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The Official "What Did You Do To Your Mac Today" Thread! Sock Puppet at 7:08pm 09.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2201/277777 I've found threads like this to be a ton of fun, and very informative! Post up here with your lat
wheel auto pilot, only one? Geoff K at 6:49pm 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3474 Searching for a wheel auto pilot I can find only Raymarine. Have all the others dropped out of the c
Sailing up Hudson c and c 30 at 6:07pm 09.28.13 Destinations 6/2584 I am taking my boat from the long island sound to haverstraw on the hudson. We will spend a night a
Have found a nasty soft spot in the aft cabin on our 361 Sean&Lou at 5:32pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2555 G'day Sean here with a first time post. Have enjoyed reading all the great posts. But now have a rea
adding fuel gauge raye at 5:19pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1096 I have a B38M-1991 vintage type with no fuel gauge- I am the kind of guy that would rather look at a
3 new questions..one old boat! puddlejockey at 2:59pm 09.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1305 Hi all, After my first season on our "new" 82 h27, I'm finding the basics of sailing coming back to
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... Skip Gundlach at 1:45pm 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 1/880 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... When we left you, we'd arrived at Fernandina
Help on a water problem requested (1) tadd5181 at 1:33pm 09.28.13 Big Boats 9/1155 My Passage 420 has a plastic water bottle, with a hose running to the "radiator cap". The bottle is
Refinishing top side and cabin JFisher at 8:27am 09.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1752 I'm brand new to sailing. I literally know nothing about it. I am absolutely fascinated by sailing a
Catalina 30 cushion size Lost Parent at 8:19am 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/980 Sorry for doing this again but i need the cushion length for the starboard settee bottom cushion
Keep or remove running backs when converting to a sloop? Pilotocopilot at 6:40am 09.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1411 As i will be removing the cutter rig on our 37 leaving it as a sloop, is there any reason in keeping
1980 7.3 sole Dan DeNeal at 5:46am 09.28.13 S2 2/1179 The sole of my boat is covered with a short nap almost commercial looking carpet. It appears to be p
Electrolysis on rear Keel bolt? Buoydog at 4:50am 09.28.13 Big Boats 3/1519 I am a new owner of a Hunter 1984, 34. shortly before I put the boat on the hard I noticed some wh
New to me P-18 dc78212 at 10:51pm 09.27.13 Precision 1/14195 Well after several weeks of trying to figure out if I even wanted to buy a boat... as the saying goe
Table Rock Lake and Branson Mo? Caish at 8:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4663 I was just up at Branson and looking at Table Rock, i could not help but think what a great place t
Spreaders on a Caliber 28 angle up or down? Larry Askins at 8:36pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1258 I've had my Caliber 28 out of the water for a few years. Just relaunching her and can't remember wh
Pole Dance (2) DAVA390 at 7:32pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1071 First time in last few trips out, light wind, calm, empty river. We put out the whisker pole for the
Extendo trailer ... Not so much! Kermit at 6:54pm 09.27.13 Smaller Boats 15/2034 We bought a 1999 H260 with an extending trailer with surge brakes on all 4 wheels. The previous own
genoa tracks and cars (2) fred1diver at 6:37pm 09.27.13 Parts Search 1/1541 hey everyone, I'm looking for a set of genoa tracks with matching cars the PO of my boat has remove
Remote Windless Switch Sailgunner at 4:56pm 09.27.13 Big Boats 14/1892 I might have posted this before but if anyone would like a remote control switch for their windless

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Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Will Gilmore at 11:26am 04.04.23 That block on the bow, ahead of the furling drum, that looks like a tack block for an asym. -Will
Furling Line Options thinwater at 11:16am 04.04.23 a. The line was probably very old. Stripping the core is common practice. You probably do not need t
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Maine Sail at 11:10am 04.04.23 How does an FET isolator, like Victron's Argofet handle different charging protocols? For example a
Hunter 28 chainplate cooperjack at 11:03am 04.04.23 Thanks so much! I was able to get it undone and thanks for the note on not letting the nut fall, tha
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams Mark Maulden at 11:03am 04.04.23
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (4) JES7 at 10:56am 04.04.23 Look to see if you have a third sail and pole? Take a photo of the furler drum and post it. I was a
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Davidasailor26 at 10:43am 04.04.23 We have Cristec MOSFET based isolators taking the output of our alternator and splitting it to house
O'day 192 tidal mooring rmilofsky at 10:38am 04.04.23 I'd be afraid stuff on the bottom would jam up the CB keel stub that might prevent the CB from com
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (3) Chase Hartzell at 10:34am 04.04.23 Installation wasn't anything too challenging. I marked the spacing and centers on the high-density
Holding tank relocation? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:31am 04.04.23 Where is the head located in the boat? What's the make/model/approx age of the toilet? How far is t
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? FastOlson at 10:30am 04.04.23 All are unknowns. I suspect to discover the extent of damage will entail several boat bucks. And li
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Sailm8 at 10:25am 04.04.23 I would call Catalina and ask them your question. I just toured the Florida plant last week. They
Bilge Pump breaker Davidasailor26 at 9:48am 04.04.23 Back in the day lights on switches and dashboards of cars were called "Idiot Lights". When you thin
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:16am 04.04.23 Now it was time for installation. Unfortunately, I had failed to realize that the new spreader brac
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Mark15231 at 9:11am 04.04.23 Nice project! looking good.
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:01am 04.04.23 Next I turned my attention to the spreader brackets. The original cast aluminum brackets were prone
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (7) Chase Hartzell at 8:45am 04.04.23 What a long winter it has been. Six months of hockey have finally come to an end and now I can get
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:38am 04.04.23 replacing the wood in the keel stump (what was Frank Butler thinking?) So it has Wood ?... Ugh.
Bilge Pump breaker cagreen75 at 8:38am 04.04.23 Back in the day lights on switches and dashboards of cars were called "Idiot Lights". When you think
Bed-It Tape is back! Leeward Rail at 8:35am 04.04.23 Just to help people reading/following this thread... It's available now. I have 4 rolls waiting a

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