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Mac 26X Pedestal Guard Dan Gibson at 9:47pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1417 I am a new 26X owner. Where do I find the stainless steel curved bar that mounts in front of the pe
Setup Estel at 9:43pm 08.01.08 Day Sailers 7/3274 Where do I find online instructions for setting up the boat for sailing (installing mast, boom, sail
Cockpit Drains Bette at 8:47pm 08.01.08 Catalina 22 9/6829 My early 70's Catalina 22 is on a trailer in my driveway. When it rains, she takes on enough water t
Steering Cable Dave2448 at 7:29pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1843 I have a 99 Mac 26X. The steering cable has failed. I am now in the process of replacing either
instrument failure mark S Coyle at 7:25pm 08.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/965 the depth finder instrument does not seem to power up. its dead. also, I get an alarm sound when I t
Pearson 28-2 Wanabe Ontario Guy at 7:11pm 08.01.08 Pearson 2/4092 Good day: First post. Last year I was searching for a Pearson 27 but was sidetracked when I saw a th
Loose Keel? Charles Havranek at 6:37pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2475 Just bought a Venture 21 foot, and I'm fairly certain the keel is loose horizontally, winching it b
C 30 pulls hard to starboard continuously pupckola at 4:14pm 08.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1294 I recently purchased a Catalina 30 (1988 model) for a very good price and this afternoon a sailor wa
Trip advice please Breaking wind at 2:30pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1049 Hey guys, many of you don't know but I am a single father of 4 kids 14,13,9, and 7 I really am sic
go go and go letterman at 2:25pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/945 There I was, sitting at the bar (a very irregular occurrence mind you) and this retire cop sits next
Mac trailer tandem axle conversion Bob 04 H260 at 2:12pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3130 I am considering adding a second axle to my trailer (stock, 1991) because I carry too much weight in
Ericson 35 MK2 deck fill caps Tom Hurley at 1:18pm 08.01.08 Ericson 0/1888 I lost the diesel fuel filler cap over the side. I can't seem to find the right replacement. The t
Trailer needed for S2 8.0 (26') CC Peter Vaught at 12:34pm 08.01.08 Trailer Sailors 0/1715 I need a trailer ofr my S2 8.0 (26') CC. Anybody out there got one for sale?
End grain balsa Mat at 12:30pm 08.01.08 Irwin 1/2134 I met a surveyor who claims that Irwin decks are fabricated with an end grain balsa core. He claims
Tristan Jones RED DRAGON at 11:43am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2087 Let me start by saying that I have a new favorite (non-porn) web-site. I don't want to respond to Mi
Dirty disgusting boat ! Timm R 25 Oday at 11:23am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1145 I hadn't been out to my boat for two weeks or so. I couldn't believe the millions of small green (mo
Internet access from the sailboat victory04 at 11:10am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1796 I am thinking about cruising in Florida and the Bahamas for the winter on a 40 ft. CC sailboat, but
Thansk for the trailer help, now I'm on to rigging. wildfireblue at 10:58am 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/1749 I'm cleaning the boat up and I think it will be best to replace teh riging. What size and how muc
zincs Paul Tracy at 10:16am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2235 I own a 2006 Beneteau 373. The zinc for this boat is small. The problem is I must replace it every
zincs Paul Tracy at 10:01am 08.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1598 I have a 2006 Beneteau 373. The zinc for this boat is extremely small and must be replaced every 5

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Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 6:32pm 01.19.22 Both great points. Insurance? This will be an inexpensive boat (older, used, 27'... <$10k)... self
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question chuckwayne at 6:23pm 01.19.22 I agree with Tally Ho - We've had the same problem - on the 356, if she's bow up on the cradle wate
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Mat Fournier at 6:16pm 01.19.22 Just curious... Are the sky lights near or over the cabin with the water leak? No the skylight are
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration chuckwayne at 6:06pm 01.19.22 ditto on above, but two other possibilities are the sealing of the arch base and , IMHO, one that's
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 ggrizzard at 5:53pm 01.19.22 Just curious... Are the sky lights near or over the cabin with the water leak?
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel chuckwayne at 5:50pm 01.19.22 the 356 keel is lead and doesn't rust. just wear a dust mask, lightly scuff off any loose oxidation
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration ggrizzard at 5:48pm 01.19.22 The water staining I see in your pic doesn't seem to be catastrophic in terms of permanent damage.
Heat exchanger anode BC Bernie at 5:42pm 01.19.22 I have a 2004 Catalina 310 with the Universal M-25XPB engine. It appears I will have to loosen the
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel Don S/V ILLusion at 5:19pm 01.19.22 If it is an iron keel, the oxidation (rust) is easily removed and the keel resealed (there is no suc
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered quadrille38 at 5:16pm 01.19.22 In Massachusetts, boats are exempt from state registration IF documented with the U.S. Coast Guard
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? (2) rgranger at 4:44pm 01.19.22
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 4:37pm 01.19.22 Both great points. Insurance? This will be an inexpensive boat (older, used, 27'... <$10k)... self
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Brian D at 4:30pm 01.19.22 If you are really concerned and want to fill them, you can use Capt'n Tolley's Creepy Cure.
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration Tally Ho at 4:25pm 01.19.22 Probably will be time consuming to find the leak source. if water is available during the survey, y
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Tally Ho at 4:19pm 01.19.22 I think basically cosmetic. Unless you see that the windows are breaking out of their frames, or o
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 4:14pm 01.19.22 We did set the boom (mast) on the starboard side as most of the locks will be taken on the port si
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 4:08pm 01.19.22
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Dalliance at 3:54pm 01.19.22 I ran into this issue last year when I needed a survey for insurance. Had to wait until early April
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 3:52pm 01.19.22 Dave, Man, thanks again. I feel like you are watching out for me... I've started a log collecting T
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 3:52pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (f

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