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Adjust Rigging flyalot at 12:42pm 03.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1896 My backstay and upper side stays seem to loose on a 90 Mac 26. What is the proper tension by feel. I
bow tow eye Paul T Davies at 12:40pm 03.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1304 I have a 72 19' O'day. The tow eye along with 2" of the bolt broke off. Looks like the easiest thi
centerboard pivot bolt replacement Paul T Davies at 12:28pm 03.03.12 Day Sailers 5/5677 I have a 72 19' O'day. Water is leaking from the seal on one side of the pivot bolt. I have purhch
Hunter 336 - New Sails Dmac336 at 12:15pm 03.03.12 Big Boats 7/3701 Going to need replacement sails over the next year or so and am thinking of changing layout. Curren
Movin On Up ken/seadreams at 12:13pm 03.03.12 Smaller Boats 4/1513 Will be moving on up from an 89 MacGregor 26D to a H260, can anyone tell me why Hunter discontinued
Anti Fouling help djplatt at 8:57am 03.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1294 Does anyone know of a hard anti-fouling paint suitable for use in the Great Lakes. I have previousl
vacation boat exchange; Newport RI for So CA phassel at 8:14am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1414 We'd like to do a vacation trade: our sailboat in Newport RI for a sailboat (or condo) in the Santa
Jib telltales Quoddy at 8:13am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3965
Source for Posting a Propeller from an MD7A Sitala at 7:59am 03.03.12 S2 2/1312 Wanting to advertise a propeller -we had to switch to right handed prop. Is there a good place for t
Serious Cavitation/Vibration Issues Sitala at 7:55am 03.03.12 S2 1/1203 We have been dealing with a severe vibration with our S2 since we re-powered from a Volvo MD7A to a
Cruising Again Roger Long at 7:36am 03.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/5238
Rigging Dimensions Database unbusted67 at 6:49am 03.03.12 Cal 0/2877 I am looking for info on rigging dimensions and lengths for my 1983 Cal 35 but have so far come up e
Carpet Removal - Cabin interior titlestdan at 5:43am 03.03.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1466 I need to replace the carpet above the V berth"s and inside Cabin on my 1982 Hunter . Does anyone
Air conditioning a 23.5 av8erdunn at 5:29am 03.03.12 Smaller Boats 6/2235 Has anyone put ac on a 23.5? I saw the one person who done it in the owner mods section but I want
Victron BMV 602 or 600? DinoKanuck at 4:53am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2419 Ahoy from Frosty Canada: The skinny... If we spend an extra $50 to buy a Victron BMV 602 over a
Estuarium? Shoaldrafter at 1:40am 03.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1558 Roger, So, you are checking out: http://www.pamlico.com/nce Lots of docking... lots of bugs in
rigging a topping lift abruzzi at 10:10pm 03.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4400 just curious, if I rig up a real topping lift for the boom to replace the pig tail, is there any rea
Funny fact about early Hunters (2) DianaOfBurlington at 8:05pm 03.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2291 I just posted this to my boat's blog about an impressive discovery. This ought to end a few argumen
dual 6 volt batteries doehunter at 8:00pm 03.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 58/8751 OK, I'm heading out to check my batteries tomorrow. Depending on what I see tomorrow, I might bite
Nesting Dinghy Styx at 3:14pm 03.02.12 Ask All Sailors 15/12173 I have a S2 8.0c and am starting to look for a dinghy. I am new to sailing. In my research, I cam

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Winter Cover Parsons at 6:00am 10.17.22 So here's a great learning for those storing on the hard - move all the heavy stuff on or off your b
Where is the Mac 25 cored? "Crackling" sound in the cabin benches? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:31am 10.17.22 This is a cutout from the deck, near the mast.
I bought it, now for the cribs... THECUSCUS at 5:26am 10.17.22 MacGregorsailors.com MacGregor Venture Classic Sailboats on Facebook
I bought it, now for the cribs... HeelBoy at 5:13am 10.17.22 I wouldn't lift there, that eye is backed by a piece of scrap wood and is probably rotten, which w
I bought it, now for the cribs... THECUSCUS at 5:09am 10.17.22 I wouldn't lift there, that eye is backed by a piece of scrap wood and is probably rotten, which wi
Where is the Mac 25 cored? "Crackling" sound in the cabin benches? THECUSCUS at 5:03am 10.17.22 There is plywood core in the top deck, basically where the non-skid is (the blue parts). There is n
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Terry Cox at 4:55am 10.17.22 anyone have input.. Perhaps you could choose to be the guinea pig, buy the Italian brand , then le
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul kappykaplan at 4:36am 10.17.22 The company began as a division of the American company Raytheon, a manufacturer of defense systems,
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul dlochner at 4:07am 10.17.22 :huh: Raymarine was spun off from Raytheon. I believe the old Ray Jefferson brand was the consume
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul kappykaplan at 2:23am 10.17.22 Raytheon is the latest iteration of Raymarine. :huh: Raymarine was spun off from Raytheon.
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? VisionPNW at 10:23pm 10.16.22 Yes, the ones above were too big, the ones here are the right size, but I haven't got it actually r
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 10:00pm 10.16.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/aft-cabin-upgrade-pdf.48104 You can see similarities
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:58pm 10.16.22 Posting the latest upgrade I made on my 2002 passage 456 Discovery..we've been cruising full time s
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:53pm 10.16.22
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain jssailem at 9:53pm 10.16.22 No experience with Italian chain. Bought mine that was hot dipped galvanixed and specified as meetin
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:48pm 10.16.22 Beautiful. Tongue and grove or glued to battens Ralph Great job I did the exact ash batons in my a
Passage 456 saloon upgrades jssailem at 9:45pm 10.16.22 Beautiful. Tongue and grove or glued to battens
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 9:39pm 10.16.22 Ralph I have the Mk2 version. I have had it apart in pieces. Complete rebuild. I have had a Mk1, the
Passage 456 saloon upgrades Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 10.16.22 Beautiful ! Care to share how you attached the battens to the hull ? Tnx.
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? (2) Hayden Watson at 8:20pm 10.16.22 I agree with @jssailem that LFR's are best for redirecting line and when there is not a lot of trave

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