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Furling advice? Slow Mo^cean at 11:31am 07.03.12 Catalina 22 10/1774 What kind of roller furlings are you guys running your 22s? I really have no idea where or what to
Venture 21 Keel Dimensions YukonVenture21 at 11:23am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1032 Hey everybody, I have just been given a venture 21 on a trailer for free. It has been sitting for ye
Worn out sail? Ranger100 at 11:14am 07.03.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5837 How do you know when your main sail is worn out? When I hoist my main sail up, the boom hangs down a
Endeavor Sailboats?? Dragon Fly at 10:46am 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/11161 i HAVE LOOKED FOR TWO SEASON NOW, AND AFTER LOOKING AT CATALINA, HUNTER, RANGER, AND OTHERS TOO N
Need new Macgregor part ASAP! FlbkRoxie at 10:30am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1137 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 2/1244 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 7/3498 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 8/1918 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 7/1398 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 7/3985 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 29/5733 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 2/1084 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 19/4818 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 27/5505 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 3/2565 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 2/1220 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 3/1438 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 2/1246 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 3/1484 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 3/1862 How long does it normally take for someone to setup a boat from parking in the marina to launching t

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Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:16pm 12.18.22 He then told me not to take advice from those who know not what they are talking about. He sure h
Fuel Gauge JamesG161 at 2:42pm 12.18.22 I had same issue with my Wema Fuel gauge as @sailcapt340 . I called Wema direct. Ans: The old floa
Hose clip/clamp Dalliance at 2:00pm 12.18.22
Hose clip/clamp All U Get at 1:59pm 12.18.22 Getting my orientation together, you may be closer to the manufacturer than we are.
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 Roland5048 at 1:45pm 12.18.22 Reporting back. See my post #2. Mechanic found the elbow to be about 98% blocked. Sent me pics v
Fuel Gauge sailcapt340 at 1:43pm 12.18.22 I checked back through my log entries. First started noticing level reading problems around 2010.
Santa's Wish List (5) Will Gilmore at 1:40pm 12.18.22 211727 211728 211729 211730 211731 -Will
Hose clip/clamp Ralph Johnstone at 12:47pm 12.18.22 Out of stock. It's the materials backlog the world is experiencing right now :snooze:. You just
Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 12.18.22 Imagine how shocked I was when I took this sensor out and saw that float. Maybe that was their bi
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 12.18.22 Picture is worth a thousand words, I'd say that times ten. If you can figure out how to put that
Santa's Wish List jssailem at 12:19pm 12.18.22
Fuel Gauge (3) sailcapt340 at 12:14pm 12.18.22
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 12:02pm 12.18.22 There have been a few threads about BarKeepersFriend in the past. The consensus is that it is effect
Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:48am 12.18.22 Thanks, was not aware of the two different models. I've had WEMA sensors in both the potable water
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? Mechone at 11:36am 12.18.22 Picture is worth a thousand words, you can buy steel tubing in fact stainless tubing , and buy a fl
keel resting on bottom (1) fstbttms at 11:35am 12.18.22 Thank you all. I'll have to double check on the rudder, they're saying maximum draft is 4'5" so I'
Single handing WI Rigger at 11:24am 12.18.22
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control genezown at 11:16am 12.18.22
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control kloudie1 at 10:56am 12.18.22 Welcome to the forum! in the top bar of the "Home" page, go to "Owner Resources" Then click on "Gen
Santa's Wish List Tally Ho at 10:55am 12.18.22 Oh... that is how it is done. I have been doing it wrong. I must try this technique. Is that conne

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