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Brand of watermaker and airconditioner zzmeyer at 7:42pm 08.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/620 Does anyone know the brand of factory installed watermaker and airconditioner? Are spare parts avai
Jib hauldown line? Gene Neill at 6:24pm 08.07.14 Catalina 22 32/4928 Anybody use one? If so, what diameter line is it, and where do you cleat it/tie it off? I had one
Mac26m trailer question foursail22701 at 4:42pm 08.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1150 Hi everybody. The rubber "cap" at the end of the guide posts on my original Mac 26m trailer has fal
sailing vacation in the Apostles! sdstef at 3:41pm 08.07.14 Bigger Boats 4/894 Chartered an Island Packet 27 from Superior Charters at Pikes Bay Marina. Enjoy the video! And tha
Aerial video of "sailing" the Hunter 23 Paladin27 at 3:04pm 08.07.14 Smaller Boats 7/985 I use sailing in quotes because it was an absolute DEAD night on Lake Michigan. Which was probably
New owner of an Islander 34 northernfred at 12:26pm 08.07.14 Islander 3/4551 Hi all, I'm new to this forum and am the proud new owner of a 71 Islander 34 in need of restoration.
tablet navigation c_witch at 12:11pm 08.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1633 Does anyone use a tablet and app for navation? Ive switched to a samsung galaxy tab 3 and gpsnautica
The right Inverter jokl1959 at 11:56am 08.07.14 Big Boats 2/1242 Hi all Inverters have made some strides in the last years and I have been thinking about installi
Shaft packing replacement 25xpb BrassRat at 11:50am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 3/1084 BrassRat is repowered with a 25xpb. I asked a mechanic to replace the packing. He told me there is i
Selden Rodkicker Hydraulic strut tahomathundr at 11:42am 08.07.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1336 The hydraulic ram on my 2006 C309 has failed again. This will be the 4th one and this last one only
replacing a 2GM20F with a 3GM20 Rick R at 10:51am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1819 I have an opportunity to replace the Yanmar 2GM20F in my Hunter 326 with a Yanmar 3GM which would be
YSM 8 riser nipple, Y25 (1) harryjak at 10:43am 08.07.14 Yamaha 1/1578 My water injection elbow failed on my YSM8, ordered up a new elbow, lower elbow that comes out of th
USCG Documentation Ron Allen at 10:08am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 4/1001 Does anyone have the figures for the USCG documentation forms for the Catalina 30 ? I need the Gross
Head Games Meriachee at 9:07am 08.07.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1329 Yesterday our almost new head started acting up. The pump handle works just fine on the "inlet" sett
Ron Frisosky Crazy Dave Condon at 9:00am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/893 Ron Frisosky represented Performance Trailers, Road King Trailers and others but most notably, Catal
Ron Frisosky Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 08.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/547 Ron Frisosky represented Performance Trailers, Road King Trailers and others but most notably, Catal
galley cabinet lastchance at 8:49am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 2/788 I just purchased a C-30 with a Yanmar 2GM engine that needs to be pulled. Does anyone know if the ga
3gm30 on 355 smoke on up rpm +2200 rgarand at 8:43am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/710 Hi all sailors, I have looked thru previous threads to no avail... Bought a h355 last year, engine h
Mounting Garmin 50s Chartplotter H34 (2) Dave19957 at 6:47am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1331 Now that I have my new Garmin Echo Map 50s Chartplotter, I need to mount it. I haven't found anythi
Pinning the Mast Newport 17 gburling at 6:22am 08.07.14 Newport 7/5652 I am a beginner/novice sailor. My boat is a Newport 17 (1978) in better than average shape for its

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NorthWest Weather dlochner at 3:12pm 11.04.22 Sorry to hear of your troubles. I was at the boat today in Upstate NY in shorts and a T-shirt. It w
NorthWest Weather kappykaplan at 3:11pm 11.04.22
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? dlochner at 3:09pm 11.04.22 Macgregors were not noted for being over built and no one expected these boats to live 30 or more ye
Shorty dlochner at 2:50pm 11.04.22 The Jockey Pole is sometimes known as a reaching strut, gets the guy off the leeward shrouds.
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 2:46pm 11.04.22
Insurance for older boats dlochner at 2:44pm 11.04.22 Are you looking for Agreed Value Hull insurance or liability? Insurance companies are hesitant to
Replace fuel injectors (2) PlaneTom at 2:41pm 11.04.22 The equivalent Kubota model is a D-1005E according to the attached chart. Try either a local Kubota
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear bonkle at 2:29pm 11.04.22 I'm sure I could do some math to figure out what to expect, but some simple reasoning is good enoug
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 2:29pm 11.04.22 I have not seen a 7.9 fixed keel. I know there is the 8.0 which is a fixed keel and is more roomy t
Do you put your bimini down? capta at 1:04pm 11.04.22 Not once in 13 years did we put our Bimini down. We lived in the tropics and saw no need to do so.
Do you put your bimini down? Davidasailor26 at 12:56pm 11.04.22
New Mac 25 owner Tsatzsue at 12:50pm 11.04.22 Congrats!!! Welcome aboard. Great boat and a lot of fun. I pushed mine to the limit every time I too
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) bonkle at 12:42pm 11.04.22 I think i have the corrected Hunter 31 manual but who knows, there are a bunch available for downlo
Do you put your bimini down? stickinthemud57 at 12:36pm 11.04.22 Hi, I hate my bimini, except when I love it. I love sailing. When the bimini is up I can't really
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 12:28pm 11.04.22 I think i have the corrected Hunter 31 manual but who knows, there are a bunch available for downloa
Cleaning a stanky bilge? HeelBoy at 12:25pm 11.04.22 Can't help you with the ice box removal, but if you follow these instrutions (an excerpt from my b
Insurance for older boats Dalliance at 11:40am 11.04.22
Shorty Old Climber at 11:17am 11.04.22 Some kind of Spinnaker guy jockey pole? https://sailing-blog.nauticed.org/how-to-sail-with-a-jocke
Shorty rgranger at 11:08am 11.04.22 Some kind of Spinnaker guy jockey pole? https://sailing-blog.nauticed.org/how-to-sail-with-a-jocke
Shorty Davidasailor26 at 11:06am 11.04.22 Some kind of Spinnaker guy jockey pole? https://sailing-blog.nauticed.org/how-to-sail-with-a-jockey

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