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My Updated 310 Review SceptreSailor at 10:56am 01.01.07 Catalina 310 2/8828 Updated January 1st 2007What I like Best about my 310:Design: Exterior: looks good. Not too mode
Updated Review of my 310 (1) SceptreSailor at 11:00am 01.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/996 Updated January 1st 2007What I like Best about my 310: (Hull #282) Delivered June 2004Design: Ex
Bottom pox ex-admin at 11:01am 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 22/4565 So, your boat has just been hauled. Inspecting the bottom, you are pleased to find no hard growth an
26S Factory Winches SeacretSailor at 11:58am 01.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1011 Almost done refurbishing my 1991 26S and I've noticed that both factory winches freely spin, i.e. th
standing rigging tension Mike at 1:31pm 01.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/812 I have just replaced all of my standing rigging on my 37 foot O'day, from eyes to turnbuckles. Does
Batteries Mark at 1:15pm 01.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/822 Ok you guys have been so helpfull I figured to fire another question at you. My Mac does not have a
Anchor for Legend 37 David at 3:28pm 01.01.07 Big Boats 20/1933 We are about to replace the anchor on our Legend 37.We sail predominantly in Sydney Harbour which
winch location Pat Myers at 10:22pm 01.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1275 I am taking my boat (Venture 21) to Sandusky Bay next year. I was previously at Atwood Lake. My que
Suitable Hatch Cover Material? Marcia at 10:26pm 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1116 I want to replace the plexiglass, (which are cracked and terribly scratched) in our two overhead hat
Bahamas Insurance Questions Skip Gundlach at 11:34pm 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1163 Hi, group,A couple of questions, and since I'm not a regular here, please also copy me at skipgund
Need Main Sail Cover for 2000 Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 11:38pm 01.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/991 The sail cover on my Hunter 320 is probably beyond repair. Does anyone have a suggestion where to ge
deck restoration Herb Langland at 12:12am 01.02.07 Catalina 30 3/1542 Good Old Boat Magazine had an article about Penetrol... does wonderful things to an old deck... can
Fairing the Keel Seekswind at 11:49pm 01.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1023 I am new to sailing. This last season was my first on the water and this winter is my first on the
New Years Day Race SweetTrade at 12:37am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 3/943 Well yesterday was the "None but the bravest" race at our local club. I was raining pretty hard at t
Packing the stuffing box and transducer adhesive Tim Opt Holt at 12:22am 01.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1583 1. I've not repacked the stuffing box on my H31 before. Does anyone know the correct packing width?
Beneteau First Class Eight Honeymonster at 1:04am 01.02.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1730 Hi all. This is my first post here. My wife and I are looking for a second hand trailer sailer tha
Robin Lee Graham, the Musical?! Bob at 2:22am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1123 Taking note of the 14-year old sailing across the Atlantic, I decided to see whats up with Robin Lee
Embarrassing moments of 2006 Brian D at 2:19am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 26/1520 Well, time to lighten up and if you are brave, list the moments of 2006 in which you, well, went "op
Blueprints or plans Rich2347 at 2:26am 01.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1071 I am in the process of buying a 1988,34' Catalina, wing keel, and it is going to need a lot of work
Where are the nuts for the keel bolts? Mark Garbett at 2:55am 01.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/885 There used to be 2 bolts securing the saddle at the forward end of the lift keel. The bolts screw u

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New outboard? kendyoozed at 3:42pm 05.29.21 I tested it again to day while I had a few other projects going. I let it idle and it never showed t
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Ward H at 3:35pm 05.29.21 @Hayden Watson Your new ports look great!
Brightwork Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 3:32pm 05.29.21 Just remember-the coat of varnish you just finished is ALWAYS the next to last coat :)
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 3:31pm 05.29.21 But I am not liking the lubrication maintenance required. Marelon requires lube? I did not know th
Bimini jroon at 3:23pm 05.29.21 As an owner of an Oday 25 with a bimini ,hopefully this will be of some help . The bimini itself is
Bimini jroon at 3:21pm 05.29.21 Do you want shade while sailing or shade while at anchor? or both? For shade while sailing a Bimin
37c projects David in Sandusky at 3:04pm 05.29.21 Great work, Salty!
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler shanker at 3:04pm 05.29.21 I do my forestry the same way. I put a small strap winch on the front of the trailer and wrap the st
Shore Water Hook Up Don S/V ILLusion at 2:21pm 05.29.21
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 2:16pm 05.29.21 Thanks. Appreciate any help for sure. I downloaded the owners manual online. Its has the 19 and the
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports 19thol at 1:28pm 05.29.21 Really looks nice, that's one of the jobs I've been gonna do for years, hard to get motivated since
Brightwork Orbweaver at 12:51pm 05.29.21 Beautiful! I don't have much experience, but I've been doing a lot of reading studying. I am going t
Don't want to sink my boat! (1) justsomeguy at 12:51pm 05.29.21 Well, thanks all. Success was had in stanching the drips. Seems that part number 11, a sort of packi
Bimini 19thol at 12:51pm 05.29.21 On our boat the bimini is too low to stand under, even for me, so we put it down till we have things
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:38pm 05.29.21 i don't turn engine on whilst in the slip, i will shut fuel valve off from now on, thanks for the ti
Sails - Open Discussion Froudy at 12:35pm 05.29.21 So over the winter I purchased a Onesails Code 55. Sail decision was done in conjunction with the On
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. PaulK at 12:31pm 05.29.21 There is a big difference between a swaged fitting and a nicopress sleeve. Russ's post, #10, shows t
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:27pm 05.29.21 i concur, it just makes sense considering i am alone. In the past on my O'day i was confident sailin
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues nveater at 12:12pm 05.29.21 As has been already stated it's probably the starter button wiring issue common with Yanmars. There
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. MikeHoncho at 11:56am 05.29.21 Thankyou very much. Also for going into some detail. Not to dismiss negative comments, but I was

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