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Bottom paint freemacr at 4:11pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1498 I just bought a 26m and I'm thinking about keeping it in a slip. Has anyone had problems with bliste
Modifying cockpit porthole McZube at 3:37pm 06.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1239 The Gray porthole on our H31 protrudes into the cockpit. The surveyor recommended modifying it by s
clutch organizer (2) Navicula at 2:54pm 06.28.12 Big Boats 8/1795 I have 5 clutches on the port and 5 clutches on the starboard, but my deck organizers can only handl
c n c bilge puump Dan McElwreath at 2:44pm 06.28.12 C&C 1/1943 All, new owner of 1980 cnc 32. Confused about bilge pump , which requires battery switch to be on,
LPG Shutoff Lost Parent at 2:28pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1839 Just picked up a electric LP solenoid for my tank and was wondering if it goes before the regulator
gps & depth sounder javelin at 2:12pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 32/4670 On a recent sail, the GPS showed 6.8 knots but the depth sounder ( with the little wheel under the h
26R project---Mission Complete!...well...almost (5) Right On! at 2:05pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 76/12363 I'm one of the people that has been pursuing the rotating mast theory...and I have completely finish
Venture 21 main sheet rigging peacock at 1:59pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5892 I acquired a 1976 Venture 21, sail 3227 and it is missing block at swivel cam cleat on port side. An
Boat leaking r.bostic356 at 1:14pm 06.28.12 Catalina 22 4/1549 Replaced a weldment from the top this spring, while grinding out put a small, (less than 1 cm) hole
replacing steering cable earthdogbob at 1:07pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/846 Replacing steering cable on my mac 26x, when ordering, is the length on cable overall or is it the c
Windlass - vertical or horizontal? coquille at 12:14pm 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1113 Would like to install a windlass on my 1985 37' Beneteau Idyll. It would be a very tight squeeze in
Global Balance pedestal mounted compass JohanB at 11:54am 06.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/3081 I need to replace my Danforth Global Balance Compass mounted on the pedestal since the globe is crac
Refinishing Teak Handrails carego at 11:47am 06.28.12 Catalina 30 8/8194 Having a problem with color of rails after taking down to bare wood. One rail is dark brown and the
Catalina 22 Roller Furling ggdoby at 10:55am 06.28.12 Catalina 22 5/4043 I just purchased a 1987 Catalina 22, with roller furling. This particular rig uses the forestay as t
Sides of Headliner buckled / wrinkled on 26D (2) dawg2 at 10:38am 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1235 There are a couple places where the edge of the headliner is buckled either inward or outward. Is t
Replacing just the wheel in a pulley (1) dawg2 at 10:36am 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4217 Is there a source for pulley wheels? This is the pulley for the daggerboard on my 26D and the wheel
Anybody using a gennaker furler? Jim Lanter at 10:19am 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/950 Share your experiences if you are. They are beginning to pique my interest.
Hunter 280 Furlex Type A and Forestay tension Cor280 at 10:09am 06.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/2060 On my 1996 Hunter 280 I have a Furlex furler. I would like to tune the rig but I don't see how to a
Setting up solar panels, need advice. caguy at 9:57am 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 21/5265 I am installing a couple of solar panels on the C27 with a 12v system. I have two group 27 batterie
AC on Hunter 23.5 (2) DJN51 at 9:40am 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2675 Someone asked for pix on venting of portable ac on my 23.5 Hunter,finally remembered them.8000 btu u

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Where do you guys put your battery? Davidasailor26 at 9:48am 10.07.22
Wind angle Slider at 9:22am 10.07.22 Well guys, after 4 months of back order I received my 608 B&D/SImrad wind sensor. The yard only cha
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 8:33am 10.07.22 Minor Correction the the Chart above. The Dotted Red Lines are not the Winds. They are the Pressur
Transducer question AaronD at 8:28am 10.07.22 Lots of things will work in addition to toilet wax, including electricians putty (less messy than w
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 8:25am 10.07.22 Quoting myself: I use West System epoxy and their fillers / hardeners to thicken it. I've mostly u
Where do you guys put your battery? AaronD at 8:24am 10.07.22 What is a good, general purpose epoxy for securing a battery box underneath the v-berth? Or for sec
Issues Sailing Upwind Sailfanatic at 8:21am 10.07.22 Some closehauled sailing guidelines here H-6m18M1bCY
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 8:19am 10.07.22 What is a good, general purpose epoxy for securing a battery box underneath the v-berth? Or for secu
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps LakeShark at 8:16am 10.07.22 @Tedd Pool noodles over the strap works great. They rest on the hull and form to the bend really we
Invest 91L (2) JamesG161 at 8:13am 10.07.22 The good news is the Westerlies are moving at 15 knots. Fast storms have less time to intensify It
How well does a C-270 trailer? Calif. Ted at 8:08am 10.07.22 I had a 270 fin keel I REALLY liked but never considered it trailerable, Meriachee is only one I'm a
Issues Sailing Upwind LakeShark at 8:07am 10.07.22 Hello All, Looking for any Catalina22 owners that struggle to get their boats upwind. I have use
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Calif. Ted at 8:01am 10.07.22 When I replaced lens on portlights it did also involve a change of hardware, for size 1 & 7 round en
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Siamese at 7:47am 10.07.22 So, if I understand this correctly, one should never attempt to dock their boat while sober.
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps rgranger at 7:24am 10.07.22 Thanks! That's more or less how my wife describes me, so it should be good enough. Got to love pra
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 7:23am 10.07.22 209828
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Meriachee at 7:21am 10.07.22 A round of beers please.
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 7:19am 10.07.22 This one made me think of ever docking situation I have ever had
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:16am 10.07.22 That was a true LOL
Pleasant Surprise/Docking rgranger at 7:15am 10.07.22 make enough docks and two things will happen. one, you will lose the engine. two, the cleat will

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