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Sailing Question: keel up running? nemosuit at 12:09pm 08.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1904 Okay, I've had my '78 MacV-22 all of two weeks now; restoration is coming along, and I'm studying bo
Any Crown 34 owners lurking about? David W at 12:01pm 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1953 My wife and I own a Crown 34 and are always on the lookout for other owners. Would love to hear from
Can a masthead transducer be wired with the mast up? Kevin Kahl at 12:01pm 08.28.10 Big Boats 5/2103 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 that I would like to install a st60 wind speed / direction instrument. The m
Help- looking for a trailer for 26 Oday 1986 ggombossy at 9:34am 08.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1309 Hi: my name is George and I am new to this site. We are buying my father-in-laws (he is turning 90 a
Fine Day On Lake Ponchartrain (2) kloudie1 at 9:18am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3272 Went out Thursday (8/26) on the 27 foot Stiletto catamaran that my buddy and I have been re-working.
Pushpit Railing Needed Kiminpr at 8:59am 08.28.10 S2 1/1580 During the winter my 9.2C was hit and run leaving me with a rather bent starboard pushpit section. I
Which trailable boat is best? confused, help PrairieSailor at 7:50am 08.28.10 Trailer Sailors 22/14883 hello all, I am a hobie sailor and wanting (need) to move to a trailable boat 24 or so ft; I like a
Water under V berth joewps at 7:32am 08.28.10 Big Boats 10/2074 If water gets under v berth next to hull does it drain in to bilge or just sit there? H34 1984 Tha
#8 crimp pete0001 at 7:29am 08.28.10 Big Boats 5/1743 Anyone know where to get a crimper that can do #8 wire? The largest I can find is #10 before getting
Painting my blue Mac 26M hull white Billiam at 7:24am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2143 The medium-dark blue hull on our 2004 Mac 26M makes the cabin too hot in the Alabama summers. If I u
Insurance Chuck Creel at 5:25am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4908 Ahoy, I was wondering about insurance companies and satisfaction. After selling my old boat and buyi
Disconnected leech cord GKuffner at 5:19am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1772 The leech cord on my 3 year old genoa became disconnected from where it is normally anchored at the
Teak Sanding, Cleaning, Refinishing Questions Ducati at 2:36am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/5871 I am removing the Cetol from the teak inlays on the cockpit seats. It's far to slippery and dangerou
The Numbers Game (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:49pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1521 Just spent two weeks languishing in as well as looking for wind in Desolation Sound. We never do fi
Lady J, week five, paying the seams (6) CharlieCobra at 7:22pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1629 After I bought two more multitools (Rockwell) the job of clearing out the old seam compound went muc
Is this a big deal? SailArkansas at 7:21pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1800 I jinstalled my new battery charger yesterday and Guest advises to fuse the DC outputs...10 amps on
Ride out the storm aboard, or not? liquidity at 7:20pm 08.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1985 So an open question for everyone to ponder. Earl looks like it might hit the east coast but really a
Bimini vacation Mac at 6:32pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1405 My wife and I would like to vacation in Bimini during our April vacation. We would like to stay on
Heard on the radio last July Roger Long at 5:02pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3152 The other thread about radio usage reminds me of this exchange I heard this summer. Time and memory
removing keel off Mac 25 aamwiggie at 4:42pm 08.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3846 Just wondering if anyone has removed the rigging and keel from a Mac 25 (or similar boat) to use it

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Lightning Protection Dalliance at 4:25pm 04.11.22 I was going from memory. I doubt very much mine is 6 guage. I'll look with I get to the boat but
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed jon hansen at 4:23pm 04.11.22 i'm still using the sitka spruce spreaders on the alden. replaced the main mast spreaders once after
Catalina 309 Anode fstbttms at 4:17pm 04.11.22 Hi Dave, Could you please tell me the model of donut anode you are using on your 309. Thanks It'
Catalina 309 Anode Alma at 4:14pm 04.11.22 When I bought my 309, it only had a donut one on the shaft. I had my diver put one like shown by f
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed SailingTheSound at 4:05pm 04.11.22 Hi @jssailem, thanks for the warm welcome. I am not the official model for the WA360 but raced it wi
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Rick486 at 3:54pm 04.11.22 Our local police department accepts out of date flares and the harbor master disposes of them. Advan
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks SimonNZ at 3:53pm 04.11.22 That's very interesting, thanks. Notice how his picture is similar to my larger, lower rail in some
Starting fluid jon hansen at 3:47pm 04.11.22 it's nice to learn of new products. my skills are all very old school. they work for me, but intere
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks jviss at 3:46pm 04.11.22 FWIW, short article on DIN rail terminal block ABYC compliance: Terminal Connector Compliance By Ed
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? (2) DeniseO30 at 3:45pm 04.11.22 Just an update, the new flanged valves are in, only one has G10 under it the other we built up the
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:43pm 04.11.22 The 12-guage aerial were sadly disappointing and I would not trust my life to them - perhaps 5 seco
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks SimonNZ at 3:33pm 04.11.22 @jviss exactly as you say, it's a patch panel. Previous owners have added things on top, or removed
Starting fluid jon hansen at 3:27pm 04.11.22 me, i change them every season on all my boats. but that's just me. :cool: i have 4 sailboats, onl
Starting fluid jon hansen at 3:24pm 04.11.22 the blades could easily be stuck to the sides, maybe :cool:
Lightning Protection JamesG161 at 3:23pm 04.11.22 The chain pulled out of the anchor locker Yes! To the Windless which is connected to the Boat Grou
Starting fluid jon hansen at 3:22pm 04.11.22 and so we learn. after being used and then sitting 18 months. what are the stats on that?
Starting fluid (1) jviss at 3:20pm 04.11.22 just 1 second can tear up a dry impeller. How about 8 minutes for a neoprene impeller?
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks smokey73 at 3:20pm 04.11.22 Cool - makes for a tidy installation. Wish my panel may looked that tidy.
Starting fluid jviss at 3:18pm 04.11.22 wayne, just 1 second can tear up a dry impeller. sending chunks towards the exchanger. please check
Lightning Protection smokey73 at 3:17pm 04.11.22 @JamesG161 not sure I understand. Where are they connected on the boat to something connected to th

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