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Draft - with & without water BillP. at 10:02am 04.29.04 Smaller Boats 4/861 Does anyone know the difference between the draft of the WB260 with and without the ballast tank ful
Lead Keel Crack Continued Steve Carpman at 8:28am 04.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1866 As indicated a couple of days ago, we discovered a crack in the lead keel on our 1991 Legend 37.5. T
Any information available regarding Puerto Rico Jim Smith at 6:56am 04.29.04 Destinations 2/1649 Just wondering if anyone has any information regarding anchorages and facilities in Puerto Rico as w
Would these sheaves fit my 25 masthead? Gary at 6:53am 04.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/873 Need to replace my masthead sheaves. Was wondering what the chances of the sheaves on the link below
Emptying my diesel tank Randy at 6:34am 04.29.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1092 I've got a 20 gallon diesel tank on my 1984 Catalina 27. Like most sailors, I'd rather sail than mo
Swing keel..... up or down Bill at 6:30am 04.29.04 Smaller Boats 8/1527 Any thoughts on leaving the swing keel up or down while at the dock...... just thought I'd keep the
Anchor for C27 John at 5:52am 04.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/909 When I bought my used C27 it came with a Danforth anchor suitable for use on a Navy Destroyer. How c
How Much Bottom Paint Don at 5:44am 04.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/855 Just a quick question. How many quarts/gallons of ablative bottom paint will I need for 1 coat cove
Guess I'll cut it. Tom M. at 4:49am 04.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1132 Hi Peggie. I'm removing a holding tank to replace it. The hose to the pumpout, for example, is VERY
Whats under the spreader boots scott at 4:45am 04.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/857 on my Kenyon mast. I need to move the spreaders tips up the shroud a couple of inches. What tools sh
Engine Zincs Bob F at 4:40am 04.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/933 Talking to a friend who has a powerboat with twin diesels and is having his engine zincs replaced. A
Tips for buying a '76 Catalina 30 Joe C at 4:19am 04.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1468 Hi There!I am a current owner of a '79 Catalina 25 SK. I am looking to move up to a Catalina 30. F
O'Day 12 Brighthwork David Opperman at 4:03am 04.29.04 Day Sailers 3/1092 Good afternoon. I found your very informative website through Google and I am pleased to have found
Leukemia Cup Mark Burrows at 3:29am 04.29.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1138 I have been looking into participating the Leukemia Cup Regatta in Annapolis, MD on June 5. Has any
Vent Loops Kim Efishoff at 2:23am 04.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1445 Peggy,The accepted way to connect a below the waterline sanitary system is to have vented loops in
Masking off for bottom job. Richard at 1:26am 04.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/953 I getting ready to peel and paint the bottom next week. I'm going to use Fine-line (blue) masking t
Cruising Spinnaker for our 386 Floyd at 1:04am 04.29.04 Big Boats 7/1461 Has anyone with a Hunter 380 or 386 installed a Doyle APC Asymmetrical sail or equivalent sail on th
sliding hatch cover needs repair Robert Mann at 1:03am 04.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1536 The runners for the hatch cover on my '85 C27 are pretty worn, as is the cabin roof where they slide
Let's talk Anchor lights. What's the latest on low Steve C at 12:20am 04.29.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1198 Voltage anchor lights? What's everyone using? Where are you mounting them?Thanks,Steve
Documentation number gmoritz at 12:19am 04.29.04 Big Boats 6/950 I have finally received my certificate of documentation papers for my boat I purchased in December.

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Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Jim26m at 4:18pm 10.21.20 Hello there! I am new to this forum and new to sailing too! My husband and I have a (new to us) 197
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing rukidn at 4:15pm 10.21.20 Peggie, Very good points. The toilet does indeed pull sea water in during normal flush, as it shoul
Cal-21 Jib Furler Hunter216 at 3:41pm 10.21.20
VHF Coax Don S/V ILLusion at 3:40pm 10.21.20 That's interesting. I've been a ham operator for several years and have run various sizes of coax
Neglected boats SailingLoto at 3:36pm 10.21.20 navigational moss was my first thought as well.
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay (1) Bill19233 at 3:33pm 10.21.20 Still in the 90's here, maybe down to the 80's this weekend for the first race in the fall series, l
Neglected boats shemandr at 3:19pm 10.21.20 Agreed. They are experimenting how to recycle fibreglass using moss and fungi. No, they're growing
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... shemandr at 2:55pm 10.21.20 I've been working on a spreadsheet (Excel) for comparison of these models - except I didn't put the
VHF Coax F260SS at 2:49pm 10.21.20
1981 22'Cape Dory shemandr at 2:46pm 10.21.20 Does the 22 have a well for the motor? The 25 does or at least some do. 5 hp should be quite adequ
VHF Coax Don S/V ILLusion at 2:40pm 10.21.20 The PL259 connectors are sized for the type of cable. Hoping someone can tell me the size of cable
Beneteau 311 spinnaker halyard Catsail at 2:38pm 10.21.20 Thank you.
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle DennisL at 2:36pm 10.21.20 In addition to my lack of electrical knowledge, I'm old and have a poor memory. I think the battery
Anchor light thinwater at 2:33pm 10.21.20 I replaced my entire assembly, but I also took the mast down and worked from the ground. I had to m
Neglected boats rgranger at 2:31pm 10.21.20 Hey, I did that so I can tell which way I'm going. I can't afford all them fancy compass gadgets y'
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... rgranger at 2:20pm 10.21.20 What @Justin_NSA said. Look for a Mac 26S or 26D or even a Mac 25 (if the keel is in good shape).
Cal-21 Jib Furler (2) rgranger at 2:11pm 10.21.20 Thanks... the main is reefed by a rolling boom not easy to do while under sail I will check out th
VHF Coax F260SS at 2:04pm 10.21.20 The PL259 connectors are sized for the type of cable. Hoping someone can tell me the size of cable
Catalina Galley Alansails at 1:52pm 10.21.20 When we owned our Catalina 22 hull #10380 we left the galley in the basement, again racing and littl
Raw Water Shut Off Access Port -- At Last Claude L.-Auger at 1:52pm 10.21.20 Nice job Allan. I am not tall enough to reach over the engine and therefore it has now been 21 years

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