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Sailing Schools In Tampa Bay Rick at 4:45am 10.30.06 Smaller Boats 3/912 I just bought a H22 and have never sailed a monohull, just a few sails on a Hobie. I've been thinkin
WINTERIZE YANMAR 1GM10 Paul J. Rusyniak at 4:41am 10.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1227 Nick Maggio, Seitzinger, Steve O and Bill Roosa...Thanks for your help!!!It was easier than I had
88' Mac d dagger board Stuart Casteel at 5:08am 10.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/877 Does any body have a used dagerboard to sell that would fit my 1988 Macregor 26 D? If so let me know
Water Tanks BuddyE at 6:01am 10.30.06 Bigger Boats 3/1283 I have a 1980 37'center cockpit with BOTH "plastic" water tanks split--must remove and replace. Any
Lee Sails ???? Tsehum Pete at 6:01am 10.30.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2969 I am considering a new set of sails, my 16-year old Elvstrom's are looking a little tired. Anyone ha
How much paint do I need? lstyles at 6:53am 10.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1055 Hi,I have decided to put some bottom paint on my mac 26S. I am going to go with the VC 17 as that s
What do you tow your Macgregor with? tegwilym at 7:02am 10.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/5185 Hello!I'm the owner of an old Lido 14 boat, and have become interested in upgrading to something bi
October Gulf crossing Tom H at 7:02am 10.30.06 Smaller Boats 7/971 Hey Franklin,I was thinking about your plans for south Texas or South Florida from Galveston. I can
Can Sikens cetol be removed? Chuck R at 7:14am 10.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1096 I have used the product with great sucess. Never needed to remove it but wondered if anyone has remo
St. Pete,Florida Jack at 7:18am 10.30.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1340 Peggie, I'm curious, are you going to be at the sailboat show in St.Pete this weekend?
sailboat outboard hsp? David Powers at 7:15am 10.30.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1160 will a new Mercury 15 hsp 4 stroke push my boat out of a bad situation ie weeds, heavy current , str
Engine Meter on a Hunter 340 KenHartfield at 7:45am 10.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1037 I just purchased a 1978 Hunter 340. I had an engine survey done but I can't remember where the locat
Schock 23 WD Joe23559 at 7:39am 10.30.06 Trailer Sailors 0/2896 Schock 23 WD Hello:This is a followup to my earlier post last week to All Sailors. I continue to
replacing the rudder bearings tom h at 8:10am 10.30.06 Ask All Sailors 7/3092 My rudder is wobbly and I probably should take it apart to see how the bearings (if there is such a
Appropriate tank(bottle) for stern propane locker Harry18603 at 8:21am 10.30.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1228 I recently purchased a 1988 First 285. I cannot find a propane tank that will fit into its propane
H260 Batten Missing BobSail at 8:47am 10.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1364 For the past several years, I seem to find that the lower middle batten disappears part way through
What size is yours? Shep10699 at 7:30am 10.30.06 Catalina 30 0/1083 Every couple of years it seems I need to purchase a new tarp to cover the boat.The old one just wea
Beneteau First 10R vs. C & C 99 Dave19621 at 7:30am 10.30.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1881 Can anyone offer an informed comparison of these boats? Intended use would be a combination of (rel
My main won't flake... Brian D at 7:27am 10.30.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1824 I guess the previous owner never really flaked the main. I must admit that I really haven't either.
Mac 22 vs Venture of Newport Joe McGinty at 9:27am 10.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1177 I just looked at the best of interior setups I've ever seen (see link). Its on a Venture of Newport

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Best Marine Adhesives Gene Neill at 7:27pm 07.13.21 Absolutely never 5200 (a.k.a. Satan's Glue) for anything, ever. Sooner or later, you or a subsequent
Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent sail sfbay at 6:44pm 07.13.21 Your local trailer manufacturer will be able to do that.
Best Marine Adhesives Sailfanatic at 6:36pm 07.13.21 I'd go with the butyl tape. If it turns out not to work well, its easy to remove, clean up and try t
Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent (3) choche at 6:35pm 07.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Some options come to mind: 1) use your existing trailer (might require serv
Shore Power Light Bulb sblaylock at 6:19pm 07.13.21 I'll check the voltage in the next day or so and see where we're at. Thanks for the tip on the socke
Best Marine Adhesives sail sfbay at 5:56pm 07.13.21 Butyl tape.
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Sailfanatic at 5:49pm 07.13.21 Our mainsail has grommets for a 2nd reef, and from what I've researched we are able to rig jiffy re
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access markwbird at 5:42pm 07.13.21 Install an access hatch.
Shore Power Light Bulb JoeWhite at 5:38pm 07.13.21 Measure the voltage in the bulb socket. Mine is a red LED with series resistor. Change the bulb fixt
Bilge Drainage? Jeff at 5:37pm 07.13.21 My H335 1993 also has a sub bilge. Bilge cleaner and a sail will help as others have mentioned. As
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Ward H at 4:59pm 07.13.21 I don't have a 2nd reef set up on my C30 but I do agree with Valcour and Parsons that carbo blocks a
Autohelm joker460 at 4:44pm 07.13.21 The pdf is for a ST3000. They have a digital read out compared to the 3000 that does not and also o
H26 Lightning ground CaptainRan at 4:35pm 07.13.21 That is a great solution, rgranger, I'll have to get me some chain.
Boat in the Water! CaptainRan at 4:32pm 07.13.21 Congratz! It's a great feeling.
LED Anchor Light KZW at 4:20pm 07.13.21 BC Bernie - do you have an in mast furling or traditional main sail? Additionally, do you have a l
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? (6) valcour at 4:18pm 07.13.21 Here are some photos of my second reef. There is one photo of the tack with a line that is not red
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 3:59pm 07.13.21
Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent sail sfbay at 3:09pm 07.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Some options come to mind: 1) use your existing trailer (might require serv
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? jeepbluetj at 3:00pm 07.13.21 Disagree, if the OP can measure a > 1v voltage drop between the batteries and the fridge or panel, t
Boat in the Water! sail sfbay at 2:55pm 07.13.21 Progress!!

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