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How do I remove/replace keel winch bolt? (5) adambrownatb at 3:32pm 07.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/539 Backstory: I got this 1980 25 mac project for free from a friend who was moving and could no longer
Batten down the Battens (1) BlowMeAway at 2:23pm 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 29/3435 I have four leech batten pockets on my main as seen in the image below. Occasionally when hoisting o
Leaving boom and mainsail on lowered mast 26C Rowlando at 1:55pm 07.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/372 I trailer my 26C so I need to use the MRS each time.....not an issue but I am trying to speed up the
AC/HEAT PUMP dru at 1:04pm 07.21.18 Catalina 30 2/643 Has anyone installed an ac/heat pump under the u-shaped dinette found in a Catalina 30 with air duct
head door Jimmy at 11:17am 07.21.18 Smaller Boats 6/761 Hunter H 26 Head door has anyone removed it seems there would be a lot more room with some sort of c
Event and Consequence jssailem at 7:14am 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 11/918 So much of my experience on a boat has been the result of event and consequence. Survival appears to
Well. How bad can it be?? (5) scottmellloyditude at 5:33am 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1203 153934 got the dreaded call from the marina yesterday after a storm went through. Our dock broke loo
chicago mac race jon hansen at 8:39pm 07.20.18 Racing 17/850 big low in the middle of lake mi right now. big winds. forecast looks like very windy on the nose f
Help picking our next boat Mike H. at 5:48pm 07.20.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1242
Raritan PHll part #1203W (2) justsomeguy at 3:40pm 07.20.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1253 The problem: air valve broke off while unscrewing from old pump body. What the...! plus shipping fo
New Capri 18 owner First of many questions PugetSounder at 3:11pm 07.20.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/430 Hello all, Long time lurker. Finally belong. Just purchased a Capri 18 that appears to be in pretty
Downwind side by side Jackdaw at 1:59pm 07.20.18 Racing 27/1820 We often race against a Merit 25 that rates faster than us. While they might pull ahead upwind, we c
Transmission locks in forward Clydo at 11:40am 07.20.18 Catalina 310 6/633 Anyone have problem like mine with transmission in my 2013 C310 Hurth ZF5M now and then locking in
Solar arch on a Passage 42 Wanderwind at 11:28am 07.20.18 Big Boats 20/3717 I'd like to add a stainless steel arch on our Passage 42 for mounting solar panels and am looking fo
Wisker pole rig prosmile at 5:35am 07.20.18 Ask All Sailors 12/911 I cruise a beneteau 381. I found a 10' wisker pole which is a few feet shorter than I really need f
Water Heater Removal, Hunter 42 DennisL at 11:33pm 07.19.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/610 I'm having a tough time getting the old water heater out of my Hunter 42 Passage. I unscrewed all t
Kermit meets Ron (1) Kermit at 4:09pm 07.19.18 Sails Call Lounge 20/1486
Swageless fitting john6206 at 3:29pm 07.19.18 Smaller Boats 2/642 anyone have experience with hi-mod swageless fittings? I installed the trim-to-fit forestay, and I
2000 Yanmar 3GM30F Black Smoke and no power sailcapt340 at 2:25pm 07.19.18 Big Boats 64/9699 Yesteday everything was great....fast forward to today and my 2000 Yanmar 3GM30F is spewing Black Sm
VMG sailing at 140 to 150 AWA with just white sails danstanford at 1:13pm 07.19.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1067 We are blessed with a new North jib and some better sailing to the point we are as fast at the best

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DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 08.02.23 post a photo of your setup. :plus:
New owner! dizo514 at 5:34am 08.02.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 5:20am 08.02.23 The DM doesn't have an NMEA183 output. The only thing I can imagine is a microcontroller connected
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? shemandr at 4:43am 08.02.23 The Ensign sails surprisingly well. It is forgiving - a sailing school on Block Island used them as
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place sailme88 at 3:44am 08.02.23 Sorry, my bad.. The owner who bought the boat from me was shown the repair. To date (8yrs later)
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? FastOlson at 11:10pm 08.01.23 For the use and service you need, better find a well maintained later model Catalina 25, or somethin
Weird electrical issue FastOlson at 11:05pm 08.01.23 We recently installed a new forced air diesel furnace. I did not want the work/expense of installing
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (4) jssailem at 10:28pm 08.01.23
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location nramsey at 9:41pm 08.01.23 I think that, with a little thought, they could have installed it without notching the propane locke
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:40pm 08.01.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) Khaos13 at 8:38pm 08.01.23 Wow, I'm way late on this thread but I found it while researching my own issues. I have a CD 30 with
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 7:24pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 7:18pm 08.01.23 I like the idea of the auxiliary tank. So maybe I can get a 2 gallon day tank, figure out a spot for
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 6:33pm 08.01.23 David , your description is very similar to what I am seeing on my boat. The unit is able to cool p
Weird electrical issue Davidasailor26 at 6:18pm 08.01.23 I wonder if the 1-2 amps is an average, but the momentary load each time the coil starts drawing is
Weird electrical issue Michael Davis at 6:06pm 08.01.23
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 6:06pm 08.01.23 Thank you kbgunn, I will check if any of the lines you suggested are available here in Canada.
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection patbratton at 6:01pm 08.01.23 If you are freaking out over this you need to relax. Perhaps there are drawings in the owner's manu
Lazy jack rigging question Justin_NSA at 5:59pm 08.01.23 Take a look at Sail Care's Sail Cradle. Sounds like what you want to do https://sailcare.com/sail-cr
Ran air into my water pump jviss at 5:33pm 08.01.23 This happens often on my boat. It happens on mine because the outlet side of the pump gets filled w

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