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Mast Deck/Steaming Fixture Help Required (3) joker460 at 4:57pm 06.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1631 The Mast Deck/Steaming Light Fixture just above the first set of spreaders has been damaged when the
Transom flex from motor bracket drumbeater at 4:56pm 06.15.11 Smaller Boats 4/2708 My transom seems to flex from the weight and thrust from the outboard motor. Does anyone else experi
New Keel hangers pdxagent at 4:52pm 06.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1537 Hey All, I've got the swing keel clunk and do not want to damage my trunk with the klunk. I am goi
Historical Power Short LABoroviak at 4:32pm 06.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1583 During the last four years I've been experiencing an irregular electrical short in the boats DC powe
28 Out Island project boat in MN merlinuxo at 3:42pm 06.15.11 Morgan 2/2162 This would be a heck of a project. ebay #360373517456 I'm not associated with this at all, just pass
I need advice with wire rope halyards allantodd at 3:34pm 06.15.11 Catalina 22 4/1705 I have a 1985 Catalina 25' (regular not tall). It has external wire rope and rope halyards. I want t
QUICK Outboard motor question CNein001 at 2:08pm 06.15.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3305 I currently have a 1988 Force 9.9hp 2 stroke outboard on my 27 foot Cal. It is on its last leg, so
Acetic acid - How strong? Joe5917 at 1:53pm 06.15.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3580 Spotless Stainless, the brush-on/rinse-off goop that removes topical rust from stainless steel, work
Small Engine Flush - options Rob19574 at 1:43pm 06.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1941 Hi All - I have a small 3.5 Tohatsu 2-stroke on my dingy that I use in salt water and wanted to ask
LED mast lights Leftfield at 1:28pm 06.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/16018 I've searched and seached but when I check sites thier catalog is thin, they're out of stock, want m
Cessna reids at 12:50pm 06.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/11 Hello from Alaska. We are wondering if there would be any interest in a partial trade. We have a nic
Booklet Charts on NOAA site rgranger at 12:46pm 06.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2255 Hey All I've been using these booklet charts and really like them. Have not seen them mentioned he
Venture 25 Trailer modification (1) pmeyers at 11:57am 06.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1488 I have a late 1970's Venture and I am preparing the bottom to be painted. While it is separated from
Engine throttle control setup on my pedestal advice needed inquiztr at 10:08am 06.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1718 I am wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how the engine controls of the pedestal should
Sail cleaning product? DougM at 10:07am 06.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2063 I attempted to clean the sacrificial panel on my jib today with little success. I used StarBrite Sai
NOT A SUNKEN LOG -- I need a rail fabricator RobertLangdirect at 10:00am 06.15.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3560 Wow. I should be so imfamous as Tho52mas to generate a string in excess of 100 replies, but this is
On the beach (not Neil Young's) (2) THECUSCUS at 9:58am 06.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2297 How many other sailboats could do this? :dance: People on shore always start yelling at us as we hea
single-handing a spinnaker Berndahle at 9:41am 06.15.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7228 I would like some extra power in the lull of summer on the Chesapeake Bay (those days of <5 kts of w
Weeds in CB pennant buflowing at 9:39am 06.15.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2382 I'm looking at buying a 17 to 19 foot pocket cruiser, eg Monty 17, Precision 18, Spindrift/Starwind
Roller Furling Head Sail - Improving Life and Shape OldCat at 9:37am 06.15.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1472 I have a new roller furling head sail on my boat. 135, Dacron, no sun shield material. The sail li

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Universal M18 unattached hose boater7cs at 5:18pm 06.19.22
Universal M18 unattached hose jssailem at 4:48pm 06.19.22
INVERTER SET UP justsomeguy at 3:33pm 06.19.22 Any advice would be appreciated. My Mr. Coffee machine wants 900 watts. Check yours. Laptop chargi
Update Jeremy_r at 3:21pm 06.19.22 I see that it has been 26 days since the last donation to the GoFundMe for Rodd Collins, aka Mainesa
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 2:52pm 06.19.22 700 watts is about 60 amps at 12V, so it would probably be the largest load on the distribution pane
Removing old Thru-Hull ShawnL at 1:19pm 06.19.22 Today's progress, c-. Rain storms this morning, and I had the thru-hull disconnected. So the cockp
Universal M18 unattached hose kappykaplan at 1:11pm 06.19.22 Looks like one end is attached to the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve. On my boat, the o
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 12:57pm 06.19.22 Or you could hire one of the hundreds of local hull divers. My guess is you could get one to have a
Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England sail sfbay at 12:55pm 06.19.22 Welcome to the forum!! I understand the Rhodes 22 has a 100-sq. ft. mainsail that rolls up into a 2
Main prop strut fstbttms at 11:56am 06.19.22 Thanks for the suggestion. It might come to that, but then I'd have the cost of a wet suit! This
Bilging Every 3 Minutes LloydB at 11:49am 06.19.22 How many gallons every three minutes? Somewhat important I think because you need to find out whethe
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast stickinthemud57 at 11:35am 06.19.22 Tally's question is a good one and should enter into the decision, but... Obviously, within the ran
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast Tally Ho at 10:41am 06.19.22 How high do you install extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast What do you want to tie off on the ex
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast brockangelo at 10:23am 06.19.22 That does look really great. I might have to try that method again. The very first time I raised the
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma jssailem at 9:40am 06.19.22 Les, Hope it works. I knew about Christchurch in New Zealand. Did not know there was a Christchurc
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma LRsunnyB at 9:23am 06.19.22 Thanks very much for your reply. Funny thing - I just came to the same conclusion as I have one of t
recently purchased a 26D 1987 found about 200lbs of lead shot. stickinthemud57 at 9:21am 06.19.22 The S and the D are practically identical, and specs note 1200 lbs of ballast, which I know in the c
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work (1) jssailem at 9:09am 06.19.22 Les knows his stuff. Created a great upgrade to my boat. ect still in the last phase of completion
C320 Refrigerator Calif. Ted at 9:06am 06.19.22 It's a Dometic or Adler Barbour using a Danfoss BD 35 compressor most likely, there's a couple blade
SOLAR Forecast by STCE (1) jssailem at 8:53am 06.19.22 cockpit / boom awning Great tool to help. I bought an Umbrella for the cockpit. Going to test it o

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