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WINDOWS DENNIS RETYNOLDS at 12:57pm 09.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/593 WHERE CAN I FIND NEW PLEXI FRONT WINDOWS FOR MY MAC. 26X OR ALL WINDOWS THANX DENNY
Water in my Bilge kiteflyer at 12:30pm 09.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2376 I purchased a 1991 Hunter 28 three years ago, and I always had a little bit of water in my bilge (ju
Time To Say Good Bye Dave602 at 12:12pm 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 25/2017 Sadly another phase of our boating life has come to an end. We put our H29.5 Up To No Good up for s
boom preventer CapnGL at 11:24am 09.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 68/19912 I have a block and tackle attached to the middle of my boom with a large U bolt attached and that at
Install air into 2003 H356 wyctoronto at 10:27am 09.26.16 Big Boats 5/537 Hi, As in the post below re H340, I am installing a Webasto 16,000, and am requesting info on the fa
Universal 5411 questions.. itchybro at 10:06am 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/511 Ahoy Oday folk! I purchased my (unsure of date) 28 this past February and have Ben getting to learn
Basic Battery Question Boomer54 at 9:18am 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/737 I bought a dinghy this summer from a friend. It is a nice AB RIB center console with a 20hp Tohatsu
Handrails on pop top? AaronD at 9:10am 09.26.16 Catalina 22 2/502 Is there any reason I shouldn't consider moving the handrails on a 1981 to to the edge of the pop-to
There's an app for that... (1) Jackdaw at 8:59am 09.26.16 Racing 14/3318 Due to a SNAFU we didn't have our Velocitek ProStart compass for Day#1 of our Fall Regatta... a key
Dinghy ideas Kommy000 at 8:47am 09.26.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1173 Looking for some ideas on what to get for dinghy for my H27. I'm thinking getting an inflatable kind
Wire size mystery gettinthere at 8:28am 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 13/887 I have some wire that is labeled "marine sae j378b and j1128" but there is no awg marking on any of
Factory air in a 2001 Hunter 340 David Dick at 8:11am 09.26.16 Big Boats 9/2081 I am installing air conditioning in my 2001 Hunter 340. Can anyone provide me with photos (or a good
I never witnessed this before the other day Bad Obsession at 7:42am 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1987 I was out on a cruise. I ended up knocking it down to a three day cruise for various reasons. I wa
O'Day 222 rudder won't stay down bobporta at 7:09am 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3159 The rudder on my 222 keeps drifting up as I sail. It gradually becomes difficult to steer and I hav
H240 Under Seat Hatch Fix? Happy Camper at 5:02am 09.26.16 Smaller Boats 7/868 Hello everyone, I am the new to the forum, and also the new owner of a 1998 H240. I have been work
Note RE: Southern California Boat Show this Weekend Kings Gambit at 11:31pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 3/530 The "Southern California Boat Show", as it called, was held in San Pedro this past weekend. Of the
WT?, Over? SoSound at 10:38pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 3/568 OK, maybe this is just so I can vent a little, but... When traveling south between the north and so
Rebedding Toe rail finefurn at 7:15pm 09.25.16 The Cherubini Hunters 19/5688 I just purchased a Cherubini H27, I'm planning on re-bedding all on the deck hardware. Does the de
Cooking aboard (3) flynhi4u at 7:04pm 09.25.16 Trailer Sailors 25/2967 Nothing better than a nice meal aboard. With only a 20 foot boat we don't have all the luxuries of t
mainsail aft boom support. CapnGL at 6:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/956 is there such a thing other than the sail to hold up the rear of the boom? I attached my boom to the

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Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18am 04.15.24 Teflon tape seals threads, so it shouldn't matter whether the threads are NPT or NPS. In fact the t
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 7:18am 04.15.24 Thanks for the tip. I figured the skirts would be enough to keep the water out. I will most likely
New Genoa questions Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 04.15.24 I can report a very positive and affordable experience with my local UK loft. They're extremely hone
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:06am 04.15.24 I'm not looking to save the world or anything either, I have had 2 EV since 2021, I startwith a Ford
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:01am 04.15.24 I guess I should call them power stations or solar generators https://www.jackery.com/products/expl
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 6:57am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts c
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 6:57am 04.15.24 I'm actually talking about the pure electric generators, which are just large portable battery packs
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 6:30am 04.15.24 They do appear to be NPS. When I thread the nut on, it does not get tighter... The flange will only
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 5:56am 04.15.24 Thank you Joe. The redrawn schematic is very helpful and makes the oil pressure switch logic must cl
Electric Portable Generator? Scott T-Bird at 5:53am 04.15.24 What model are you thinking about? I don't see why not. A few years back, I had a transient in the
Top Swivel problems? Davidasailor26 at 4:57am 04.15.24 I have a US Spars mast with a similar upper swivel, and it never locks. The tension of the luff and
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 TomY at 4:37am 04.15.24 Nice work! Can you explain how the bronze pivot blocks are attached (through the 4 holes) to the kee
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid east coaster at 3:58am 04.15.24 Generally speaking the "I " terminal refers to the ignition or start switch where it would get its p
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static east coaster at 3:51am 04.15.24 Nigel Calder has a lot of info and remedial measures to take in cases like this. Lack of shielded ca
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static Don S/V ILLusion at 3:39am 04.15.24
New Genoa questions dlochner at 3:30am 04.15.24 When we replaced our 150 with a 135 we decided to go with a higher tech cloth and design to off set
Vang? (1) Will Gilmore at 1:28am 04.15.24 Downward boom tension, either from the sheet, or from the vang, also reduces twist in the top of the
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid JoeWhite at 10:11pm 04.14.24 The buzzer or the soanalert is 24 volts and it's12v power path is through a 1k resistor that is loca
New Genoa questions Richard19068 at 9:37pm 04.14.24 Thanks Paul. Good observations. I know my sail size options and tradeoffs. I'm really looking for in

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