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Bottom Painting Trev at 5:15am 05.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1011 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 4/1103 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 0/1518 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 1/1012 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 2/1021 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 2/1225 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 4/1004 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 1/3018 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 0/1098 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 2/1255 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 7/1057 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 2/980 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 2/1036 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 2/993 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 2/1458 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 1/1004 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 0/1016 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 3/1901 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 9/1729 Hello all. I have a 2006 Hunter 33 with 161 hours on engine. I just changed from the 3 blade fixed
Epiphanes - A personal review. sailortonyb Allied Mis at 2:09am 05.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2197 I recently tried Epiphanes on bare wood as my coating. Lots of people had lots of good things to say

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North Shore Canvas winter cover experience njlarry at 7:48pm 10.23.21 Sorry to hear of your agro. Never understood how someone expects to grow a business without exceedi
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 7:44pm 10.23.21 If the reef line are "missing", the internal blocks probably are too. If so, you'll need to rebuilt
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 5:14pm 10.23.21 McLube Sailcoat is a great dry lube and should help with your slides. +1 DO NOT USE WD40 or any ot
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke FastOlson at 4:01pm 10.23.21 Maybe not part of the current problem, but you might want to replace the hose from your tank to the
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail kappykaplan at 3:02pm 10.23.21 McLube Sailcoat is a great dry lube and should help with your slides.
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip John Marrone at 3:01pm 10.23.21 Done....better place for sure. Thank You for taking the time to review the post
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip sail sfbay at 2:53pm 10.23.21 Nice upgrade, thanks for sharing!! Suggest posting this upgrade on this site's owner's modification
Sirius 21 centerboard winch and hull tea stain sail sfbay at 2:02pm 10.23.21 Centerboard winch: See post #2 in this thread on changing the cable: Sirius 21 keel \| Sailboat Owner
Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:00pm 10.23.21 You can read all about the Raritan Fresh Head here: Raritan Fresh Head --Peggie
under the floor sail sfbay at 1:40pm 10.23.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new very COOL Guppy 13 sailboat!! Might contact Ro
Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now sail sfbay at 1:28pm 10.23.21 Nice upgrade!! Might want to post this modification / upgrade on this site: Catalina 310 Owner Modi
Diesel heater ducting in a 310 Tom J at 1:11pm 10.23.21 Hello. Hopefully this helps. Both ends of the copper pipe are identically trimmed inside the head
How are Sabres higher quality? gatotom at 12:58pm 10.23.21 New to sailboat forum but not new to owning a sailboat. The interesting part of this thread is only
Leaking Head-To-Hose Connection Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:44am 10.23.21 You may be too new here for the system to let you include your email address. So I'll send you a PM
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 11:24am 10.23.21 Check prices of rebuild kits vs. a new carburetor, sometimes the kits don't do it and the price dif
Port leaks SoSound at 11:08am 10.23.21 I have had problems with small leaks over my nav desk on occasion. The first thing I do is to clean
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke Benny17441 at 11:06am 10.23.21 Check prices of rebuild kits vs. a new carburetor, sometimes the kits don't do it and the price diff
Remove DS10 Depth Sounder from Bulkhead sail sfbay at 11:03am 10.23.21 Glad you got it removed!!
Remove DS10 Depth Sounder from Bulkhead ChrisHunter at 11:01am 10.23.21 I did download a manual, which states there is a ring that can be used to hold the unit in place. A
Propane Outboard Benny17441 at 11:01am 10.23.21 Chinese manufacturers do not go bankrupt, beware of the same product coming back under a different b

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