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Replacement Keel Winch GDTRFB at 7:34pm 04.19.12 Catalina 22 8/3248 i pulled my winch out today and has suffered the effects of salt water...I think it is the original
Mast light replacements Blue Pearl Captain at 7:33pm 04.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1459 Has anyone got the replacement bulb sizes/numbers for a '93 Hunter 27? Before I go up the mast to ch
Saildrive Gasket Pics (2) njsail at 7:08pm 04.19.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/2712 After 11 years I had the sail drive gasket replaced on our Bavaria 40 Ocean. I thought I'd post a c
Ice box drain to bilge Bigjer40 at 7:05pm 04.19.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/8103 1984 H27 ice box drain to bilge. Hate it! I have a hard enough time keeping the bilge dry. Anyone ha
Batteries in the H37C bilge. (3) Ed Schenck at 6:58pm 04.19.12 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2260 Finally! Today I winched those 100# 6-volt batteries into the cockpit and then got them into the bi
another spinnaker attatchment question oday 25 plainssailor at 6:44pm 04.19.12 Day Sailers 1/1643 I have been going over my boat and all the extra rigging parts and pieces that came in a tool box wi
Need Your thoughts and review on a 1994 Hunter 26 WB abk at 6:03pm 04.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/10794 I am now looking at a 1994 Hunter 26 W B boat to buy... I would like to hear your thoughts on this s
New 26M wincrasher at 5:42pm 04.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2682 Today I bought a new 26M. Black hull w/ 70hp yamaha. The dealer has a few weeks of work to insta
Trailering '86 Hunter 23 jorg027 at 5:15pm 04.19.12 Smaller Boats 10/2076 Id like to trailer our 23 about 5 hours north and launch it from Sand Bay near the Apostle Islands L
Re 26C rudder mod chp at 3:30pm 04.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1478 Well I read about the mac rudder mod to extend the leading edge. I studied it, thought about it, and
cal 33 jim mcburney at 3:23pm 04.19.12 Cal 0/3380 1972 cal - we have repaired cracks in fiberglass where keel meets the hull- aft end and repaired 3 t
Fortress vs Manson Racer? FourPoints at 3:17pm 04.19.12 Ask All Sailors 14/5472 Need a new anchor this year. no bow roller, no windlass, anchor sits in anchor locker on foredeck th
MacGregor on Facebook The Brain at 2:55pm 04.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1802 Dear MacGregor Enthusiast, We have established a Facebook page where fans and owners of the MacG
How to get musty smell out of coat locker teak Jared1048 at 2:35pm 04.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/2765 I dont like leaving clothes in the hanging locker due to the smells they pickup. I've used teak oil
This is disturbing Don S/V ILLusion at 2:16pm 04.19.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4440 A Ship's Captain apparently ignores a distressed vessel http://gma.yahoo.com/princess-cruises-inve
On the Road Again Roger Long at 1:56pm 04.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2253
idiot forgot the pics... (3) redhead78 at 1:46pm 04.19.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1736 Here are pics...Red
Now thats a battery, check these out (3) redhead78 at 1:42pm 04.19.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1642 Speaking of batteries, pics of couple of our battery cabinets in our U.P.S. room "B". Each cabinet h
2 batteries near charger Jared1048 at 1:10pm 04.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1205
Headsails inarathree at 12:28pm 04.19.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2122 Two questions really - 1) I have seen boats that are flying two head sails at once, both look lik

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Caframo Calif. Ted at 9:41am 12.14.22 Surprised to hear that, mine's over 20 years old, every time I plug it in I'm happy to hear the fan
Caframo Head Sail at 9:28am 12.14.22 I used the Caframo heater. It has a "frost" setting. Turns on when temp goes below a certain temp (
engine vibration Stu Jackson at 9:22am 12.14.22 in neutral running at dock What rpm? Many folks have their idle speed set too low. Separate i
Tongue Extensions B-O-B'03 at 9:03am 12.14.22 Hi Tedd, It is really simple to use, put the extension ball in the trailer coupler, slip the rear o
Oh no, not that sticky! Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 12.14.22
engine vibration Hayden Watson at 8:43am 12.14.22 Three cylinder diesels are notoriously rough running because they are not well balanced as it relate
Just had to show these off stickinthemud57 at 8:15am 12.14.22 Thanks for your insights on the new sail plan. I placed the order last week.I will have the roller
engine vibration dmax at 8:00am 12.14.22 While you still may want to re-align the prop shaft as sail sfbaya says afterwards, you first need t
engine vibration brad minda at 7:45am 12.14.22 in neutral running at dock
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin Don S/V ILLusion at 7:43am 12.14.22 Well I checked couple of things, the panel bellow the pedestal, above the bunk seen definitly some
engine vibration sail sfbay at 7:25am 12.14.22 My experience with engine vibration was caused by misalignment of a new shaft. Had to add shims to
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:12am 12.14.22 That's a really interesting extension, @B-O-B'03 , I've never seen one like that before. Thanks for
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Benny17441 at 7:07am 12.14.22 The qualification process starts 3 years before the Cup, as teams all over the World run through the
engine vibration dmax at 6:52am 12.14.22 First question: does the vibration occur when you are in neutral at the dock or only when in forward
Caframo rgranger at 6:41am 12.14.22 It does not make sense to me that you would want to run the fan 24/7. Things start to heat up and
Caframo Captain Larry-DH at 6:30am 12.14.22 You would be MUCH better off running a small dehumidifier. The power draw is the same and they actu
Caframo kloudie1 at 2:59am 12.14.22 Bought a Caframo Sirocco cabin fan a few years ago. They were on sale from West Marine .. Love the f
Caframo Mark Maulden at 10:06pm 12.13.22 Not really interested in dehumidifying. All thru hulls are closed. Just moving some air around. One
Caframo thinwater at 9:03pm 12.13.22 You would be MUCH better off running a small dehumidifier. The power draw is the same and they actua
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England jssailem at 8:54pm 12.13.22 There are no bad teams at this stage of the Cup That is why watching the games is entertaining.

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