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Deck Hatch Rick19254 at 5:35am 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/984 Regarding Deck Hatch because there is a concave curve in the original does anyone know if a Lewmar
Best propeller for Honda 50 on 26M Greg at 7:26am 04.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2887 Would greatly appreciate information on the best prop (diameter X pitch and number of blades) is bes
hood? joefusa at 7:37am 04.04.08 Catalina 30 0/1200 looking to replace my c-30 roller furling. anyone out there have experience with or know about the h
8.0b Toerail Don Neeper at 5:30am 04.04.08 S2 0/1188 This past November I bought an 1981 S2 8.0b and now that the weather has improved here in North-East
Deck Hatch Rick19254 at 5:27am 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/960 I am attempting to replace my deck hatch as it is leaking. Is there a Website for used Catalina part
Anyone have centerboard drawings? Gary at 7:49am 04.04.08 Irwin 0/1799 My boat was dropped only a couple of inches at the boatyard. The damage is limited to the centerboar
hood? joefusa at 7:39am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1351 have a c-30 and looking to replace a not-so-good furler. anyone with experience or knowledge about t
Cutlass bearing akflyr at 7:58am 04.04.08 Big Boats 3/1006 I will be pulling the boat soon (1979 37c). I would like to replace the cutlass bearing while it is
Hunter 34 - Cost to Awlgrip Topsides and Decks Roy Page at 9:08am 04.04.08 Big Boats 10/4250 I have recently bought a H34 and plan to refinish the topsides and decks with awlgrip at the end of
Kayak keel guard Brian M H23 at 10:47am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2285 Does anyone have a fiberglass kayak? I'm looking for some sort of material to put on my keel - it s
411 Cracked Mast Sailorjoe20822 at 5:00am 04.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1446 The mast on my year 2000 Beneteau 411 filled with water at the base, froze and cracked this past win
tuning prebend question (1) Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 1:23pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1060 In preping to tune my rig in a few weeks, I am doing some reading, and looking at pictures of my rig
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 2/979 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 10/2742 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 11/1569 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

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Single handing (1) patbratton at 6:58am 11.22.21 Thank You both for your answers!!!! I also have a telescoping from West Marine. I will try across t
Single handing Will Gilmore at 6:56am 11.22.21 Pure aesthetics. -Will
Single handing WI Rigger at 6:53am 11.22.21 Thank You both for your answers!!!! I also have a telescoping from West Marine. I will try across th
Raising the Mast Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 11.22.21 On my 19' I swapped a few of the pins for PTO pins. They're much easier to remove and install. If yo
Single handing (3) patbratton at 6:39am 11.22.21 Here I am again, with a seemingly trite question. Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy
Stray Induced Current dLj at 6:22am 11.22.21 Some DC ampmeters do show you the direction of current flow. I have always wondered if you could
Stray Induced Current JamesG161 at 6:18am 11.22.21 Please note that @kloudie1 gave the correct reason first. To answer @dLj question about distance f
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS chuck anderika at 6:13am 11.22.21 Replaced mine last year H410. Once you get the old hose out you should probably change the the engi
Stray Induced Current JamesG161 at 6:01am 11.22.21 "Yuengling Effect" Some DC ampmeters do show you the direction of current flow. I have always wo
Dinghy storage DougM at 6:01am 11.22.21 I hung my dinghy with straps beneath from the rafters in my unheated garage in 2015, fully inflated.
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 5:52am 11.22.21 Yea, should have known that from the get-go. To be honest, I did have a Yuengling Black and Tan in
Stray Induced Current JamesG161 at 5:41am 11.22.21 Guess how a DC clamp ampmeter works? The Hall Effect semiconductor. That uses Electro-Magnetism...
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 5:24am 11.22.21 @dLj Probably a foot or so should be fine. It dropped off pretty quickly as you moved away but I di
Stray Induced Current dLj at 5:18am 11.22.21 Update - I measured the apparent current at different locations in the vicinity of the AC generato
Stray Induced Current (3) smokey73 at 5:16am 11.22.21 Update - I measured the apparent current at different locations in the vicinity of the AC generator
Dinghy storage NYSail at 4:07am 11.22.21 Thanks all...... let a bit out. Greg
proper grease for rudder bearings Apex at 3:01am 11.22.21 correction: Tube is packed with grease. Indeed the bearings are plain bearings with no grease groo
Single handing Will Gilmore at 12:52am 11.22.21 Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy when needed. In my MC, I stored it under the gunwa
La Ni�a All U Get at 11:26pm 11.21.21 The other observation that I had was the current shift yesterday. There was noticeably more time of
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 Randy Michaelis at 11:00pm 11.21.21 The plywood has better integrity toward the hull so this may be a good option for me. Thank you for

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