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Recommend practical radar mount for Mac26x TortugasRoyal at 8:55am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3466 Can someone recommend a practical radar mount for Mac26x. Radar getting cheaper, used and new. Yea
Would you trade for a Mac M or X Brian Buzz at 8:50am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2181 I have an opportunity to buy a Mac M at a very fair price. I could sell my 91 S and move up to a 200
Pre-purchase walkthru help needed - Port Charlotte, FL ianbscouse at 8:40am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2827 I am deciding on when/whether to pull the trigger on flying down from Houston to Port Charlotte, FL
Want to extend outboard motoring range with bladder tank TortugasRoyal at 8:32am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/7821 Want to extend outboard motoring range with bladder tanks. Was looking at the Nauta 18 gallon porta
Magazines Sanfelice at 8:19am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2403 After reading a thread on anchor tests by Practical Sailor, I was reminded why I don't buy sailing m
Destin Florida TortugasRoyal at 7:55am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1909 Planning to either take a beach cat or the Mac26x to Destin Fl. Meeting non sailing family there th
Monroe Harbor Summer 2013 TortugasRoyal at 6:24am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/946 Plotting a summer adventure to Monroe Harbor this year! Gonna try to coincide with my wife's busine
Electrical switch question RAD88 at 11:56pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1320 I should know this but here goes - I need to install a switch on a 12 v cabin fixture. Should it b
Battery charging question. rfrye1 at 9:39pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1304 Assuming the wiring on my 1998 Hunter wiring (OEM) and Heart Interface charger/inverter is correct..
135 or 150 genoa? obsailor at 8:23pm 01.31.13 Catalina 30 10/4590 I'm ordering a new genoa for a 30MkIII I'm purchasing, I don't know the performance well of the boat
Looking for travel advice - BVI bareboat Hannah Quinn at 7:08pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 25/5601 Looking to book a bareboat charter in the BVI Christmas this year. Figured try to book now. Lookin
Punta Gorda to escape the FLU TortugasRoyal at 6:40pm 01.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/911 I used Laishley Park for ramp, slip, and a port to sail from and return to. http://www.laishleymari
What is a Cyclades and thoughts on 393 PDReynolds at 5:58pm 01.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2454 Hi Everyone, Appreciate any thoughts and opinions here, We are getting ready to purchase a boat for
sailing to bahamas sdstef at 5:43pm 01.31.13 Day Sailers 4/2046 any trailer sailors in south florida sailed a 25 footer over to the bahamas? I would like to pull m
Lightning Strikes Captian George at 5:05pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2495 After a short search of the forums I didn't really find a place where I can find what to expect duri
anchor testing info jibes138 at 5:03pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 42/7481 practical sailor did a test of anchor veering in their current edition. very interesting but I'm wo
air conditioner on an oday 25. sdstef at 4:18pm 01.31.13 Day Sailers 3/1161 I have an oday 25 with an outboard motor, which allows a huge area under the cockpit. I used my boa
Reduce refrigerator repair costs Richard Kollmann at 3:23pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2587
Mast baseplate rebed GrampaArt at 3:09pm 01.31.13 Sabre Sailboats 0/5595 This newly purchased 1984 boat is stored in heated barn. No moisture near mast but don' want to miss
A Work of "Art" (3) HEINZIR at 11:06am 01.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1411 My daughter's father-in-law, Art Brooker, surprised me last week with this 1:18 scale model of Chiqu

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Bermuda smokey73 at 12:28pm 01.20.23 Made the trip from Bermuda to Rhode Island as crew (2 people sailing and a sick wife of the owner) o
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month JRacer at 12:21pm 01.20.23 Sounds to me like they want the ability to use the site name themselves. Otherwise, it seems they wo
Mattress Underlayment dlochner at 12:15pm 01.20.23 We also used hypervent. Seems to work well. Apparently it was originally invented for use in lands
Missing boom PRoberaon at 11:53am 01.20.23 Good point.
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Rick D at 11:21am 01.20.23 If you are talking about the screws themselves rather than the lid (which was in my case), I used Bo
Mattress Underlayment (1) jssailem at 11:14am 01.20.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 10:01am 01.20.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference? I used Annap
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat BigEasy at 9:50am 01.20.23 Sorry to hear about the loss of your boat. My Hunter 33.5 was totaled after Katrina. I was actuall
Fuel Tank Return Line (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 01.20.23 WOW ! First of all, B E A U T I F U L photo shots and parts layout of your plans. Couldn't be clea
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Terry Cox at 9:31am 01.20.23 Thoughts? Fam gifted me Luci, an inflatable solar light. Works great for a cockpit light, anchor l
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 9:24am 01.20.23 I tried both ways. I also tried using a plastic wedge to separate the two halves, but no budging.
45' mast for Buchan 37 Ralph Johnstone at 8:34am 01.20.23 Have you talked to Pro-Tech in North Vancouver ? You don't want to buy a mast from them (very price
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:30am 01.20.23 A thick rubber gasket is the best choice, and you can buy rubber gasket material in a range of thick
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Allan12210 at 8:02am 01.20.23 Jon, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your H34. From your previous posts I know you put a
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover FastOlson at 8:00am 01.20.23 Hunter used to use aluminum for all of their tanks, which was a testament to the efficacy of a vendo
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Sailfanatic at 7:53am 01.20.23
44ds rudder drop Allan12210 at 7:52am 01.20.23 Is there any chance that pin is tapered and needs to come out from the opposite direction? Or separa
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 7:23am 01.20.23 I agree with cost. 4 stroke is quiet. Just got it home, tire issues for a day or two, washing and i
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Leeward Rail at 7:05am 01.20.23 Try a thin sheet of neoprene. Also do not over tighten the screws, that can cause inspection ports
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable JBP-PA at 6:40am 01.20.23 I really like the Luminaid inflatable LED light. I use it as a backup anchor light, not as my primar

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