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Outboard Motor Mount (1) Chilly Willy at 3:23am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1065 Has anyone ever used a mount like this one? This is what was on the boat when I bought it last year.
Mooring in Gloucester or Beverly, MA Tony Z at 6:13am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1777 A friend is looking for a mooring in either Beverly or Gloucester, MA Anyone looking to lease one f
Coil Arching Roger Keele at 5:38am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/938 I have a 1979 Oday 28, with a 15hp OMC Zephyr Saildrive. This past weekend while motoring I started
VC-17 question dale17781 at 7:27am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 16/12914 We sail on Lake Ontario and use VC-17. I love this paint. It works great and is easy to apply. My
rc8d manual ronfxr at 8:03am 03.03.08 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1363 I am looking for a wireing diagram for my 1980 Hunter 27 and realing looking for he colors etc. on t
lazy jacks dennis23685 at 7:48am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2069 does anyone have any experience with lazy jacks. Do they cause additionalor excessive chafing to th
Chromed Brass vs. Stainless Lou 14643 at 9:23am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1316 I have to purchase a quantity of barrel nuts to install a couple of new portlights. WM has them for
Lead Keel Repair and Catalina smile repair Catalina 27 at 10:58am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 12/14480 I ran aground (probably a rock) this past summer and took out a Small (tennis ball size) of lead off
Prop Removal Phil K at 10:18am 03.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1355 I am having difficulty pulling off my three blade prop with a puller. Does anyone have any tried an
Stand up rigging robert at 11:22am 03.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/961 I have been told there are cracks in my swages by the last rigger. I looked at it and can't see any
Swing keel Mac at 11:00am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1287 I'm going to keep my Mac 25 at a slip this year as I did last summer. A friend of mine is letting m
Wanted: hints on use of boom vang tadd5181 at 12:00pm 03.03.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/3898 I would appreciate some hints on use of the boom vang...my boat is a Hunter 420. Thanks.
Wanted: hints on using boom vang tadd5181 at 11:56am 03.03.08 Big Boats 1/1001 I would appreciate some hints on use of the boom vang...my boat is a Hunter 420. Thanks
CDI roller furling Echo at 11:46am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1250 Is anyone using a CDI (FF6 w/bearings) on a 28-30' O'Day? What problems if any have you encountered
Internet connections Greg Bowman at 5:46pm 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1131 We are planning on starting a sailing trip in USA later this year. We will do the Great Circle route
O'Day 37' spray cover Lena May at 7:11pm 03.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1039 We recently purchased our O'Day 37 and think she is fantastic, the only thing we noticed is that we
Fastening blocks to deck Madelon at 8:20pm 03.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1775 Dear Sailors,I've been looking through the archives but did not find what I needed, so I apologize
Beneteau Complaint scuba hottie at 9:56pm 03.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3660 We bought a brand new Beneteau a few years ago and started having gelcoat cracks within 6 months alo
replacing the cabin sole Terry Holt at 9:13pm 03.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1226 I have rot in my cabin sole and I am thinking of replacing it. It is the section just under the sete
Hunter 260 North Spinnaker on ebay AZExpedition at 11:33pm 03.01.08 Smaller Boats 0/973 Nice north spinn and pole

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Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? (2) Benny17441 at 4:33pm 12.05.21 It is just a regular nut, covered by a rubber cushion. it is not likely you'll find other applicati
New Capri 18 Owner kappykaplan at 4:30pm 12.05.21 Looks good!
SeaSprite 23. ScottMac at 4:26pm 12.05.21 I tried to get a part from them for my O Day 34 they wanted over $400. I found it two years later at
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 4:24pm 12.05.21 Just to add in here on this - I was just contacted by a seller that I'd contacted 2 years ago with n
SeaSprite 23. dlochner at 4:23pm 12.05.21 Hello Dlochner I was looking for original parts Scott Try Rigrite.com.
SeaSprite 23. ScottMac at 4:18pm 12.05.21 Hello Dlochner I was looking for original parts Scott
New Capri 18 Owner (1) thedude at 4:17pm 12.05.21 Quick refresh if the wood to try to help protect it over the winter. I plan to remove, sand and refi
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? patbratton at 4:12pm 12.05.21 When I was looking I found that I could not get people to call me back or text or answer messages th
What color for your Bimini? patbratton at 4:06pm 12.05.21 I was dreading buying a jib sack and not being able to duplicate either the mainsail cover or the Bi
Christening the WET DOG patbratton at 3:35pm 12.05.21 Finally done. Now sir, enjoy your boat. Thank you for sharing thanks for all your advise and help
Dink in davits sail sfbay at 3:34pm 12.05.21 What dinghy and is the air floor removable? If the floor is removable, insert a couple of retractabl
A couple trailering questions sail sfbay at 3:32pm 12.05.21 If I was towing a boat that length and weight a tandem axel trailer with electric or surge brakes wo
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 3:27pm 12.05.21
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Justin_NSA at 3:23pm 12.05.21 You need the valve gasket or the "finger hole" plug ?
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 3:22pm 12.05.21 You may just need the gasket. Blue Water Yachts might have them. Some members here have made their
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 3:20pm 12.05.21 You can buy a new valve at any R.V. store, it's the same valve they use for grey water on R.V.'s.
Pearson 30 Tally Ho at 3:20pm 12.05.21 A visiting boat in our harbor blew his cabin off when the vapors ignited. Sounds more like propane
sail sfbay at 3:03pm 12.05.21 One option to color match your gelcoat is to go to the Spectrum website and look up their gelcoat co
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? sail sfbay at 2:51pm 12.05.21 What are the specifications......diameter, thread type, etc.?
Pearson 30 jssailem at 2:30pm 12.05.21 I am sure no one was laughing. Not I, and I have no knowledge of him nor what he did, save what you

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