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stantion needed JoeB at 9:12am 09.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1009 I need to replace a side stantion on my 240 Oday.Any ideas where I can find a matching one?
best method to brighten up an old sail Vin11979 at 10:16am 09.07.07 Ask All Sailors 15/8544 I have recently come into a handful of old sails (5), and tommorow I am going to unroll ' measure th
Cabin Production Access Hole Covers Barry T at 11:17am 09.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1308 I spent a good part of this now (lament) passing summer (Ooh Canada) restoring a Mac 26D I purchased
This is to Ed from Lake Travis, TX Jib at 2:02pm 09.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/835 Ed, your post of 6/25 said you were putting a Teleflex steering system on your 26X. How did it work
Mercury 1984 7.5 outboard is spitting water... abk at 3:05pm 09.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2061 On the transom of my MAC 25 there merc 7.5 . The tell tale shows it is cooling properly until reved
84 merc 7.5 problems... abk at 3:06pm 09.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/925 On the transom of my MAC 25 there merc 7.5 . The tell tale shows it is cooling properly until reved
Transducer mounting and Keel Bolt ?'s abk at 2:52pm 09.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1605 The transducer instr state that it cam be mounted to the hull inside if it is mounted to the fibergl
Lifting a Mac 25 for Bottom Paint dancing bear at 10:13pm 09.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1208 I am planning on following the instructions in the last post in the attached link. Any other tips?
Sailng Instructor in Another Life Tsehum Pete at 11:13pm 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 4/941 I enjoy teaching novice crews about the joys of sailing. Often, on my boat it seems like school. My
Irwin 40 Citation reviews? Doug Snell at 11:43pm 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 0/3153 I am looking for any reviews on a 1980 Irwin 40 Citation. The boat I am looking at is a shoal draft
PHRF RATING TERRYREYNOLDS at 1:03am 09.06.07 Catalina 22 4/3645 HELLO I HAVE A C22 10619 WHAT SHOULD THE APPROX PHRF RATING BE, SWING KEEL, NON SPINNAKERTHANK YOU
Helsen sailboat? Jerry10776 at 1:03am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1711 A '74 Helsen 22 will be auctioned from an estate in a week or so. Can anyone comment on the quality
ASA courses and chartering? Seadogg at 1:28am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2105 I own and sail a 22 foot sloop mostly on inland lakes and, from time to time, out on Lake Michigan.
Help on dinette table Addled Booty at 2:04am 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1038 I was looking through the articles and found one by "Ramblin' Rod Brandon" on his custom swing out d
Cabin Sole replacement william24424 at 2:44am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2437 This is the type of look I'd like from my cabin sole. Replacement seems expensive/time-consuming, co
Garmen GPSMAP 276C Software Pooka 3 at 2:39am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1323 I made the move and purchased a Garmen GPSMAP 276C chartplotter. I sail an H-26 on inland lakes in t
MacGregor 25 rigging help Craig at 3:34am 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2159 I have a used MacGregor 25 sailboat. The boat was abandoned for a while, however is generally in go
Battery voltage vs electrolyte question Dick McKee at 4:21am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1735 Our boat is equipped with (3)8D house batteries managed by a Heart 3000 watt inverter/charger with a
I Need Help (1) sounderella at 5:32am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 16/6117 Ok, so I have aquired a sailboat. Unfortuantely, I had a death in the family and now I have a sailb
Operators permits for boats sailaway78 at 6:05am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1635 On a previous thread there was a lot of discussion about the various state regulations regarding ope

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Hunter 410 shaft seal (1) sailing gal at 3:35pm 10.17.21 Guess maybe it isnt like I was thinking. Going to measure the diameter of the hose, but assuming wal
Mods to our 35s5 Tally Ho at 3:07pm 10.17.21 Looks pretty sharp to me @Hollyberry ! Greg
Propane Outboard Hello Below at 2:59pm 10.17.21 Does anyone have any experience with propane outboard motors? I am thinking of a 5 hp Mercury for
Propane Outboard fred1diver at 2:52pm 10.17.21 I have a LEHR 5hp propane and I love it, except that they are no longer in business and parts are ne
I need help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:49pm 10.17.21 One piece of insight I learned from Peggie, you want the line to rise after the toilet and then desc
Hunter 410 shaft seal (2) sailcapt340 at 12:31pm 10.17.21
Tiller "slop" thoughts jssailem at 12:22pm 10.17.21
I need help jssailem at 12:16pm 10.17.21 One piece of insight I learned from Peggie, you want the line to rise after the toilet and then desc
I need help (5) sailing elipis at 12:09pm 10.17.21 Update so as it turns out you need to take apart the port side of the aft cabin to access the hose
Are Boat Shows Good Places to get Deals on New Sails? jssailem at 11:59am 10.17.21 I once purchased dinghy davits on display at a boat show at a nice discount. I met the SM for Lewm
I think I just bought a 30. jssailem at 11:51am 10.17.21 I was surprised how cool the weather was. Yes. @JamesG161 and I were just discussing that. The Hur
Need 22 New Design Mast Data sail sfbay at 11:07am 10.17.21 If I had a Catalina 22 I would buy it just for the trailer and parts............besides the drive wo
Should the prop shaft flange be painted? dlochner at 11:03am 10.17.21 When I replaced the flange this spring I sprayed it with a corrosion inhibitor based on a reccomenda
I think I just bought a 30. iSaint06 at 10:38am 10.17.21 Never too late... But it does get you to improve your anchoring skills. A couple of years ago I wa
Need 22 New Design Mast Data CB22 at 10:37am 10.17.21 That's a nice looking early 70s Catalina.
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 10:34am 10.17.21 199336 199337 Clean that wax out. -Will
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke Rich Stidger at 10:24am 10.17.21 Is there a way to tell if this is the problem (or part of it)? I have seen flooded carb bowls drip
Hunter 410 shaft seal Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 10.17.21 As @JamesG161 says, but let's get your picture just to be 100% sure. You DO NOT want a mistake in t
Need 22 New Design Mast Data Leeward Rail at 10:18am 10.17.21 $859 gets you a project Catalina 22 with a trailer. 1975 Catalina 22 Pop Top Sailboat and Trailer
Replacing Cabin Sole Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 10.17.21 Grinding today. Keep the reports coming. Something's got to work.

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