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Boat Insurance cmorin at 11:49pm 09.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1056 I just got my yearly boat insurance premium this week and am wondering if the amount is similar to w
Cockpit starting panel Tom Joseph at 11:38pm 09.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/893 I need to re-wire my Universal MXP25 engine and would like to replace the cockpit panel. My inquire
Keel Bolt Seepage Tony Caruso at 11:33pm 09.20.05 Balboa 2/2065 Recently the old caulking around the keel bolt is seeping. about 1 inch of water every 24 hours. Wan
1968 cal T-24 or 2-24 josephchicago at 10:52pm 09.20.05 Cal 0/470 any information i can get on 1968 jenson cal 2-24 (T-24?)i am looking for plans, diagrams or interi
I would like everyones help Mark at 10:08pm 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1090 I guess I have been contributing to this forum for four or five years and just now I really would ap
cutlass bearing Capt Bob2988 at 10:01pm 09.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1067 My cutlass bearing is going to have to be replaced, it seems hard to find someone in the Hartford ar
Westerly Riviera Chris Brown at 8:52pm 09.20.05 Other Sailboats 0/973 Great boat - fully equipped for the mediterranean and lying in Lefkas Greece. Not a moments worry o
Taming a mooring bouy David W at 6:30pm 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 14/5067 While on vacation this summer we had occasion to use moorings for several nights. On very calm nig
Free mainsail and jib to good military home lml at 2:47pm 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/970 Have the abovementioned sails from a 2000X both used one season. Went with full battened main and g
Someone was asking about the cordpro JC on Bainbridge at 1:56pm 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 3/882 A few weeks or so ago, someone was asking about a yellow reel for storing the power cords and water
towing 25 with Toyota Sienna 2005 van jhxyz at 1:49pm 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/997 I lookedup the towing capacity on my Toyota 2005 Sienna van, it's rated for 3500lbs. Could my fami
Forward hatch hinges Kinne Sutton at 1:29pm 09.20.05 Bigger Boats 2/1178 A forward hatch hinge broke. It is 4"s long. I can not find a hinge that matches to holes on the old
questions about first 305 Joe at 12:45pm 09.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/972 I'm thinking of purchasing a 1985 first 305. I would appreciate any comments about potential problem
Rudder bearings Vinny at 12:33pm 09.20.05 Big Boats 1/964 Anyone on the list knows if there are Zerk fittings some where on the rudderpost to pack the rudder
Mac-25 in the Hall of Fame Sail_Mac25 at 12:13pm 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1035 I have been told that the Mac-25 was entered into the boating hall of fame. Another owner HAD an ar
ericson 25 1984 good boat? TI doug at 12:05pm 09.20.05 Other Sailboats 3/823 Hi, I'm in the market for a daysailor, a few nites and weekends possibly, shoal draft for west coast
floorboard replacement Rick at 11:25am 09.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/931 This is what I did on my 85 -285. My floor got soft and weak. The original was 1/2 thick. I took 1/4
Broken Mast seat swivel Broken Mast at 8:43am 09.20.05 Balboa 1/2041 I recently purchased 1 1975 Balboa 20 CSTEOO14M75E and I am the 3rd owner. Today I noticed a crack
Mast on deck Tom Wells at 8:33am 09.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/843 I want to take my H-36 through a canal where low bridges will require that I step the mast(55 feet).
Wheel conversion mark at 8:10am 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1023 I want to put a wheel on my 26S. Has anyone done this. Can anyone give me info on how to do this. I

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Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? rgranger at 10:58am 02.26.21 when a car was flashing lights only to see one hub on fire. Learned the hard way. I always try t
Servicing the Maxwell Winches Bolander at 10:57am 02.26.21 This site has some drawings too: go to "Owner Resources" in the top bar, then click on "General Dow
Servicing the Maxwell Winches Bolander at 10:53am 02.26.21 Below are links to two Youtube videos and thread on servicing your Maxwell winches. Contact Arco-H
"Multi Ring Deck Organizer" DArcy at 10:53am 02.26.21 Lead rings are becoming quite common and this deck organizer seems to be very similar. Might even be
"Multi Ring Deck Organizer" rgranger at 10:52am 02.26.21 I have not used those but I have used the low friction rings as a subsitute for a block. So far no
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:51am 02.26.21 Rick; Engineers at Hunter, Catalina and others did not think of the mast being alot of drag but your
Terminology rgranger at 10:50am 02.26.21 On my boat if I raised the staysail foot by not very much the aft end of the boom would contact the
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. DayDreamer41 at 10:46am 02.26.21 @Ralph Johnstone is that an inline blower to evacuate the engine room? nice looking install and a ve
Funny Friday!!! (4) rgranger at 10:46am 02.26.21 190820 Well.... okay! Now that I'm being honest..... this one too... 190821 Happy FRIDAY! 19082
Looking for O'Day 25 Trailer or similar Tandem Axle Crazy Dave Condon at 10:44am 02.26.21 better to have the correct measurements and the specific keel.
Terminology Johnb at 10:40am 02.26.21 On my boat if I raised the staysail foot by not very much the aft end of the boom would contact the
Leaking keel on a Hunter 31 rgranger at 10:39am 02.26.21 That makes sense. What is the solution? Grind the spot down, epoxy and bottom paint? So that is wh
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 02.26.21 This is what you should have, as shown on our 1999 H-310 with a Yanmar 2GM20F. d back several inche
H26 Rudder Doug J at 10:27am 02.26.21 CaptainRan, don't know if you already took care of this but here is a mod I posted. In one of the p
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? DayDreamer41 at 10:26am 02.26.21 You are from Saskatchewan? That's about as far from any ocean as I could imagine living. Where are
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? Michael Davis at 10:22am 02.26.21 Perhaps you should consider this boat thing as an adventure with different stages, requiring differ
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. JamesG161 at 10:15am 02.26.21 That PYI bellows looks crushed too, if it is a PYI. Jim...
Consolidating primary fuel filters JamesG161 at 10:13am 02.26.21 I've never bled a Yanmar They are quite easy to bleed. They have vented nuts to start at bottom a
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. DayDreamer41 at 10:04am 02.26.21 I sure hope that the OP responds with an update as to how this mystery notch came to light.
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 10:04am 02.26.21 Care Preston. Running out in a blow ("We had it close hauled in 20 gusts to 25 last weekend") with

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