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Replacement Mast for 27' Joanne at 11:44am 10.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1011 I am looking for a replacement mast for a 1974 Catalina 27 that we are restoring. We will also be l
centerboard winch on 75 OD25 tom at 11:32am 10.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1352 I have just purchased a 1975 OD25 which is equipped with a winch in the cabin to raise the centerboa
Stopping the dreaded stern slap! Robert Banks at 11:31am 10.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1401 I recently acquired a pristine 1992 Hunter-28, moving up from a mid-60's 26' Rhodes Meridian. I love
Gin Pole BIGUMs at 10:52am 10.25.04 Smaller Boats 3/952 I have a 2003 H260. I managed to loose the gin pole this weekend and would rather not buy another o
Property Tax Stan at 9:49am 10.25.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1813 I dock a Coast Guard documented boat in Charleston, SCbut I live in Atlanta. Does anyone know what
Masthead Dave at 9:14am 10.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/907 My Mac 25 just has cheek block mounted to the side at the top of mast for the main halyard. I need
Broken Masts Common on MacGregor????? ejorgens at 8:05am 10.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3478 At Lake Perris Marina (CA) I noticed one of the resident 26X's with a broken mast. In the slip right
Diesel block corrosion Rich at 6:51am 10.25.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1147 I'm hoping some of you bored diesel mechanics who have seen a lot of engines can answer this one--a
Propeller Question Robert at 6:49am 10.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/808 I have to replace the propeller on my recently purchased 1977 Catalina 30. The original is a 2 blad
430 RADAR ARCH saoirse at 6:49am 10.25.04 Big Boats 2/1131 I need to mount a Radar Arch on the stern of my 430 in order to mount a Radar,Solar Cells,Wind Gener
Rudder Issue Don768 at 6:47am 10.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/900 I noticed that the top of my rudder is starting to crack and or split. This is my second rudder in
Bilge Pump Jay at 6:41am 10.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1092 I have a '76 catalina 22. I believe there is no motorized bilge pump on this boat, but the there are
Need help identifying a part noplacetosail at 6:03am 10.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/740 I need to find out what brand this jib car is, I have the starboard side but need to find a port sid
Must Read Article John Richard at 5:47am 10.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/788 Sail Magazine's November issue has an article written by Mike Harker. Mike is the chap that has com
Need help identifying brand of a part Noplacetosail at 5:34am 10.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/681 I have a 1975 macgregor 21 and the starboard side his this jib car but the port side car is missing.
Adding a holding tank Martin at 5:18am 10.25.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1213 I have recently purchased a Beneteau Oceanis 311 and the lake at which it will be sailed on requires
Outboard Shaft Length David Hoch at 5:16am 10.25.04 Smaller Boats 7/1148 I'm buying a new Honda 9.9 for my 260 and wonder if a 20" or 25" is better for the 260.The EZ Stee
self work boat yard? calehuff at 4:36am 10.25.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1035 looking for a boatyard that allows owner of boat to "bottin paint" thier own boat, near Hillsboro In
Has this ever happened to you? gball at 3:16am 10.25.04 Day Sailers 2/1089 Hey guys,I trailer-sailed my 170 yesterday in our usual Florida lake and blissfully forgot to clam
Lifelines Revisited T J Furstenau at 3:14am 10.25.04 Racing 5/1832 After inspection on haulout, it looks like I will be replacing lifelines sooner than I expected. In

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C275 vs other "weekender/daysailers" Codybear at 5:58am 12.03.20 C275 is pretty easy to maneuver around the docks and the saildrive introduces very little if any not
Minuet Justin_NSA at 5:37am 12.03.20 Have you been here. Looks like a Minuet forum https://mcvayminuet.wordpress.com
Minuet 31seahorse at 5:28am 12.03.20 Hello Seaswood, Did you check Sailboatdata ? There is the usual page of specs and a drawing of the
Hull repair shemandr at 5:17am 12.03.20 On the positive side, there isn't a bulkhead right there and so it shouldn't be a highly stressed pa
pleasing to the eye TomY at 5:16am 12.03.20 The mizzen is back winded, but the main also looks a little that way to me. Beauty! ...and in no w
Vend�e Globe? Scott B at 5:08am 12.03.20 30kts? How do you sleep? Their brains are operating on a level I can't understand. at 30 knots
pleasing to the eye Will Gilmore at 5:08am 12.03.20 What's the first design, Jon? This fine shot shows DORADE hard on the wind, even the mizzen is draw
Vend�e Globe? Scott B at 5:06am 12.03.20 Sam is now heading to Cape Town with structural damage around the keelbox. She came to a complete s
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 4:57am 12.03.20 30kts? How do you sleep? Their brains are operating on a level I can't understand.
pleasing to the eye Justin_NSA at 4:56am 12.03.20 poetry on water :tongue:
pleasing to the eye (1) TomY at 4:46am 12.03.20 3 8 meters racing in the Netherlands.
Three bladed prop? rajhnsn at 4:39am 12.03.20 Yes, a previous owner had upgraded the Alternator to 120 amps. There is also an alternator shut off
pleasing to the eye (1) TomY at 4:08am 12.03.20 What's the first design, Jon? This fine shot shows DORADE hard on the wind, even the mizzen is drawi
Hull repair Will Gilmore at 3:44am 12.03.20
Old Nissan 2 stroke outboard parts? azambella at 3:42am 12.03.20 YES! Thank you very much.
pleasing to the eye Will Gilmore at 11:43pm 12.02.20 It is astounding the beauty that can be formed from a few well shaped pieces of wood. -Will (Dragon
Beneteau 343 to mold part off. Ron20324 at 10:37pm 12.02.20 Can you make a mold from the other side of the boat? That might solve the "backing to port" probl
progressive insurance opinions TEM58 at 9:09pm 12.02.20
Fracnor tape drive furler Stu Jackson at 8:10pm 12.02.20 Hi, If you choose a jib for the conditions you expect, and sometimes that works for entire seasons,
Water heater tech question Justin_NSA at 8:03pm 12.02.20 Who drains antifreeze except to replace it?

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