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Mac 25 Novice twbenjey at 4:00pm 04.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/7 Hello, Need some advice/direction . I recently purchased a 1985 25 ft. Macgregor and am a novice sai
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First boat decisions shipmates at 3:19pm 04.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1809 Wondering if a 250 would be a good first boat choice. Am over 60 years young, with 2 artificial hips
Reweave Upholstery O'Day 34 Dennis Callahan at 3:11pm 04.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1504 I own a 1983 O'Day 34 with original Tan/Cream zig-zag upholstery. Stored cushions in the garage for
Very sad news Phil Herring at 2:36pm 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2007 Hunter Marine just posted on their Facebook page that Mike Harker passed away last week. He was on
Radical new building materials for sailboats (1) higgs at 2:34pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4003 I have already ordered mine and it will be here as soon as the mortar sets.
Router bit for new through hull hardware Florida sail at 1:53pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2166 Awhile ago there was a post that told how to use a particular router bit to undercut the fiberglass,
solar panel inquiry patman70 at 1:06pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3792 My solar panel was destroyed in my demasting. It was a 75 watt Shell (oil co.) Looking for a replace
Hunter355 PJ at 12:57pm 04.06.11 Big Boats 3/1793 We have a 1990 355. With it still covered for the winter, could someone tell me the headstay wire di
Shore Power Dave Schenck at 12:55pm 04.06.11 Sirius 21/22 1/2345 I'm going to be installing a proper shore power inlet on my Sirius 21 this spring. I'm struggling w
Spot HUG Tim R. at 12:32pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2262 Does anyone have any experience with Spot HUG system? I am looking for a system that will monitor b
Halyard inside mast but not supposed to be! Please help CNein001 at 11:04am 04.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 10/10443 Please help! I have owned my 1976 Cal 2-27 for about five years but just have not gotten around to
Main Halyard inside mast, no supposed to be! CNein001 at 11:01am 04.06.11 Cal 1/3640 Please help! I have owned my 1976 Cal 2-27 for about five years but just have not gotten around to
Anchor Rode Choices Maine Sail at 10:51am 04.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 7/6772 After getting frustrated with my brait rode I continued my search and discovered a company in Canad
wind indicator Justin_NSA at 10:48am 04.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2868 What do you all use? My 26S had a 10" Windex when I bought it. Some fat a$$ bird must have sat on i
whew!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!! zeehag at 9:08am 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 28/4769 at 0737 we left police docks and went to fuel dock, topped all tanks ( except holding--LOL) and w
What to fill old mounting holes with Larry.M at 8:06am 04.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4554 I am considering replacing my Jabsco with a PH-II. I have never seen one of these conversions which
Hull painting kev1951 at 8:00am 04.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2525 I am going to paint my hull 1988 catalina cant decide on which color Jade mist green or Dark g
Leakage onto aft bed from starboard melandchesley at 7:11am 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1425 We have leakage from the starboard side somewhere that we notice after sailing and starboard heeling
One foil Quoddy at 6:53am 04.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/6085 We are going windward without a traveler or easily movable jib block. If you look at the main and

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2021 Oceanis 381 Wiring Diagram Davidasailor26 at 2:25pm 09.05.22
Yard work done resulting in more problems dlochner at 2:25pm 09.05.22 I have had very limited work done by yard workers. Almost all work was done satisfactory. Not all
Genoa for O'Day 27 Stu Jackson at 2:20pm 09.05.22 Do I need a 150 again or something smaller Jib Size Selection 101 Jib Size Selection
Yard work done resulting in more problems Rich Stidger at 2:07pm 09.05.22 I have had very limited work done by yard workers. Almost all work was done satisfactory. Not all,
McLube........ McLeak? thinwater at 1:56pm 09.05.22 Never had that problem either. And WD-40 is pretty much useless as anything other than a cleaner an
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Crusty Ol Salt at 1:54pm 09.05.22 Hunter glassed aluminum plates into the hull. they then threaded them, and put nuts and washers on.
Genoa for O'Day 27 Tally Ho at 1:43pm 09.05.22
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Tally Ho at 1:35pm 09.05.22 Pull the battery out of the clock. Keeps it from corroding the contacts if it leaks. You need to r
Yard work done resulting in more problems sail sfbay at 1:31pm 09.05.22 Don........it sounds like bad luck. I have been fortunate to have boatyards in the San Francisco Bay
2021 Oceanis 381 Wiring Diagram (2) 612lunasea at 1:31pm 09.05.22 Here is the main board with the switches and the smaller board to the right with the display. I t
Yard work done resulting in more problems (1) dlochner at 1:30pm 09.05.22 Trusting marina guys to work on the boat is getting monotonously predictable. Is it my bad luck, po
McLube........ McLeak? kappykaplan at 1:29pm 09.05.22 Never had that problem with any can of SailKote I've used.
Yard work done resulting in more problems JamesG161 at 1:27pm 09.05.22 Is it my bad luck, poor judgment finding competent labor or is this more common than I ever realize
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem kappykaplan at 1:20pm 09.05.22 I pulled the transducer from inside the boat, cleaned it up and spun the paddle wheel easily by han
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 1:04pm 09.05.22 Are you providing power to the pump while cranking the engine? Do you have shore power and a funct
McLube........ McLeak? Tally Ho at 1:02pm 09.05.22
Battery cables H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 09.05.22 Does your boat have a porta poti on board or a real porcelain head on board? If not, there is a pl
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 1:02pm 09.05.22 It's on demand so not continuous. I connected it to the tank, pointed the outflow into a bucket, c
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 12:58pm 09.05.22 That's an electric pump. Now we are getting some where. Are you sure the electric pump is deliver
Bottom Paint Clarification (1) Tally Ho at 12:57pm 09.05.22

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