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Hard Water Sailing RAD at 4:28am 01.13.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1219 For the adrenaline junkie's......although I hate winter but always hope the Great South Bay will fre
Dropping the Rudder on a C27 Ajay73 at 12:02am 01.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1680 I want to change the cutlass bearing on my Catalina 27. I will have to remove the rudder I think. W
USS SpiderCrack Rebuild Thread (MacGregor 26D) (9) MacNCheese at 6:49pm 01.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/16463 If you ever feel bad about your MacGregor, just look at mine and you will feel infinitely better abo
WANTED: Thermostat Housing linz1 at 5:34pm 01.12.12 Parts Search 2/2666 I'm looking for a thermostat housing for a Volvo Penta MD7A or B. The one I have is corroded and beg
I need to add 2" to the bottom of my mast (5) Trinkka at 4:59pm 01.12.12 Ask All Sailors 23/6645 I have a 1986 O'Day 222 that I bought new in a boat show. It has a 27' Z-190 Z-Difusion Aluminum mas
Which MacGregor Forum Most Active? MacNCheese at 2:55pm 01.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5174 Hey guys, was just curious which forum is most active for MacGregor Owners between this one and this
Father's Day Sailing Adventure Faith231 at 2:42pm 01.12.12 Destinations 6/4137 This post describes sailing across the length of Lake Erie for my first time in a 31-2 Pearson we ju
epoxy vs polyester Manureva at 2:26pm 01.12.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2514 I would like to know why everybody that talks about repairing their fiberglass boat talks about usin
Sailmaker steers your boat? Quoddy at 1:01pm 01.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1765 The sailmaker cuts twist into the sail. Upwind, for the present wind speed you sheet in until all te
engine gauge panel (1) Snickant at 12:31pm 01.12.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1194 i am looking for an engine gauge panel for the cockpit of a cal 2-30. it would fit into 11 1/8 x 6 1
Water heater issue Jimm at 12:27pm 01.12.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2396 Issue: Hot water flow to all fawcets has slowed to a trickle. Heater is a 6gal Seward with heat ex
Interior Hull Liner Material cb32863 at 12:00pm 01.12.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/5909 I have started removing what I need to in order to swap out my bulkheads in my O' Day 25. I removed
Affordable TV antenna garylinger at 10:55am 01.12.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5451 I'm trying to find an economical, low profile TV antenna that I can use on-board while anchored. Be
Very interesting video paulj at 10:47am 01.12.12 Catalina 310 6/1651 on fixing chain plate leaks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXPspNbLlUk Seems to solve the
Marina Fire med2463 at 8:39am 01.12.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2477 Video says it all. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-16-boats-aflame-at-seneca-m
Chain Plates (1) webfoot at 8:26am 01.12.12 Big Boats 7/2432 Happily buffing away yesterday we came across a disturbing sight. Take a look at the pic... https:/
Repairing a Rudder with Polyethylene Glycol Catch the Sun at 6:57am 01.12.12 Ask All Sailors 21/5712 I am looking to repair a rudder for my C'C 32. This rudder has a wood core that has become saturate
Wiring question to mast on 26S stevenorkathy at 5:41am 01.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2286 I have two lamp cord wires and a different set of 3, they are green white and black. I'm trying to
Thinking of buying. jho11381 at 11:12pm 01.11.12 S2 12/2620 What kind of quality is the S2 in the 30 to 37 footer range? Does S2 make a quality blue water boat
Hunter 28 Brochure eliems at 11:12pm 01.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1502 I have one that I got from Hunter, if anyone wants it I can forward it to you. Original Brochure for

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Here's something you don't see every day dLj at 8:49am 03.11.22 Hmmm I wonder if the Owner of the Stolen boat is Libel for all the Damage? Interesting question -
Here's something you don't see every day dLj at 8:46am 03.11.22 This is bizarre. Man crashes stolen boat in California That's an understatement! dj
Here's something you don't see every day JamesG161 at 8:45am 03.11.22 Hmmm I wonder if the Owner of the Stolen boat is Libel for all the Damage?
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Tsatzsue at 8:24am 03.11.22 Mine lines up pretty good too. Although I never spent a lot of time looking at it. I can crank the k
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig Justin_NSA at 8:14am 03.11.22 I know very little about Catalinas. Does this vintage have the wooden mast support everyone has to c
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 8:02am 03.11.22 Thank you for the input. Where on the boat would I find its name plate? All the documentation I can
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dLj at 7:53am 03.11.22 I concur and I continue to learn. The term I should be using is travel, not throw. The actual lengt
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:42am 03.11.22 Look, I'm sorry that I've talked down to folks on matters electrical, @Hayden Watson included, Sorr
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:38am 03.11.22 You do realize that all power stations and generators are "alternators" that use the same rotor/sta
Cockpit Cushions (1) patbratton at 7:38am 03.11.22 We ordered these last year and they seem great so far. We got two long ones and one small one for t
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:36am 03.11.22 What is not true is that this reduction in the field current does NOT regulate the voltage output.
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 7:27am 03.11.22 I'm talking about alternators, not generators or power stations. You do realize that all power sta
FreeJib Sail lantzalot at 7:26am 03.11.22
FreeJib Sail lantzalot at 7:25am 03.11.22 What vessel did it come from ? and where
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit lantzalot at 7:24am 03.11.22 Free for the taking. This came from my 93 Catalina 30. It wasn't working when I got the boat in
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 7:24am 03.11.22 I'm talking about alternators, not generators or power stations. Again, I'd like to see one altern
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) Hayden Watson at 7:15am 03.11.22 ... Field current is rather small, is used to create the magnetic flux that cuts the stator windin
In hull transducer and wax (1) rgranger at 7:15am 03.11.22 A variant of the wax ring approach that I have had a good experience with is to use plumbers putty i
Cockpit Cushions chriscampbell at 7:12am 03.11.22 We ordered these last year and they seem great so far. We got two long ones and one small one for th
centerboard rope replace (1) rgranger at 7:08am 03.11.22 how to replace the centerboard rope on a hunter 240 Here is a how-to I wrote a few years ago...

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