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Preventing Rust on Winches rose20532 at 10:44am 08.22.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1284 I am currently restoring a Catalina 27. There are three very old winches on her, all with horrible
Oil Changer R at 10:29am 08.22.04 Big Boats 11/1206 All, I'd like some feedback on experience doing oil changes. My debate is to use a power pump or ha
Cleaning Penetroled Surface tarheel at 10:20am 08.22.04 Ask All Sailors 9/2097 Several weeks ago I did a Penetrol treatment on my 1981 Pearson 323. After approximately four coats
Water ballast to fade away? Juice6576 at 10:00am 08.22.04 Smaller Boats 5/925 Attended an in water boat show at Waukegan today. When talking to the Hunter dealer, he led us to be
New 27 footer to debut at Annapolis - No more WB Juice6576 at 9:58am 08.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/821 Attended an in water boat show at Waukegan today. When talking to the Hunter dealer, he led us to be
Hunter 310 - 320 - 326 any differ. construction Wolf at 9:55am 08.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1083 Is there a difference between 310-320-326 in the construction?It looks as the floorplan is the same
It broke! V21 Gooseneck at 8:54am 08.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/941 I was rigging out my V21 this weekend and the gooseneck broke at the hinge. The aluminum had worn to
32 to 35' with nice lines Steve at 8:48am 08.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1034 Okay Rob asked a nice daysailor question. Now mine is what boats have those nice lines that look gre
ST1000 tillerpilot ruedi ross at 7:42am 08.22.04 Smaller Boats 1/748 I just purchased a st1000 for my 240. Then the admiral wanted a bigger boat, and we found a 260 with
Bottom Paint Help... Greg A at 7:26am 08.22.04 Smaller Boats 6/1063 I am looking for info on what bottom paint is best for the central florida intercoastal waterways.
Catalina 27 refurbish Don Howle at 6:58am 08.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1151 Hello out there,My first time on this site. My 27 Catalina is in sad shape from some storms that
Handicap Joe at 5:59am 08.22.04 Racing 2/1861 Anybody have a handicap for Hunter 216?
Have a question about a 83 mac 25 Leetvl at 4:56am 08.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1123 I'm relativly new to sailing but have been doing alot of research on the mac 25 and have sailed a Sa
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 1/1622 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 5/1071 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

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Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 DougM at 5:39am 02.06.21
Beneteau 285 Steering wheel shaft size/type DougM at 5:28am 02.06.21 What brand name binnacle is on your boat? If its Goiot brand (French) you may be able to change out
Pedestal table night light Beneteau 343 2007 DougM at 5:16am 02.06.21 As always, a picture would help. Try the beneteau parts site, or the SBO store. You may not need t
Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time sailme88 at 5:08am 02.06.21 Ok, so you tried to fit on a smaller trailer. Was the a float on or crane?
Just cruising along... danstanford at 2:39am 02.06.21 Congratulations Clay, they are getting a powerful advocate!
Rusty Keel Bolts njlarry at 1:40am 02.06.21 Lead or iron keel? Stainless or galvinized bolts? Your lucky Catalina is still available for help an
Rudder Stop vs. Autopilot windsurfer at 1:28am 02.06.21 No, no, I meant antifreeze. That way the bolt won't get frozen in the quadrant. :stir: This happe
butyl caulking Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 02.05.21 You'll find that butyl is a sealant and not a caulk but a sealant. The stuff between teak floorboa
Rusty Keel Bolts TimFromLI at 5:46pm 02.05.21 Me too, on my beneteau. I have the new stud and nuts. I am still trying to find a socket to fit it a
Found a 2003 C310 (7) JRT at 5:36pm 02.05.21 Shipping was fast, they arrived 3 days later but the weather has not been good to take them out and
Sailing by machine learning PaulK at 4:58pm 02.05.21 Part of the joy of sailing is that you - YOU - get to pick how much technology you want. Do you jus
Navigation Lights Jacktar at 4:52pm 02.05.21 Yep 30 feet, and they do not notice the anchor lite up there so I put a cheap solar yard light in th
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 (1) PaulK at 4:15pm 02.05.21 Just found this in the photo contest. Do you want to go camping or cruising?
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby discovery at 4:13pm 02.05.21 I had a similar issue on our H410 last summer. It was corrosion. Every ground, seatalk plug, and
Hunter 28.5 Fixture aft of jib/genoa winch? (2) Rob Benson at 4:07pm 02.05.21 Here are the images I promised as we investigate the mysterious fixtures that reside behind my jib w
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler SandyFrank at 4:06pm 02.05.21 In process update. Holy crap this is a PITA. I got all but three bolts out and one bolt head sheare
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 PaulK at 3:55pm 02.05.21 Justin has hit the bullseye. Do you like orange juice or apple juice? The two boats are quite diff
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor (2) sf34dtw at 3:40pm 02.05.21
Just cruising along... JRacer at 3:28pm 02.05.21 Always enjoyed the TX Circuit Stop there at LCYC with the J24. But, that ramp is brutal!
Cargo Ship snaps in half PaulK at 3:05pm 02.05.21 It was a 40 year old ship. It would be great if they could examine the wreakage and see if the kee

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