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Anchor roller on a Grampian 26 Phil at 6:14am 09.16.07 Grampian 2/3574 Hi. Has anyone installed an anchor roller on the bow of their Grampian 26?I think the roller would
repowering with four stroke outboard? riversailor at 7:00am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2008 I'm looking to repower for 28' morgan out island(8,000 lbs). The inboard is shot and funds are limit
Good Old Irwin 10/4 Skipper T21524 at 7:55am 09.16.07 Other Sailboats 3/2853 Hello All,I am looking for an owners manual or copy of such for an Irwin 10/4 1975, does anyone hav
Catalina 250: wing keel or water ballast? Erik at 8:31am 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 4/7859 Hi,I am interested in a Catalina 250 but can't decide if the water ballast or wing keel model is b
bimini gail15932 at 4:50am 09.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/963 can the bimini and the sail be used at the same time? If yes, how? any pictures to send? thank yo
H-216 fun Lee C at 7:35am 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 9/1353 What a great day of sailing yesterday. I took my son and a friend of his out on the Neuse River depa
trailer for Hunter 22 Ben Bennett at 7:12am 09.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/788 I am looking for a trailer for my Hunter 22. it has a center board. so a standard trailer will do it
membership kms at 7:06am 09.16.07 Big Boats 3/1288 Is anyone on this forum a member of the Catalina 38 National Association? I sent them a membership f
Pump out deck fill blue cap Nick8473 at 9:25am 09.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1086 I have recently acquired an O`Day 26, which was built in 1984. The pump out waste cap is missing and
MAST CRUTCH FOR h-23 BILL at 9:40am 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 7/1399 I need to build a mast crutch for my Hunter 23. Is it necessary that it fit into the rudder pins or
Avon inflatable foot pump Ron at 9:40am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 3/3064 I have an Avon Rover 280 with a high pressure air floor. The foot pump that came with it has no ins
Rubrail sailmates at 10:26am 09.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/831 I've purchased a 1996 376. I cleaned the rub rail with standard West Marine rubrail cleaner. It look
Remember Glenn? (1) Brian9674 at 10:15am 09.16.07 Day Sailers 1/1234 Glen was a frequent contributor to these pages and the guru of mast foaming. We went out on his new
Holding Tank Odor Ray at 10:50am 09.16.07 Catalina 310 3/1435 I am getting a slight odor from what I think is my holding tank. My head does not smell, but the por
Backwinding a headsail Rick Howard at 10:44am 09.16.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/6573 I am a daysailer.I know that when coming about, you backwind the jib thus pushing the bow thru the
A note of thanks -- Desolation Sound info Stevep at 11:59am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1041 Hi All - I just wanted to send thanks and appreciation to you for all the useful information that wa
TO MUCH LIFT Randy at 12:53pm 09.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1023 This problem is is on my "FIRST 42" but should be common to any performancemodel built. Our 42
Holding Tank He& (1) S/V Corvette at 11:19am 09.16.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1821 Greetings folks, this is my first post. Too bad its on this topic.I just bought a 2003 Beneteau 4*
BVI's Chief at 12:17am 09.15.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1504 I know there have been many posts regarding sailing in the BVI's. We have been booked since February
Shaft length RNMohs at 2:08am 09.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1029 What size outboard (iron sail) shaft lengh is best for the 26S? Long shaft is about 20"'s and extra

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Replacement Speakers for Cockpit Arch on Hunter 320 sail sfbay at 2:24pm 11.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest confirming the hole diameter to mount the speaker in. I replaced the
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 2:24pm 11.03.21 What angle adaptor did you purchase to adapt the thru hull fitting to the valve? Here's the part
Catalina 22 Anchor Chain Stu Jackson at 2:13pm 11.03.21 A joiner on what look like 2 "C"'s the same size as a link of chain works well...strong and easy to
Saturated rudder dlochner at 1:55pm 11.03.21 To seal the rudder shaft's entrance into the rudder, chisel/grind out the fiberglass around the ope
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Peggy Shulman at 1:52pm 11.03.21 Just found this site. My husband and I bought our C275, Cygnet, new in 2015 from Eastern Yacht Sal
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 1:49pm 11.03.21 On my new 343 the zinc is a tiny conical thing at the end of the prop. On my old boats I had one or
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 Benny17441 at 1:42pm 11.03.21 Had a 54 lbs. 4 stroke 5 HP in one and the transom was able to handle the weight with some deflectio
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 1:42pm 11.03.21
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? jssailem at 1:41pm 11.03.21 it is a small amount of metal and no wonder that it wears out in half a season It is the statement
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve dkinzer at 1:38pm 11.03.21 That makes sense. Thanks.
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve JamesG161 at 1:35pm 11.03.21 It may be that the pressure relief valve is to protect the tank Relief Valves are always to prote
Shaft Shark Experience and Opinions and Confirming Diameter of Catalina 310 prop shaft KZW at 1:33pm 11.03.21 My C-310, sail no 307, was built in 2005. It has a one inch diameter shaft.
Catalina 22 Anchor Chain bobtigar at 1:12pm 11.03.21 If you havent got a windless then "hot dip galvanized" proof coil chain. A joiner on what look like
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? DayDreamer41 at 12:48pm 11.03.21 Yes we have them on our 41DS in addition to the above advice make sure you ease the vang and if the
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? (1) Jumpstart at 12:47pm 11.03.21 My old C&C was always stored mast down. Used 2 chap Harbor Frieght tarps and multiple shock cords to
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? loneshark64 at 12:28pm 11.03.21 On my new 343 the zinc is a tiny conical thing at the end of the prop. On my old boats I had one or
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? sail sfbay at 12:23pm 11.03.21 I installed a UK partial vertical battened in-mast furling mainsail on my Hunter 386. Be sure to fur
Col Thorne's Radio Sailing Web Site Tedd at 11:54am 11.03.21 I don't understand why that's necessary. Ever see The Flight of the Phoenix? Actually, dimensional
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip (1) jeepbluetj at 11:40am 11.03.21 I use a bag too, as the 4hp I've got on my dinghy doesn't fit muffs well. (Dunno where the bag reall
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve dkinzer at 11:18am 11.03.21 It may be that the pressure relief valve is to protect the tank, not the system. I checked our RV wa

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