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Buying a Beneteau in Mediterranean grboregon at 3:23pm 11.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1951 I look at boats coming out of charter and they are much cheaper than in the US especially West Coast
Need help MasterPlan at 2:19pm 11.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/796 I just bought a MacGregor 26M and I need help finding a good shop in the Houston/Kemah area to take
AIS / Float Planning Monterey385 at 1:31pm 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 5/921 I have a new Class B AIS (Raymarine AIS 650). I started the float planning for a spring delivery cr
H26/260 MSD Deck Pump Out (2) Doug J at 9:36am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 26/3305 I plan to install deck pump out for my MSD Porta Pottie. I'm wondering for those who have already d
No more wobbly rudder (8) Doug J at 9:12am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 5/1442 I just finished re-furbishing the rudder assembly on my H26, which was in horrible condition. There
Leaking keel joint gordhodgson at 7:17am 11.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4068 My Hunter 450 has a joint which I have had no success in sealing. I have vee,d the joint and actuall
Need a new main sail tacanno at 5:04am 11.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4334 Hi, blew out the head of our mainsail this weekend. Sob! Anyone got a main sail for an O'Day 37 they
Turnbuckle length at 2/3 open length Tripaddle at 3:42am 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/339 So my boat has the Navtec C500 style turnbuckles. I am planning on replacing the standing rigging an
Any good book shelf ideas? patrickkidd at 9:40pm 11.28.15 Catalina 30 15/2952 I just moved onto my C30 and have a ton of hardback books, maybe 50. There is tons of shelf space in
Bottom paint failure cause? (4) njlarry at 5:49pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 34/7983 First time starting a new post with the new forum, hope the pics attach ok. History; 2014 acquired 8
Kudos to Peggy Hall woodster at 5:31pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1604 justed wanted to let you know your efforts on promoting boat sanitation and clean smelling boat inte
Help with 12 volt LED light bulb Capt Strapfoots at 4:01pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1401 Where do I find small bulb size 12 volt screw in LED lightbulbs for my ancient light fixtures ...
New oday 240 owner (3) bfriolet at 3:09pm 11.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2286 Hi everyone, just purchase a Oday 240. Would like to share some improvement I'm working on for the
Using special charcters in your post Brian D at 2:29pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1588 There are times when instead of writing out certain words, we might want to use special characters.
Loose Chain Plate Question Saxacussionist at 2:24pm 11.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2947 I just had my 1990 Mac 26 S surveyed by SAMS approved surveyor. He found that the port side chain p
Galley Counter/Salon Table Top/Head wufibugs at 10:14am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3464 I know we've had this discussion several times over the years, but I would like to revisit as it see
Install winch & line clutch wing15601 at 6:46am 11.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1214 I'm planning to install a winch, line clutch and deck organizer on the port side of my 1981 Oday 28.
Preventing growth on a thru-hull speedo Rodd at 6:46am 11.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 25/5408 Wondered if anyone has a recommendation on how best to prevent fouling of the impellor blades on a p
Which gps for O'Day 272? Pat at 6:42am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 2/378 We attended the Newport Boat Show and I spoke with the Garmin rep about replace my small Garmin 3-Pl
26S Keel Cable Doc_holiday at 5:20am 11.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1907 can you believe it? I managed to break the keel cable on my 26S ! I also think my keel is stuck up.

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Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) jssailem at 6:42am 10.28.23 I agree with your conclusion @stephen_i_w . That cleat is not a good addition to your boat. I would
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 6:16am 10.28.23 :beer: Great write up Fred.
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? pgandw at 5:53am 10.28.23 I switched from a 5hp Honda to an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 (pretty accurately rated at 1000 watt/3hp e
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Deleted member 117556 at 5:53am 10.28.23 Many years ago, when I began promoting midship springline cleats on tracks for those of us who didn
Outhaul car on Selden Boom cymeyer at 5:42am 10.28.23 I had a 386 for many years and now 46. I have replaced other parts but not parts B2 and B3 on your
1975 oday 22 dlochner at 5:42am 10.28.23 Rewiring on an older boat is often a good idea. As for the location, low and center is a good place
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 5:30am 10.28.23 You'll be happier with the Trojans. A couple of comments about the wiring. The jumpers between the b
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 4:55am 10.28.23 Thanks everyone! I've got my hands on that awesome Technical Manual and I'll post any interesting up
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA sailme88 at 4:55am 10.28.23 why not remove the pump and bring it to a Kubota dealer for a match up..
1975 oday 22 (2) Anomymous 163294 at 11:54pm 10.27.23 Just bought battery yesterday, all lights are working, Yay! but those will all be changed to led. al
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (2) Kupe at 9:05pm 10.27.23 Hey gang- Just wanted to thank all of you for great guidance, insights, and suggestions. The dead
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 8:41pm 10.27.23 Yes, that is when I put in the amarine macerator. I recently got the service kit for the Jabsco mac
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) stephen_i_w at 8:38pm 10.27.23 I have also been struggling with this issue, on my C-315, as well. Good mid-ships cleats would cert
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 10.27.23 If the voltage drops below 12v then that could be a problem. The The voltage is only one piece of
macerator doesn't have enough oumph dlochner at 7:19pm 10.27.23 @dlochner, what voltage should I expect when the macerator is running? It will obvously drop some b
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 6:35pm 10.27.23 Last May you had a similar problem and posted this as your solution... What is different now than t
Fuel lift pump feels hot question Richard19068 at 6:08pm 10.27.23 I don't know what this means as far as running the pump for 15 minutes and seeing if it gets hot but
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Terry Cox at 6:06pm 10.27.23 Hi John. Unless I missed it, did you check the hose from the macerator through the through hull valv
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 5:54pm 10.27.23 The 12V vs 24V would sure make a difference. @sabbatical88 Last May you had a similar problem and
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.27.23 My macerator is the Jabsco 18590-2094. ct when the macerator is running? It will obvously drop s

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