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Macgregor 25 (1975) Keel Replacement FRANKVON at 9:27am 07.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2444 I AM TRYING TO REPLACE (USED, SALVAGED, MANUFACTURE, ETC.) THE KEEL ON MY MACGREGOR 25 (1975 MODEL)
Missing Gin Pole and Mast Crutch rcaw at 9:21am 07.20.10 Smaller Boats 4/2755 Greetings, First time post here. I am purchasing a 1999 H260. The boat is missing the gin pole and
Adding ballast? kpgraci at 9:05am 07.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1866 I have a 73 Oday 22, 600# shoal keel, I've read than many of the 600# owners added 200# of lead shot
Damage around sink area on a 92 Mac 26S hero4theday at 8:28am 07.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1417 Hello Everyone, Im looking at buying a 92 Mac 26S. So far it is looking ok. The owner says it has
Bow Pulpit/Forestay MAIN RIGGING BOLT FAILURE soling42 at 8:15am 07.20.10 Smaller Boats 9/3440 ATTENTION ALL Hunter 26 and H260 owners(among others where rigging is threaded into factory embedded
Fluorescent light failure edthomas at 8:06am 07.20.10 Big Boats 2/1098 We have a Hunter 36, 2004 model. Last night the 3 fluorescent lights in the main cabin (couldn't bri
lewmar electric winch clicking under load gordhodgson at 7:34am 07.20.10 Ask All Sailors 7/4088 Hope someone has had this problem. My lewmar 48 electric winch will not turn under load and makes a
slow universal m18 engine newboatowner at 6:31am 07.20.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/5421 I have a univesal m18 engine on my catalina 30 that seems to have no power. The tach is not working
Jabsco Course Mesh Pumpgard Issue wgkenney at 6:25am 07.20.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3661 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 473 and have, what I hope, is a simple problem. Most all of my pumps on b
Thursday night BobM at 5:24am 07.20.10 S2 4/1470 Hmmm....forecast for Winthrop Thursday...10-15 knots gusting to 20...85 degrees and sunny. Keep you
Gear position under sail jblue2 at 5:23am 07.20.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2035 Hi all....a new Catalina owner here. Question may seem basic for y'all but what is the recommended
Accessing the knowledgebase BobM at 5:14am 07.20.10 S2 1/1389 If you access the knowledgebase through the main site it shows you readily if there is info for a pa
shipping a macgregor 4theleas at 1:13am 07.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/40 :eek:Hi i'm looking to ship a macgregor from the Uk to Auckland NZ, does anyone have any more info.
Auto Pilot CurtsBay at 1:01am 07.20.10 Pearson 0/1255 I am ready to install my auto-pilot and I have a new Raymarine ST 6002 Linear Drive in the box. Does
Oday 25 Bulkhead marius1165 at 9:28pm 07.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1644 Hello...I'm a new member here and am considering purchasing an O'day 25. I currently own an Oday 22
venice, florida dennis23685 at 8:39pm 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2556 We are considering moving to the Venice florida area. Anyone out there know anything about the saili
Tohatsu etc. 3.5 2 cycle carb issue Rick D at 8:30pm 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 12/6900 I have a Mercury (Tohatsu clone) that has an annoying carb problem. For background, I have had this
Rudder ----- DONE sailaway78 at 6:50pm 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1801 The stinkin rudder is finally finished. One problem with the last part was figuring out how to get
Want a bimini foolproof at 6:42pm 07.19.10 Catalina 30 1/1819 I would like to put a dodger on my 1976 Catalina 30. Does anyone have a one, or even a frame, for s
Engine Starting Issue MLampner at 6:39pm 07.19.10 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2673 My vintage YSB 12 has been completely reliable. Yesterday after a long motor sail, tied up at our de

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I need help Don S/V ILLusion at 10:10am 10.16.21 1 - replace the toilet 2- replace the lines (all of them ) 3- replace the vent line 4- replace the
I need help JamesG161 at 10:06am 10.16.21 Just a quick suggestion... You need to find out the reason for smell before you replace everything.
I need help sailing elipis at 9:34am 10.16.21
Companionway Hatch Storage Freedom77 at 9:27am 10.16.21 Throw it in the V-berth forward if you're out for a daysail.
Air conditioning condensation pump sf34dtw at 9:09am 10.16.21 Consider a venturi instead of a pump as discussed in post #2 in this thread on the same subject Air
Air conditioning condensation pump sf34dtw at 8:51am 10.16.21 The pump in the photo appears to be the shower sump pump, not an air conditioner condensate pump.
Replacing Cabin Sole Leeward Rail at 8:41am 10.16.21 I'll be odd guy out and suggest possibly just removing the old, sanding the liner, and calling it do
Air conditioning condensation pump BigEasy at 8:26am 10.16.21 I have a bad pump on my Beneteau 331. if somebody could send me a picture of the pump that was orig
Air conditioning condensation pump sail sfbay at 8:17am 10.16.21 Consider a venturi instead of a pump as discussed in post #2 in this thread on the same subject Air
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter jssailem at 8:17am 10.16.21 shower sump hole clear of water automatically? Sure. Install an automatic pump switch. Then when t
Replacing Cabin Sole jssailem at 8:13am 10.16.21 Sounds interesting Roy. I looked at the product. Sounded like they will do the install. Is the DIY o
More on Maine Sail Sailm8 at 7:49am 10.16.21 I donated on his site. No problem
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dkdoyle at 6:46am 10.16.21 Hey, Power TO the Zeus should be provided on the dedicated power port. The Zeus does not get power
Trucking a Yacht sail sfbay at 6:10am 10.16.21 Depends...........are you shiiping east to west or west to east, what is the beam width? Ditto Sand
Replacing Cabin Sole RoyS at 6:06am 10.16.21 Thank you everyone for your comments. First of all, the PlasDECK material is not the same as the ori
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? (1) Bob J. at 6:05am 10.16.21 I pull the life lines. Gives a nice slope for snow to slid off. 2 tarps, $50.00
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? DougM at 5:53am 10.16.21 I had a custom cover for the first 10-11 years I owned my 323. It was a single piece using the boom
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter fconmass at 5:46am 10.16.21 I have another question; After launching this boat, water began leaking from the last aft bolt on t
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter fconmass at 5:29am 10.16.21 Hinckley is a top quality yard so i d be interested to know the cost if op is comfortable disclosin
Trucking a Yacht shemandr at 4:54am 10.16.21 Don't forget the expenses for hauling, de-rigging and prepping the boat for transport (Including shr

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