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A/C at slip Dogleg at 9:05am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4140 My wife and I were going to spend a week down at the lake about 12 years ago. We were going to sail
Recommend practical radar mount for Mac26x TortugasRoyal at 8:55am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3601 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 11/2305 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 14/2991 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 57/8146 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 9/2541 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 2/2012 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 4/980 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 6/1336 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 6/1326 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 10/4744 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 25/5750 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 3/940 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 3/2602 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 4/2102 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 11/2659 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 42/7850 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 3/1224 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 5/2700
Mast baseplate rebed GrampaArt at 3:09pm 01.31.13 Sabre Sailboats 0/5647 This newly purchased 1984 boat is stored in heated barn. No moisture near mast but don' want to miss

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Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail tbolan at 8:09am 03.29.23
I am Knot going aloft today Project_Mayhem at 7:53am 03.29.23 For occasional use I'd go with a good cooler. Ice can last many days in it. For an occasional fridge
Asbestos? (1) jssailem at 7:46am 03.29.23 Use soapy water. remove muffler wrap. As @dlochner shares, the fiberglass wrap is a tool of choi
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM jssailem at 6:58am 03.29.23 Thank you Peggie. I always enjoy your Spring Commissioning message. It is like the Swallows that re
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 6:57am 03.29.23 This has been a step forward step backward project. In my last post there was a lot of excitement.
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM JBP-PA at 6:44am 03.29.23
Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 CYQK at 6:40am 03.29.23 There is a guy,has a parrot as a mascot on the website that custom makes any roller.Price is reasona
Asbestos? MikeHoncho at 6:35am 03.29.23 Use soapy water. The soap breaks the water tension and allows for the water to soak into the materia
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:33am 03.29.23 That is one of those drinking challenges. I thinks i is called. "A fools game".
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM RoyS at 6:33am 03.29.23 Peggy, I have a 50 gallon aluminum fresh water tank and a 25 gallon flexible water tank that I added
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Pipe threads RoyS at 6:11am 03.29.23 The best plumber I know uses both on every joint.
Pipe threads dlochner at 5:41am 03.29.23 Another option is using yellow teflon tape. This is designed for gas piping and is a bit thicker tha
Pipe threads NYSail at 4:58am 03.29.23 Thanks!
Hunter 240 Running Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57am 03.29.23 If you cannot figure out what you need, the forum store has a copy of the build list of parts for yo
H37C Main sail reefing Hayden Watson at 3:48am 03.29.23 Cool - so if I'm following you that goes on the leach of the sail (in place of where i have my low
Heart stopping drone footage Joe at 9:25pm 03.28.23 I think one of the crew, Rosalind Kuiper, had a head injury from flying across the cabin. When I s
Heart stopping drone footage Richard19068 at 9:24pm 03.28.23 Pretty amazing boat. All lines inside. Cockpit inside the boat. Mostly run with autopilot and 13
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 8:22pm 03.28.23 When I saw the video I thought the cabin was too spacious - meaning too wide- for blue water sailin
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 8:17pm 03.28.23 There are 7 people in the team photo in post #15...4 of which sure look like gals to me! --Peggie

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