 My 1979 Hunter 30 has developed a leak in the 30 gal., aluminum water tank. It appears to be in an i
through hulls again Mike8193 at 8:25pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 29/7943 I hope I don't seem fixated on through hulls. One question is bugging me. I see adds for wooden pl
Trailer for a Cat 25 Bedorec at 8:19pm 11.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/1585 I'm in the market for a 1980's Catalina 25 - seems like a good combination of size and trailerabilit

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Just found out my strut is severely compromised. RoyS at 6:48am 02.04.22 You must also keep the shaft centered in the stern tube while realigning the strut. IMHO the stern t
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Pirate Dave at 6:22am 02.04.22 Don't go in through the bilge if the boat is on the hard. The fix isn't really bad on the hard. Ge
Question about water in forward bilge Will Gilmore at 6:17am 02.04.22 Is there any old foam that may have water still in it? Could be still leaking from trapped areas.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket kappykaplan at 5:58am 02.04.22 AFTER cutting the holes, I realized there were no nuts to deal with. Oh well. Now the boat is much
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. RitSim at 5:49am 02.04.22 On my C30 I had to remove the water heater and the fuel tank. The fuel tank was held down at 4 tab
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket (1) Gene Neill at 5:39am 02.04.22 Good point about the spinning nuts! Especially because the only way to access the nuts would be to c
Help with halyards at mast head sailme88 at 5:34am 02.04.22 Upon further review the answer could be this: It appears the forward halyard with the red tracer i
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25am 02.04.22 There is one person who is knowledgeable on it but cannot remember his name. Anyone can remember hi
Haul out the water sailme88 at 5:23am 02.04.22 I've read and re-read the post. Unless something is posted own a previous post that I'm not seeing,
Help with halyards at mast head Parsons at 5:03am 02.04.22 i just flick the spinnaker halyard behind the spreaders and tie off to the shroud attachments when n
ZF 12m 2:1 Question dlochner at 4:31am 02.04.22 Surprise....... Called all over north america yesterday and majically 2:1 appeared. Same places i p
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. hollyclouse at 4:24am 02.04.22 Hi Everyone Thanks so much for your feedback. It's been a tremendous help. How much of the things
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement kloudie1 at 3:49am 02.04.22 The original bolts are threaded into the aluminum plate imbedded in the fiberglass. There are washer
ZF 12m 2:1 Question CYQK at 3:34am 02.04.22 Surprise....... Called all over north america yesterday and majically 2:1 appeared. Same places i ph
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Davidasailor26 at 2:30am 02.04.22 Maybe an oscillating multi tool to clean out the old material? Probably safer and more controllable
Magazine subscription renewal alert Ward H at 11:34pm 02.03.22 Bottom line, check your credit cards to minimize unintended consequences from third party subscript
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Ward H at 10:47pm 02.03.22
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Tally Ho at 10:19pm 02.03.22
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Joe at 9:45pm 02.03.22 Honestly, if you're having a diver clean the bottom monthly, it really doesn't matter too much about
Oh My the Moorage Costs Tally Ho at 9:23pm 02.03.22

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