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Halyard size for vision 36 Skydaving at 8:15am 06.27.11 Big Boats 5/1316 Trying to find out the main halyard size (diameter of the rope) for a vision 36. The length would he
Wood thingy around keel crank. Need some advice. Capt Strapfoots at 8:12am 06.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2337 I have an 84 Mac 25 and the wood that surrounds the keel crank winch is starting to buckle... How do
Integration StandHorizon 2150 AIS & Coastal Explorer (1) pauljgrenon at 8:04am 06.27.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1670 Objective: Using my new Standard Horizon GX2150 Radio, Get AIS targets to show up on my computer run
Is there an alternate site for mobile users? Forrest15112 at 6:53am 06.27.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/3530 Many sites have a location specifically formatted for display on small mobile device screens. I woul
Bow tie down loop. mklein@iowatelecom.net at 6:47am 06.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2008 Hey, my front bow tie down loop is slightly loose and in bad condition. The SS flat bar that is su
Hot water tank won't allow water in Ralph at 6:46am 06.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2049 Hi Everyone, Saturday afternoon we noticed that when we turned our faucet on and selected the hotw
is the pearson 27 hull bottom solid or core? ramsdoc at 6:38am 06.27.11 Pearson 11/3799 Hello all: I need to mount an in-hull transducer in my Pearson 27. I know that a core hull is not go
Best choice for replacment sails for Bene 361 Benjamin Disralei at 6:25am 06.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2485 Hi Fellow owners I am looking to gain more speed up wind and am faced with the dilemma as to the be
No Reverse Gear on Yanmar 4JH5E benwald at 6:13am 06.27.11 Big Boats 3/3768 I have a Hunter 38 with a Yanmar 4JH5E engine. This year I have noticed my remote shifter is much h
C25 Leaking malyea at 5:59am 06.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/7077 Friend of mine, new to sailing, bought a '84 C25 (tall rig, swing keel) and asked me to show him a f
Checking oil levels fambarstow at 3:59am 06.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2266 On the Yanmar 37 hp diesel engine, how do you check oil levels?
Reefing H260 Sublime at 8:52pm 06.26.11 Smaller Boats 7/4987 Alright, I still haven't quite figured out the reefing system on the main of my H260 and the manual
1981 O'day 23 pull out bed Technodad at 7:11pm 06.26.11 Day Sailers 5/2189 Hi guy's, I have purchased a 81 O'Day 23 and have a question. The pull out bunk was an option when
M25 trailer boards (2) Falconer at 6:52pm 06.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1197 My boat has been sitting in this trailer for 6+ years. Looks as if it has settled. Should the traile
damaged keel rpar at 6:44pm 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3461 Hi everyone, I'm looking for someone with Ericson experience...Have a 32' with a fin keel. Four
A Leak kwcoffin at 6:37pm 06.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1301 June 26 2011 I own an '89 Hunter and on the first flush this year a leak appeared, or should I say i
Too late to ask yet too important to ignore yammy at 5:58pm 06.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2581 Hello Macgregor-ers out there! After laser-ing for 3 years, I bought a 1992 Macgregor 26S, my firs
wc head intake failed sdfriedman at 5:55pm 06.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2884 need some help. i have a wc newport electric head and the intake doesn't draw water. i took it apart
Too late to ask yet too important to ignore yammy at 5:46pm 06.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1 Hello Macgregor-ers out there! After laser-ing for 3 years, I bought a 1992 Macgregor 26S, my firs
compression post Scott at 5:35pm 06.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1255 About 7 or 8 years ago, we had the compression post on our '86 h31 r/r by a very reputable yard whic

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Need a new tachometer Tom J at 12:35pm 09.05.22 When you order your tach, be sure to order an optical rpm reader to calibrate your new tach. CD off
2021 Oceanis 381 Wiring Diagram 612lunasea at 12:29pm 09.05.22 The deck light is not part of the current steaming light on the mast but there is a combination stea
2021 Oceanis 381 Wiring Diagram Davidasailor26 at 12:17pm 09.05.22
Mainsheet (2) brockangelo at 11:32am 09.05.22 209005 209006 See if either of these help. If not, dig through my album in my signature. I'm sure I
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 10:48am 09.05.22 How long has it been since the engine last ran? What lead up to this issue? How do you know the co
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 10:37am 09.05.22
Windlass Power Source Hayden Watson at 10:28am 09.05.22 One thing to note in this discussion about ACR's and Isolators is that the ACR is only a good choice
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 10:25am 09.05.22
Windlass Power Source Davidasailor26 at 10:17am 09.05.22 The voltage drop is caused by the diodes that do the splitting/isolation. These diodes will cause
Windlass Power Source Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 09.05.22 Another data point - Retrieving my anchor yesterday took my house bank from 58.7% SOC to 57.7%. On m
Windlass Power Source Hayden Watson at 10:09am 09.05.22 Thank you John for responding. The issue was as to which battery bank to get the power for the wind
windless (1) capta at 9:46am 09.05.22 If you find yourself windless, I can get you all the sailboat fuel you need at a very good price.
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Davidasailor26 at 9:39am 09.05.22 But if the clock has an alkaline battery I would remove that to prevent it from leaking. Just to c
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.05.22 Alcohol is liquid to about -120C so you should be good for MOST Canadian winters. for the winter.
Windlass Power Source (1) dlochner at 9:20am 09.05.22 I just got my first boat with an electric windlass and I've been worrying about that very thing, so
Hunter Europa transom bung Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 09.05.22 Glad that's cleared up.
Hunter vision in mast wires P Lund at 9:00am 09.05.22 I put a bore scope camera into main halyard mast hole. Looks like 3/4 in PVC. This might be a chal
Windlass Power Source Tedd at 8:53am 09.05.22
Hunter 326 running rigging sail sfbay at 8:43am 09.05.22 9.5 -10mm (3/8") low stretch is fine for your length sailboat. This article recommends 8-10 mm for
Bottom Paint Clarification colb218 at 8:36am 09.05.22 Paint the through hulls, marine flora and fauna will grow on the thruhull as well as the fiberglass.

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