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Diesel: To treat or not to treat catwithhat at 2:46pm 02.18.07 Ask All Sailors 38/2038 Hi, My boat here in Puget Sound stays in the water all year round. Usage in the winter is less (an
Boston Boat Show seadaddler at 9:44pm 02.16.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/939 I am in CT having breakfest at my son's house getting ready to go,any one elsse going.
Gate or ball valve? brass or S.S. R. Bounds at 10:30pm 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2153 Small thru hulls on my boat are ball vlvs. and 2" are gate valves. Any reason they can't all be ball
keel and outboard christian15198 at 9:51pm 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1112 what is the rule of thumb for running my 9.9 outboard on my 20 ft daysailershould my retracktable k
Forward hatch replacement Flying Wasp at 10:46pm 02.16.07 Smaller Boats 7/1947 Has anyone replaced the forward hatch?Which brand/style was the replacement? Any advice on the ins
Standing rigging StuartCasteel at 12:44am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1745 Can anyone tell me the best way to rig my boat on the hard in order to trim my standing rigging. Las
Back Friendly Genoa Trimming Jim Kelly at 1:46am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/923 I am looking for advice re setting up a block ' tackle system for trimming my 155% Genoa on my 1990
Lead Weight in Mac26S swing keel Jim Kelly at 1:54am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1451 Last season I added 25 pounds of lead shot into the keel of my 1990 Mac 26S. I strengthened the ce
3 hour tour DanW9494 at 2:52am 02.17.07 Smaller Boats 5/903 I am getting my h216 ready to go to San Diego to slip for a week, while we stay in a hotel. I want t
Length of Exhause Hose? Jeff M10656 at 3:02am 02.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1049 Wanting to order some exhaust hose to replace the full run from the muffler to stern outlet for my '
water in bilge alans at 4:37am 02.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/974 hi, i just went to check o my boat. all is well bu i have a curious problem. my mechanic winterised
new sail MIKE1009 at 5:58am 02.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1169 I am looking to purchase a mainsail for my 322 oday . I cruise the Long Island Sound and race once a
Call for opinions T37 Phil at 4:55am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/909 on a 1980 S2 8(b). I have an opportunity to pick one up very reasonably. It has a 15hp OMC gas eng
Almost sailing jacques LeBlanc at 4:51am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1160 I found a mac 25 for $1000 but needs a trailer,found a trailer but needs an axle.Its a 4 in drop ax
Toe rail replacement source? tcrespo at 6:15am 02.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1116 I'm in the middle of doing a minor refurb on my Oday 20. When I took the toe rail off, some of it (
SAIL MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS LEFT OUT! George at 7:07am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 76/4479 Last summer about 50 boats from the Trailer Sailor Association signed up for a two-week cruise in th
Cruising the Florida Keys Barry Calhoun at 7:06am 02.17.07 Destinations 9/4859 Greetings,My family and I will be going on our first long "cruise' on our C30 in April. We're dep
Length of Exhause Hose? Jeff M10656 at 3:03am 02.17.07 Catalina 30 3/1366 Wanting to order some exhaust hose to replace the full run from the muffler to stern outlet for my '
Webasto Heater in H36/356 Al - s/v Persephone at 8:30am 02.17.07 Big Boats 26/4621 I've heard that Hunter dealers in the Pacific NW and the Great Lakes offer a Webasto heating system
Looking for stanchions and main sail georgia boater at 12:57pm 02.17.07 Morgan 8/1873 I recently purchased a 1979 321 which I am refurbishing.I need to replace most of the stanchions a

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Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Tally Ho at 8:04am 08.15.21
Surveyor in Idaho? Orbweaver at 7:51am 08.15.21 I think it's possible to find a surveyor who knows sailboats in CdA. But, there's not enough turnove
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often (1) kloudie1 at 7:49am 08.15.21 From my engine.. No problem with it loosening.. plenty adjustment left to take up slack.
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Mr. Dave at 7:34am 08.15.21 Thought I posted this yesterday but don't see it to fix a typo, if I did, sorry for the second time
C25 reefing instructions sail sfbay at 7:33am 08.15.21 This link describes a step by step reefing procedure with diagrams: Catalina - Capri - 25s Internati
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:17am 08.15.21 Peggy, If you mean placing the hoses in wrong connectors, it will not be possible since the input is
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Mack & Tire at 7:09am 08.15.21 We nearly had a 275 to purchase on Lake Ontario quite close to us but it seems the seller was not ye
Center Board Cable 1975 O'Day 25 sail sfbay at 7:06am 08.15.21 Can you drop a fishing weight attached to fishing line down the pendant tube, attach a new pendant l
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? Admiral at 7:00am 08.15.21 Congrats on moving up to another boat. The 30 is a good size for a small family. Hope those young
Overhead wiring question Admiral at 6:56am 08.15.21 I have the same situation with my wires. They do not have voltage at the ends so I presume they are
wing on wing sailing Kings Gambit at 6:49am 08.15.21 The link to report on Platino has been posted here in SBO once before. Yes, it is an excellent repor
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Mike Oldak at 6:47am 08.15.21 Good idea.
TS Grace JamesG161 at 6:46am 08.15.21 TS Grace seems to like TS Fred. The fate is TS Grace not be known, until Tuesday 17th, after Hispan
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Rjm st.petersburg at 6:36am 08.15.21 The second nut was added as a locking nut. You break the 2 nuts free, tighten the inner nut, then ti
WTB mast for Hunter 23/23.5/240 SandCat at 5:51am 08.15.21 Oh, do they carry used masts, not just new?
wing on wing sailing Udi at 5:10am 08.15.21 Good plan, espeacially in swells or rough water.............OR sail on a broad reach without one.
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 smokey73 at 5:08am 08.15.21 @SandyFrank - Why are you worried about water sloshing around in that location? I've never seen wat
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 smokey73 at 5:04am 08.15.21 I am currently doing the same exact thing on my 40.5! Except a genset was placed in the starboard l
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent smokey73 at 4:44am 08.15.21 [QUOTE="LVGS, post: 1711825, member: 141083" I can confirm the following based on my visit to the b
Stern rail for 26S SVJourney at 3:03am 08.15.21 Hello community, Recently I purchased a 1992 Macgregor 26S. I'm thinking to add a stern rail set,

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