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Trailoring the 26M with 50 HP Jerry at 12:29am 06.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/868 Hello,I recently purchased a Macgregor 26M and had a 50 HP Mercury installed. The Mecrury manual
Mast Head Sheaves Jeff Scheid at 12:00am 06.14.07 Catalina 30 6/2098 Does anyone know the stock size of the 4 mast head sheaves in a 1980 C30? Acording to the C30 manual
ROLLER FURLING SYSTEM JOHN WEATHERLY at 12:16am 06.14.07 Bigger Boats 1/1286 I WANT TO INSTALL A ROLLER FURLING SYSTEM THAT DOEST NOT REQUIRE TAKING THE MAST DOWN OR CLIMBING TH
maxwell winch Ed Sargent at 5:02am 06.14.07 Smaller Boats 1/1065 My hunter 25.5 has a maxwell 17 self tailing winch which needs repair parts. I can not find any web
Bad Luck or Bad Omen? Wahya at 5:00am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1550
Compass deviation from engine instruments sailingdude at 4:34am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1364 I have purchased a new Ritchie HF-742 compass to mount at the top of the Edson steering pedestal on
keel trouble HD at 4:26am 06.14.07 Other Sailboats 3/993 I have owned this boat for three weeks so I don't know alot about this boat. Last weekend when tring
auxiliary power Jon94 at 4:19am 06.14.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1766 I recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 27. It has a 5hp Nissan outboard on it. I think Catalina reco
Cockpit cushions Christy7695 at 3:36am 06.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/915 I'm looking for patterns to make cockpit cushions for our 280. I'm sure I can give it my best shot,
Whew, the project list is finally shrinking sonofasailorsailing at 2:37am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1135 last weekend, we got the last of the "big" projects completed. We flipped the switch and cool air be
71 O'day Daysailer owner's manual wanted ken13563 at 2:25am 06.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1987 I recently purchased a 71' O'day Daysailer and am currently performing some minor repairs and mainte
42 vs 400 dick taylor at 2:25am 06.14.07 Big Boats 5/4459 I have raced 22's owned 34 and now have a 36 and want a larger more comfortable boat for extended st
Thru-Hull Sealant / 4200 or 5200 Rob19574 at 2:16am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 53/18411 Hi all -I need to replace one of my Thru-hulls tomorrow. What is the best type of sealant to use
Topping Lift Pthelen at 2:03am 06.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1003 I have replaced my topping lift with a boomkicker. I read on a another post the suggestion that you
Broken Spreader Anthony at 2:00am 06.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/974 I need to replace my starboard spreader. Where can I get one?
Sail Track Hunter 27/and Swim Ladder HunterRuach27 at 1:35am 06.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1034 I have a 79 Hunter 27. On the mast where you slip the sail clips in there is nothing on the bottom t
LIne vs wire topping lift Bob16937 at 12:58am 06.14.07 Big Boats 5/2668 Just purchased 1990 Hunter 35.5 with a topping lift-dutchman combination. Question why Hunter used
Diesel fuel return line to tank? Jim at 7:58am 06.14.07 Big Boats 10/10630 Recently, a diesel mechanic advised that the return line was improperly connected. So, he fixed it
Battens JungleJetJock at 7:47am 06.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1358 On my sail I have 2 full battens at the top and some partials down lower. The batten pockets close
running rigging-how to? shannon guffey at 7:32am 06.14.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1298 sorry no photo, Ive been living on my boat for a few years and im decided to rig her to do some days

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Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 3:41pm 10.01.21 Zarcor makes a nice cockpit table that attaches to the pedestal and folds down in front of the pedes
Mods to our 35s5 Mechone at 3:37pm 10.01.21 Very nice refit ,unreal what some people do to their boat. Looks like you could add a cockpit table
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? JRacer at 3:32pm 10.01.21 Kevin: On my First 310, I rebuilt my Amiot Traveller using off the shelf parts. If you are interest
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 3:09pm 10.01.21 Looks good, nicely done.
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 3:06pm 10.01.21 Really small ones probably work themselves out also I am rough guessing.... No, they don't. There
Bottom Paint in Northern Captain Larry-DH at 2:27pm 10.01.21 In southern New England I've used either Micron CSC or Pettit Hydrocoat (not Eco) for the past 20 ye
Bottom Paint in Northern TomY at 1:50pm 10.01.21 I've used Aquagaurd for the last few seasons here on the coast of Maine. My season is 5 months, June
Bottom Paint in Northern Davidasailor26 at 1:46pm 10.01.21 Also do people power-wash ablative at layup time - or anytime for that matter. We get a power wash
Bottom Paint in Northern Scott T-Bird at 1:34pm 10.01.21 I used Flexdel UltraGard this year. I can't say it's been any better or worse that any other ablati
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 1:27pm 10.01.21 Yes. In fact, if there still is a reasonably big air bubble in the system, you will overheat in
Bottom Paint in Northern Charles Erwin at 1:26pm 10.01.21 How about the salt water folks? For example Interlux claims that Micron CSC (an ablative) is multi
Check Valve for Galley Faucet Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 10.01.21 It is a check valve that holds the water in place ; otherwise you would be pumping alot
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 10.01.21 Thanks, Stu. probably safe to say if the engine is running 180 temp. or so at 90% throttle, probab
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Stu Jackson at 12:48pm 10.01.21 want to start the Kubota motor What engine is this?
Interior Cushions 29.5 Sailm8 at 12:25pm 10.01.21 The only cushions we replace on our 29.5 was the aft berth. We bought a double bed size 8 inch memo
Mods to our 35s5 (3) Hollyberry at 11:35am 10.01.21 Moving on.... I mentioned that all of the sliding pieces in the galley or nav station areas were mi
Bottom Paint in Northern Art12050 at 10:51am 10.01.21 I use an ablative bottom paint. I used a brand called Bluewater for several years with good results
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel odaydokay at 10:46am 10.01.21 The O'Day 28 (1985 in my case) was plumbed fuel tank to Fasco pump with internal fine screen and mag
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed sail sfbay at 10:44am 10.01.21 ..........My Volvo Penta 2004 D-2 55 pushes my Bavaria 41 at 7 knts at 1800 RPM with existing 3 blad
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 10:44am 10.01.21 It's usually right on top of the thermostat housing, a small petcock. But that's the hard way to d

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