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That hum markwelles at 11:24am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1117 On our maiden voyage in our Mac 25 we were accompanied on our way by a loud hum that we suppose came
Tow boat grounded me Pete17844 at 11:08am 09.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1208 I'm interested in opinions on how ticked or not I should be at a tow boat operator. Our engine over
Fading Interior Teak Jack9792 at 11:04am 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1298 Our boat is a 2002 H356. The teak just inside the cabin has faded from exposure to the sun. The res
Varnish Removal from Teak morgantheship at 10:57am 09.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1108 The previous owner of my H27 at one time varnished all of the teak, but it was not cared for over th
Battery House Bank Bob S at 10:50am 09.02.08 Catalina 30 2/1636 I plan to upgrade my house bank from two group 24 (one house and one start)to whatever I can fit wit
Labor day sailing pictures (1) walt at 10:38am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1202 Here are a couple of mine from some nice sailing and picnic with a bunch of family
Keel Roller Replacement Iron141 at 10:00am 09.02.08 Trailer Sailors 5/7550 I need to replce the 8" keel roller on my Magic Tilt trailer. Any ideas on how to remove the PAL nu
Sailboat going to the dogs (1) John at 9:52am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1323 We just returned last night from our two-and-a-half day trip to Half Moon Bay and back. As you can s
Finally got to change fuel filters underway Jim Seamans at 9:37am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1555 Joan and I had a great four day sail over Labor Day weekend. Got to raft up with some friends and l
Connecting Head Pickup and Vanity Drain Discharge near thru-hulls jveatch at 7:40am 09.02.08 Big Boats 7/1800 In order to eliminate smell in the toilet after no use for extended periods in the salt water enviro
Longer boom Deadline at 6:44am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1191 Has anyone considered changing out the boom on H320 to make it two feet longer? By ratcheting down
Any one else having connection problems today? filthy liberal scum at 6:36am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1243 Have been dumped three times today trying to submit a post.
want to monitor amp output of alt filthy liberal scum at 6:16am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1385 will try this again. got cut off when trying to post this a while ago. I would like to be able to mo
just wondering cat22 porsche at 4:36am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1029 As some of you know I have a 1989 cat22 with wing keel. I read in the manuel that the wing keel is 6
Reaching a boat VIgirl1 at 4:34am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1255 I have to reach a boat on its way to Australia. They recently left Florida, without a satellite phon
Connecting Head Pickup and Vanity Drain Discharge near thru-hulls jveatch at 10:34pm 09.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2263 In order to eliminate smell in the toilet after no use for extended periods in the salt water enviro
Pressure Chuck15486 at 9:09pm 09.01.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1720 Peggy - My Jabsco head has developed a problem when using the "flush" position. Handle is VERY hard
322 Roller Furing PAJ at 8:03pm 09.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1643 I am in the process of buying an Oday 322 and noticed that roller furling track seems to be made up
Managing the Ballast Water Rick Webb at 7:07pm 09.01.08 Smaller Boats 2/1141 Perhaps someone else has tried this. I was just thinking as I used pool chlorine to clean some lines
Replacement Centerboard smoothwater at 7:04pm 09.01.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1178

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Keel to hull joint DeniseO30 at 6:37pm 11.22.21 Everyone is very calm, and I really expected some "looming catastrophe" like keel bolts rusting thr
Catalina 30 Terminal block? (2) Kingjim91 at 5:49pm 11.22.21
La Ni�a dLj at 4:26pm 11.22.21
Where to slip / anchor for Miami Boat Show jssailem at 4:09pm 11.22.21
La Ni�a jssailem at 4:02pm 11.22.21
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Leeward Rail at 3:41pm 11.22.21 They'll get better profit from a resale. Often at wholesale price, the cost of a new panel is le
La Ni�a shemandr at 3:24pm 11.22.21 I'm still digesting. One map shows drier weather here in South Florida and we have a poster complai
La Ni�a Tally Ho at 3:18pm 11.22.21 The onshore flow of moist air you are experiencing is the result of the High Pressure Cell out in t
Tiller Tamers for 1965 Widgeon harankster at 3:01pm 11.22.21 I use a simple jam cleat under the tiller and a bungee running from one end of the transom to the ot
Where to slip / anchor for Miami Boat Show shemandr at 2:58pm 11.22.21 That's the big leagues there. You might take a close look at any anchorages around the Watson's Is
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS dkinzer at 2:44pm 11.22.21 After researching this some more, I find that what I have now is series 252 corrugated marine wet ex
Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS (1) dkinzer at 2:39pm 11.22.21 The attached photo shows the result of swapping the pipe end-for-end and adding a 1-1/2" straight ta
Where to slip / anchor for Miami Boat Show rgranger at 2:19pm 11.22.21 I'm guessing that anything you could reserve has already been reserved. Good luck and hope you find
OK... it isn't a boat, but... rgranger at 2:15pm 11.22.21 Yup... fill,... sand... paint. I'd probably go with JB Weld but only because I have used it for a
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate shemandr at 2:02pm 11.22.21 . ...I wonder how thick is the fiberglass on the forward edge of the bow... A little less thick tha
Mast Step (2) lyricpekka at 1:48pm 11.22.21 Thanks for the suggestions. Here's a photo of the damage. Boat was sailed at least for 4 years like
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate (2) fero at 1:25pm 11.22.21 Here is a sketch of the arrangement of the chain plate and one inside picture. I wonder how thick is
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Hayden Watson at 12:52pm 11.22.21 West system G-flex pre-thickened epoxy is formulated for plastic parts repair. I would try that. I
OK... it isn't a boat, but... JamesG161 at 12:40pm 11.22.21 1) Fill in crack with Butyl tape. 2) Buy Roll of near color Duct Tape and cover. Done Jim...
Single handing shemandr at 12:37pm 11.22.21 With regard to hand held VHF radios when singlehanding I second Stu's advice to play with the menus

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