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Quick and Easy timebandit at 8:44am 08.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1438 Just something th make you say, HUM:doh: I am sure most of us have seen things that make us wonder
Battery Buyers = Good News Maine Sail at 8:15am 08.04.11 Musings With Maine Sail 75/58456 Hi All, I just came from my local Sam's Club and noticed that they have changed their battery manuf
Navman 3100 Multi dickcole at 8:00am 08.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1308 Looking for new or used paddlewheel for Navman 3100 Multi instrument. Paddlewheel has 8 paddles.
A question about spinlocks on the h260 Sublime at 7:36am 08.04.11 Smaller Boats 7/2340 I've never played with spinlocks so I don't know how far up or down you move the sheet to lock or un
Inner structure of ericson 23 Pamela at 6:59am 08.04.11 Ericson 1/4018 I have a 1977 ericson 23. She is in very good condition. I have noticed the fiber glass on the sta
YAMAHA 26 Tall Rig Ken 21 at 6:16am 08.04.11 Yamaha 12/7095 I was recently demasted - lower shroud let go from fatigue with disastrous results, the mast was bro
Torqeedo 2.0R or 4.0R for Catalina 27 zoey at 12:09am 08.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/2509 Hi there, We need to replace the outboard for our Catalina 27. Our 27 has the cutout in the transom
Stolen C120 raymarine classic Pat Hooyman at 8:28pm 08.03.11 Parts Search 6/5567 So someone stole my instruments from the binnacle while in the slip. Looking for s replacement Rayma
Wanted an interesting way to post this..... (1) CaptJake at 8:26pm 08.03.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3120 The object of the game is to tell me what kind of boat this is......................... Rule 1) Main
Tank Fabricators? Por Fin at 8:04pm 08.03.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2566 Hi all, I'm replacing my steel diesel tanks (2 @ ~55 gal each) with aluminum ones. Can anyone
Made visable progress on the solar panel mount today (1) doehunter at 7:55pm 08.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2797 It always feels good when a construction project starts to resemble the finished product! I tried
Pointing ability Bluewater Sailor at 7:17pm 08.03.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/6401 I am the new owner of a Catalina 380. I have raced on a J35 for the past 4 years and I am used to be
Hunter 34 Westerbeke engine sailorh34 at 6:16pm 08.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1880 Can anyone tell me the model # for the Westerbeke engine used in the Hunter 34 1983?
Used mast for a H280? mbertsche at 6:09pm 08.03.11 Parts Search 0/2189 Does anyone know of a used 280 mast for sale? I have a friend who just developed 2" cracks at the b
New Mac25 owner, new to sailing.. introducing myself. evolve555 at 3:54pm 08.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2567 Hello everyone, I hope I'm not breaking any sort of protocol and introducing myself in the wrong for
Wondering when I am ever going to get to sail this year... Tom Hoffman at 3:24pm 08.03.11 Trailer Sailors 13/5810 The continuing saga of our desire to sail at Red Rocks Lake close to Pella, Ia. After our acciden
setting up a boat lift for a 26 emenskl at 3:18pm 08.03.11 Day Sailers 4/2242 First time poster, and new owner of a 26. Searched around on the site to no avail. If this has pre
Bimini mounted solar panels? Fly_H23 at 2:07pm 08.03.11 Smaller Boats 6/3007 I am going to add a Bimini top and have thought it might be a great place to mount a few solar panel
replacing original traveler on a O'Day 302 frenchguy at 2:03pm 08.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 16/5734 Hello, the original mainsheet traveler on my 1987 o'Day 302 is a real pain to use.You have to adju
Newbie Question: H2O ballast safety off S. Florida Coast miata97m at 12:20pm 08.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2339 Hi everyone: I'm thinking of purchasing a trailerable sailboat (24-26 ft) to minimize the costs of

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Recommendations on bottom paint requested Crazy Dave Condon at 3:53pm 10.24.22 Go with the locals for your area is best advice
Outboard for Sirius 21? kappykaplan at 3:49pm 10.24.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new-to-you boat. Post pictures - we like 'em! :be
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Tally Ho at 3:45pm 10.24.22 The problem is that you could have water on top of the cylinders (at least1) and when you crank the
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 3:17pm 10.24.22 Super simple answer : WHAT DO YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS SHOW WHEN THE PANEL VOLT METER SHOWS 16V ? :
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 3:14pm 10.24.22 Super simple answer : WHAT DO YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS SHOW WHEN THE PANEL VOLT METER SHOWS 16V ? :b
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 3:05pm 10.24.22 I had a 1979 and it is encapsulated. @terry_buda what year? nvm: YOU HAVE ENCAPSULATED KEEL. My
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:54pm 10.24.22 If it pegs out only when the engine is running, probably voltage regulator.. if it pegs out with e
Voltage Meter Issue Stu Jackson at 2:52pm 10.24.22 Went through the battery test routine along with a load test/recovery and that showed battery 1 was
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:23pm 10.24.22 V =RI. Simplistic answer- as resistance (as in a bad connection) increases intermittently, that is
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:22pm 10.24.22 Next time it happens, check your batteries with a digital voltmeter and find out exactly what's goi
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:07pm 10.24.22 One has to wonder - how does a several thousand pound keel stay held on by the encapsulating fiberg
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 2:06pm 10.24.22 Interesting, I wonder if other O'Day 28's with encapsulated keels do the same.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:03pm 10.24.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:02pm 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
Insurance claim Rick D at 1:55pm 10.24.22 Well the boat arrived just in time for the hurricane... Thx God almighty nothing much happened to h
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Davidasailor26 at 1:52pm 10.24.22 Presuming the boat yard guy had it right.... One has to wonder - how does a several thousand pound
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 1:47pm 10.24.22 Greg, I think they switched to an attached lead keel in the early 80's, prior to that is was encaps
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Roger B at 1:30pm 10.24.22 We have a windward slip (good) but there is usually a bit of an angle from the starboard side. We a
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Hollyberry at 1:07pm 10.24.22 Safe to say, then, as a '78 model he's looking at an encapsulated keel. The smooth keel surface with
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 12:44pm 10.24.22 Greg, I think they switched to an attached lead keel in the early 80's, prior to that is was encapsu

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