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Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1369 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/4260 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2640 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1503 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2170 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/5073 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1063 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5045
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1898
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1216 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 8:25am 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 32/7858 first off: I'm still trying to wrap my head around just how an instrument measures true wind speed o
Deck Grab rail removal tom.p.brown at 6:23am 05.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3541 I have 2003 Hunter 306. I want to remove the deck grab rails. there are 3 each side. I see a wood pl
Key Buzzer Doesn't Buzz stephen_i_w at 8:19pm 05.09.20 Catalina 310 9/2031 On my C315, for some reason, the buzzer that usually buzzes when the key is turned, but before the
Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... sandiegoskipper at 6:48pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3572 I'm buying a Hunter 33.5 that has been de-masted which is fine by me as I intend to use her as a tra
Hunter Legend 37 - Deck core Marmalade at 4:16pm 05.09.20 Big Boats 3/991 I know the deck is cored with balsa, but can anyone confirm for me if the core extends into: 1) Coc
Anchor Locker Does Not Drain (1) sail sfbay at 3:53pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 21/5716 The anchor locker on my 2005 Hunter 46 leaves standing water below the through hull drains on each s
Simrad Transducer Operation fhujber at 2:08pm 05.09.20 Bigger Boats 6/2949 I just finished installing a Simrad Cruise 7 chartplotter with the echosounder transducer. I'm seein
Hunter 376 stanchions Velella at 12:25pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/732 Are Hunter 376 stanchions attached by bolts or screws?
SG200 Question (1) ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/464 I just installed my Balmar SG200 and Pro Charge Ultra battery charger that I got from Maine Sail. Ev
Ball Swivel Trailer Bunk Brackets Aarrrgh! at 11:39am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1452 I am searching for those ball-type swivel bunk brackets. My trailer bunks are 14' treated 2X6 boards

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Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 1:24pm 02.13.25 Very helpful! Thank you do much for the photo. The schematics were not super clear.
What materials to use for mast step repair? David in Sandusky at 12:43pm 02.13.25 I used an aluminum plate for mine. The work was done by a fiberglass shop in Cleveland. Total satisf
Bent rudder post on my Catalina 27 kappykaplan at 12:36pm 02.13.25 klukat, welcome to the forum! :beer: You should really open a new thread instead of resurrecting a t
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (1) dmax at 11:52am 02.13.25 My previous boat was an '87 O'day 35, it had the Isomat NG1 masthead: NG1 Masthead Assembly If you h
Bent rudder post on my Catalina 27 klukat at 11:43am 02.13.25 If necessary after you inspect it, we offer a new HDPE rudder (High Density plastic) with stainl
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing Tally Ho at 11:04am 02.13.25
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 Tally Ho at 11:01am 02.13.25 ughhh - has anyone used these ? Amazon.com Reviews on Amazon are not great. Many say it doesn't r
Keeping warm for winter boat work DRhoads at 10:49am 02.13.25 For about $1,000 you can get a dickinson furnace with a proper chimney. For about $1,000 you can h
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 10:36am 02.13.25 ughhh - has anyone used these ? Amazon.com
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing dlochner at 10:17am 02.13.25 It looks like it was installed once already and pulled out. It should be nice and shiny when you get
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 02.13.25 If you read Beneteau's warranty, you will discover that it is a 10yr warranty, with the exception o
Non self tailing winches Joe at 9:51am 02.13.25 You guys know what non self tailing winches are known as in the marine equipment world?.............
What materials to use for mast step repair? Project_Mayhem at 8:34am 02.13.25 The answer is G10/FR4 composite. Repeat until memorized. :p You can usually buy it cut to the gener
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 8:27am 02.13.25 @DArcy It's kind of a strange combination for me. The Catalina 30 was never my "dream boat." The
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing pgandw at 7:56am 02.13.25 On the ODay 25, I rarely used the outboard - Chrysler Sailor 250 9.9hp - in anything but fairly calm
What materials to use for mast step repair? FastOlson at 7:53am 02.13.25 The answer is G10/FR4 composite. Repeat until memorized. :p You can usually buy it cut to the genera
What materials to use for mast step repair? Project_Mayhem at 7:08am 02.13.25 Catalina sells a white oak replacement mast step. You might try the SBO store first. I replaced th
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing andyschoenb@gmail.com at 6:33am 02.13.25 Thank you for your input on the O'Day 25-26. My question is regarding the outboards effectiveness i
What materials to use for mast step repair? (1) Spindrift NH at 6:21am 02.13.25 Catalina sells a white oak replacement mast step. You might try the SBO store first. I replaced the
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida Grotto at 5:37am 02.13.25 I like to start any sailing in a new area by pouring over nav charts reviewing army corps of enginee

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