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Update: What size outboard on your Mac 25 Greengas at 6:28am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/7526 I am looking at buying a 1988 2 cycle 9.9hp motor for my 1980 Mac 25. I would like to know what oth
Jabsco pump All U Get at 5:59am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/332 Hi all, Sitting on the Fl. / Ga. border for the next few days (weather) and had to fix a sump pump t
2016 Annual Great Lakes C-22 Cruise CaptDon01 at 5:57am 04.12.16 Catalina 22 2/977 If you have never been on a group cruise with your boat, you don't know what you've been missing! Ma
Question about restoring grab rails (1) IH82BL8 at 5:20am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 3/435 Apparently my grab rails are made from multiple pieces. The "feet" were screwed onto the rail using
Mac 224 rudder sailnewbie at 5:12am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1176 Anyone have the length of the rudder on the Mac 224? The rudder that came on it was beat up bad and
Y25 Weather helm ! (3) furdui at 3:31am 04.12.16 Yamaha 15/4827 Hi everybody, Something I wanted to do,for at least ten years,was moving main sheet system,track and
New San Juan 28 owner - propellor question Grey wolf at 10:10pm 04.11.16 San Juan Sailboats 3/2850 Hi all Just purchased a 1983 San Juan 28 up in Campbell River 6 days ago, and very excited about ge
I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel DonC3222 at 9:09pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 19/4262 I have a Hunter 340 and like to race it on Wednesdays. I see the benefits of a fin keel and am wonde
I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel DonC3222 at 8:59pm 04.11.16 Big Boats 6/1348 This may be a crazy thought, but I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel on my Hunter
Xantrex Link 1000 Solitude at 8:08pm 04.11.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2948 I have a Xantrex Freedom 20 charger/inverter with a Xantrex Link 1000 remote and am having trouble w
Improving my old H26 (4) Doug J at 7:04pm 04.11.16 Smaller Boats 23/3178 I've been working on improving my 94' H26, installing new accessories, re-doing a lot of the wiring,
TV antenea sailnewbie at 6:47pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 15/890 Anyone ever mounted a TV antenna of any and it worked very well. I have dish network at home and was
Upholstry.. (1) TommmD at 6:23pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1048 Anyone use an underlayment for their boat cushions? My aft cabin came with a piece of very open weav
1979 Hunter 30 - 1" prop shaft, flax recommendation Robert1224 at 6:04pm 04.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/870 Ahoy, I am repacking my packing gland for the first time. I removed the old flax which measured .20
Random sailing pictures (1) Roadking Larry at 5:26pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 31/2891 So post your random sailing picture. Not bad for a 40 year old Cal 2-27 Note the angle of the horiz
Forestay replacment questions. (2) Roadking Larry at 5:15pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 5/618 I've decided I want to add a roller furling headsail to my boat. Figuring out which CDI is no big de
VHF Antenna cable Ken13559 at 4:46pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1566 I'm setting up an alternate vhf antenna on bimini frame. Thinking of using SS cable-tie as plastic t
San Diego Bottom Paint Yards rfrye1 at 2:40pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1911 Its that time again. Anybody got suggestions in San Diego Bay? Thanks. Bob
Advice on Paunting and Waxing goofeyfoot at 12:31pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 4/755 i am buying 33' boat in the next week. Fiberglass. Was thinking about sanding and painting and waxin
The Fuel Shut Off Lever on Yanmar 2GMF Keith13315 at 12:28pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1969 Does anyone know how far the arm on the fuel shut off valve to kill the engine has to travel to comp

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Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! Captain Larry-DH at 4:26pm 03.07.24
Keel to Hull Connection Tally Ho at 4:04pm 03.07.24 Changing due to water depth in our slip. My 1985 Cat 30T with fin keel drafts 5.25ft. Projected wat
Keel to Hull Connection (3) Driftin II at 3:38pm 03.07.24 Changing due to water depth in our slip. My 1985 Cat 30T with fin keel drafts 5.25ft. Projected wate
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JamesG161 at 3:20pm 03.07.24 NOAA has a prototype viewer You can do same here, but better here for Storms and more. nowCOAST
GOB Gone? Tally Ho at 3:13pm 03.07.24
Keel to Hull Connection Tally Ho at 3:11pm 03.07.24 Almost all boats with a bolted-on keel will have some cracking at the joint. Some photos would be
Hand grab in cockpit xavpil at 2:54pm 03.07.24 This boat has twin helms and the wheel is not mounted to a more common Whitlock or Edson pedestal.
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 03.07.24 The loss with Raster charts is aesthetic. I doubt anyone will print and hang an ENC chart on the wa
Hand grab in cockpit dlochner at 2:20pm 03.07.24 This boat has twin helms and the wheel is not mounted to a more common Whitlock or Edson pedestal. T
GOB Gone? twodzusfittings at 2:12pm 03.07.24 I feel honored to have had many hours of pure peace, pleasure and opportunity to learn for the last
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (1) dlochner at 2:07pm 03.07.24 And even prettier when installed. ;) Did you get the belt buddy too? I found the standard arm could
Hunter 340 Wing Keel flaking dlochner at 2:00pm 03.07.24 Lead or iron cast keels come out of the mold looking pretty ugly. They are all faired before install
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 1:56pm 03.07.24 Hello, Note that you have the same issues with charts printed on paper. A chart printed with a sca
Boat transport jssailem at 1:18pm 03.07.24 When you include the costs of transportation from Florida to NY, you may find it more affordable to
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! BarryL at 12:47pm 03.07.24 Hello, Note that you have the same issues with charts printed on paper. A chart printed with a scal
G-10 discs for thru-hull Project_Mayhem at 12:46pm 03.07.24 I did something similar with a broken, leaking paddle wheel sensor a few years ago. @dlochner and We
GOB Gone? Rick D at 12:35pm 03.07.24 If you are a subscriber, keep a watch on your email. They promised to provide a download to subscr
Boat transport LloydB at 12:06pm 03.07.24 https://buffalo.craigslist.org/boa/d/lockport-sailboat/7722313629.html if you already have a pick up
Black water seacock Terry Cox at 11:20am 03.07.24 The other option is to haul the boat for a short hang, squirt some lube designed to cut through corr
GOB Gone? thinwater at 11:15am 03.07.24 wow, that's bad news. I better keep all my paper copies of GOB . I hope th

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