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Spec's for a 1969 Cal 25 Bob at 10:53pm 02.05.05 Cal 4/1032 I am having the bottom repainted and the blisters repaired. The repair shop asked me for spec's or
RESPONSE TIME BARRY at 8:33pm 02.05.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/995 I DONT UNDESTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE RESPONSE TIME, 24 HOURS Vs. DAYS OR WEEKS. IS THAT THE LENGTH OF
electrical schmatics for 1977 catalina 27 BARRY at 8:26pm 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1473 I NEED ANY INFORMATION ON THE ELECTRICAL LAYOUT FOR A 1977 CATALINA ESPECIALLY THE COLOR CODE USED I
Replacement pintles and gudgeons on 272LE? Lou Jacobs at 7:49pm 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/918 I have a 272LE which I bought last spring, with two minor problems. One is a leaky hatch seal, whic
water closet in a H26 Tom23170 at 7:08pm 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/900 Hi,I wonder if it is possible to install water closet in my H26 without any special made septictan
Rig Tension Mike at 6:29pm 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/841 Can anybody give me some advise on rig tension for a 26S, my boat came with the chain plates that ar
furling Carl at 3:34pm 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/885 Has anyone put a furling system on a Mac 25? How does it work? What are the challenges of rigging it
Help, need stormsail dimensions douglas marshall at 12:18pm 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/914 Help, I need a stormsail for my O'day 22. I find myself sailing on the edge alot and my jib, which
Flying Saucer Capnsandbar at 9:45am 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1684 I have just been given a 1968 O'Day Flying Saucer that I am beginning restoration on. I have found
fwd hatch over v-berth 1978 h-27 mike d at 8:46am 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/909 Has anyone ever replaced the forward hatch over the v-berth. How difficult was it for you? What meas
Help me measure a hatch! guy at 7:29am 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/733 My boat is in storage and I cannot access it right now to measure the size of my forward v-berth hat
edson wheel slippage during 2-month layup? dave at 6:30am 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/972 I put a 1980 O'Day 28 away at the dock in November, and came back over 2 months later and it seemed
1999 Beneteau cc Steve at 6:26am 02.05.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1184 thinking about the purchase of a 1999 beneteau 36 center cockpit thats in really good shape and at a
Pinning the mast raising pole?? Tip at 5:07am 02.05.05 Smaller Boats 16/1617 I just bought a repo H260 and am trying to get the mast up. The owners manual I downloaded says to
changing cutless bearing Obewan at 4:18am 02.05.05 Big Boats 7/1281 I have a 1988 Hunter Legend35. The Cutless Bearing appears to have to much slop in it and I need to
outboard power Dean Frick at 3:08am 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/961 I just bought a 26 M, and am looking at options for power. I note some dealers and owners are puttin
HandHeld GPSs Kevin13821 at 11:03pm 02.04.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1487 Is having a mapping GPS really useful? Can you see the chart, is color handy, is a wrist mounted on
Mast Light Plug Sonny at 11:00pm 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 5/971 I am looking for the male end of the wire connector for the mast light on a 26.5, I know this is an
Mounting a satellite radio antenna? Reudi Ross at 10:59pm 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 10/3579 Has anyone got any feedback on mounting a XM satellite radio antenna on their boat? I want to instal
LCD TV/PC Monitor Ed Schenck at 10:30pm 02.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1934 Because I so respect the wisdom of my fellow Hunter owners I thought I would ask before I buy. As a

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Rudder Question: Crack in Fiberglass Ward H at 11:00am 03.04.21 That crack does look scary. Glad you found it now and not on launch day or worse, once in the wa
Boat Babe on Strike! Phil Herring at 10:56am 03.04.21 cb32863, we understand. And there are probably many who would agree with you. Personally, I did not
V Berth Mattress Alansails at 10:55am 03.04.21 Wonder how jesses mattress is from 2019 holding up especially in the BVI He is an innovative guy!
Rudder Question: Crack in Fiberglass dmax at 10:53am 03.04.21 newrudders.com is Foss Foam if you didn't realize.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Ward H at 10:50am 03.04.21 @Stu Jackson That's my guess. Or the tach is connected to the stator post directly at the alternat
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 10:40am 03.04.21 @Ward H Could be Scott has a tach driven mechanically, not thru his alternator. Maybe that's why.
Rudder Question: Crack in Fiberglass snoopy_ at 10:39am 03.04.21 Thank you. I bought the boat before last summer and didn't notice any issues... but I just had it
Anyone installed Raymarine RV100 on a sailboat? DanMaine at 10:36am 03.04.21 I have a depth only transducer now. I would like to get the fancy side/3D vision if I can without s
Cover pic? Really? (1) TomY at 10:35am 03.04.21 Perhaps, like the shoemakers kids, Onne takes a crappy photo of his own boat? :) Just kidding. Look
Seeking Inspiration rlongfield at 10:33am 03.04.21 Slideout galley deployed for use How do you like that stove? I pulled out possibly the original s
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 (6) swshogren at 10:28am 03.04.21 Here are the long-overdue photos - the split is in the gray elbow. The boat sat as a liveaboard for
Seeking Inspiration rlongfield at 10:25am 03.04.21 mechanical inspiration: Indeed, perhaps more important than aesthetics :) I have to at a minimu
Anyone installed Raymarine RV100 on a sailboat? dlochner at 10:25am 03.04.21 Why not use a standard Airmar through hull transducer? The transom mount transducers are really for
V Berth Mattress SawyerCurt at 10:20am 03.04.21 This was discussed in a previous thread. You do have to read down a bit to see Jesse's solution...a
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands dLj at 10:13am 03.04.21 I am still waiting to be able to call to schedule. Perhaps my Doctor will have guidance at my physi
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Ward H at 10:01am 03.04.21 @Scott The white wire is part of the wiring harness that came with MC-614. Here's the section from
Adding reef points to main (1) JeffD at 9:59am 03.04.21
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 9:58am 03.04.21 Contrary to MS recommendation, this is mounted in the engine compartment about 8" from the mixing e
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant (2) HandsOnTech at 9:58am 03.04.21 This has to be the most absurd piece of engineering design I have ever seen. The third bolt is well
Mainsail furling line. Claude L.-Auger at 9:55am 03.04.21 If you want to make it easier on your hands, go with 3/8 double braided and remove the inner core of

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