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What Bottom Paint to use for 23 sailboat? The Barnacle at 8:31am 11.10.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1972 Hi guys I am working on my new 23 foot Kells sailboat. I have been told that since it is out of the
272LE Steering Cable Replacement 272 LE NewportVic at 9:56am 11.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/921 Had a cable blow out while sailing. Things to watch:1. If the rudder is a little sloppy, may mean
Racing a Hunter 33 Peter Broadbent at 11:40am 11.10.06 Racing 2/2202 Hi,My first post on this site, so please bear with me if I'm in the wrong forum!I have a 50% sha
Suggestions for a newbee temecularevev22548 at 11:52am 11.10.06 Ask All Sailors 27/2059
Suggestions for a Hunter 33 newbee temecularevev22548 at 11:56am 11.10.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1025
advise on boat purchase david5327 at 8:51pm 11.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/974 due to favorable exchange rates I am considering the purchase of a yacht in the mid 30 foot range,ap
wiggle when she walks sailormanbigd at 10:14pm 11.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1214 I know the topic of rudder post thingy has been discussed to death but i can't get satisfaction from
Wax Cetol???? Rick19384 at 10:23pm 11.08.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1694 Having just paid to have my teak stripped and re-done with Cetol, I'd sure like to delay having to r
Ventilation C30TFIN at 10:29pm 11.08.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1403 I,m a new owner of a C30 and am picky about boat odor and mold. The climate here is very warm and th
deck paint Peter at 9:15pm 11.08.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1282 I am undertaking reainting my decks this winter, for the first time since buying the boat. Mostly it
Removing old portlights sonofasailorsailing at 11:19pm 11.08.06 Ask All Sailors 15/2690 We are redoing our deck and as part of the refurb, we are going to install new ports. The problem co
Bulwagga Anchor Franklin at 12:25am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/3389 I promised I'd inform those interested in my experiences with my new Bulwagga anchor so here it is.
Florida Boat Insurance ted boiman at 11:50pm 11.08.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1103 Due to growing boat insurance cancellations in Florida. Any suggestions for coverage(boat and/or lia
Rudder Design and Failure (1) John S at 1:40am 11.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/918 I was looking at a pile of broken rudders in the back lot of IdaSailor and I thought they might make
front hatch screen ideas? MrBill_FLL at 1:52am 11.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1322 I threw together a front hatch screen last night (yes we still have bugs down here).what I'm wonde
New Bottom Paint Skipper21516 at 3:02am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1011 OK. I've made the original bottom pain last about 6 years (with touch ups and minor paint jobs of c
Updating charts (1) william at 1:04am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/893 Some power boats don't concern themselves with draft, however, with six feet of keel below I'm const
Best framing technique for shrink wrapping Jerry Keto at 5:43am 11.09.06 Big Boats 4/3203 It's time to compare ingenuity here! After many years of trying numerous framing techniques I'd lik
goodby unknown at 7:05am 11.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1292 Peggy;Remember the white vinegar discussion years ago on the phone versus oderless tablets? I am
EZ Off Oven Cleaner and painted lettering Brian D at 7:38am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/3020 I did some checking in the archive for removing painted lettering. I came across EZ Off as a solutio

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Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 8:17am 06.28.21 In my past two sailboats, (Sanibel and Pearson) there was never water in the cabin. I sealed the ca
Mac 26S Mast-raising System sail sfbay at 8:17am 06.28.21 Whoever buys your Macgregor 26S will get a very useful modification for launching.
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples jssailem at 8:17am 06.28.21 Once committed to epoxy you are in for a penny in for a pound. Just epoxy no glass will become brit
Mast boot leak (1) sail sfbay at 8:15am 06.28.21 Congratulations on your new 42!! Do you have a mast deck wire housing just forward of the mast? If
Transducer Failure? jssailem at 8:14am 06.28.21 Power on - checked with a DVM - OK Connections both at the transducer and the "Main Unit" cleaned an
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 8:12am 06.28.21 @Davidasailor26- Lots of good insights, and clearly the foam in there has to go. I am going to cr
Adding Mast Base Blocks jssailem at 8:05am 06.28.21 I am guessing here, but a friend with a machineshop could make a plate to extend off your mast base
Trying to find the location of Primary Fuel Filter and Y-valve on 2005 H36 sailboss at 8:02am 06.28.21 One point, never turn on the macerator pump without having the seacock in the port stern locker open
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 8:01am 06.28.21 Ooo, backing plate--I didn' try that as a search term. I'll give those a look too. Thank you! W
Adding Mast Base Blocks (2) duck21 at 7:59am 06.28.21 Ours is currently a similar set up to yours--mast-based blocks to turning blocks (although on the 37
EV-100 auto helm issues jmce1587 at 7:56am 06.28.21 When disassembling the wheel drive assembly be gentle. It is easy to break the plastic parts inside
EV-100 auto helm issues jssailem at 7:56am 06.28.21 @markwbird here is the guy. https://www.i3dgear.com Out of Ganges, Canada. Tell him you heard it fro
Adding Mast Base Blocks (1) jssailem at 7:51am 06.28.21 What is showing in the Hunter diagram appears to be the use of a Schaefer Marine backing plate to ex
Catalina 28 MkII steering quadrant panel dmax at 7:30am 06.28.21 Fiberglass parts like that are often hard to come by - you should try Catalina. However, the panel i
Adding Mast Base Blocks (1) sail sfbay at 7:29am 06.28.21 JRacer........made a good recommendation!! A photo of what you have would help. The Hunter 46 haly
1987 Catalina 22 Battery kloudie1 at 7:20am 06.28.21 Best bang for a buck (or a few) : Duracell Marine Deep Cycle Battery, Group size 27 - Sam's Club (sa
First 285 main controls sail sfbay at 7:14am 06.28.21 Congratulations on your new First 285!! What control lines do you want to move to the helm and wher
Never say never Hardhead at 7:07am 06.28.21 That's nuts. I was in 115 degrees a few times, and I still remember it 40 years later. On the plus
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 7:03am 06.28.21 lin 1 = inverter enabled. lin 0 = inverter disabled. 1- The inverter does not break the bond when A
to be or not to be Hardhead at 6:58am 06.28.21 Definitely keep looking. Those photos trigger my PTSD.

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