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Questions about side to side play in my swing keel tkiss13 at 8:42pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1263 I have a 1981 McGregor 25 and I'm curious to see if anyone else has any play in the swing keel movin
lake tahoe pt 2 jimmac99 at 8:12pm 06.18.13 Destinations 0/1988 Launched our 26m in lake tahoe. Experiencing some rigging problems especially with furler. Should a
Looking for a Yanmar 120 key billmind at 7:51pm 06.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/2487 I just acquired a 1978 S2-9.2A with a 1978 vintage Yanmar YSB12 deisel. I have only one key for it.
8 hp long shaft motor CCrane2299 at 7:42pm 06.18.13 Catalina 22 4/824 I have put my 2.5 Suzuki on my boat. It is more than adequate for what I use it for. I now have the
door hardware raye at 7:01pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1882 We have just purchased a 1991 Beneteau 38M, a few questions. Do I leave the batteries switched on al
Hunter 22 or 216 Owner Chuck_Linda at 6:53pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 5/969 I'm looking for a Hunter 22 (2011 or newer) or a Hunter 216 owner in the Northern Michigan area. We
max pro prop install e swartz at 6:32pm 06.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1186 i have a 35 hp yanmar in an 88 hunter 37.5 legend where do i set the x mark on a max prop 3 blade pl
Just a little braggin' (3) Team118 at 5:45pm 06.18.13 Catalina 30 4/1141 On my first cruise this spring, I stupidly took the boat out in 25+ kt winds and 4-6' seas. Certainl
O'Day 35 cabin cushions Ron10215 at 5:28pm 06.18.13 Bigger Boats 1/874 Need a couple replacement buttons for the setee cushions. They are original in great shape and are N
Battery Box Scott B at 5:19pm 06.18.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/13888 When are battery boxes required vs. installing a tray and hold-down straps. I'm looking to install
H260 cockpit table Gypsea Kids at 4:29pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/839 Any H260 owners have the plans or photos of the previous models (H26) cockpit table? We'd like to i
lake tahoe pt 2 jimmac99 at 4:14pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/867 Have launched the boat on lake tahoe . However am experiencing rigging problems particularly with f
Solar? phxfan at 4:06pm 06.18.13 Catalina 22 14/2456 New to me old to you how many watts solar to keep my 1 deep cycle going...Only run mp3 player, it la
Mainsail Traveller julian h at 3:52pm 06.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1276 I have an Oday 27, my Mainsail Traveller has always been in front of the main cabin hatchway. Has an
bilge pump cockpit handle jmhenry at 3:09pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1359 I purchased an '88 Pearson 31 last year. It was missing the bilge pump handle for the cockpit. I've
Finished woodwork in the V birth... (7) woodster at 2:59pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1938 ok i have finished the battens in the v birth ..i used andaroba material makeing all the battens 1 7
Oday Ospray project (1) athollis at 2:54pm 06.18.13 Day Sailers 3/3958 I have purchased a 15'9" oday ospray sailboat (a shorter version of the daysailer) and could use som
Oceaniss 351-How to reattach fridge drain hose? jpeac2 at 2:35pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1122 All - Finally discovered a decent source of mold in our boat. The drain hose that runs to the bi
"Owner's Name" Change Concerto at 1:33pm 06.18.13 Catalina 310 3/1262 How does one go about getting the owner's name changed on the Membership List of Current Association
HAPS June 14-16, 2013 Kingston Rendezvous Mikem at 1:26pm 06.18.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2308 What a great weekend!!! The weather was perfect, the food superb, and the company fantastic. It se

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Lift Arm - Engine room cover Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 05.09.23 The supplier thinks they were installed backwards. Did they say why it would matter? Not saying i
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 dlochner at 3:08pm 05.09.23 Great information, thank you! Do you have a website you can recommend for learning/calculating and
Raymarine and Autohelm Wheel Pilot Belts jviss at 2:54pm 05.09.23 Both belts are gone. If I find more I'll post here. :)
Windshield and side window material Crazy Dave Condon at 2:48pm 05.09.23 Former Hunter dealer. Dow 795 is correct sealant. @Ralph Johnstone is correct. Call the forum
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Hayden Watson at 2:39pm 05.09.23 I'm inclined to think that the issue of LOA is a classic case of the same term being used in differ
Self Tacking Jib Experience thinwater at 1:14pm 05.09.23 Turns out Selden doesn't sell them anymore -- they said there wasn't enough interest in them. Seems
Lost the job roller furler halyard LloydB at 1:13pm 05.09.23 I have a 24 foot golf ball retriever that I could reach the top of your mast while standing on a lad
Windshield and side window material Ralph Johnstone at 1:01pm 05.09.23 Searching through these resources I see polycarbonate and acrylic sometimes used synonymously. Us
Electric terminal block LloydB at 12:21pm 05.09.23 Putting both positive and negative circuits on the same terminal strip is one way to temporarily sor
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:53am 05.09.23 I'm pretty sure the ziptied white hose in pic 4 is the air vent. It's most certainly above the wate
Adding Speed Scott T-Bird at 11:51am 05.09.23 @Ward H and I both exchanged the ST800 for the DST 810. The new transducer does not fit in the old
Part identification jviss at 11:37am 05.09.23 It's a stick. Stick jokes: Q. What's brown and sticky? A. A stick. Q. What do you call a boomera
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 Fuji242 at 11:28am 05.09.23 On average a decent quality solar panel will produce about 3 times its nominal rating in power per
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 05.09.23 This may work as a cover. https://www.bluesea.com/products/2710/DualBus_100_BusBar_Cover_for_PN__27
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 dlochner at 11:20am 05.09.23 Am planning on starting out small and see how it goes. Just average list of accessories for coastal
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 05.09.23 What about utilizing two panel circuits in parallel to handle the solenoid if it is indeed pulling
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:16am 05.09.23 Do you have a Yanmar? Is the wire to the solenoid outside of the wiring harness? There is a known i
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna jviss at 11:12am 05.09.23 What do most sailboats have? Masthead VHF antennas. Says a lot.
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 05.09.23 This was used on my boat, OEM, to coat connections. https://www.amazon.com/Star-brite-Liquid-Elect
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:00am 05.09.23 I have measured the solenoid current on my 3QM30 and it is almost exactly 20 amps. Thanks! Good t

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