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Help! Battery Combiner Question kirstybrewer at 2:03pm 09.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1693 Hi There, I am trying to get my 26X on the market (I know, poor timing:cry:). We did have two batt
Amazing; the little engine that does! David W at 2:02pm 09.11.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2619 We have a circa 1978 raw-water cooled Yanmar 2QM15 in our Crown 34. Coming back from our last trip I
Preventers & Whisker poles ThreeSisters at 1:28pm 09.11.10 Big Boats 5/1660 I have a 2009 H36 with in mast furling and 110 jib. Has anyone rigged their H36's or similar boats
Trailer wiring Larry33 at 1:07pm 09.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1974 I bought my 26 macgreror new in 07 with aluminum trailer and have had problems from day one with my
rudder needed amarrocco at 11:07am 09.11.10 Pearson 2/1524 Looking for rudder for Pearson P26, 1970. Would like a used rudder. Advise for a new rudder. Than
Tiller Extension (1) jbrosser at 10:29am 09.11.10 Catalina 22 4/2360 The PO of my Cat 22 installed a Tiller Extension Holder (?) in the wall of the Cockpit. It's design
Parts for a Mirage captain-dutchman at 9:21am 09.11.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2462 I am looking for stanchion plates for a Mirage35 . I have 3 really cracked plates and need to repla
Need referral for Boat Inspector Los Angeles area jrale at 8:47am 09.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1306 Macgregor Boat Owners, Does anyone have a reliable sailboat inspector who is familiar with Macgre
Mast step issue NWFarage at 7:20am 09.11.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2353 Ummm yeah, bought this R26 with the mast laying on the deck. I banged the step out of the foot of th
Kiel winch line hooking pole? lynyrd1956 at 7:16am 09.11.10 Cal 0/2128 Does anyone have a picture of the pole used for hooking and unhooking the kiel winching line? My ca
Who Do You Buy Your LED's From? Joe Mullee at 6:59am 09.11.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3387 There are soooo many companies selling LED's. When I do a Google search I'm not sure who is reputabl
solar panel jorg027 at 6:27am 09.11.10 Smaller Boats 5/1747 I bought a solar panel to use as a battery charger, but I'm not sure where to mount it. It's about
Shaft Seal Failure? jimmcgee at 5:50am 09.11.10 Catalina 30 9/2654 I have a 95 C30. I noticed that after a day on the water the shaft seal is leaking with a steady dri
2 Questions on 1979 O'Day 20 Looking4Wind at 5:48am 09.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3001 Greetings all, my first post, and just wanted to say I've really enjoyed reading this forum tha past
Legend 290 Windlass Irony at 4:01am 09.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1366 I wish to fit a windlass to my Legend 290, can anybody confirm which one will fit to the area design
Pro Furl Hub Mick143 at 3:48am 09.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1262 Hello, I have a 28 ft O'Day. I am perplexed about the roller furler? I have had to roll the genoa w
Double Anchor Rollers for an S.... (4) Sumner at 8:35pm 09.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/12482 John Asked to see some pictures of the bow rollers that I'm in the process of finishing. Here are 4
Peggie, are you now recommending Odorlos over KO? Tricia at 5:43pm 09.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5329 nm
Bought a 22' Catalina for 250$ (5) kirbyc1 at 4:50pm 09.10.10 Catalina 22 13/3483 Hey, Could someone tell me if the hull is supposed to move like this: http://s965.photobucket.com/a
New to sailing just bought a Mac 26X A. & R. Thomas at 4:05pm 09.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2279 My husband and I are brand new to sailing, I mean we have never sailed before, and just bought a Ma

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Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 (1) Windpilot at 12:30pm 11.02.21 My 99 410 has panels (hard) behind the arch 380w and another 200w on the dodger. Each with it's litt
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:22pm 11.02.21 I remember removing the mixing valve when I owned a 41without any difficulty, to clean the valve. I
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue Scott B at 12:20pm 11.02.21 I've looked at the plumbing briefly and I know that it is Pex but I don't have much experience wit
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (1) Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 11.02.21 The other question to ask is how much power is actually drawn from the battery each week and what p
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue sail sfbay at 11:35am 11.02.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are doing an excellent job work
Battery box over prop shaft Scott T-Bird at 10:54am 11.02.21 I think it looks like a good location. I assume that clearance under the cockpit might be limiting.
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 10:39am 11.02.21 That would work fine and it is best to keep the batteries close together and the jumpers between the
Marelon Seacock fail! jssailem at 10:32am 11.02.21 Not surprised. Send them a link to this thread. They are probably not enlightened as to the number o
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 jssailem at 10:21am 11.02.21 With all things boat, there are compromises. On the waters of lake Coeur D'Alene the 4hp light wei
I think I just bought a 30. rpell1@msn.com at 9:45am 11.02.21 Offer accepted. 1979 in great shape, though I've yet to see the bottom. Why is the Bimini so low?
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? jeepbluetj at 9:44am 11.02.21 The SAE connector is also polarized, so no problem there. Most of them have covers to keep them clea
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 9:40am 11.02.21 I don't know if this boat model has a good set of baby stays to support it sideways. The H260 comes
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 9:39am 11.02.21
H260 Furling Main Sail isaksp00 at 9:35am 11.02.21 From my experience with the H23 the issue is less that you have to overcome the weight of the mast t
25-II throttle cable replacement Nunavut at 9:24am 11.02.21 If anyone is looking for ysm8 / ysm12 Yanmar exhaust parts, here are the part numbers: Manifold Gas
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 JamesG161 at 9:10am 11.02.21 Look here for your H410 Solar panels and more... Hunter 410 solar panel replacement But that OEM d
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Nunavut at 9:08am 11.02.21 Last part of the exhaust setup, is the muffler. I have what I think is the original waterlift muffl
25-II throttle cable replacement Nunavut at 9:06am 11.02.21 I am looking at purchasing the HDI stainless steel mixer elbow and adaptor joint. One concern I hav
25-II throttle cable replacement (3) Nunavut at 9:02am 11.02.21 I will post my ongoing repairs / maintenance tasks for Piccolo here, to share findings and ask for h
Jib Sail Trim Controls sailcrazy1 at 8:56am 11.02.21 On our Taswell 43, I've found that moving the car aft is easy....the tension and angle on the jib sh

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