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Center Board depth Stuart Casteel at 10:28pm 05.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/792 I upgraded to a Ida Sailor center board this season. Can someone tell how deep I should set the cent
Sometimes you get lucky filthy liberal scum at 10:36pm 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 0/802 This weekend spent putting the finishing touches on Que Pasa? prior to being splashed this Wed. boat
Turning through the wind (1) Len at 9:07pm 05.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/971 Was out on my first sail this year and man was it what I needed! Winds were 10 with gusts to 15knots
Depth meter kaput Bill O'D at 8:40pm 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1019 My Raytheon Datamarine ST-40 depth meter is blinking with three ovals and beeping as well. I cleaned
Anodizing aluminum. jackhartjr at 10:47pm 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1007 Hi folks, anyone interested in a way to Anodize your aluminum masts and booms?If enough interest I
PERF for 27 John/Illinois at 11:55pm 05.20.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/948 What is the current PERF for a Catalina 27, tall rig, fin keel, with inboard. I understand this may
REBEDDING MAST COLLAR ODAY 39 JULES ROBINSON at 11:53pm 05.20.07 Bigger Boats 2/1675 Hello,My mast was leaking into the cabin so I replaced the boot and it was still leaking just as b
Shroud tension on the 28' ODay capbillh at 11:36pm 05.20.07 Bigger Boats 3/1116 I have a 1982. After stepping the mast this spring, I adjusted out the laterel curve it had from wh
Rudder For 222 pbud at 11:24pm 05.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1059 I recently broke my rudder and need to get a new one Does anyone have experience with Idasailor or a
Alternator FourPlay at 1:22am 05.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/856 Just purchased 1986 28.5 and alternator needs repaired or new one. Should I repair or purchase anot
Mast base nicolas at 1:39am 05.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1021 Hi there,We have a 30 years old Jaguar 27 witch is the same as the Catalina 27. After a lot of yea
Outboard motor not starting and smoking Tommy at 1:30am 05.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1347 I am guessing maybe oil too rich, but don't know much about engines. It almost starts or starts for
how to remove rudder haggis1957 at 2:19am 05.21.07 Other Sailboats 1/939 Can someone explain to me in really easy terms how to remove the rudder, ours needs some repairs and
Proper offshore clothing Eric14428 at 2:49am 05.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1368 Making my first offshore passage from VA to Bermuda in one month. What should I expect for weather/
Need Four Trojan (or equiv) T-105 Golf Cart.... Rich Stidger at 2:54am 05.21.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3404 batteries. Does anyone have a inexpensive source? My best price in the MA-RI area is $130 and chan
Soot from engine exhaust on start-up richard Walker at 3:03am 05.21.07 Catalina 310 1/1414 When I start the engine (after being off for several days or an hour) black soot is ejected from the
Ocean Air or Lewmar hatch shade/screen natotm at 3:46am 05.21.07 Big Boats 5/2446 Any experience with either Ocean Air Skyscreen or Lewmar hatch/screen combos? Is there another item
Mac 25 manual? Ben at 3:48am 05.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1048 My friend and I recently purchased a 1984 Macgregor 25 but the previous owner could not find the own
Leaky deck prism Tina2871 at 4:41am 05.21.07 Other Sailboats 0/888 Any one have experience repairing leak in deck prism???
How do I rig the Genoa on a Mac 19 Tom5816 at 4:34am 05.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/785 I put my Genoa up for the first time this weekend and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how t

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Cover pic? Really? Justin_NSA at 12:05pm 03.05.21 I only see one. spell checker again! :biggrin:
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? (1) Lazy1 at 12:04pm 03.05.21 191152
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 03.05.21 Mike, most are similar to these: Chainplate Rebedding 101 - with Bed It with Butyl from Maine Sail
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Justin_NSA at 11:47am 03.05.21 If the Internet is to be believed, the Prius has a few more inches of wheelbase at 109.4 vs my truc
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Joe Blizzard at 11:35am 03.05.21 RWD and a longer wheelbase. Also geared lower If the Internet is to be believed, the Prius has a f
Cover pic? Really? Daveinet at 11:31am 03.05.21 Winch Envy ? I see at least 6. I see 8. I only see one.
Funny Friday!!! AlastairLC at 11:28am 03.05.21 Amen.
Mast Light Justin_NSA at 11:22am 03.05.21 Looks like Ron posted exactly what you are looking for except it's out of stock. :banghead:
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Scott T-Bird at 11:18am 03.05.21 I used to watch several (actually surprised Zatara has only been mentioned twice so far). But, I h
Mast Light Chiriqui at 11:17am 03.05.21 annoying can't get my Android copy to work on this text so I can send it to my electrician ..thanks
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Justin_NSA at 11:08am 03.05.21 RWD and a longer wheelbase. Also geared lower
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? (1) Joe Blizzard at 11:05am 03.05.21 I launched a 1977 Thunderbird S18 with a 1986 Nissan 720 a few times back in the day. The 2WD 720 ha
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Faraway at 10:50am 03.05.21
How long should a Mushroom mooring anchor last? MikeHoncho at 10:47am 03.05.21 Wayne Hamilton, of the Hamilton Marine Stores Hamiltons, produced this video a few years back. If y
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Justin_NSA at 10:44am 03.05.21 I think what all of this says is, spare the Prius and bring the F450 :thumbup:
Set up so my table goes up the post to right under the ceiling! Bluenose at 10:38am 03.05.21 Ha Ha!!!
Length of extrusion for a SR 1983 C25? Stu Jackson at 10:35am 03.05.21 In addition to this fine forum, as a new owner of a C25, you need to get to know these great skipper
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? dLj at 10:35am 03.05.21 Had a friend of mine that had a cigar boat. He owned something like a suburban. He would have to bur
Fresh water filtration - is it safe? CarlN at 10:34am 03.05.21 It's absolutely feasible to have safer and better tasting water from your tanks than ashore. I ban b
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Orbweaver at 10:31am 03.05.21 I used to watch several (actually surprised Zatara has only been mentioned twice so far). But, I ha

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