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power batt? antonic47 at 6:01am 08.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2509 I have a mac25. I need to wire the running lights and would very much enjoy interior lights and soun
hunter 28.5 traveler car thetone at 12:52am 08.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1881 Does anyone have detailed isntructions on how to get the rutgerson traveler car off of the track on
Rutgerson Parts Jason Martz at 10:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1148 Does anyone know if there is a U.S. Distributor for Rutgerson parts?
Sequitur - We Have Bought a Sailing Sk�tsje Sequitur at 10:08pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1456
Mast cap Fredn56 at 9:46pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1513 Is there supposed to be a cap on the masthead, or is it open? Looking at a 1984 Mac 25' very clean.
Irish Olympic Sailing victorhoisington at 9:38pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 30/5396 Just thought you might like to see how the Irish are viewing the Olympic Sailing. http://www.thatv
Goiot wheel lock lock up islandrunner70 at 8:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2389 Bene Oceanis 370. The steering is a Goiot system but I am having the wheel lock/brake freeze up o
untrustworthy Rocna? capta at 7:53pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3577 I have been offered one of the bad serial number 88# Rocna anchors for a pittance. Is it necessarily
Overheating The chief at 7:34pm 08.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1278 My 89 Cat 30 has been running hot. I have owned the boat for 9 years and it usually runs between 160
windex 10 or 15 e714753 at 6:40pm 08.08.12 Catalina 22 10/6807 Should I use a windex 10 or 15 for the catalina 22? Thanks Deltaville Va
holding tank access coach george at 6:21pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1447 How do I remove the access panel to the holding tank? Trying to tighten hose clamps and clean area
Change inboom shives Chkm8 at 6:06pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1180 Hi ... I would like to change frozen plastic shivs in the boom to something better with a bearing ..
Ghost of Lastchance cscott at 5:51pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/688 Ghost of Our 2007 26M Lastchance This was our first cruise of our new 2007 26M Lastchance. We towed
Salon Table Balance Spring Canoe at 5:36pm 08.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/997 In my H336 I have a salon table. It has a rope that leads to wheel in the top of the compression tu
Educate me, please! Plonk at 5:19pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2280
Solar panel and the arch subrock at 5:12pm 08.08.12 Big Boats 3/1598 I am in the process of putting a Kyocera solar panel above the bimini of my 2008 Hunter 36, which in
Mystery part (1) Ritdog at 5:10pm 08.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1602 Does anybody know what this is? Came off an Oday 25 - not attached to anything , just sitting on the
What a week Tom Potter at 4:28pm 08.08.12 Bigger Boats 3/1259 The past week has been one to remember. First off my O28 was struck by lightning. Took a strike to
keel lock down bolt size for mac 25?.... centerline at 4:13pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1314 can anyone tell me the size of the keel lockdown bolt on a mac 25? the pivot bolt is fine but the lo
9.5' Avon Rib: Short or long shaft? Jared1048 at 2:18pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1190 Hello, I'm not sure if I need the long or short shaft kicker for this. I see these dinks everywher

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Crazy thought... Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 02.24.23 keep us abreast when you go.
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 02.24.23 It doesn't just cancel itself out. Will, you have a good grasp of thermodynamics, so you asked fo
Mounted vhf radio q's dlochner at 10:57am 02.24.23 I will be mainly be on the Ottawa river but I am planning on going up to Oka this summer, maybe a t
Mounted vhf radio q's fred1diver at 10:34am 02.24.23 I will be mainly be on the Ottawa river but I am planning on going up to Oka this summer, maybe a tr
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 10:12am 02.24.23 Thanks everyone! I have charts ordered and can work through it. I am en engineer and can work throug
advice on auto chart plotter dlochner at 10:10am 02.24.23 You have weeks to learn how to enter waypoints. That might be your best bet. Entering waypoints o
advice on auto chart plotter Richard19068 at 9:58am 02.24.23 We need to move our boat... in the spring. I have a garmin 86sc but that requires me to add all the
Mounted vhf radio q's dlochner at 9:41am 02.24.23 As others have said, the antenna height is critical for maximum range. So, how much range do you nee
Mounted vhf radio q's JohnShannon at 9:35am 02.24.23 How far away is anybody you might want to talk to? The fixed mount is 25W of power the handheld is
advice on auto chart plotter (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 02.24.23 It's more just a wayt o overcome my inexperience until I gain some more open lake sail time under m
Mounted vhf radio q's Richard19068 at 9:34am 02.24.23 Depends on how far you want to be able to communicate. VHF is line of sight so the higher the antenn
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail LakeShark at 9:32am 02.24.23 Ok so please forgive my lack of terminology I hope it will get better with time. I bought a 1979, c
Mast stepping a cat22 LakeShark at 9:25am 02.24.23 Stingy sailor uses quick release if you want to make it even easier. C5WdqdlB8Nc
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 9:25am 02.24.23 Just wanted to Thank @AaronD for the information you provided on Post #29 back in 2019. I copied yo
Mast stepping a cat22 LakeShark at 9:24am 02.24.23 Yes its easily done and I do it ever time I launch. Just use the boom vang as a block and tackle.
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 02.24.23 The LCD install takes maybe 15 minutes if you've done it once; maybe 30 if you're doing it for the
Crazy thought... Alan Gomes at 8:50am 02.24.23 I actually have a chart plotter to install already, and I plan to network that with my VHF/AIS. Not
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 02.24.23 You need to be aware of the route that you can take. Once you take a route and complete it safely,
Crazy thought... Orbweaver at 8:35am 02.24.23 I actually have a chart plotter to install already, and I plan to network that with my VHF/AIS. Not
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 8:21am 02.24.23 The case is more that I want to fina an automatic way to plot a course just in case I miss a shoal

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