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Raymarine Autopilot information please Tony L at 1:36pm 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1199 Hell all,Help please, this is my first boat purchase!I ordered a 37 ft yacht (7000kg or 15000lb di
Bermuda or bust! Carl at 1:09pm 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/850 OK, I have a Mac 24 "project boat"I have sailed, but do not consider myself a sailor by any means.
how should fresh water pump sound bruce at 12:54pm 07.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/927 Just purchased a 2001 Hunter 290 and am not certain the fresh water pump is behaving correctly. When
Lake or Coastal Sailing Scott at 10:03am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1547 We live in New Jersey and must choose between lake or coastal sailing. I have experience with dingh
Hard To Raise Mainsail Sonny at 9:41am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 5/2442 Main Sail is hard to raise, and hard to drop. What Might be the problem. I have spoken to several ot
HELP WITH HOSES jerry10848 at 8:41am 07.31.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1225 I bought a new toilet ' Shields "148" 1 1/2 (one and one half) inch sanitation hose. Although the
Test: Laptop to cell phone internet connection Tim Welsh at 7:33am 07.31.04 Big Boats 6/999 Time 4:30 P.M. Saturday July 31st 2004, Sky...Sunny,Wind....None, Temp.....Very HOTT!!!!!!!. Connec
Mast Tabernacle Crossbolt Gil at 6:48am 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1153 We recently tried to lower the mast on our Venture 25 while docked. We experienced a problem with un
Oven on CNG system not working Les Murray at 6:10am 07.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/920 My '86 C-36 has a CNG oven and stove from GSI, which I believe is original. On a recent two week cr
headsail/spinaker swap j cianflone at 5:23am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 0/829 I have a spinaker from a 22 catalina I would like to trade for a hank-on headsail (cat 22). The spin
Peter Suah - Extendable Mast Crutch Wanted Steve677 at 4:25am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 1/1052 Hi Peter,In your reply to a thread concerning mast raising systems you mentioned that you have a m
Where can I get a replacement carpet? Steven at 4:08am 07.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1201 I first want to thank everyone that has responded to my past questions. I have an '88 Catalina 30 a
Refrigerator options ? Eric Theil at 3:50am 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/926 I was just trying to get an idea on the best cooler option. I am looking in size for atleast 2cu. ft
Restoring a Ranger 33 1973 Cap JIm at 3:50am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1011 I salvage a Ranger 33 maybe wanting to restore. Looking for good used parts.
companionway screens neil b at 1:49am 07.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1147 I would appreciate any feed back about, type and manufacturers of companioway mosquito screens. Bugs
Brother, can you spare a line? ex-admin at 12:57am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1588 Most of us keep some amount of spare line aboard -- line that has no specific, regular use, but is j
rigging Mike at 12:07am 07.31.04 Day Sailers 3/1184 After crewing for many years, I bought my own O'day Daysailer 17'. Since I'm used to taking orders
Sailing downwind on jib alone - is it safe? Kirk Magee at 11:54pm 07.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1339 I've seen many boats sailing downwind with just the jib or genoa alone and no mainsial. Having a fu
Anyone have Volvo MD6A troubleshooting experience? Rich Stidger at 11:31pm 07.30.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1100 A buddy of mine just purchased a 1974 Albin Vega with a MD6A with the Combi gearbox.The engine ran
Safgas Oven knob assembly Dave Perry at 10:40pm 07.30.04 Big Boats 1/1142 I have a Hunter 34 with a CNG Oven installed. The top 4 burner knobs work fine, but the oven knob w

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O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? sreidvt at 8:25am 11.14.20 Would any 30 or 28 owners want to weigh in on their experience with the rudders on their boats? Like
Blister history of Catalina 310 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:16am 11.14.20 Both posts are showing the wrap at the keel stub I mentioned. This should be a regular maintenance i
My turnbuckle has failed........ justsomeguy at 8:12am 11.14.20
Cockpit enclosure question thinwater at 8:11am 11.14.20 We're replacing all our canvas this winter and adding a complete enclosure. On the side panels we
My turnbuckle has failed........ Tedd at 8:08am 11.14.20 Besides it would be an expensive repair when compared to an average turnbuckle. Not if you already
My turnbuckle has failed........ thinwater at 8:06am 11.14.20 From Lewmar: What do you recommend for lubricating the turnbuckle threads? For turnbuckles with dis
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top Hayden Watson at 7:55am 11.14.20 I had this problem with my spin halyard. In my case it was the hoisting end of the halyard not the
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top markwbird at 7:41am 11.14.20 So I added more words to the original post to clarify. In summary the spin halyard is getting wrappe
Blister history of Catalina 310 BC Bernie at 7:37am 11.14.20 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/keel-peel.194003
My turnbuckle has failed........ jssailem at 7:25am 11.14.20 Those look like some sort of "threaded insert." What brand are these turnbuckles? Where they repair
Potagannissing Bay jon hansen at 7:14am 11.14.20 the ferry is a non issue, the ships are in a 10 mph area and are predicable when seen. the ships are
My turnbuckle has failed........ markwbird at 7:12am 11.14.20 Pulled the threads right out. At both ends no less. Too tight? Vibration causing metal fatigue? Subs
My turnbuckle has failed........ smokey73 at 7:05am 11.14.20 :huh: What the heck? I've never seen the whole threaded fitting "pull out" the threaded portion in o
My turnbuckle has failed........ dlochner at 7:03am 11.14.20 How old is your standing rigging? It could be at are near its end of life. Yes, lubricate the turnb
Potagannissing Bay john6206 at 6:38am 11.14.20 i considered launching from Detour, I was concerned about ferry traffic and freighters. I had consid
Blister history of Catalina 310 JRT at 6:14am 11.14.20 This page has a couple of posts with pictures. I'm sure it isn't real bad, the paint was coming up a
Swing keel effectiveness TomY at 5:52am 11.14.20 I think people mistake a centerboard for something that will snap your neck when you lower it, like
I need a starter for an OMC Zephyr 1982 a sail drive on a 1982 S-2 kloudie1 at 4:56am 11.14.20 That engine is the same as the 20 and 30 horsepower two stroke OMC outboards of that year. Starter s
black marks dlochner at 4:19am 11.14.20 Dave I believe you can. It is one of those protein molecular links that invades the chemical bonds.
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? dlochner at 4:17am 11.14.20 Interesting thread! Our little state has a separate agency ("Oregon Marine Board") that titles and

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