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Please disregard any old posts of mine related to my toilet, my understanding of the boat was wrong
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This video that is going around, and others like it, is being touted as two oceans meeting. Now, we
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Grounded the boat on an unmarked shoal that appeared after Hurricane Matthew last weekend on the Bea
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I am the proud new (FIRST TIME) owner of an '82 Macgregor 25. I have it in the water at Lake Lanier
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I have a Beneteau 323. Original Neil Pryde sails. On starboard side of genoa were two reefing points
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In the last 13 years since we got back into sailing, we have had three boats. On all of them I made
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Hello We have a VHF in the nav desk area. Would that be connected to the mast or should it be? I
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Hello All Do you use a carbon filter in your (drinking) water supply? What's the best recommendati
Jason F at 2:20pm 07.27.17
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I'm looking for a trailer for my H280. Any idea on used ones, or new ones other than Triad who I al
NYSail at 1:51pm 07.27.17
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So this deals with water pressure from hot water heater. On old boat had a new fresh water pump (ca
RussC at 11:21am 07.27.17
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bxdobs at 11:01am 07.27.17
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This part appears to be cast (aluminum?) in the shape of a triangle with two pins (part of the casti
Sacto Dave at 10:12am 07.27.17
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Well, crap. Rethinking my boat name. I spent a fair amount of time considering the one for which I b
Marie T. Murphy at 7:01am 07.27.17
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Plz, I have fuel seepage into bilge of H376. 1. Do these "plastic" fuel tanks leak?? 2. How to remo
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Hi all, Just saw the morning news and ABC ran a piece on CO levels on boats motoring on the water.
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I purchased a different trailer for my 1977 last year and when I went to pick it up the owner had th
Kayakeur at 10:44pm 07.26.17
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Hello, It's great to see a forum of MacGregor owners. Thank you for being here. My name is Bud, foru
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I want to use my Sony SW7600GR as a receiver to get a weather fax to my iPad. I have HF Weather Fax
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Here is a story of the tall ship Lady Washington. It ran aground in Sequim Bay in Washington. This p
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JoeWhite at 8:49am 06.25.24
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rgranger at 8:43am 06.25.24
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3GGG at 7:18am 06.25.24
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bob45 at 7:13am 06.25.24
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Best Place to post " boat for sale"
jssailem at 7:04am 06.25.24
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FastOlson at 7:03am 06.25.24
Is it time for a new furler system? While repairing your old furler may be a fun challenge, and in
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Good news about the start success. With a charged battery and good connections to the starter, you

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