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Morgan 28? (1) afrears at 11:57am 05.26.12 Morgan 5/2916 Hi all, Im a new Morgan owner that in a moment of stupidity took a boat that was fire damaged. I hav
Outboard Motor for Mac26S Brian Aldeghi at 11:16am 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1160 Has anyone installed a Suzuki 9.9 hp outboard on their Mac 26S? I particurly like the tiller handle
Minnkota npsheehan at 10:42am 05.26.12 Catalina 22 0/1034 New to the forum. I just switched over the old gas for a minnkota and I'm trying to plan the best s
slipper 17 secondchance22107 at 9:08am 05.26.12 Trailer Sailors 10/14961 are there any slipper 17 owners that can share some pictures......i am redoing a slipper and have so
Rusty water in the bilge(?) capejt at 8:45am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1586 I went down to open the boat for the season after spending the winter in the water. The bilge had a
Backstay on a B&R rig Hunter 34 Saillife at 7:56am 05.26.12 Big Boats 5/3800 Hi folks, couple of questions about the B'R rigging. While stepping the mast this year the comment w
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Indysailor at 5:52am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1070 Here's hoping all the northerners are getting their boats in the water and that everyone enjoys the
connecting Yamaha 9.9 to battery Nicky17000 at 1:58am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3699 I wish to connect the motor to the battery but got mixed up in the wiring:doh: Our previous motor
Onan life extention capta at 10:38pm 05.25.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1942 We've an old (possibly 1981??) Onan MKDK 8 Kw w/ the 3 cylinder Kubota diesel (I cannot find the id
O'day 272 SS replacement hatches. westbaydude at 9:35pm 05.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4771 Hi Everyone, has anyone found a stainless steel replacement hatch that will fit the forward hatch on
I got water in my boat... Squidd at 7:47pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1322 But that's a good thing... I had replaced the freshwater tank and lines over the winter and this w
O'day 272 SS replacement hatches. westbaydude at 7:15pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1173 Hi Everyone, has anyone found a stainless steel replacement hatch that will fit the forward hatch on
float switch not working dlewis812 at 7:09pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1757 installed new float switch last season, worked fine. last week not working. went ahead and install
Bearings for Outboard Motor Bracket james1026 at 6:32pm 05.25.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1037 My springloaded outboard motor bracket for my Catalina 25 needs new flanged bearings that are 1/2" I
Universal 5411 Diesel Alignment Ajay73 at 5:28pm 05.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1496 I have a 1980 Catalina 27. I need to make an engine re-alignment. Part of that process requires mov
Some Folks Don't Like Fog.... (1) Maine Sail at 5:09pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2004 Took this picture about 4 minutes ago. The boat in front of us is Tim R. ' his wife... We love the f
How come there is never any V17 threads:( Hollyweirdos at 3:56pm 05.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2007 I am going to have to get a 26 just to stay in the loop!
Tips for install factory Mast Raising Kit from BWY abk at 3:44pm 05.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3313 I ordered the Mast Raising system from Blue Water Yachts and was warned that the instructions will r
Guidence for Bow eye replacement on my 1984 Mac 25 abk at 3:37pm 05.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1410 I would like to know where I need to saw out the panel in the V birth to replace the bow eye on my m
Note on maintenance from Mack Boring Class Steve Dion at 3:08pm 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1523 Here are some notes that someone took from a Mack Boring Class. Remember these are someone else not

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Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... sailcapt340 at 5:34am 12.31.22
Pesky Otters jssailem at 4:46am 12.31.22 drug fueled rave under the dodger Was that the otters or the others?
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? jssailem at 4:39am 12.31.22
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? danstanford at 4:16am 12.31.22 Windy has a layer for current as well.
Orca Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 12.31.22 Interesting idea. Looks like basically a hardened tablet with a sun-readable screen, with some softw
Orca dLj at 1:19am 12.31.22 I haven't installed not used this, but looking it over, it would not serve my needs. dj
Pesky Otters Ralph Johnstone at 11:09pm 12.30.22 A perforated bag of moth balls has kept the otters away from under the dodger for many years. Start
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) All U Get at 10:54pm 12.30.22 Aqua maps.
Older sailers Paul Mermelstein at 9:39pm 12.30.22 I am going to be 72 this summer and my wife is 73. We still sail the Chesapeake Bay, sometimes just
Older sailers Calif. Ted at 9:34pm 12.30.22 Yeah, I'm just a couple years behind you, year-round season here but my temperature tolerance is get
Older sailers MFD at 9:31pm 12.30.22 I am only in my fifties but have a couple of neighbors in their 70s that still go out quite often.
Just wanted to say hi Baja bash at 9:14pm 12.30.22 Hi, I am 75 and have done 2 puddle jumps in the last three years. Next fall joining the Baja Haha f
Just wanted to say hi higgs at 8:33pm 12.30.22 Tally Ho: I am 73 and still sailing. Not as bold as I used to be, but still enjoying the boat.
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... higgs at 8:25pm 12.30.22 I did not read all replies so maybe this suggestion was already offered. First thing I would do is
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater higgs at 8:21pm 12.30.22 Don't ignore the Great Lakes. Very good cruising on Lake Michigan especially along either shore. I
Any sailor peppers out there? higgs at 8:10pm 12.30.22 Some would survive and it would be achieved through multiple avenues. Life finds a way to go on aga
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) garymalmgren at 8:06pm 12.30.22 On the Beach was written by Neville Shute. He also wrote a great sailing adventure book, Trustee fro
Pesky Otters higgs at 7:48pm 12.30.22 I had an otter living under the steps down to my boat. He would leave scraps of fish around that re
Pesky Otters PaulK at 7:01pm 12.30.22 Don't the guys in SFO use sea lions as otter deterrents? Seems to work for them.
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast All U Get at 5:56pm 12.30.22 So just balancing the curve for us really smart sailors, eh?

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