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solar charge controller? doehunter at 7:26pm 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/12558 After taking the time to select the right wire, and spending the loot to buy it$$ I ran 25 ft of #
Outhaul build? Falconer at 7:05pm 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2074 I have a M25 without an outhall line. I bought the line an a pulley, but I'm not 100% sure how to at
Honda 2000 generator healeyman at 5:49pm 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 14/4538 The wife insists on cabin comfort if anchoring out. Chattanooga area can get hot hot hot in the su
Refinishing the teak and holly sole. flyella10 at 5:19pm 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/4575 I am looking at refinishing the sole on a Hunter 28.5. I guess one would strip the old urethane fin
Pearson Wanderer centerboard pendant replacement Wanderer138 at 4:38pm 08.08.11 Pearson 0/1608 In case anyone is interested, you need 16 feet of 1/8 or 3/16 7x19 stainless steel wire rope to repl
I am so darn happy I could pass out! (1) RECESS at 4:14pm 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4020 My 9.8 hp Tohatsu 4 stroke with the 25" ultra long shaft showed up today. She feels sooo shiny! I se
DS200 problems (1) richk at 4:13pm 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1306 I have an H35 Legend with a OEM DS200 Navico depth sounder. It doesn't work; I'm cheap. The Display
1993 Catalina 30 Information stevestk at 4:09pm 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2418 I looked at a boat Sunday for purchase consideration and thought I covered everything but: I'm tryin
Leaking chainplates or something else? Rich Langdon at 4:00pm 08.08.11 Day Sailers 3/2463 I bought an O'day 25 2 years ago and rebedded the chainplates literally 30 minutes after I signed th
1987 O'Day 302 Owners Manual - Scanned Copy jsmac at 3:01pm 08.08.11 Bigger Boats 2/4404 Hi Everyone, I have just found and scanned my 1987 O'Day 302 Owners Manual. It's actually in pret
How to haul a 27' Sailboat cross-country (1) PamelaJo at 2:55pm 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3334 http://s0.2mdn.net/dot.gif How could I go about hauling my 27' Catalina from California to
Mariner Cockpit drains JRH at 2:53pm 08.08.11 Day Sailers 2/1806 Hi....just launched my "new" Mariner....1970 centerboard model I purchased about 10 years ago...! Lo
Hunter 356 or 376 ? rdkaz at 2:29pm 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2276 Narrowed my boat search to either a 1997 Hunter 376; or a 2003 Hunter 356. Both boats are about the
Added a water heater thermometer? KenKindrick at 2:12pm 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1376 I want to know what the water temperature in my water heater is so I will know if I need to run the
leaking prop shaft waynesr at 1:48pm 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3366 I see the prop shaft on my cal 2-27 is leaking. What is the procedure?
Leaky Jabsco Discharge Elbow stevemac at 1:43pm 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/10639 Hi Peggy, In 2008 I performed a complete refit with a new Jabsco toilet, Shields Poly X hose, repla
150% genoa ebsail at 1:40pm 08.08.11 Day Sailers 1/1480 Has anyone purchase a 150% Genoa for a 25 O'day? if so how do you like it. Who made it? How much
Jib car repair Paul17630 at 1:30pm 08.08.11 Day Sailers 0/1220 I purchased a 1973 DS II. The jib car was frozen. I broke off the nut attempting to free it up. I ha
LED Lights? An anonymous user at 1:06pm 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1470 Anyone tried these? http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage'Page2Disp
Stepping the mast for the first time! An anonymous user at 1:02pm 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2638 Well we raised the mast for the first time by ourselves. I added a friction winch to the ladder on t

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chartplotter BC Bernie at 6:40pm 10.19.22 I installed the Garmin 942 as well and bridged the existing SeaTalk network with NMEA2K.
Winter Cover Jstonge at 6:27pm 10.19.22 Location, Location, Location... It really depends on where you are.. Sounds like you are either at
Catalina 310 Shaft Removal SwanSong at 6:26pm 10.19.22 Well I have answered my own question... The rudder NEEDS TO BE LOWERED enough to remove the shaft on
sand and finish Teak and aHolly Siamese at 6:25pm 10.19.22 Veneer for sure. I'd be thinking of it as being the thickness of a piece of copy paper. 220 is fin
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:10pm 10.19.22 @Davidasailor26 - I didn't even think to open up Navionics... In complex waterways especially like t
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 5:04pm 10.19.22
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, sola fide at 5:02pm 10.19.22 Hey thank you for the kind responses. It sure sails great and it is fast for when I sailed it went
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 10.19.22 Not sure about slack tide, typically I just look at times for high and low tide. If you want more g
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 4:54pm 10.19.22 WOW! What great advice. Thank you. I am pursuing Hayden's advice and looking into a 12v pump. I fig
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft heritage at 4:50pm 10.19.22 Hmm, i can see i made a mistake in refering to those "other boats" as dogs, no disrespect intend a
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 4:44pm 10.19.22 Gentleman used a floor jack to see if he could lift the 3rd wheel off the ground.....his extension t
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:32pm 10.19.22 WOW! What great advice. Thank you. I am pursuing Hayden's advice and looking into a 12v pump. I fig
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 4:29pm 10.19.22 It seems to be very confusing ... slack tide rarely corresponds with low and high tides. Based on
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust heritage at 4:21pm 10.19.22 Make sure you heed Davidasail's advice. If you force water through the system, the engine must be r
Can anyone identify this manufacturer? sail sfbay at 3:27pm 10.19.22 Hard to tell...........maybe CDI since they have manufacturing them since 1979 Headsail Roller Furle
Does anyone recognize the make of roller furler? sail sfbay at 3:26pm 10.19.22 Hard to tell...........maybe CDI since they have manufacturing them since 1979 Headsail Roller Furle
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.19.22 Thanks! Quick question though - if you didn't remove the chainplate from the bulkhead, how were you
sand and finish Teak and aHolly capta at 2:23pm 10.19.22 As above, the Teak & Holly is just a thin veneer on plywood. If the finish now is just scuffed witho
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 10.19.22 You are welcome sir
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback (2) dmax at 2:13pm 10.19.22 Update: decided the SS pan head screws didn't look right, wasn't interested in putting in 80 bungs s

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