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Need plans for Catalina 27 Mk 1 1978 padre at 12:13pm 07.20.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1183 Recently acquired, needs cleaning and need plans for marina to decide if it can be hauled on their g
inflatable air valve replacement mike s/v Dream Chaser at 10:54am 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1898 Help! I have a 10yr old Seaworthy inflatable and one of the pontoons has a slow air leak that I bel
Repair/replace First 310 holding tank LiMing at 9:33am 07.20.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1031 Has anyone repaired or replaced the holding tank on beneteau 310? The fittings on my tank are broke
Wanting to add inboard track for headsail leads. Scott at 9:12am 07.20.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/3203 The track position set-up for the boat seems awkward. As the photo shows, for a 150 deck sweeping g
long island mel at 8:52am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1634 Do we have a 26m boater on Long Island?
trailering with 9.9hp outboard attached Northern Sailor at 8:39am 07.20.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1769 I am interested in trailering my O'Day 22 with the 9.9HP outboard attached. I am woried that I will
Princess stove/oven John at 8:27am 07.20.08 Big Boats 7/2292 Princess oven pilot light works fine. The problem is that the constant pilot light will not ignite t
Clean and lube ball thru hull valve? wavespray at 8:17am 07.20.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3995 I am replacing throughulls in a refit. A new-looking seacock/throughull in the toilet outlet does no
water damage from leaks? Al Winders at 7:29am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1055 I had decided to purchase a 26s, subject to shake down, but when I went to pick her up, there was so
Yanmar Diesel Question Dick Dixon at 7:11am 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1122 For all the Yanmar diesel folks.....I have a 1993 30 HP three-cylinder raw water cooled diesel. The
cdi self furling judy at 6:40am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1320 in stepping the mast i decided to make that last inch or two easier by slacking off on the fore stay
Water tanks(s) leaking into bilge Bruja Marina at 6:09am 07.20.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1171 We have a leak in the main tank (66 gals) located under the main stateroom in the bow area. We searc
Mast Step Deck crack John Guma at 5:32am 07.20.08 Day Sailers 2/1479 I have a crack behind the mast step in the deck that seems to be some sort of stress fracture. i hav
Spinnaker rigging Tommy at 4:38am 07.20.08 S2 1/1144
What holds the boom up? Tom Drake at 8:39pm 07.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/11728 Just purchased a Macgregor 25 and trying for figure out all the rigging. What holds the boom perpen
water- where? reserche at 7:58pm 07.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1134 Sorry- I posted this earlier, but not sure if anyoen saw it. I just acquired a Hunter 31 (1984). I
Jib and Cleat Lynn Ocean at 7:18pm 07.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1537 As we are getting to know our ODAY 222, Saga, it seems that it is rather difficult to tie off the ji
hunter 22 mast plate sailhead46 at 6:35pm 07.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/811 i need the part that you hook up to the mast and to the boat it has 4 pulles two on each side can
Anchor chain and rode Brian D at 5:58pm 07.19.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1807 So, do you measure the scope from the tip of the anchor or from the splice of the chain and rode? I
Replacement of H26 Trailer Bunk Boards BrianW at 5:53pm 07.19.08 Smaller Boats 3/997 I have to replace my rotted H26 trailer bunk boards and keel support boards. My trailer had 1"x8"x12

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Etiquette pet peeves Don S/V ILLusion at 9:35pm 12.06.21 How about the people who ask and receive sometimes multiple helpful answers to their questions but d
H26 crutch mount bolts CaptainRan at 9:00pm 12.06.21 Had a nice chat with @crazydave. When I got my boat, it had a rotting 2x4 suspended by 2 ropes holdi
A couple trailering questions Stephen Griffin at 8:28pm 12.06.21 Greetings...When trailering, don't forget to disengage the overdrive (or torque converter)...You'll
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 7:55pm 12.06.21 From below if possible. And I have done it both ways. Article in PS soon. No, it does not drip on y
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 6:48pm 12.06.21 Thank you so much for your detailed advice dmax. I'm not certain that the core is dry under the soft
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 6:32pm 12.06.21 I had a H280 as my first boat. Nice design and she sailed well. Good luck with her! Greb I ha
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 6:29pm 12.06.21 After some boat yoga, some swearing and some brute force, I got the old charger loose. Boat yog
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? PaulK at 6:18pm 12.06.21 We had rot/delam problems in the cabin top of our J/36. We attacked from below because we didn't wa
Third Propulsion Option LloydB at 6:16pm 12.06.21 I sent you a PM by clicking on your avatar and choosing send private message. I think you will get a
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades (2) Perry Welch at 5:59pm 12.06.21 I hope you do not have great expectations of variable forms of modern communication with me. If you
Etiquette pet peeves Michael Davis at 5:38pm 12.06.21 I have read part way through some threads on subjects that hold interest for me that were still act
Etiquette pet peeves Justin_NSA at 5:38pm 12.06.21 USING ALL CAPS ! :huh:
Etiquette pet peeves Will Gilmore at 5:11pm 12.06.21 I have read part way through some threads on subjects that hold interest for me that were still acti
Flag Clips (1) AlastairLC at 4:28pm 12.06.21
H280 Battery Charger Change out Tally Ho at 4:26pm 12.06.21 thx a million Greg I had a H280 as my first boat. Nice design and she sailed well. Good luck w
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 4:24pm 12.06.21
H280 Battery Charger Change out Tally Ho at 4:22pm 12.06.21
I need help plittle2005 at 4:06pm 12.06.21 My '92 new-to-me boat was stinky, and I found that BOTH factory y-valves, fwd and aft heads, were cr
Flag Clips patbratton at 4:03pm 12.06.21 I use those by making a small prusic loop out of string. I wrapped the string around the flag halya
Installed Companionway Cover Justin_NSA at 3:52pm 12.06.21 You will be very happy with the results. I did the same thing on my H26. One thing that helps is

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