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MIami Boat show mike C16582 at 8:52pm 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 2/951 leaving tomorrow for the Miami boat show. gotta get out of cold NY for a few days of R'R. I will b
ice box kits Chuck Creel at 9:54pm 02.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1173 just installed an ice box kit from norcold and wondering if others have had any experience with runn
Hunter qualifications Ray Lewis at 9:47pm 02.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/800 Gentlemen, I need your input as to the following. Is a 2005 Hunter 33 capable of an offshore crossi
running lights flush mount for 1978 30ft catalina michael at 10:12pm 02.14.07 Catalina 30 1/1330 anyone know where i can buy the lenses for a catalina 30ft running light red and green they are flu
Catalina 309 Alternator rubbing on Engine Cover forbestx at 12:15am 02.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1743 Hi have a new Catalina 309. The alternator was rubbing against the engine cover insulation to the p
Jack for 26X trailer Pierre at 12:12am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/946 I intend to buy a 26X this year. Does the trailer come with its own jack? If not,what do you recom
Outboard Motor Bracket Robspan at 12:07am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1625 My 26s came with a fixed outboard motor bracket. This must have been added by the original owner or
water in cabin omaha lakes at 3:01am 02.15.07 Smaller Boats 3/897 am getting water in the cabin. the only place it can come from is the cockpitdrains through the tra
Galley wanted the boathouse at 3:15am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1842 Hello,I'm looking for a sliding galley for my late model Macgregor 25. If anyone has one for ahem,
Missing Numbers on the main sail Mark S at 3:43am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/874 Does anyone know where you can get the number 22 for our mainsail? They came off with the previous
salon table resource bestfriend at 5:25am 02.15.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1260 I am looking for a salon table that attaches to the compression post(instead of its own pole) and ca
Kudos to Catalina Yachts tomfoolery at 5:54am 02.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/986 Just wanted to publicly express my thanks to Rob Butler and Chris Diaz (parts) at Catalina yachts fo
Boat show product help JoeB at 8:40am 02.15.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1406 We were at the Chicago Strictly Sail and saw a product I forgot to pick up before I left.It was lik
Reefing Ron Benitez at 8:30am 02.15.07 Smaller Boats 11/1424 A while back there was a discussion about reefing with the 216. Jeff provided a photo article but th
Great deal on Garmin GPSMAP 492 NautiDuck at 9:28am 02.15.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1620 I wont mention the online store name because that would violate the forum rules. I have had my ey
Steam Clean Sails KenHartfield at 10:26am 02.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1666 I have read a lot of information regarding cleaning sails on this forum.Has anybody ever tried to s
Knurled Knob (1) StuartCasteel at 10:03am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1130 Can any one tell me what the Knurlded knob is that slides in the mast track? I was useing it to hold
Anchor-Locker Storage Problem (1) emma-mia at 9:53am 02.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1326 I have a 1988 Catalina 30. The anchor locker is only large enough for the 13lb. "standard issue" dan
refrigerator or ice box for 3 day trips tom farner at 12:12pm 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/918 Which is best --using a small 12 volt fridge or using a larger ice chest with blocks of ice = th
Mainsheet swivel base Jon Martin at 12:23pm 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1166 I am looking for a new swivel base cleat for my mainsheet. I was wondering if anyone has changed th

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Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass Billy_Pilgrim at 7:26am 06.07.21 Don't use 5200 on anything that might need undoing in the future. The stove flue would fall into th
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass dlochner at 7:24am 06.07.21 Don't use 5200 on anything that might need undoing in the future. The stove flue would fall into tha
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass Billy_Pilgrim at 7:04am 06.07.21 Never assume the prior owner knew what he/she was doing. That will get you into trouble more often
Some will hate this!!! jon hansen at 6:59am 06.07.21 wind is not linear. the wind near the deck is not the same as the wind aloft. wind swirls. he says t
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass dlochner at 6:58am 06.07.21 Thanks for your reply. I am not certain as to the specifics of the flue, as the woodstove was insta
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass Billy_Pilgrim at 6:56am 06.07.21 Check the brand name of the Stove. Call them for installation sealing. Otherwise, it would not be u
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane Hayden Watson at 6:46am 06.07.21 I have very seldom run at or near WOT because I would get harmonic vibrations at 2400. My good spee
Head problem Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:37am 06.07.21 Peggy, i am curious in a little more info regarding the MSD PortaPottie Dometic/SeaLand 975MSD. Thes
Reef lines Shaw_2112 at 6:32am 06.07.21 Thanks all, looks like I'll start with the fish tape and go from there. The fish sticks were an inte
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass JamesG161 at 6:31am 06.07.21 Does anyone have any thoughts on best sealant to use on a chimney hood being affixed to fiberglass?
Reef lines Shaw_2112 at 6:30am 06.07.21 From the Hunter 28.5 manual below, hopefully the reefing line goes through the boom over sheaves at
Some will hate this!!! shemandr at 6:26am 06.07.21 Interesting idea. Mechanical energy converted to kinetic energy. I would think they'd want some so
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass Billy_Pilgrim at 6:15am 06.07.21 Are you using a double walled flue? The flue should not be in contact with the fiberglass. Resins
New gypsy for old maxwell jssailem at 6:14am 06.07.21 Your location status states you are in WA. You might ask Fisheries in Seattle. https://www.fisherie
Head problem Billy_Pilgrim at 6:11am 06.07.21 Jabsco only makes one manual toilet...the owners manual for it is here Jabsco Manual Twist & Lo
New gypsy for old maxwell duality at 6:09am 06.07.21 when i had to replace my stripper on my Maxwell windless Crowleys yacht yard in Chicago was the loca
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass dlochner at 6:09am 06.07.21 Are you using a double walled flue? The flue should not be in contact with the fiberglass. Resins w
replacing my halyard jssailem at 6:07am 06.07.21 It's much more clean than a gnarly old knot. There is another area of thought regarding halyard t
Electrical components rlongfield at 6:01am 06.07.21 So far I like it, it's not a $1000 chart plotter I've never used a $1000 chat plotter, but I've p
Bilge pump mounting ideas? (1) Rich Stidger at 5:34am 06.07.21 My bilge pump and the float switch are mounted on an "L" shaped bracket that is tall enough to reach

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