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26x sunk due to water ballast leak Madison Blackwell at 10:53pm 10.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/5901 The Eden, a Mac 26x purchased new less than one year before she went down, sank in the Chattahoochee
Best Way to maintain the Stainless Steel on deck Mike at 4:35pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1190 Just wondering if anyone would like to offer their best solution to easy care of stainless on the de
upholstery on the 42 Geri Edgren at 1:35pm 10.17.02 Big Boats 9/2023 We are in the process of purchasing a new 42MkII. Scary! We've previously owned a Bristol 40. Very t
Keel Mark at 1:09pm 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 1/928 Have not been under her in the water so was wondering how wide the keel is on the 260 WB?
Converting to single-lever engine control Bob at 11:08am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2041 I have an Oday 28 with a Universal 11 hp diesel, dual lever control. No pull switch to kill the engi
Hammock on deck Margaret Black at 10:59am 10.17.02 Big Boats 10/2072 Has anyone ever rigged a hammock to the deck of your boat. We received one as a gift and I was wond
Keel brackets missing ? Ken Hofmann at 9:50am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/792 I am in the process of restoring a 1975 Hunter 25. I have replaced all 8 threaded rods in the keel.
price reduction tony g at 8:33am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/883 1985 oday 26 roller fuling, inboard dsl. auto pilot. need hatch repair, 3 hasps, vhf wired and new
Pulling out a saildrive Mat George at 8:30am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1007 I have a 1975 Oday 27 with an outboard and an OMC saildrive which is corroding quite badly on the in
Can a charger go dead? Bob Lufkin at 5:42am 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1131 Got a 20 amp Guest charger running on my new (used) 84 C 30. It hums, the light is on but the volt m
How to determine the draft of a 1978 Hunter 30 Doug Dixon at 5:38am 10.17.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1274 I own a 1978 Hunter 30, but I don't know (without pulling the boat out of the water), how to determi
hard to pump dave at 5:35am 10.17.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1389 When pumping in raw water to flush the bowl the pump appears to be pressurized and hard to pump,very
lowering keel for maintenance Eric at 5:35am 10.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/861 Hi...this is the same post I put on the C25/250 National page....thought I'd spread out the joy...
rebedding snaps john withrow at 4:53am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1107 What's the best way to rebed a snap?
Anybody watch the TV show "The Ship" Tom at 4:26am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1199 on the history channel recently. I thought it was very good. It is a show about a replica of Cap
Traveler for Hunter 23.5 Jim Durrett at 4:16am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/1112 I have only had my 1997 Hunter 23.5 for less that one year. I encountered winds in excess of 17 kn
Wing Keel Tom at 2:50am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 5/1003 I am interested in knowing if it is possible to convert the water ballast to a wing or fixed keel.
H260 Perfect Tow Vehicle Robert P. Fliegel at 2:05am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 8/825 Dear Fellow Trailer Sailors: I have spent the past few months trying to think of the perfect
where do i post ---looking for crew for bahamas harold at 12:44am 10.17.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/970 looking for crew
Border material? Dennis at 10:54pm 10.16.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1080 I am not sure what it is called, but around the pop-top edge and several other places, there is this

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Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Mechone at 5:37am 09.20.20 Die mentioned above does the best job.I had 2 ,12v sockets. I left them and installed the usb in ano
Bow Eyes mermike at 5:36am 09.20.20 Without a picture it is hard to say, but could you fill the holes and redrill them to 3/8? A 1/2" sh
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:18am 09.20.20 there is a utube video of a lady who bought a beater 32 Vision. Several really of her adventure and
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:10am 09.20.20
Shrouds and Stays diameter? rpludwig at 4:55am 09.20.20 simple & eze! https://cfd.northsails.com/sailing/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/08115139/NorthSails-Cat
Argh. (1) Will Gilmore at 4:44am 09.20.20 https://thelibraryladiesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/walken.gif Even the inimitable Christoph
Bow Eyes (1) vwjay at 2:53am 09.20.20
Bow Eyes twistedskipper at 1:17am 09.20.20 Photo?
Argh. Rich Stidger at 9:25pm 09.19.20 So this pirate walks into a bar with a peg leg, a hook for an arm, and an eye patch. The bartender l
After 10 Years Benny17441 at 9:11pm 09.19.20 Sometimes we put boats or RVs away and one day like in the middle of a pandemic we decide to tinker
Bow Eyes Benny17441 at 9:08pm 09.19.20 You could eliminate them. I think those bow eyes are used to attach straps when the boat is trailer
Argh. Benny17441 at 9:03pm 09.19.20 "Grog" was a British Navy term for water diluted rum rations for a ship's crew. I still partake of
Argh. Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 09.19.20 I trashed my pirates BS years ago, they were a bunch of pretty rotten guys. Kept the rum.
Rust Never Sleeps. Stu Jackson at 8:19pm 09.19.20 For those of you with Yanmar engines, please note that this is a Catalina with an exhaust nipple in
H26 - Bottom Paint Flaking sail sfbay at 8:13pm 09.19.20 Looks like you lost your barrier coating?
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Tedd at 8:12pm 09.19.20 Yes, definitely a job for a step bit. It will make the tidiest hole. Or a die set, if you can find o
Rust Never Sleeps. Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 09.19.20 Well dang, if you can get a factory cast 316 elbow, why the F would you have one welded up They d
After 10 Years Michael Davis at 8:07pm 09.19.20 10 years without sailing?!
After 10 Years Reefing at 8:04pm 09.19.20 Glorious day! Congratulations.
Cam Cleats how do you use them? DArcy at 7:57pm 09.19.20 On my boat I only have cam cleats on the traveler sheets. The Viking 28 I've started racing on has c

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