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Venture MacGregor Catamaran Bill Grenke at 5:07am 07.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1747 I am interested in locating a source for parts and accessories for a 1970's vintage Venture MacGrego
Catalina 36 powertrain and autoprop propellers Mike Doman at 3:14am 07.30.04 Big Boats 2/1368 I recently purchased a 1987 Catalina 36 fitted with an Autoprop propeller.The marine survey identifi
Chicago? Paul356 at 3:12am 07.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/980 Who's sailed to Chicago and found good transient dockage? Details?
sailboat ID - help Streamer at 1:30am 07.30.04 Ask All Sailors 14/2178 Hi ALL-I'm a rookie, although I have sailed a bit, my experience is minimal at best.I have found a
Cat27 5411 water pump housing leaking!? Al Kwiatkowski at 12:15am 07.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1175 I recently replaced the impeller shaft seals on my 5411 because they were leaking. Well, it still le
Johnson 9.9...Prop change? rose20532 at 11:44pm 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1983 I just bought a '96 Johnson LS 9.9 for my Catalina 27. It has no reverse power, and I now know that
WOOD TRIM Paul at 11:08pm 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1468 I own a Hunter 260 that I bought last year. The boat is in great shape just that the wood is startin
In search for celestial navigation information B Noble at 10:35pm 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1206 I am the proud owner of a previously enjoyed Davis Mark 25 sextant that did not come with any books.
Availability of used Catalina 25 from 1990-1994 Sandy Emerson at 10:33pm 07.29.04 Smaller Boats 1/1394 I am interested in a late model Catalina 25 swing/wing keel; understand that Catalina started making
Cooooweeee are you there Crazy Dave Mark at 6:43pm 07.29.04 Smaller Boats 7/958 Dave could you give me some info on wether the keel should be without any weight on it at all when t
Hunter 45 John C6370 at 3:58pm 07.29.04 Big Boats 3/968 Anyone have an opinion on the Hunter 45 of 86-89 vintage? Do these boats have any generic faults e
Tiller pilot on a Mac 26X mart15365 at 2:11pm 07.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1149 I want to add an autopilot to my Mac 26X. I am looking at using a Raymarine ST2000 driving the rudd
1/2 Click Starts Great!!! Mike16339 at 1:38pm 07.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/909 I posted a question last week involving my H31 not starting. I thought is was the starter or possibl
Fresh water tank -- does anyone know GRAHAM17679 at 1:34pm 07.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1306 the capacity of the fresh water tank on a 1985 Catalina 25?
Any order to O'Brian series Dave20133 at 12:44pm 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1048 I have not yet read any of the Patrick O'Brian books. After the publicity associated with the Russel
Bottom Job symmes1 at 12:42pm 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1296 Can anyone tell me where I can get the bottom painted on my Hunter 23 around Tampa Bay. The boat i
8' Dingy Sail Eric at 9:25am 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1029 Hi I have just purchased an old sailing dinghy,however there is no sail.I'm looking for a small sail
Oceanis 361 black water holding tank M. Laverdiere at 7:52am 07.29.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2210 My Oceanis 361 2000(Ex. Moorings) is equiped with a small holding tank - approx. 10 gal. that I woul
Outboard Motor Tom Jendrysik at 7:28am 07.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1003 I have a 1989 22 foot hunter and recently my outboard Yamaha 9.9 short shaft quit. What can you rce
Add a bow sprit Carl at 7:15am 07.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1033 Has anyone found a way to add a bow sprit to a Hunter 33.5?

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Eye Splice double-braid Indysailor at 5:35am 01.07.21 Made my first attempt at splicing. Decided to try a soft-shackle using the Dyneema. Followed the
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) seadaddler at 4:57am 01.07.21 Check mixing elbo and mine would not start at all after winter storage and after replacing mixing el
Hunter 356 dripless shaft seal seadaddler at 4:55am 01.07.21 Did you contact PSS and see what they need for sizing, I did add PSS and I contacted them for info
New dinghy for 2-hp honda seadaddler at 4:50am 01.07.21
A blue water C22? Gene Neill at 4:40am 01.07.21 What a sailor indeed, but also much more. It is profoundly humbling just to know men like him exis
A blue water C22? Joe at 3:15am 01.07.21 Would you sail around the world in this 24ft boat? What a sailor. https://www.sail-world.com/photo
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Apex at 3:12am 01.07.21 for trailer sailing, and often having to re-thread, a clutch may not be ideal. An alternative is t
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Joe at 2:58am 01.07.21 My 2 cents... a clutch for the winched halyard. PXR for control lines such as vang and downhaul whe
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration (1) Joe at 2:46am 01.07.21 Either place the tack and clew line cleats at the mast, or run the lines back to the cockpit..... wh
Weight at the forward of the Legend 37.5 destiny12 at 11:34pm 01.06.21 Thks SF. i would appreciate we can share some contact details - maybe good to whatapp or email as y
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) HMT2 at 10:35pm 01.06.21 SIr , it is the cold and no glow plugs see post 14 & 8.
New tool :) Terry Cox at 9:27pm 01.06.21 Yup, F4H. Spent the first cruise on the flight deck as a Plane Captain (grunt) on the Kitty Hawk. Th
New tool :) Justin_NSA at 8:33pm 01.06.21 Spent three years in the Navy as a J79 jet engine mechanic and trouble shooter. That tool brings ba
deck light TimFromLI at 7:42pm 01.06.21 Good point about the steaming light being used only while motoring but the other advantage of LED is
Hunter 34 Fuel Tank CoastLife at 7:19pm 01.06.21 This is what we do. We did in fact run out of fuel once, before we started keeping a general track
Replacing the gooseneck on the boom, C-18 ladorry at 7:14pm 01.06.21 how do you break an ear off the cap? Sailing or accident?
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? TimFromLI at 7:09pm 01.06.21 I just bought 2 spinlock swivel PXRs to replace the Harken cam cleats on my traveler. I think the
New tool :) JRacer at 6:55pm 01.06.21 Good to know. I'll know where to locate it when I need it! :biggrin:
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:33pm 01.06.21 Is the discharge fitting on the tank at the bottom of the tank or on the top of the tank with a pick
New tool :) Terry Cox at 6:24pm 01.06.21 Spent three years in the Navy as a J79 jet engine mechanic and trouble shooter. That tool brings bac

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