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Stern rail seats for a Mac 26M stndcommt at 4:44am 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1049 Looking for stern rails seats to fit a 26M. Does anyone know a good place to purchase them? I've d
Ok Alex's question reversed---LOOSE RIGGING ? Chuck R at 6:19am 09.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/916 CAN THE RIGGING BE TOO LOOSE ? Is it possible to hurt anything? My 222 is 7/8ths fractional and alt
Mainsail Tracks/StackPack Jerry White at 12:52am 09.10.06 Catalina 30 5/2829 I'm thinking of adding a mainsail track along with a Doyle StackPack to my Catalina 30 MkIII in orde
How do you tie down a tiller for a storm Steve A5532 at 11:10pm 09.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/1696 Hello,I had been tieing down my tiller with line (rope) off the side cleats. During Ernesto the te
170 heading into the wind feejer at 10:27pm 09.09.06 Day Sailers 6/1324 I've looking to purchase a 170. I had the chance to rent one while on vacation. Is their a trick to
What is the weight of Catalina 400 mast? Mark at 9:25am 09.10.06 Catalina 310 1/1629 I just purchased a 1996 Catalina and I am going to take the mast down for the winter. I need to kno
Wiring diagram Buck 100 at 11:39am 09.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1332 I just bought a Oday 25 and need to do some wiring. Does anybody have a wiring diagram for a 1975 Od
Venture 21 swing keel rebuild aschowin at 11:45am 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1426 I have removed my keel but all that remains is a steel plate with additional steel plates welded on
Venture 24 keel removal Radioop at 10:57am 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2113 I have an older (1968-1971) Venture, hull number 813. The keel is in pretty bad shape and needs som
Mac 25 interior headroom Mike Sharp at 12:20pm 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/7888 Hi All,I was wondering what the interior headroom was on this boat, with the pop-top down. I like
Macerator Rick D at 12:46pm 09.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1283 Hey, Peggy, I noticed my macerator pump isn't exactly sealed off as to holding tank odors. When I wa
What would you do? ex-admin at 1:09pm 09.10.06 Ask All Sailors 28/1513 Friday afternoon, you get away from work later than planned for a weekend cruise with your family.
Can anyone ID this 1997 40.5 Masthead/Deck light? Rich Stidger at 1:52pm 09.10.06 Big Boats 3/1444 My masthead (steaming) light is intermittent. Before I climb up to T/S and replace, I'd like to hav
H34 Sheet Winch Jared at 1:35am 09.11.06 Big Boats 10/1141 It looks like I may need to get some new sheet winches on our 87 H34. My Maxwell 25's are getting a
A small head problem Steve at 2:03am 09.11.06 Big Boats 2/705 My H356 is 55 miles from home and one of my partners just told me that the inside handle on the door
Looking for the leak Colin at 2:53pm 09.10.06 Ask All Sailors 3/912 I have a leak somewhere in the freshwater cooling circuit of my Universal diesel. It takes a couple
Cat. 34 draft Donny Davis at 2:17am 09.11.06 Big Boats 2/1183 Can someone advise as to how to tell the draft of a 1988 34 by other than hauling it and observing?
toe rails Jim at 2:27am 09.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/772 I want to remove the toe rails to refinish them this winter. My boat will be wintered indoors, but
Annapolis? Jim Seamans at 2:30am 09.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1434 Peggy, are coming to Annapolis this year? Joan and I are only going to make it there Oct 5 and then
Keel Depth Tony23670 at 4:03am 09.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1090 Two weekend ago, on returning to my dock area we ran aground about 300 ft. from the entrance. Turns

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Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 RoyS at 5:05am 06.15.21 Only buy this boat if you are capable of doing most of the restoration work yourself. If so, and if
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 HMT2 at 5:01am 06.15.21
Cant blocks for winch Andrew Parker at 4:54am 06.15.21 Thanks for the 4esponses. Yes. The deck is off some 10 degrees each side. Need an easy built up can'
Reefing Cringle?? jon hansen at 4:52am 06.15.21 as the wind increases the the sail will flex and the wind will push the draft aft. it is more to kee
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice LRsunnyB at 3:58am 06.15.21 If you are trickle charging a 20 watt panel is sufficient. I got the panel, flipped it over and scr
Reefing Cringle?? Joe at 1:31am 06.15.21 Joe White is correct. That the mainsail Cunningham cringle. BTW, the Cunningham function is to c
U-bolt Chainplates Joe at 1:02am 06.15.21 I feel a little better that the boat has been in freshwater its whole life. I'm not really sure
How far down should she be dunked? Joe at 12:55am 06.15.21 Dave is correct about the extension. I do have remote shift/throttle controls. At close to 100lbs t
3GM30F Clean-up All U Get at 12:14am 06.15.21
Any 1" rail mount speakers for stern rail? All U Get at 12:09am 06.15.21
Bilge pump mounting ideas? Ken13559 at 12:03am 06.15.21 My bilge pump has built-in float switch. The base cover/strainer is screwed down on the bilge and th
H326 HIN (1) Ken13559 at 10:48pm 06.14.21 It is imprint very close to the rubrail at starboard side (near curve down to stern) and it is same
Progressive insurance Project_Mayhem at 10:05pm 06.14.21 I've never made a claim with them but I've used their SeaTow service. TowBoatUS showed up. I've talk
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please Project_Mayhem at 9:58pm 06.14.21 Very good points. If I can't find a true boat trailer to rent, then I'll consider your idea - sell
Any 1" rail mount speakers for stern rail? Project_Mayhem at 9:36pm 06.14.21 Most of the rail mount speakers are pretty pricey for what they are. Below is a link to a cheaper on
Keel questions (3) Lakeskiier at 9:25pm 06.14.21 Here are the pictures. Any insight is very appreciated
How far down should she be dunked? Project_Mayhem at 9:11pm 06.14.21 Dave is correct about the extension. I do have remote shift/throttle controls. At close to 100lbs th
Cant blocks for winch dLj at 8:21pm 06.14.21 This can also be done using epoxy with structural fillers. Very fast to make, strong and long lastin
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 FastOlson at 8:16pm 06.14.21 Get a survey. Your insurer will demand one. Your marina will demand proof of insurance. And, there y
Cant blocks for winch FastOlson at 8:10pm 06.14.21 Not quite sure what is being requested, but the OP may be having overrides on the primary winches be

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