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swing board o25 or catalina 25 fgm at 10:17am 07.27.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 I would like to hear from sailors who could compare an O25 swing board with an catalina 25 swing boa
Swing center board King at 10:03am 07.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1003 Is the center board in my Oday 25 suppose to retract all the way up into the keel stub? When retract
Yanmar Parts Online Tim Welsh at 9:56am 07.27.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1832 What's a good company to order Yanmar parts online from, Tim Welsh H34
1985 Catalina 27 Gerard Holker at 9:15am 07.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1124 I purchased our 1985, 27 from the original owner. Why are there no backing plates on any of the th
C-30 keel trouble CW at 9:11am 07.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1017 The bolt-on fin keel on my 1982 C-30 has a very thin seperation at the front where the keel meets th
DaySailer centerboard removal AndyB at 9:10am 07.27.04 Day Sailers 0/2739 I am in the process of removing the centerboard from my 1983 DaySailer II. I have removed the pivot
Large Frame Alternator 1 R at 9:09am 07.27.04 Big Boats 19/1410 All, here is a picture of alternator upgrade with a large frame alternator on a 3gm30Yanmar. note t
Large Frame Alternator R at 9:04am 07.27.04 Big Boats 0/775 All, here is a picture of alternator upgrade with a large frame alternator on a 3gm30Yanmar. note t
Too much head Curt McClain at 8:53am 07.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1083 The 26D that i am about to pick up has a marine toilet installed - something that just doesn't seem
swing up tiller on a Hunter 22 chelsabella at 8:51am 07.27.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1193 I have a 1984 Hunter 22. The tiller does not go up. has anyone converted this type to a swing up.
Large Frame Alt R at 8:40am 07.27.04 Big Boats 0/780 All, here is a picture for those who were following along on earlier post
sail track slot dimension Michael at 8:05am 07.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/876 I need to replace the sail track slot on my 1984 Cat 27 tall rig. The last owners were using the goo
varying the amount of water ballast!? Richard at 6:47am 07.27.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1160 Has anyone tried to let diferent amounts of water into the ballast chamber for light wind conditions
alarm indicator light ??? Joe at 6:10am 07.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/945 All,I have a 1984 Cat 27 with a Universal 18. On the engine instrument panel there are 2 indicator
Any one hear of an Oday 14? Henry Bernatowicz at 5:45am 07.27.04 Day Sailers 0/993 I have a sailboat with a registration and markings saying it is an Oday 14. The sail insignia is a c
How does the pop up hatch work? Irishflynn at 4:58am 07.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/973 I am a new MacGregor owner and I am wondering if anyone can help me out on how the pop-top hatch / C
P42 salon ottoman replacement John3127 at 4:46am 07.27.04 Big Boats 5/1086 When I bought my 1991 P42, it didn't have the salon ottoman that allows people to sit on the starboa
can you make due with a larger genoa? Anthony at 4:09am 07.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1333 Hello, I have a 21' mac that I have completely restored aside for getting new sails. I have a genoa
Do I Have The Right Fuel Filters? Joe Mullee at 3:55am 07.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/782 I have a 1983 Yanmar 3GMF in my 1983 H34. After the fuel line leaves the fuel tank it goes to an old
Head Problems for Peggy Don at 3:50am 07.27.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1234 Just had a group out for the weekend on our 92 H35.5. The head got plugged and after taking apart th

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P42 generator info JamesG161 at 3:30pm 01.11.21 For the record here's the side of my gen. If I figure out what engine it is I'll post it on this th
Replacement feathering prop fstbttms at 3:30pm 01.11.21 Has anyone had any experience with... a Brunton Autoprop? The blades hardly ever fall off those!
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? shemandr at 3:27pm 01.11.21 "...I don't have enough juice. I am quitting and I'm taking the system down with me..." I'm not s
Cracks in keel dlochner at 3:24pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)
Is this config acceptable? JamesG161 at 3:18pm 01.11.21 One other tip... When your boat is in the water and the thru hull valve is open... You can see the
Engine alignment issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft l
Cracks in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 3:11pm 01.11.21 There are a couple ofLaguna 26s on the hard at the local sailing club in Sarasota which have been fo
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 3:07pm 01.11.21 Ward; Reading your response and looking up the various items you mention, it appears that this fits
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 3:00pm 01.11.21 It is the LOCK ROTER AMPs You have to exceed normal Amps to start it up. I have the Dometic Turbo
Time for new AC. JamesG161 at 2:55pm 01.11.21 My old unit would start/run with my Honda 2200 but I haven't tried this unit yet. It is the LOCK R
Cracks in keel shemandr at 2:54pm 01.11.21 I'm in the not structural camp. As unpleasant as it will be I'd take it down to gelcoat or even fib
Cracks in keel sail sfbay at 2:52pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 2:37pm 01.11.21 Thank you for the further clarifications
Cracks in keel LeeandRick at 2:36pm 01.11.21 Is that section hollow or have ballast? If it's the hollow section it may have become concaved over
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:21pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwa
Battery location H31' (83-87) SFS at 2:18pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwar
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:12pm 01.11.21 This space stay's pretty dry. Plus with battery boxes, I think the batteries will be dry. The we
Cracks in keel dlochner at 2:09pm 01.11.21 I'm in the "It looks like fairing compound" crowd. Polyester based fairing compounds, especially che
Dual headstays Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 01.11.21 I think @Jackdaw has written in the past about the detrimental effects of a furled gennaker in front
Cracks in keel kloudie1 at 1:57pm 01.11.21 Yeah, kinda looks like a fairing compound that is failing.. someone may have used an automotive fill

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