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Need new Macgregor part ASAP! FlbkRoxie at 10:30am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1052 We have a 1993 Macgregor 26S and lost the lower part of our "center valve assembly" which is the pla
Winterizing Water Heater tank woodtickranch at 9:59am 07.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1162 We have a 28' 1984 O'Day that we just purchased this year i was wondering about winterizing hot wate
Clatter of old diesels Eddie7045 at 9:19am 07.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/3141 I'm a shadetree mechanic with little knowledge of diesels. I noticed that diesel engines do not make
looking for a boating gps newsailor72 at 9:06am 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1850 new to sailing/boating, looking for a gps with maps, hope to spend under $200. is the gamin 76cx a
Reff lines throughthe boom? Jimongee at 8:08am 07.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1311 Does anyone have a quick tip for routing the lreef lines through the boom without taking the boom of
Roller Furler Ken and Julie at 7:35am 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3847 I'm a novice sailor so bear with me here. I've been enjoying our new boat but ran into some troubl
Rudder setup pics for 26D (2) dawg2 at 7:24am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/4853 Rudder setup pics for 26D (PICS ADDED) I know I am asking a lot of questions,:eek: but there are no
1980 H37C Bowmar Hatch #'s jphud at 6:54am 07.03.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1017 Does anyone know the part #'s for the three hatch sizes. Aprox 9 1/4 x 9 1/4
Is this Genoa too big? (2) RonRock at 6:02am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4220 I recently bought a set of sails supposedly off of a Mac 25. I looked at the specs and realized that
Grounding Milton.Audas at 5:37am 07.03.12 Catalina 22 27/4777 Oh that word may conjure all sorts of sighs in trepidation. But my question is much easier on the he
Keel is stuck Marc Paulin at 4:53am 07.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2193 I have recently bought an O'Day 25 shoal keel and the keel has dropped very easily but does not come
New asymmetrical spinnaker's design paint falling off (2) deacm at 4:03am 07.03.12 Big Boats 2/1172 Has anyone else had this problem? What kind of paint are they supposed to use for putting the asym'
OMC Saildrive Control Panel PGRELLER at 4:02am 07.03.12 S2 3/1311 On my 1980 8.0 S2 I have a toggle for the choke, a key switch, and a push/pull switch for the blower
1998 352 Refrig fuse robfmcc at 1:01am 07.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1156 Refrig just stopped working and would like to check the fuse but can't seem to locate it and the man
Made it to Avalon, long slow trip. caguy at 11:37pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1450 Well. I made it to catalina. Got here about 830 . Motored the whole way , when was about 8 to 10 kno
Oday 222 Time to Sail: 25minutes Someyawhoo at 9:37pm 07.02.12 Day Sailers 3/1716 How long does it normally take for someone to setup a boat from parking in the marina to launching t
Bow and Stern LED Lights, Battery Operated JKCMBOAT at 9:24pm 07.02.12 Smaller Boats 3/2299 Does any one have any experience and know of good bow / stern, battery operated, LED lights? Are th
Repair Marlow Winches Frank B at 6:17pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/884 I have disassembled my Marlow 23 winches and am having problems getting them to properly work when r
Wheel autopilot for 1995 MKII 36 rbtrinkle at 5:43pm 07.02.12 Big Boats 7/2880 Hey all, We are shopping for autopilots. We would like to put a wheel pilot on. We have found a RA
waterballast drain lubrication lcook at 5:27pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1251 The drain valve on the stern of my boat is quite stiff. It is a 2002 and I have just bought it. Mayb

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Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? jviss at 3:03pm 04.28.22 https://www.defender.com/pdf/253654_INSTALL.pdf And?
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? Len Ingalls at 3:00pm 04.28.22 https://www.defender.com/pdf/253654_INSTALL.pdf http://www.busse-yachtshop.de/pdf/rayST4000plus_mk2
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 3:00pm 04.28.22 I would like to put my navigation lights, deck lights, chartplotter, wheel pilot and a couple other
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 2:50pm 04.28.22 Regarding living on a smallish boat I would recommend not filling the boat with comforts and necess
Not sure what I need (3) Hgproks at 2:44pm 04.28.22 Thanks again for the help. I took some more pics. I think I need something like the Genoa car that w
Line Bags (3) jmce1587 at 2:43pm 04.28.22 I like to use my line bags to keep all the lines led aft in one place. Before these they would wind
Fuse or Breakers? BAD ORCA at 2:31pm 04.28.22 This. I was going to say make sure you current protect the feed to your switch panel. Sure, it's co
Protecting your face and skin from the wind kappykaplan at 2:09pm 04.28.22 Full bimini, dodger and a hat. :plus: And SPF 50 sunblock.
Line Bags kappykaplan at 2:07pm 04.28.22 I have two of them - like 'em. They're used for the unused halyards, so can put water bottles, sun
Line Bags sail sfbay at 2:05pm 04.28.22 I like the Blue Performance bags for tidying up lines.........they are well constructed, hold up rea
Line Bags cb32863 at 1:58pm 04.28.22 Have a friend that got some Blue Performance on sale a few years ago and they work on his boat great
Protecting your face and skin from the wind brockangelo at 1:56pm 04.28.22 I have been using Harkenderm products for the past 3 years. Got a sample at the boat show. Showed t
Protecting your face and skin from the wind brockangelo at 1:55pm 04.28.22 I hate sunblock so I generally go with a big hat, long pants and long sleeve shirt. I know Champai
Protecting your face and skin from the wind cb32863 at 1:53pm 04.28.22 SPF 50 as per my dermatologist and hopefully never seeing again oncologist. Wear a hat now and have
Protecting your face and skin from the wind Tater at 1:16pm 04.28.22 I hate sunblock so I generally go with a big hat, long pants and long sleeve shirt. I know Champai
FreeJib Sail twodzusfittings at 1:16pm 04.28.22 Donated. All gone.
Protecting your face and skin from the wind lehighsail at 1:12pm 04.28.22 Most of the time I wear two types of sunblock and a mask. It was interesting when the Coast Guard c
Fuse or Breakers? (1) jviss at 1:06pm 04.28.22 Joe Not sure of your windlass system. My Lewmar has a "Controller" box and a "Contactor" box. The C
Fuse or Breakers? jssailem at 12:56pm 04.28.22 Joe Not sure of your windlass system. My Lewmar has a "Controller" box and a "Contactor" box. The
Protecting your face and skin from the wind jssailem at 12:47pm 04.28.22 I have been using Harkenderm products for the past 3 years. Got a sample at the boat show. Showed th

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