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H23 Mian Sheet Traveler Car carboman at 5:44pm 06.28.12 Smaller Boats 7/2015 Has anyone ever replaced theirs? I just need the car. What did you end up going with? I think min
1985 O'Day 192 leaking jdroster at 5:19pm 06.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1715 My O'Day just starting leaking and it appears to be coming from the keel area but it's hard to detec
Capri 26 sails gt Ken at 4:48pm 06.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1755 Looking for some usable sails. Just got boat sails are shot left on boat for 10 years. Want some thi
Potty time dj2210 at 4:42pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 16/2784 Well I've been smelling some not so nice odors on board especially after the boat has been closed up
Dead inverter therobesons at 4:41pm 06.28.12 Big Boats 22/8822 We went out last weekend for the weekend and low and behold, our inverter did not work. NO curling
Bottom paint freemacr at 4:11pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1559 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 6/1307 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 8/1924 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 1/2029 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 6/1896 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 32/5287 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 76/13487 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 3/5987 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 4/1583 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 0/898 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 0/1156 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 6/3312 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 8/8592 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 5/4169 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 7/1317 There are a couple places where the edge of the headliner is buckled either inward or outward. Is t

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C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question (1) Stephen1150 at 8:24pm 02.06.23 Thanks for your message. I posted this question about the keel as someone at my club inferred that i
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:45pm 02.06.23 Sounds like the same layout as the H-310. There are four screws at the aft face of the floor panel
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:37pm 02.06.23 We have drifted way off the OPs initial question, but still a fruitful discussion. Well, we've dri
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:32pm 02.06.23
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor Benny17441 at 7:31pm 02.06.23 It is not worth the effort, the power output of the small outboards is negligible. It is intended
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast vschager1 at 7:25pm 02.06.23 Yes, am ordering shorter screws and will tailor them to avoid bottoming out on the tube riveted insi
Why??? Benny17441 at 7:20pm 02.06.23 Because he is a wanted man who stole that boat to get away from Police.
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 02.06.23
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR dkinzer at 7:06pm 02.06.23 As does the Em-Trak B951 AIS transceiver. So you should have a choice of 2 external GPS rxers offer
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Hello Below at 6:55pm 02.06.23 The Axiom+ has an internal GPS, too, so I can select which GPS source is the preferred source. As
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 6:52pm 02.06.23 We have drifted way off the OPs initial question, but still a fruitful discussion. AIS works everyw
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 02.06.23 I can't see a need for a chart plotter on that trip. I'll run OpenCPN, Navionics on probably a tabl
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 02.06.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 6:22pm 02.06.23 Oh. My mistake. I was wondering how it could have gone that long and still look so good. I guess I
Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 5:46pm 02.06.23 212826 Does your perch seat look like this? Notice how the locker will clear the seat.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jon hansen at 5:42pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? d
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips (2) Marmalade at 5:36pm 02.06.23 @fero - I agree with @jssailem that those are a prior owner addition, but I did come across somethin
Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 5:31pm 02.06.23 212823This This is my 2001 C30 MK.III. As you can see it opens. There are the factory perch seats be
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jssailem at 5:29pm 02.06.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:25pm 02.06.23 Sorry Richard. Did not mean to confuse. That zinc is about 4 months old. The Prop was what I was t

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