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Mast Winch to Cabin Tob fredsb at 11:30pm 04.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/840 I'm thinking seriously about buying CD's halyards to aft kit and moving my winch from the mast to th
Spar Wax? Drew at 11:09pm 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1223 Anybody have any advice on what to do with anondized aluminum spars? Should I just wash 'em down wi
Companionway leaks C30 Rick at 10:52pm 04.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1242 I like everyone with a boat am experiencing leaks around the companionway that drip down the inside
Mast Stepping Kit Bill Shipley at 10:51pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/890 I just purchases a 26S and am looking for a mast stepping kit. Anyone know where I can get one? Than
Tributyltin (TBT) Ban what do you use now John at 10:30pm 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1230 Since the Clear Sprays for propellors and shafts (Tributyltin (TBT) ) have been banned. What do you
Mac26S rudder hold down? Jack Sims at 3:25pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/928 Just purchased a 1995 Mac26S and noticed in the instruction book that a rudder hold down cable shoul
Heel and Helm Help Mac Bentley at 2:54pm 04.12.05 Smaller Boats 16/1094 I need to keep the heeling in check for the boat's namesake and it would be nice to hold down the we
Deck Moisture Danny at 2:49pm 04.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/814 I have been looking at Catalina 38's and was wondering if anyone has had problems with moisture or c
Drilling through the panel Oliverhg at 2:38pm 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 15/1142 I have a 2004 Hunter 33. My wife would like to hang some cup hooks or install other hanging hardwar
Looking for Genoa track sail slides Marty26d at 2:06pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1259 HelpHave been looking for a 7/8" Genoa sail silde to fit the Mac 26d.I found one on E-Bay but no l
Stancions Dale E. Baker at 1:02pm 04.12.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1070 My wife and I pulled the lifeline stancions off this weekend in order to straighten, and rebed them.
28.5 electrical box John at 1:00pm 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/846 Hello all, thanks for the input on my last post about sailing in neutral or fwd. Guess I must start
Edson steering cable Sonny at 12:45pm 04.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2536 Catalina 30 - 1991Was lubing the steering cable and found one broken wire. I'm debating whether I
CanAm 2005 Flotilla Terry at 12:19pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/868 Reminder update folks. We now have over 20 MacGregors registered for the first stop at Ganges Harbou
Condensation on a sailboat? Frank at 12:01pm 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3711 Living on a 28 foot Cal this winter we experienced much condensation due to exhalation and the by-pr
Solids buildup in discharge hose Randy Williams at 11:15am 04.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1174 Have solids buildup in my discharge hose from the head. Is there any way to treat/desolve this mater
Wheel Retrofit Bob at 10:55am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1006 I have a 2001 Hunter 320. I love the new Six-Spoke Folding Wheel by Whitlock. Can I just switch th
water tank , batteries, feul tank Gibs Jib at 10:00am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/865 I was wondering if anyone could tell me where the above items are installed and what size of ea. are
How to Rig a Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 9:51am 04.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1978 So, I'm sure I am really making myself look like quite the sailer, but I have no clue how to rig my
Has anyone had experience with Jeanneau? Donald6441 at 9:25am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/962 I am considering the purchase of a new Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS. I looked at the ship last Miami B

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Looking to buy CNG tank HandsOnTech at 4:55pm 09.23.20 Exactly why we are looking for replacement tanks
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries Allan12210 at 4:49pm 09.23.20 I installed 4 6 volt batteries split into two pairs. One pair is under the Starboard aft settee (jus
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Ralph Johnstone at 4:46pm 09.23.20 They recommend removing the pump and sending it for a rebuild. Thoughts? ONLY if you are absolute
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 09.23.20
Orca Attacks? kappykaplan at 4:42pm 09.23.20 You guys are having too much fun with this! :beer:
Orca Attacks? Rick486 at 4:35pm 09.23.20 A quick googling says 'partially color blind'. Orca or sasquatch? Thread is getting confusing :)
She's creaking at 40 dlochner at 4:31pm 09.23.20 I suspect the problem is a wet core and the core has finally begun to deteriorate. With the core gon
Tank Monitor (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:27pm 09.23.20 Most people refer to a Tank Monitor as the name given to a Holding Tank or Fresh water tank monitor
She's creaking at 40 (1) Project_Mayhem at 4:23pm 09.23.20 Here's a pic of someone else's boat but I've circled the areas. Everyone, including myself, steps on
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... Project_Mayhem at 4:20pm 09.23.20 Take a look at buyfoam.com. They were one of the more reasonable priced places for custom cut foam
P42 Wiring drawings HandsOnTech at 4:18pm 09.23.20 I am not aware of the AC wiring recall. The one I am thinking of has to do with replacing battery re
She's creaking at 40 dlochner at 4:18pm 09.23.20 Can you help us out and let us know where the problem lies?
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Project_Mayhem at 4:13pm 09.23.20 I've had cam cleats and jam cleats. I prefer cam. Jam cleats often slip if you don't put a half wrap
Did the HOOK race Jackdaw at 4:09pm 09.23.20 Same crew (swapping 1) is going to do the WYC U-gotta Regatta in two weeks. On a J24. Should be a h
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Rick Webb at 4:09pm 09.23.20 Oops dunno where my head was. For a 3/4" bolt you can use a 30mm wrench if you don't have an 1 1/8
Tank Monitor mytime at 3:33pm 09.23.20 Give some info man! Tank? That couldnt be any more vague. Most of us love troubleshooting here s
Tank Monitor mytime at 3:26pm 09.23.20 :plus: Any onboard redundancy you can use to isolate the "problem"? No
Time to replace standing rigging justsomeguy at 3:25pm 09.23.20 I see that this site sells complete sets of standing rigging Might be wise to ask the site directl
Tank Monitor (1) mytime at 3:25pm 09.23.20 First of all: 1. What are the symptoms of not working .................. always full, never fu
Lazy jacks diameter Hunter216 at 3:16pm 09.23.20 Hey everyone, still working hard on the boat, today I replaced a halyard ( main) And I removed the

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