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Stanchions and Bases for Mirage 36 BEL at 7:49am 04.16.08 Other Sailboats 1/1055 I am looking for replacement stanchions and bases for a 1988 Mirage 36. The bases are aluminum, and
Compare Irwin, Hunter, O'day, Catalina saberlin at 8:17am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/5969 I am interesed in purchasing an 1986-87 vintage Irwin Citation. 1.) what is the difference between a
bottom coating process Stevep at 9:10am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1680 Hi all -- I plan to start applying the first 2 of 4 coats of Interprotect tomorrow morning. My boat
Evaluation and Inspection of a Brand New 26M oreana123 at 10:07am 04.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2945 I have had the opportunity to look over a brand new 26M this week. Among other problems, it has a ro
Yacht rescued three times in a week Allan R at 10:17am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1219 Some people never learn.EMERGENCY crews from a Hampshire lifeboat station were called to rescue th
One More Allan R at 10:27am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1143 Not a good day to be on the water for the folks in the video. Don't hold me to it, but the attached
Engine Mount Lori1818 at 10:00am 04.16.08 Day Sailers 8/1605 We recently bought a really nice little O'Day 22 that we put out in the local marina in a slip. Slo
h26 motor mount john withrow at 10:03am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 4/824 Bought a 2005 mercury 9.9 ob electric start. Works great but due to the design I can not raise the
Cunningham? Hakuna Matata9168 at 7:24am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 19/2303 I have been planning control line upgrades and modifications to my Mac 25 all Winter and ran into a
Lowering the Mast Capt. Woody at 6:51am 04.16.08 Balboa 1/3285 I need to learn how to lower the mast on my 1974 Balboa 26. There was no handbook or manual availab
Tiny-Tach. I need some info to install it. timweed at 11:58am 04.16.08 Catalina 30 6/1626 Design Technologies Inc. makes a tachometer, the Tiny-Tach, which sells for $95. I read about it in
Irwin 25 (8' beam) vs Irwin 10/4 (25' w 10' beam) TT5952 at 12:16pm 04.16.08 Irwin 5/10323 I'm planning to move to SE FL (West Palm Beach - Ft Lauderdale area) when I retire in a few years an
20w anchor light !! Tom M. at 9:03am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 7/927 So I am looking at replacing the mast head lights with two discrete lights, one on the front of the
removing spreaders najinsky at 12:27pm 04.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/896 I would like to remove my spreaders to check if the pin that runs throught the mast is damaged...not
Clam Shell Orientation Steve A. at 12:21pm 04.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2723 I hate to ask a stupid question except it has been a topic of intense discussion between power boat
Mast Lighting modge at 1:59pm 04.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/933 1984 Catalina 36 standard rig.Mast LightingI need some help pls. I do not have a service manual
Blue Water Bottom Paint Jim at 2:28pm 04.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1437 Has anyone used Blue Water Brand bottom Paint? I noticed it is quite a bit cheaper and there are no
remote control Madelon at 2:38pm 04.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1130 I have a Honda 9.9 kicker on my Mac26S and would like to use the remote controlled throttle/shifter
260 Halyards Deucer at 5:20pm 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 3/943 Has anybody used 3/8 inch line instead of 5/16 for jib and main halyard on a 260? I'm about to go h
Whitlock Engine Control Cable Replacement Bill Bell at 9:31pm 04.14.08 Big Boats 2/2129 I have to replace the shift cable on our Hunter 420. It has a Whitlock single lever engine control.

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Running Rigging Line Type thinwater at 6:15pm 11.08.21 We own a new to us Hunter 38 and want to replace some running rigging. In the Operator's Manual th
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 6:09pm 11.08.21 Thanks again to all for the insight. A longer hold for the lift pump solved the issue.
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 5:56pm 11.08.21 Thanks David! (If engine block and shaft/prop are not electrically connected to boat bond or shore p
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 5:53pm 11.08.21 Reading your use, I gotta agree. Go for simple install.
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:46pm 11.08.21 This isn't complicated. If your battery charger comes with a plug, plug it in. Just be sure the re
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:45pm 11.08.21 Crusty, Is this your first boat? Are you day sailing? Will you be plugging into shore power on a re
Finally went for a sail (2) DeniseO30 at 5:21pm 11.08.21 Don't have any recent photos, here is some from redoing my sound deadening and insulation. anti-sip
Injector pump Don S/V ILLusion at 5:19pm 11.08.21 I have bled the fuel up through both bleeder valves of the injector pump. With cranking the engine
New toilet and holding tank system Flying Jay at 5:14pm 11.08.21 Where did you source the Raritan Sani-Flex hose? Did the tank come with the fittings to attach the
Its funny Friday! (4) rgranger at 5:13pm 11.08.21 LOL... so I had to go looking and found these This example is a hilarious comma mistake from a gen
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 11.08.21 (Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine blo
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 4:36pm 11.08.21 Thanks Jim!
More on Maine Sail dLj at 4:22pm 11.08.21 I've also donated. I feel it is a very worthy cause and Rod certainly helped me out multiple times a
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 3:51pm 11.08.21 Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine bloc
Frostbiting on a grand scale? jon hansen at 3:38pm 11.08.21 hurry up and wait. light wind racing. razor focus, rest well, eat well.
Tall Rig or Standard Hayden Watson at 3:18pm 11.08.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 3:14pm 11.08.21 Probably a tall rig. When you get new sails, the sailmaker will tell you the measurements, if you
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 3:12pm 11.08.21 Looks like a lot of them got caught by the current/tide on the East side of the Breton Peninsula, an
Finally went for a sail (2) Artey1 at 3:05pm 11.08.21 Don't have any recent photos, here is some from redoing my sound deadening and insulation.
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 2:56pm 11.08.21 No, but IF you punch a hole in the hull with it, you are using it wrong. I've always used a hole

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