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Bimini Top for Mac 22 Drock at 12:01am 07.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1665 Has anyone put a bimini top on a Mac 22, or something for shade? I want to (as the So. Florida sun
Mac V-21 Mast step bolt... CharlieCobra at 1:16am 07.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1091 What grade is it? Mine snapped when rigging down Sunday when it got hung and I couldn't tighten or
BVI Charter Dan B at 1:26am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1199 From those of you who have done this:When is the best time for a BVI Charter? It is looking like
Fans Michael at 1:47am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1152 I have numerous fans on my boat and they can push quite a bit of air, but the suck my batteries dry.
Natural gas refill sailgirl20776 at 1:47am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1696 Does anyone know where we can refill our tank of natural gas for our stove? A location in Boston or
Cleaning v. Replacing Heat Exchanger cmorin at 1:55am 07.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1093 We have an 89 Catalina 30 with the 25XP engine. The heat exchanger is turing green around the end c
Rigging a 1974 Hunter 25 (1) ex-admin at 2:41am 07.11.06 Smaller Boats 1/2367 I just bought a 1974 25 foot Hunter sloop and the owner has no idea how to use it. I used to sail a
Mast pre-bend Randy Church at 2:59am 07.11.06 Big Boats 7/1068 New owner of 84 Hunter 34 and am currently having a new main sail made. The mast is down at this ti
Fridge Drain in Oceanis 400 chamac at 2:57am 07.11.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1554 Hi AllI recently bought an Oceanis 400. I am a bit baffled with the fridge drain. It is connected t
Deck hatches Peter Bares at 3:48am 07.11.06 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1567 Dear all,I am the happy ownwer of a 1987 HR49 since April. One area (hasn't neen many) of concern
Leaks and stanchions ghadrill at 4:59am 07.11.06 Big Boats 1/898 I just purchased a 2001 Hunter 340 and have a leak in the aft cabin on the port side. I have traced
Saturday Night Slip Exchange AndrewB at 5:15am 07.11.06 Big Boats 2/841
Wiring in the Pedestal Seekswind at 5:25am 07.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/937 Wondering if anyone has a suggestion. I am trying to add wiring for additional instruments to my pe
Scary situation at anchor Derek Rowell at 7:41am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 27/1701 Last Saturday Marge and I anchored in Potter Cove on Prudence Is., RI. There was a large power boa
Shift Cable Woes Rich Wallace at 8:58am 07.11.06 Big Boats 5/1116 I had a mishap a couple of weeks ago that I thought should come to the forum. We were coming into t
short uaul Bob Graham at 9:08am 07.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/761 I would like to find out if there is a diver, power scrubber, or a reasonable short haul and bottom
MarineLam Flooring (1) jrpla at 9:16am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4429 Do someone have use this product MarineLam Flooring, to re do your sailboat floor.I a type of floo
Rudder Support Lee Y at 4:13am 07.11.06 Smaller Boats 7/988 Does anyone have a good picture of a rudder support so the rudder doesn't drag?
Doors Versus Hatchboards Margaritaville at 10:18am 07.11.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/977 Has anyone put openning doors to replace the hatchoards on 83-87 31H? It is very tiresome when you
Companionway hatch Allan Warren at 10:14am 07.11.06 Newport 2/2039 The wooden sliding companionway hatch on my 1978 27' needs to be replaced, so far I have not found a

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Boarding Ladder Failure Ward H at 10:12am 04.25.21 Better than expending several hundreds of dollars on a new ladder. The price for a new ladder from
Newbie 35.5 owner...Checking water level? Rich Stidger at 10:09am 04.25.21 A really inexpensive way to check the level is to attach a tee fitting to the bottom of the tank and
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main johndlundiii at 9:58am 04.25.21
Lowrance HDS Carbon Fish Finder C-Map Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 04.25.21 The transponder needs to be under the hull of my kayak. Maybe not. Many, if not all depth transp
Need advice for wood sealer. (3) capta at 9:30am 04.25.21 We use Snappy Teak two part to get out all the stains and brighten the teak before finishing. Then,
Diesel shutoff question Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 04.25.21 and the second is in the quarter berth and connected to the fuel tank. Now that is an odd one. A
Need advice for wood sealer. dlochner at 9:18am 04.25.21 Skip the expense and time with epoxy. Once it starts to crack and peel it will harder than varnish t
Motorized ball valves jssailem at 9:16am 04.25.21 Nice alarm Ralph. I do not understand how that helps with the opening and closing of the motorized o
Boarding Ladder Failure jssailem at 9:09am 04.25.21 Here are some questions I have: 1. Could this have happened slowly over a period of time or is it a
Need advice for wood sealer. (1) TomY at 9:08am 04.25.21 Hello everyone. Need advice which wood sealer to use prior to varnish? I'm a little confused after
Motorized ball valves (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 04.25.21 A flow switch for less than $100.00 when I bought mine about ten years ago. Has operated flawlessl
Boarding Ladder Failure 31seahorse at 8:55am 04.25.21 At the risk of delaying launch date I think I would remove the boarding ladder from the boat and che
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2020 and 2021 jssailem at 8:51am 04.25.21 Thank you Terry... Enjoyed the video of your last season and the start of this season. Nice boat tou
O'Day 26 Sail Cover MaritimeOliver at 8:39am 04.25.21 Ha, I nervously bought a patterned cover for my O'Day 26 just last week! I'll let you know how it f
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main Calif. Ted at 8:38am 04.25.21 This is from the article SFBAY posted: "One of the most important details is to make sure the toppi
stanchions marchem at 8:38am 04.25.21 There are some posts here on that work. Replaced the port side gate stanchion ( thru bolt broke) an
Creature Comfort Enhancements on O'Day 26 MaritimeOliver at 8:38am 04.25.21 Holy smokes, you put my 26 to shame! Saving this for inspiration.
Need advice for wood sealer. duality at 8:35am 04.25.21 are you going to stain? if so do before the penetrating epoxy. most say smiths cpes is a better prod
Newbie 35.5 owner...Checking water level? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:35am 04.25.21 If there's no water tank level monitor, the odds are good that there isn't one for the holding tank
H26 Shore Power Adapter Doug J at 8:34am 04.25.21 I like the $17.99 adapter. I assume you'll leave batteries, trickle charger, etc., all connected.

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