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Wheal size and bow light question Mike Harvey at 2:37pm 10.20.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1227 Hi Group Well we made it home (SW Indiana) from where we purchased our new toy... our 1990 Mac 26S (
Looking for Irwin 37' CC owners in Los Angeles area (2) Jarel Design at 1:42pm 10.20.17 Irwin 0/891 Hello all, Thank you for what we've learned here by your threads. We're ready for our next boat afte
Single-handed pinning/unpinning of H23 mast base isaksp00 at 12:01pm 10.20.17 Smaller Boats 15/1134 I pulled my H23 out of the lake a few days ago, and while I was able to lower and stow the mast alon
Catalina 22 Buyer's Guide EditorC22NSA at 4:24am 10.20.17 Catalina 22 11/6275 A Catalina 22 Buyer's Guide is now available at www.catalina22.org to help educate new Catalina 22 b
MFP Rope Brian D at 8:34pm 10.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/334 How good is this rope? It seems to be some what inexpensive and if good could be used for light duty
NOAA reports degraded HFFAX transmissions Brian D at 7:47pm 10.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 0/387 NOUS41 KWBC 121335 PNSWSH Service Change Statement 17-109 National Weather Service Headquarters Sil
How to tack perfectly... shemandr at 3:00pm 10.19.17 Ask All Sailors 48/6248 We all tack. We all think we are good at it. But are we really? A post on another thread got me
Exhaust Muffler Sailgunner at 12:51pm 10.19.17 Big Boats 3/632 Has anyone had any problems with their exhaust muffler? On my 410 there is a bolt/nut on the lower
Face it... you don't know (1) Brian D at 12:28pm 10.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 23/1533 How many faces do you see?
grounding configuration Hunter306 Brinky63 at 12:06pm 10.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/352 I'm currently checking my ground system and comparing it to the owners manual, apologies for the lon
North Channel Great Lakes Trip Planning Help CrispyCringle at 11:14am 10.19.17 Destinations 26/4629 Im in the planning stage for a few weeks in the North Channel of the Great Lakes next summer. We wil
How many numbers? (1) Brian D at 9:48am 10.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 11/825 142036
18V Cordless Tools >> 12V Power Supply? rardiH36 at 9:31am 10.19.17 Ask All Sailors 12/6179 I have an older generation 18V cordless jig saw and also an 18V cordless 5 1/2" circular saw. Origi
Engine access hatch marchem at 9:22am 10.19.17 Catalina 310 4/1002 Have any C310 owners cut an access hatch to the engine from the head? While adjusting the rear moto
looking for a folding wheel Catalina 325 Roderick Ferguson at 6:40am 10.19.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/616 Anybody have a folding wheel for sale??
Attaching the main to boom. Carl Weathers at 6:07am 10.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/6282 Have '85 Hunter 25.5 Replaced jib and main halyards yesterday. Put up mains'l yesterday for the fi
Battery rotation ...like Tires rotation Ken13559 at 9:41pm 10.18.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2302 I've 3 batteries in Bank #1 and a single in Bank #2. Bank #1 drives everything and #2 is essential f
A True Sailor Has Done This... (1) Brian D at 6:18pm 10.18.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/562 142019
My cup runneth over... part II (1) Brian D at 5:28pm 10.18.17 Sails Call Lounge 51/2403 142016
Electrical problems (3) tyanna at 4:51pm 10.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/668 Hi I have a 1989 33.5 hunter sailboat. The other day I was changing one of three batteries on board.

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New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 dlochner at 5:54am 03.17.24 @Davidasailor26 advice is absolutely correct. The answer to how much solar or charging you need, is
My last boat - probably smokey73 at 5:38am 03.17.24 Lot's of Marshall and similar cat-boats here at our Yacht club. The group gets together for races a
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Davidasailor26 at 5:03am 03.17.24 If I am understanding correctly, I should have one of those special 'Class T' fuses between the bat
Keel and Rudder Repairs C27 shemandr at 4:55am 03.17.24 I'll leave the keel question to those who know Catalina 27's, assuming that's what the subject is.
Hull color twodzusfittings at 3:27am 03.17.24 Try an Interlux Color chart up against it. From the picture and from the era, I would say Hatterast
My last boat - probably twodzusfittings at 3:21am 03.17.24 Less is often more.. Enjoy.
Hull color ronshara1 at 2:05am 03.17.24 Thank you all. I realize the match won't be perfect, just looking for what it might have been. It se
Hull color (2) ronshara1 at 2:01am 03.17.24 223555223556
Yamaha 26c Blue Horizon at 11:55pm 03.16.24 Hi Glsski - I'm a Yamaha 30 owner. I'm in Vancouver. I've taken out the rudder when I had some
My last boat - probably higgs at 9:45pm 03.16.24 What a bittersweet post! I hope you have many more years of enjoyable sailing ahead of you! Not b
Hull color Leeward Rail at 9:44pm 03.16.24 UV and weather changes gelcoat and any other material. The new original coating won't match the aged
My last boat - probably JohnBisMe at 9:39pm 03.16.24 What a bittersweet post! I hope you have many more years of enjoyable sailing ahead of you!
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina higgs at 9:38pm 03.16.24 Welcome to the forum!! I am so sorry to hear this. If you have not already done so, contact all th
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help Leeward Rail at 9:18pm 03.16.24 We used the "Yakker" version with Navionics for awhile a few years ago; it died after 2-3 seasons,
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:44pm 03.16.24 Thanks Stu, this previous thread is from the previous owner, not me. The system has been good, I do
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car Not Too Shabby at 8:40pm 03.16.24 Nice work on the DIY cars! I'd remove the old mounts, personally, they would feel like clutter to m
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 JohnBisMe at 8:13pm 03.16.24 Thank you for the informative and useful reply! If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up question
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car Gene Neill at 7:55pm 03.16.24 Nice work on the DIY cars! I'd remove the old mounts, personally, they would feel like clutter to me
Water Line (1) dlochner at 7:42pm 03.16.24 I just redid my plumbing using Pex A. Pex A is more flexible and can be used with crimp rings or wit
Water Line jssailem at 7:39pm 03.16.24

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