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Toerail or gunwale wood Joanie23275 at 9:13am 05.02.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2277 We recently bought "Metapor", a 1978 Monsun HR31. We are doing all the woodwork and discovered that
Traveler track length for 94 26s richard at 9:07am 05.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/903 I haven't measured the spot on the boat yet. I am guessig i will need about a 5 ' track but was won
Haulout costs frank balcer at 10:32am 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1383 Just put my Pearson 30 "Sandi's Wings" back in the water after being on the hill for 2 weeks for pro
Yet another bonehead trying to sell his boat... Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 4:17pm 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 23/2330 Found this post of a 1980 Catalina 30 on Yachtworld. Why on earth do these owners just screw new th
Kitty litter in the head - Peggy? Tim at 2:09pm 05.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1076 I just embarked on a month long cruise and decided to bring along my cat. I was just about to pump
Inflatable Kayaks Rick A at 1:47pm 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 20/3218 I have an Islander 30 MII currently sitting on the hard in La Paz. It is not the prettiest boat to g
Don't get your boat stuck on the trailer! Jib at 1:44pm 05.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1132 I had a bad experience launching my boat Saturday. My centerboard fell down a little locking the bo
Correct Trailer towing height ? Marty at 1:29pm 05.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1018 Need help settling a question..WHAT IS THE CORRECT TRAILER TOWING HEIGHT FOR a MAC 26D????Unless I
Hunter34--B&R Rig? carina at 12:33pm 05.02.07 Big Boats 17/1679 H34s aren't B'R rigs are they? I've seen several classified and even a few rewiews state this. I'v
Thruster Roger at 8:13pm 04.30.07 Ask All Sailors 0/910 The new "Thruster" for outboards looks interesting... More power, less gas, less noise... Sounds goo
splash day smitroe at 8:51pm 04.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/815 I'm in the water as of this AM. It should be s a good sail or motor down the river to a slip until t
Overboard Discharge Setup Question Hugh4753 at 9:08pm 04.30.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1322 Got a macerator with a valve going to the overboard discharge that I keep closed all the time. Frie
Soft deck & damaged stanchions Pete17884 at 8:38pm 04.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1211 My 1978 O'Day 30 pristine except for a soft deck around the life line stanchions. Any suggestions on
Ice Box Insulation C30T#2035 at 8:32pm 04.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1299 It is no secret that the ice box insulation on a C30 is less than adequate. I would like to get some
leaking rub rail john12339 at 9:31pm 04.30.07 Smaller Boats 0/1148 I appear to have a leak along my rub rail. does it have to be replaced or can i just caulk it. i hav
A folding seat with back rest? Any comments? Chuck R at 9:48pm 04.30.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1741 Looking at SPORT A SEAT ad in the Good Old Boat Mag. Has anyone purchased one of these? Are they co
Hatch Replacement Sandpiper20958 at 9:54pm 04.30.07 Catalina 30 0/1154 I have a 1980 30' Catalina. It needs a new "head hatch". I have not replaced one yet, so what woul
Fixed portalite repair... Doug Washburn at 10:38pm 04.30.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/968 This past weekend, I chose to repair a slow leak through the port side fixed portalite. I removed t
Update: Cassidy Restoration/Resurrection JoshGray at 11:35pm 04.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1319 Some of you know that I have been doing extensive work on my 1973 O'Day 22, "Cassidy". I have a blog
sails mowindsurfer at 11:34pm 04.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1071 I have 2 questions. What length are the sheets for 110 working jib(94catalina22)and, can a 150 furl

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Help with diagnosing engine failing to start FastOlson at 5:06pm 06.23.21 Perhaps we can agree that whoever at Universal/Westerbeke thought it was a good idea to bury fuses '
Mast for Beneteau 41 Oceanis sail sfbay at 4:58pm 06.23.21 Year, in-mast furling or conventional mast? There are several spar manufacturers like Selden, Rig-R
H41 MOD on the side shelf ? (1) sail sfbay at 4:12pm 06.23.21 Is this what you have? If not can you please provide photos of the shelves you have? shallow basket
Stern light (1) twistedskipper at 4:06pm 06.23.21 On the H26 (and maybe the H260?) they eventually put the stern running light on the stern rail (see
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start Terry Cox at 3:33pm 06.23.21 Sorry, but in this case you are incorrect. Uh, hold up. I made a distinction with the fuse, not th
Buying a Hunter 41 DS Valerio at 3:31pm 06.23.21 i manage to install 4 trojan lp 16 6 volts below the nav seat.
Buying a Hunter 41 DS Valerio at 3:30pm 06.23.21 It amazes me how close DAYDREAMER41 and myself we did almost the same changes to the sailboat. I am
Stern light Kings Gambit at 3:29pm 06.23.21 Details.:banghead:Just another example of why it takes much longer than it should to change or fix a
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? skunther at 3:20pm 06.23.21 Thanks @jeepbluetj, parts received and I now have a running Lehr! Draining the oil now. Not sure wha
H260 Model Year Differences? (1) caverun at 2:50pm 06.23.21 @caverun Can you confirm if your boat is one I sold. Yes, I think it was. Battery selector switch
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:42pm 06.23.21 Keep the fenders at the dock. Fun bit of trivia: they're fenders when on the boat. When attached t
Toilet seats Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:37pm 06.23.21 Bob, I'd take the seat and lid with you to the big box store cuz you'll need to match hinges locatio
Beneteau First 35s5 Dinette Table sail sfbay at 2:25pm 06.23.21 Same subject came up on a recent thread: Cabin table for 1992 Beneteau moorings 405 \| Sailboat Owner
Boat leaning to port All U Get at 2:11pm 06.23.21 If you trust the water line on port and starboard sides, measure that to the water.
tachometer not accurate Hayden Watson at 2:11pm 06.23.21 Hayden, Continuing in my attempt at humor, :) you still have this backwards. Disregard for a mo
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start leo310 at 2:01pm 06.23.21 Had something like this and found that the ground wire was busted at the lug. made a new ground wire
Catalina 310 Cabin Top leo310 at 1:58pm 06.23.21 what you may want to do is drill a larger hole then fill it with epoxy then drill the hole size you
Stern light Crazy Dave Condon at 1:52pm 06.23.21 On many inland lakes, power boat drivers generally look straight forward , never upward. In other w
Windlass "Rode Management Module" does what exactly? Msweetnam at 1:46pm 06.23.21 ^^ This. Particularly helpful with rope rode, which may tend to float off the gypsy, since there is
Windlass "Rode Management Module" does what exactly? Msweetnam at 1:46pm 06.23.21 That bar, albeit plastic, is designed to keep the gypsy from reversing unintentionally. Ah i under

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