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Table pedestal... Douglas Washburn at 10:05am 02.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1116 Our boat has the horseshoe banquet seating configuration. The table (original equipment, I believe)
Bottom Painting Chuck Turner3968 at 9:56am 02.26.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1069 I know this subject has been covered many times, but instead of looking in the archives, I would lik
single handing John at 9:19am 02.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1157 Has any one ran there lines to the cockpit on a 26 it looks too tight to do this...any suggestions ?
New VHF/DSC install help Bob f at 10:46am 02.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1043 Just purchased a new Icom M422 for my Hunter. couple install questions that the manual is a bit fogg
Stuck discharge valve Philip Toren at 11:00am 02.26.07 Other Sailboats 1/1270 My overboard discharge valve from the head is stuck in the discharge position. So far I haven't been
Elecreic winch PROs and CONs Alex at 11:14am 02.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/994 Hey, All.Did enyone ever consider an elecreic winch for a swing keel?Seems like you can pick up a
ericson 38 - sailing windsmaker at 11:27am 02.26.07 Other Sailboats 1/988 I'm thinking about buying a ericson 38 . Anyone familiar with the sailing characteristics of this m
Restoring a Ranger 26 tom Gardner at 4:38pm 02.26.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/4188 I have found a 1974 Ranger 26. I raced against one years ago up in SF bay. It seemd to race will t
S37 bottom rudder bearing Robert at 8:43pm 02.24.07 Seidelmann 5/2169 I have some play on the rudder of my S37. The bottom rudder bearing needs to be replaced. I was wond
Wire schematics for Catalina 27 Jim gaw at 9:19pm 02.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/7104 I purchased a 1974 catalina 27 that has been neglected for several years. I am trying to upgrade and
Rigging the Fuel line Pete at 9:13pm 02.24.07 Catalina 22 9/1818 Fellow C22 skippers,Until now, I have been running an integral tank outboard. Now I have my sights
JRC 1500 MKII radar install George H260 at 11:53pm 02.24.07 Big Boats 3/1375 Greetings and salivations to all!here in Vermont today the sun is shining brightly and it has warm
changing the Forestay Gregg at 11:23pm 02.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2455 I have a 1979 Mac 25 (Venture), and it is in really good shape, I have a few things to add and chang
Photos John24107 at 12:28am 02.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1144 Am I the only one that can't see photos that are posted. I get a "click image for full size view" b
Winter isn't letting go yet Ross at 12:11am 02.25.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1022 11:04 EST. N3932 W7617 It has just started snowing here. The forecast was for a 0400 start. Oh w
36 vs 30U Robert Sexmith at 12:50am 02.25.07 Other Sailboats 3/3941 I am returning to sailing as all my soccer players are out of the nest.I used to own a Catalina 36
Mary I'm moving up paulj17784 at 2:30am 02.25.07 Catalina 310 0/1369 In response to your e-mail Mary I will post a reply here.I will still look at the C250 web page.Ye
old ads mike england at 1:40am 02.25.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1888 have just trawled thru the for sale ads only to see that many of them date from 2003! could these n
Waste Holding tank Stan21606 at 1:26am 02.25.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1163 My waste holding tank uses a gravity feed to empty the tankwhen I'm offshore. The waste hose comin
losing my sole Captain Chigger at 4:33am 02.25.07 Other Sailboats 0/966 I sail a '79 16 footer. I've had her about a year. The fiberglass sole above the keel is seperated

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Sailboat as 'investment"??? (1) Mr. Dave at 5:47pm 09.05.21 Last week after our local hurricane remnant floods (pre Ida), my daughter and I salvaged a perfectly
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 5:34pm 09.05.21 Raising or lowering the ball a couple of inches has approximately 0.001% effect on the weight. Raisi
Catalina 22 Swing Keel (1) Eleven at 5:30pm 09.05.21 Thanks for all your help, I have found one.
Looking for a swing keel (1) Eleven at 5:28pm 09.05.21 Thanks to all your awesome help, I have found one. The gentleman referred in the post below indeed h
Fuel delivery issue Stu Jackson at 5:00pm 09.05.21 One more possible culprit: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and Th
Awwww, Nuts!!! Don S/V ILLusion at 4:45pm 09.05.21 Ask the guy to have it fixed or replaced. Unhelpful suggestion - never loan a boat to anyone.
Awwww, Nuts!!! MikeHoncho at 4:45pm 09.05.21 Figure out the cost and inform the seasoned sailor of the total for 1/2 unless there was specific di
Fuel delivery issue Johnb at 4:40pm 09.05.21 Tell the make and model of your engine.
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE BALLAST IS MADE OF heritage at 4:38pm 09.05.21 The keel bolts screw into iron keels and be easily replaced.
Now have name on boat shemandr at 4:26pm 09.05.21 Considering that we spent at least $200 dollars on custom made decals 30 years ago, you might want y
H34 Lazy jacks MikeHoncho at 4:25pm 09.05.21 I designed and installed mine on my H30. One thing I did not account for is when I bring them down t
Now have name on boat MikeHoncho at 4:22pm 09.05.21
Dehler 34 Holding Tank dlochner at 3:56pm 09.05.21 It seems to be a rather small holding tank. The notes say it can be used 8 times before emptying. In
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) Rabe at 3:49pm 09.05.21 Bevels should be about 12 - 14 times skin thickness. Top skin is likely about 1/4 inch. Therefore
sailboat refrigerator units DeniseO30 at 1:44pm 09.05.21 The heat generated IE removed is only in the 300 600 btuh range so it's not a whole lot of heat my c
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) eherlihy at 1:16pm 09.05.21 https://www.memesmonkey.com/images/memesmonkey/dc/dc117978e86669c7fba7c7bd14f8c594.jpeg
H41 losing coolant somewhere senang at 1:06pm 09.05.21
sailboat refrigerator units senang at 12:54pm 09.05.21 On our 2005 Hunter38 we have a fridge and a freezer from Novakool installed by the Hunter factory. T
Chainplate Caulking MikeHoncho at 12:52pm 09.05.21 I used BT for my port side. I keep running into stripping screws on the top plate when trying to sq
Pigtail? shemandr at 12:34pm 09.05.21 I think of a "Pigtail" as a cord with a 30 amp plug on the shore side and a conventional 110 recepta

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