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Columbia 26 portlights willhamlin at 8:19am 02.20.13 Columbia 2/1497 Hello Everyone, I have acquired a 1964 Columbia 26 and am in the beginnings of a total refit. I
Cruising Posts to Resume Roger Long at 7:58am 02.20.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3617
Keys trip 2013 THECUSCUS at 7:40am 02.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1316 We just returned from a 3 week sailing adventure in the Keys. Here are afew video clips to view. I
Ultra-Ever Dry PERCHER at 4:35am 02.20.13 Big Boats 0/1243 Has anyone tried this on their boat, mainly the stainless/aluminum parts? http://www.youtube.com/wat
3GM30F temperature gauge Bob 04 H260 at 2:41am 02.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 16/11813 My 3GM does not have a temperature gauge. I bought a VDO gauge with the metric to SAE brass adapter
question on mast gates.... centerline at 9:08pm 02.19.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3044 for the mast used on my macgregor, they used the Dwyer extrusion DM6..... what is there for availabl
Engine Transom Height Adjustment CaptFred51 at 8:57pm 02.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1254 I have the boat in a certified Honda shop for the first time with gear shifter/control cable problem
1983 Hunter 31' Rubber Seat Bumper (4) davejet at 8:42pm 02.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1060 I am looking for some new rubber seat bumpers to replace missing and old ones. These rubber seat bum
8.0c shaft log replacement markstv at 8:37pm 02.19.13 S2 6/1478 Does any one know where to get a 10" 1" shaft log with cutlass bearing for a s2 8.0c.Having trouble
mast and boom trainmanjess at 7:29pm 02.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3521 hello all i have finally identified my mast and boom.. they are made by dwyer.. is this normal for
Alcohol Stove Gimbaled Cabinet? ScottNeely at 7:04pm 02.19.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2692 Has anyone seen or own a Catalina 30 or any Catalina that came with a gimbaled alcohol stove cabinet
bolt, screw, or rivet? inarathree at 6:14pm 02.19.13 Ask All Sailors 20/9605 How do I know when to use a bolt (either nut/bolt, or drill and tap), self tapping screw (or regular
Is my waste system gravity fed? galynd at 5:07pm 02.19.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1907 On my Beneteau 36 I do not have a macerator. The toilet will dump into the top of the holding tank
oday 22 trailer TrevorL at 3:24pm 02.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1171 looking for trailer plans for 1979 22' oday sailboat or possibly if anyone has a trailer in norcal w
Oday 25 Cabin Core Replacement glong3 at 2:53pm 02.19.13 Day Sailers 3/1887 This past weekend I found quite a bit of core rot under the mast step. I cut open the top layer of f
Punta Gorda dreaming! Nodak7 at 2:41pm 02.19.13 Big Boats 36/5361 Just curious.... I am considering a move from ND to FL. Needless to say that is going from a freshwa
Quick Note for 40.5 Owners (2) Rick D at 2:27pm 02.19.13 Big Boats 2/762 My boat washer brought to my attention that I was getting some brown ooze out of the latch for the p
a little play in tiller Huminbird at 2:18pm 02.19.13 Newport 3/2521 My 28' Newport 1978 has a bit of play in the tiller. I can feel a flutter in a strong current. not s
Honda thermostat dehler25 at 1:50pm 02.19.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1477 I have an older BF 8 circa 1987 with breaker point ignition. It is having a lack of cooling issue an
CNG adaptor joe jobs at 12:59pm 02.19.13 Big Boats 7/1090 is it possible to buy a CNG cylinder adaptor on line?

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Dock line noise. thinwater at 3:28pm 06.23.22 The most effective treatment is Nic Wax water replant treatment. It soaks, replaces the spinning lub
Fridge time-on measurement walt at 3:22pm 06.23.22 When the T-stat calls for cooling the compressor will start and draw a non-trivial amount of current
Tass fittings and sea water..... JamesG161 at 3:02pm 06.23.22 Could those be red brass? Yes, if Zinc protected. Jim...
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 2:40pm 06.23.22 I shut off charging at 10:00 last night because I wanted to monitor it as it went into the upper kne
Dock line noise. Rick Webb at 2:22pm 06.23.22 Absolutely. Amen. I feel the same way about jet noise
Mainsheet block (1) Sutric at 2:17pm 06.23.22 If anyone is interested this is the jury rig I came up with for the mainsheet. Two 5/16" Dyneema sof
Need a boat for my sail! PaulK at 2:06pm 06.23.22 Was trying to look for Dyer Dhows for sale and came across this: 1980 Dyer Dhow Midget sailboat for
Need a boat for my sail! PaulK at 1:57pm 06.23.22 The Squall is supposed to have 75 square feet of sail. SailboatData.com - SQUALL Sailboat, thoug
Alberg Daystar 22' Timm R Oday25 at 1:15pm 06.23.22 Not me ,,it sure is gorgeous .
Starting my LFP build. Hayden Watson at 1:09pm 06.23.22 Given that they are rated to do 7,000 cycles at a charge / discharge rate of 560A I am hopeful to no
little egg inlet nj Scott T-Bird at 1:03pm 06.23.22 I've never gone in or out that inlet. I have only gone past it on the inside while traversing the N
Need a boat for my sail! dlochner at 12:41pm 06.23.22 I have an 8 hp I could slap on it, An 8 HP outboard would be way too much power for a small dingh
Need a boat for my sail! dlochner at 12:35pm 06.23.22 I beg to differ ... a gaff rig has a 4-cornered sail, where the gaff is a spar that controls the fo
Fridge time-on measurement dlochner at 12:22pm 06.23.22 The refrigerator will always be drawing some current when it is on. The thermostat will draw some tr
Fridge time-on measurement jviss at 11:33am 06.23.22 Looking at the Adler Barbour schematics, you can just run the Hobbs meter off the "Powerduct" termin
Fridge time-on measurement jviss at 11:28am 06.23.22 The above will actually indicate the time the compressor is not on - so two meters, one for raw powe
Fridge time-on measurement jviss at 11:10am 06.23.22 I knew it, I knew it, I knew it :doh: ! Even though you probably just made a slip of the fingers o
little egg inlet nj Davidasailor26 at 11:08am 06.23.22
Need a boat for my sail! Baydog at 11:07am 06.23.22 The Dyer Dhow resembles my recollection of the origional boat almost exactly, I think thats it. The
Need a boat for my sail! PaulK at 10:57am 06.23.22 The overlapping DD symbol most likely stands for Dyer Dhow. We use them for Frostbiting at our club

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