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Wheel Brake origin? B473 at 4:41pm 08.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/732 The Wheel Brake on my boat is a compression disc fitted to the starboard helm. It is a very simple d
Heat Exchanger Westerbeke 10-2 in O'Day 272 (3) cbourne200 at 4:24pm 08.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1202 When I bought this boat in Dec 2011, I was told the 10-2 had recently been overhauled. Although the
Interior Teak Finish HMT2 at 4:11pm 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1408 I am refinishing my Nav table. It is a teak veneer. It had some kind of a hard finish. Either a varn
genoa replacement anthony at 2:45pm 08.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1139 Hi All When that hurricane blew up the east coast of Canada, even though I thought I had the genny
Boat In Question joker460 at 2:26pm 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1341 I have very little to go on because the sailboat was leaving through our channel in Lake Ontario.
81 hunter30 water pump jeffreymckenna at 1:23pm 08.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/690 Help!! I just finished refurbishing a 81 hunter 30. Every works well except i have no water pressu
Hunter 23' Rudder Coming Apart carboman at 1:10pm 08.28.14 Smaller Boats 12/2011 Looks like the gel coat/first layer of fiber glass is starting to separate from the core. I took it
Advise on autopilot? Stan Linado at 12:29pm 08.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/971 Am finally at a point that I can get an autopilot so that solo sailing will not be quite so frantic.
Catalina 25 structural question (2) scurvydogtoo at 11:54am 08.28.14 Smaller Boats 4/2362 I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 25. There are two areas under the port side settee (forward seat)
New owner of Pearson 34-2 Outeast at 9:43am 08.28.14 Pearson 13/7517 My wife and I are new owners of a 1990 Pearson 34-2. We've spent the first 45 days cleaning the inte
Moving on up! mrudman850 at 9:37am 08.28.14 Catalina 22 1/607 After our first year on a mooring with our Buccaneer 180, we've discovered we don't like being the s
Locating and Securing the new water tanks... (6) Sumner at 8:23am 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 1/827 In an earlier post ..... http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=165463 .... I
Captain Tolley's Panta Rei at 7:43am 08.28.14 Bigger Boats 2/1048 Andrew/ Agprice22 recommendation for acrylic sealers reminded me of another great product for ageing
29.5 flatten main sail carothersjw at 7:04am 08.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/733 substantial draft in main. would like to be able to flatten main. outhaul alright tight. bo
Destep Steps Dede7157 at 6:24am 08.28.14 Day Sailers 3/875 We have an O'Day 19.. and our first year destepping the mast by ourselves. Rather than spend hours
Count down is on!! sfr at 6:24am 08.28.14 Trailer Sailors 6/1230 Towing my 260 Hunter from Golden B.C. (Canada) to Alameda Ca. in 7 days very excited and looking for
Yanmar 2QM15 raw water pump BobM at 5:44am 08.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 13/4667 The aft facing access cover is a lousy design. Has anyone retrofitted a front facing one?
Hunter 30 Tiller ? bobclark1 at 5:36am 08.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/721 Hi I'm about to buy a Hunter 30 -1980 - that has a tiller rather than a pedistel wheel config. W
buying a used sailing boat spiros at 3:41am 08.28.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1270 I am about to buy a used sailing boat 35-40f and around 100000 euro. I am going to be sailing with m
Waste tank cover panel removal on Beneteau 373 helmfam at 9:21pm 08.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1472 I want to install a Ferriello waste tank monitor system on my 2007 Beneteau 373. For the life of me

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What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home Timm R Oday25 at 12:10pm 11.09.22 As a sailor and a person who lives in the land of the perpetually frozen ,I concur about always keep
Solar Confusion Nodak7 at 12:09pm 11.09.22 Thanks again all! I did go back and rechecked my wire size using the ABYC Wire Size Calculator and i
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home rgranger at 12:03pm 11.09.22 Hahaha... my wife complains that I talk about wind all the time...
Questions About Bottom Paint rgranger at 11:59am 11.09.22 I rolled my eyes when reading other threads on this subject. Most replies just say follow the instr
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Hello Below at 11:37am 11.09.22 My boat is at Maple Bay Marina i have people inspecting and monitoring the boat frequently. Sounds
Moody 46 capta at 11:33am 11.09.22 If you have any worry that the boat has problems, be sure you find a surveyor that knows these boats
Questions About Bottom Paint capta at 11:22am 11.09.22 If any of you finds an antifouling paint that actually works in New England waters, please, please l
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Marlow Currie at 11:19am 11.09.22
Single handing WI Rigger at 11:15am 11.09.22 Dave Are you saying this because most people do not make a secure eye splice?
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) cousineddy at 11:06am 11.09.22 My sailor friends said ablative is what I need. I used Pettit Odyssey Triton, triple biocide, and ab
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area desodave at 11:05am 11.09.22
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 10:30am 11.09.22 Based on input on another forum this may be a pump for a 3JH3 and NOT for a 3JH4!
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home JamesG161 at 10:07am 11.09.22 Do you find yourselves thinking ahead about weather and preparing contingency plans for emergencies
Do you put your bimini down? (3) bonkle at 9:56am 11.09.22
Questions About Bottom Paint JamesG161 at 9:50am 11.09.22 You should note you sail in Fresh Water, In Iuka, Mississippi. Different bottom paints needed. ___
Sick Parsons at 9:40am 11.09.22 Welcome back, CD. With these long-distance friendships, one never knows when people stop coming to
1987 Catalina 22 Replacing Rubber Seals on Pop Uo Seat Locher Hatches. John Marrone at 9:19am 11.09.22 The Largo Fabrication location is a "JOKE" they don't call back, they sent all their parts not sched
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 9:07am 11.09.22 Here is a photo of the hull. Eeek! yep, time to redo the bottom!
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) cousineddy at 9:05am 11.09.22 Here is a photo of the hull. Eeek!
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting Tedd at 8:46am 11.09.22 Thanks, @Peggie Hall HeadMistress . My holding tank pumpout deck fitting appears to be 1-1/4 NPS whi

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