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Teak or Mahogany & Elements ehudm at 9:27pm 06.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/743 I got some Mahogany and have some Teak too, which one will hold better with the Elements on the deck
Replacement Light Fixtures. (2) RLMahan at 9:00pm 06.28.13 Big Boats 6/1541 Does anyone know a source for the adjustable reading lights on the mid 80's vintage H34's? I've atta
Bimini Track parts (2) Euphoria2011 at 7:14pm 06.28.13 Bigger Boats 4/812 My boat has a bimini installed and the aft port deck mount hinge sometimes slides forward an inch or
Some Cool Boat/Sail Adjustment Videos carboman at 7:01pm 06.28.13 Smaller Boats 0/996 Outhaul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0f8iVdaRIA Traveler Adjustment http://www.youtube.com/watch
Edson Wheel removal (4) Euphoria2011 at 6:43pm 06.28.13 Bigger Boats 4/2963 Does anybody know how to remove this wheel? I was thinking of removing the Raymarine ST4000 Mrk2 w
Mac 25 Back stay Fred Villiard at 6:26pm 06.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1636 The backstay on my mac is mounted off center to clear the tiller, and is sort of in the way when you
America's Cup shemandr at 5:55pm 06.28.13 Ask All Sailors 28/4228 Can we open a new thread, or whatever, for the duration of the challenger series and AC? This could
free blujay 17 redhead78 at 2:05pm 06.28.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/35230 I am trying to give away a 17' blue,Jay, no trailer was in classifieds whan I was trying to sell hop
San Francisco Bay Moorage sfr at 1:36pm 06.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1958 Planning to make a trip to San Francisco bay with my 260 Hunter, I would like to find a marina to mo
Patching the head floor in a Hunter 356/36 deacm at 11:35am 06.28.13 Big Boats 1/833 Areas of the beige floor on our Hunter 36 are beginning to crack and chip off exposing a darkish und
How hard and long to fix this? odaydokay at 9:39am 06.28.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3608 Universal M12 (1985) looks to have a very slow drip coming off the oil drain plug. Sides of pan dry
1995 Hunter 26 Trailer destroyed in Black Forest Fire jsd6410 at 8:03am 06.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/909 My 1995 Hunter 26 trailer was completely destroyed in the Black Forest, CO fire. I'm looking for a
Chartplotter to VHF hookup John Murphy at 6:58am 06.28.13 Big Boats 2/949 Please Help!! What is the pathway for wires to be run from the cockpit helm station to the electric
ports replacement capt62 at 6:43am 06.28.13 Big Boats 7/1360 Need to replace one original port. Any suggestions on removing old port and installing new one?
Bad Light (6) timebandit at 6:43am 06.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2139 :eek:Coast Guard Warns Boaters of Improper Nav Light posted: 6/12/2013 http://w.sharethis.com
Alcohol stove karlos263 at 4:35am 06.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2146 I have not yet used the alcohol stove on my 26D. How easy/dangerous is it? thanks, Karl
How to keep ice from melting in cockpit coolers? artdogwd at 10:28pm 06.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3192 I can't keep the ice from melting way to fast,what can I do to make the ice last longer without refr
Air conditining - quick prime fix PKFK at 9:51pm 06.27.13 Big Boats 5/1203 Hi - Just wanted to share an extremely easy fix for the A/C losing its prime to the pump. I hav
No Galley Papaspence at 8:20pm 06.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3032 Hey Folks, I'm looking for the galley sink/cabinet/faucets for my 84 Mac 25. Any suggestions? Tha
Lazarette lock for H23 Chris14830 at 5:59pm 06.27.13 Smaller Boats 4/974 Hi, has anyone put a lock of some kind on the lazarette hatch on a Hunter 23? I'll be using some pub

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Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:28pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? The furle
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed jssailem at 5:25pm 04.03.23 using a dyneema soft shackle to attach the sheet. Great application.:plus:
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:23pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? That answe
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:21pm 04.03.23 As a guess that looks about right. What about the other end of the shroud?
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You might give a shout to Tiara Yachts. They are the follow on builder from S2 Yachts. https://www.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) JES7 at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You mention a Furling system. Which one? Furling systems often are over a shroud (a wire that runs
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:11pm 04.03.23 Line #1: looks like a halyard for a spinnaker, asym, most probably. Line two: looks like it might
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts jssailem at 5:06pm 04.03.23 A normal disappointment here on the forum. Island Pilot posted a message and never returned. We like
Tightening Stanchions arf145 at 5:03pm 04.03.23 If it's like my 331, the stanchions have a threaded post that goes through the deck and a single lar
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question PaulK at 4:57pm 04.03.23 Third line looks like it could be a spinnaker pole topping lift, though the blue line looped around
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts dressler17 at 4:56pm 04.03.23 I was wondering if IslandPilot actually bought that boat, the nuts look pretty good. I am in the
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts heritage at 4:47pm 04.03.23 Ask the owner if you can back off the nuts to inspect the tops of the bolts. One at a time of cours
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) jssailem at 4:37pm 04.03.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum JES7. Congrats on your boat. t the jib is fractional. It means the jib at
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions Crazy Dave Condon at 4:35pm 04.03.23 The owner of the boatf would not allow anyone to board. The bow was not all the way up to the bow c
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 4:14pm 04.03.23 One more on refrigeration, I detected, by a just bought halon sniffer, a leak around the compressor
Replacement WAECO CB-40 Screen Saver at 4:09pm 04.03.23 Yea just been through the same thing with 2 x waeco cb-40 chest freezer a 1 x 110l upright unit. One
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Will Gilmore at 4:04pm 04.03.23 Line #1: looks like a halyard for a spinnaker, asym, most probably. Line two: looks like it might b
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 3:42pm 04.03.23 Thanks Don. I did google and watched most of the videos and read most of the content on the 16.5 but
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions isaksp00 at 3:28pm 04.03.23 I don't find my 23 overly tender. Of course, you need to watch things. I've had the gunwales a littl
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Don S/V ILLusion at 3:10pm 04.03.23 This might be more help https://www.google.com/search?q=catalina+16.5+rigging&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=

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