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outboard bracket on Venture 21 1971 pupluv at 2:53pm 01.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1100 A friend has bought a lovely Venture 21 circa 1971. I'm concerned that the stock outboard bracket
San Juan 26 rudder marvin at 2:24pm 01.29.14 Parts Search 2/1930 Looking for a San Juan 26 rudder ?? will a SJ 21 work?? marvin
Ports on a H-23.5? tallswede at 12:57pm 01.29.14 Smaller Boats 7/1431 Well, it's about time to start on some boat projects for spring and a big one I have is replacing th
installing electrical system (1) willsnow at 12:30pm 01.29.14 Trailer Sailors 10/3977 im getting together parts to install a new electrical system on my Mac26D... to replace the non-exis
Wonder Where The Boats Went? Rick D at 11:29am 01.29.14 Ask All Sailors 34/4477 In 2007, we moved our boat from SoCal's Marina del Rey to Long Beach. Long Beach had a three year wa
Lazy Jack mike pace at 10:40am 01.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4696 I have been thinking about adding a LAZY JACK system to our O'DAY 25. there seems tobe some diffrent
Snowed over Mississippi beaches (2) JonnyQuest at 10:12am 01.29.14 Ask All Sailors 23/3130 It's a rather unusual sight down here, the beach is covered with snow. We had a grand time running a
pumping out raye at 9:57am 01.29.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4390 silly but important-first time in pumping out you-know what-does the macerator pump have to be turne
transducers raye at 9:22am 01.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/742 I have a 38M beneteau- currently it has a thru hull transducer, the speed does not work and someone
Hunter 18 tabernacle fix (3) fckohn at 7:44am 01.29.14 Smaller Boats 7/1454 Have 1989 Hunter 18. The circular pin hole on rear of tabernacle broke so that loop is no longer cl
Question about a documented boat I bought kito at 6:53am 01.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2831 My 79 H30 project boat is a documented boat. I purchased it from a guy that made it his project boat
ODay 25 Bow Anchor locker Panera at 5:51am 01.29.14 Day Sailers 22/6463 Hello, Just purchased an 1978 O'Day 25 full keel in Portland ME. Formally I owned an 1960 vintag
Just for Laughs (1) ShotgunSlim at 4:52am 01.29.14 Catalina 22 10/1501 For all you sailors patiently awaiting the spring thaw from the 3 feet of snow accumulated at your p
Re-painted my 80's Coleman Stove (1) dgreen1991 at 11:36pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 6/1811 Don Green Since I got a snow day from work, I decided to refinish my old coleman stove to somethi
Mounting a vertical windlass in a 1978 Catalina 30 Guts1236 at 9:57pm 01.28.14 Catalina 30 7/2486 I have a 1978 Catalina 30 and I would like to mount a windlass. Has anyone here done that? I have a
My kitchen sink (1) dgreen1991 at 9:12pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 15/2776 Had to install a pump because the angle of the drain pipe was not enough to drain completely. I adde
1986 Hunter 34 Mast halyard sheave Marc Rivest at 7:38pm 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2348 Does anyone happen to know which mast manufacturer supplied the mast for the 1986 Hunter 34? I want
Should I or shouldn't I? Tony E at 7:03pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3550 Hello all. I am about 5 years away from retiring and I am trying to figure out what exactly would be
My mast raising system (5) dgreen1991 at 6:47pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 30/5114 Here is my system, simple no extra time wasted on complex crap. All of the parts stow under the winc
main sail 19jib39 at 6:18pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 3/953 my main sail is the original sail for my 1987 22 ft catalina ,can any of you good sailors give me an

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Excess Solar Load (1) High Current at 6:42pm 06.27.23 Calder suggests daily output will average 3 times the panel's nominal rating That sounds rather c
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 6:22pm 06.27.23
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Project_Mayhem at 5:48pm 06.27.23 I think your best bet is to drill the heads off, try to pound them in (which I doubt will work) dril
Excess Solar Load Captain Larry-DH at 5:12pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load dlochner at 3:28pm 06.27.23 What kind of panels are you using? If you are getting 200-300 wh a day from the panels you are far e
Selden - Furling Main ice breaker at 3:27pm 06.27.23 I replaced lines last year, do not believe the manual. They were never updated. You really need to
Harbor 20 rgranger at 3:16pm 06.27.23 I googled Harbor 20 reviews and got a fair number of hits. It is a smart looking boat. Should be
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 3:13pm 06.27.23 Okay.. didn't want to leave today on such a heavy post... so lets sign off with a horrible dad-joke:
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:09pm 06.27.23 Now... somethings in life would seem funny if not for the fact that THEY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.!!!:yike
Its funny Friday! (2) rgranger at 3:06pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load rgranger at 3:02pm 06.27.23 I am a big believer in adding ventilation on boats.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 2:43pm 06.27.23 That sounds great Terry. We will be home for a couple of weeks I think, then maybe another couple of
1x19 cable for standing rigging? (2) HeelBoy at 1:44pm 06.27.23 It has to do with the number of strands and their size... I get the logic behind the advice (I'm e
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 1:37pm 06.27.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 1:32pm 06.27.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 1:20pm 06.27.23 Hi Michael. Kinda waiting on John so that we can sail together. Maybe next year for the BBQ? My sail
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Terry Cox at 1:02pm 06.27.23 Thanks Terry. Needs a lot of torque. You're welcome, Peter. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 12:08pm 06.27.23 I stand corrected, others have stated that the original speakers were Poly Planer, 5.25" diameter.
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Jacktar at 11:38am 06.27.23 Yep lots of states do not use VIN on trailers just bill of sale, and weight check.
Tiller, Rudder, etc. drgbanks at 11:24am 06.27.23 Thanks capta, very helpful. There's no way I could know what was on it before as I bought it like t

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