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Update: What size outboard on your Mac 25 Greengas at 6:28am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/7609 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 0/334 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 2/980 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 3/446 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 3/1177 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 15/4844 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 3/2858 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 19/4325 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 6/1358 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 5/2970 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 23/3228 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 15/894 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 4/1060 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 2/872 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 31/2954 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 5/620 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 7/1575 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 3/1929 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 4/760 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 5/1978 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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House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 9:58pm 03.14.24 @JBP-PA When you say "replaceable BMS," are you talking about an external BMS, or something else? I
Descaling Yanmar 2GM (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
Beneteau 36s7 galley sink drain hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 03.14.24 I can tell you a lot more about it without even seeing it first hand : If it's 26 years old, it is
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 03.14.24 I found an angel disguised as a expert with fuel systems willing to take on the project. You may
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help MFD at 8:42pm 03.14.24 I have one of the Yacht Devices NMEA2000<=>WiFi units. It was pretty straightforward to setup. It
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:35pm 03.14.24 This is my installation by previous owner. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/battery-charger
Found a 2003 C310 dlochner at 8:12pm 03.14.24 Adding to @Davidasailor26's questions, what type of battery monitoring system do you have? First,
Found a 2003 C310 Davidasailor26 at 6:24pm 03.14.24 Figure out why your 3 year old batteries are going bad first, before you throw more money at the AGM
How do you clean through hull while in water? Davidasailor26 at 6:17pm 03.14.24 Yes, foam had been there because part of it remained. Didn't seem to do any obvious damage. I have
And I Complain About 12' Tides Tally Ho at 5:53pm 03.14.24 My wife is Canadian, and her uncle lives on the Bay of Funday. It is on my retirement list to get u
Exhaust hose size adapter Tally Ho at 5:49pm 03.14.24 Can you buy a silicone hose that is tapered to fit properly on both ends? I think I have seen hose
House Battery Upgrade Help Tally Ho at 5:28pm 03.14.24 I agree with the golf cart battery idea. I have the same GC2 Duracell batteries that @Tally Ho has
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help AaronD at 4:41pm 03.14.24 We used the "Yakker" version with Navionics for awhile a few years ago; it died after 2-3 seasons, i
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Richard19068 at 2:54pm 03.14.24
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Richard19068 at 2:49pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 2:15pm 03.14.24 Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an absolute necessity. Previous owner may ha
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:24pm 03.14.24 plus foam air filter had disappeared. Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an ab
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:13pm 03.14.24 Basically, the thermostat starts to open at 160 F & fully open at 185 F. You can test your t-stat i
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 1:02pm 03.14.24 What's your strategy for using both of these together? Cute. If you re-read my answer it's as bel
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 12:59pm 03.14.24 We chartered in the BVI and told me their windless pays out a foot per second . About a year ago, I

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