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gas tank location (1) walt at 1:54am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2254 Ive never really found a good place to keep the gas tank on a 26C but have made somewhat of a compro
Replace running rigging jerseywaters at 2:48am 04.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1980 We have a Hunter 26.5 1989 and have purchased new sails. We need to replace the running rigging. W
Post Katrina Observations sailaway78 at 2:27am 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1136 When I was living and fishing a lot in far S.Texas, I would always hear from the locals that no matt
Windvane advice Helen and Iain at 2:08am 04.03.08 Hallberg-Rassy 0/2249 Hi there, having had extensive experience with an Airies wind vane on my Nic 32 I'm looking for advi
1964 Bahama Islander 24 Roger Larkin at 4:13am 04.03.08 Islander 5/3740 I have recently bought a 1964 Bahama Islander 24'. I need a motor but don't know exactly what was in
Flushing Scale from Perkins 4-108 mmckee52 at 4:54am 04.03.08 Irwin 1/1773 I am thinking about flushing my Perkins 4-108 to get rid of the scale that has built up in it. Has a
Mounting a new bow cleat Blake at 5:21am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1305 Does anybody have experiance mounting through deck hardware in the bow area forward of the factory c
Apostle Islands Russ at 6:03am 04.03.08 Smaller Boats 3/837
I just built a new shelf in my 222 (1) Joe11688 at 3:29am 04.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/748 This galley shelf is my latest brain-storm. I built it out of some Mahogany plywood, an Oak fiddle
Missing grounding plate Chuck McNear at 3:05am 04.03.08 Irwin 0/1544 Divers just informed me that the grounding plate is missing on the bottom of the boat near the keel.
ballast vs displacement Hunter 25 KennyH at 7:15am 04.03.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1183 According to the owners manual on the Hunter 25 found at this linkhttp://www.murphygraphics.com/hun
Installed Tankwatch 4 on FW tank forward Chris Connor at 10:36am 04.03.08 Catalina 310 3/1573 Hello all:Today I have installed a Tankwatch 4 level guaging system in the Potable water tank forw
Foss foam rudder Steve at 11:34am 04.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/951 Checked archives, has anyone ever repaired an eight inch diamate or so delamination by injecting an
Catalina Capri 18 vs. O'Day 20 w t wilson at 12:59pm 04.03.08 Trailer Sailors 3/11858 I am a novice sailor who got chased away from my motorcycle by an overprotective wife. Traded my mo
What ever happened to................ sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:55pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1075 Moodybucaneer and others that have not been here in a very long time?Was just thinking of some of t
Help me identify this boat please (1) Timm R 25 Oday at 12:51pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/955 I 've been driving past this boat for 6 months or so.It's makes me sad to think that at one time ,t
First time at the helm in 28 years Gene45 at 1:30pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/987 I had not sailed in 28 years. On March 21, 2008 I decided to make a cruse from Edgewater MD to Tangi
Island Girl Duke13540 at 1:15pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1119 Has anyone used Island Girl system on a newer boat?Thanks for your info. I'm thinking of using it o
Battery tie down question sailaway78 at 1:45pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1903 I just switched out the batteries in the 37, and went from group 29's to four 6v golf cart batteries
Boat generators alan boyd at 6:59pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 0/1131 The generators at www.Boats.net beat the prices at the other sites I checked

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Need advice for wood sealer. jrussnogle at 11:34am 04.25.21 I recently used Total Boat Wood Sealer Varnish Primer on solid teak that had been sanded down to bar
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2020 and 2021 jon hansen at 11:16am 04.25.21 the video is fabulous
Accessing behind panel where radio and propane switch are located. Rick486 at 11:07am 04.25.21 How about removing the radio and reaching in through that space?
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands ShawnL at 10:44am 04.25.21 In Lake Superior, Munising, Marquette, and Houghton / Hancock all have nice harbors and docks. Not
Accessing behind panel where radio and propane switch are located. Unwinder at 10:22am 04.25.21 Rich, good suggestion. I might have to come up from the bottom because I have only a few inches abo
Need advice for wood sealer. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 04.25.21 If you're OCD like myself, epoxy and varnish is the only way to go. Watch for all the problems as s
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main Don S/V ILLusion at 10:14am 04.25.21 Have had a love/hate relationship with Dutchman system for many years. Once properly adjusted, it wo
Boarding Ladder Failure Ward H at 10:12am 04.25.21 Better than expending several hundreds of dollars on a new ladder. The price for a new ladder from
Newbie 35.5 owner...Checking water level? Rich Stidger at 10:09am 04.25.21 A really inexpensive way to check the level is to attach a tee fitting to the bottom of the tank and
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main johndlundiii at 9:58am 04.25.21
Lowrance HDS Carbon Fish Finder C-Map Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 04.25.21 The transponder needs to be under the hull of my kayak. Maybe not. Many, if not all depth transp
Need advice for wood sealer. (3) capta at 9:30am 04.25.21 We use Snappy Teak two part to get out all the stains and brighten the teak before finishing. Then,
Diesel shutoff question Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 04.25.21 and the second is in the quarter berth and connected to the fuel tank. Now that is an odd one. A
Need advice for wood sealer. dlochner at 9:18am 04.25.21 Skip the expense and time with epoxy. Once it starts to crack and peel it will harder than varnish t
Motorized ball valves jssailem at 9:16am 04.25.21 Nice alarm Ralph. I do not understand how that helps with the opening and closing of the motorized o
Boarding Ladder Failure jssailem at 9:09am 04.25.21 Here are some questions I have: 1. Could this have happened slowly over a period of time or is it a
Need advice for wood sealer. (1) TomY at 9:08am 04.25.21 Hello everyone. Need advice which wood sealer to use prior to varnish? I'm a little confused after
Motorized ball valves (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 04.25.21 A flow switch for less than $100.00 when I bought mine about ten years ago. Has operated flawlessl
Boarding Ladder Failure 31seahorse at 8:55am 04.25.21 At the risk of delaying launch date I think I would remove the boarding ladder from the boat and che
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2020 and 2021 jssailem at 8:51am 04.25.21 Thank you Terry... Enjoyed the video of your last season and the start of this season. Nice boat tou

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