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Morgan hydraulic steering problems Raf18372 at 12:13am 08.29.05 Morgan 1/2693 My 28 years old Scheel-designed, Morgan-built 45' ketch has been having some hydraulic steering prob
Epoxy or polyurethane Primer for deck? deeman7777 at 11:56pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1521 I am repainting the deck on my 77' H25. Is has several layers of old paint which I am ATTEMPTING to
HOSE IS CLOGGED! AXEL at 10:51pm 08.28.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2122 Over the weekend the hose clogged from the head to the holding tank. I opened things up and found a
Lightning ground Anthony at 10:48pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1081 The wiring schematic on my boat shows a lightning ground of the mast to one of the bolts that hold t
Is the Gooseneck Slide Adjustable? Bob at 10:38pm 08.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1941 Having never unloosened the upper and lower screws on the boom gooseneck fitting, I was wonderering
Exhaust hose leaks John at 10:19pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 5/945 I have a small leak when I shut down my M25 on my 83 Catalina 30. The leak appears to be in the OLD
Winter Cover Larry Guptill at 10:07pm 08.28.05 Morgan 2/1794 For many of you southern owners this qiestion will be of little interest but for us northerner's it
Lifting sailboat with a forklift? Cactus Jack at 10:01pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 7/3152 We keep our Catalina 25 in a wet slip at a marina that also has dry storage. I need to pull the boa
Home Depot anchor shackles Bob F at 3:28pm 08.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1291 While shopping at Home Depot for a household project, I foung stainless steel anchor shackles in bot
M25 main sail got shreaded Mark at 3:09pm 08.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1058 Well, I got caught in a thunder storm yesterday. My main sail was badly torn and ripped in several
pan pan and millibars gunter meyer at 1:56pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 1/999 does anybody have a clue why the coast guard goes to coordinated universaltime when sending LOCAL d
fuel system Greg at 1:54pm 08.28.05 Morgan 1/1828 I just experienced running out of diesel. Not pretty. I am in the process of changing all my filter
Steel hull? Pete at 1:49pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1636 What are the pro's and con's for a steel hull? 60'
Circumnavigated in our H170 JerryA at 1:28pm 08.28.05 Day Sailers 6/1326 Well we circumnavigated South Bass Island. It's not the planet, but it seemed big in a 170. The wi
Shower leaks Gary Coopr at 12:58pm 08.28.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/952 I have a Catalina 380 and have a leak in the shower stall. I have tried sealing allof the seams but
Sailing magazines ex-admin at 12:51pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 32/3592 How are you ever going to find the time to read all the boating magazines that arrive at your home o
"stalled" the rudder? doug miller at 12:26pm 08.28.05 Smaller Boats 2/1867 on several occassions, this newbie sailor, has noticed that after tacking, and especially if i'm try
water spout Jeff Prideaux at 12:19pm 08.28.05 Smaller Boats 7/1021 I had a great sail on Saturday with my H216.It didn't look good Saturday morning.It was raining
Chartplotter Install at Helm Bill Saint at 11:28am 08.28.05 Big Boats 8/2101 I want to install a 8" or 12" Raymarine C series chartplotter/radar receiver at the helm. My 380 ha
ANF Puffer Mainsheet layout ? Ed14032 at 11:15am 08.28.05 AMF 1/2484 Just purchased an '81 puffer in good condition but mainsheet and associated items were missing. We w

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Replacement House Batteries skunther at 9:58am 05.04.21 Thanks for that @dlochner. I see that the local NAPA store has in stock the East Penn GC15 (https:
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues kloudie1 at 9:58am 05.04.21 Welcome to the forum !! Congratulations on the H-34.. I have owned mine for 30 years now and I belie
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina CaptVR at 9:57am 05.04.21 I live in St.Pete, been a marine surveyor for 20 years, retired now. There are about 650 slips in S
Can anyone recognize this boat? Ron20324 at 9:43am 05.04.21 The way the stern kicks up looks familiar- like something I've seen in recent weeks? ESPECIALLY THE
New condo development? rgranger at 9:36am 05.04.21 You could have taken them sailing... :biggrin:
Durango tow vehicle questions rgranger at 9:35am 05.04.21 Mine has the lever type. And it is a PITA. The lever trips anytime you pull forward (even a little
New condo development? capta at 9:34am 05.04.21 Watch out for the tree huggers. Some species of birds are protected and had that been one of those,
Replacement House Batteries dlochner at 9:34am 05.04.21 I currently have two Deka GC25 (relatively new) batteries and need to replace two aged 8AGC2 batter
Insurance for Macgregor 65 Argus at 9:33am 05.04.21 Boat US kicked me out because it's over35' and over 20 yrs. I'm just going to budget $150/mo and mo
Durango tow vehicle questions Justin_NSA at 9:29am 05.04.21 I don't think MacGregor thought about using a pin. Hence my warning. From their MacGregor 26 user ma
New condo development? (2) rgranger at 9:27am 05.04.21 House wren most likely. The male will make numerous nests in the hopes that a female will find one
Durango tow vehicle questions CaptVR at 9:16am 05.04.21 Backing up with surge brakes can be tricky. You are pushing against the brake master cylinder Cap
Insurance for Macgregor 65 JohnShannon at 9:16am 05.04.21 The Mac has no core, that thing is solid fiberglass, I have read it is quite flexible as a result.
There's a hole in my boat Davidasailor26 at 9:15am 05.04.21 Sorry. I read the data sheet and I think we are using words differently. You said "hot potting" a
Manasquan NJ to Block Island Goobs at 9:08am 05.04.21 It's a 150 mile trip. 24 hours. Do it all in one? Id much rather have two more days on Block Isla
New condo development? jssailem at 9:04am 05.04.21 Condo-No-More :biggrin:
Mac 25 rudder lifting line diagram ? (1) rgranger at 8:57am 05.04.21 I always found it hard to lift the line without reaching far overboard, hanging off the stern. I th
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance sail sfbay at 8:56am 05.04.21 ...........Is there a rule of thumb tolerance for sizing? You might these articles helpful to size
Dock Tying Alternatives jssailem at 8:55am 05.04.21 @NotCook ... Never is pretty definitive. There are some who abandon their lines when they leave th
Can anyone recognize this boat? rgranger at 8:49am 05.04.21 Beautiful boat. I look forward to more pics once you have it all sorted out.

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