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halyard pulleys (3) chrisgnh at 6:28am 07.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5157 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 2/2650 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 1/7501 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 16/3480 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 1/1667 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 5/3978 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 4/3393 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 34/24449 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 1/1972 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 3/2114 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 0/938 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 19/4165 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 17/5188 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 1/1206 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 1/1274 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 1/8803 does anyone have any knowledge about this sailboat? I have searched high and low and just cant find
ping (2) paulj at 1:21pm 07.29.11 Catalina 310 3/2240 My royalty checks will be comming in soon............... http://sailmagazine.com/gear-and-review
Solar panels as air foils re silly question perhaps. c_witch at 11:25am 07.29.11 Trailer Sailors 6/4398 Hiee all, While I may not get to launch this year the boat is nearly completed now. I am once aga
Cradle Measurements for Hunter 31 (1984) Tip-Sea at 11:17am 07.29.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2263 Hi all Hunter Owners .... I recently purchased a Hunter 31 (1984). My Marina (where I store the
New Shift Cable Source??? Bud H at 10:49am 07.29.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2273 i need a new transmission shift cable. Does anyone have a source for a company that may make or wil

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Alternator Bracket dlochner at 7:51am 10.08.22 A "belleville" washer will also help resist loosening from the vibration. That would also work, t
Alternator Bracket Tedd at 7:47am 10.08.22 If the alternator is slipping, try using a double thick fender washer under the adjusting bolt head.
Alternator Bracket (1) dlochner at 7:40am 10.08.22 The attached photo shows an alternator jack I built a few years ago. Once the alternator is in close
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 7:38am 10.08.22 With a fractional rig you should not need a tacker. Is that because the block for the spinnaker haly
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 7:36am 10.08.22 With a fractional rig you should not need a tacker. My Hunter 386 was fractional and I attached the
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 7:34am 10.08.22 Thanks, @sail sfbay ! I'll experiment with it. The article on the Tacker web site seems to suggest t
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 7:26am 10.08.22 Try checking to see if the impeller is slipping on the motor spindle under load. Thanks,, it defin
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 7:24am 10.08.22 I agree with Ralph. I have work on and tested pumps for over 40 years and the first thing I ask whe
What wind forecast turns you away? danm1 at 7:05am 10.08.22 Good plan. Same theory when skiing. "Never call last run."
What wind forecast turns you away? john6206 at 7:02am 10.08.22
Alternator Bracket (1) sailcapt340 at 7:02am 10.08.22
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Tally Ho at 6:47am 10.08.22
What wind forecast turns you away? Kings Gambit at 6:41am 10.08.22 It should depend on how, if even, the boat is rigged for high wind. Most boats these days have one s
Pressurized Freshwater System (1) Tally Ho at 6:38am 10.08.22
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 6:38am 10.08.22 Any connection point will do, like the anchor roller ahead of the forestay tack. If it is a masthead
Installing a Spinnaker jon hansen at 6:18am 10.08.22 sweet boat. tie tack to seat for now maybe. call company for advice. want full report on how i
What wind forecast turns you away? JBP-PA at 6:10am 10.08.22 A lot of factors play into it, not all of them rational, such as last chance to sail. If the wind is
Alternator Bracket dlochner at 5:57am 10.08.22 Does this remain in place? If so how is it secured? I installed a Balmar Belt Buddy last year and a
Issues Sailing Upwind (1) Gene Neill at 5:56am 10.08.22 I've always used a six inch rake. It works. Have you made any calculations to determine your actual
Pressurized Freshwater System kappykaplan at 5:37am 10.08.22 Seemed like much more than what the just the lines would hold. Are you sure the water tanks were e

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