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The Loop ris at 5:24pm 02.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2450 Has anyone completed part or all the great loop in a Macgregor 26x? What motor would be best? I am t
mercury 3.3 graemeg at 4:59pm 02.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1118 Hi all ,I have a mercury 3.3 as an aux on my boat . It went well, now it starts and once I put it i
Fuel Lines CYQK at 3:52pm 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1106 Can you fab your own fuel lines with approved hose and AWAB clamps or do they need to be crimped c
Pearson 303 : Yanmar 2GM(F) Core Cleaning Made Easy (4) StargazerP303 at 2:39pm 02.23.15 Pearson 12/5485 Hello Yanmar fresh water cooled fans! I flushed out my engine system and was going to removed the c
Hunter 34? Swimorsink at 1:37pm 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4163 I'm looking to buy a hunter 34 and was hoping for people's opinions and advice about this particular
Looking for used sails. Chorniak1 at 1:05pm 02.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1200 If anyone has a mainsail for a O'Day 25' daysailor that they are willing to part with at a resonable
Renewing non skid redunculous at 11:45am 02.23.15 Big Boats 11/2310 So I've decided that after nearly breaking my neck twice today whilst washing my boat that it's clea
Corrosion on rub rail - what would you do (1) redunculous at 9:39am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2110 Advice on how people would treat this as if rather not remove the rail... Thanks all
1983 Beneteau First 30E kbar38 at 9:30am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2963 I will be cruising and also live aboard with coastal trips from texas to carribean. I have not seen
Radar reflector All U Get at 9:16am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4298 I have a Davis radar reflector hanging from the lower spreaders and have been concerned with losing
New Tuning Guides bob_pattison at 8:49am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/778 An FYI for new Oceanis 38 and 35 owners: Our sail trimming guides are available for these two models
Replacement Windlass for '37? flipcorp at 8:26am 02.23.15 Bigger Boats 0/569 I have a seized Lewmar Sprint 1000 Windlass for my O'Day 37 - I am looking to replace it. Does anybo
Watermaker install on a Hunter 466? rlamb at 8:14am 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2001 All, I have a 2004 Hunter 466 and am getting ready to order and install a watermaker. Since I dont
Go2Marine Cabin light problem... braol at 8:12am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1391 ...so I get these great LED dome lights, brass colored, red and white LED's.... The problem is that
H34 and Fuel return PGIJon at 7:49am 02.23.15 Big Boats 26/1815 I've noticed that my 3GM30F is making a lot of noise when it idles. I asked my mechanic to take a l
Fuel line issues YVRguy at 6:37am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2561 Over the last year I have really struggled with fuel problems on my H-34. I have had the engine qui
Keel Bolt Inspection (1) gbgreen59 at 6:23am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2322 My 1984 Bene 35' First is in dry storage for the winter (from fresh water). I pulled all of the kee
Insanity or genious? futuristictech at 6:14am 02.23.15 Sails Call Lounge 24/7544 I love the lines in a sailboat but my ignorance and laziness about sailing cut the mast and keel to
Is Your Battery Monitor is Accurate..? Maine Sail at 6:01am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 26/2846 This one has been on my mind for a very long time, and folks have been after me, but I just needed s
220V AC Breaker Panel Spares ttqmat at 1:08am 02.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/677

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Leaving the dock kappykaplan at 4:47am 06.17.23 Nothing like the pride you feel when you overcome all of the above to land perfectly on the dock wi
Fuel Pipe ID jaysweet at 4:45am 06.17.23 It's got a banjo fitting on it. It also says in that manual that it is a fuel line. I'd get a wire
Leaving the dock sailme88 at 4:44am 06.17.23 I owned an O'28 for 19 yrs. With the OEM prop there is significant prop walk astern. Recognized ea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 4:41am 06.17.23 that is great news.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 4:14am 06.17.23 That is fantastic John!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:52am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock Joe at 1:40am 06.17.23 Any photos or drawings of the setup? It's on his YouTube channel mentioned in his post.
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. jssailem at 1:34am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock Joe at 1:33am 06.17.23 Here's link to a well know series on docking techniques. I think you should take the time to go thr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:06am 06.17.23 The big hurdle was bested. Still the rest of the race to run. The transmission was rebuilt last Dec
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 12:24am 06.17.23 Well hit the water yesterday 1st time. New keel winch works great but no locking pin hole in keel he
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 12:11am 06.17.23 Yesterday was 1st splash! Win or fail you decide. After custom cut of 8mm main sheet and connecting
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:26pm 06.16.23 Fantastic! She sounds nice.
Stuck screw on prop anode BigEasy at 10:02pm 06.16.23 My bad, since it was Aluminum Anode in Fresh water = 420mv :facepalm: Jim... Yes, was wonderi
Stuck screw on prop anode JamesG161 at 9:42pm 06.16.23 If I recall our discussion of your test= 820mv My bad, since it was Aluminum Anode in Fresh water
Stuck screw on prop anode JamesG161 at 9:28pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. If I recall our discussion of your test= 820mv Jim...
Stuck screw on prop anode BigEasy at 9:26pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. It's been a long but productive day Amazing how something so
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) JamesG161 at 9:20pm 06.16.23 216916 Time for you to enjoy Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:18pm 06.16.23 Thank you Jim for providing the sound video.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) JamesG161 at 9:17pm 06.16.23 To help John

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