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Centerboard problems (2) EricF9667 at 5:01pm 07.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5299 Hello, I am re-posting this to the Macgregor forum, so if you have already viewed and replied I a
Spiders Jamason at 4:55pm 07.15.15 Smaller Boats 9/1433 How do you keep spiders at bay in the cabin? I'm on the boat three days out of week. I've used lots
Keel guard (2) All U Get at 4:41pm 07.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1041 Hi all, Our dinghy had some scratches from being run up in some beaches and I had seen this Keel
H460 Under Sink Odor Brigadoon460 at 3:19pm 07.15.15 Big Boats 15/2317 Hello, I have a 2001 H460 and have been dealing with an unpleasant odor that comes from underneath t
Toilet Jdaniel343 at 2:46pm 07.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1532 What toilet was used originally in a 1977 Catalina 27?
Dagger Board Pipe Leak rich26nc at 2:14pm 07.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1185 I have a shoal draft 1984 O'Day 26 purchased a year and a half ago. The daggerboard line has never b
Dagger Board Pipe Leak rich26nc at 1:25pm 07.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/619 I have a shoal draft 1984 O'Day 26 purchased a year and a half ago. The daggerboard line has never b
Panel Voltmeter buddybear at 12:52pm 07.15.15 Catalina 310 5/1440 Has anyone found a digital replacement for the analog panel voltmeter, the one which has the red yel
Mic Cable run Nav station to helm 07 41DS TFlight at 12:40pm 07.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1089 :confused: I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS and I'm trying to replace the remote mic cable from the Nav sta
Beneteau FIRST 32 tiller to wheel conversion WILQ at 12:37pm 07.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2591 Hi, I have a 1981 FIRST 32 for two years. The boat is lovely and I am considering installation a wh
New Boat!!! (1) Hobopacket at 12:29pm 07.15.15 Catalina 22 10/1237 Hey everyone! Just acquired my new to me 1982 C22 a couple weeks ago and took her for her maiden ov
Cruising the Apostle Islands Saxacussionist at 10:36am 07.15.15 Destinations 8/2245 If you are interested, my article on sailing the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior has just come out
40.5 rudder bouyancy? Hunter legend collabsa at 5:31am 07.15.15 Big Boats 5/1239 I all, I have refitted the rudder on my 40.5. It was a job inherited from the previous owner. New be
Interlake - potential purchase Apex at 4:21am 07.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3876 Mom (73 but gets around just fine) just bought a house on a lake. She would like to use the sunfish
Twelve days of messing about with boats Macboy at 10:18pm 07.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1243 Well, we're days away from hauling the boat to the lake for the short term moor. I feel silly I have
1985 Morgan 323 TColeman at 9:16pm 07.14.15 Morgan 7/4631 Many Morgan 323's out there?
reefing line length Canonshooternb at 9:01pm 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1656 I have a Pearson 28-2 boat that I am looking to replace the internal boom reefing lines. This is a 1
ShipShape Canvas Winter Cover? Steve Liggett at 8:39pm 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/4503 I'm considering purchasing a winter cover for my O'Day 302 from ShipShape Canvas in Duluth. Anybod
1994 MacGregor 26S Center Board Deterioration (2) EricF9667 at 7:41pm 07.14.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2907 Hello, My wife and I just purchased our first sailboat. We selected a 1994 MacGregor 26S. The p
Adding backstay to H 23 donavansails at 7:23pm 07.14.15 Smaller Boats 1/795 Has anyone added a backstay adjuster to a Hunter 23? I am looking to add one to mine. I am racing i

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Solar power systems Stu Jackson at 9:42am 12.16.23 the output was ... very unimpressive. Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting
Yanmar question Stu Jackson at 9:09am 12.16.23 but I thought I read somewhere that some Yanmar diesel series engine use the same oil in the engine
Yanmar question kloudie1 at 8:58am 12.16.23 The only powerplants that I've encountered that shared transmission and engine oil were on motorcycl
Solar power systems dLj at 8:33am 12.16.23 Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting wind on my boat (mostly for liveaboard w
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:29am 12.16.23 I installed the solar/wind combo. Thinking the same as you write above. Beyond the total disaster t
Solar power systems dLj at 8:25am 12.16.23 This key point comes up often when the forum is discussing solar. I have always been curious about
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns JBP-PA at 8:05am 12.16.23 A Harbor Freight stapler may or may not be part of the problem. Some of their stuff works, some not
Yanmar question dlochner at 7:54am 12.16.23 To the best of my knowledge, no engine and transmission share the same oil supply. Doesn't matter i
Yanmar question jdrutten at 7:47am 12.16.23 This reminds me that I want to be sure to change my transmission oil before recommissioning in the s
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns LloydB at 7:21am 12.16.23 If you have found a way to get staples driven properly then you must consistently do it that way eac
Yanmar question (1) Tally Ho at 6:54am 12.16.23 As others have said, some Yanmar engines / transmission pairs use the same oil in the transmission a
Yanmar question dlochner at 4:48am 12.16.23 The transmission dip stick does not look at all like the engines dipstick. On a Kanzaki transmission
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! sailme88 at 4:35am 12.16.23 Police, Fire and Military use a Panasonic hard shell laptop. Designed to take abuse..
Yanmar question sailme88 at 4:33am 12.16.23 NOT all ATF's are created equal. You NEED to ascertain the exact transmission that is mated to your
Yanmar question Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 12.16.23 but I thought I read somewhere that some Yanmar diesel series engine use the same oil in the engine
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Tedd at 9:46pm 12.15.23 I use a Microsoft Surface Book 2 running OpenCPN with a GPS USB dongle. The PC is strapped to my nav
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Project_Mayhem at 9:45pm 12.15.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not p
Clog in sanitation outlet Terry Cox at 9:10pm 12.15.23 Anyone have a suggestion as to how to clear a clog preventing the tank from draining? Different mo
Yanmar question Froman1950 at 9:03pm 12.15.23 Thanks for the response. I'm not at my boat at the moment so I can't check it or the manuals, but I
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 9:02pm 12.15.23 I've been using pneumatic staplers/nailers for years. Off shore brands have failed to give consisten

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