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Mac Cat on Ebay Kevin C 26S at 12:51am 09.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/902 Just FYI.I was dreaming about a bigger boat (for the far off distance when I am retired), and look
Teck deck caulking boucher at 11:17pm 09.20.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2876 Which kind of tools has to be used to deepen the grooves between the planks of a teck deck? At the m
drive shaft coupling pthai at 12:30am 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/993 I had a yanmar 3gm replaced (by an ex friend) with a 3t7 ( a yanmar tractor engine ) and now the dr
33' Yamaha jay10336 at 12:28am 09.21.07 Yamaha 2/2088 I am looking at a 1978 33' Yamaha. The engine is a forward model. And a helm was installed after mar
What to use to touch up the gold color boom LordNelson at 12:58am 09.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/944 I have some corrosion on my oday 20 boom where a former owner probably had a boom vang attached. Wha
Puget Sound Sailors - Bottom painting TN at 12:56am 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1069 How often do you bottom paint your boat (hard bottom paint)?
offer to purchase Don Crowther at 2:27am 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1277 I'm in the process of filling out an BROKERAGE PURCHASE ' SALE AGREEMENT form. Looks like a standard
Mojo (1) Cap'n Ron at 2:26am 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1507 George C. Scott chartered this 125 ft Stephens, and captain to head up to the golf tournament in Peb
Boat Yard wjvv at 1:57am 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1254 I just bought an older MacGregor 25. Is that anywhere in the Denver area that can lift the boat off
2-boat owners PNW and Mexico? overby at 3:15am 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1235 Anyone out there with two boats - one in the PNW and one in Mexico? That sounds pretty ideal to me b
Painting topsides riversailor at 3:58am 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/981 Just purchased a 30 year old Bruce Roberts 25' pilot house sloop(fiberglass). Deck is solid but look
Electric Heads Recommended Jerry at 5:51am 09.21.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1910 My family and I spend many weekends aboard our 1985 3o' Catalina (home away from home). We think we
secondary bilge Mike4116 at 5:35am 09.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/885 It seems that there was a post on this web site a couple of weeks ago concerning a secondary bilge o
Fastener Advice Please for Rigid Vang . . . Clark at 7:30am 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1352 I'm seriously considering the Garhauer rigid vang to replace the soft vang on my H280. My question i
If anyone is interested... Alan at 6:58am 09.21.07 Racing 1/1877 ...I also have a polar diagram for the 35.5
Transpac Desmond at 12:24pm 09.21.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/2336 I am considering a singlehanded sail from SF to Hawaii in 2010. Never did it before. As part of my
O'day 192 Headsail Options??????? Frank at 12:27pm 09.21.07 Day Sailers 5/4242 Hello folks...I have an Oday 192 and consider it an ideal trailer sailer....the headsail is a safety
Westerbeak 50 - 48HP Fuel Consumption Jerry Clark H356 SV Persistence at 12:35pm 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2016 I am helping a friend take a Cabo Rico 38 from Kentucky Lake to Charlotte Harbor down the Tenn Tom i
Ranger 33 bench drains Desmond at 12:27pm 09.21.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/1887 I have noticed that the benchs do not drain while on the corisponding tack as the bench. They drain
cabin lights easy queston biggio at 1:22pm 09.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1375 86 Catalina 27 tall rig has lights in the galley and head that has a slider switch.They have 2 ligh

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iPad charging woes rgranger at 7:49am 09.02.21 I actually had a similar situation with my iPhone and it turned out to be the cable. I'd plug it i
iPad charging woes rgranger at 7:48am 09.02.21 I'm with @Davidasailor26 and @Don S/V ILLusion My first try would be to swap out the charging cabl
Replacing Inhaul / Outhaul lines AwwShucks at 7:42am 09.02.21
Center Board Cable 1975 O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 09.02.21 Don't use a power washer on the topside. You can blast away the sealant under deck fittings and wind
Galled stanchion removal Project_Mayhem at 7:38am 09.02.21 Try using a ratchet strap connected to another fitting on the boat to pull in in the direction that
Another Anchorage Gone Scott T-Bird at 7:35am 09.02.21 Pelicans have been getting more common on Barnegat Bay, I've noticed. Last spring we were having di
iPad charging woes Davidasailor26 at 7:35am 09.02.21 Did you use the same charging cable with the battery pack? Sometimes the cables wear out or dirt col
Surveys are a waste of money dmax at 7:29am 09.02.21 Out of the five surveyors I've hired, one was mediocre (and cheap), the other four were excellent. G
Winch removal william24424 at 7:26am 09.02.21 Heat gun.
Hood 810 Roller Furler dmax at 7:09am 09.02.21 It looks like the same one - yours is in better shape cosmetically.
Replacing Inhaul / Outhaul lines pk104 at 6:49am 09.02.21 I have had no luck removing the lock screw on the inhaul line. If any one has a way to remove it ple
Hood 810 Roller Furler (2) FredS at 6:49am 09.02.21
iPad charging woes Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44am 09.02.21
Gelcoat Repair question D Swanson at 6:32am 09.02.21 I have repaired similar issues using Marine Tex (white). Worked well and sands smooth. Not a perfect
B31 Sails sail sfbay at 6:24am 09.02.21 You can always delete the original post.
B31 Sails bob_pattison at 6:22am 09.02.21 Sorry, but I can't. I have already broken the rules of the forum in posting that message. My apologi
Gelcoat Repair question sail sfbay at 6:19am 09.02.21 While you may already know how to make the gelcoat repair you might find this article helpful Repair
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts Nodak7 at 5:19am 09.02.21 No problem with the Sunshine bridge, others bridges are a bit of a challenge. Semp the 50 is a mos
Gelcoat Repair question thinwater at 5:13am 09.02.21 Just gelcoat. They are dings, not cracks.
Surveys are a waste of money Sailboat.Sequoyah at 5:11am 09.02.21 It's not just the surveyors. There are a lot of aging sailors hanging around boating trying to scrap

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