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More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:21pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2142 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:11pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/18 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
Why can't you view ads by brand? agaliha at 3:30pm 10.18.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1944 I used to be able to look at the gear ads by boat brand (Beneteau, etc.) Now all the ads come up at
Wild Ride in Catalina Rick D at 1:40pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1894 The Admiral and I went to Cat Harbor for a week in order to refocus off our dwindling assets and the
Alternator "smart regulators" for hunter430 rwblocker at 1:14pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1772 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the standard two 8D flooded house batteries and a isolated starter bat
Winterizing Jabsco Head Buena Vela at 11:27am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 8/14433 I have a boat which is new to me and have never winterized a Jabsco head before, I wonder if anyone
Bottom Paint Question bffatcat at 11:24am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1275 When I bought my boat 9 years ago It had several layers of old blue epoxy bottom paint on it I sande
Passage 450 Rudder Charliepapa at 9:10am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1540 I have a 1997 Passage 450 with relatively low hours - 900 on it. There is some play in the rudder po
Who's got the biggest, (heaviest) trailerable boat? okawbow at 8:18am 10.18.08 Trailer Sailors 51/39407 I've been thinking about a bigger sailboat; but wondering how big is too big to trailer. I only live
Splicing Rope AllenF at 8:12am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2123 OK...I've heard that there's no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people who ask question
Waste System Fittings John T1594 at 7:29am 10.18.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1985 Peggy - I saw your reply to the post about a cracked holding tank fitting. You recommended using an
Sailing an 86 h23.5 in ocean derrickh23 at 7:11am 10.18.08 Smaller Boats 5/1405 I have never sailed my 86 h23 in the ocean but am planing a trip to the Keys in February. I have sai
Water Tank Sender/Gauge Wire Color Dan at 6:20am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1330 Hi all: The wiring between one of my water tanks and my tank gauge corroded. Instead of patching
New Water Pumps TonyW at 6:19am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1956 Has anyone installed or had any experience with the new Variable Speed water pumps. Are they as quie
HOW TO...Pump out waste 1986 31' Night Wind at 6:13am 10.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1435 With out sounding to ingnorant, I just purchased this boat about four months ago and to be completel
MERRIMAN-Yacht Specialties Pedestal Parts kloudie1 at 5:42am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/10333 Several years back, the plastic control mounting section of my old Merriman pedestal broke. I found
H34 Jib Sheet Hangs Up Dave Perry at 5:09am 10.18.08 Big Boats 8/1763 Maybe it's unique to me... but more often than not, when I tack, my jib sheet gets caught up under t
Painting over old boat name on transom remo7e at 3:47am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 11/6798 Hello all, I bought a boat a few weeks ago and would like to rename her. The previous name is pai
H23.5 Mark H at 10:31pm 10.17.08 Smaller Boats 3/1217 My new 1993 H23.5 was found with water near bottom step after half inch rain. Boat was setting on le
On the level Divecon at 9:50pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 3/2490 I can't seem to get my Catalina 250WB level on the trailer without several attempts. There is about

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Proper Course PaulK at 11:09am 12.04.21 I agree on the zone - forgot the change but with a 0.5 miles to go to the mark and the wind on your
Getting cables to reach bus bar Davidasailor26 at 10:47am 12.04.21 The "easy" way to extend those cables is to get a same-diameter battery cable the length you need.
Third Propulsion Option PaulK at 10:44am 12.04.21 It might be more useful to do what the engineless schooners in Maine do - use a dinghy as a "pusher"
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 10:14am 12.04.21 If you only need the bearing, I believe that the Johnson Duramax bearing part number is BAIT: 1" ID
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Justin_NSA at 10:08am 12.04.21 You may just need the gasket. Blue Water Yachts might have them. Some members here have made their o
Getting cables to reach bus bar chip veres at 10:07am 12.04.21 The "easy" way to extend those cables is to get a same-diameter battery cable the length you need.
What color for your Bimini? sesmith at 10:05am 12.04.21 I read or heard that if you go with sky blue the spiders won't nest, don't know that is true as we
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 9:59am 12.04.21 As far as covering the damge, you could get a 3/8" sheet of Azec (PVC lumber) and fashion a nice co
Third Propulsion Option chip veres at 9:54am 12.04.21 I endorse the middle bracket posted by Jssailem. I use it on my Mac 22 and have for many years. Chi
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 9:52am 12.04.21 What "compartments"? If it's like my M26S, you should have a hull valve below the water line that l
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 9:52am 12.04.21 In the area that has been exposed, what is the condition of the core wood? Wet and soft crumbling i
Getting cables to reach bus bar Davidasailor26 at 9:51am 12.04.21 I am assuming you plan to remove the Ground Interrupt Switch I'm going to repurpose it as an emerg
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Justin_NSA at 9:50am 12.04.21 What "compartments"? If it's like my M26S, you should have a hull valve below the water line that le
Third Propulsion Option Tom J at 9:36am 12.04.21 Interesting idea, Mark. I think a lot of us would say, "Hey, it's a sailboat, you can always sail i
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? twodzusfittings at 9:26am 12.04.21 I'm hiding my wealth from my kids!!!!!
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line markwbird at 9:25am 12.04.21 Stopper knots on the end of the sheets??? I was hoping no one would ask that. It was blowing 20 an
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. stickinthemud57 at 9:24am 12.04.21 While not an authority on the 19, I would suspect that those who might be would want more informatio
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? jssailem at 9:19am 12.04.21 Those clean up nicely. Not sure you needed to gold coat them for Christmas.
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) twodzusfittings at 9:17am 12.04.21 Not quite as nice as eherlihy's but still nice
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:15am 12.04.21

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