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Need towing weight of 1981 Mac 25 shine at 4:53pm 01.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/8954 I'm looking for the Boat and trailer towing weight together without motor and gear. Macgregor 25 198
Towing an Inflatable.... (7) Sumner at 3:49pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 15/9213 Last year there was a post of towing an inflatable. There was talk at the time of trying to tow it f
water holding tanks javelin at 3:29pm 01.10.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1995 I own a 1982 Catalina 30. There is a fresh water holding tank midships, starboard side and another
Adding a fuel Gauge Mayerdav at 1:59pm 01.10.11 Catalina 30 4/3949 I share our 1975 Catalina 30 with three others and we just rebuilt the Atomic 4 gas engine but there
Air Conditioner Mark H at 1:53pm 01.10.11 Smaller Boats 10/3698 In my 1993 Hunter 23.5 I would like to be able to use a 25 lbs/115volt / 5.6 amp /GE 5000 btu window
San Diego to Dana Point rfrye1 at 1:42pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3146 Can someone give me the approx NM from San Diego to Dana Point? We keep our boat in San Diego, but l
Potable water heater/ interior space 28 vs 30 quietriot at 1:18pm 01.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1151 I have two questions regarding the Oday 28. With the 2QM15 engine is there a special fitting for dir
Removing shear stripes..tape not paint. Slade at 1:17pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7311 Hi, quick question. Working on the hull on my Starwind 223. The shear stripes appear to be tape..
Testing profile pic rhythmsurfer at 11:48am 01.10.11 Big Boats 1/1003 Just testing my profile pic. Please excuse me as I am having technical difficulties.
Another Moorage Rant (4) druid at 11:19am 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 21/6509 Well, I was just down to the boat yesterday. The pulpit is destroyed. http://www.bcboatnet.org/boatt
Racing rules software higgs at 9:19am 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2193 Against my better judgement, I finally gave in and ran for the board of my club and I have been aske
Hunter 34, "Hat Trick" captain chaos at 9:07am 01.10.11 Big Boats 13/3815 A good friend is looking seriously at buying a Hunter 34, '83 shoal draft, HUN34XXXM84A. It is being
Back in the Saddle!! Winkfish at 8:55am 01.10.11 Sails Call Lounge 5/4001 After shoulder surgery in September, physical therapy, and bad weather, took my boat out Saturday fo
Jib furler question Kenlee at 8:07am 01.10.11 Bigger Boats 2/1644 My Oday 30 has an old style Cruising Design Reefer that is very hard to operate. I can see that the
Sailing Trepidation! Asking all moms... whitleyjl at 7:22am 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 34/6009 I dont know if this is the right forum, if not, please direct me to the right one. My topic is Sa
Running furler line back to cockpit Joe5893 at 7:15am 01.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4753 Hi all, I am adding a CDI FF4 to my Oday 25 this spring. I tried searching the archives and lookin
Good Old Boat: L25 Review Steve22116 at 3:58am 01.10.11 Lancer 0/7805 Good morning all. After reading the article, which is the first review I'd seen written about the L2
buying 1988 Pearson 37? GarEi at 1:30am 01.10.11 Pearson 1/1707 Hi. Happy new year! My wife and I are thinking about buying a 1988 Pearson 37 we currently have a P
Do You Insure Your Trailer Sailer? Ray Bowles at 9:50pm 01.09.11 Trailer Sailors 19/7454 After reading a post about stolen engines on Mac 26's I wondered if most people insure their boats.
Loose footed main AADIVER at 9:35pm 01.09.11 Catalina 30 0/1330 Another reason to loose foot the mainsail: if the halyard jams while attempting to douse the sail in

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Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. GL-WindPower at 7:04pm 07.30.22 Yeah, thanks for confirming Crazy what I have thought all along. I've always thought my H240 never
Winch replacement dlochner at 6:42pm 07.30.22 The smallest self-trailers you can buy will be good. A 24' boat will not require a lot of mechanical
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 6:41pm 07.30.22 I'm having the same issue. 2007 H38. I see no removable wall panels in the head area nor in the va
Stopping engine heritage at 6:22pm 07.30.22 from the shunt amp guage. and also the engine rpms increased. no doubt that the alternator shut d
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 6:18pm 07.30.22
Help Boom Gene Neill at 5:40pm 07.30.22 65' is long enough This is what the manual calls for. :thumbup:
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? Mac Smith at 5:35pm 07.30.22 It is infuriating! Property taxes on "Luxury Items" in South Carolina was passed, to include boats,
Winch replacement FastOlson at 5:35pm 07.30.22 Every spring, about March, West Marine has been selling their Lewmar ST winches on a "BOGO" sale. If
Winch replacement Sanfelice at 5:28pm 07.30.22 These would work nicely. You could go to 16s put I think that would be overkill. Look around for the
Bent turnbuckle/ Project_Mayhem at 5:23pm 07.30.22 That can work in some cases, but unfortunately what bent here was the fitting swaged on the shroud,
Hunter 356 side boarding step? Hello Below at 5:02pm 07.30.22 I tie off around a single point (stanchion or arch leg) and the crew steps in the very middle of the
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? (1) twodzusfittings at 4:56pm 07.30.22 Have you considered a solar array? I made mine for about $600 including the panels. 200watts total,
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather kappykaplan at 4:52pm 07.30.22 Can't hurt to try.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 4:45pm 07.30.22 Actually no. But the resistance is so tight in the cold that I can barely open it without throwing
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather kappykaplan at 4:30pm 07.30.22 Have you tried to lubricate with something like McLube Sailkote?
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly (2) Hello Below at 4:25pm 07.30.22 Well that is odd. Don't rule out galvanic corrosion eroding the prop nut and then having the prop s
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Hello Below at 3:51pm 07.30.22 Yup it happens. That was going to be my next question after you told me there is no th in both forw
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller (2) Hello Below at 3:18pm 07.30.22 207821 This pic shows the underside of the traveller on the starboard side. The line is for the main
Winch replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 2:56pm 07.30.22 The biggest winches you can fit
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? rajhnsn at 2:24pm 07.30.22 Thank you all. Good ideas. I've been looking for Mainesail's information on this. I knew it was o

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