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1968 Cal 28 Flat top running rigging whilehewill at 8:47am 06.05.12 Cal 0/2551 Purchased a Cal 28 recently needing an extensive refit. I am doing this because the price was right
lost my mast raising winch overboard 409jake at 8:03am 06.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1377 Anyone have extra one for sale for my M26. I lost mine overboard. I used the boats winch to lower ma
MacGregor Leaning Andysigrist at 7:34am 06.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1984 Hello, We have owned a 1995 MacGregor 26X and enjoy it very much. The boat has many modifications an
Leaking AGM starter battery marujo.sortudo at 6:51am 06.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1599 I've had the same starter system since I purchased my boat 2 seasons ago. I haven't burned up more
Ripping up old floor KimyKennedy at 6:45am 06.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1921 Ok....so. I'm ripping up the floor (a little at a time --- it's hard getting that stuff up!). Any
Engine runs smoother? Ron20324 at 6:37am 06.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 14/3198 I noticed when someone kicks the ignition key to 'off' that the motor still runs- no surprise there.
Catalina 27 Window Kit Ajay73 at 6:35am 06.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/8439 I have a 1980 C27. Bought the window reseal kit. They provide 3M 4200 fast cure for the caulk to us
Opsail2012 CCHer at 6:30am 06.05.12 Catalina 310 1/1358 For the Chesapeake folks: anybody plannig to meet the tall ships parade from Norfolk to Baltimore on
NEW o'day owner - Where to find parts? MikeIndy at 6:25am 06.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1792 Good morning. This is my first post here, although I am not unfamiliar with the forum structure. I a
Interfacing from Datamarine to Raymarine?? Blitz at 5:45am 06.05.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2537 MaineSail, I know I read that you interfaced your old Datamarine transducer to your ST60+ display.
do you safety tether in when soloing? joes new addiction at 4:59am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 39/9608 I get regular emails from "About Sailing.com" . (my quest for knowledge, lunch time reading)! There
Backing plate Florida sail at 4:36am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4330 Would Starboard be an adequate material to use as a backing plate for a stern mounted motor davit? W
Help with Electrical power question RWSlater at 3:43am 06.05.12 Big Boats 5/1312 I have a 42 Passage with two 30 amp power cables coming into the boat. When I was at the marina in
moving the foresail up the mast. alllrite at 11:21pm 06.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1939 ya, great seaman title. I have a 26s with a 150% non stolk genoa. It's a milar? sail with a furl
Mast cable Tricia at 9:54pm 06.04.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1887 I'm replacing my mast cable and only need 3 wires. The West Marine catalog has triplex cable but say
RPM's Dropping Steph at 8:17pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2723 On my Cal 28 with Westerbeck 13, my RPM's intermittantly drop from 2800 to 2200 then come back up.
docking bridles returning sailors at 7:38pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2492 We have noticed several slips in our marina that have bridles to make docking a much easier task. Ca
Tidal Grid? (5) SitkaChum at 7:30pm 06.04.12 Catalina 30 5/5290 Hey, First, a quick intro - I'm a newbie sailor and have been stalking the boards the last 9 months
H23, Water Under Floor of Porta Potty - Old Post carboman at 7:11pm 06.04.12 Smaller Boats 1/1148 Someone posted some good info on locating the source of a leak that was causing water to accumulate
Named on the trailer and ready to lauch c_witch at 6:46pm 06.04.12 Trailer Sailors 6/2434 Okie dokie. 'Privateer' is now on her trailer and ready to be hauled over to Musquidoboit Harbour an

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Boom kicker or topping lift? jssailem at 4:58pm 09.27.22 Simple... depending. It is all about what you have at the top of the mast and what you do not.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:56pm 09.27.22 It has been 2 weeks since my last update. Spoke with my Mechanic today. Status: The block and hea
Boom kicker or topping lift? DayDreamer41 at 4:45pm 09.27.22 Adding a topping lift may involve adding a sheave to the masthead if there isn't one where a kicker
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 Hello Below at 4:29pm 09.27.22 If the pump stops immediately, no accumulator OR the accumulator has failed. Which the fix to the
Boom kicker or topping lift? Hayden Watson at 4:14pm 09.27.22 It just takes a trip up the mast (or bring the mast down) so you can attach the top end to the masth
Boom kicker or topping lift? fred1diver at 4:06pm 09.27.22
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 (3) jssailem at 3:53pm 09.27.22 expansion tank It is not called an "expansion tank"... it is known as an "Accumulator" Two exampl
Whisker pole for a Catalina 27? jssailem at 3:43pm 09.27.22 :plus: What Dave said.
33.5 swim ladder jssailem at 3:42pm 09.27.22 it would be lower in the water making it easier to climb up. That would be a beneficial action.
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA jssailem at 3:40pm 09.27.22 When struggling with an mechanical problem... Get a bigger hammer... or in this case a Marine's Foot
33.5 swim ladder sail sfbay at 3:28pm 09.27.22 Here is are couple of options: Ladder extension BOAT BOARDING LADDER EXTENSIONS \| CLR Marine Replace
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA kappykaplan at 3:20pm 09.27.22 Good news! :beer:
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA Brian D at 3:01pm 09.27.22 Well, it has been solved. I was only able to get the relief valve open by a total of about 1/3 to 1/
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 2:54pm 09.27.22 Simple view of the Pressure Front Battle. fronts. And the reason Hurricane Ian is slowing. Dammit
Hunter 25 hatch cover ggrizzard at 2:11pm 09.27.22 If you can remove the opening part of the hatch, frame and all, a local glass company can replace th
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 1:55pm 09.27.22 Just wanted to update this a bit. The rest of life has affected any time we've had to sail or work
Underrated marinas DAVA390 at 1:50pm 09.27.22 Which lake. Dillon is the only lake I sailed in Colorado. That was during a Ski/bike/sail end of Sk
I it legal to make a boat longer? Leeward Rail at 1:47pm 09.27.22 Are you implying there aren't a lot of horrible or just plain ugly houses? Hehe. Not at all. Presu
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 AndyL at 1:25pm 09.27.22 My setup doesn't have any controls on the DHW and it's never presented a problem. Just make people
I it legal to make a boat longer? (1) dlochner at 1:08pm 09.27.22 After all, a house is just a poorly built boat that won't go anywhere. :clap::clap::clap::clap::b

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