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the" parts for sale" forum Rick at 2:49am 10.26.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/964 How do I find the "items for sale" forum?
Diverter valves for winterizing Eric at 2:31am 10.26.05 Big Boats 5/941 I have a 380 and we are in the cold on the hard in Minnesota winters. I think about how easy it wou
Dodger Paul4370 at 1:28am 10.26.05 Morgan 1/1766 I'am looking for the measurement for a dodger. I have a Morgan OI 41 I'm in Jamaica all bimini maker
Sebastion Florida Boat Yard Phiggins at 12:59am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1109 Looks like Wilma has messed up my plans to launch next week in Fort Lauderdale. I may have to move i
Traveler placement-'80 H27 sailorgirl at 12:17am 10.26.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1121 I'd like to add a traveler to my H27 (1980). Do you any of you have suggestions for where it could/
WINTER on a MacGregor......BURRRRRRR !!!! Louis Holub at 12:11am 10.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2796 Yawall "die-hard" sailing Mac Owners have any methods for INTERIOR WARMTH for WINTERs??? This is my
Bottom paint touch up Scott Krupa at 12:09am 10.26.05 Smaller Boats 2/985 I want to lift my 23.5 off of the trailer to touch-up paint some of the bottom. Iwould like to use
Painting non-skid kgannett at 11:07pm 10.25.05 Other Sailboats 0/771 Does anyone have any experience painting their non-skid areas on their Almmand 31. I still have a fa
Handheld GPS feejer at 10:54pm 10.25.05 Day Sailers 7/1382 What type of GPS are you guys using. I'm thinking of one of the Garmin handheld types. This way I ca
removing winch arm from cat 22 paphman at 10:41pm 10.25.05 Smaller Boats 3/1249 I would like to remove the teak board from behind the winch arm so I can refinish it, but I am not s
after Wilma MrBill_FLL at 9:55pm 10.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1216 Well, So. Fla took a hit on monday, w/ Wilma at cat 2. widespread power outages, trees down, but mi
Head Backing Up fjc1022 at 9:52pm 10.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/986 I have a Hunter (96) 33'Great, reliable boat but recently have had a problem where the head backs u
Unknown fixture in keel pocket Grover at 9:39pm 10.25.05 Chrysler 1/1722 We finally completed the replacement of the keel hardware, reinstalled the keel, and have the tub ba
H260 Spinnaker Halyard Routing BobSail at 6:05pm 10.25.05 Smaller Boats 2/1028 The internal spinnaker halyard exits the starboard side of the mast, which is the same side as the m
Considering Buying a 1987 Morgan 43 Center Cockpit Renee DeMar at 5:09pm 10.25.05 Morgan 3/10497 Hi Everyone,We are close to doing a sea trial on a 1987 Morgan 43 Center Cockpit. Does anyone have
Aluminum "zincs"??? Metal mania at 1:39pm 10.25.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1594 Ok, I checked archives back to 2000 and no one had asked or answered anything about zincs made from
used trailer for 1981 hunter 22 swing keel Jim W23131 at 12:57pm 10.25.05 Smaller Boats 0/1010 Where would be the best place to find a used trailer. Most potntial buyers are local and need to mov
170 / 146 "winterizing" Tereza at 12:12pm 10.25.05 Day Sailers 7/1405 Season's over on Candlewood Lake...pulled the boat on Sunday, Monday powerwashed and covered her.S
Are there any pop top mechanism plans available? Chris Newman at 12:10pm 10.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1520 I just picked up a 1973 Venture 2-22 that seems to be in pretty good shape. Unfortunately, the mecha
Hold down pins on Anchor Rollers Ccptain Rich at 11:54am 10.25.05 Big Boats 10/4796 Has anyone had a problem with the pin holding the anchor on the bow roller coming out? We have lost

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Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? rgranger at 8:01am 05.13.21 2. Lower specific gravity vs. fresh and salt water means that polypropylene is lighter and will floa
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat sail sfbay at 7:56am 05.13.21 [QUOTE="John Marrone, post: 1697873, member: 133623".............Wonder if describing the boat type
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? sail sfbay at 7:53am 05.13.21 Propylene rope floats and repels water because of three reasons: 1. Lower surface tension vs. water
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat (1) rgranger at 7:52am 05.13.21 it attaches forward of mid-boom and the angle is such that it gets under the bimi.
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 7:50am 05.13.21 Helper while doing a boat restoration...
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? Stu Jackson at 7:50am 05.13.21 We had a Catalina 22 on San Francisco Bay in the early to mid 1980s. We had a 7.5 hp Mercury two st
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? rgranger at 7:48am 05.13.21 And PP stretches less than nylon so it is less suitable for anchor rode.
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. rgranger at 7:46am 05.13.21 The best stripe / lettering remover I've ever found is CrystalTek Vinyl-Off. Well worth the price.
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat John Marrone at 7:45am 05.13.21 Hunter 260 not a Catalina 250. I've read about the need to cut out a chase way for the boom traveler
Mast light - LED Replacement Justin_NSA at 7:36am 05.13.21 Thanks Justin - what make / model did you purchase for replacement? I have a feeling that after 2
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat (1) sail sfbay at 7:36am 05.13.21 Can you please post photos? Is this for a Catalina 26 or 260? Are you concerned about bimini inter
Mooring - Boat to Bouy rgranger at 7:35am 05.13.21 Wait for the first storm to blow through. That was my first thought. I'd stash the headsail at he v
Compac 16 owner rgranger at 7:28am 05.13.21 Looks good. An easy way to replace carpet is to use the new carpet tiles they now sell. https
Anchor locker issue jssailem at 7:04am 05.13.21 Hi Rob. First the Cabin heater now the Anchor locker... Sounds like you are becoming one with your b
Anchor locker issue sail sfbay at 7:00am 05.13.21 Same issue on my Hunter 46 so I fabricated a platform out of 1/2 inch thick fiberboard with legs scr
Anchor locker issue Juice6576 at 6:58am 05.13.21 We have a 2016 Marlow Hunter 37 and A 2011 Hunter 33. The anchor chain clogged up on those as well.
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? jssailem at 6:52am 05.13.21 I just want to go sailing and this is giving me a headache. It is a decent tow rope. It will float
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 6:51am 05.13.21 Isomat, The clipped in thing is in error, originals were the plastic with rivet, stainless is same
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? FastOlson at 6:50am 05.13.21 For decades I have noticed recreational (smaller) fishing boats using poly line for everything, incl
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? kloudie1 at 6:35am 05.13.21 Yup, a long shaft 6 HP with a high thrust propeller would be great on that boat. The separate fuel t

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