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1978 MacGregor Keel Dimensions DrBearEE at 12:21pm 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1518 MacGregor Keel Dimensions, correction 1973(!) I am doing a re-hab on the keel of my 1973(!) MacGreg
Help, struggling with mast raising for 2 days (5) newsailor72 at 12:00pm 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4823 everyone on this forum seems to say that the mac is easy to rig, but so far it hasn't been the case
Atomic Diesel 5411 (1982) Fuel Pump PeterBeckley at 11:40am 05.27.12 Bigger Boats 1/1249 Help. Where may I buy one? Peter Beckley. (920) 475-1587. pbeckley@new.rr.com
Barney Post alsteck1 at 10:57am 05.27.12 Catalina 22 3/4156 Catalina Direct is selling a Barney Post for the C-22 for about $250. The main advantage is that the
Pearson 37 owners manual benmorr at 10:31am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1444 I'm looking for owners manuals for a Pearson 37-2 sailboat. If you know how I can obtain them pleas
Sureseal Dripless Shaft Seal gpd955 at 10:05am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1278 My Sureseal has become unsure. I've watched the video on how to change out the lip seal while in th
"Burping" Air Conditioning System Buf at 9:31am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/3765 I am having a hard time getting my heating/airconditioning system to pump raw water through the syst
Fuse for deck light 1992 model year Vegas at 9:23am 05.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/834 Replaced desk light bulb but still doesn't work. I find where the decklight connection is on the pow
Cable tv kandk at 8:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 1/1427 How do you switch to cable tv? I changed switch to B and changed input on tv to cable. It just keeps
Helms 27 grtsct at 8:33am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1633 Does anyone have an opinion good or bad on the Helms 27 also if you have any personal experience wit
Rookie needs some help pat5884 at 8:15am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6567 So I bought my '82 Catlina 22 about 1 year ago. Never sailed or owned a boat so I am still figuring
Fresh water intake on a 1978 Hunter 27 perezall at 8:08am 05.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2232 Hi Folks, I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 27 and cannot locate the fresh water intake for the water
two shrouds on one chainplate (2) njl at 8:03am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4280 I have two shrouds connecting to a chainplate in an awkward way and would like to fix it. The heavie
questions about my mac 222 newsailor72 at 7:30am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/914 questions about my mac 22 It's a 1974 so I believe the swing keel is cast iron, have some questions
Need to replace my mainsheet - What type of splice at end? dknape at 7:17am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6019 Okay, so I went out and enjoyed the boat on Saturday, but ran into an issue where a section of my ma
Replacing masthead sheaves Dmac336 at 7:12am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1244 it is becoming apparent that my main halyard masthead sheave is cracked as my new halyard is becomin
Surfing with a Mac r.oril at 6:56am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1040 'We had planned a trip to Santa Barbara, SBYC, and had hoped to sail 3 days. Damn WINDS!! We did g
GPS Problem lehigh375 at 6:42am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2145 Went out yesterday and my Garmin 545 did not work. It would give me the time, voltage, and I could
Cabin top thru bolt Hole covers (?) (3) abaragones at 5:51am 05.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1128 Hi, by any chance someone here knows where can I get these covers for the cabin top thru bolt in my
Leaks 37c med2463 at 5:30am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1248 Finally after 2 yrs have the boat w/no leaks. When we bought the boat, it had many leaks. Fixed mo

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Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters FastOlson at 7:19am 01.05.23 Small but important detail: my fixed mount engine space extinguisher cannot be discharged by pulling
Think your PO made mistakes? mermike at 7:17am 01.05.23 That's a lot of money for a floating derelict, but at least the new owner knows that it floats.
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! georgetheleo at 7:14am 01.05.23 Thanks- Im considering cutting most of the existing top flange off with a fein saw to enable the she
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs Mechone at 7:03am 01.05.23 I unstep and restep my mast every year and use a loos gauge . Been doing it for 13 years . I set up
Dingy conversion (1) rgranger at 6:58am 01.05.23 This weight question got my wheels turning....SO! ... I'm taking a dive down the rabbit hole. (How m
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs jssailem at 6:41am 01.05.23 This information is from the manufacturer of Loos gauges https://loosnaples.com/how-tos/tension-ga
Think your PO made mistakes? Justin_NSA at 6:16am 01.05.23 "Needs TLC" is an understatement! "In boathouse and out of the water for easy inspection "
Dingy conversion Parsons at 6:03am 01.05.23 I'd be worried about the weight of the final product and the cost. According to the ads, pourable fo
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! RoyS at 6:00am 01.05.23 Without seeing more of your existing arrangement it is hard to suggest a solution. It sounds like yo
The cycle of life TomY at 5:40am 01.05.23 When Bly Berken and I launched this site in 1996, Amazon was a fledgling bookstore, Bill Clinton di
The cycle of life THECUSCUS at 5:10am 01.05.23 Thank you, thank you, thank you, for creating and developing this awesome resource for the sailing c
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions SycloneDriver at 5:08am 01.05.23 I found that the hot water tank is one of the low point in my system. Don't forget to drain to cool
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs (1) Tally Ho at 5:01am 01.05.23
Stock Color for 85' 22 Gene Neill at 5:00am 01.05.23 Yes, the point of a toothpick is the correct tool. A microscopic amount of black tint goes a very lo
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! Tally Ho at 4:57am 01.05.23 Some photos might help us make better suggestions. Particularly of the hose exiting the bottom of
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 4:55am 01.05.23 Would love to hear your explanation why opening the throttle lever facilitates cranking the engine.
The cycle of life Scott B at 3:00am 01.05.23 Wow, shocked but not surprised. When we bought our boat 16 years ago, I knew how to sail, but noth
Hunter 26 outboard engine Joe at 2:01am 01.05.23 The Tohatsu 9.8 will save you considerable weight over the 9.9. since it doesn't have the larger blo
Dingy conversion dLj at 10:43pm 01.04.23 Dinghy Spelling always critical - thank you.... hMddte6yD2w dj
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:22pm 01.04.23 @Benny17441 , pardon me for asking, but for my own clarity could you please advise the make and mode

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