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Adhesives regor-123 at 7:04am 09.06.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1108 After removing the teak and refinishing, what kind, if any adhesive/sealant is used between the wood
Motor mount Cap'n Ron at 8:17pm 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1213 The wooden motor mount on my 22' Macgregor snapped in two this weekend, (Motor running at full throt
h40.5 Screen @ main hatch Capn Grumpy at 7:14pm 09.05.08 Big Boats 17/2794 We NEED a main hatch screen in northern Wisconsin. Am currently using a weighted soft screen. It i
Hooking up or leaving a tight mooring with a side wind. caguy at 5:01pm 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2818 This came up this weekend as a large motor cruiser tried to moor up single handed. While he tried to
1993 26S Centerboard Question cscott at 2:36pm 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1545 After loading my 1993 26S onto the trailor, I noticed that the leading edge of the rear of the cente
1969 23' Ericson Project Pirate_Property at 2:25pm 09.05.08 Ericson 0/1994 Hey all, I am excited to say, I have just entered into a partial ownership on a 69 Ericson 23. My bu
Beneteau 321 cutless bearing replacement Telis at 11:43am 09.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4113 I need to replace cutless bearing on my Beneteau Oceanis 321 and need information how to replace it.
adjustable outhaul walt at 11:36am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2026 I used an adjustable outhaul on a windsurfer for years and it makes a big difference. I have a loose
Skip Allan's Wildflower JoshGray at 10:16am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3414 Some of you may be familiar with Skip Allan. He's an offshore sailboat racer with a penchant for win
GUDGEON REPLACEMENT dlewis812 at 10:13am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1709 getting ready to replace my bottom gudgeon on cat 25. anything special need to know?
distance between mooring balls walt at 9:40am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3776 Last year, the small marina at the lake I sail at put in some rental mooring balls. Im not sure how
You can probably steal this boat sailaway78 at 9:27am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1068 I happened to stumble across this boat a few days ago. It is a CS 27. Owned by a lady who's husband
New Oday Daysailer Owner/New to Site MaineDuckHunter at 9:25am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1627 Hello everyone.....I just bought a 17' Oday DaySailer this summer from a friend. Its in pretty roug
Blinded by Genoa Sail, possible solutions??? abk at 9:22am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2110 I discovered a big jib. I assume it's a Genoa Sail... It extends back past the side stays... Proble
Rudder post wobbles Faster Horses at 9:11am 09.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1145 I recently discovered how to remedy a wiggly rudder post on my O'Day 39 1984. Drop the rudder and wr
Gelcoat needed Faster Horses at 9:04am 09.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1046 I need to locate a source of gelcoat for the off white- to - vanilla colored O'Day hull. I have an '
Outboard motor size crakinator at 6:35am 09.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2641 Hi, all. My wife and I are new sailors. Have been sailing about a year in an old 14 foot Puffer.
Hurricane IKE....NOT good (2) sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:34am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2099 Projected Path
solar power four sail at 5:49am 09.05.08 Smaller Boats 5/958 Hello Everyone My name is John and my Wife is Julie, we just purchased our Hunter 25.5 and
T.Boone Pickens gives me hope for my oven! Dean5735 at 5:32am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1174 For those of us with CNG stoves, and the problem with getting the tanks refilled, I think the future

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Oh My the Moorage Costs jssailem at 8:48am 02.03.22
New smaller boat. Light air at 8:32am 02.03.22 Just got a motor bracket and am about to buy a 45lb Minn Kota for her.
Need Cradle Pad Height for Pearson 28 (1) Goatman at 8:19am 02.03.22 It took me 3 tries but I finally got it out of the water. I had some modifications done to beef up t
New smaller boat. Crazy Dave Condon at 8:04am 02.03.22 Tanzer is a better choice. Former sailboat dealer
H240 mast type Crazy Dave Condon at 8:01am 02.03.22 It is either a US Spars, Dwyer or Charleston Spar. Take a phot and post it here to see what you hav
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Crazy Dave Condon at 7:56am 02.03.22 First, two part epoxy does not work on Plexus and plastics. Go to boat information/Hunter resource
Throttle controls for First 28 Cap'n Dave at 7:48am 02.03.22 Update: Joe, you were spot on. The unit in your picture is a seastar, and reviews are great, saying
Throttle controls for First 28 (1) Cap'n Dave at 7:22am 02.03.22 Found a picture. You can see a piece of white plastic behind the lever that slides towards the boat
Throttle controls for First 28 Cap'n Dave at 7:04am 02.03.22 The throttle doesn't have a visible brand label. I'm sure it's original to the boat. The mechanism t
Oh My the Moorage Costs PaulK at 6:48am 02.03.22 I think he would have some real issues transiting the ICW. Bezos Sailboat Might enable municipali
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Leeward Rail at 5:13am 02.03.22 But the dumb animal in me needs to see nuts and washers A stainless plate would be my preference,
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated dlochner at 5:07am 02.03.22 He was last seen yesterday at 2:08 pm. Perhaps he's reading but not responding?
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated rgranger at 4:55am 02.03.22 Well the OP has not responded since the first post so.....:poop:
Haul out the water sailme88 at 4:44am 02.03.22 85 miles isn't that far. Why not sail it or motor sail it? Avg 5kts less that 17 hrs... avg 6.5 it
Cable tv? Terry Cox at 4:42am 02.03.22 Wow!!..........you have a fishing pole holder......on a sailboat? Ditto here. Very handy and versa
ZF 12m 2:1 Question dlochner at 4:30am 02.03.22 Things have changed since summer. In summer it was the other way around, no 2.6s and just 2.1s. We
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement jssailem at 3:29am 02.03.22 Inspecting the images that is daylight coming through the center of the holes ? Assuming the hole p
"Forum Search" is Dead Ralph Johnstone at 11:01pm 02.02.22 But a boroscope would come in handy! Big investment. I paid around $15.00 for mine a few years a
Main Sheet line holder Joe at 10:55pm 02.02.22 That'll work, but I'd consider adding a ratchet block to the swivel. This is the type of performanc
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Tally Ho at 10:18pm 02.02.22

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