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Escape Rumba / Escape 12 rigging Brian at 8:56am 08.02.05 Other Sailboats 3/4616 Is there a video on the setup and rigging of a Rumba? I read somewhere on the Internet that this boa
ocean voyage chad at 8:54am 08.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/959 I'm planning a short trip (4 - 6 hour sail I'm told) along the coast from one well protected bay to
PS-31 handling Tom K. at 8:46am 08.02.05 Other Sailboats 3/1917 PS-31 Owners, In our search for the "Perfect Boat, the PS-31 appears to fill most of our wanted f
More Storage in V berth - mod mrbill2 at 8:38am 08.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/944 I started out trying to build a wooden grate type of tray that would knock down, but my poor woodwor
Centerboard Slot cleaning tool georich at 8:17am 08.02.05 Day Sailers 0/1164 Here's a tool to clean your centerboard slot. I found it not at a marine store but at one of the bi
Outboard loss of Power Scott21072 at 8:16am 08.02.05 Smaller Boats 1/970 I had.... a problem with my outboard for the last month. I was approaching my mooring then my outboa
how do you warm up a diesel engine Mav at 8:00am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 13/3839 Hi folks,I've never had a straight answer on this in six years of chartering and two weeks of owne
Venture 21 mast Eric Hartsough at 7:58am 08.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1258 Does anyone know where a mast for a 1972 Venture 21 can be located. The current mast was damaged d
Discharge vented loop David W at 7:48am 08.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1224 Peggy, I have a question related to the disharge line vented loop. Does the loop add to the amount o
Sail Drive Power Head rijorg at 7:24am 08.02.05 Other Sailboats 4/999 HI,I own an Ericson 25+ 1980 vintage. I recently had the OMC sail drive engine quit. I added a NIs
hunter 2000 260 owners manual steves22280 at 6:31am 08.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1398 i am looking for a hunter owner manual, year 2000 hunter 260. can i get some steerage thataway????
Checklist for Leaving the Boat - follow up Sherry at 6:27am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1424 I started a thread a few weeks back about things to do before leaving the boat for a few days or wee
Checklist for Leaving the Boat Sherry at 6:21am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1053 I started a thread a few weeks back about things to do before leaving the boat for a few days or wee
Need Owners manual John3123 at 6:21am 08.02.05 Smaller Boats 2/1042 I am looking to get an owners manual for an '82 Cat 22 that I am purchasing. Any ideas on where I c
export toe Europe Holland at 6:13am 08.02.05 Other Sailboats 0/680 Hi all,My name is Jeroen and I am from Holland. I am seriously looking to buy a boat and found tha
Coronado Parts Capt. Yanni at 6:13am 08.02.05 Other Sailboats 0/1707 I have been looking for a stern rail for my Coronado 25 "Skoal II". I have been having a difficult
export Holland at 6:07am 08.02.05 Other Sailboats 0/728 Hi all,My name is Jeroen and I am from Holland. I am seriously looking to buy a boat and found tha
Possible wood rot? deeman7777 at 6:04am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1371 All right - you folks have all be very helpful in giving me great, on-target advice. I have a conce
Deck Delamination bristol33 at 6:02am 08.02.05 Bristol 0/1541 I have lose stansions/ bow pulpit and stern rail. The stern rail and stansions seemed easy enough t
240 vs 23.5 advice kgl at 5:56am 08.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1211 I have read the spec sheets, but would like to know the main differences between the H240 and the 23

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Steering Backwards DArcy at 1:11pm 02.12.21 Not exactly the Those aren't exactly what most of us cruisers are sailing. Quite a few European ca
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Project_Mayhem at 1:08pm 02.12.21 I agree with splitting the circuit in half to narrow down the location of the short. I know with 120
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 1:01pm 02.12.21 People who dont like ripped genoas?
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Project_Mayhem at 12:59pm 02.12.21 Thank you everyone for the information. This might be crazy but I'm thinking of having 2 outboards.
Steering Backwards capta at 12:56pm 02.12.21 Not exactly the aren't exactly what most of us cruisers are sailing. Quite a few European cats have
What Color is Your Holding Tank? Ward H at 12:45pm 02.12.21 Btw, Ward...If your water tanks are still OEM tanks, I'm pretty sure they're translucent polyethyle
PLB recommendations jssailem at 12:40pm 02.12.21
What Color is Your Holding Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:35pm 02.12.21 Sounds like a PO replaced the holding tank, 'cuz Catalina has always specified black for waste holdi
What Color is Your Holding Tank? jssailem at 12:28pm 02.12.21 Perhaps it is black on the inside. They do call it black water. But I find it is often yellow.
What Color is Your Holding Tank? Ward H at 12:15pm 02.12.21 On my 1993 C30 it is black. My two water tanks are the white opaque color.
Steering Backwards DArcy at 11:46am 02.12.21 Spray was 32' on the water line and a relatively unpowerful rig. I dare you to sail a modern 50+ fo
Steering Backwards dlochner at 11:44am 02.12.21 What do you think schooner America had? Come on, @capta, I was talking racing boats in current or
PLB recommendations Richard19068 at 11:37am 02.12.21 There are 2 broad categories to consider, each has specific strengths and limitations. One is AIS b
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Joe Blizzard at 11:33am 02.12.21 A 20 ft sailboat will move quite nicely with a 4HP outboard. Mine does. I own two outboards, a Yam
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 11:25am 02.12.21 research and posts all run together. I'm getting old. My organazation of thought isn't what it used
Steering Backwards capta at 11:22am 02.12.21 If it was good enough for him...... ou to sail a modern 50+ footer with a tiller through a gale.
Hunter 37 legend mast head question riversloth at 11:21am 02.12.21 Looked at the kennon and it does not show any drawings or pictures but they are welded parts. I sti
Steering Backwards capta at 11:19am 02.12.21 And that's why rack and pinion and worm gear steering is seldom if ever used on a racing boat. Wha
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Daveinet at 11:13am 02.12.21 I will say one more thing about the 2 motor/trolling motor option. When I did this, the 4HP was stas
PLB recommendations dlochner at 11:10am 02.12.21 Plan 3: If no timely response, I would activate the MOB1 and the PLB1 in that order. Neither one gi

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