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Lock the keel down? or not? pulsewave at 7:54am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/8992 Is there any consensus on whether to lock the keel down? I might be in rocky areas at times and def
Anything special I need to know about replacing the six gallon hot water heater? Bob4203 at 7:26am 04.12.16 Catalina 30 12/3262 I have to replace the hot water heater in my 1988 Mark II Catalina 30 and ended up getting a great d
Paint or gel coat? Deep Blue at 7:24am 04.12.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/857 Folks, on the late 80s and early 90s vintage beneteaus, did they use paint or gel coat on the topsid
Not being able to see where you are going walt at 7:07am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 52/3645 I an curious what the general feeling is towards putting some sort of foresail on a sailboat that bl
Post pictures with Crazy Dave (1) Kermit at 6:56am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2788 Now that @rgranger will be meeting @Crazy Dave Condon I think a thread honoring our favorite uncle i
Keel lock bolt location? (1) pulsewave at 6:37am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1438 I have a copy of the older manual and it doesn't seem to match the configuration of my Macgregor Ven
Update: What size outboard on your Mac 25 Greengas at 6:28am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/7531 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 3/436 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 15/4828 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 6/1350 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 5/2950 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 23/3179 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 15/891 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 4/1049 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 2/871 Ahoy, I am repacking my packing gland for the first time. I removed the old flax which measured .20

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Are you Ready for Spring? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 03.08.24
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Baja bash at 2:45pm 03.08.24 Hi just did mine and the flat side should go to the outside. That is where the magnet is so that the
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Crazy Dave Condon at 2:25pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 1:59pm 03.08.24 It would be helpful to see the door or edge the gasket attaches to. Offhand, I'd guess the round s
Black water seacock jcrewser at 1:43pm 03.08.24 The Hunter 376 manual has a crude wastewater treatment schematic. It shows a "Tee" between the black
Painting the Boat shemandr at 1:19pm 03.08.24 I did the topsides on my MFG Bandit many years ago. It was a fun project and I was happy with the r
Beat way to fix this interior wall Crazy Dave Condon at 1:05pm 03.08.24 @Bluebonnet87 make sure bulkhead is solid and bolts are tight. Get the leak fixed asap. Remove al
G-10 discs for thru-hull dlochner at 12:57pm 03.08.24
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 12:21pm 03.08.24
G-10 discs for thru-hull FastOlson at 12:00pm 03.08.24 Very timely! Random follow up question: any suggestions for a plug on a Marelon sea cock? Can any m
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 11:53am 03.08.24 Very timely! Random follow up question: any suggestions for a plug on a Marelon sea cock? Can any ma
Beat way to fix this interior wall (2) Bluebonnet87 at 11:37am 03.08.24 I spoke with the poster today. This is a boat he is looking at to buy with new sails and a newer o
Hunter Propeller Anode fstbttms at 11:22am 03.08.24 The interior gearing, the blade shape, and the socket screws with cotter pins, is consistent with a
Hunter Propeller Anode dlochner at 11:18am 03.08.24 Dunno. Been looking for it but can't identify it. The interior gearing, the blade shape, and the
Beat way to fix this interior wall Crazy Dave Condon at 11:13am 03.08.24 I spoke with the poster today. This is a boat he is looking at to buy with new sails and a newer ou
Keel to Hull Connection ggrizzard at 11:10am 03.08.24 Did you ask the current owner of the H30C Shoal Draft Keel if they were aware of any keel strikes.
Hunter Propeller Anode fstbttms at 11:06am 03.08.24 What brand of prop do you think it is? Dunno. Been looking for it but can't identify it.
Hunter Propeller Anode dlochner at 11:01am 03.08.24 It's not. What brand of prop do you think it is?
G-10 discs for thru-hull dlochner at 11:00am 03.08.24 This article from Steve D'Antonio arrived today. Thought it was timely for this thread. If you don't
Hunter Propeller Anode fstbttms at 10:21am 03.08.24 That looks like a Max Prop. It's not.

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