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Help! How to ship a MacGregor? Volker Barcik at 7:35am 02.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1157 Hello everybody,I need some help with shipping a Macgrgor 26x. I am going to import a 1999 Macgrego
New Furling Unit (follow-up) Boat Babe at 6:48am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1375 I have an old Hood 810 line drive furling unit which I'd like to upgrade to a new single line unit (
whitney's ted at 6:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1156 I looked at a boat at Whitney's Marine in Jacksonville. There were a few things regarding the broker
Insurance John at 6:35am 02.27.08 Big Boats 3/1278 I am considering changing insurance companies to the one listed in Mainsheet. The agency is Mariner
Hole in hull under v-berth SONADOR at 7:37am 02.27.08 Seidelmann 2/1669 I have been refurbishing the inside of a s24 cabin and I came across an approximate 2 inch hole belo
vertical batten main rob at 8:52am 02.27.08 Big Boats 7/1548 Considering changing my furling main to vertical batten main.Does it markedly improve the sailing t
Headliner Kevin6858 at 9:11am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1357 Does anyone know what is the best type of glue to re-attach the vinyl cabin liner on my First 285.T
Brooks Bridge Fort Walton Beach BradS at 9:32am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1111 I need to move a 30 catalina (tall rig) from Destin to Biloxi........can I make it under the Brooks
C210 Boom Height Capn Bill at 10:53am 02.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1352 I just moved up from a C25 to a C270. When I host the main and release the topping lift on the 270,
Land Locked Blues Lifted Terry Cox at 11:24am 02.27.08 Destinations 6/2760 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Florida West Coast Suggestions sailaway78 at 7:42am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1235 Planning a buddy boating trip with some friends for late May. More than likely will make the jump a
New Owner Question Mark G at 8:00am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1103 Just a simple question from a "new" Catalina owner. How do I tell if my 1971 Catalina 27 is the s
Cruising speed Ken at 7:47am 02.27.08 Catalina 310 8/2862 OK just for comparison. Today winds less than 10 kts no current at 2100 rpm my GPS showed 5.1 kts.
Outboard tuneup Tom at 11:27am 02.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1390 Some time ago I read an article about some an additive to help clean out an outboard engine and make
Sole almost complete (2) Kerry13709 at 6:20pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1233 Was able to get the varnish sprayed on the weekend. He put three coats on in all. The finish did not
Help!! new cat 25 owner has lots of questions,, quilombo at 7:58pm 02.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1697 Hi, Im a new Catalina 25 owner, I purchased a real nice cat 25 at the very end of last summer, she
Swim and beach ladder (1) Jaime S�nchez at 9:25pm 02.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1012 I am having great difficulty in finding a suitable ladder (or suitable ladders) for different purpos
Hunter 25 rudder fix Mike16400 at 9:37pm 02.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1015 I have a 2007 Hunter 25, and have come up with a great fix for the wobbly rudder issue. My boat sit
Owner Opinions C30 Mark III - would you buy yours again? jimmcgee at 10:48pm 02.25.08 Catalina 30 4/1596 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30 Mark III and I wante
Remote touchscreen monitor for PC-based GPS nav tkanzler at 10:55pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2011 Has anyone ever used a small touchscreen remote monitor, mounted at the helm and connected to a note

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SEIZED Fasteners dirt rd at 7:38am 11.10.21 Well, this has been discussed many times before, but what is YOUR favorite recipe for removing seize
Single handing Justin_NSA at 7:21am 11.10.21
SEIZED Fasteners Justin_NSA at 7:19am 11.10.21 I have the same problem on my jib sheet track end cap screw. Been using PB Blaster and other chemica
Painting over molded non-skid deck sail sfbay at 7:10am 11.10.21 just applied 2 coats of Awlgip color-matched polyester urethane topcoat paint with converter and red
Mods to our 35s5 BigEasy at 7:07am 11.10.21 Beautiful results. Perfection!
SEIZED Fasteners dmax at 6:57am 11.10.21 You might try something like these "rounded bolt removers" to get a better grip on the bolt, though
Running Rigging Line Type chip veres at 6:57am 11.10.21 Shameless plug for Miamicordage.com They make their own polyester double braid and will sell it to
Single handing BigEasy at 6:56am 11.10.21
SEIZED Fasteners BarryL at 6:53am 11.10.21 Hey, it sounds like you need a deep 6 pt socket that is thinner. They make them and you need one.
Old cedar lightning restoration dagar at 6:42am 11.10.21 Thank you for the quick reply. I will look into the Lightning website.
New Outboard on Order (4) patbratton at 6:32am 11.10.21 I have the motor installed and working. I have installed two 11 lb propane tanks. They hold two and
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 11.10.21 @WI Rigger The placement of the transducer should be in the rear underneath the rear berth near the
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Pirate Dave at 6:22am 11.10.21 Maybe the front fell off and it was towed outside the enviornment
Running Rigging Line Type Joe at 6:18am 11.10.21 Plait. It is a weave description. Examples: rope spec rope spec 2 BTW, PET is polyester (polyethyl
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run sail sfbay at 6:18am 11.10.21 Gary..........look for a messanger line in the chase tube to pull new wire through.
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 6:17am 11.10.21 Looks really nice, I would favor a light stain just to darken it a bit but still have it contrast wi
TV/VCP Breaker Gary Ryan at 6:14am 11.10.21 Interesting. I've never used one of those, but watching Youtube it may work.
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run Gary Ryan at 6:10am 11.10.21 Thanks, I have the owner manual but it does not show where it comes out. There's a cover on the hea
TV/VCP Breaker Brian D at 6:02am 11.10.21 Look for a tool called "fox and hound". It is a tool that is used to trace wires. You take one part
Raising the Mast Joe at 6:00am 11.10.21 Thanks. I've had three trailerable boats. I rigged all of them in the parking lot, or on the bea

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