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damaged centerboard Mark7498 at 1:16pm 04.14.08 Smaller Boats 8/1113 hello to all, we have a 240 that has enjoyed 4 winters in the keys and the shallows have taken their
overhead leaks drcooper at 2:29pm 04.14.08 Newport 2/2607 Leaking overhead, recaulked the ports, but it is still raining. Is there a way to get at the handrai
Citation 34 & Blue water ??? Brian at 5:28pm 04.14.08 Irwin 7/7356 I have been looking over lots and lots of boats. 90 percent of the time It would be used in protecte
Crealock 37 Storage Alan Coad at 4:40pm 04.14.08 Other Sailboats 0/1032 Hi,Perhaps you can help me. I am in the process of completing the purchase of a Crealock 37 in the
Cockpit drain Charles at 11:07pm 04.12.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3458 I was having a problem with water in my bilge when covering my boat with a cheap cover in the winter
trickle charge or not Jack at 10:51pm 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1682 My batteries were new last year, after a season in storage one reads 11.6v and the other 10.8v.i kn
Stiff/sticking rope clutches TheGreatEscape at 11:14pm 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2114 Does anyone have a solution for stiff and/or sticking rope clutches. I recently purchased a Hunter 3
perkins 4-108 wes justice at 1:10am 04.13.08 Irwin 1/1988 I am trying to find replacement screws for the impeller housing for a perkins 4-108 and any ideas w
Cutting 80" of the mast fredrik wortman at 2:06am 04.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1078 I can buy a Hunter 30 1989 in very good condition and with many extras.However the mast has been sh
Launch delays. Ed Schenck at 3:07am 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1000 Tomorrow I get the boat out of the barn. But as you can see in the picture it will be awhile before
Nasty Coolant fox islander at 4:08am 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1031 I decided to change out my coolant yesterday (M25XP). I've had the boat only 4 months and you can ea
E25 Running Rigging help needed! (2) daveinnj at 4:59am 04.13.08 Ericson 0/1760 I have been unable to find pictures of E25 running rigging, so I thought I would ask other owners.
Cracks at the base of the trunk of the rudder post; leaking when motoring at 4+ Scott A. at 4:59am 04.13.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1214 Seem to be taking on water (into cabin) when motoring above 4 knots or when encountering large waves
trickle charge or not...new volt meter... Jack at 5:04am 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1027 thank you to all...again...as we all know it is hard to see old 'faithful' tools that have lived o
Adding Batteries & Inverter Cruisin30MKIII at 5:43am 04.13.08 Catalina 30 2/1531 We are the proud new owners of a 1995 Catalina 30 MK III. I am looking to add AC power while underw
broken centerboard cable Dennis Lindaman at 6:14am 04.13.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1075 The cable used ot raise and lower the centerboard on my mac 1993 26 d broke is there and way to fix
Shore Power Rob at 6:29am 04.13.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/817 Any info, pictures on installing shore power to a 26X would be appreciated. I am in the Toronto ON a
Need prop advice FrancoC at 8:11am 04.13.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1059 I'm looking for a propeller able to reach 5500 rpm and boat speed close to maximum boat speed. I us
Can't seem to get my bootstripe to polish up Bad Obsession at 8:57am 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1751 I wanted to try to get my bootstripe to show up better. It is dull and has a chalky look to it. I
New alternator for Volvo MD11c Geoff at 9:58am 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1586 Has anyone installed a Balmar 80 amp 6 series alternator on a Volvo MD11c? I am trying, but it won't

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leaky boat Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 11.28.21 The packing gland looks suspect, the thruhulls are very corroded and most of the hose clamps are rus
Touchless Sailing Pagan Baby at 10:47am 11.28.21 A drill that I often used when coaching a collegiate sailing team was rudderless sailing. Weight dis
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom sailme88 at 10:37am 11.28.21 Thank Jim - sounds good. Rigid vang seems like a nice upgrade...of course there are lots of things
Traveler Change ... Don Guillette at 10:23am 11.28.21 Thanks for the information ... It does look like the pulling angle would be off. I will still have
leaky boat Tom J at 10:22am 11.28.21 The packing gland should leak a drop or two every ten seconds or so while the boat is in gear. It s
Water in Engine Pan? Tom J at 10:06am 11.28.21 Not on Hull #48...there is no such drain hole. I wondered about that. Interesting that there are
Traveler Change ... mkraybill at 9:29am 11.28.21 You might try consulting with Garhaurer for their opinion and possible solutions. After all... the
Traveler Change ... (1) sail sfbay at 9:27am 11.28.21 Welcome to the forum!! I like a straight vs. arched traveler since it is not likely to get hung up
Traveler Change ... mkraybill at 9:25am 11.28.21 You might try consulting with Garhaurer for their opinion and possible solutions. After all... the
Traveler Change ... mkraybill at 9:24am 11.28.21 Are you asking about moving it to the front of the hatch cover? That would be very far forward and
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. CaptainRan at 8:59am 11.28.21 I ordered the retainers then noticed they say H240. I'm assuming they will work on my H26.
Traveler Change ... Joe at 8:51am 11.28.21 You might try consulting with Garhaurer for their opinion and possible solutions. After all... they
Sikaflex 291 curing confusion. jssailem at 8:42am 11.28.21 For something as critical as this is, I would consult the manufacture about their product.
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. CaptainRan at 8:37am 11.28.21 There were retainers? Holy cow that explains a lot! My boat came from AZ, so they probably dried up
Irwin Viktor Partyshev at 8:36am 11.28.21 Depends on the model. The Citations (which were designed to be more performance oriented) had bolt
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S AndyVS at 8:33am 11.28.21 We like to stop and swim or explore too so the small stern rails work good for me. I also attach the
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S stickinthemud57 at 8:09am 11.28.21 I changed the lifelines on my 26s a few years ago. Added the small stern rails, ran the lifelines a
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 dmax at 7:40am 11.28.21 Very nice.
Water in Engine Pan? Alansails at 7:35am 11.28.21 I think either would be fun-as my wife says "Whatever Floats Your Boat" :banghead: https://forums.
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger Bob J. at 7:14am 11.28.21 Why not just get rid of your FLA house bank? It would make life alot simpler...

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