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Nice sail yesterday BobM at 8:27am 07.30.11 S2 2/1327 My Wife and I took my 14 year old niece Anne and her cousin, my 16 year old niece Sydney out for a s
backing up a hunter 38 grandcrew at 7:28am 07.30.11 Big Boats 14/3826 I'm a recent buyer of a hunter. The boat has a shoal draft, and the original 3 blade prop. I have ha
O'Day Ospray Questions P.LIZNPETE at 7:16am 07.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1377 Can someone tell me if the wooden trim on this boat is teak or not ? It's feeling dry and I'd like t
house bank/dedicated start bat confusion sailormanbigd at 6:54am 07.30.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2996 morning y'all, been reading NIgel Calder's boatowners mech and elect manual this am and my head is s
halyard pulleys (3) chrisgnh at 6:28am 07.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/4860 Good morning, I am a recent Venture 21 owner with a lot of work ahead of me and a few questions.
water heater hook up pullark at 6:15am 07.30.11 Catalina 30 2/2547 Hi, I have a 1989 Catalina 30 with Universal M25XP motor. I would like to install a water heater and
Seafarer 24 Sonhar at 4:25am 07.30.11 Seafarer 1/7316 Hi, everyone!! I just recently aquired a Seafarer 24 with futura deck. I will be doing lots of "clea
Replacing the table top jfrench at 4:11am 07.30.11 Catalina 22 16/3322 Has anyone got a good solution to replacing the particle board table top in a 22' once moisture dest
Bimini on Y25MKii ? g5665 at 3:38am 07.30.11 Yamaha 1/1601 Does anyone have a bimini or dodger on Y25MKii ? Pictures please. Thank you
MSD plumbing Joe at 1:32am 07.30.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3900 Hi Peggy.... I'm reworking the MSD plumbing to accomdate a new head. Question 1: Is it recommended
forward hatch for S2 8.6 2020robertearl at 10:57pm 07.29.11 S2 4/3245 I need to replace the forward hatch on my S2 8.6 meter. As you know the hatch is an unusual configu
Cutting fiber glass Mic Jones at 9:11pm 07.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/23187 Question what is the best tool to cut the fibre glass
Buying 1978 Hunter 25' jwvdkiv at 8:05pm 07.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1934 Planning on buying a Hunter 25' that needs some TLC. Any suggestions? Owner says no leaks... Were
25 II Throttle quadrant harryjak at 8:02pm 07.29.11 Yamaha 3/2005 Could somebody post a pic of their throttle quadrant, i believe what I have is non stock. Doesn't ap
Lake Hefner? Falconer at 7:10pm 07.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/900 Anyone tried sailing lake Hefner in OKC lately? Going to try to launch tomorrow afternoon, but fear
Sheats Lost Parent at 6:19pm 07.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4065 when we are changing tack either way our geneoa sheats get hung up on our front standing rigging fro
Keel floor stiffener tabs lifting (2) nuka at 5:17pm 07.29.11 Catalina 310 17/4834 Hi there, looking for some advice on a boat that I am considering purchasing. When we had it survey
Engine Control Cable kenwarner at 2:10pm 07.29.11 Big Boats 1/1153 I have a Hunter Legend 37.5, and need to replace the engine control cable. Does anyone know the cor
Calling all Upper Chesapeakers.......... THECUSCUS at 1:55pm 07.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1231 I had this posted in the "trailer sailor" forum, but thought I might find afew more Macs here. With
Hake seaward 22 Happycampers at 1:43pm 07.29.11 Trailer Sailors 1/8333 does anyone have any knowledge about this sailboat? I have searched high and low and just cant find

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Roll on Columbia -- like a lot! MikeHoncho at 8:08am 07.04.22 If you were in Europe it would be a metric shit ton ! Lol
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests MikeHoncho at 8:05am 07.04.22 Your could buy all the saw you need, do it yourself and have a saw left over for the next project
Music Problems - Help kappykaplan at 8:01am 07.04.22
How to connect a depth sensor to my Samsung tablet and phone? jssailem at 7:56am 07.04.22 Nice find Barry :wow3:
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings Tally Ho at 7:54am 07.04.22 So yes my 'solution' is affront to all engineers but it does mean my estimates/ calculations/ sheer
How to connect a depth sensor to my Samsung tablet and phone? BarryL at 7:54am 07.04.22 Hi, I believe the Airmar DST810 will do what you want https://www.airmar.com/productdescription.ht
How to leak-proof a split sliding aluminum frame Catalina window Jacktar at 7:54am 07.04.22 Check out local rubber specialty outlets that stock gaskets for vehicles and RVs, they may have some
Music Problems - Help jssailem at 7:51am 07.04.22
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Tally Ho at 7:50am 07.04.22 I agree with @ggrizzard, there should be packing material (usually about 3 rings) inside the large p
Tying up at the dock (1) jssailem at 7:49am 07.04.22 <p>
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII jviss at 7:48am 07.04.22 I hear you, John, but the puzzle is that there are valves at both ends of the hose. How does the ga
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII jssailem at 7:40am 07.04.22 IMPROBABLE>>> Imagine that the hose is in a vertical position above the burner. You shut off the ga
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? jviss at 6:40am 07.04.22 I confess that I don't use mine, because it doesn't work, the switch (which I think is the blower sw
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests NoReverse at 6:30am 07.04.22 Take your cardboard template or the old acrylic piece to your local acrylic provider they will make
Music Problems - Help dlochner at 6:28am 07.04.22 We have an older stereo receiver that we seldom use. Now we use a portable Blue Tooth speaker that w
Music Problems - Help (1) Tally Ho at 6:23am 07.04.22 One of my solutions is to play music from my phone, through the stereo using Bluetooth. I get the mu
Music Problems - Help kloudie1 at 6:23am 07.04.22 I feel your pain, Roy.. When I bought my boat in 1991, it had no stereo so I installed a din1 AIWA (
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 5:44am 07.04.22 I agree with @Tally Ho , either you didn't wire the new switch exactly as the old or the new switch
knot ID JBP-PA at 5:44am 07.04.22 I call it the modified halyard knot. I tie a regular halyard knot, and then tuck the free end under
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? LakeOntario270 at 5:21am 07.04.22 It was put there for a reason so I use it.

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