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New sailer with a new (to me) boat Merlyn at 3:30pm 10.08.05 Other Sailboats 2/881 Good Morning, all!I just found the forums here, and thought I'd post a quick introduction, and a c
New primary fuel filter location? David21629 at 1:36pm 10.08.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1130
Columbia 24 cradle plans? Craig at 12:43pm 10.08.05 Columbia 1/1684 I need plans for a cradle for my Columbia 24. If I could find a trailer for her I would place her o
NEW Centurion Hurricane owner needs help BobS at 11:34am 10.08.05 Other Sailboats 0/734 Brand new owner of a 2002 Centurion Hurricane. My questions are:1. Does the boat have a "plug" lik
lLOCATION OF SUMP PUMP-30 FOOT CATALINA RICHARD FITZGERALD at 11:21am 10.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1017 i am a recent catalina 30 foot boat owner-1984 and need to find the location of my sump in order to
who builds twin keel or shoal draft sail boats? Paul Tougas at 10:39am 10.08.05 Ask All Sailors 4/4926 Who builds twin keel sail boats? I recently aquired an abandoned 29 foot shoal draft , or twin keel
UPS vs APC chuckwayne at 10:15am 10.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1134 Bill,for comparison, here's another picture with the APC
Teach a friend to sail Don Guillette at 8:46am 10.08.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2250 Mates: A friend of mine called me to tell me he wanted to teach his wife to sail and wanted to know
Brokers ARRRRRGH! Jon at 4:52am 10.08.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1046 Is it just me? I don't get it. I've gone to four brokers local to S. Florida and found it to be a gr
Oday 26 mast gene at 4:50am 10.08.05 Day Sailers 2/1344 what is the weight of the mast and can 2 people step it with a roller furler on or is it too heavy?
evasive Beneteau 29evasion steve21796 at 3:59am 10.08.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1087 Hi, am new to the site but this seems to be the logical place to begin,I am interested by a Ben,29,e
How much biocide/how much stabil(izer) Joe Refkin at 3:19am 10.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/1100 I just topped off for winter storage. I have the 5411; 15 gal? diesel tank.I used 7 gal since last
Beneteau First 18 carsten morgenstern at 3:14am 10.08.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1912 hi guys! how come it is impossible to find any good sources regarding my Beneteau First 18? and why
Head Sink Faucets Djcapper at 3:03am 10.08.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1009 The sink faucet diverter has finally failed and I cannot find a replacement. Has anyone found a sol
UPS vs.APC bill van at 1:20am 10.08.05 Ask All Sailors 7/3012 I have a 19' Macgregor and want to buy a spinnaker. I have checked with Doyle Sails and they have g
fairlead block jude at 1:11am 10.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/943 My fairlead block just poped loose!:{It s for the self furling headsail.I want to refasten it with t
O22 bow pulpi conway deitrick at 1:09am 10.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/970 Hello All!Does anybody have an O'day 22 with the factory bow pulpit AND can you tell me this-On th
Roller Furling System for C22 randy at 12:20am 10.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1191 My wife has given me permission to get this. I am not certain of where, what to buy, etc. We don't r
Jibs and other sails paphman at 11:52pm 10.07.05 Smaller Boats 5/1262 I have a 110% jib with the boat I purchased, as well as two 150% jennys. I will be using the boat o
35.5 furlers Furler challenged in FL. at 11:45pm 10.07.05 Big Boats 1/805 Aside from rebuilds and retrofits of the stock headsail furler with the factory upgrade kit (continu

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Centerboard removal issue RolfSail at 5:29am 04.21.21 Thanks for responding. The boat is at a boatyard. The lift they use is a standard lift. The yard use
Lubricant for impeller Parsons at 5:16am 04.21.21 KY Jelly - Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Chlorhexidine, Gluconate, Gluconolac
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. sailme88 at 5:09am 04.21.21 I use a temporary piece of clear vinyl tubing from the hardware store in line (with hose barbs as r
Lubricant for impeller Justin_NSA at 4:55am 04.21.21 I tried auto and hardware stores and I haven't found glycerin. I do get some strange looks :huh: Whe
Lubricant for impeller (1) Maine Sail at 4:18am 04.21.21 Johnson (OE supplier to many engine manufacturers) supplies glycerin right in the impeller kit..
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions (1) kendyoozed at 1:37am 04.21.21 What are these for?
Lubricant for impeller Benny17441 at 8:08pm 04.20.21 Any lubricant added to the impeller will only last for a very short time. It is one of those recom
Cabin Windows for 1980 O'Day 28 HansWerks at 7:44pm 04.20.21 DR Marine Product List Thanks very much Berner73, exactly what I needed.
Motor mount just not lifting any more Grotto at 7:37pm 04.20.21 I eliminated the notch and the spring altogether as both are no longer needed. I did make a replace
Motor mount just not lifting any more Grotto at 7:29pm 04.20.21 I was looking at @RussC's set up -- but mine, like yours requires the downward and slightly outward
Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer (1) Tom J at 6:48pm 04.20.21 High and tight!
Replacing standing rigging with mast up marke14 at 6:16pm 04.20.21 Thanks everyone for the discussion here, it is thought-provoking and I appreciate it very much. Yea
Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer Tom J at 6:10pm 04.20.21 Hi - Thanks for the inputs - gave it a shot this weekend - and seems ok. Pics attached and thanks
Motor mount just not lifting any more RussC at 6:09pm 04.20.21 I was looking at @RussC's set up -- but mine, like yours requires the downward and slightly outward
Twin rudder problem fullbore at 5:54pm 04.20.21 Hello , Question to this group please, twin rudder 311 tie bar (tie rod) ends are plastic, one of m
Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer spadaforaj at 4:54pm 04.20.21 Thanks guys - will try leaving it on see how it goes I think the davits are rated at about 300 lbs
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions kappykaplan at 4:53pm 04.20.21 SBO lets you change it...:beer: :plus:
Cabin Windows for 1980 O'Day 28 berner73 at 4:52pm 04.20.21 DR Marine Product List
Acetone a safe cleaner? Capt jgw at 4:49pm 04.20.21 If the rub rail is vinyl, I've had good success with LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner Degreaser. Sounds
C&C 25' Mast Organizer CLS72 at 4:42pm 04.20.21 Thanks both for the answers and pictures !! this is very helpful. @sailsfbay - one of my questions

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