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correct prop size Charles Creel at 10:33pm 06.29.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/874 purchased a hunter 30 1979 vintage with a 3 blade 14 / 12 prop.Have been told that a 14 in prop i
Another H26 Mast Raising Question BrianW at 11:41pm 06.29.06 Smaller Boats 25/1946 Hi All: When raising the mast of my '94 H26, I ran out of main sheet tackle before the mast was full
H26 Mast Raising System BrianW at 11:34pm 06.29.06 Smaller Boats 6/1345 Hi All: When raising the mast of my '94 H26, the hole at the base of the mast to accept the mast rai
Can one person raise the mast and sail a Mac 22? Jesse at 12:14am 06.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3911 I'm considering purchase of a 1985 Macgregor 22. Long ago, I sailed a Windmill 15' wooden open boat
Hunter 45 world cruiser or coastal cruiser mikejesse at 2:51am 06.30.06 Big Boats 3/1004 Am looking at purchasing a used sailboat 42-47 ft in a few years to head south from Oregon and slowl
Catalina 27 from Sloop to Cutter rsn48 at 4:29am 06.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2239 I have provided you with a link to a Catalina 27 that has been modified to a Cutter. If hull displa
Chesapeake - Knapp's Narrows - Current Conditions Ed at 4:38am 06.30.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2054 Hi all,Heading to Oxford, MD for the weekend for the first time, and looking at the charts for Kna
Sealing the toe rail Mac at 4:43am 06.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2118 I have a 1979 Hunter 33 that I am renovating and bring back to life. First question: The toe rail
Install pedestal protector SV Sweet Larraine at 4:57am 06.30.06 Catalina 30 2/1278 Help! I want to install a stainless steel pedestal protector for mounting instruments. I have a used
Cruising in comfort Don at 1:45am 06.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1221 For those of you who wake with sore backs or just looking to improve the sleep comfort on your boat
Changes from BlueChart Ver. 7 to Ver. 8 Grateful Dad at 12:57am 06.30.06 Ask All Sailors 5/3380 I am considering buying a BlueChart Americas CD to load data into my Garmin GPS Map76 (handheld, gra
WEIGHT OF 1976 25 O'DAY RICHARD GORDON at 6:11am 06.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1301 I NEED TO KNOW THE GROSS WEIGHT OF A 1976 25' O'DAY WITHOUT THE DIESEL ENGINE. BOAT HAS A CENTERBOAR
To wheel or not to wheel. 1974 Venture 24 at 7:16am 06.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1518 Today I stopped into one of the few sailing stores here in cleveland ohio and began talking to "the
Mast raising information WindRose at 7:33am 06.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/845 I need help finding information on raising and lowering the mast on my Hunter 22. Does anyone know
Furlex R oller Furling Dave at 11:52am 06.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1266 I am evaluating roller furlings for my 1976 Cataline 27. A model 104-10 Furlex has been presented a
Legal Legs Traumaguard at 1:54pm 06.30.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1362 I was motoring into the cove today at Ft. Mc Rae, Pensacola. Just south of the Naval Air Station. An
Electric head on H38 John Marty12799 at 12:01am 06.29.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1301 As those of you with a H38 would know, the path from the toilet to the holding tank is long and conv
Cape May, NJ Marina Kevin849 at 12:53am 06.29.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1538 I am sailing to Cape May in late August. Need some help locating a slip at a well protected marina i
Follow up to Mast Raising Joe M at 2:58am 06.29.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/924 Does this really work? and if so how low can it go??Thanks Joe M
Fixing a toilet C. Thompson at 3:48am 06.29.06 Smaller Boats 2/1251 I have a Catalina 25 1982 model(?). For all I know, the toilet in the boat is the original. On a re

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Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 7:59pm 05.28.21 Well after almost a year I finally got the prop on. I ended up designing and building a dive hookah
iMarine USA Review MikeHoncho at 7:50pm 05.28.21 Circling back to this thread. I purchased a radar, bracket, Balmar alt and ext regulator and a Balma
Marking anchor rode dLj at 7:40pm 05.28.21 I'm running all chain rode. The first 10 feet of chain is painted white. I have 6 feet of draft, and
Help me Understand Batteries MikeHoncho at 7:38pm 05.28.21 The chart is from the manual
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor BigEasy at 6:36pm 05.28.21 After a short visit, they were heading upwind in the dinghy to go to store for dinner and maybe a
methyl hydrate kloudie1 at 6:27pm 05.28.21 at Wally World: Klean-Strip Denatured Alcohol, 1 Quart - Walmart.com - Walmart.com at ACE Klean Str
Help me Understand Batteries dlochner at 6:02pm 05.28.21 I don't quite understand the chart you are referencing, it seems to be related to doing a capacity t
methyl hydrate FastOlson at 5:57pm 05.28.21 Since the alcohol "stove fuel" at the $$ "marine" store is so expensive, we have been buying gallon
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor MitchM at 5:37pm 05.28.21 some time ago there were reports on the cruising boards about the lewmar air switches
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 5:36pm 05.28.21 Have you contacted Perko? No. Been to their website and they offer a rebuild kit, but very little
Sail Track Lubricant dlochner at 5:28pm 05.28.21 @Maine Sail rigged a small plywood construct with sail slugs. Put on a can of lube and a downhaul.
Help me Understand Batteries Davidasailor26 at 5:28pm 05.28.21 I understand, under most situations, I should not go below 12.3 volts. Can I assume that this while
Don't want to sink my boat! dlochner at 5:24pm 05.28.21 Have you contacted Perko? They would be the authoratative voice on this issue. I had a leak on a Gr
Sail Track Lubricant justsomeguy at 4:49pm 05.28.21 @Maine Sail rigged a small plywood construct with sail slugs. Put on a can of lube and a downhaul. W
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 4:41pm 05.28.21 @Rick486 , did you mean to write something, or were you alerting me of replies? Don's reply has calm
C30 MKII Water Heater Wiring and Control Copper Harbor at 4:37pm 05.28.21 Stu and Skipper John - Thank you very much for the response! I should have realized that given the
Help me Understand Batteries Tally Ho at 4:34pm 05.28.21
Tender 315 Joe at 4:10pm 05.28.21 Heeling can often be the result of simply a change in apparent wind direction, such as when a gust h
Marking anchor rode Will Gilmore at 4:07pm 05.28.21 5:1 with all chain on a 45lb CQR has never failed. I would guess not. You shouldn't go anywhere w
Tender 315 Bill Russell at 3:46pm 05.28.21 Bill, We don't know your experience level or sail trim knowledge. This book is the most excellent

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