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Don - White Rock - Weather helm Don Guillette at 8:49am 05.10.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1767 Don: So many times a sailor will describe a situation to me and talk about a couple of controls and
bad parenting? Raven at 10:06am 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1316 Hello all. I'm thinking of buying a Mac24, so have been scouring your site for info. I used to sail
Swing keel question Yankee22 at 10:49am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/874 Does the swing keel on the 23 "swing" all the way up into the keel so that it is totally hidden or d
first day out bill earnhardt at 10:51am 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/866 First day out, lite breese, 75 degrees, Iam all smiles.Lake Tahoe, it just dosen't get any better t
A furler Crotch for trailering (1) Joe11688 at 11:55am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1006 I just installed a new roller furler on my boat, and of course when the mast is laying in my mast ca
Tanks All U Get at 11:30am 05.10.07 Catalina 30 3/1146 I'm looking for a fuel tank for my 1981 Catalina 30TR. The old 20 gallon tank sprang a leak and I c
YSB12 cylinder head torque spec. Big Joe at 6:24pm 05.10.07 Catalina 310 1/1958 I just got my Yanmar YSB12 cylinder head back after a valve job. During this process my Service manu
Boom Vang buzzzsaw at 3:35pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1278 Does the boom vang connect to the boom and mast with the jam clete next to the boom or near the mast
What are these cletes for ? buzzzsaw at 3:30pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/924 Have a horn clete screwed to the rudder. What is that for ? On a 84 Mac 25.
main boom running lines buzzzsaw at 3:16pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/832 Need some help with the line for the main boom control. Got a double pulley big one above little one
Picture problems Andy at 1:22pm 05.10.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1106 I have been trying for two days to post a series of pics about halyard retrieval. Everything load l
Prop and reduction gear ratio for I 28 with MD7A? Donald L. Hendrix at 1:15pm 05.10.07 Islander 3/4573 I am considering changing from a two-bladed to a three-bladed prop on my I 28 equipped with the orig
Is 5W-40 oil OK to use in a Yanmar 3GMF? Joe Mullee at 12:35pm 05.10.07 Big Boats 16/4557 I recently changed the engine and transmission oil in my Yanmar 3GMF with a Mobil Oil diesel grade p
Fuel Tank Cleaning John M at 12:31pm 05.10.07 Bigger Boats 2/1213 Has anyone tried to clean the fuel tank ON a 322? There is a lot of gunk in mine and I'm thinking i
New find paulj at 12:14pm 05.10.07 Catalina 310 5/1644 New item discovered.I do not know what it is for.paulj
Prefilter Question frank balcer at 8:15pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1388 Okay folks, I changed my diesel filters last night. When i bought the boat 6 months ago the previous
Radar monitor mount Tim Dalton at 10:03pm 05.08.07 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1170 Has anyone mounted a radar/gps screen on a swivel mount in the space above the nav station that can
Dirty Bilge maccauley123 at 9:48pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2803 I need some suggestions on getting my stinky old bilge clean. I bought my 1971 Ericson 29 3 years a
Sheet and Halyard Replacements Hurley at 10:34pm 05.08.07 Catalina 22 7/1541 I recently purchased a 1994 Catalina 22 that had been sitting in dry storage for approximately 1 1/2
Ocean Sailing achue at 11:15pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1377 I am moving my Oday 26 to Brookings,OR and plan on doing some coastal sailing. Any advice, comments

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propane tank holder (1) sail sfbay at 5:19am 03.03.21 Another option is to install a Trident propane locker, which can be supplied with a solenoid valve a
Spring Clearance Auction Coming Soon Dovana at 5:04am 03.03.21 Will shipping be free to Canada? I'm in New Brunswick and have the same question. Shipping to Can
raymarine transducer DanMaine at 4:59am 03.03.21 Bummer!!
Modern Design Anchors smokey73 at 4:56am 03.03.21 We are using a Manson Supreme 35 pound anchor as our primary... And that's just the primary, we ha
propane tank holder (2) rgranger at 4:51am 03.03.21 How professional do you want it to look? The stromburg that sf sail posted above looks a lot like a
raymarine transducer smokey73 at 4:48am 03.03.21 Here is one on eBay for $58 https://www.ebay.com/itm/RAYMARINE-RV-100-REALVISION-3D-TRANSOM-BRACKE
raymarine transducer rgranger at 4:39am 03.03.21 Here is one on eBay for $58 https://www.ebay.com/itm/RAYMARINE-RV-100-REALVISION-3D-TRANSOM-BRACKET
Electric start connections on 9.8 Tohatsu Leatherneck at 4:04am 03.03.21
3gmf engine shake kloudie1 at 3:58am 03.03.21 Not fun, but good that ya found the problem..
Modern Design Anchors JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:22am 03.03.21 We are using a Manson Supreme 35 pound anchor as our primary. The shank is too thick for the top bai
Adding reef points to main Joe at 2:33am 03.03.21 First get a quote from a local loft. Then start making your comparisons to evaluate DIY vs profess
Broken wench Need Help Hunter 28.5 garymalmgren at 1:04am 03.03.21 chiefairwrench You could look into replacing some of your lines while you are at it. Or at least soa
Best cockpit cushions? weekendrken at 11:13pm 03.02.21 Hey hey I have the C Cushions in light gray. I love them but for my needs I would have sized them
Bimini frame parts Ron20324 at 9:54pm 03.02.21 Look for a Thumb Screw at the hardware store while you are there.
O'Day 30 Richard19068 at 9:52pm 03.02.21 The 31 was, if I remember correctly, the successor to the 30 with a swim platform added but no othe
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Captain Larry-DH at 9:13pm 03.02.21
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Hayden Watson at 8:47pm 03.02.21 But there is the danger i would drop my iphone in the water trying to look and guide the camera, so
Issues removing cutless bearing. snoopy_ at 8:12pm 03.02.21
Broken wench Need Help Hunter 28.5 rgranger at 7:52pm 03.02.21
CDI Flexible Furler nightowle at 7:50pm 03.02.21 Maybe get advice from a local metal shop.

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