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Changing wheels and tires Old Salt at 7:44am 12.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/881 In an effort to improve the load carrying capacity of the original and very checked tires on my V-22
LIFELINE STANCHIONS Randy Young at 7:11am 12.29.05 Other Sailboats 7/1433 O.K., So, Mr.Irwin thought he had a better idea with his lifeline stanchion installation. It seemed
Windlass on a First 38 sailexa at 7:09am 12.29.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1059 Does anyone care to share photos or info on their windlass installation on a mid-80's First 38? Pic
Loosing helm Chaos at 6:53am 12.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1087 I had an interesting experience yesterday, the first time I sailed my newly purchased Hunter in 12 +
Hot Water Holding Tank Heater Problems ITMaster at 6:36am 12.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1288 I have a C-387 that has an electric and heat exchanger method for heating up the water in the hot wa
cabin light wiring - C 27, 1976 chris14558 at 6:30am 12.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1338 I was trying to replace the old forward cabin lights on my Catalina 27 and accidentally pulled the b
citation 31 refrigeration jc at 6:28am 12.29.05 Other Sailboats 2/1235 Am interested in installing 12v spillover frig/freezer in stock box on 31 citation would like info f
Mistral topside leaks Hugh Stewart at 6:09am 12.29.05 Hallberg-Rassy 7/2387 I have a continuing leak problem on the portside of my Mistral. I have redone the Sikaflex througho
3 friends sharing a boat Tim22842 at 5:26am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2636 Two friends and I want to buy a 30' - 35'cruising sailboat. Our intent is to share the purchase pric
West coast Florida ramps? Richard at 5:02am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1013 Season's Greetings. I'm thinking of bringing our P-23 to Florida in January or February. I would lik
What Upgrades Have You Done To Your 310?? Rod at 4:46am 12.29.05 Catalina 310 18/2897 Hi All,Just rying to get a little action going. So what have you done to upgrade your 310. I'm add
20 YEAR OLD COM-PAC 16 STEVE BREWIN at 3:31am 12.29.05 Other Sailboats 2/1268 LOOKING FOR SPECIFICATIONS ON SAILS, (ALL) FOR ABOVE AND RECOMMENDED MOTOR SIZE. ANY HELP WOULD BE
Raymarine Seatalk Adapter Cable Calif. Ted at 2:22am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1587 I want to connect Seatalk on old ST-50 Tridata to new ST-4000 Autopilot. This involves rare adapter
Locations of through hulls? Moody Buccaneer at 1:39am 12.29.05 Catalina 30 6/4715 I'm doing a refit this winter.I have C-30 #10, built in 1975.It still has two of the original gl
Use of engines while racing? Moody Buccaneer at 1:22am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 20/3937 I was surprised to learn that engines are allowed during races.The Volvo Ocean 70's use an engine
Screens on 05 hunter 27 Doghouse at 1:12am 12.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1041 I am looking to find out how many screens you received for your boat. I was given 4, but only 2 fit
OK Now help getting it running dano9486 at 12:18am 12.29.05 Columbia 5/1737 OkI bought this boat sight unseen from the Greatlakes and trucked it to Va.Supposed only problem
Interesting 35.5 ebay item I just came across AndyK at 12:10am 12.29.05 Big Boats 0/747 I have no stake in this sale. I just found it interesting and I thought a Legend 35.5 owner might as
Value of 28' sail not running dano9486 at 12:00am 12.29.05 Columbia 6/1725 Need helpLocal tax bandits are killing me
shallow bilge Earl at 11:48pm 12.28.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1124 I have a very shallow bilge in the engine compartment and the main cabin, I currently have two bilge

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1995 Hunter 26 Tiller options (1) sail sfbay at 7:15am 05.14.21 You can find a hardwood tiller made of 8 laminated layers of mahogany and white ash for $199 on this
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (3) gusmuller at 7:11am 05.14.21 Well folks, A sad update. I ended up losing the entire rig a few weeks back. The chain plate in que
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) rgranger at 7:04am 05.14.21 This is essentially a repressive approach which almost certain to generate resistance to being iden
Bridge Clearance (1) sail sfbay at 6:45am 05.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! Bridge clearance (BC) is the distance from a boat's waterline to the highest
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack JimSails at 6:05am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wat
Vakaros Atlas Apex at 5:57am 05.14.21 @Jackdaw Just found out Slippery is now running the Atlas, so I will get to try it out this weekend
H23.5 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 05.14.21 You need to do the hunter bump. Trying to pull the bow to the chick, most people do not realize as
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 5:41am 05.14.21 Except if you think about the timing of this change, we are entering into warm weather season. If yo
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 5:40am 05.14.21 Another jump in cases is immanent. It happens every time some government tries to loosen the restr
Mast thickness? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.14.21 Ron is correct about exposed threads inside the mast will cut lines and wires. Hunter avoided that
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 5:27am 05.14.21 Perfect Peggie. Thank you. I'll give him a call. Roger
Using a trolling motor on small boat bgstar19 at 5:17am 05.14.21 I use an older 12-volt Minnkota 48LB thrust trolling motor on my Macgregor 26S for electric-only la
Lateral Keel Deflection Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 05.14.21 Marine survey would be in order if serious
Check your Standing Rigging Folks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 05.14.21 @CrispyCringle MANY THANKS FOR THIS POST. VERY MUCH WELCOMED. Dave Condon
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wate
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light (1) Jacksail at 4:45am 05.14.21 You mean this light? http://catalina310.org/Maintenance/Documents/Hella-8505-ComboLight.pdf Thanks
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice Davidasailor26 at 4:36am 05.14.21
Mooring - Boat to Bouy RoyS at 4:35am 05.14.21 The video above explains why whenever I rent a mooring while coastal cruising, I find the mooring br
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home CrispyCringle at 4:32am 05.14.21 Thats looking great!
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light KZW at 4:28am 05.14.21 No, that is the deck light/steaming light. The anchor light is at the top of the mast and radiates 3

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