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the final keel bolt Bob at 12:15am 05.16.04 Smaller Boats 7/1116 Yesturday evening after inserting the new keel pin through the new bushing and ataching the new winc
Hunter 34 Keel Problem Sam H. at 12:14am 05.16.04 Big Boats 6/3978 I am looking at a 1985 Hunter 34 and I love it. It is, mostly, in great shape. The only that conce
192 Traveler? John Staloch at 12:00am 05.16.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/845 I recently purchased a 1986 O'Day 192. The main sheet is attached to the back stay. I believe that
Info on Blue II George at 11:57pm 05.15.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1110 Hello Blue II owners.I'm looking at a Blue II that is located in Toronto and wanted to find out som
23.5 cabin lights arturo devitalis at 10:54pm 05.15.04 Smaller Boats 3/947 Here's the deal. I've got power to the fixture; I can't "see" any problem with the ground as it test
Stepping a mast Kevin at 10:49pm 05.15.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1043 I need to repair the mast step on my C30. Has anyone ever removed a mast using the halyards from tw
genoa tracks placement william at 6:06pm 05.15.04 Smaller Boats 4/1157 my little h23 is turning into a kinda fun boat. all lines are now aft so i can actually sail it.....
stringer replacement Jason L at 4:56pm 05.15.04 Bigger Boats 1/1093 Hi all, I have a 1979 O 28. the stringers running side to side under the bilge cover have become sof
best way to clean a stained sail ? bryan at 2:56pm 05.15.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1696 i just bought a 1984 catalina 27 . it's in very good shape. although the forsail has some rust type
Mac 25 Rudder John Raeburn at 1:56pm 05.15.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/977 Can anyone tell me how to get a replacement rudder head? Prior to my owning it the boat was moored o
Hull wax - does water bead up or sheet off Bob La Salle at 9:19am 05.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1253 On a freshly waxed (paste wax), smooth fiberglass hull, will water (rain water, hose water, etc) she
soler pannel mounting John Olson at 7:27am 05.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1119 Hay I have aC30 and want to mount a soler pannel for battrey chargeing and maintaining I had a 30 wa
propeller ID Lou Potente at 6:07am 05.15.04 Ask All Sailors 0/894 My propeller on C'C 27 Mark V has the following indentifying info HH91712. Does anyone know what thi
Waeco V-12 Refrigeration Rick Cass at 4:11am 05.15.04 Other Sailboats 1/820 Hi, does anyone know how much of a battery bank is needed to reasonably power the Crosby/Waeco V-12
Jib sheet layout. Bill Dowling at 4:04am 05.15.04 Smaller Boats 2/1065 I have an early water ballast 26 which I race in PHRF. It has 100% jib which seems adequate in this
2004 Lake Erie Rendezvous Schedule Harmers at 3:53am 05.15.04 Other Sailboats 0/689 Lake Erie South Shore Hunter Sailing Association Renedezvous Schedule:Memorial Weekend - Middle Ba
Seeking Info on a Capri Cyclone Roger Kennedy at 2:34am 05.15.04 Smaller Boats 0/1101 I'm with a community sailing program in Louisville, KY. This morning a 1980 Capri Cyclone was donat
Anchor Riding Sails Frank Bulkley at 11:40pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1312 Does anyone have experience with using a anchor riding sail with a double backstay?
Which antifouling? Mike H at 10:31pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1037 I use VC17 but every year the last fews years the price goes up by $5 per quart to $40/qt now every
Front hatch arm John A at 10:26pm 05.14.04 Smaller Boats 2/1000 The compression fitting in my front hatch slide arm is wore out. Does anyone have any ideas where I

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An intro and a question jon hansen at 12:34pm 12.17.20 yo dave, "more sail" "square footage, square footage, square footage" in a run or deep reach it wi
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 shemandr at 12:26pm 12.17.20
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s stickinthemud57 at 12:13pm 12.17.20 Pretty sure not. Just a magneto, no sign of a generator in the online parts diagrams. Agree that the
Electric oil change pump shemandr at 12:11pm 12.17.20 I had the West Marine type referenced in post # 4 and it worked great. It was not exhausting and yo
Shrink Wrap not done! Rick486 at 11:41am 12.17.20 I dropped off my 40 plus foot boat at my Marina on October 18 for winterizing and shrink wrap. As y
Shrink Wrap not done! Scott T-Bird at 11:37am 12.17.20 That's a lot of time between October 18 and now. Did you not question them earlier? Did you have a
Shrink Wrap not done! Justin_NSA at 11:23am 12.17.20 Can you share the methodology of growing your boat by more than 4'? I'd like a cheap way of turnin
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s Justin_NSA at 11:22am 12.17.20 Does your outboard have a generator? How will you plan to recharge the battery(s) if you are staying
Prop shaft zinc 321 fstbttms at 11:10am 12.17.20 No he didn't the one I posted is 25mm read the fine print west marine seems to thinks its 1 inch a
Prop shaft zinc 321 Mechone at 11:06am 12.17.20 You ordered a 1" anode to be used on a 25mm shaft. It's too big by 4/10mm and will not seat properl
Shrink Wrap not done! Meriachee at 10:55am 12.17.20 I dropped off my 40 plus foot boat Can you share the methodology of growing your boat by more than
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s Sailor1001 at 10:53am 12.17.20 Here is a link for the propane heater. It looks like Force10 sold their business to Dickinson and t
Shrink Wrap not done! sailme88 at 10:44am 12.17.20 Go and document the uncovered boat. Also document if the winterization had not been done. Most smar
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Sailgunner at 10:31am 12.17.20 Yes. Make sure the tank is empty. Need to remove all debris out of tank after you cut the hole.
Prop shaft zinc 321 fstbttms at 10:28am 12.17.20 I think what he ordered is actually 25 mm. For some reason in some places it is called 1" but if yo
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port (2) Nodak7 at 10:28am 12.17.20 Yes I have installed an inspection port in our 2006 H41DS. Here are the pics. Good luck!
Shrink Wrap not done! dlochner at 10:27am 12.17.20 do they agree that they were aware of your expectation? Sometimes, work requests can get misinterpr
Prop shaft zinc 321 Richard19068 at 10:25am 12.17.20 You ordered a 1" anode to be used on a 25mm shaft. It's too big by 4/10mm and will not seat properl
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s Sailor1001 at 10:25am 12.17.20 Batteries and heaters don't work out so well. Most people will use something like a Force 10 cabin
Prop shaft zinc 321 fstbttms at 10:11am 12.17.20 Thanks Mechone. I ordered it today. In Zinc. You ordered a 1" anode to be used on a 25mm shaft. I

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