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Mac 26S Solo set up question Gordo26S at 8:36am 11.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1349 Hola, I am new to sailing but not to boats, I recently bought (a week ago) a 1992 Mac 26S in GREAT c
dogger board 26m vlad19 at 7:22am 11.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1510 Hi: I load the dogger board on 26M, Where can I get or if I can make my own?
Drop 1993 H33.5 Rudder Jeff at 7:13am 11.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/973 At each two year haul out I've had to address blisters on my rudder. I drill several holes near the
Questionable Broker Ethics Warren Milberg at 7:09am 11.09.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4410 I was recently surprised to have a fellow H28.5 owner ask me why my boat was for sale. It is not.
GPS Weirdness Roger Long at 5:14am 11.09.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2860 When I installed my Garmin GPS 3205 chartplotter, I ran short of time before a cruise and just insta
Set up for solo... nemosuit at 4:00am 11.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3025 Hi All! I have a question I think I know some of the answer to, but I've seen it's always best to
Backstay on B&R Patrik at 3:58am 11.09.10 Big Boats 7/2497 I have an 356 with the B'R rig, which means no backstay. I am used to boats with backstay where you
Used Water Maker Ducati at 2:27am 11.09.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3432 My neighbor is selling his water maker for around $2500. I don't know what brand it is however a
Just saying Hello CaptJake at 10:42pm 11.08.10 Irwin 10/4697 Just thought I'd post to say hello to all the Irwin owners. Wanted one for a number of years and fin
Helm conversion question AADIVER at 8:55pm 11.08.10 Catalina 30 16/4252 What would it cost to convert an '83 wheel helm to a tiller helm? I'm selling my 250 and buying a 1
Air vents on h34 Benny17441 at 8:12pm 11.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1940 I was looking at some h34 pictures and saw in different boats a pair of chromed vents installed behi
Through hull valves Andy284 at 7:43pm 11.08.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1525 I think this is an easy question for experience owners. What direction the through hull valves turn
Coolant system maintenance Andy284 at 7:33pm 11.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1470 Hello all, I have a question regarding my yanmar 2gm20f coolant system. I decided to change the coo
Why was the K-40 post moved? CharlieCobra at 5:21pm 11.08.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1840 I'm trying to save this boat and put the post here for the largest viewing audience. Was that an au
C 27 12 Volt power problem (1) Buzzlovelace at 5:08pm 11.08.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1633 Hello. Thank you for your consideration. Here's whats happening and what I have done. When perko swi
cockpit drain old guys sail at 4:49pm 11.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2310 Finally got my 26S home. The boat was full of sea water so I wet vacced that into the cockpit. Then
Adding Fuel Tank Sabor! at 4:44pm 11.08.10 Big Boats 0/1643 I have a very small fuel tank (39 gallons) in my Catalina 42, and need to at least double if not tri
Kettenburg K-40 free to good home (3) CharlieCobra at 4:27pm 11.08.10 Ask All Sailors 16/5792 Folks, I just heard of hull number three being free and is scheduled to be destroyed this week. She
Wild Port entry Grasshopp at 3:27pm 11.08.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3097 Is this good sailing skills or just lucky. I think I would have tried to find a different place to
East Coast to The Gulf rickk31 at 3:20pm 11.08.10 Destinations 7/4210 I need some advice. We are heading south around NC. on our way to Panama City. We are 33 foot with a

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Any ideas, better A/C drainage? JamesG161 at 7:05am 07.03.22 Looks like that might be a Venturi setup. Also note the pinch spot in the pan drain hose. Jim...
Covers for Dock Pilings? thinwater at 6:58am 07.03.22 Leave your lines on the pilings (with chafe protection) when you go sailing and pick them up when yo
10 guage to 16 guage? JamesG161 at 6:56am 07.03.22 As @Maine Sail points out, it is power at the pump that decides the Bilge Pump capacity. The larger
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) Davidasailor26 at 6:53am 07.03.22 The water needs to cool the exhaust gasses before they enter the plastic muffler. If the gasses were
Windy.com update JamesG161 at 6:43am 07.03.22
Windy.com update jssailem at 6:37am 07.03.22 How I use the app I find it valuable to get a more complete look at the patterns that influence the
Windy.com update BlowMeAway at 6:31am 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 6:30am 07.03.22 Lots of information. Yes. While the basics of DC are not complex, the rules are pretty exacting. The
Hunter 240 rigging travorgeron at 6:27am 07.03.22 Rgranger thanks for the reply. I will be back at the boat taking it out on Tuesday so I will try to
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 6:25am 07.03.22 Really, did you read the whole post? Let me quote: Emphasis added. Ah, gotcha. Thanks!
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 6:22am 07.03.22 I'm not sure, Dave, we are in agreement or not. I think perhaps not, on a small point. Circuit br
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 6:12am 07.03.22 By the way, bilge pumps are often (usually) a special case, in that they are often wired directly fo
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast JamesG161 at 6:12am 07.03.22 The Boom LIFT line is used during In-Mast furling, to maintain boom angle for the cut of your main s
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) jviss at 6:07am 07.03.22 Fuses and circuit breakers protect the wire, not the device. I'm not sure, Dave, we are in agreeme
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 5:59am 07.03.22 Lots of information, thank you. The original Bilge pump ran like that. Wether the batteries switch
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 5:50am 07.03.22 Lots of information, thank you. The original Bilge pump ran like that. Wether the batteries switch
10 guage to 16 guage? smokey73 at 5:45am 07.03.22 Since the PO did things you "don't understand" first thing is to make sure how the power gets to the
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 5:44am 07.03.22 Fuses and circuit breakers protect the wire, not the device. Think about it, the fuse will blow if t
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 5:28am 07.03.22 I think it's odd that the red and black are different gauges. 16 seems small for the pump wires,
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII jviss at 5:17am 07.03.22 Now at the beginning of the season I just open the tank valve, energize the solenoid, and turn and p

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