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Dagger or swing keel advice David Franklin at 12:46pm 04.04.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1912 I am planning to purchase an older MacGregor 26. What are the opinions on reliability or upkeep on
Help!! identifying my boat little sailor at 1:40pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2057 Hi- I have a sailboat that my mom purchased new in about 1980. I would like to replace the sail with
Mac 26S Hawk4661 at 2:43pm 04.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/977 Hi guys.I'm new to sailing and want in put on the best boat. Ive been researching the web and I beli
Alternator upgrade Andre at 5:42pm 04.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/916 I offerred to help a friend of mine. he has an Oday 39 (1984) with a Universal diesel 44hp, and want
Buoyancy of Columbia 22. Can it float after being capsized? Eihli at 8:53pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2740 Hi. I'm very new to sailing. Planning on buying my first boat at the end of this month. It's a 19
Trip from North East, MD to Hampton, VA Marc14893 at 1:36am 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1567 Some time ago I asked the forum for advice on bringing my Hunter 37C from North East to Hampton. Wel
soft head floor Roberto Bisonni at 1:29am 04.03.08 Smaller Boats 6/922 Hi everybody,The head floor in my 260 is very soft and feels like there is water under.Is that no
A 15-min job ;D Warren Milberg at 10:14pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2282 So, I go to my boat yesterday in order to get a number of chores done in preparation for launch next
gas tank location (1) walt at 1:54am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2839 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 5/2190 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 9/1201 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 0/2392 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 5/4058 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 1/1922 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 8/1414 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 3/896
I just built a new shelf in my 222 (1) Joe11688 at 3:29am 04.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/789 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 0/1674 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 2/1231 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 3/1814 Hello all:Today I have installed a Tankwatch 4 level guaging system in the Potable water tank forw

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What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Head Sail at 10:38am 11.20.21 I bought an non-marine battery charger on Amazon with a desulfation cycle and equalize function. Co
Teak darker than expected after refinish? Head Sail at 10:23am 11.20.21 Did you bleach it before varnishing? Teak gets dark under old varnish because of mold. You need to
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat chip veres at 10:17am 11.20.21 Necessities on blue water boat: Chart, compass, food, water, your passport, you. Yes I am a smart*
bottom job or sand and paint? sesmith at 10:10am 11.20.21 Be prepared for a lot of work getting the VC 17 off. Chemicals and paint strippers did not work, th
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Claude L.-Auger at 10:10am 11.20.21 Tks Re the Klacko info. At this point, looking at the picture provided by mdibella and comparing wit
Teak darker than expected after refinish? jon hansen at 9:41am 11.20.21 youngest of three brothers. he is a triplet. parents had three kids, went for one more, got triple
PacificNW recovery Weather pattern: A dry weekend. Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 11.20.21 PacificNW recovery Weather pattern: A dry weekend. I sure hope that comes with a guarantee because
Advice on replacing crazed and cracked portside fixed portlight on Catalina 310 (7) SimiSAilor at 9:37am 11.20.21 I recently replaced all of the ports on my boat. I bought the windows thru Warren at Catalina. It
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller sail sfbay at 9:36am 11.20.21 Or ship it yo Klacko in St.Catharines, Ontario, Canada to have it repaired or a custom one made.
PacificNW recovery Weather pattern: A dry weekend. SoSound at 9:36am 11.20.21 The messenger is safe, John! As a matter of fact, I do appreciate the longer range outlook! I wil
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat Justin_NSA at 9:35am 11.20.21 I cruise vicariously thru you all :cool:
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Bluenose at 9:20am 11.20.21 Looks really nice and shiny. Hopefully you won't need a second mortgage on the house to pay for it.
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed (1) jssailem at 9:07am 11.20.21 This condition would definitely allow your boat to exceed hull speed...
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed (1) jssailem at 9:03am 11.20.21
Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS DayDreamer41 at 9:01am 11.20.21 Ours looks exactly the same, must be the same pseudo plumber who did the work. I have read that that
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat jssailem at 8:38am 11.20.21 Len... Great video on boat discovery and options/compromises. :plus: Good discussion about "Which B
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 8:31am 11.20.21 I don't know anything about battery equalization but I can't help noting the irony of attaching you
bottom job or sand and paint? Justin_NSA at 8:29am 11.20.21 That would be worth being there and watching the whole operation.
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller (1) sail sfbay at 8:27am 11.20.21 Ouch!!............might check with Klacko Beneteau bowroller (klacko.ca)
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries BigEasy at 8:26am 11.20.21 If your batteries are only two years old, do they really need to be equalized? If you simply want to

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