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After languishing for two decades... (3) patrickfarley at 10:10pm 09.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2284 She finally has a name. I took "Sailing With Porpoise" out to an island and put a name on her. I r
Swing Keel bolt Meriwether at 10:05pm 09.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2614 I purchased a MacGregor 25 this spring and I've only had it in the water a couple of times this seas
Charging battery with a constant load Kestle at 9:22pm 09.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2815 I'm trying to figure out which controller to use if the battery is being charged, so part of panels
Overnighting for the first time. (1) UPSGUY at 7:36pm 09.01.12 Catalina 22 6/1826 My 11 year old son and I are overnighting on the mooring for the first time. Beautiful moon lit nigh
Max. heel JamesO256 at 6:42pm 09.01.12 Smaller Boats 31/7271 Does anyone know what the maximum heel on a 1983 H22 is?
New Problem - Cool Solution rgranger at 6:16pm 09.01.12 Trailer Sailors 7/3347 Went sailing today... well actually there was no wind so we anchored in a cove, swam, napped, ate,
What bulb type(s) in h26.5 mast? dknape at 5:57pm 09.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/972 I am thinking that both my steaming light and anchor lights may have been damaged or burned out duri
Traveler Car for Mainsheet Capt Strapfoots at 5:52pm 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2041 I have a Balboa 26 with a very original looking traveler on the main sheet but I need to replace the
12V battery problems kbbarton at 5:50pm 09.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/3831 Hello all. I'm having problems charging my batteries and I am wondering if anyone else has had a si
Forespar Whisker Pole Topping Lift Attachment Point Landlocked Todd at 5:39pm 09.01.12 Smaller Boats 2/1386 Just purchased a 6-12' adjustable Forespar whisker pole for my H260. Installation of the pad eye we
Weird weather for hurricanes c_witch at 5:22pm 09.01.12 Trailer Sailors 14/3450 Hiee, Anyone else find this hurricane season to be rather strange as to the path most storms seem
sails 19jib39 at 4:38pm 09.01.12 Catalina 22 4/1191 my sails are the origional sails that came with my 1987 catalina ,would new sails be more efficient
farymann a30 flex coupling newbe at 4:06pm 09.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 0/2342 i have a cal 2 29 and the flex coupling on my farymann a30 has broken hard to find new one ?
Fuel pick up tube and air in the system thaeni at 1:37pm 09.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1176 While motor sailing my diesel stopped running. I checked the primary filter and found quite a few pi
Just Chilling Gary_H at 12:19pm 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1845 So i'm at the boat on labor day weekend. Would I like to be saiing...yes...still haven't been able t
Remove,Install New Porta-Potty geehaw at 12:17pm 09.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1554 I have what is most likely the original porta potty in my boat. I want to replace it with an Thetfor
Energy Wars Rick D at 11:18am 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 59/9305 My whine: It used to be so simple in my first four boats: take everything to the boat in coolers. G
Power Hungry Fridge - Dometic CR1065 Hello Below at 10:11am 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 18/6938 I have a concern with the front loading fridge (Dometic CR-1065) on my 2012 Hunter 33. After 8
Block and Tackle Arrangement for Self-Hoist Mast Climbing rardiH36 at 10:00am 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 36/26731 I'm interested to make a 3:1 purchase self hoist bosun's chair assembly for mast climbing. (... sti
Electric Motor conversion MPAPC4 at 8:53am 09.01.12 Catalina 30 20/27308 Hi all, it has been about 4 months since I converted my Catalina's Atomic Bomb to Electric propulsio

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Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Dave Groshong at 7:01am 03.08.23 Give me a call if you'd like, I can set up a 3:1 or 4:1 block and tackle with Garhauer or Harken bl
Wind instruments Ward H at 6:53am 03.08.23
Solar q's Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 03.08.23 This is a good overview. However, you should consider that the more flexing a "flexible" panel endu
Wind instruments JBP-PA at 6:51am 03.08.23 They are fun and handy sometimes but definitely not required. I wouldn't go out and buy one by itsel
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 6:50am 03.08.23 @Project_Mayhem I look forward to John's answer, but if I understand it correctly - he rebuilt beca
In search of the driest bilge possible Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 03.08.23 For those that aren't familiar, O'Day's are notorious for leaking as everything was sealed with sili
Solar q's Captain Larry-DH at 6:47am 03.08.23 A MPPT controller will bring 24V or more down to the range needed for 12V batteries. You can also w
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 6:39am 03.08.23 @jssailem Now that you're nearing the end of this project, if you had to do this again, would you s
Anchors HomeyD at 6:36am 03.08.23 Thanks for back-up info. Having spent time in south central Florida I believe many of the sea beds i
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 6:36am 03.08.23 @jssailem Now that you're nearing the end of this project, if you had to do this again, would you sw
Solar q's JBP-PA at 6:20am 03.08.23
Wind instruments Caboteur at 6:19am 03.08.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 5:39am 03.08.23 Getting excited. I share your excitement! This has sure been long in getting there! dj
question on SEMCO teak sealer dlochner at 4:38am 03.08.23 Hi everyone, I used semco teak sealer for the first time (natural) and am not a fan. I would like
Solar q's dlochner at 4:16am 03.08.23
Solar q's kappykaplan at 2:24am 03.08.23 Ok, I keep looking at different panel brands, any brands you all recommend? I have a pair of Kyoce
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:19am 03.08.23 Sounds like great progress, John. Happy for you! :beer:
Wind instruments Joe at 10:07pm 03.07.23 Start building a network on your boat. A wind transducer hooked up to a N2k network that also has s
Solar q's leo310 at 9:23pm 03.07.23 I've used ECO- Worthy solar panels from Amazon for 3 years with no problems, just got one more this
In search of the driest bilge possible Benny17441 at 9:04pm 03.07.23 Nothing wrong with having a small amount of water in the bilge, it keeps the smell from the fouled w

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