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Securing rudder downhaul line R. A. Lueck at 4:32am 08.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1276 I currently have a cleat mounted on the tiller that is used to secure the rudder downhaul line as we
Running lines to the cockpit boatlubber2 at 4:37am 08.14.06 Smaller Boats 3/1244 Hello Fellow Sailors:I own a Catalina C22 sailboat and I am thinking of running most of my lines t
Exhaust stains Bill O'Donovan at 5:13am 08.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/970 Is it just me or does the Hunter 320 stain badly from exhaust because of the water washback? There's
Limited rpm on Yanmar 2GM20F Grady at 5:24am 08.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2107 Have a problem with the Yanmar engine in our just purchased Hunter 30 that we believed was a binding
Tach not working Nereussailor at 5:53am 08.14.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1066 I have a 1983 H30 with a Yanmar 2GM the tach hasn't worked since the day I bought it. Is there some
CAL VS: CAT viejodelmar at 5:49am 08.14.06 Ask All Sailors 2/928 I am back in the water ( so to speak ) after a 8 year absence. I have options on two sailboats. In
Trailing Height Larry Tunison at 5:46am 08.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1030 My 21' has a factory trailer. Does anyone know what the trailing height is for traveling - undrpasse
Motor Uphaul Abby Normal at 6:26am 08.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1231 I took my M-25 out for the first time yesterday. I had raised and lowered the motor (6hp 2-stroke M
Macgregor rigging Mac at 6:30am 08.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1121 I need some info on the rigging on my 1982 25 foot Macgregor. I called Macgregor and they said whoe
When do you need bottom paint Rob Hills at 6:50am 08.14.06 Ask All Sailors 6/978 How long can I leave my boat in the water (Long Beach, CA) with virgin gelcoat (no bottom paint) bef
Cleaning 216 Bill Montague at 10:07pm 07.29.06 Smaller Boats 4/968 Curious as to what products everyone uses to clean their hunter 216 boats? I have my boat moored and
1973 Cal fin keel (1) Jerry at 10:49pm 07.29.06 Cal 1/526 I've had my 2-27 cal since 2001 It's been a very satisfying boat. I was wondering I recently repower
Heaving-to JerryA at 11:06pm 07.29.06 Day Sailers 3/1148 Thanks to all you 170'ers, and Tereza. I can now put my 170 in the hove-to position with ease. I pr
holding tank odors Ben Stavis at 12:15am 07.30.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1587 Hi Peggy,We finally launched our boat and are testing the holding tank that I installed last year.
Anchor light H410 Dave at 12:22am 07.30.06 Big Boats 4/867 Need some help. My anchor light has gone out. I need to drop my main and jib to use the halyards.
Autopilot cicks off Frederick at 2:15am 07.30.06 Big Boats 1/825 After years of no-problem-use suddenly 5o % of the times somebody is using fresh water (pressure pom
transformers charles at 2:52am 07.30.06 Big Boats 3/771 I may be in the market for a transformer to solve my corrosion problems. Any one know where Hunter i
Autohelm Tom H31 at 3:07am 07.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/897 After several years of use our Autohelm 4000 decided that it would only turn the rudder completely i
staling motor suds22334 at 3:03am 07.30.06 Catalina 30 4/1546 I just had some work done, on my 25 hp diesel new filter,changed the oil flushed the water jacket Al
King-Air Conditioning and Alder/Barbour cold plate Ctskip at 3:19am 07.30.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1595 Just when you think all is well. My air conditioning(King-Air) unit, keeps blowing its circuit break

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Looked at an H260 Today Tedd at 8:49am 06.08.21 Thanks for all the great posts and photos, guys. We're very excited about finding an H260. It's a ch
Bimini for Catalina 27 shank at 8:48am 06.08.21 I do not remember what your model boat looks like. Need a photo or two. However, in general, bimini
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:28am 06.08.21 I also fitted their Puritan waste systems which pretty much negates the need for a holding tank. I
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 06.08.21 Don't you just love it when about 30 seconds into the video, there just happens to be the right came
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 8:22am 06.08.21 I got a surprising call from my workaholic sister. She decided to go camping in the Olympic National
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. jeepbluetj at 8:19am 06.08.21 I think the 5/6 years you got is fine. Shows the benefit of using cheap FLAs rather than the latest
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? jssailem at 8:15am 06.08.21 Very good idea Scott. Glad to help out.
A whale of a time. jssailem at 8:14am 06.08.21 Exciting Story Gary. Have not seen a whale completely out of the water yet. Sounds like the whales h
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 06.08.21 The lofts that you have talked to are giving you good advise for your boat. Generally speaking, I t
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts cb32863 at 8:05am 06.08.21 I have one on my 235. This is my seventh season with it. The extrusion at the bottom, at the luff ex
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts sail sfbay at 7:58am 06.08.21 Head sail furlers are great and make it really easy to deploy and douse form the safety of the cockp
A whale of a time. rgranger at 7:49am 06.08.21 :yikes:
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville rgranger at 7:47am 06.08.21 So "yats" are not the same as who-dats? My peeps are from New Iberia and we say who-dat.:biggrin:
Bimini for Catalina 27 (1) sail sfbay at 7:44am 06.08.21 I have an 82 model and wanted to get some opinions on whether a Bimini would be at all practical on
Original Keel Turning Ball + Question about Keel Cable Hose Leeward Rail at 7:37am 06.08.21 My boat is a 1972. You could call Catalina tech-support and they could tell you when they started p
Raritan Compact (older model) Fresh Head Conversion CapnRob85 at 7:35am 06.08.21 Thank you Peggie. I messaged you separately!
Original Keel Turning Ball + Question about Keel Cable Hose (1) JohnCamp at 7:33am 06.08.21 Interesting info. Any idea what years that was ? My boat is a 1972. You could call Catalina tech-s
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? Scott T-Bird at 7:31am 06.08.21 Good timing! Sue just opened the yard bill for our new rigging and she let me have it. I'll put th
Summer in the Salish Sea MikeHoncho at 7:28am 06.08.21 We are taking off to the islands Sunday night for a week. Looking forward to some guy time with my d
Original Keel Turning Ball + Question about Keel Cable Hose Leeward Rail at 7:25am 06.08.21 be sure to buy good 316 SS non-perforated ones They sell non perforated 316 stainless clamps for a

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