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Styrofoam seadude at 10:04pm 02.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1205 Dear Forum members Recently I've became, happy owner of MacGregor 25. 1981 Year of production.
Adding copper sulphate to anti-foul paint Akapeterc at 9:38pm 02.15.15 Big Boats 1/1456 I've been told that if you and copper sulphate to your anti-foul paint it makes it last a lot longer
Need Advice on Autopilot Drive Unit Doug in Lakeview at 9:33pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1031 Hello from cold Chicago, We are upgrading marine electronics this winter and have narrowed our sel
Racing C400 MkI fin keel RonWG at 8:04pm 02.15.15 Big Boats 0/1078 In the process of buying sails to do some racing and looking for some guidance. I bought this boat
Down East? How's it going. shemandr at 7:20pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 2/797 Looks like a rough night off New England and actually south as far as Cape Hatteras. For me, the Cr
Fiberglass Hulls 1981ZigZag at 6:51pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2415 Which sailboats have thicker hulls, and Which are better....
What is this? (1) lpolliard at 4:59pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1580 No clue. Don't tell me it's a beer opener.
Drip less shaft seal cooling hose fitting repair cstonedent at 4:34pm 02.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1905 I have an 02 B311 with Volvo drip less shaft seal. Last fall trying to remove cooling hose, the hose
jib downhaul e714753 at 3:37pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/5720 I want to add a jib downhaul to my 22. Yes I have a hank on jib sail and would like to know the part
Water entering my 2002 hunter passage 456 aft lazerttes discovery at 2:53pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 I'm getting a pretty sizable amt of salt water in my aft lazzerette, placed rags around the engine e
weapons on boat Yellowjeepman at 2:40pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 49/5866 I have only traveled in southern U.S. Waters. If I decide to sail over to the Bahamas do I need to n
Oil lamps????? (1) woodster at 2:13pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 22/4329 ok here is one for everybody i have a gimbaled oil lamp in the salon and i went to the boat the othe
Battery Charger Assumptions Brian D at 1:59pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/967 This will be simple. I "assume" when a battery charger has three banks, and the charger is rated at
Balmar Smart Gauge question - Maine Sail? holdech at 1:52pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2523 From all that I've read, this appears to be an excellent product but I'm curious how it works with a
windex 10 or windex 15 e714753 at 1:05pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/2877 I want to install a new windex at the top of my 1977 catalina 22 and I want to know what size windex
Legend rudder bearing replacement JPalmerUk at 12:15pm 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/951 I am trying to replace the rudder bearing on my Legend 41 (2004 model) but it is not proving to be s
Boom Vang Mast Fitting Failure (3) KZW at 10:09am 02.15.15 Catalina 310 17/5029 I screwed up big time in a club race yesterday and am seeking help from anyone who may have experien
rakassa sconed at 10:03am 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/728 Does anyone know where the Rakassa (75 foot ketch) is located? Or whether the name has been changed?
ASA 101 Tampa-St Pete-Sarasota? richk at 8:26am 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/858 Will be in Fla. Want to book an ASA 101 course. Ideas on where and why there? Thanks from chi
platform on top of binnacle fortunare at 8:23am 02.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1500 I've seen photos of a flat sheet fastened to the top of the binacle with several drink holder holes,

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Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:32pm 08.18.23 On my Dometic / Cruisair thermostat HI/PS means high pressure shutdown. See page 15 of the attached
Stowing Winch Handles (1) DaveJ at 3:16pm 08.18.23 Make sure you order the right size for the pedestal.
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 3:12pm 08.18.23 . Finally surrendered and paid Radar Marine $55 for a preloaded cf card that worked to update the E8
Stowing Winch Handles (2) DaveJ at 3:10pm 08.18.23 Not sure where I got these, but they are perfect for my needs.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.18.23 That engine is reliable as bricks unless submerged. Missing the cylinder head and injectors, ring
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:46pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pan
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Davidasailor26 at 2:35pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pane
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 2:31pm 08.18.23 @RSHunter27 , ###quick edit### The more I see of this project, the more I wonder why you are reinve
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 2:30pm 08.18.23 Just to report back. I bought a 2005 Sandisk card on ebay, put the Navionics update software on it a
Tide Clock BigEasy at 2:28pm 08.18.23 Bien sur couyon... it be risin';) Crazy, for sure!
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels (1) mermike at 2:24pm 08.18.23 Vibration is a significant problem with home-style plug in circuit breakers. They certainly are a so
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 2:20pm 08.18.23 Bummer - there's a guy near me selling a 3 cylinder Mitsubishi L3E from a boat for $650, and the tra
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:19pm 08.18.23 Not on my panel. remove the lead, unscrew from the bus bar, and remove 2 small screws to release th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 2:17pm 08.18.23 Glad to hear your boat is out of the ICU and is ready for rehab! A long journey for sure, but lig
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels dlochner at 2:11pm 08.18.23 One of the most annoying is that to change a faulty breaker one must unscrew the entire vertical ro
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel Crazy Dave Condon at 1:59pm 08.18.23 @caverun thank you for helping in that find for @tomoncapeced. Caverun can be trusted
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 1:58pm 08.18.23 :wow3::beer::beer::beer: Three cheers!
Fabric for boom tent? jviss at 1:30pm 08.18.23 You might try the canvas drop cloths one can get in Home Depot or Lowes. I did a search and there
Tide Clock rgranger at 1:16pm 08.18.23 NO, we have our own moon!:p Bien sur couyon... it be risin';)
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 1:12pm 08.18.23 I have several of these nets from Organized Obie in the cabin and the cockpit. Handy for just about

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