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surge brake actuator (1) walt at 6:13am 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2053 I posted this on the trailer forum yesterday http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.p
From 2 blades to 3 - but keeing same size Philip_Oceanis 361 at 5:52am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1784 Just curious, if you switch from a 2-blade fixed propeller to a 3-blade fixed but keep the same diam
Roller furling support for the trailer? MrBill_FLL at 5:30am 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3639 Question for those that have a Roller furling jib. how do you support the end when trailering? I t
Water in Bilge and Forward Cabin vela at 5:26am 11.29.11 Big Boats 5/2874 Hello, I have a 1984 Catalina 36 and over the last few weeks I have noticed about 2" of water in the
Boat Insurance Problems Ducati at 3:28am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 15/5600 There are not enough words to describe my distain for insurance companies and their behavior. Betw
Mission Plan for a "Weekend" project Dan Hill at 10:28pm 11.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/1915 OK Guys and Gals here's the plan objective. Replace head and head fresh water sea-cock. The vessel
How to contact Peggy by e-mail? Alan Gomes at 10:00pm 11.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2787 Hello, Peggy. I'm sorry to bother you on the forum here, but I was wondering if I could ask you a fe
Propeller sizing jp montegut at 7:55pm 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1835 Any recommendations out there for propeller type/size for yanmar 3 gmd 30 on a hunter 34 1986
'77 Hunter 25 Backstay DASK at 7:53pm 11.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2217 I keep my boat in a dry dock. We use the boat as often as possible and now my daughter and her girl
Failed Chain Plate Swimfar at 7:42pm 11.28.11 S2 5/2968 I have a 1981 8.5 S2. The starboard side chainplates have leaked causing the bulkheads to rot compr
Indescribably Exquisite! Kings Gambit at 6:10pm 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 17/3888 Did anybody aboard here catch the Southern California weekend that just passed? The east Santa Barb
Port lenses replacement jorgefife at 5:11pm 11.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1411 I remember seeing a while ago a posting on special low prices for [prt light lenses: I remember seei
Ancor Lift steve rainey at 5:06pm 11.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1540 Anyone found a good anchor lift for this boat?
Blisters atrometer at 5:05pm 11.28.11 Day Sailers 2/1582 I'm looking at buying a 1985 "192". Are these prone to blistering? I had a 1986 "31" that develope
130 Amp Battery Fuses (2) rpwillia at 4:55pm 11.28.11 Catalina 310 4/2445 They must not have realized these were for a boat as they were only $5.99 for two with free shipping
Broken Strut tomgrigsby at 4:20pm 11.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 35/7250 Broken Strut Update: Repaired with pictures Well the prop strut on my 79 H30 broke this weekend (fo
need help for x-mas DonCS at 3:41pm 11.28.11 Parts Search 1/3251 greetings sailors, i am in need of a mainsail for a hunter 22 and I wanted to use it as a surprise x
Anchor Holding DarBay at 3:30pm 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 47/7669 My wife and I went out for a nice Holiday cruise. We cruise the sea of cortez in a C34. While out a
Opening ports for the cabin (1) jim paris at 3:21pm 11.28.11 Catalina 30 6/2164 Hi, My Catalina 30 is in the boat yard for refit. I replaced center fixed window in main cabin with
8.0C Center Bilge Question (2) chiefaponte at 2:17pm 11.28.11 S2 5/1825 My S2 has a removable floor panel in front of the companionway and below it water accumulates. whe

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Help! Engine problem :( kappykaplan at 3:19pm 11.10.22 Congratulations on some excellent detective work and repair! :beer:
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 3:13pm 11.10.22
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 3:04pm 11.10.22 Jury is still out but its looking like I may have dodged a giant bullet on this one. Spent the day
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 11.10.22 Already he has told me that going from a genoa to the 102% jib would only buy me three seconds. See
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 2:47pm 11.10.22 It is a system that is good in theory however in actual practice it would hard to think of worse ra
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 11.10.22
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? (1) Hollyberry at 2:40pm 11.10.22 I think 3/8" would be overkill the windows are fairly small on the C 27 ... finally found a pic of t
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 2:37pm 11.10.22 I have an insulating sock from a deisel heater I replaced. I instaled the new heater about 3' from
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 2:10pm 11.10.22 HollyBerry is right on. Plexiglas is a trade name for acrylic. The optical best kind is the cast st
Sick JRacer at 1:11pm 11.10.22 Glad to hear you are doing better, Dave.
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Head Sail at 12:59pm 11.10.22 Like most DIY projects, I checked with some of my cruising friends and found a heater offered by Am
Sick patbratton at 12:50pm 11.10.22 I am so sorry to hear that you were ill. I am glad that you are feeling better.
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot (1) Tedd at 12:49pm 11.10.22 Where are the pictures so we know this actually did happen?? (show some pictures of your new toy!!
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Head Sail at 12:47pm 11.10.22 With great difficulty. Plan is to run 30mm exhaust tubing in a heavy insulating sock to the transom
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 12:38pm 11.10.22 Another trick is to dry-fit the new window, mask the outline and paint the overlay surfaces black b
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! Parsons at 12:35pm 11.10.22 So you had that four-blade bronze prop on your Catalina 32? Go ahead and pull the other one. I'll b
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! Hello Below at 12:35pm 11.10.22 Adjust the pitch, remove one blade and you'll be fine.
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? kloudie1 at 12:33pm 11.10.22 HollyBerry is right on. Plexiglas is a trade name for acrylic. The optical best kind is the cast stu
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! kappykaplan at 12:29pm 11.10.22 What a difference it makes when my stern isn't dragging! Or squatting! That's a huge prop if the
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports xavpil at 12:26pm 11.10.22 Awesome post!!!!!! The plexiglass is color tinted so the pigment is IN the whole plexiglass. Howe

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