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Mac 21 0r 26S size matters? greenminnow at 11:32am 09.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1120 Hello, I have been trying to decide betweem a Mac 21 or 26 to buy for trailer sailing to some of th
mystery electronic device Bill at 11:11am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/855 I spent the day yesterday tracing all of the wiring for my batteries and charging system. Pretty in
Looking for a C22 swing keel trailer in SE Ole RB at 11:06am 09.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/592 I've got a '77 C22 swing keel I'll be selling that's in a slip without a trailer.
Main Halyard sucked up in Mast--How to fix?? Excalibur14928 at 10:48am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2432 Hi, I'm a novice boat owner, I have a Catalina 22 (1984) that I purchased 3 years ago; my son was 9
Looking for a RL70C Bob Halter at 10:26am 09.12.05 Big Boats 1/1341 I am looking for a Raytheon RL70C raychart color radar/chartploter display #M92735.I have installed
Water Storage Bags On The H-26 Mark A at 9:56am 09.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/817 I am looking for a source on the (5 Gallon, I guess) collapsible water storage bags that are on my 1
Link 2000 Question Rick D at 9:51am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1041 I am replacing my Freedom remote with a Link 2000. Quick question: I have two banks of house batteri
ready to start a Cal 20 restoration Chris Sturm at 9:28am 09.12.05 Cal 1/625 I recently bought a Cal 20 that was in really good condition. It was a fresh water boat, but I'm go
Loss of suction sucks Sandi at 9:16am 09.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1601 Peggy - We have your book and have followed rather closely. The boat is in an area of tons of marin
240 launching Crow at 8:37am 09.12.05 Smaller Boats 7/889 This is my first post. I am seriously close to purchasing a 240. I have looked at as many differen
Update on H356 leech flutter Jim Seamans at 8:27am 09.12.05 Big Boats 2/718 Well, Last winter I took my mainsail back to UK sails who had said they would fix the sail under war
c-22 wing keel turn over Genesis16615 at 7:15am 09.12.05 Smaller Boats 2/1554 Just thinking.. I've put Genesis in what I think to be some near lay downs.. Has anyone ever actuall
Noxious Bilge JHall at 7:06am 09.12.05 Big Boats 2/791 Have noticed a funny smell when the boat is closed up for a while. MSD clean and pumped, deo in hold
Morgan 34 steering systems Darryl Aubrey at 6:16am 09.12.05 Morgan 0/1764 I have a 1967 Morgan 34, hull #130. Originally it had a makeshift hydraulic steering system which I
Damaged Cross beam under mast Aaron at 6:08am 09.12.05 Islander 2/1760 The beam under the mast is rotten and now removed. I need information on how to construct and repla
prop shaft coupler Capt Rob at 6:01am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1111 Does any one know the size of the bolts on the shaft to engine coupler ?Thanks Rob
sani-potti parts Dave D 94 H26 at 5:28am 09.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1954 Help, Peggy! Or anybody else that may know! I removed the Sani-Potti from my new-to-me H26 to thorou
48' Hunter??? John Richard at 5:18am 09.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/833 I just read that Mike Harker was working with Hunter on a new 48' model and will sail hull #1 around
Keel bolts Monty16708 at 4:52am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1020 I am cleaning and repainting the bilge on my Catalina 30 and there appears to be some type of "rubbe
Water Ballast? RGallagher at 4:42am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2049 What exactly is water ballast. I sail a Catalina 22 swing keel and would like to go up in size. The

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Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 ggrizzard at 7:59pm 11.14.20 No cracking or movement in the past 7 years. I suppose you could get a machine shop to make them out
Cracked liner after keel strike Jackdaw at 7:58pm 11.14.20
My turnbuckle has failed........ dLj at 7:52pm 11.14.20 That's not a mismatch, that is classic galling damage. With all due respect, this is not galling.
'Splain this rule to a non racer? Benny17441 at 7:51pm 11.14.20 The market for Diesel Fuel just took a dive. Let's roll.
29mm Jackdaw at 7:07pm 11.14.20 1/12th of the vang load of a 165 sqr/ft main?? No problem.
Question about AC wiring TimFromLI at 7:06pm 11.14.20 The box would not be hidden, it would be in the battery compartment. I will spend the 20 bucks and r
Wiring dlochner at 6:53pm 11.14.20 Sometimes its easier to start over and sometimes its easier just to tap off of an existing line (gr
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why gettinthere at 6:52pm 11.14.20 I've done some work for Mack Sails and have had discussions with the owners about sail construction.
New Sails - advice? (2) Sailavie1 at 6:25pm 11.14.20 That boat is about the only production boat that could carry that sail That one and all other Hunt
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why David in Sandusky at 6:06pm 11.14.20 When I was buying my first set of sails in Cleveland, the situation was similar. I went with the sai
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta nightowle at 5:57pm 11.14.20 When time, money, and opportunity present themselves I highly recommend you visit Saba in the Nether
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top (2) kloudie1 at 5:33pm 11.14.20 As M. Auger, my spin block is on the port side.. I have two jib halyards and a spin halyard.. The sp
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why Kings Gambit at 5:12pm 11.14.20 Of those you mentioned, North has the best customer service plan. I have a 3-yr-old Quantum mainsail
Autopilot for 30T stephen_i_w at 5:00pm 11.14.20 I installed an Ev100 on my previous boat and my current one came with one. They work OK steering to
Selden Furlex system Halyard Deflector Gary Ryan at 5:00pm 11.14.20 I had asked Selden if they had any information. They came back and said that our furling system is
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top Joe at 4:55pm 11.14.20 Clip the halyard shackle to your spinnaker pole's mast ring. If you don't have one of those, then a
Cracked liner after keel strike nightowle at 4:54pm 11.14.20 From experience, I'd say you'll be fine with these repairs now that you've found a reliable yard. I
Newport 27 Through hull replacement sbcwolff at 4:40pm 11.14.20 The linked article says "All through-hulls are bronze, but they're fitted with PVC gate valves." "
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top Hunter216 at 4:10pm 11.14.20 I recently rigged up my Hunter 34 with a spinnaker and it's boatloads of fun. I absolutely agree!
Autopilot for 30T Rxsail at 4:06pm 11.14.20 Where did you find the the above mentioned deal?

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