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What Happened To Fred? Joe Mullee at 9:40am 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2095 What Happened To Fred Ficarra? Remember Fred Ficarra? I often think of him and refer to his work wh
9.2a side wall fabric Jtoben at 9:10am 05.10.11 S2 3/1545 Does anyone have any good condition side wall fabric left over that could be used to stitch together
Swing keel cable jjclynick at 8:55am 05.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2907 I am taking possession of a '76 Oday 23' with a detached cable to the swing keel. Looking for advic
Endless Main Furling line shemandr at 8:34am 05.10.11 Big Boats 6/3541 After putting in my vertical battens on the H356 furling main I was having difficult time furling th
Looking for a good CAT 30 easy user guide lorrieanne at 7:18am 05.10.11 Catalina 30 15/2761 We are new owners/ sailors with an older Catalina 30. I've been going through the original manuals a
O'Day 28 prop pitch Kevin3447 at 7:15am 05.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2459 I posted this before, but I can't find the topic anywhere, so I'll try again - I have an O'Day 28
steam from exhaust Joe D Pye at 7:07am 05.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2950 Help! I am getting steam from outboard exhaust from my 82 Catalina 30, Universal, two cylinder dies
Vented loop Poor flush Gary_H at 6:51am 05.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2971 Peggy, I installed a anti syphon valve at the top of the loop for my raw water intake hose for the h
marinas.com - routes dlewis812 at 6:33am 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1908 have used marinas.com interactive charts on many occasions.. to make my route and check out marinas
Hunter 146 Rigging sguice at 5:31am 05.10.11 Day Sailers 13/10411 We just purchased a new 2008 Hunter 146. After the initial rigging, I thought I would leave the mai
LED lighting C320 Brahmany at 3:17am 05.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2619 Is there a LED replacement for the halogen interior lighting on the C320? Cheers.
Speakers on a H466 mbatsea at 12:43am 05.10.11 Big Boats 1/1102 I am away from my boat for a few weeks. Would anyone know the diameter of the speakers in the cockp
Mainsheet Traveler Substitute Faris at 12:33am 05.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/8986 There was a discussion recently about mainsheet travelers, and some points were made regarding their
Venture 22 Deck Hardware (2) Faris at 12:02am 05.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5397 I had my V22 out in good winds for the first time this weekend (15+ kts) and started to discover its
New Macgregor 26 in ACAPULCO (2) MACAPULCO at 9:49pm 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3536 Hello, just arrived to Acapulco trailering a MAC 26. Loaded with everything I could think about
H 23 racing hi1cotton at 9:03pm 05.09.11 Racing 6/9555 I recently purchased a 1986 Hunter 23. I will be racing the boat in local PHRF. The bottom is now sl
Reducing the fleet MrMikey64 at 8:53pm 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1648 Well, I needed to make room in both my yard and my schedule, so I offered my Mac25 as a project boat
Recommended dinghy or inflatable boat for 4 passengers jrale at 8:11pm 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2157 Dear Macgregor Owners, Can anyone recommend a small dinghy or inflatable boat for emergencies at se
Outboard lift compatible with Hunter-supplied davits? Larry Jackel at 8:08pm 05.09.11 Big Boats 6/2284 Responding to my earlier post about outboards, Jerry Clark provided a nice photo of his outboard lif
I need Depth! mstock79 at 7:52pm 05.09.11 Catalina 30 4/1948 My Datamarine depth transducer has failed. It is located forward (port) right next to the knotmeter

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Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? Rick D at 8:48am 07.23.22 CA charges both. I also pay for the dinghy. Also pay a "possessory tax" annually for the slip we ren
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement kappykaplan at 8:26am 07.23.22 You can get rid of the ballast and stick the strips in the existing trough then put the existing le
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? kappykaplan at 8:23am 07.23.22 Need to get a cup of coffee and check the numbers this morning! Nope, no winners last night! :beer
Keel bolt torque specs for 2009 Beneteau 46? sail sfbay at 8:08am 07.23.22 Welcome to the forum!! My understanding the torque spec depends on diameter and metallurgy. Do a se
engine hours sail sfbay at 8:01am 07.23.22 Is it integrate with yout tachometer? In the event you do not have one might find these threads disc
New J/9 Sailboat Osterville at 7:51am 07.23.22 I was about to order a 275, but then test-sailed the J/9. I ordered one last fall and it will arriv
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring walt at 7:41am 07.23.22 Victron Smart Shunt. Aha.. There are some current pulses that are fairly fast such as trying to m
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement kloudie1 at 7:36am 07.23.22 Welcome.. Looks like two 1 foot long cut strips from the 16 foot long strip will give around 220 lum
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Davidasailor26 at 7:35am 07.23.22 Thanks, @Davidasailor26 ! I have a little bit of experience working with CANbus networks that I hop
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Tedd at 7:20am 07.23.22 Thanks, @Davidasailor26 ! I have a little bit of experience working with CANbus networks that I hope
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Davidasailor26 at 7:16am 07.23.22 What's involved in tying into the NMEA bus? I have a Yacht Devices USB to NMEA 2000 adapter. The a
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Davidasailor26 at 7:10am 07.23.22 I am curious about the sample rate you are doing for the current measurement. I have a now more tha
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement Nachismo at 7:08am 07.23.22 Wow! Thanks!
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Tedd at 7:01am 07.23.22 Fantastic! I was planning to make a similar system for our new boat, but perhaps I'll just leverage
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring walt at 6:58am 07.23.22 Over my head. but I know just enough to be impressed! I am curious about the sample rate you are do
110 V outlet in lazarette Davidasailor26 at 6:23am 07.23.22 That is pretty tucked away. I can't think of anything that I've ever really wanted to power in a sp
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement kloudie1 at 6:13am 07.23.22 Sometimes easier to install some strip LED's inside the fixture. You can get rid of the ballast and
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 5:29am 07.23.22 I went over to the cross canal slips to help a sailor step his mast. In the discussions, i mentioned
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Tally Ho at 4:54am 07.23.22 So what you're saying is that not much is going to change if you win. The neighbours yes, but you,
Sailing with no furling winch baycloud at 11:22pm 07.22.22 My H41DS had a racheting block and a cleat to tie off the headsail furling line, too. I replaced th

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