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V22-forestay question QuinnMcColly at 9:51am 06.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2536 Hello all! My wife and I wanted to rig our 'new to us' Macgregor V22. The problem we encounted was t
curious about battery charger specs rgarrison@gmail.com at 9:49am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1272 I recently bought a used Cat 30. There is a 5 amp battery charger installed charging 3 batteries. It
Multi-tester shemandr at 9:37am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1489 Both my multi testers are kaput. I need a new one and would like to get a decent one that is easy t
chemical dehumidifiers kpgraci at 9:21am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1818 I bought some of those damp-rid closet dehumidifiers, the ones that come on a hanger and have a plas
VolvoPenta D2-40B Elect. Diag. Needed crzhors at 8:36am 06.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1266 Hello from the jungle, Can anyone lend info on finding a Electrical Schematic for the 2007 D2-40B wi
Depth offset on 2012 H(e)33 Serena1 at 7:39am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1216 I would like to know what the distance is from the depth transducer to the bottom of the keel on a 2
Collecting tools to keep onboard IH82BL8 at 7:29am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 36/3384 I want to keep tools on the boat, separate from my tools at home. Initially I thought I'd buy a bas
Mainsail telltales gettinthere at 7:26am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 6/992 Looking for some best practice advice for attaching telltails to the edge of our dacron mainsail. Se
VC 17 bottom paint cruising for season in Florida Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:38am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3076 I'm thinking about taking our 356 down to Charlotte Harbor for the winter from Kentucky Lake. I nee
Rolling Ball - V22 Snoopi at 6:30am 06.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/934 Hello, I am looking for a replacement keel cable rolling ball (or volcano ball?) for an 1978 Macgre
Mac V22 - Rolling Ball Snoopi at 6:29am 06.20.13 Parts Search 0/3461 Hello, I am looking for a replacement keel cable rolling ball (or volcano ball?) for an 1978 Macgre
Beneteau First 32S5 'Sound Wave' Gino at 5:40am 06.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1386 Boat HI
New water heater Ron-Anne at 5:19am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/782 I'm about to install a new water heater and was wondering what I was going to run into with the heat
Topping Lift to Support Davits Piratenorm at 4:22am 06.20.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/657 Good morning all. I have added 50 lbs or solar panels and framework to my davits adding to the weigh
More Help needed for mast raising...H26 abk at 10:23pm 06.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1042 I am a new owner of a 1996 H26... I have been through the manual and CrazyDave from the forum has di
spreader lights LED (3) Navicula at 7:51pm 06.19.13 Big Boats 2/2901 just installed some LED spreader lights.......they work great.........I hooked them up to the deck l
Refinishing deck teak Jwhy at 7:40pm 06.19.13 Catalina 30 1/1191 What is the best product to restore weathered teak?
LED Lights nitepilot at 7:21pm 06.19.13 Day Sailers 3/1403 I want to put up some LED lights for the fourth while my O'Day 20 is at the dock. Anyone ever done t
Drain Plug Location silversailor at 7:19pm 06.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1258 I recently purchased an O'Day Daysailor II, and I noticed that the previous owner installed the tran
Lost Boom & main sail Abe Miller at 3:11pm 06.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1205 Hi well I know this sounds strange but some how i lost my boom ant main sail for a 1986 MacGreagor

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Merit 22 owners (1) Digger1 at 3:05pm 07.25.22 10 days ago I purchased a Merit 22, on a trailer, here in Colorado. Has a good compliment of sails a
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Leeward Rail at 2:59pm 07.25.22 Yes Tohatsu makes the small mercury motors. They have for ages. They also make the small Nissan one
Spinnaker Halyard. dlochner at 2:37pm 07.25.22 Based on that, I've been attaching the spin halyard to the pulpit but I have a problem if I don't h
Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy Scott T-Bird at 2:34pm 07.25.22 It's usually about compromises ... if it's all about the sailing, then why carry a dinghy at all? I
6 HP Mercury made by Tohatsu? Dave Groshong at 2:29pm 07.25.22 I don't know for a fact, but I have always been told that Tohatsu=Mercury=Nissan for outboards
Spinnaker Halyard. Scott T-Bird at 2:17pm 07.25.22 Spin halyards are often hung from a crane at the mast top and may not be centered. Make sure the ha
Stopping engine Stu Jackson at 2:11pm 07.25.22 The engine is a M25, not S. Don is right about the key. Kappy is right about the handle. Answer i
Haul out, bottom paint Giro at 2:07pm 07.25.22
How soon is to soon? stickinthemud57 at 1:56pm 07.25.22 From the comments of others and now understanding your plans more fully, I think now is definitely n
Haul out, bottom paint dlochner at 1:51pm 07.25.22 Well, it depends on what they call a bottom job. Exactly what does this entail? What kind of paint?
Insurance Assurance? h2o_snow at 1:44pm 07.25.22 We have to have to show our insurance to the marina each year for our dockage and winter storage. H
110 V outlet in lazarette Dr. D at 1:27pm 07.25.22 Maybe at one time there was a water heater in the location. No, I am the first owner and there was
How soon is to soon? David in Sandusky at 1:24pm 07.25.22 Another brainstorm idea. Sell your 27 footer now. Then charter for vacations in locations and on boa
Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy jon hansen at 1:22pm 07.25.22 fair enough scott, weight and windage, secured safely, outboard of the hull, sailing in all wi
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? aoversier at 1:20pm 07.25.22 California charges every kind of tax there is on boats.. Sales tax, annual property tax, annual reg
Beneteau 461 furling Gennaker info required. kappykaplan at 1:20pm 07.25.22
Beneteau 473 Bow Thruster (3) NYSail at 1:02pm 07.25.22 My 2005 423 has a 185tt Greg 207647
Anchor Windlass input (7) Charlie98117 at 12:58pm 07.25.22
Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy Scott T-Bird at 12:57pm 07.25.22 I'd love to have a closer look at the 380! I love the Catalina models, especially those that are si
How soon is to soon? Rick D at 12:55pm 07.25.22 I think your timeline to buy the bigger boat is too long IMHO. What I have seen often is buyers pick

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