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Water coming in from the stay bases (1) JustinG328 at 9:56am 06.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1069 I have some rain water coming into my boat from the side stay anchor/bases on my Mac 25. I removed t
grey touch up for 302 oday don macphee at 9:42am 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/968 Does anyone know a commercial touch up for oday hull grey?dondng66@comcast.net
Engine RPM and Hour gauge Ghislain Gaumond at 9:16am 06.03.07 Catalina 30 2/1329 Went to the boat this AM, to performan oil change. Ran the engine for 1/2 hour to warm up oil. Since
Yo All..I'm new to the Forum... ClipperChic31 at 9:02am 06.03.07 Other Sailboats 2/1105 ..is there any other owners of Bombay Clipper 31's out there? I noticed there is no Model Specific F
port holes/lights Mike4116 at 12:49pm 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1016 The latch on my O'day 28 opening port light has broken and because it is plastic and cannot be repai
Hunter 26 Swing Keel TJ at 12:13pm 06.03.07 Smaller Boats 3/2099 The uphaul line for the swing keel is worn on my Hunter 26. Has anyone tried replacing this line the
Hull maintenance Lee3567 at 12:03pm 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/898 We just bought a boat and need to clean/wax/paint the hull. Any suggestions on what kind of wax and
Maximum number of people for 30 footer John F at 11:54am 06.03.07 Ask All Sailors 18/9398 We're having a boat party at our dock in a few weeks. 11 people total. If the weather's nice, I'd
Hey guys, a bit new to sailing,need to ask things Malcolm & Darlene at 11:49am 06.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1033 A bit new to sailing here,,I have a 74 Mac Venture,got about 15 hours sailing "till a storm beat it
1980 O'Day 23--Backstay stickman at 11:37am 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1450 Hey everyoneI'm having a middle-aged moment (just turned 40) rigging my boat. On an O'Day 23, how
Is America's Cup half empty? SailboatOwners.com at 4:06pm 06.03.07 Ask All Sailors 29/2458 What's your response to another US failure in the America's Cup series?What went wrong? Tactics,
Voyager Launches Voyager5994 at 3:08pm 06.03.07 Other Sailboats 14/1232 We do it the hard way 'round here - No fancy travel lifts or dry docks, no sir! Just heart stopping
Painted Winches Beam Reach at 2:43pm 06.03.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 I recently aquired a set of Lewmar winches #30.They are showing their age and have considered paint
Windlass paulj at 1:02pm 06.03.07 Catalina 310 3/2129 So when this goes bad do you replace it with an orignal Seward p/n73959 or....paulj
No all around anchor light questions dancing bear at 12:53am 06.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2609 My M25's electrical panel has three switches: mast (for the masthead light only), running (for the
420 battery wiring questions... Persy at 11:21pm 06.01.07 Big Boats 4/1064 I have an 01 420 with factory generator and inverter and don't understand the way the batteries are
Thanks for the help! Calvin Dockery at 2:49am 06.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/738 Frank, Greg, and Rusty,Thanks for the help from my "Questions from a new owner" posting a couple o
leaking ports abacoasis at 4:57am 06.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1132 I am about to glass over the whole mess! We have been fighting leaks around the ports (non-opening w
Tiller Tamer (1) Mike4049 at 7:55am 06.02.07 Catalina 22 15/2652 Does anyone have a good way to secure the tiller for those quick runs below or forward to check on t
74 Venture project for sale hull #234 Malcolm & Darlene at 8:27am 06.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1512 I have a "74" Venture project boat on a trailer to sell, I have niether the place,time, or talent to

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how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? sail sfbay at 7:37am 09.17.21 Ditto easing the halyard and backstay (just enough to take up the slack) and outhaul to add extra ma
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch SeaDogRun at 7:33am 09.17.21 Yes.
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch kloudie1 at 7:22am 09.17.21 Is that the suction strainer for the manual bilge pump?
H41DS. What is a cut wire doing under galley? DRhoads at 7:22am 09.17.21 Wish my 420 manual had that detail. I will keep this one since the vessels are so close as another
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 dlochner at 7:21am 09.17.21 Though you were not supposed to mix zinc and aluminum anodes in salt water. Use one or the other b
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 DRhoads at 7:15am 09.17.21 Though you were not supposed to mix zinc and aluminum anodes in salt water. Use one or the other bu
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas BigEasy at 6:58am 09.17.21 That's great, but What will talking to Sunbrella do to restore the color? Nothing. The idea is t
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 6:33am 09.17.21 The lines appear faded with age and exposure. That could be the issue. A good long soak in mild soap
Maine Sail update lehighsail at 6:11am 09.17.21 Done. Speedy recovery from another of your beneficiaries.
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas (1) rgranger at 5:07am 09.17.21 No personal experience, but having recently purchased all new canvas I can appreciate your desire t
Beneteau 41.1 2017 autopilot compass failure intermittently DougM at 4:41am 09.17.21 I have a similar issue with a Raymarine ST6001. Compass heading matches the GPS and all seems normal
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 Bluenose at 4:16am 09.17.21 Same way the other is attached. There are flat steel bars under the table that it (and the original
Maine Sail update wsconner at 3:58am 09.17.21 Hang tight and fight hard, Rodd. You will come out stronger. You are one of planet earth's premium
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Joe at 2:32am 09.17.21 Perhaps a less close up view would help. The jam is visible, but the rest of the set up is not, so
Catalina 22 gooseneck end cap scew removel LydieBP at 1:14am 09.17.21 Thank you ! That helps alot. I will get to drilling the screws out. One question, are those SS thr
Catalina 22 gooseneck end cap scew removel (1) pclarksurf at 10:23pm 09.16.21 Just attempted to remove mine by way of installing a reef hook-- managed one with screw driver and p
trailer extension (2) pclarksurf at 10:11pm 09.16.21 Don't have a good shot of it during deployment-- but if you have stock original trailer the main r
replacement of in-deck solar and of interior ceiling lights JamesG161 at 7:34pm 09.16.21 I have a 2000 Hunter 420 and the induce solar panel (near the mast) which needs replacement Look h
Hunter 42 passage "I" beams beneath the soul JamesG161 at 7:29pm 09.16.21 What cracks I see, looks like some Gorilla Wood Glue would repair it. Glue and paint. Not a normal
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! Windpilot at 7:25pm 09.16.21 Checking mine this weekend, scary thing

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