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up, up and away? Dragon Fly at 6:03am 09.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/937 To bosen or not to bosen... that is the question. It's too many times, I've had the need to go up
replace or repair?? Dragon Fly at 5:55am 09.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/910 Charley damaged (among other things) the railing around the cockpit of my catalina 25 (1985). This
Roller Furling Main Problems Sam Morgan at 5:53am 09.20.04 Big Boats 1/1110 I have hull#1 of the Catalina 50, with an IsoMat mast, with an in the mast furling system that I am
ST4000 Rudder Feedback Sensor Installation Calaloo at 5:25am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/842 I decided that I need a rudder feedback sensor to stabilize my autopilot. I would like to know if an
Looking for O'day 25 Deck Teak Tor at 5:23am 09.20.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1330 After finding this site a couple of years ago, I also found another site that had O'Day 25 parts. I
Hunter 25 vs. Tartan 27 Joe at 5:21am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1316 I'm looking at a Hunter 25 (1978) and Tartan 27 (1963) to purchase.I want to cruise for fun and cas
Navigational lens Jacque Esslinger at 5:12am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1034 We need to replace the port and starboard lens and replace the mast light/lens.Where can these ite
Survived Hurricane Ivan Tim Opt Holt at 5:10am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/878 Hurricane Ivan struck Baldwin county Alabama Thursday morning. In Robert's Bayou (Pirate's Cove mari
Supply, Demand janice at 4:13am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1288 Are most of the sailors in Florida
Need class on repairing sailboats in Houston janice at 3:53am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 3/915 My 1968 Columbia 22' was sinking and we ended up giving it away. I need to take a class on refubish
Need Cat 22 measurement Stuart at 3:52am 09.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1021 My boat is in Mexico (and for sale) and I need the width dimension of the sole, floor, right before
got trailer?? Patrick at 3:51am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1216 Does anyone in the southeast have a trailer that will even come close to working on a 78 hunter 25 s
I'm Curious Ken Prichard at 3:13am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/944 . Why does Hunter only put the model number of the boat on the sails and not the production number?
Decreasing sail area in higher winds? JayK at 3:12am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1539 Thanks to the remains of hurricane Ivan, I got my first chance over the weekend to practice a little
2GMF Yanmar Tach Steve at 3:03am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/943 I'm only getting around 2400 RPM's out of my tach on my Yanmar 2GMF. Changed all filters and instal
Dirty mast Bryan22217 at 2:58am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/973 Unfortunately my 37 year old boat mast shows scuffs and other superficial blemishes. Has anyone had
New MacGregor price CJ at 2:56am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1734 1. How much to pay dealer for a new 05 MacGregor without any options? I know that MSRP is 18,900,
Deck repair saildriver at 2:42am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1454 I need to repair the deck under my stanchions. Cracks have developed and when it rains more water g
Will the new 25 use an inboard or an outboard? Ed at 2:26am 09.20.04 Smaller Boats 0/766 I have seen the new 27 - nice boat but more $$$ than I want to spend on a day sailor. I saw a Catal
Broken mast Henry Wellman at 2:13am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/818 Hurricane Frances snapped my 26x mast, almost predictably exactly at spreader. Don't know where to

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Anti-fouling wax rgranger at 11:56am 11.22.20 I don't think you have to be that exotic (and smelly). Pettit Hydrocoat Eco is a copper free ablati
Chrysler 26 Cabin gutting/rennovation jssailem at 11:56am 11.22.20 Welcome to the forum. Nice looking boat. Promising projects to keep you busy. With 59 square mil
December/January Trips Planned jssailem at 11:50am 11.22.20 After my Florida adventure, providing I am still healthy, perhaps a February sail might be possible.
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 jon hansen at 11:48am 11.22.20 a windlass is a type of winch.:cool:
Beneteau 361 stiff steering Mechone at 11:47am 11.22.20 Yup your on the right track it should just drop right out grab the rudder and twist it back and for
Anti-fouling wax dlochner at 11:45am 11.22.20 I have actually thought about this.... and considered dissolving napthalene (mothballs) along with
Halloween cruise (2) jssailem at 11:44am 11.22.20 Thanks for the compliment. The posted photo is from my boat. I put a padeye just behind the windlas
ProFurler Basic B35 Foil joker460 at 11:33am 11.22.20 Don't see if you are on the American or Canadian side of Lake St. Clair but I get my profurl info fr
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 Tedd at 11:29am 11.22.20 I may not be using the terminology correctly. By anchor winch I'm referring to the drum style winche
Raymarine-Ev-100-Wheel-Evolution-Autopilot jssailem at 11:14am 11.22.20 Stephen Certainly it will help. It will provide a signal to the AP CPU that there is a force hittin
Anti-fouling wax rgranger at 11:10am 11.22.20 Does someone want to retire rich? Invent an anti-fouling wax for use between the edge of the botto
1999 Hunter 340 Questions Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 11.22.20 a. have others experienced this, is it the sign of a bigger problem (I.E. a leak)? Had a leak bac
Anti-fouling wax rgranger at 11:05am 11.22.20 The active ingredient in toilet bowl cleaners varies according to brand. Often they contain bleach
On the Level (1) walt at 11:04am 11.22.20 Scientist who do a poor or deceptive job dont get more grants, they get fired. Marketing companies
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:58am 11.22.20 It seems like windlasses are more common on sailboats while winches are more common on power boats.
New portlights Allan12210 at 10:48am 11.22.20 Are these fixed portlights? When I replaced mine I bonded them directly to the cabin top with the bu
Connecting old NAVMAN instrument to modern chartplotter take.yvr at 10:44am 11.22.20 I haven't heard of Signal K before. Interesting. The autopilot connection is not critical for me, s
Sending Unit Leaking Ralph Johnstone at 10:42am 11.22.20 Replacement parts (the gasket and teh permatex) don't arrive until later this week, Any big box h
Salt Water in Bilge jibes138 at 10:36am 11.22.20 Not necessarily a production problem but these boats are over 30 years old and the sealant may be fa
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) Allan12210 at 10:33am 11.22.20 Mine started to get a little "pinkish" after a few years. I drilled a hole through the strut and loo

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