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Mysterious Winter Coolant Leak Marc14857 at 8:44am 04.11.11 Big Boats 12/8064 During the past 5 years I've owned two new boats an H356 with a 3GM Yanmar and an H44 with a 4JH Yan
'94 26 S swing keel shackle and cable size Leftfield at 8:17am 04.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3308 City Marina in Humboldt Bay is filling with silt, causing keels to hit and stick when exiting slips,
Pearson 30 Rudder - loose? JHutch at 8:14am 04.11.11 Pearson 7/7997 Hey all! I recently moved up from a Catalina 22' to a Pearson 30. Took my P30 out yesterday and it f
Perkins M50 manuals dnoiseux at 7:59am 04.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/8819 Hello, I am looking for electronic versions of a part number list and/or shop manual for a Perkins M
Is it worth It? Thin film expert wanted DanNahant at 7:59am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2578 Let me start with a big thanks to ME Sail and Stu. Your posts are like having Nigel Calder and Fr
Adding ac to Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 6:58am 04.11.11 Big Boats 10/4274 We want to make the addition of air conditioning and I am having some trouble choosing the right air
To varnish or resin rudder? AXEL at 6:26am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 11/13334 I have a Phantom (similar to a Sunfish). The rudder and center board are both wood and I would like
Soft deck on 420 (1) Persy at 6:09am 04.11.11 Big Boats 5/2081 I have an 01 420 and have just noticed the aft deck has developed a soft spot of a couple of square
Caladesi State Park seadaddler at 4:53am 04.11.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/5938 Hi we are in Caladise state park and very nice so far not very many boats after all the power boats
Boat Hull/cabin exterior cleaning Mark H at 8:27pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 17/9196 Ahoy mates...A friend of mine from Louisiana tells me that they clean there fiberglass boat decks wi
size for the large fixed ports monroyhunter at 7:20pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 2/1115 who knows the size for the large fixed ports for the hunter 260? and where can I buy one?
Rigging and sails (5) c_witch at 7:18pm 04.10.11 Trailer Sailors 4/3696 Hiee all. Today being such a nice day we decided to step the mast (for the first time) and check out
need a help with bottom paint line (1) thomasgoodmaniii at 5:47pm 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/943 i finished spraying my top coat today. 3 coats came out really nice a couple bugs here and there but
Introduction to Strider Roger Long at 5:17pm 04.10.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/8489 If you see Strider in some harbor between Cape Breton and Key West in the next couple of years and a
Thanks! Roger Long at 5:15pm 04.10.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2947 Wow. My own forum. I'm flattered and humbled. It was comments from many of you that resulted in t
CDI ff2 question Right On! at 4:47pm 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1303 What size bolt rope dose the FF2 accept? #6? Thanks
Need immediate help from all tho52mas at 4:26pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2449 I have an Irwin 37. I need to find out how far the shaft sticks out to the prop. Its supposed to be
Windlass kinda limp MJWarner at 3:38pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 41/8305 We had a lightning strike before we got our new to us boat. The PO's insurance is covering and we ar
Raising our Center Board (2) tgrass462 at 3:29pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 11/2629 Just completed the chore of painting the bottom of our 1999 H260. We were requested to raise the ce
Cheap LED radio inteferrence? Roger Long at 3:14pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 42/6982 Picking up on "Four Points" idea of using a cheap solar walkway light to light up a Windex without r

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Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Epic1969 at 7:01am 05.28.22
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? jssailem at 6:57am 05.28.22 Post a link when you get the even up and running.
Coos Bay Oregon jssailem at 6:53am 05.28.22 Perhaps if you are thinking about the Oregon Coast as an adventure, not sure that Coos Bay is the op
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! FastOlson at 6:52am 05.28.22 I can't imagine how that went. How do you align the shaft? I helped a friend, along with a group o
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Epic1969 at 6:42am 05.28.22
Screw length to attach T-Track to mast (1) Mechone at 6:31am 05.28.22
Screw length to attach T-Track to mast (1) Mechone at 6:23am 05.28.22 Personally I would use SS rivet nut inserts. Have used them for years in Industry. Like a rivet howe
Screw length to attach T-Track to mast jssailem at 5:56am 05.28.22 measure twice cut/drill once.
Two-Part Epoxy JBP-PA at 5:46am 05.28.22 If you want slower cure, keep it cool or use a slower hardener (I know, technically it is not "harde
Need a new furler for B310 jssailem at 5:28am 05.28.22 Not sure which system you have. Sounds like your frustration with the system has you considering a r
Shroud i bolts source dmax at 5:11am 05.28.22 Rig-Rite has them, pretty pricy: U-Bolt Type Chainplates You can also have Garhauer Marine make them
can't pump out waste tank Hayden Watson at 4:58am 05.28.22 If you find the maserator functional I would suggest replacing the threaded rods that hold the motor
Isotemp hot water backing into system dlochner at 4:47am 05.28.22 Did you put a check valve on the CW intake? When the tank gets hot from running the motor the water
Access to Beneteau's parts page NYSail at 3:34am 05.28.22 My new account was working yesterday. My dealer told me that this is a temporary set-up as they are
Two-Part Epoxy Plymouth Sailor at 3:20am 05.28.22 NO! Epoxy is not really a paint, it is a polymerization reaction that creates very long molecules
LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 12:52am 05.28.22 So that is a 45% reduction in field strength. Thanks. no 45% reduction in the available field po
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 11:07pm 05.27.22 There is a connection below the base of the mast. It is accessible via a plate on the ceiling in the
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 10:22pm 05.27.22 After replacing the macerator for the fwd toilet and snaking the line from macerator to the T with t
Anyone know what this is? artboas at 10:02pm 05.27.22
Taveler eye loose (1) jssailem at 9:57pm 05.27.22

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