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Mast Stepping Kit Bill Shipley at 10:51pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1041 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 1/1351 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 7/1085 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 16/1395 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 4/895 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 15/1328 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 1/1345 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 2/1169 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 3/969 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 1/2640 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 1/916 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 12/4142 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 4/1281 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 2/1049 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 3/930 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 2/2040 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 2/1245 I am considering the purchase of a new Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS. I looked at the ship last Miami B
Tacoma Area Marina's? RalphG at 9:16am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1023 We've just discovered our son is being posted to McChord AFB. Can any locals to that area advise o
Reference Needed - American Marine Mr_Lucky at 8:52am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1005 I'm a semi-tenderfoot who's crewed on a variety of 27' - 50' boats but have not owned one yet. I've
Cal 27 T2 - PHRF handicap adjustment Jose R. Villalon at 8:40am 04.12.05 C&C 0/3301 We have a Cal 27 T2 in our sailing club's PHRF racing fleet. The inboard engine as well as prop shaf

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Catalina MKI 42 1989 listing to starboard? Stu Jackson at 10:05am 03.29.21 Are you aware of the Catalina 42 owners association?
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Stu Jackson at 10:03am 03.29.21 Scott, you're looking in the wrong direction, buddy. My 34 foot boat has 1/2" hose for all its domes
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 03.29.21 I've removed and cleaned all the filters. Crud in the tanks was definitely causing pressure problem
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 9:55am 03.29.21 To be sure, I'm not sure about the pump, either. The pump is an older Shurflo 4.0 GPM and I don't h
VHF Range? Brian D at 9:52am 03.29.21 ... but then how do I know if channel 16 is working...:kick::biggrin: :yikes:
Best Wind/Wave Predicting App? (1) rgranger at 9:50am 03.29.21 If you go to the iTunes store (or Google site) the app logo looks like this...
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? rgranger at 9:49am 03.29.21 LP flows down hill. I thought it was SRDH:poop:
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam Good Vibes at 9:43am 03.29.21 For me it was about not changing technology for the charger and alternator which, while we don't use
Mystery Mastic (1) jdrutten at 9:41am 03.29.21 Sorry for the photo ambiguities. 61900 is a photo from the deck looking down into the anchor locker.
Great Lakes Navigation Alternate Reality at 9:41am 03.29.21 Thank you all. I have ordered the paper charts that covers my journey and forgot to mention that I a
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam stephen_i_w at 9:37am 03.29.21 I am trying to understand what the advantage of Firefly Carbon Foam batteries have over LiFePO4 batt
Ever Given Roland5048 at 9:33am 03.29.21 This morning from The Guardian: Suez canal: Ever Given container ship freed after a week
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation BL_Sailor at 9:29am 03.29.21 I've had Sailors Moving Sailors (sailorsmovingsailors.com, Derek Leslie) out of Nashville recommende
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 03.29.21 see if the aerators at each faucet have crud in them. Nice catch :biggrin: ! ! ! !
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 rschuss at 9:26am 03.29.21 A good question to ask. I have an O'Day 222 and would like to follow any comments. My air brakes fai
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Allan12210 at 9:18am 03.29.21 Is it the pressure or the flow you are disappointed in? All of the things like tubing diameter and f
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Ralph Johnstone at 9:17am 03.29.21 Very doubtful it's the sizing of your lines as they sound plenty big enough for your flows. I'm bet
Random orbital buffer Justin_NSA at 9:02am 03.29.21 The only RO we have that works ok on gelcoat is the German made Flex. Of course this buffer is abou
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. 2weelz4me at 8:59am 03.29.21 I agree with @jssailem.... grind down that area and clean it up. Hard to tell how big of a chunk
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. 2weelz4me at 8:55am 03.29.21 You may want to contact Rudy at D & R Marine in Assonet, MA.. He may actually have a replacement.

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