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Replacing the rudder seal on a C30 J Simmonds at 8:11am 02.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/951 I need to reseal the head of my rudder before relaunching this spring. I have removed the rudder fr
Anchor Management System Mike Garbig at 8:10am 02.09.04 Big Boats 7/823 I have a 1996 Hunter 376 which has no windlass or rode management system - just a shallow well at th
How to use an alcohol stove Chip Chalker at 7:33am 02.09.04 Ask All Sailors 15/9937 I am new to sailing and do not know how to fill the alcohol stove on my O'Day 272. It appears the o
Dumb question from a newbie... Ross Terry at 7:09am 02.09.04 Smaller Boats 12/810 What would you call an instrument that tells you how far over you are heeled? Nothing fancy, just a
Shroud Tension Tom Renard at 6:49am 02.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/989 I am working on an older (1978) O'Day 27. The upper and lower shrouds seem to be of different sizes
Bottom Paint Sam Leonard at 6:14am 02.09.04 Smaller Boats 4/822 Anyone in the Clearwater, Fl area know of a good place to have a boat (23 Hunter) hauled out and the
Kerosene tank Ken Harkins at 5:35am 02.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1108 Does anyone know where to get a pressurized kerosene or alchohol tank for a reasonable price?
Shower sump Ken Harkins at 5:29am 02.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/869 I've been showering more often on my C30 and suddenly it smells as if there is a decaying corpse in
The admiral, she wants a head Hugh at 4:45am 02.09.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/892 We bought our '77 H-30 with a Monomatic recirculating head that just gave out on us... it's out of t
Looking at Catalinas Paul E at 12:18pm 02.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/944 My wife and I are looking at getting into daysailing and overnight sailing trips. We live in southe
Macgregor 25 Venture Reefing Don Krause at 12:03pm 02.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1243 The reefing system on the Mac 25 is rolling boom type. I do not understand how to hook the reefing
Abeam cleats Terry at 10:31am 02.07.04 Big Boats 7/958 Our 1991 P42 did not come equipped with abeam cleats so I'm going to add them mainly as a docking ai
What are the spec's on the stock 4D Batteries? Richard Gottlieb at 9:42am 02.07.04 Big Boats 1/2346
Mast mate or ATN Top Climber nick naggio at 9:24am 02.07.04 Ask All Sailors 20/8080 I need to climb the mast to install things and wondering which way to go.I am thinking the mast mat
Routing of black water hose BJV at 8:11am 02.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1226 Rebuilding the head system and have a concept want to run up the flag pole.Looking at the outlet o
WC IMPERIAL MODEL 51 David at 5:23am 02.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1369 Peggy, I recently acquired two Imperial 51 heads. Both operable. I have disassembled both in order t
Lazy Jacks, how high? Brian R Clare at 5:00am 02.07.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 The primary role of Lazy Jacks, as I understand, is to catch the "sail spill" over the sides of the
Catalina 350 or Hunter 36? Paul at 3:44am 02.07.04 Ask All Sailors 28/4935 I am considering the purchase of either a Catalina 350 or Hunter 36 (the 2004 version of the 356). I
Bilge Pump Fustration Matt Borders at 3:14am 02.07.04 Smaller Boats 6/884 I need some advice. I am trying to install a new bilge pump in my 1982 Hunter 22. What really star
Preparing the 30 for transport Bob Rose at 1:48am 02.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/804 We (professional) will be transporting a 30 footer from the coast inland and I plan on doing the dec

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Questions for 26S owners NINEv2 at 3:36pm 11.04.20 Nice, thanks guys. Interestingly that's right across the river from another marina I intended to vis
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. duality at 3:15pm 11.04.20 the air draft for the 380 is 56'0". subtract your mast length from that then add the draft (7'6"??)
Chipped varnish jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.04.20 i have rebbeca's book on the desk here right next to my copy of 'high performance sailing' by bethwa
Questions for 26S owners Justin_NSA at 3:11pm 11.04.20 Here is one https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87794 Good maintenance information on this one.
Chipped varnish dlochner at 3:07pm 11.04.20 You can fix it. It will take a long time to build up that 10 coat original build plus 36 annual mai
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Stu Jackson at 3:03pm 11.04.20 I did scour that site, just not the normal info people are looking for Here's what I'd do: Find t
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:58pm 11.04.20 This one is on a really nice trailer... and it comes with pub lights..:biggrin: https://www.sailboa
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:55pm 11.04.20 The M is usually outside my budget too. Here is one https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87794
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta dmax at 2:55pm 11.04.20 It's tough to see your baby like that but it seems your on the path to recovery - glad to hear Progr
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:54pm 11.04.20 That's the kind of thing you reminisce about some day when sitting on the front porch of the nursin
Stern fiberglass bulkhead on 25 (2) Dan Wray at 2:47pm 11.04.20 Just some guy, in some cases this would do it but to get to everything on the transom one has to cra
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. sailme88 at 2:43pm 11.04.20 The measurement depends on the trailer... As an aside, a friend acquired a boat in San Diego and had
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? JoeWhite at 2:35pm 11.04.20 Yes, one can easily be fabricated such that when the VHF audio output is energised it will turn on a
Questions for 26S owners Mickyfin at 2:24pm 11.04.20 Amen! Sunset and moonrise at anchor... sippin' a beer and smoking a stoggie. That's the kind of t
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Hunter216 at 2:17pm 11.04.20 I did scour that site, just not the normal info people are looking for OK I thought maybe a member
Questions for 26S owners NINEv2 at 2:13pm 11.04.20 I have, and the x in particular is in the running, but I need to visit with one and see if the enclo
main flow issue shemandr at 2:05pm 11.04.20
Chipped varnish TomY at 1:53pm 11.04.20 Unfortunately, one of the weather boards fell and a piece of varnish chipped off. Do I need to tak
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 1:49pm 11.04.20 But be forwarned. There are a lot of people who hate on the Mac 26X. Same is true for the Hunter E
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 1:48pm 11.04.20 So if sailing performance is not high on your list of requirements, have you thought about the Mac

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