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Need new Macgregor part ASAP! FlbkRoxie at 10:30am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1158 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 2/1267 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 7/3592 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 8/1939 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 7/1415 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 7/4004 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 29/5841 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 2/1102 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 19/4855 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 27/5744 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 3/2656 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 2/1238 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 3/1469 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 2/1262 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 3/1508 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 3/1903 How long does it normally take for someone to setup a boat from parking in the marina to launching t
Bow and Stern LED Lights, Battery Operated JKCMBOAT at 9:24pm 07.02.12 Smaller Boats 3/2399 Does any one have any experience and know of good bow / stern, battery operated, LED lights? Are th
Repair Marlow Winches Frank B at 6:17pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/944 I have disassembled my Marlow 23 winches and am having problems getting them to properly work when r
Wheel autopilot for 1995 MKII 36 rbtrinkle at 5:43pm 07.02.12 Big Boats 7/3112 Hey all, We are shopping for autopilots. We would like to put a wheel pilot on. We have found a RA
waterballast drain lubrication lcook at 5:27pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1389 The drain valve on the stern of my boat is quite stiff. It is a 2002 and I have just bought it. Mayb

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Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option chuckwayne at 6:10pm 01.30.23 Doyle made us a racing style laminate main with no battens and a larger roach than the standard in-m
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow racenmotorsports at 5:46pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 5:35pm 01.30.23 Looks great!
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 5:25pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be
Repair around Cutless Bearing jssailem at 4:59pm 01.30.23 Looks like someone tried to repair it before without permanent success. Proper repair would necessit
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 4:25pm 01.30.23 I believe this is the official USCG link for name search. Much easier than what I found! :beer:
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay JohnnyMac at 4:16pm 01.30.23 Thanks, Benny! Speaking of Dinks. Do you have a recommendation for someone to work on small outboar
National Documetation Portal jssailem at 3:58pm 01.30.23 I believe this is the official USCG link for name search. I found my boat on this link. https://cgmi
Oday 302 keel surface jibes138 at 3:51pm 01.30.23 I think the original casting had a defect and they used compound to fill it and fair it. Probably w
Oday 302 keel surface Tally Ho at 3:45pm 01.30.23
hunter 49 steering quadrant. artboas at 3:45pm 01.30.23 thanks Art, and yes your spot on again. My linkages we're all loose but I found that a few years ag
Beneteau First 24 Question Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be p
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 3:21pm 01.30.23 Nowhere nearly as user friendly as I recall. It's all redacted and you need to be very specific in
Oday 302 keel surface dmax at 2:49pm 01.30.23 The 302's keel is defintitely lead (I had one).
Oday 302 keel surface jssailem at 2:39pm 01.30.23 Looks like the fossilized remains of a Wiwaxia or A partial consumed anode. in the image it looks
And this is? walt at 2:26pm 01.30.23 I have never seen anyone claim this except you.[ and Nigel Calder facepalm: My quote was modified
Spinnaker on Hunter e33 kbgunn at 2:08pm 01.30.23 Hi @rbrentsaunders Congrats on the new boat! The manual for your boat is here: Link to manual On pa
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 2:04pm 01.30.23 30 foot boat: 1) Cockpit lazarette = co2 2) Galley and main cabin = blanket with abc close to comp
National Documetation Portal dLj at 1:59pm 01.30.23 The scammers are very convincing in their presentation, I've had a few friends fall for the scam.
Oday 302 keel surface kappykaplan at 1:52pm 01.30.23 If - if - it's lead, then it looks like a faring job gone wrong.

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