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Torn between a MacGregor 26' and the Seaward 26', please help me decide Watersdale@mac.com at 1:22pm 07.22.16 Trailer Sailors 15/6027 I am looking to purchase a used MacGregor 26' or a used Hake Seaward 26RK. I like the MacGregor for
Bolt rope size for C30 boom? patrickkidd at 12:32pm 07.22.16 Catalina 30 3/941 Hi there! I am having a stack pack with lazy jacks made by Mauri Pro Sailing and they need to know
Lowrance600c lee oakley at 11:55am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/291 Well lets see if anyone can tell me about a Lowrance600c! I have found a complete unit for 165 bucks
Downsizing Mike8193 at 11:37am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 20/3129 Thinking of downsizing. Sailing a 32 footer on Lake Michigan. Short season, expenses and maintenance
H34 Haylard and Mainsheet Block replacement? (5) Adrock1.8t at 7:46am 07.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/769 Hey guys, new to the forums here. I just purchased a 1983 H34 this week and have some questions on r
How to re-attach Mast Step to Mast? (3) Erik Ostergaard at 6:56am 07.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2759 It's partly my fault for not having the stay wires tight enough...but the mast on my 79 O'day Javeli
Questions for you Lake Michigan Sailors kito at 6:24am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1941 It looks like my plans to move my H30 to the NC coast have changed. I will be moving to west central
Water pump short cycling dziedzicmj at 5:25am 07.22.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2847 I have a standard water pump (for fresh water) in my Catalina C270. This season I noticed that the p
Fuel tank problems Sea Phanthom at 2:36am 07.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/875 What is the best way to clean or replace a fuel tank on a 1979 Hunter cherubini 37 foot cutter
2 Dumb dinghy questions mytime at 5:04pm 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/477 I got fed up with buying dinghies on eBay over the years and repairing them only to have them leak a
Tidal Waves? druid at 1:38pm 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 12/765 What do you call the waves that are caused by tidal action? I'd like to call them "tidal waves", but
Shock-Guard Kermit at 10:13am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 7/690 Have any of you used this or know anything about them? My son-in-law wants me to install one at the
Oil Pressure Westerbeke 10 Two ianhoyte at 10:08am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1128 Hello all, I have an 86' O'day 272 with an apparent oil leak. The oil pressure barely gets above 5ps
Sometimes it the little things (1) plenny7 at 8:42am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 9/748 We bought '92 Hunter 33.5 last fall and are having a ball with it this summer. I've done a few t
Difficult to set eye splice, Samson Warp Speed 2 CloudDiver at 8:14am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 18/4908 I have my main and foresail halyard in red and green Samson Warp Speed 2 (Euro color Dyneema SK78 Co
RIP Wally the dead whale concludes tour of California Calif. Ted at 8:02am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1582 A dead Humpback washed up on the beach in Los Angeles on July 1, they towed it out to sea. Next stop
Can't batten my hatch. Stan Linado at 6:59am 07.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/628 The forward hatch on my '89 Catalina 25 has come apart. First I glued the frosted plexiglass back in
strange broker conduct... MitchM at 6:58am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 55/2678 comments, please: in the past 40 years, we have sold three boats , 2 rv s and many car
Beating the heat (4) Jackdaw at 6:49am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 68/4135 It was VERY hot in Minneapolis yesterday, but by 7PM it cooled to 78F and the breeze stayed up. So J
Scupper hose diameter for 1985 Catalina 27 david27 at 6:20am 07.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1241 Does anyone know the internal diameter (and even length if possible) of the scupper hoses used on a

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05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (2) senang at 4:45am 09.19.23 Better with the diffuser.
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (3) senang at 4:41am 09.19.23 A big part of the unsufficient light output is that the PO installed only one Led strip to replace 2
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 4:23am 09.19.23 What has been really puzzling to me is that Sailrite offers a bimini kit for over $600. Yet you can
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) elvio at 4:02am 09.19.23 Thanks a lot Tally. I'll check the Seldon one.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 09.18.23 ...After looking at your description, it finally dawns on me to install a small computer fan (aka.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 09.18.23 Talk about thread drift Take a look in "Miriam's Book of Words" for thread drift and you'd probab
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 09.18.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09pm 09.18.23 I now have a 0.5A PWM and I run it at about 40% which cuts down the Ah used by the fridge and makes
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 massnspace at 8:14pm 09.18.23
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 09.18.23 I neglected to say "Welcome to the site in my previous post". I've got to admit, I can't get your p
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 7:39pm 09.18.23 I;ll have pictures of my arrangement after 29th (haulout) cage is there, as is 10mm halyard. No ja
Catalina Capri Forum? dlochner at 7:25pm 09.18.23 The forums on SBO are sliced and diced several ways. As you note they are divided by use and they ar
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:22pm 09.18.23 On a related note. With the 310, have others gone about and ran their reefing line(s) back to the co
Universal 25xp. No start. KCofKC at 7:03pm 09.18.23 The big red + wire from the battery to the starter solonoid. Take a jumper cable and hook it onto t
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.18.23 You were clear. I knew you meant cap it on the inside. Problem is that you then have to remember
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Capt Robbie at 6:30pm 09.18.23 are you moving thru the water and in gear trying to get up to higher rpm or tied to the dock? I had
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:01pm 09.18.23 The center space at the aft end of the v-berth is likely to have been the holding tank's location. I
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders HEINZIR at 6:01pm 09.18.23 Here it is, from Rig-Rite: Kenyon 7/8" OD Spreader Section $149. Ouch! I think the $149 price is
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht (5) John Cornellier at 4:52pm 09.18.23 These photos illustrate my setup, such as it is. The waste hose terminates in the opening in the flo
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 09.18.23 220047

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