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Raising the profile of my Venture sailfisher at 5:25pm 07.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2140 I would like to add about 10" of head room to the cabin of my Venture 21. I already added 12" to th
Plunked down $2200 RECESS at 5:18pm 07.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 38/7085 We have been doing a lot of deep water fishing in the 10 to 20 mile offshore range. The Mahi Mahi ar
Garmin Data Cards for Bahamas gettinthere at 4:48pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3628 We're looking to buy Garmin G2 cards for our Garmin 3210 plotter. The 3000 series plotters use the
Wiring in an inverter - few questions redunculous at 4:25pm 07.31.11 Big Boats 8/2940 So I'm looking at getting an inverter. The one part I am struggling with is how to wire the ac inpu
HELP gaucho9 at 3:42pm 07.31.11 Day Sailers 2/1513 Is there an specific trailer for the O'Day 23? Or what should I be looking for? We live in Maine b
Wilcox Crittendend Seacock - Part II (2) rdowall at 1:37pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4185 I have 2 Wilcox Crittenden 1-1/2" seacocks that I would like to rebuild. These seacocks are 1995 vin
Wilcox Crittenden Seacock question rdowall at 12:51pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2953 I have a 2 Wilcox Crittenden 1-1/2" seacocks that I would like to rebuild. These seacocks are 1995 v
Hull cleaner Dmarie26 at 12:16pm 07.31.11 Smaller Boats 3/2633 I have been doing some research and decided to post this question anyways. We moor our boat on Lake
Question On Cape May Canal & Inlet Entrance's Joe Mullee at 12:13pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5084 My mast with the antenea is 56'. Reading the charts for the Cape May Canal the two fixed bridges are
Hull Growth/Fouling Protection carboman at 10:12am 07.31.11 Smaller Boats 3/1368 Is there any truth or products, mainly anodes, that can help direct bottom growth to these anodes?
Hand cranking diesel DaveM at 9:19am 07.31.11 Musings With Maine Sail 54/28015 Maine Sail You mentioned in another thread being able to hand start a diesel on a boat if necessary
Mast for sale MATHURIN2 at 8:33am 07.31.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1809 If anyone is looking for a kenyon mast for their H37c this guy seems to be selling one. http://www
Beneteau 375 portlight screens Sandy Stone at 8:03am 07.31.11 Parts Search 0/2385 Hope this is the right place to post this - we recently came into possesion of a 1986 Beneteau First
Oday 35 mast track Steveo25 at 7:30am 07.31.11 Bigger Boats 1/1530 Does anyone know the width of the mast track - for mainsail slides, for Oday 35? 5/8, 3/4 or 7/8?
Cleat replacement Pegfrayne at 4:53am 07.31.11 Smaller Boats 2/1240 I have 83' Hunter 20. A back port cleat broken and I want to replace it with orginal style. The Cl
How to operation centerboard haul line grayleym at 3:49am 07.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1633 Hi I a have recently purchased a Hunter 260. It has a stern mounted Merc 9.9 with wheel steering
Hatch opening direction RAD88 at 11:00pm 07.30.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5371 This might be a silly question but I always thought the V-berth hatch opened towards the bow and the
Garmin 640 vs. 78sc yammy at 10:50pm 07.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/6322 Hello, Macgregor-ers Between the two portable GPS: Garmin 640 and 78sc, I am debating which one to
Squeal at 2200-2600 rpm Sailkaz at 7:00pm 07.30.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2096 Hello all For quite awhile now my engine/shaft on 2006 Catalina 309 (Yanmar 21 hp) high pitched squ
Cheap bimini for 9.2A (1) bugbitten at 6:38pm 07.30.11 S2 9/4584 I really needed some shade for my 9.2A, as she came with neither bimini nor dodger. Given the space

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Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 3:37am 10.14.22
Fisher Panda 12 mini Rick486 at 2:51am 10.14.22 hi there, another issue on our 49, not the boat itself but our generator. it shut down throwing a f
Fisher Panda 12 mini Slipin Away at 2:20am 10.14.22 Had same problem with my mini 8. Had to remove the exhaust elbow to get to the nut
Raymarine electronics hookup help Frill at 2:02am 10.14.22 Ok guys I thing we are all on the same page here and I am a lot further ahead. One other thing, and
Really weird water tank sensor issue Zencra at 1:16am 10.14.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 10:17pm 10.13.22 (I know you already know this, I say it mainly for James' benefit.) Thanks Gene. Appreciate it.
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:03pm 10.13.22 On the hard. I have the torque specs if you want them.
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? markwbird at 9:08pm 10.13.22 It is an aide to align the flow of water over the rudder. As Dave says "improve tracking". If not t
Loading boat on trailer Leeward Rail at 8:39pm 10.13.22 Side to side. Trailer has a trail that the keel rests on. The keel has wings. So there is no keel
Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 8:37pm 10.13.22 Post photos. Trailer and boat + trailer. Level fore and aft or side to side? Side to side on any
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 8:25pm 10.13.22 There are some things you must know. If you put in a unit, you must have a beefy support strap that
Loading boat on trailer Leeward Rail at 8:21pm 10.13.22 Post photos. Trailer and boat + trailer. Level fore and aft or side to side? Side to side alignmen
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 8:04pm 10.13.22 210055
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? shemandr at 8:01pm 10.13.22 I think most would think a skeg would add stability. And it may. But others say it adds drag and n
Catalina 18 transducer placement MarkHejtmanek at 7:59pm 10.13.22 Thanks - that information is similar to all the research I've done so far. I also have a call in to
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? Tin Kicker at 7:52pm 10.13.22 Appreciate the photos and detail but it's clearly different. While you show the mast wires coming to
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? HeelBoy at 7:05pm 10.13.22 So, based on all this chatter that you seemed to have dismissed, what has the original poster decid
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Terry Cox at 7:01pm 10.13.22 So, based on all this chatter that you seemed to have dismissed, what has the original poster decide
Winter Cover shemandr at 6:59pm 10.13.22 My disparaged cover was a down to the waterline cover with a full frame including those wood stringe
Alternator Bracket Richard19068 at 6:47pm 10.13.22 Close but not close enough. Bad things happen when they are mixed up. I remember Mainesail / Compa

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