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Need Some Information on A Mac 25 Fred Villiard at 5:34pm 07.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1641 I'm completely rebuilding an 84 Mac 25, was hoping to get it finished last winter, but the fall weat
Setting Spreader Tips? Cool Beans at 5:18pm 07.28.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7664 With as much info as is on the net, I swear sometimes it is completely useless. . . New rigging, I
Need vintage Hunter 25.5 parts popman at 3:47pm 07.28.11 Smaller Boats 7/3566 Hi, I just bought a Hunter 255 1985 and need to fix a few things and am having trouble finding them.
Sail Repair ????? Punta Gorda seadaddler at 11:41am 07.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3497 Hi yes the boat is on the hard and my Jib is needing repair,the stitching has come off on some parts
Inboard Diesel Installation sunshinemartini at 9:37am 07.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/5839 Interested in installing a 15hp diesel into an Oday 25. Boat is not currently equipped with an inboa
Rudder rigging? (2) alcyone at 9:11am 07.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2282 Looks a bit diff then other posts I've seen... pic attached. There is a small line attached near the
AC pan Rusting seadaddler at 9:00am 07.28.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2204 Hi my boat is on the hard for a new bottom job and will be out of the water for longer than planned
Insulating an Ice Box MLampner at 8:40am 07.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3620 Peggy, I think somewhere in your forum and if not somewhere else here I have seen postings dealing w
Tour requested on a 321. Tampa Bay Florida sail at 7:37am 07.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1488 Hey everyone, I've been getting some great feedback on my 321 questions. Thanks to all. After much
Poor man's autohelm Deadline at 7:36am 07.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1545 Is there a poor man's autohelm for a wheel? I only need it for one long trip, not permanent. Is the
Balmar Overheating and Wiring Questions jfreeman at 7:30am 07.28.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8524 Interesting problem. The last few times I have gone out, when I shut down, I have a very hot electri
How deep the rudder? Caboteur at 6:57am 07.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2169 I have a B31 with a 4'3" shoal keel. There is very little protection for the rudder which is nearly
Y33 bearings joenurse at 6:31am 07.28.11 Yamaha 8/3737 I have been sailing for about 10 years and bought my first boat 4 years ago. This year I bought a Ya
Hunter 22 Bimini drumbeater at 6:29am 07.28.11 Smaller Boats 2/1412 Does anyone have rough dimensions on what bimini fits this boat? I know they sell them here, but I'v
Fix For Crazed Windows? rachelmackenzie at 5:09am 07.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/6797 We recently purchased a 1995 336. The windows on the hull (two on each side) are so crazed/dull tha
Owner Modifications Benjamin Disralei at 3:35am 07.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1498 Hi Everyone I have been reading on this forum some pretty damn interesting modifications that have
Looks Like I Found My New Boat (1) An anonymous user at 11:30pm 07.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2797 We have located a 1991 M26s in Augusta, going down to look at it first weekend in August. The price
Attaching Slides to the Bavaria Toerail? Kings Gambit at 11:11pm 07.27.11 Bavaria 2/3028 Does anybody know if there are slides that can be attached to the aluminum toerails on Bavarias? I
Schaffer traveller car Jared1048 at 10:55pm 07.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1330 I recently broke the bearings on the traveller car and it doesnt slide very well now. Anyone know if
James Island, Wa paulj at 9:52pm 07.27.11 Catalina 310 1/1686 Short day sail to check water heater hose-check valve leak.....it passed. Sailed back to dock and

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Weather is killing me justsomeguy at 8:31am 08.15.22 The Gulf OF Ca is only 3 hours away. You sound like a fast driver.
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES smokey73 at 8:26am 08.15.22 Can't say as I have ever seen a rope clutch on a mast (cleats, yes). Looks like a great idea for a
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES (1) jssailem at 8:17am 08.15.22 YOU can also inport the photo to a desktop. Using image software rotate it to the proper orientation
New Prop: paint or? jssailem at 8:12am 08.15.22 If you put bare metal in Florida waters overnight, some critters will start building condos on it.
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES Timm R Oday25 at 8:11am 08.15.22 I believe the reason your photos turn out like this ,is because you took them with an I Phone and we
Mast gate (sailgate) for 29.5 Hunter 1994 with ZSpar mast sail sfbay at 7:55am 08.15.22 Contact RigRite Z-Spar Mainsail Gates & Luff Feeder (rigrite.com).
420 outhaul length sail sfbay at 7:52am 08.15.22 Odd your owners manual, as well as mine, did not list the outhaul specications. I replaced my 2005 f
420 outhaul length jssailem at 7:52am 08.15.22 Furling Mast or Loose Foot Main?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 7:37am 08.15.22 OOOFTA .. pinhole in exhaust manifold cooling jacket or in the mixing ell? I think the bores may hon
New Prop: paint or? (1) jssailem at 7:19am 08.15.22 Props and Paint... When this shiny boat bling showed up on my door step, I had a gleam in my eye. s
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 6:59am 08.15.22 thanks, yeah balmar would be awesome but the pennies would be best spent elsewhere on my boat i thin
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 6:43am 08.15.22 Will try to add additional photos later today. Just want to assure those quisitive thinkers, that t
It appears that I'm collecting boats. stickinthemud57 at 6:36am 08.15.22 Thanks Stick, but not really the lifeline stanchions. If you look in the very first pic on this thr
New Prop: paint or? Parsons at 6:23am 08.15.22 Mostly, I think using the boat regularly is the best medicine. Truer words were never typed!
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Orbweaver at 6:16am 08.15.22 Thanks Stick, but not really the lifeline stanchions. If you look in the very first pic on this thre
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't smokey73 at 5:57am 08.15.22 Possible broken ring? Could cause the seizing too. Although if the engine turned over even a few ti
Last ride smokey73 at 5:43am 08.15.22 Tom, sorry to hijack your thread. I know it is a gut-wrenching decision and I trust Dalmatian found
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl smokey73 at 5:28am 08.15.22 Is there a cure for boat envy? As Jimmy Carter once opined (paraphrased here) - I have sinned - I
Start battery SycloneDriver at 5:11am 08.15.22 With that type of tester the voltage was not 12.7 when the load was applied but that's a different s
Start battery (1) wyctoronto at 5:01am 08.15.22 WHat is the tester ? brand/make?

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