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New Tide App timebandit at 5:45am 11.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1569 Check this out--- http://www.chronglobal.com
Party Photo Roger Long at 4:33am 11.07.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/3983 Here's a photo of the SBO forumites at the SOS Blue Lips cruise party. From left to right are, RON2
Battery Chargers AtlanticAl at 12:48am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2298 I am at present re wiring my boat. I am doubling up the batteries, bought a load of stuff, includin
Annapolis Gathering happening on Nov 11! PrincessoftheLake at 10:38pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2845 The date is set! Let's meet at the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Eastport on Friday November 11th at 4:
Hunter23.5 jetboatn at 10:08pm 11.06.11 Smaller Boats 0/1060 Would someone mind giving me the size of the plastic shackles needed to connect the sail to the mast
Has anyone bought sails from BlueWater yachts Hollyweirdos at 7:51pm 11.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2556 They have good prices on OEM Mac sails. Have yinz used them?
An excellent modification sailaway78 at 7:28pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2468 Finally got around to doing something I have been promising myself for a long time. Pulled the oil
Food to eat out of hand (2) Ross at 7:04pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2250 As some of you remember I was absent for a time having been distracted by another interest but I cam
Change of Plans (1) Roger Long at 6:06pm 11.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3068
buytel tape to seal a water tank inspection port woodster at 5:40pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2487 i have now got my aluminum tank welded up ......i put a 1 1/2 inch nipple in for the water fill hose
1983 H34 transmission cable Jim D at 5:25pm 11.06.11 Big Boats 11/2391 Anyone know where i can purchase a replacement transmission cable? 1983 H34 with a yanmar 3GMF. Merr
The Old Salt merlinuxo at 4:50pm 11.06.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/3070 An old salt was sitting at the bar on the warf when a a lady sits next to him and announces to one a
Bow thruster options for Passage 420 ??? Island Girl 34 at 4:42pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3262 Greetings all, I am reposting this question in the "Ask all Sailors" section in hopes of better vis
Bottom painting, where do I start? (2) Squidd at 4:32pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7732 Two part question, part two is paint selection, I've been thry the archives did the search and what
Alternator question simplicity at 3:50pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3833 I have a universal M25 and noticed that my alternator output voltage was at 14.3 volts with fully c
want to buy whisker pole diane fowler at 3:34pm 11.06.11 Parts Search 6/4362 Bought used boat ' need whisker pole. Forespar 10'-18' or similar type. Telescoping, please. Dian
Out for winter WhiteDown at 3:24pm 11.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1356 Hi I've pulled my boat out for the winter here in Dublin and put it into storage indoors in a large
Diesel Fuel tank gauge or lack of one maxxkatt at 3:17pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 9/1977 I have a 1974 30 foot Morgan. The aft diesel fuel tank has no gauge or indicator. the tank is fiberg
backstay for a hunter 26 luisgacast at 3:07pm 11.06.11 Smaller Boats 4/1518 do i really need a backstay, in my hunter 26 to use a spinaker ?? thanks luis
Vibration @ 1,800 RPM SteveH290 at 3:06pm 11.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1670 I recently purchased a 2000 Hunter 290. Before I purchased the boat, the research I found said ther

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Recycled rope (lines) ? Kingjim91 at 10:23am 10.24.22 looks like they didn't quite get the metric conversion correct... 12 mm is not a 1/2" line, just a
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:19am 10.24.22 Torque specs are usually based on fastener size. That said here are the specs from C&C 30 Owners Ma
Recommendations on bottom paint requested rgranger at 10:18am 10.24.22 Most boat owners in that area rarely (if ever) even have their bottoms cleaned. ... there is your
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? rgranger at 10:15am 10.24.22 I never heard using Easy Off........ Doesn't damage barrier / gel coats? Greg I used to post on h
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 10:14am 10.24.22 The specs would be appreciated, this again is for a C&C 33-2. thanks Dale
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 10.24.22 Now let me see if I've got this straight. You can follow the instructions in post #4 " est it?
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 10:04am 10.24.22 I doubt the fish in Lake Erie are sufficiently sophisticated to object to a splotchy bottom. Erie is
Recycled rope (lines) ? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:03am 10.24.22 How much stretch does this line have? Less stretch is better for halyards. ?" or 10 mm would be big
Voltage Meter Issue Don S/V ILLusion at 10:00am 10.24.22 V =RI. Simplistic answer- as resistance (as in a bad connection) increases intermittently, that is
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 9:50am 10.24.22 lol True, however it's supposed to ablate off over the course of years. Losing a few mils every tim
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 9:46am 10.24.22 How much stretch does this line have? Less stretch is better for halyards. ?" or 10 mm would be big
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 9:45am 10.24.22 it's supposed to ablate off over the course of years And it does. Do you realize that many antifo
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 9:32am 10.24.22 The paint is likely ablative antifouling. It is supposed to rub off. Follow @dlochner advice and
Recycled rope (lines) ? Justin_NSA at 9:26am 10.24.22 I'm going to try the line for my jib halyard. But it will be years before I could give review on it
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Hollyberry at 9:22am 10.24.22 One other possibility (and not a good one) is that somebody buried the keel bolts in some fiberglass
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 9:11am 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
Recommendations on bottom paint requested fstbttms at 9:06am 10.24.22 ...you will need to hire a diver to clean your boat once a month during the hot months and about ev
Recommendations on bottom paint requested fstbttms at 8:57am 10.24.22 I would like the option of putting her on a trailer in Oct-2023 and keeping her at my house for the
Recycled rope (lines) ? higgs at 8:49am 10.24.22 For a halyard, I would stick to the tried and true, especially if it is internal. Should an interna
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) LloydB at 8:48am 10.24.22 Just as an experiment could you set your lathe up to make one more roller out of that rod and then c

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