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Boom Vang jetboatn at 3:53pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 16/2551 Hello, I am new to this site and sailing also. I purchased a Hunter 23.5 as a first boat to learn sa
Nissan 5hp, no water at idle (1) C Jones at 1:41pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 11/4401 2002 Nissan 5hp 4stroke long shaft, I start the engine at least once a week, year round on my h23 Hu
What are you getting your Mac for Christmas? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2216 I am getting a Lewmar synchro block to improve my main handling. A couple 12v cabin fans, and enough
Hunter 23 wing keel on bottom at low tide Freeblowing at 9:32am 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 8/7135 Hello, I'm looking at various shallow draft sailboats right now, and trying to get the most boat for
How Far have you sailed? Freedom77 at 8:12am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2046 Certain snobby elitists thumb their noses at Macs and their owners. Meanwhile, while they are slip l
Before I pull the trigger and buy a....... pkdailey4 at 7:36am 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3191 1980 Whitby 42' CC w/Ford Lehman 80 Anybody care to share some of the good, bad and ugly you may p
Ericson 26 mast redbud at 7:11am 12.02.10 Ericson 1/5915 Is there anybody out there that could possibly tell me the manufactures info on who made the mast fo
pivot pin paddler79 at 5:40am 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2853 Just replaced piviot pin on a 24 footer. Replacement pin is Stainless Steel. Just been told it could
DS II: Storing on blocks nick_ander at 2:51am 12.02.10 Day Sailers 9/2735 Hello, I am a new DS owner and new sailor, but I have been on boats all of my life and worked for y
GPS mccauley13 at 8:10pm 12.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3275 I'm looking at handheld GPS units and the more I look, the less I know. I have no problem with my GP
Bavaria 33 Cruiser Steering question busyengineer at 8:09pm 12.01.10 Bavaria 0/2039 I believe the steering is a Whitlock (now Lewmar) Constellation cable system. Is this true? !) D
Moonshine - 2006 Bavaria 33 Cruiser (BVI) busyengineer at 8:03pm 12.01.10 Bavaria 0/1830 Looking to contact the owners of this particular vessel...
Anyone have measurements for a replacement jib for O'Day 27? gstevens66 at 7:55pm 12.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1527 Hi, I just bought an O'Day 27 and need to buy a replacement jib for my boat. I need to know some r
Manual Needed for O'Day 27 gstevens66 at 7:41pm 12.01.10 Bigger Boats 3/1784 Hi everyone, I'm new here and just bought my first boat, an O'Day 27. Does anyone have an owner's
How to reach Mac at 6:17pm 12.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3779 the block on my Mac 25 that pulls the lines for the boom. The screws are loose and i cannot tighte
Just saying hello Silvio at 4:34pm 12.01.10 Catalina 310 22/4292 Just saying hello. I am looking to purchase a 2003 310 next week if all goes well with the survey an
Lifeline stanchions Golden Road at 3:02pm 12.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1867 All of mine need tightening, and one was badly damaged to the point where I have ripped it out compl
Anchor chain/locker aggravation rwspreen at 3:02pm 12.01.10 Big Boats 15/6963 2005 Hunter 38 - When pulling up the hook the chain doesn't fall to the bottom of the anchor chain l
Haul Out (1) Tom Potter at 2:28pm 12.01.10 Bigger Boats 3/2087 So I'm planning a haul out for a bottom job soon and was thinking about what it says in the boats ma
West Marine Anti-Fouling Paint over Coal Tar Epoxy?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:12pm 12.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7105 I am currently on a CT-38 which had a coal tar epoxy bottom job done around 6 years ago, with anti-f

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Stopping engine Paulam at 3:05pm 07.28.22 and you wonder why people like to me find it difficult
AC Wiring Question jviss at 3:01pm 07.28.22 a small, say, six circuit 120 Volt panel That would be a big AC panel, even on a 40' boat, no?
Stopping engine Maine Sail at 2:59pm 07.28.22 That's not so, Don. When the regulator is shut off, and there's no field current, there will be no
Stopping engine Paulam at 2:58pm 07.28.22 I'm an accountant (retired) I can build 20 year life of mine models but when it comes to electricity
Stopping engine Stu Jackson at 2:37pm 07.28.22 for someone like me the black art of electricity is now darker None of us was born an electrician
Seawater strainer o-ring Stu Jackson at 2:32pm 07.28.22 can point me in the right direction? Take it with you to ACE Hardware. Most of their stores have
New Battery Stu Jackson at 2:30pm 07.28.22 I will be installing a Lithium and will relocate it more forward..........I will probably upgrade m
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 2:15pm 07.28.22
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? MikeHoncho at 2:04pm 07.28.22
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 1:53pm 07.28.22 How about this- https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/keelshield-keel-guard?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas\|Shop
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? MikeHoncho at 1:49pm 07.28.22 How about this- https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/keelshield-keel-guard?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas%7CSho
New Battery w4swk at 1:43pm 07.28.22 Last year I had a small panel that I used to just leave on the cockpit bench on the port side. It
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 1:33pm 07.28.22 Sorry, no experience with a strip of material like that, but I have started using a cheap furniture
Stopping engine jviss at 1:24pm 07.28.22 for someone like me the black art of electricity is now darker It's not so hard to learn if you wa
Drain/holding tank for small shower (4) rickortega at 1:22pm 07.28.22 Progress!!..? Old floor removed, surfaces cleaned and dry(ing), sanded (boat filled with dust), epox
New Battery ShawnL at 12:58pm 07.28.22 Last year I had a small panel that I used to just leave on the cockpit bench on the port side. It d
Seawater strainer o-ring (1) Two Sails at 12:52pm 07.28.22 I might be totally wrong about this but I think this is what you need. If you go to the website yo
Seawater strainer o-ring Two Sails at 12:49pm 07.28.22 Here is an illustrated guide to standard o-rings. Find the number of the o-ring that you need and
New Battery Don S/V ILLusion at 12:49pm 07.28.22 Thank you for the post! Actually, I have the voltage drop calculated...probably not a lot of loss i
Seawater strainer o-ring (1) sailcapt340 at 12:48pm 07.28.22 I might be totally wrong about this but I think this is what you need. If you go to the website you

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