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Main Halyard Replacement Rich18866 at 2:03am 02.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1144 Hi All,I have to replace my main halyard. Want to have the West Marine shop here in the city make
sealant around the outside of the boat jimbo at 2:31am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1976 I want to replace the sealant on the outside of the boat. It is under the metal trim piece that goes
Anyone mounted a helm seat? natotm at 2:27am 02.12.07 Big Boats 6/1557 Am considering installing a helm seat as the seating position is so low on the 456. Has anyone insta
C 30 Brochure sully22356 at 2:22am 02.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1075 Anyone know where I can locate a sales brochure for a Catalina 30. Mine is a 1990 model, but I woul
Catalina 30 brochure sully22356 at 2:36am 02.12.07 Catalina 30 1/1471 Anyone know where I might locate an original C30 sales brochure. Mine is a 1990 model but I would be
Stanchion Ed Carrillo at 3:55am 02.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1044 This chandlery site offers stanchions but I can't tell from the figures which stanchion and base to
Keep It Simple Don Guillette at 4:59am 02.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2099 Today a new lister called me about a sail trim problem, which we handled. He then told me some of my
Wheelsteering Michel at 5:52am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/935 Hi folk'sI am from Belgium, mostly sailing in the Netherlands and looking for an automatic wheel st
Shut off valves for scupper thru hulls? Roger 20226 at 6:04am 02.12.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2074 On a recent survey on my 1969 Mistal 33, the marine surveyor insist that shut off valves be installe
Speaking of warmer weather... Phil Herring at 6:55am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 28/1688 We were having a discussion here (read: argument) about when "commissioning" takes place in various
Downwind 360 penalty turn procedure Grizz at 5:27am 02.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3259 Don, this question/situation surfaced as a group of the crew coped w/ 7 degrees ambient in the froze
Main Sheeting Car TomR11803 at 6:46am 02.12.07 Sabre Sailboats 3/1803 My 1980 main sheeting car on my Sabre 28 was furnished by an English company, EYE, and the plastic r
Mystery Leak Don at 7:13am 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 3/992 I have owned my 1997 H-26 for six years, and until last year had no leaks. Now I am dealing with a
Questions on Beneteau 265 Jason at 7:37am 02.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2685 There is a 1993 Beneteau 265 for sale locally, and I cannot seem to find any information about these
Lake Winnipesaukee in NH? SeacretSailor at 8:59am 02.12.07 Destinations 2/2188 Does anybody sail and overnight at Lake Winnipesaukee in NH? I'll put in at the southern part and s
Removing a Depth Sounder Thru Hull Transducer Chuck711 at 9:07am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 6/9120 What are some suggestions on removing a Depth Sounder Thru Hull Transducer? Its been in for 20 years
New Sailor (1) Joltnjoe at 10:47am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1340 I just purchased a 76 22' Seafearer She seems to be in good condition. I have a break in the lower r
Roller Reefer for H212 and similar PalmVilla at 11:34am 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 1/819 Winds here tend often to be too high for the full sails on this over-power boat, and the original ji
Checking in with this forum... r.w.landau at 11:17am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 57/3324 There is alot of good advice here. One of the things that makes your advice real and believable is w
Is Your Boat Wintering on the Hard? (1) You Yours at 11:46am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1071

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yanmar parts alternative dave_and_dd at 2:04pm 09.01.21 Ha! I'm saying there are some parts that you truly shouldn't use non marine versions of (like a spa
yanmar parts alternative Don S/V ILLusion at 1:55pm 09.01.21
Floor boards for 285 First (1) sail sfbay at 1:34pm 09.01.21
Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel dave_and_dd at 1:34pm 09.01.21 I've always used on-road diesel in my boat. I don't find it difficult to siphon a jerry can when ne
The 260 is home! Crazy Dave Condon at 1:31pm 09.01.21 Good to see one of my children has a new home. Most do not have heat and air like your boat has. W
Tongue weight question. Rick Webb at 1:27pm 09.01.21 The answer to your question is yes. The center of mass for your boat and trailer is higher than the
Tongue weight question. LeeandRick at 12:54pm 09.01.21 That is what I'm planning on doing, just wondered how much difference the trailer ball made since t
Another Anchorage Gone thinwater at 12:52pm 09.01.21 The sign does not say how far the prohibition extends, and logically it cannot extend to infinity. I
Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 12:47pm 09.01.21 Just looking at the picture of your trailer on launch day, it looks like the axles are mounted on t
Floor boards for 285 First Knot Scary at 12:25pm 09.01.21 They came on the boat. I picked the floor up and out to refinish. Maybe it's not called floorboard
Looking for a swing keel LakeShark at 12:22pm 09.01.21 Check the Catalina 22 facebook group as well. they come up every so often as boats are scrapped. A
B31 Sails sail sfbay at 12:22pm 09.01.21 Please clarify and elaborate...........thanks.
1983 Catalina 22 Sliding Galley sail sfbay at 12:17pm 09.01.21 Welcome to the forrum!! You might advertise on this site's classified section Used gear for sale (s
Floor boards for 285 First sail sfbay at 12:16pm 09.01.21 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch!! Looking at images for 285's, it would appear the floor does not have
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 12:02pm 09.01.21 I removed and rebedded the strut on my H37C years ago. I think you might have success getting the n
Catalina 22 Swing Keel rgranger at 11:54am 09.01.21 There are soooo many Catalina 22's out there. I think you cheapest option would be to find a badly
Another Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. dmax at 10:51am 09.01.21 Look on the bright side - it makes it harder to pull any more hair out :) Get well soon.
Tongue weight question. LeeandRick at 10:30am 09.01.21 Just looking at the picture of your trailer on launch day, it looks like the axles are mounted on th
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Leeward Rail at 9:49am 09.01.21 Glad to see.people who understand AC. I can't count how many people want to refill their vehicles wi
Looking for a swing keel Dave Groshong at 9:41am 09.01.21 They weigh #500, should be plenty in salvage yards in S. Florida, and abandoned in people's backya

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