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Elongated mast pivot hole on 26S Bfranchini at 4:03pm 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1343 I Believe I once saw a solution to this problem but I can't find the thread... To sum it up, one of
lost!!! please help! futuresailor at 3:06pm 04.14.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2098 I've been sailing with friends and family for a while and now im wanting to buy a sailboat of my own
Auto Pilot For H376 tbleonard at 2:38pm 04.14.15 Big Boats 4/1112 I Am Looking To Add An Autopilot To My 1997 H376. My Other Electronics Is Raymarine. Any Suggestio
Cayenne pepper in bottom paint shebakescakes at 1:38pm 04.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/3242 Has anyone heard of using cayenne pepper as an additive before bottom painting their boat? I had som
Boom rigging sloanstavern at 12:59pm 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1509
O'day 26 overpowered easily with 150% genoa? BelladonnaII at 11:07am 04.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1803 This has been my first sailing season on my new to me boat. I have roller furling that currently has
need wiring diagram for 2005 Mac 26M fortunare at 10:34am 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1159 I recently bought a 2005 Mac 26M. Great boat but my motor works on one battery but none of the othe
Beneteau touch up paint Syversens at 9:45am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2573 Hey all, I'm starting to fix some of the old holes and cracks that's been made over the year, su
fixed port trim ring replacement John24475 at 9:25am 04.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/593 I have a 2003 Hunter 326 and am in need of finding a supplier for the plastic fixed port trim ring f
General opinion of Nesting dingy's? MrBill_FLL at 8:15am 04.14.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1142 Starting a new thread... I've though of building one of these stitch and glue boats. the nesting
Sound Proofing Panel Fire Rating PGIJon at 8:07am 04.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/895 Good Morning... I am looking at replacing my engine's soundproofing with a material that is fire
Mast Wires in Compression Post? TDudley at 7:57am 04.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1035 I saw a gentleman post pictures of his compression post from a Hunter 36 and it had a channel runnin
Fuel fitting on HDPE tank (1) Claude_Labrecque at 7:50am 04.14.15 Big Boats 6/1018 I need to remove the flexible hose on this fitting on top of my fuel tank. Unfortunately the tank w
mast head light mmsailor at 6:56am 04.14.15 Smaller Boats 7/1602 Last year I replaced the bulbs in my mast head light as well as the lenses . I just assumed (wrong )
23.5 motormount mmsailor at 6:52am 04.14.15 Smaller Boats 20/2935 The wood motor mount on my 23.5 needs some attention . It appears to be secured with two bolts . I w
average life of aluminum tanks richny at 5:03am 04.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2795 I'm looking at a 2003 Hunter 356. Am I close to replacement after 12 years since new of the water,
Anchor roller extension clarsen at 3:22am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2810 I need some sort of extension on my 381 to keep my Bruce anchor away from my bow. Any suggestions?
Larger Crank Case Pulley rajhnsn at 3:18am 04.14.15 Bigger Boats 3/926 I needed to replace my crankcase pulley on my M25 21 horse power Universal Diesel motor. When the t
Hunter 40.5 displacment/weight. Hunter legend collabsa at 3:17am 04.14.15 Big Boats 2/1012 Hi, Going to have my 40.5 launched soon, first time since I bought it and first time in 15 years fo
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity, Jig. Roger Long at 2:10am 04.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/1621 This old piggy in his little trawler yacht disguised as a sailboat is feeling pretty good. C ' D C

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Hurricane Otis JamesG161 at 11:45am 10.25.23 What is the town underneath the hurricane symbol, please. Acapulco Mexico
Hurricane Otis capta at 11:08am 10.25.23 What is the town underneath the hurricane symbol, please.
My how Boats have changed... capta at 11:04am 10.25.23 Back in the mod '80s I had a friend with a 36' boat almost exactly like the Henreitta. I loved the l
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions capta at 10:58am 10.25.23 It looks to me oily bilge water was left in there for some time, and it stained the paint. Some of t
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop capta at 10:53am 10.25.23 If you haven't already done so, replace incandescent bulbs with LED sealed lights (not just bulbs) w
Lantern Advice (2) sailcapt340 at 10:37am 10.25.23
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction kbgunn at 10:24am 10.25.23 I unscrewed the top (the 4 screws you see above) and frankly do not see a way to get at the motor w
Lantern Advice (1) william24424 at 10:00am 10.25.23 I had one, about 20 years ago, light isn't quiet enough for reading, heat & flame concerned me, with
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop jssailem at 9:31am 10.25.23 Welcome back @captined last time we heard from you was in 2012. Did you get the bimini figured out?
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop kappykaplan at 9:21am 10.25.23 I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . Believe the OP means he's run a wire outside the boat
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Timm R Oday25 at 9:18am 10.25.23 Welcome , your messge is a little confusing . I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . When mos
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (1) JRacer at 9:00am 10.25.23 Agree. Looks like some repair work done there. Here is what my 1992 First 310 bilge looks like. No p
House Battery Condition Kings Gambit at 7:55am 10.25.23 I have six (6) Trojan T105 6v Batteries for my house battery system. They have been in service for
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53am 10.25.23 Theoretically, there should be no wire size reduction but with a boat which is 40+ years old, who kn
Max prop for a Catalina 315 dlochner at 7:30am 10.25.23 We have a Max prop and have had no problems with it. Because of the flat blades the prop walk in rev
Keel bolts on a 23-2 dmax at 7:08am 10.25.23 Your boat has a center-board with lead ballast - those look like bolts to hold the lead ballast to t
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:46am 10.25.23 For your information so you understand ranking of East Pacific Hurricanes. Yes, the NHC does name t
Hurricane Otis rgranger at 6:35am 10.25.23 That is scary:yikes:
Hurricane Otis (2) JamesG161 at 6:25am 10.25.23 Another storm started south of Cuba and Crossed into the E Pacific. Sorry I was wrong about that p
Hurricane Otis kloudie1 at 6:14am 10.25.23 Dammit! Sitting in Pensacola trying to decide if we want to go to Navarre against the considerable e

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