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Lazarette false floor R.A. Lueck at 2:23am 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1066 I'd like to install a "false floor" in the lazarette. Anyone out there with experience regarding th
Water tank and battery locations R. A. Lueck at 2:21am 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/963 Planning to add a 3 battery electrical system and a water tank. The 3 battery system will require a
macgregor 26m dealer in florida sailerman20768 at 2:20am 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2330 Hi anyone know of any Mac dealer,s ,around the area of jacksonville florida,if i can get a dealer in
Autohelm LCD's Alan7603 at 1:49am 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1353 Does anyone know where I could get Used LCD units for the autohelm st50 speed and depth instuments.
Twin rudder vibration Howard Kent at 1:07am 09.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1255 I own a Beneteau First 260 Spirit, my problem is at speeds between 5 and 5.5 knots a humming / vibra
Keeping the boat in water all summer feejer at 12:18am 09.20.05 Day Sailers 5/1306 I see some of you keep your boat moored. With a convention fiberglass gel coat hull you must prep an
Improving the rudder of the H260 Alberto Marty at 11:46pm 09.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1013 I find that to extend the blade of the rudder into the sea, you have to exert too much force. I was
sail dimensions carl at 11:11pm 09.19.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1021 hello, is there a web site out there to get dimensions for sails and also a site to get boat specs-l
Dogs On Boats feejer at 11:06pm 09.19.05 Day Sailers 8/1665 Looking at the 14.6 or 170. We have a black lab who use to enjoy my power boat. Have any of you owne
Fitting a bimini to Cal 2 27 M.Recer@tcu.edu at 11:02pm 09.19.05 Cal 2/1194 We'd like to fit a bimini to our restored 1976 Cal 2 27. Does it need to becustom, or would a bimi
texas holdem texas holdem at 10:33pm 09.19.05 Other Sailboats 1/945 Those tell buy play texas holdem thir
Where to find new rub rail for my Cal 29 ? Dr. Gail at 9:57pm 09.19.05 Cal 3/1400 Does anyone have a Cal 29 owners manual they would copy and share with me. I purchased my boat 3 yea
online texas holdem online texas holdem at 6:57pm 09.19.05 Ask All Sailors 0/949 One pressure online texas holdem cons
Solid Bar Rigging Chuck P at 2:21pm 09.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1035 How frequently should Beneteau 38 bar rigging be renewed in salt environment? Has anyone out there h
Prop shaft seal leak Chuck P at 1:48pm 09.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1891 Have a 1990 Beneteau Moorings 38. The rubber prop shaft seal is leaking. Local marina is not too fa
Add on mainsail roller furling? Kevin at 1:47pm 09.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1634 I saw a Catalina 250 today with mainsail roller furling. It furled vertically on a line similar to
V25 poptop question Joe S at 1:39pm 09.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/982 Just aquired an old V25. When the poptop is open, there are four stainless brackets with about a
I`m looking for a Cal logo Rob Pascale at 1:08pm 09.19.05 Cal 13/1254 I purchased my CAL last fall. My son and I rebuilt her over the past year. I`m looking for a photo o
owners manual 1980 newport John Fischer at 1:05pm 09.19.05 Newport 0/2077 I've recently bought a 1980 Newport,I need an owners manual.It's a 30 ft.
Leaking center cabin lights rfrye1 at 12:43pm 09.19.05 Big Boats 5/1099 After a good washdown or rain, I'm getting water leaking out of the 3 center cabin lites located on

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Tackle for secondary anchor thinwater at 7:55am 05.04.21 You probably only need an FX-16, but a 23 is good for very soft mud. The 23 will be hard to set in f
Spring lines mjsb at 7:49am 05.04.21 It should not be a surprise, as new to boating owners begin to consider improving their securing of
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance (1) sail sfbay at 7:48am 05.04.21 I assume this is for a jib sail. For a jib the J dimension is fine but you need to know the luff mea
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel thinwater at 7:46am 05.04.21 Get rid of the swivel. I have had that specific model crack due to side loading. If you align the c
Spring lines mjsb at 7:45am 05.04.21 I put these folding mid ship cleats on my H31. Attaches to toe rail and work great. https://www.
WTB: O'Day 272 w/ trailer sail sfbay at 7:38am 05.04.21 Another option is to purchase one with a diesel engine (several listed in this link, albeit on the e
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 (1) jssailem at 7:31am 05.04.21 Simple or elaborate? The easiest would be to acquire a used asymmetrical sail from another boat of
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda?? jssailem at 7:21am 05.04.21 Welcome back Dave. How is the Pacific Ocean cruising?
H310 port side ropr clutch rjadelsohn at 7:18am 05.04.21 Small world. Hi Rick. I'm the guy across the river who just msg'd you. It looks like the clutch pad
How to enter in owners registry? Phil Herring at 7:15am 05.04.21 You ran smack into a bug. I updated your boat information so you're now on the list of 310 owners. I
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel dlochner at 7:07am 05.04.21 Shopped local stores for a USA made hot dipped galvanized swivel, but all were made in China and su
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Rich Stidger at 7:03am 05.04.21 Get rid of the swivel, it is a weak spot in your ground tackle. While the swivel looks beefy if sid
H310 port side ropr clutch wdonovan at 6:56am 05.04.21 We replaced the clutch last year - we were pleasantly surprised to find an aluminum plate. It was
Painkiller - Little Big Town BrianH at 6:56am 05.04.21 I soooo want to get back down there for another bareboat charter. Not getting any younger! recorde
WTB: O'Day 272 w/ trailer 0verdrive at 6:41am 05.04.21 Welcome to the forum!! Lots for sale here: O Day 272 Boats for sale (smartmarineguide.com) O'Day b
Instruments went goofy shemandr at 6:20am 05.04.21 Birds can and do damage mast head wind vanes.
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 6:17am 05.04.21 The high point vent, with siphon break, should be installed on the discharge of the sea water pump,
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Terry Cox at 6:17am 05.04.21 I picked up a galvanized shackle as I understand it's better to use that with G4 chain, but what ab
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 6:16am 05.04.21 @Stu Jackson , I never intended to misquote you. That is why I cut and paste the quotes from Bill a
Manasquan NJ to Block Island Goobs at 6:15am 05.04.21 Just be aware there is lots of boat traffic and wakes. And find a safe and secure spot its the land

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