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Forward Hatch Carl Rehling crehling1@comcast.net at 5:27am 10.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/847 My front hatch was destroyed by hurricane Charley. Macgregor no longer has any for replacement. Any
WINTER FUEL cindy15934 at 5:22am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1228 after winterizing a diesel is is ok to empty the tank of old fuel and refill in the spring? Thanks,
Nicks and small gouge repairs Bill Mac at 5:07am 10.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/929 Recently purchased a 1981 23'Oday. One winter project is to repair several nicks and gouges to the
Sailing characteristics of 25-II? Steffen at 5:00am 10.31.06 Yamaha 2/2091 Have any of you Yamaha 25 sailors experienced the typical IOR design characteristics of poor control
Manual Windlasses Don at 8:21am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1261 I am considering installing a manual windlass on my Hunter 35.5- either a vertical Royal or a horizo
Owner's manual krag at 8:21am 10.31.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1053 I am looking to obtain the owner's manual for the Oceanis 281.
Position of a 34 on cradle George H260 at 8:10am 10.31.06 Big Boats 6/1212 The marina has placed my 1986 Hunter 34 on it's cradle and I'm not happy with it's location. The rea
Fouled Prop rad2285 at 7:27am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 3/980 How do you keep your prop clean during the season?
Orbital sander/polishers? Jack Hart at 8:58am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 7/7427 Hi folks, am getting ready to clean up the boat, (Oday 22).In looking at orbital polishers I see th
Mac 23 70 something refinish keel David Minix at 9:36am 10.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/895 I want to safely refinish the keel on my 23. Should I drop keel off boat or finish keel on boat? A
Changing props. Jack at 9:23am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 4/963 Can props be changed while the boat remains in the water? I dinged my prop with the anchor{long,stup
Forward hatch for a Mac 19 Tom OC at 9:22am 10.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/886 Does anyone know if I can add an aftermarket forward hatch to a Mac 19?
vacuflush head bob thomas at 9:21am 10.31.06 Catalina 310 2/1685 Has anyone replaced the factory head with a vacuflush system?
Oil Boy or Topsider? Honeyman at 11:22am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1150 Best vacuum oil extraction device? Looking for any and all advice on best model for oil extraction f
LMSA 2006 Kettle Cup Wanderer138 at 11:18am 10.31.06 Smaller Boats 0/848 Once again, the Lake Monroe Sailing Association will be hosting the Kettle Cup Regatta on he first w
Installing Reefing Hooks rvh3 at 12:37pm 10.31.06 Catalina 30 1/3065 I am just wrapping up my first season with my "new" 1986 Catalina 30. I've got a million questions
CDI Roller Furler Maintenance Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 2:01pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 12/4020 Can anyone help me find out how to disassemble ' perform the suggested maintenance on an older CDI R
Old gas rsn48 at 12:47pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1472 I have a Merc 9.9 Bigfoot which is extremely fuel efficient, so much so that I usually end up with g
Helm seat supports Mike Oatsvall at 10:01pm 10.29.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1199 Now that our kids are older we decided to get back into the boat business and just closed on a 2 yea
Bottom Paint VC-17 Removal Ray18670 at 10:19pm 10.29.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4917 The previous owner of my sailboat painted the propeller with VC-17. I have read that propellers shou

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Removing Paint from Deck mikemoyer at 8:22am 08.03.21 Assuming your deck is not painted, I would try acetone or paint remover before sanding. The paint r
Looking for a New Home sail sfbay at 8:18am 08.03.21 Sound like a good deal!! Suggest posing on this site's classified section: Used sailboats, sailboat
Long time lurker :) Jim Legere at 8:17am 08.03.21 I believe "Net 8" is the boat's registered tonnage (nothing to do with actual displacement). 8 tons
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) Allan12210 at 8:16am 08.03.21 What advantages does the upgraded pump and base provide? Where did you source the parts? Thanks N
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner Project_Mayhem at 8:12am 08.03.21 I'm not sure what the correct way is to connect it to the mast. My 25 has the same ball assembly o
Limits of a Flicka 20 jssailem at 8:12am 08.03.21 what are the chances of the weather really picking up? Are you wondering, What are the chances t
1986 H34 Toilet Identification sail sfbay at 8:11am 08.03.21 .........What advantages does the upgraded pump and base provide? Where did you source the parts?...
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships Davidasailor26 at 8:10am 08.03.21
1986 H34 Toilet Identification WasabiRush at 8:06am 08.03.21 It looks just like mine when I took Peggie's suggestion and upgraded the pump and base to a Raritan
1986 H34 Toilet Identification sail sfbay at 8:06am 08.03.21 When I match up the design of the plunger it still looks like an early Raritan PHII manual toilet mo
1986 H34 Toilet Identification WasabiRush at 8:05am 08.03.21 I just looked up the Raritan PHII and it sure looks like that's the one. Thanks much for the guidanc
1986 H34 Toilet Identification Allan12210 at 8:02am 08.03.21 It looks just like mine when I took Peggie's suggestion and upgraded the pump and base to a Raritan
Limits of a Flicka 20 PaulK at 7:58am 08.03.21 Chances that the weather will really pick up are 100%. You just don't want to be there then. The F
Long time lurker :) sail sfbay at 7:57am 08.03.21 .........What are the numbers in the quarter berth?......... Congratulations on your new sailboat!!
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships PaulK at 7:52am 08.03.21 Seems like it must be easy enough to do, and that it is happening often enough to be an issue. Makes
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (3) WasabiRush at 7:51am 08.03.21 Here are a few more pics. No manufacturer markings that I can find.
Chain snubbers Captain Larry-DH at 7:45am 08.03.21 Why would you put a snubber on rope rode? dj I used it for a bridle on a multihull. It could also
Long time lurker :) Justin_NSA at 7:44am 08.03.21 I think you'll want to do what it takes to wire the bilge pump for auto-on. Sounds like you can get
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) sail sfbay at 7:37am 08.03.21 A lower side photo would be helpful. Any manufacturer marking? The handle style looks like a Rarita
Limits of a Flicka 20 SailorElliot at 7:34am 08.03.21 Thank you! I was also wondering, what are the chances of the weather really picking up?

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