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Newbie..Columbia, SC 06HARLEYULTRA at 8:41am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/876 Hi, We recently move to the Columbia, SC area. I am looking for some Mac X/M owners in this area fo
Storm News from NC jibes138 at 8:23am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2798 My house is located at 35.37N 77.23W approx. Storm is now at 35N and 76.4 W Lots of trees going do
Update Eastern & Coastal NC captron at 7:51am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2019 New Bern/Oriental ' Irene, Oriental recorded a gust of 91 MPH at 7:24 this morning and currently b
Lake Powell -- how is the sailing ?? Mountainman at 5:57am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/17205 the reason that I'am asking while out recently looking for our new to us used sailboat a long time s
Hunter 460 Stauntion Bases Paul Lambert at 3:08am 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1715 I need to replace the stauntion bases on my 460 (2000 model). I can't seem to source these. Does any
Spinnaker for V-25, Can...?...No Can? seatravellerhawaii at 10:53pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1445 Aloha All, I would like to put a spinnaker on my 1978 V-25. I have not seen any sails from Sail Ware
Venture 2-22 - Thrust voltzwgn at 10:18pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2430 If I wanted to get an electric motor for my 2-22 what kind of thrust should I be looking for? is 34
Vision 36 speed record with video sj01 at 8:08pm 08.26.11 Big Boats 5/1700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vcdu4kcUJg Took our Vision 36 for a trip out around Anclote Key tod
Best Place for Boat's Name and Home Port SHADS at 7:10pm 08.26.11 Smaller Boats 13/3163 We have a 1994 Hunter 26. We are looking to put the home port and boat's name on. What I've read is
Baggett and Sons on both coasts? CharlieCobra at 6:49pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3491 Maybe. Anybody within range of Florida need boat work or know somebody that needs a restoration? H
WindAlert Irene Page sinnettc at 6:34pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/8500 Found this on the SA site: http://irene.windalert.com Shows wind speed/direction at lots of sites
comparing models 310,311,32s5 diane fowler at 6:27pm 08.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1045 Hello! We are looking to buy a semi-FAST boat to race in the river/ Gulf of Mexico by Fort Myers, F
80-82 Cherubini Hunter 36 Cockpit Access Hatch Waterproofing (9) rardiH36 at 5:55pm 08.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2897 As with anything like this, there probably is a whole variety of workable solutions. This is how I
attaching reef hook Georgem52 at 5:48pm 08.26.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1965 Just got a 1997 270 and I was trying to figure out the reefing system. I saw that the reef tack shac
Compression Tube Connection Top Gun at 5:01pm 08.26.11 Lancer 1/1829 I am interested in buying a 1980 Lancer but there seems to be a huge amount of rust around the base
Installing a larger main sail savyauto at 3:57pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1619 I have the chance to buy a good used main sail for my M25 It measures 25x27x10. These seem to be wi
Tank Indicator Inop--how to test? jimlay at 3:47pm 08.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6581 Greetings all; I have a tank indicator that is wired to all 3 of my fresh water storage tanks as w
Hurricane Prep ruidh at 3:41pm 08.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1411 Irene will be here on Sunday. I went out this afternoon and started taping up openings. I taped the
HUrricane Irene Freedom77 at 3:38pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3063 To all you folks back East. I'll be praying for your safety. Batten down the hatches. This too shal
Boomkicker or topping lift kpgraci at 2:15pm 08.26.11 Day Sailers 15/5892 I need something, not having another line aloft has merit, I suppose. If I added a topping lift it w

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New to MacGregor Tedd at 5:05pm 08.23.22 Off topic but, does the trailer have a VIN plate? I just went through quite a hassle trying to regis
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? Tedd at 5:02pm 08.23.22 I'm glad I'm not you because, for me, seeing a boat like that is like seeing a puppy at the humane s
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw Passage Maker at 4:56pm 08.23.22 For future reference when you're all trying to source parts for the start and run of a compressor,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:42pm 08.23.22 Jon, that is what I thought. My 107 is from 1973. The indication now is that the 107 has a centrifug
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw DeniseO30 at 4:39pm 08.23.22 For future reference when you're all trying to source parts for the start and run of a compressor, r
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 4:26pm 08.23.22 the last time my perkins was rebuilt was the spring of 92'. kept the block, the crank, and the heads
1975 Oday 20 centerboard (3) Sunbird22358 at 4:05pm 08.23.22 The setup of the pivot pin on the O'DAY 20 Centerboard changed a couple of times over the 1973-78 pr
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw (1) JamesG161 at 3:59pm 08.23.22 I had mine redone completely with new Compressor. Works great.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 3:37pm 08.23.22 the 107 has no sleeves. the 108 does have sleeves. at least in my era of engine. i too have a 107, f
Beneteau Oceanic 350 Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 08.23.22 Not sure if you have a Selden mast; probably not; but this is still a helpful guide - https://suppor
Beneteau Oceanic 350 John_Tasmania at 3:26pm 08.23.22 Thanks. I will start with 10% and go up from there.
Beneteau Oceanic 350 Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 08.23.22 If anyone has specifics or a tuning guide for that boat go with that. In general a starting point is
Seawater pump for A/C DeniseO30 at 3:17pm 08.23.22 Update ... so i backwashed the seawater intake from outside, installed a 8.5 GPM saltwater pump and
Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 3:15pm 08.23.22
Seawater pump for A/C DeniseO30 at 3:14pm 08.23.22 Do take some pictures! something about these pumps that everybody is calling pumps... they are actua
Replacing the Coolmatic Waeco Fridge (65L) on 2005 Hunter '33 DeniseO30 at 2:57pm 08.23.22 I may be able to help you if you could give a description of what is failing or what it's not doing.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing Brian D at 2:54pm 08.23.22 Can you send a picture from the other side? That looks like it might work on my setup. Not going t
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 08.23.22
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 2:44pm 08.23.22 Gauges. Ok I got roasted. Ha.
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 2:32pm 08.23.22 Update ... so i backwashed the seawater intake from outside, installed a 8.5 GPM saltwater pump and

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