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dirty boat Mike8193 at 4:54am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1301 My boat is at a mooring can and it gets tremendously buggy and dirty. I was wondering about putting
c-22 gas mileage spinny at 5:42am 09.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1613 Just went out to the open ocean to sail and found that because of a lack of a good breeze I had to u
Mast tuning Anitabreak II at 7:19am 09.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/922 Hello,Would anyone be able to tell me what would be involved to tune a mast on a 240?? Thanks! Anit
Delmarva Circumnavigation Cat Sailor at 8:54am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1568 Has anyone made this trip, either by the Virginia Inner Passage or by making stops in Wachapreague,
Mercury Inflatables Tim R. at 9:38am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1142 I am thinking of buying a RIB. I found a great deal on a new 2006 Mercury Ocean Runner 290. Can an
Inner Forestay Mark at 7:52am 09.22.07 Bavaria 0/1592 Has anyone added an inner forestay to their boat? If so were running back stays required and where o
tiller extension Anitabreak II at 7:47am 09.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1137 Hello Again!For Hunter 240 sailors, which tiller extension do "y'all" use, I need to order as my '9
! Trailer Sailing....The way to Go????? ! Grampian at 11:07am 09.22.07 Trailer Sailors 28/7799 Hi there....I am a trailer sailor and love it. Having owned several sailboats of various sizes to 32
Depth of Difficulty Hogan at 12:53pm 09.22.07 Smaller Boats 4/879 On my H-260, I have a standard horison depth finder which I just today got rewired and working. My p
where to sail 22 mac in indiana william24346 at 12:23pm 09.22.07 Trailer Sailors 7/2267 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 14/1117 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 10/1856 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 8/5553 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 0/1210 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 1/2986 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

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Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. mjsb at 5:53pm 10.27.21 Definitely sounds like the lines for a water heater. Do you have hot water when underway? No, no h
1987 Catalina 27 cabin bilge pump? SailingLoto at 5:44pm 10.27.21 If you look on your port lazarette (locker in the cockpit seat) you should see a manual pump with a
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 DeniseO30 at 5:39pm 10.27.21 I had to replace my throttle cable late summer. It was a bit of a challenge. I removed the old ca
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 ScottFreeRick at 5:35pm 10.27.21 I had to replace my throttle cable late summer. It was a bit of a challenge. I removed the old cab
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. BOSSailor at 5:35pm 10.27.21 Definitely sounds like the lines for a water heater. Do you have hot water when underway?
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode (1) Leeward Rail at 5:20pm 10.27.21 Further to what @LakeShark said.. 3 strand/laid nylon is what is commonly used for anchor line. Ny
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Ward H at 5:14pm 10.27.21 I started doing my main the same way a couple of years ago. I then carefully roll it up so it just
Is there room for a Composting head in a 1983 Hunter 34? (1) heritage at 5:04pm 10.27.21 I installed a C-Head in my H27 last year. It was tight but does work. So nice to get rid of all th
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Tally Ho at 4:41pm 10.27.21 Quoting some movie I don't remember ... "The vines, they sleep." But in the spring they bring grea
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... shemandr at 4:40pm 10.27.21 Quoting some movie I don't remember ... "The vines, they sleep." But in the spring they bring great
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 4:31pm 10.27.21 DoB, I appreciate the thoughtful and helpful reply! My initial motivation was, albeit ignorantly, a
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... (1) Tally Ho at 4:28pm 10.27.21
Marelon Seacock fail! FastOlson at 4:24pm 10.27.21 Many years ago, when the series 93 ForeSpar valve was a new idea, we replaced all of our 1988 OEM Ma
Winterizing bilge on my H37 Tally Ho at 4:10pm 10.27.21 I put some AF in bilge to keep any water tha makes its way in there from freezing solid and doing da
S/E Marina Recommendations smokey73 at 3:31pm 10.27.21 Take a look at Beaufort SC. There are three marinas there.
S/E Marina Recommendations capta at 3:28pm 10.27.21 Charleston City Marina is one of the best marinas I've ever stayed in, anywhere in the world. When I
More on Maine Sail Project_Mayhem at 3:19pm 10.27.21 https://marinehowto.com/support Donated. Any chance you could sticky the url or put it in the firs
DIY Fuel Polishing System capta at 3:19pm 10.27.21 There is little advantage to a polishing system if your tank(s) are not spotlessly clean. You alread
DIY Fuel Polishing System Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 10.27.21 A cheaper approach might be to have the tank professionally polished (check the cost of pressure was
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 2:58pm 10.27.21 Looks really good. And, I like the low maintenance aspect!

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