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Macgregor transom? wayne nicol at 10:47pm 04.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1916 Does anybody know what the core material on the Mac 26 x and M transoms are. Shapes look too comple
macerator pump replacement csavage at 10:44pm 04.27.13 Catalina 30 2/1182 if anyone has experience with this please share your insights. the shaft looks like it's threaded;
Old diesel Engines and Modern Day Fuel??? steveebryant at 5:04pm 04.27.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1525 Dear Sailors: I have a newly acquired 1989, 2GM20F 18hp Yanmar diesel engine. I do not know what th
Quarterberth size Coty137 at 4:08pm 04.27.13 Pearson 2/1671 Good day to all, i am considering the purchase of either a 28-2 or 31-2 Bill Shaw design,and was won
e36 bowsprit/furling asymmetrical Sailbaum at 4:04pm 04.27.13 Big Boats 12/4416 I am considering a cruising code 0 type sail with a continuous line furler (Doyle UPS or similar fro
Heeling in a H240 Caribbeanknight1 at 2:35pm 04.27.13 Smaller Boats 17/3410 How much is too much when it comes to heeling in this boat? I have to admit I chickened out and had
New Anchor Knot StressN at 1:34pm 04.27.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2149 I am looking for a new anchor and sail on Kentucky Lake, which has a mud bottom. I was looking at th
Best sailing lakes in northeast Texas? longterm at 1:34pm 04.27.13 Destinations 8/11958 I'm planning to move to north Texas in the summer of 2015, but am already looking at the local lakes
H37C Fuel Tank FredV at 1:30pm 04.27.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1928 Either I'm just not using the right keywords to search on, or this is a topic most want to avoid, be
Our boat was featured in an article! RECESS at 1:00pm 04.27.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1870 I stopped in to get some fuel and ice and a friend says he read about our boat in Southwinds magazin
Replacing Centerboard Cable - 25 Macgregor capecodtechmeister at 12:58pm 04.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6132 I purchased a '78' 25 Macgregor and have begun the restore. This is great! Centerboard cable is brok
Coronado 15 Sommersetwom at 12:03pm 04.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1058 I've got a C15 that had its mast step torn out and need to find a replacement, but I've had no luck
The Best Diesel Fuel for an Old engine steveebryant at 11:41am 04.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/685 Dear Sailors: I have a newly acquired 1989, 2GM20F 18hp diesel engine. I do not know what the prev
Hunter 340 Dorade vent collars sailcapt340 at 10:02am 04.27.13 Big Boats 5/1485 I am looking to replace the Dorade Vents on my 2000 340. The replacements come with the collars to
inner forestay CharMel at 9:20am 04.27.13 Bavaria 0/4938 I have a Bavaria 46, 2006 . Purchased in Mallorca, sailed to Puerto Vallarta. Am slowly gearing up
Wet Boat to Dry Boat Ward H at 6:46am 04.27.13 Day Sailers 1/918 Earlier this winter I posted the topic "Water Water Everywhere". I had found many I kept finding man
H 356 mast base plate sailmaster39 at 6:35am 04.27.13 Big Boats 2/908 Anybody have experience with the base plate of the mast............Finally stepped the mast yesterda
Roller furling condition and batteries Flyindiver at 6:00am 04.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1000 Another newbie question relating to servicability of a roller furling and battery installation. S
Beneteau 43 line layout Dave9854 at 4:31am 04.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1726 I have a 2008 B43 that I need the line layout from the mast. Not sure if they is a standard way to s
44 DS Stanchion Re-bolting (2) Rick486 at 1:44am 04.27.13 Big Boats 4/1231 Well, I removed my shrink wrap yesterday to find that one of my stanchions had been dislodged over t

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Squeaky companionway cover dmax at 3:35pm 04.21.23 You can put down strips of HDPE like this: Rockler Nylo-Tape Friction-Free Drawer Slide Tape, 3/4" W
Squeaky companionway cover kappykaplan at 3:28pm 04.21.23 McLube SailKote should do the trick.
Injector Pulling Tool jviss at 3:18pm 04.21.23 From what I can tell, my injectors are a light press fit into the head - I couldn't pull them out b
Universal M-18 fresh water pump questions jviss at 3:17pm 04.21.23 You don't replace fresh water pump impellers. You can remove it and re-install with a new gasket.
Injector Pulling Tool dkinzer at 3:08pm 04.21.23 From what I can tell, my injectors are a light press fit into the head - I couldn't pull them out by
Injector Pulling Tool jviss at 2:51pm 04.21.23 I'm confused, are the injectors pressed into the head? Why is a puller necessary? The only injecto
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity dkinzer at 2:41pm 04.21.23 Always on the flood or "flood slack". The flood slack that you refer to - is that at the beginning
Injector Pulling Tool kappykaplan at 2:39pm 04.21.23 Initially, I was planning to make a screw-based pulling tool like Yanmar's but I decided instead to
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? RitSim at 2:09pm 04.21.23 I just uploaded several Kubota Parts manuals to the files section. As others have said above. Get
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? jviss at 1:43pm 04.21.23
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity FastOlson at 1:42pm 04.21.23 That looks like Peacock Spit on a brown shorts day.... "Brown!" Rather accurate! :) Note that t
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 1:40pm 04.21.23 Yes, you don't tell them it's a marine-ized engine, something Kubota never did, anyway. You give t
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Jacktar at 1:32pm 04.21.23 Hell its how I got thru college and graduate degree, ha ha.
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? jviss at 1:26pm 04.21.23 The agricultural Kubota suppliers no longer work with the marine side of Kubota. Engine (I think)
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 1:24pm 04.21.23 The agricultural Kubota suppliers no longer work with the marine side of Kubota. Engine (I think)
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs jviss at 1:21pm 04.21.23 Well, with New Bedford having been a whaling town, I can only imagine it must have been a rough pla
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 1:20pm 04.21.23 I would stick to the agricultural suppliers for the Kubota parts. Do you have the Kubota parts man
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs Roland5048 at 1:13pm 04.21.23 Still, as with most cities, there are some gritty sections; you have to be aware. Well, with New B
Need help to recognize a part (1) zinahewitt at 1:09pm 04.21.23 Update. It is an anchor roller as suggested. I tried placing the anchor but it would not work as an
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs Roland5048 at 1:08pm 04.21.23 Do you ever come back up here? Not too often. Relatives are mostly gone now and my only siblings

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