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Bulkhead Mounting Material Rob McClain at 4:38am 08.22.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1292 I recall about 1 year ago reading some posts about a material that you can use to mount decorative i
motoring w/ 1985 macgregor 22 ken at 4:12am 08.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3292 I am looking at a 1985 22footer. Where I live I would be motoring most of the time out on the river,
Plug Mooring on a Hunter 23 Ben at 3:38am 08.22.04 Smaller Boats 7/1566 Anyone have any suggestions on how to moor a Hunter 23 to plug? There is no cleat on the bow of min
Sea Dog releasing cleat / help archive search? mrbill2 at 11:11pm 08.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/969 Hi there, I was going to order the Sea Dog releasing cleat , for the rudder, and tried searching th
oday 29 sebastien at 10:18pm 08.21.04 Bigger Boats 1/1619 I would like to have some information about the oday 29 1991 built by pearson.thank yousebgrise@y
Throttle cable Kwn at 3:22pm 08.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1070 While motoring into the dock today, I suddenly realized that my gearshift lever would not respond.
33' Compression Post Removal? D Olson at 1:35pm 08.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/971 I have noticed corrosion and pitting on the aluminum compression post where the fiberglass interface
Daggerboard Trunk surface oreana123 at 12:03pm 08.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/875 Can anyone give some ideas for covering the daggerboard trunk inside the cabin of the boat? I remove
Parts for Head Mike at 11:23am 08.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/768 I have a 82 27 hunter. does anyone know what the standard head was for that boat. I cant find any mo
Refrigeration Jeff M10656 at 10:38am 08.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/986 I need to replace my original AlderBarbour refrigertion on our 88 Cat 30. I can get a real sweat dea
Shape of mast crutch Mike Davis at 9:02am 08.21.04 Smaller Boats 2/870 The more I look at it, the more suspicious I get. Fellow 260er's, is your aft mast crutch straight
teflon grease for Jabsco toilet pump thomas82 at 7:59am 08.21.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3660 Peggiewhere can I buy teflon grease as you suggested for lubricatingthe piston in the pump.Please
need new motor mount Tom Irwin at 7:42am 08.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1022 I have a 9.9 Yamaha four stroke motor;need to mount on transomwhat type (mfg and model#) motor m
ODay Javelin: I need advice John Kotlanger at 7:26am 08.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1798 I was an ODay 26 owner for nearly 12 year and loved the boat. I had to sell it to put my daughter th
O'day 272 sail measurements Mike Novitsky at 6:37am 08.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2273 I need to consider either repairing or buying used sails for my 272 LE. Does anyone have the measur
motor, gas questions Jim Cate at 2:51am 08.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1004 As a new Mac26M owner, I have some basic questions regarding care and maintenance of the motor (in m
Tell tales for a furling main V at 2:09am 08.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1605 We have a new Catalina 350 with a furling main (mast, not boom). We have spent the summer getting c
"Capsize screen"? Jim Dort at 1:48am 08.21.04 Big Boats 6/4484 The specs for the Hunter 420 include a "capsize screen" of 2.03. Assuming it has to do with the cap
O'Day 19 mainsheet rigging LeRoy Horn at 1:39am 08.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3391 Do not like the mainsheet rigging on O'Day 19. It is on backstay behind tiller and difficult to adj
Foul smell on deck Toni23624 at 1:21am 08.21.04 Big Boats 10/1234 We recently pumped out our full holding tank.Then flushed some marine freshener with water through

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Sailing by machine learning jon hansen at 9:08pm 02.04.21 we all are doing the machines. GPS, radios, auto pilots, diesels, compass, lightbulbs, propane, ta
Ventilation for Catalina 25 LuckyDuck at 9:04pm 02.04.21 The Batteries were replaceable on the solar vent we had, charged by the sun during the day and ran
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted markwbird at 8:56pm 02.04.21 Had the same issue. Kanzaki KM3a. It can be rebuilt. Cost you about $800. Replace the cone clutch. D
Sailing by machine learning markwbird at 8:51pm 02.04.21 Already happening with power winches, etc tied into computer with wind vane, knotmeter. Boat can lea
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby VanIslandGuy at 8:34pm 02.04.21 I had a similar issue on our H410 last summer. It was corrosion. Every ground, seatalk plug, and p
Hull question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:04pm 02.04.21
Hull/Keel repair Crazy Dave Condon at 6:50pm 02.04.21 @Sailfanatic Comments are based on 50 years working on sailboats first as an owner and later as a
Cargo Ship snaps in half Drinky Crow at 6:33pm 02.04.21 I thought Liberty ships were made of ferro cement?
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Drinky Crow at 6:28pm 02.04.21 He should, at minimum, have a chartplotter. Failing that, a compass or at least a pair of binoculars
Switching an inboard for an outboard SailingLoto at 6:24pm 02.04.21 look up Thunderstruck Electric conversions. pretty basic set ups. obviously you still need batterie
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Meriachee at 6:02pm 02.04.21 And there are some cool pubs on the island. If you guys would just open the border for sailors we co
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Hello Below at 5:45pm 02.04.21 Guys :yikes: Navionics straight line distance has the West side of Gibson Shoal to the entrance of
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted SabreToothedEngineer at 5:15pm 02.04.21 I have an '83 H34 with the 3GMF engine and the Kanzaki KBW10 transmission (just to give you the mode
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) leo310 at 5:05pm 02.04.21 So let say he sails at 4 knots on avg. its going to take 8 hours and this will also be 2 current cha
BOMAR GASKET SFS at 5:02pm 02.04.21 The store here may be able to help you also. @Dave Groshong
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post Justin_NSA at 4:47pm 02.04.21 How are your other wires coming down thru the deck? Lights?
The sailors mountain. Justin_NSA at 4:36pm 02.04.21 I haven't been to the Colorado slopes ib a few years. I sold my gear when I was getting comments on
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit bmorr at 4:32pm 02.04.21 Welcome to the great club of H26 owners, I have had a 96 for 10 years. I have found that I am dryer
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post sail sfbay at 4:29pm 02.04.21 Not sure..............could drill a pilot hole through your teak compression post to confirm if holl
mast clearance on 321 Hello Below at 4:02pm 02.04.21 It would be best to confirm the actual height of the mast on your boat if clearances are critical. T

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