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Battery Storage Mac 25 Trev at 5:17am 05.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1121 Currently my battery compartment is behind the keel winch, inside the boat. I am a bit concerned wi
Bottom Painting Trev at 5:15am 05.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/985 I am taking the plunge and bottom painting this year. Any (home made) suggestions for getting the b
boom bracket rivets (1) jimforest at 4:56am 05.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1078 I just noticed that the rivets which hold the bracket which holds the boom are coming loose! What i
Mainsheet Articles Bob James at 8:42am 05.03.08 Catalina 310 0/1486 Hi Everyone: I am the Mainsheet Magazine editor for the 310 section. I handle the general interest
Open Ports O'Day 37 (1) R�gis at 9:43am 05.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1000 Can anyone tell me if the open ports are Beckson. If so what dimension model? 4"X10" or 5"X12". I ha
Delamination John Burns at 11:17am 05.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1009 I have a 2002 Hunter 356I have owned it since newThis year I have detected a perfectly round are
Just Sayin Dont matter at 11:20am 05.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1208 I just want to say some people with more knowledge than some of us answer our questions quite conce
Delamination, Try Again (1) John Burns at 11:22am 05.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/986 Let me try again, the picture of the delamination did not post properly
First 285 Owners Manual Bob Chope at 12:20pm 05.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2991 Just purchased a 1988 First 285. Looking for an owners manual or a copy of one.
window gasket material sailaway50 at 11:45am 05.03.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1086 We need to replace gaskets in ports and hatches of a recently purchased 1996 Catalina 400, what mate
Raw water scupper Mary Ellen at 11:42am 05.03.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1237 Hi - owner of an '87 Catalina 30 Mark II. I am installing a 3.5" diameter bronze scupper at the ext
I gave away 30 gallons of gas today. Brian D at 1:54pm 05.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1041 It was gas that has been in my boat for over three years. I filled up my tanks (2x30 gal) in April '
Centerboard controls to the cockpit jbwbcat30 at 1:32pm 05.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/959 I saw an article here a couple of mos ago on this topic looked in archives and cant find it. A coupl
Hello Beamreach Doug J at 2:54pm 05.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1014 Beamreach, Can you please post pic's of your companionway ladder again? I think you did an awsome
Nav Lights for a trailerable with deck-stepped mast. Derelicte at 3:25pm 05.03.08 Smaller Boats 2/964 Can I get a few descriptions of how folks have configured nav lights for their small boat? I plan on
9.2C capacities garylinger at 9:19pm 05.01.08 S2 2/1424 I just purchased a 1980 9.2C and am trying to get as much specific info as possible about her. Were
NY State announces Erie Canal now open Ken Palmer at 9:53pm 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 1/998 Those snow birds returning from the south will find that the canal rates have been reinstated for 20
Omni wind gauges kevinp30 at 9:52pm 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1001 I have some old Omni wind gauges (speed, close haul, relative) on my 1976 Pearson 30 and the anemome
Pearson Boom Furler Help Bejasus at 12:47am 05.02.08 Pearson 3/1853 I have a friend with a Pearson lying in Savannah and he has a problem with his boom furling mechanis
engine vibration Mike Somers at 2:17am 05.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1663 Hello all. I have a 2006 Hunter 33 with 161 hours on engine. I just changed from the 3 blade fixed

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H34 Lazy jacks sail sfbay at 3:05pm 09.02.21 SailRite rope formula: 2.75 x P (P is the distance between the gooseneck to the top mast) x 2 OR us
iPad charging woes All U Get at 2:58pm 09.02.21 Check how many apps you have running, I always find one.
H34 Lazy jacks DeniseO30 at 2:51pm 09.02.21 So you're doing the same research I did you don't actually know how high, I don't happen to have a
iPad charging woes seadaddler at 2:47pm 09.02.21 I have my iPad next to my chartplotter all the time and have USBn connection for it my nav pod which
20 or 25 shaft length outboard sailboat outboard? Dave Groshong at 2:41pm 09.02.21 Open ocean, the longer the better, 25 inch. In a rough or choppy sea state you don't want the pro
yanmar parts alternative leo310 at 2:28pm 09.02.21 sometimes what you think is a knock off is the real thing only the name is changed. Remember Yanmar
yanmar parts alternative kloudie1 at 1:54pm 09.02.21 Those parts are most likely tractor parts that are a knock-off from China or Malaysia.. I would not
H34 Lazy jacks sail sfbay at 1:49pm 09.02.21 How high..........attach the cheek block (A) at a height corresponding to 75% (3/4) of the total mas
Looking for a swing keel Eleven at 1:11pm 09.02.21 sail sfbay, thanks, great suggestions. I have contacted Catalina and the new one costs $2,950 plus s
iPad charging woes Don S/V ILLusion at 12:52pm 09.02.21 How would you suggest doing that? The connectors on a lightning cable are too tiny to get a DVM pro
20 or 25 shaft length outboard sailboat outboard? tfox2069 at 12:52pm 09.02.21 AndyVS's photo and commentary make an interesting and valid point - how much of the motor shaft is a
iPad charging woes (1) WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 12:46pm 09.02.21 How would you suggest doing that? The connectors on a lightning cable are too tiny to get a DVM pro
Looking for a swing keel sail sfbay at 12:32pm 09.02.21
Single Handed Docking Don Guillette at 12:27pm 09.02.21 Wife shown here with our "No Jump Cleat Snagger." Attached to a pre-measured midship spring line it
20 or 25 shaft length outboard sailboat outboard? (1) AndyVS at 12:22pm 09.02.21 I have a 9.9hp Merc with command thrust on my 26s and it will push the boat to hull speed at 3/4 thr
Replacing Inhaul / Outhaul lines BC Bernie at 12:19pm 09.02.21 To those that have completed the process, how challenging was changing the outhaul line? Did you
iPad charging woes Davidasailor26 at 12:09pm 09.02.21 Which is why I suggested to measure the voltage the iPad is getting. How would you suggest doing t
iPad charging woes Don S/V ILLusion at 11:55am 09.02.21 I tried all those things, no dice. Also, that wouldn't account for the fact that it charged properl
20 or 25 shaft length outboard sailboat outboard? tfox2069 at 11:45am 09.02.21 I owned a Catalina 27 for years on the Chesapeake Bay. We always ran a Yamaha 9.9 long shaft with h
iPad charging woes WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 11:23am 09.02.21 Use a pencil eraser to clean the lightening connector. Clean out dust and debris oin the lightening

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