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Boat stolen! JCPH3 at 4:34pm 02.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1679 My 2007 Mac 26m was stolen out of winter storage. She has been retrieved minus the outboard all stan
Aluminum toerails...kindof DannyS at 9:55pm 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1310 My O'day 35 has molded in toerails that are capped with a beautiful teak accent. That beautiful teak
Confused about marine Fridge's, coloradokota at 11:27pm 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2271 Ok, can someone tell me what the difference is between a marine fridge and a small compact fridge fr
Selden sprit Blueskies at 11:35pm 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2973 I was looking at the Selden sprit that appears to be combined with a bow anchor roller. Anyone have
engine drags {sometimes} when starting Jack at 1:57am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 31/4564 I am at witts end with this problem. My 86 Catalina 27 with the M-18 diesel has a starting issue. Ac
New Boat Purchase TJ Hart at 1:55am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1046 Making a 1st time purchase of a BRAND NEW sailboat. Wondering what the mark ups are? How much can
New Sailboat Purchase TJ Hart at 1:51am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1235 When purchasing a brand new sailboat, how much "wiggle" room is there in price? None? Tens of tho
Surveyor Needed LI NY rad at 4:33am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3182 A friend is looking to buy and needs a surveyor on LI NY.
Cetol drips Tim Op't Holt at 5:08am 02.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1219 I've a few drips of dried Cetol on the gelcoat. What is recommended to remove it?
Starting Battery Size Bad Obsession at 4:06am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 19/2612 I am wondering what size starting battery to use in my boat. The current set up is starting off of
How much bottom paint for a Hunter 23.5 Scubajeep at 6:24am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2726 I am getting ready to paint the bottom of my Hunter 23.5 and was wonder how much paint should I get?
Cross-Linked Polyethylene, Diesel, and Sealants. Need Advice. Joe Mullee at 8:46am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3705 I'm wondering if there is a sealant that is impervious to diesel (fuel tank) and will form a good se
retro fit furling main to 26d gmc at 8:34am 02.28.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1091 hi does anyone know if the furling main from a 26m can be retro fitted onto a 26d or is there anothe
Replacement refrigerator components Alan & Lynne at 9:34am 02.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1290 Has anyone replaced their refrigerator components on a 340? The factory-installed system on our 1999
ST50 Wind Rick D at 9:56am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4926 I must be getting old. My ST50 Autohelm wind cups were reluctant to turn at low wind speed. I had a
Head (shower) drain Pete Nelson at 10:40am 02.28.08 Big Boats 5/1606 Hi! First of all, I don't know why the "Your name" slot shows simply "P", without even a "." How ca
Seidelman Raft Up sailaway78 at 10:45am 02.28.08 Seidelmann 0/1443 Why don't some of you SE guys get a gettogether together. I am in the New Orleans area, and would l
1985 29 Lancer gary.lyn at 11:00am 02.28.08 Lancer 2/2796 New Lancer owner, a power sailer 29, a project boat but very sound. I'm looking for any information,
over night trips along gulf coast Chuck Creel at 3:27pm 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1218 anyone planning trips around end of apr or may this year and want a chase boat ,, keep in touch.
Void repair HAL at 8:24pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1092 How do I repair an on deck pea size void that has cracked open the gelcoat? Also unused screw holes

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Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location CptCasper at 4:17pm 12.10.21 It hasn't been winterized. The last time I ran it was in late September.
self tacking jib jssailem at 4:15pm 12.10.21 it goes better with crew. Like tea is better with milk.
self tacking jib shemandr at 4:14pm 12.10.21 A 130 is reasonable. With good technique it can be tacked without undue effort. A 150 not so much.
self tacking jib jssailem at 4:13pm 12.10.21
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use eianm at 4:10pm 12.10.21 and the factory supplied/ designed emergency tiller clears the back stay easily
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 (1) Tally Ho at 3:46pm 12.10.21 I think I will find a lot of things that used to be white on this boat... :) You are not too far a
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 3:44pm 12.10.21 I wish I knew more about her but the surveyor said whoever did have her took pretty good care of her
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Terry Cox at 3:28pm 12.10.21 Also there is no OEM backstay on Hunters with B&R rigging... So I was curious about that comment.
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location Tally Ho at 3:28pm 12.10.21 Hi All, I recently tried to start my Catalina 400 in Seattle today, however it wouldn't start after
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 3:26pm 12.10.21 I think I will find a lot of things that used to be white on this boat... :) You are not too far aw
self tacking jib Tally Ho at 3:23pm 12.10.21 I would prefer the self tacking jib. Life is too short to crank in genoas. I get a lot of power o
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 dmax at 3:23pm 12.10.21 The larger hose (yellow) is the manual pump hose, the white cylinder that says Rule is the electric
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 Tally Ho at 3:20pm 12.10.21 Thank you very much, my first of many projects, I did find out the light at the top of the mast is
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 (1) BKParks at 3:05pm 12.10.21 Thank you very much, my first of many projects, I did find out the light at the top of the mast is b
Bow berth remove fabric & install wood battens Tally Ho at 2:54pm 12.10.21
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 (1) dmax at 2:53pm 12.10.21 I don't know about the 28's but I should think you have a manual bilge pump standard as well, it sho
keel bolt torque Tally Ho at 2:51pm 12.10.21 I doubt torque values are useful here. If you have a metal to metal interface, like an engine head
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 2:33pm 12.10.21 Can you tell me what type of hose you used and do all of these boats have a manual bilge as well? I
I think I have Termites - Help! Tally Ho at 2:28pm 12.10.21 BTW, for those of us in northern climates, leaving the boat on the hard one winter does the job. Th
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:23pm 12.10.21 When you wired your depth gauge and transducer, did you put it on its own circuit breaker or on an o

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