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Sail Size for Mac 22 KennyHiggins at 12:55pm 04.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/984 I am new to the Mac 22. It is a fixer upper and came with no sails. Could some one with help me wit
stuffing box mikeone at 12:35pm 04.23.13 Bigger Boats 2/864 I have a 1989 (322) oday , and would like to know what size packing to use on the stuffing box . Tha
Transome problem on 26 S (1) Grizmaster7 at 12:20pm 04.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/914 I have an area on my transom that is deteriorating, see attachment. I just bought a new Tahatsu 9.8
Backstay Length Rhodes 19 JoeLena at 12:12pm 04.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3420 Hello all. Trying to find out what the original backstay length on my Rhodes 19 is. I guess I can ru
Shore Power/Genset breaker blowing andersonjames at 11:50am 04.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1560 I have Hunter 45CC with Panda Mini8 Genset. The Genset runs the power on the boat fine at sea but wh
Question about shorepower IH82BL8 at 11:47am 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1591 I will be installing A/C on our boat soon and have been advised that we will need a second 30A dock
Adding Drain Plug in Transom.... corbinstein at 11:22am 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1550 I've got a San Juan 21 that collects water.... new cockpit stuff, windows, hatch, etc.... I'd like t
Pre-purchase inspections Flyindiver at 10:19am 04.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2794 I am new to the forum here and I have a question that I would like to pose to those more experienced
Splash! (2) jsalley at 9:46am 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/880 First time back in since Sandy. Lousy weather , but at least she's floating again.
Pearson Packet Overnighter 18 SAILOR JOHNNY at 9:31am 04.23.13 Smaller Boats 1/4809 I WOULD LIKE TO CORRESPOND AS THERE WERE ONLY 16 OR MAYBE 20 MADE WITH CABINS........I HAVE MADE MY
Pearson Packet Overnighter 18 SAILOR JOHNNY at 9:23am 04.23.13 Smaller Boats 1/2645 i Would Like To Meet Other Owners That Have A Pearson Packet To Trade Ideas And Photos. i Have Made
YANMAR 1GM8hp NorthernCabana at 9:18am 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 21/5306 1.) I have a Yanmar 1GH 8hp that has low compression but the valves are working fine (no water in th
1991 Hunter 23 rigging cramina at 8:35am 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 9/5464 Good day. I am preparing for the next sailing season but I would like to see the general rigging di
Cleaning carpet head liner Brian S at 8:09am 04.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/878 Has anyone ever tried to clean the carpet-style head liner? If so, what did you use, how did you do
renaming boat Lost Parent at 7:45am 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 34/3817 What is the minimum needed to do when renaming your boat to continue with good luck . We all know yo
Rebedding bobstay chainplate Statler27 at 7:44am 04.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/3442 Hi All, I had to pull the bobstay chainplate this spring to replace the backing block that was on
Catalina 22 boom vang and other questions kito at 7:16am 04.23.13 Catalina 22 3/2890 I am taking off work friday to take her out for my second voyage. I didn't bother with the boom vang
Stereo Upgrade (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:38am 04.23.13 Catalina 310 11/2235
Ice box leaking. The Garbone at 5:35am 04.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/842 The bottom of my icebox appears to be leaking. Over our last vacation we noticed it was dripping f
Inspect Pivot Bolt on Mac 25 fwild3 at 5:12am 04.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1126 Any suggestions/experience on inspecting the pivot bolt on my 1984 Mac 25? The owner's manual says t

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Hunter 326 Compression post finish Calif. Ted at 9:15pm 04.18.23 Vinyl cover like a Catalina ? Compression Post Cover, Vinyl w/ Zipper
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity Stu Jackson at 9:15pm 04.18.23 What's your issue with the bar? Why do you need to go on someone elses boat? I did the bar on my
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Stu Jackson at 9:07pm 04.18.23 Stupid question posed to a questionable source. You were actually expectring something more meaning
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 04.18.23 Maybe you could put this a little simpler, where is the last place where you can positively detect c
Hunter 326 Compression post finish (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 04.18.23 Is this typical for Hunters? Sorry, but not for a 1999 as shown for mine below : a sore thumb. F
Sunbird Battery Box (1) Joeswift at 8:36pm 04.18.23 Wasn't expecting so many replies so fast. I use a minnkota trolling motor for docking and launching.
More efficient way to clean gears? Hayden Watson at 8:34pm 04.18.23
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 04.18.23
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 8:21pm 04.18.23 I once walked into a masters Biochem final with a broken leg. The prof didn't recognize me and asked
Rust color in Antifreeze Tom J at 8:00pm 04.18.23 Hoe old is your antifreeze? Flushing the entire system and putting in all new coolant might help.
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Project_Mayhem at 7:52pm 04.18.23 trim? This is one of the main things that's stopped me from going to plexi/lexan
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Hayden Watson at 7:52pm 04.18.23 Did you cut those lovely corners with a jigsaw? When I did mine, I used a benchtop band saw to rou
Replacing cabin bow access board on Hunter 240 Arnie53 at 7:48pm 04.18.23 I ended up getting a sheet of dry erase board from Lowes and used Elmers wood glue to laminate it to
Sunbird Battery Box Project_Mayhem at 7:47pm 04.18.23 I have a pair of jeans that developed holes on the legs when they were washed, after moving my batt
Hunter 326 Compression post finish Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21pm 04.18.23 Rope coil
Checking shaft alignment jssailem at 6:58pm 04.18.23 I think you are heading in a good direction. I did not like the condition of the shaft and stuffing
Sunbird Battery Box jssailem at 6:47pm 04.18.23 I think we've all seen acid around or on a battery at some point I have a pair of jeans that devel
Checking shaft alignment High Current at 6:44pm 04.18.23 Thanks everyone! Sounds like step 1 is to try to clean it up a bit then bite the bullet and separat
Rust color in Antifreeze Hello Below at 6:41pm 04.18.23
More efficient way to clean gears? MikeHoncho at 6:36pm 04.18.23 O-chem was the deciding factor for my two daughters on their major. I stuck with biology and A&P

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