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Cabin table Randy Church at 10:04am 06.19.06 Big Boats 2/830 I need to make a new cabin table as PO got rid of the original to include the mounting/hanging hardw
Radar Flag Bob F at 9:45am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1168 Has anybody seen or used this item?
S25 sailing characteristics II (3 reviews) Doug LaVerne at 11:40am 06.19.06 Seidelmann 5/7812 The three reviews I was able to find, carved on stone tablets :-) :"North Fork Forums ... Posted by
Venting for external fuel tank Steven Schaffer at 11:36am 06.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/752 Does anyone have any advice about venting an external fuel tank on a Venture 22? I would like to be
Anyone know the weight of an Oday 28 mast? flyhop at 11:45am 06.19.06 Bigger Boats 2/1329 I'm thinking about building a "crane" on deck to remove mast, but not sure of the kind of weight I'd
Trailer with outboard attached? avoy at 2:13pm 06.19.06 Smaller Boats 12/1645 Do folks trailer with the outboard attached or is the outboard taken off the boat for trailering?I
catalina Tall rig mrtoyota at 1:16pm 06.19.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2318 Im trying to answer a question for my friend. He says he has a catalina 25 tall rig.. Is there a dif
2006 Adirondack MacGregor Regatta Russell Tice at 3:50pm 06.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/915 2 Day Regatta just for MacGregorsThis is going to be the MacGregor event of the year. This is a big
masthead replacement captn ron at 10:36pm 06.17.06 Catalina 30 4/2309 I found my masthead cap cracked 80% thru on one side for the forestay toggle ' pin.I will be de-ste
New forestay and jib thg at 11:22pm 06.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1040 I have an old 26D with a roller furling jib. I was cleaning the boat out recently and stepped the m
swing keel removal Bob Love at 10:58pm 06.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1439 I recently bought my first sailboat, a 1973 Venture 222. I am attempting to drop the swing keel so I
adjustment of mast shrouds, lbs. of tension Raimonde Aubrey at 3:25am 06.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1037 I own a 1973 Venture 224 which I have modified to a masthead rig. I am trying to adjust the upper an
Mounting the Outboard Mike at 9:13am 06.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1403 Greetings,I had a Johnson 9.9 on my O'day 25. It finally gave up the ghost. Bought a 8hp fourstroke
cant get outboard into reverse Jack at 8:42am 06.18.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1049 i have a mercury 9.8 hp outboard. When docking yesterday, I realized I couldnt engage the outboard
Does a sailboat's HIN # reflect the sail # Chuck R at 7:01am 06.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1371 Here is the hin# for my 222 O'DaySURK 0356 K5 86Would the 356 be the number I would use for her
Rule manual waste pump rogerowens at 5:54am 06.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1019 The diaphram of my Rule Brand manual waste pump has dry rot and allows leakage into the deep cockpit
Salt Water in the Bilge after every sail jilken at 5:15am 06.18.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1175 I have owned CS22 #838 for three years and trailer it home each Fall, returning it to the Marina in
"Pretty Much" Rudderless! :( capt dj at 4:52am 06.18.06 Seidelmann 4/1196 Help! Pretty Much lost her rudder yesterday while sailing. Busted off at the rudder post. Anyone k
Hood Seafurl info needed Bill Webster at 4:48am 06.18.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/3814 I recently purchased a 1991 Hunter 30T which came equipped with a Hood 705 Seafurl LD (original equi
Gel coat mystery Ken at 4:47am 06.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1265 I purchased a used sailboat last winter. This weekend while sitting at the mooring I decided to try

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Solar Panel Wire Routing- 2001- 331. Mechone at 2:43pm 12.29.20 Mine comes out the back thru a water tight fitting, a drip loop then up the railing. Don't think you
How to prime house water pump Tally Ho at 2:37pm 12.29.20 You don't mention what sort of water pump,you have, but I think you just need to run the pump until
Head stay wire size Barnacle Bill at 2:21pm 12.29.20 If it were my boat I would defer to a rigger for that kind of knowledge. Do you have the working lo
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 2:01pm 12.29.20 Looking at KG's math using the PHRF time adjustment the 90 seconds translated into units of speed d
Hunter 38 Improvements sail sfbay at 2:01pm 12.29.20 ..........Before you rush out to spend money on a folding prop, perhaps it would be wise to protect
Hunter 38 Improvements Terry Cox at 1:48pm 12.29.20 You may find that the prop is the least of your concerns. Ditto. Whether the boat speed is 1.5 kno
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... Terry Cox at 1:41pm 12.29.20 I am guessing you may be limited to take out orders. Unless things have changed recently, they ser
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? kappykaplan at 1:27pm 12.29.20 I do! :beer:
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? MikeHoncho at 1:13pm 12.29.20 It's a deck - or the cockpit sole . . . I think you know what I mean
Diesel valve adjustment IStream at 1:07pm 12.29.20 n the arms to hold one in place. Two thoughts: 1. Get the wrench on the arm by coming at it from t
Packing done right Justin_NSA at 1:06pm 12.29.20 Call me "Luddite". Ha! I love to use that word when I can :biggrin:
Diesel valve adjustment (1) Claude L.-Auger at 1:00pm 12.29.20 Hi Tom, a simple Google search with the caption: Adjusting valves on Perkins 4-236 brought a lot of
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) Justin_NSA at 12:50pm 12.29.20 we got ourselves new KitchenAid convection wall oven, warming drawer, and overhead convection microw
New Self Tailing Winches thinwater at 12:49pm 12.29.20 I do not disagree with anything that you just said, especially the last paragraph. That is exactly
Diesel valve adjustment (1) All U Get at 12:36pm 12.29.20
Adventures in reefing sailme88 at 12:21pm 12.29.20 I only use the 2nd reef point. The reefing line is made fast on the boom directly below the upper l
Adventures in reefing Hunter216 at 12:19pm 12.29.20 @cstats Here is some info from the renowned @DrJudyB including a specific mast gate for a Catalina
Adventures in reefing Tally Ho at 12:13pm 12.29.20 yes, when you reef, the sail slugs will be stacked up at the bottom of the mast track, but as long a
Battery bank Crazy Dave Condon at 12:07pm 12.29.20 Gas fumes and electrical together in that fuel locker is a fire and explosion waiting to happen
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Project_Mayhem at 11:47am 12.29.20 I got my wood bits back on the deck this afternoon. I removed the mast completely yesterday to serv

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