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Buying 1985 Mac 25 Piotr at 6:08pm 12.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 77/18005 Bought 1985 Mac 25 Gentlemen, after 20 years (well, 10, with last 10 drysailing) of sailing Catali
Life Raft JFD at 5:41pm 12.06.10 Destinations 2/3061 Do you know a place where I can make revise my life raft, not far from Mobile ? (I would be towards
pump out in key largo windy at 5:36pm 12.06.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2296 where can we get a pump out in or close to key largo- gulfside?
search nautical maps second hand Ocean Pacific... JFD at 5:26pm 12.06.10 Destinations 2/3160 I search to buy second-hand nautical maps to navigate of Mobile to Australia (All Pacific). One o
Gate valve question AADIVER at 4:35pm 12.06.10 Catalina 30 4/1900 Under the aft quarter berth on my 1983 30 there's a gate/thru hull valve just starboard of the fuel
78 Hunter 33 Where Are The Through Hulls Located? charliegear at 3:44pm 12.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1963 I'm a novice and have located two through-hulls on my 1978 Hunter 33 (not Cherubini)... one close to
new outboard bad_com_pany at 3:32pm 12.06.10 Smaller Boats 0/6 just purchased a new tohatsu for the boat. Anyone looking for a good used 9.9 tohatsu long shaft I
Fast Trailerable? druid at 3:00pm 12.06.10 Trailer Sailors 18/16659 Moorage is Too Expensive! :( I'm thinking of going trailerable so I can store it in my driveway. I
Just rejected for sailboat insurance! danstanford at 1:33pm 12.06.10 Ask All Sailors 18/5470 We just bought a 1989 Legend 37 for a great price because she has been unused for a couple of season
Mounting a Life Raft Jim5541 at 1:13pm 12.06.10 Big Boats 3/1924 What have you found is a good way to mount a Liferaft on a Hunter 410? Location etc.
Middle River Yacht Club (MRYC) or any marina in the Middle R Velero49 at 11:37am 12.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2342 Are you a memeber of the MRYC in Baltimore (Essex, MD) or are in a marina located in the Middle or B
Rigging tension on O'day 302 frenchguy at 11:26am 12.06.10 Bigger Boats 1/1626 Hi, I have an O'day 302 and would like to adjust tension on shrouds (they're very loose). I have a g
I'm published! PrincessoftheLake at 10:19am 12.06.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1757 I wrote a story about our trip to Isle Royale on Lake Superior in 2008. It was published a few month
Whats your favorite sailing / boat movie? Johan S. at 10:10am 12.06.10 Ask All Sailors 34/6094 Mine is " The Mutiny on the Bounty " 1983 version starring Anthony Hopkins as Lt Bligh and Mel Gib
Looking for opinions on sanitation systems. John rolka at 10:08am 12.06.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5751 My recently purchased boat does not have a legal sanitation system. I'm going fix this but am wonde
Deciphering a hull # ??? pkdailey4 at 9:40am 12.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1926 ZWB421460280 Whats it all mean? I know the last 2 are the year.
Hunter 26.5 sheet and halyard specs Brucer at 9:00am 12.06.10 Smaller Boats 3/2493 Does anyone know what the lengths and diameters are for the sheets and halyards on my 26.5? The boat
AGM Batteries - Making The Choice (2) Maine Sail at 8:38am 12.06.10 Musings With Maine Sail 54/67476 My observations and experiences over the last 23+ years have led me to some thoughts on AGM's and ho
Cruising Cell Phone Conundrum Roger Long at 8:28am 12.06.10 Ask All Sailors 27/4382
Lubing Ball Valves - Tip / Trick (5) Maine Sail at 8:13am 12.06.10 Musings With Maine Sail 9/5895 It just dawned on me, from a post on anther forum, that many boat owners don't know these tricks.

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Catalina -> True North Tedd at 10:21am 07.07.22 I have no prediction. It's hard to believe that, with fuel prices and environmental concerns, powerb
boom attachment on mast (1) Tedd at 10:13am 07.07.22 It sounds like the pin that attaches the gooseneck to the mast fitting. On my Mac, I replaced it wit
Sailing with a depth finder thinwater at 9:58am 07.07.22 The draft on a hunter 280 with a wing keel has a draft of 3'6". That in itself is very cool. No (f
Another solar panel install question DArcy at 9:57am 07.07.22 My solar MPPT is connected to a battery bus bar, not directly to the battery. The fuse between the b
Worth a shot-- Tedd at 9:44am 07.07.22
Mast Strut Bolt Tedd at 9:32am 07.07.22 @travorgeron , Just had a closer look at your drawing. That's a terrible way to use a shoulder bolt
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:31am 07.07.22 If you have the cover, just take it to a local plastics shop and have them cut a new one. It will b
10 guage to 16 guage? Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 07.07.22 Excellent post, Scott! I would only take exception to this: Most bilge pump wiring I've seen sk
Exhaust pipe bends.... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 07.07.22 Any chance of using something like this: flow numbers on the system, but pretty sure this would be
Garmin UHD 73cv and Wind Vanes/Sensors dlochner at 9:26am 07.07.22 My wife bought me a Garmin UHD 73CV Chart-plotter/fish finder last Christmas for a bay boat that I
Replacement Parts dlochner at 9:21am 07.07.22 Plexiglass cover over the ignition console in the cockpit, hatch for the deck over the head, and lo
Mast Strut Bolt Tedd at 9:21am 07.07.22 Hi @travorgeron , There's no consensus among engineers on re-using nylocs, but there is agreement t
Mast Strut Bolt (1) travorgeron at 9:11am 07.07.22 Are you talking about the bolts on the baby struts? I'm not familiar with the details of the H240 i
Mast step help kbapark at 9:07am 07.07.22 Thanks for the recommendation Tater. Me and the wife were able to step the mast a couple days ago af
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:06am 07.07.22 Have you tried calling a Beneteau dealer? Yes, but no return call yet.
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:06am 07.07.22 Maybe. What kind of replacement parts? Plexiglass cover over the ignition console in the cockpit,
Doyle H25 Sail Battens Occasional Heeler at 9:00am 07.07.22 Circling back here. Got the battens measured on the orginal Doyle mainsail. From top to bottom, 3
Worth a shot-- pclarksurf at 8:58am 07.07.22 Where did you get the HDPE white one. I need a bushing to fit a 3/8 pintle. Cd is on back order for
Low oil indicator fading in and out (1) jonelli at 8:57am 07.07.22 This diagram should be pretty close to what you have but may not be exact (it has an ammeter). On m
Another solar panel install question Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 07.07.22 It all depends on wire sizes. If the wire gauge from the DC panel to the batteries is large enough t

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