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where to sail 22 mac in indiana william24346 at 12:23pm 09.22.07 Trailer Sailors 7/2266 have just bought a used 22 had a 15 before any good places to sail other then ohio river ?
Living and Sailing Joe C at 1:18pm 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1115 I am a US Navy Sailor. I love being on a boat. It is a dream of mine to own and live on a boat.
Towing Sway Blaker at 2:23pm 09.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1855 When towing my 1983 Mac 22' on its original single-axle trailer with my Ford Explorer... I get a lot
mac powersailor site Mike B at 2:48pm 09.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/874 I have been trying unsucessfully to resgister on the mac powersailor site . Initially I did register
Repacking a shaft seal - Advice Requested RalphG at 2:17pm 09.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1080 My shaft seal hss been silently doing its thing for years (C-36, 1991). It drips very little or no
Catalina get together Florida Terry in Naples at 10:07pm 09.20.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1004 I see Catalina is having a big ho-down in Florida pretty close to me. Has anyone going to one of the
Mac 26 model differences Rick Jones at 12:08am 09.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5551 Hi allExcuse the newbie question, but I'd like to know the key differences between the versions of
Northeastern Catalina 22 Sailors "need help" Beau2052 at 10:22pm 09.20.07 Smaller Boats 0/1209 Need some help. I plan to relocate to New Hampshire in the next 6 months (family reasons)--I am an a
Mac Cat on Ebay Kevin C 26S at 12:51am 09.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/919 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 1/2985 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 0/1005 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 2/2164 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 0/958 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 1/1097 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 10/1309 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 9/1525 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 5/1268 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 4/1281 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 5/997 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 17/1969 My family and I spend many weekends aboard our 1985 3o' Catalina (home away from home). We think we

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Old Salts sail sfbay at 4:00pm 10.26.21 Does it follow from this definition: Cockroaching - New Trend in Investment Fraud Cases - Mahany Law
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? valcour at 3:47pm 10.26.21 Thanks. The 310 has a similar forward hatch, but after re-reading the post I believe the OP is spea
Sailboat Drone jssailem at 3:47pm 10.26.21 Dave. They do have gadgets on board that some may consider valuable. Not all sailors are pirates s
Old Salts sail sfbay at 3:34pm 10.26.21 Pattern of boat owners moving from one marina to another?
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? (1) Rick D at 2:52pm 10.26.21 This wasn't directed at me, but here is a photo that I hope may help.
Safe to mount screws in the bilge? JoeWhite at 2:44pm 10.26.21 Remove your existing screws and see if water is not coming in. If not, then cut a piece of 1/4" star
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? valcour at 2:27pm 10.26.21 Can you post a photo? I had one in the little hatch up by the mast, but left the hatch open while s
Loose stanchions - is there a simple solution? Bogart at 2:23pm 10.26.21 Thanks all.
Heat exchanger zinc anode. jssailem at 2:20pm 10.26.21 I guess - Anchor chain wrap damage. Good that you have the boat on the hard. You can let the keel
Replacement Fresh Water Pump valcour at 2:13pm 10.26.21 Don't go down a size on the pump in volume thinking you will save some fresh water while on a longer
Another Battery Inquiry dlochner at 1:56pm 10.26.21 The price difference between a Group 24 and 27 is small, so as long as there is room for 2 Group 27s
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission jeepbluetj at 12:17pm 10.26.21 If you suspect the tank, run the motor off of an outboard tank to test. If you suspect ignition, a
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission shemandr at 11:53am 10.26.21 Interesting. Thank you. Removing the tank would be a nightmare, but I wouldn't be surprised if it w
Enhance or replace the O/B motor lift? RussC at 11:28am 10.26.21 Wow that was fast! Does it lock in the down position or does it rely on weight? Just the weight of
Heat exchanger zinc anode. (3) JRR at 11:20am 10.26.21 No doubt, The bird of my life, no Catalina smile but PO never mentioned the damage on keel beneath s
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission mikemoyer at 11:18am 10.26.21 My A4 would quit after 10-15min, then not always restart until 20min later... turned-out it was the
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission mikemoyer at 11:16am 10.26.21 I had an A4 in my Ranger. I had a similar stalling problem. I suspected a contaminated fuel tank.
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission Jake N Eggs at 11:02am 10.26.21 My Buddies Catalina 30 has the A4 and his would suddenly quit. It wouldn't always start right away b
Engine Issue Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 10.26.21 My engine is a Universal M3-20B, which the manual says does not have decompression levers, Use a
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? Project_Mayhem at 10:44am 10.26.21 2.2825.4=58mm Wow, that is big!*

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