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Bottom paint gary at 10:22am 03.22.12 Smaller Boats 7/1583 I posted this question some time ago and received many good thoughts. I tried to retrieve the threa
Sewing Awl kpgraci at 8:46am 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2806 I've read many times that every sailboat should have one of these gadgets, and it was on my list of
How best to re-seal outboard motor mount to transom hubbardo at 8:22am 03.22.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1319 We are rebuilding the outboard mount on are 1978 H-25 and will be replacing the thru hull bolts that
Amanda Clark's Olympic Quest Soundbounder at 8:07am 03.22.12 Racing 0/4449 Former Shelter Island Reporter sailing columnist Jonathan Russo interviewed 29-year-old Shelter Isl
IMHO,This is why MacGregor used the 26D for testing (4) r.oril at 7:13am 03.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/4688 The MacGregor 26D has always been known as a fast boat. Since I upgraded to the rotating mast, it ha
ENC's c_witch at 6:46am 03.22.12 Trailer Sailors 3/1633 Hiee all, Anyone in here use the CM-93 version 2 charts? I have the entire set of world charts of
Sail Replacement Beneteau 321 at 4:14am 03.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1271 We are looking to replace our #1 roller furling genoa.Any suggestions as to cut ,material ,manufactu
Just Bought an Electric Outboard nick at 12:28am 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3237 Hope this generates some debate. My 2 hp BD2 Honda 2004 outboard went bang accompanied by blue smoke
Bow Repair (2) Kokani at 11:44pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1705 Hi everyone, i have owned this boat for 22 years sailing in several places, a month ago i tried to s
Keel cable, Mac21... centerline at 8:53pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1615 what is the length of keel cable required on a Mac21? the one that is on mine is kinda fuzzy with
Gladiator 24 Ranahan at 8:00pm 03.21.12 Other Sailboats 5/2957 I'm helping fix up this boat. One issue it has is, the self draining cockpit drain plugging up. Ther
Main Halyard Lost Parent at 7:49pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2266 Has anyone run there main halyard to the cockpit on a Catalina 30 I would like to make it easier for
Dingy facelift (4) All U Get at 7:48pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3044 Hi all, Our dingy had a slow leak last season so I did a little search and I found Inland Marine had
Painted the Topside and added Grab Rails (11) Squidd at 7:34pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1315 Painted the topside , re bedded the hardware and added grab rails http://img.photobucket.com/albu
Dual Duty For Battery Fuse? -- OK or Not? rardiH36 at 5:14pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2112 I've been reading the "Lack of Fusing" thread -- also other fusing threads often started by Mainsail
Combine solar and wind charge controllers? Argyle38 at 5:13pm 03.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3637 I'm installing 48W of solar this spring and am looking for a charge controller. I'm looking mainly a
electrical schematics Ogirl at 4:47pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6640 I am looking for electrical schematics for Mac 25. Bought "fixer-upper" ' wires are everywhere! Than
Sealant for wet exhaust thru hull DaveM at 4:41pm 03.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2306 On my O'day35 the wet exhaust thru hull exits above the water line of course but under way the boat
And I thought I was bad at math........ Maine Sail at 4:34pm 03.21.12 Sails Call Lounge 8/7428 Kind of like some of the threads here....:D:D:D njg4iAc1_W0
the C27 redux ... navigateur at 4:15pm 03.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1533 someone suggested that I chronicle the refurbishing of my new C27. that is to say, take a gazillion

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Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question JamesG161 at 3:32pm 03.28.22 They are not cheap. Rudder Reference Tranducer Jim...
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! Tom J at 2:57pm 03.28.22 If $39 photo tachometer from harbor freight is accurate the yanmar tachometer seems to be off by ap
Anchor Locker Not Draining (C27) PGUTIERREZ at 2:48pm 03.28.22
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire (2) SailingLoto at 2:48pm 03.28.22 Harbor Freight is one of my favorite stores. Make those fittings a regular inspection point and all
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question Monheganlover at 2:44pm 03.28.22 I don't know if maybe mine was mounted as an option when the boat was bought new and the ST4000+ sys
Oday 23 Mast step re-install HukilauMike at 2:34pm 03.28.22 I tried to remount that plate on my Oday 23 many years ago. I don't think it's a lag bolt because I
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! Hayden Watson at 2:34pm 03.28.22 Yep. a small RC plane engines can turn in the tens of thousands of rpm's but anything bigger would b
Inavx Help iNavX at 2:27pm 03.28.22 Thank you for your replies. I still have not found the right combination for the data. How is th
Spinning Prop While Under Sail Davidasailor26 at 2:07pm 03.28.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! The Beneteau site shows the 38.1 as havi
Diesel in the Bilge ('05 H41DS) kappykaplan at 2:01pm 03.28.22 Nothing like some good detective work! Glad you got this sorted (identified) before your cruise. :
Diesel in the Bilge ('05 H41DS) (2) SV Bella at 1:44pm 03.28.22 I found the leak. It's on the top of the axillary tank (we did not add fuel to the axillary tank ye
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:43pm 03.28.22 A truck loaded with Vicks VapoRub overturned on a NJ highway today. Amazingly, there was no congest
Diesel in the Bilge ('05 H41DS) kloudie1 at 1:13pm 03.28.22 I had a cracked injector return hose that leaked like that. A friend had a cracked vent hose that le
Spinning Prop While Under Sail kloudie1 at 1:02pm 03.28.22 One of "those" things.. until several years ago, reverse while sailing was the norm.. A few years ag
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos Sgt B Powell at 12:56pm 03.28.22 Looks good. I hope you will do another shot with it to show how it held up at the end of the season
Spinning Prop While Under Sail jeepbluetj at 12:49pm 03.28.22 What does your owner's manual say? What does your Yanmar warranty say? Yanmar tells me (with a 2
A lost art: Conserving ice. JamesG161 at 12:45pm 03.28.22 If you want an air space you would need to design for that. There are two types of foam (generic)
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question stephen_i_w at 12:41pm 03.28.22 I have never seen a comparison of a EV-100 performance with and without a rudder sensor. I did cont
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? jeepbluetj at 12:41pm 03.28.22 Other than the transom design, what are the differences? Transom, windows, cockpit layout, deck h
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! SabreToothedEngineer at 12:30pm 03.28.22 I think you have an extra "0" in all of your numbers. If he doesn't I wouldn't stand too close to

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